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Monday, 6 August 2012

Finding Genealogical Jewels in Court Records

Contention and disputes are not pleasant ordeals, but in genealogical research, we often hope our ancestors had some kind of legal disagreement which would have put them in the records. Teresa Barker discovered a jewel in the Lincoln County, Kentucky court records. A lawsuit was found in 1807 between Marquis Followell and Marquis Helm. Marquis Followell was trying to get possession of land he lived on that he believed belonged to his deceased father, John Followell. (Jewel #1 – the name of the father of Marquis Followell). Part of the story stated John Followell left the county to raise corn and while he was gone Marquis Helm took care of Followell’s wife because she was his sister. (Jewel #2 – the maiden name of John Followell’s wife and that she is the sister of Marquis Helm). In the body of the complaint, Marquis Helm was accused of keeping all the land since John Followell died in July of 1783. (Jewel #3 a death date for John Followell). Another lawsuit between Marquis and Abram Followell, heirs of John Followell, against Marquis Helm in 1810-1811 mentions a deceased mother and also John, Marquis, Abraham and William Followell.

Always check the court records where an ancestor lived because there may be a valuable jewel hidden among the dark disputes.

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Property in Wills Connects Three Generations

William Houghton, born 1727, was a schoolmaster of Prescot, Lancashire County, England who left a will in 1811 with property listed including offices, shop and school. His ancestry was not known prior to the find of another will dated 1734. This new will, dated 1734, was for William Houghton, shoemaker of Prescot. It stated that his property had been acquired from the “freeschool of Prescott” and consisted of buildings to which William had made alterations so that he could rent them out to tenants. This property was given to his grandson, William Houghton, of Prescot, watchtoolmaker. According to the Prescot church registers, there was only one William Houghton who was a watchtoolmaker living in Prescot at the time this 1734 will was made. The watchtoolmaker’s inherited property likely automatically descended to his heir since a probate record for the watchtoolmaker had not been found. The property named in William Houghton, the shoemaker’s will, is very similar to the property listed in William Houghton, the schoolmaster’s will, therefore the conclusion reached was that the correct father of William, the schoolmaster was William the watchtoolmaker of Prescot and the great grandfather for William, the schoolmaster, was William Houghton, the shoemaker, of Prescot. Thus, because of the careful comparison of two wills, this line was extended three generations.

Apryl Cox was responsible for this research.

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SUCCESS!

SUCCESS! That is what we hope for when searching for our ancestors. There is almost nothing more thrilling than finding an elusive or previously unfound ancestor. Just yesterday, as I was researching some descendants of an ancestor, I came across a family in which the father had disappeared and the children were living with his brother. The mother was unknown and the family could not be found in a previous or subsequent census. The million dollar question was ”WHO was the mother?” Marriage, death and any other pertinent records were searched in pursuit of this Mom. Finally, I threw the names of the children out on google in hopes something might appear….. and, lo and behold, something appeared! An entire biography of the son of the disappearing father was on line and, yes, it named his mother, indicating she died shortly after the last child was born.

This is just a short introduction to many success stories which will follow in our blog. They are not only fun to read, but sometimes help give ideas for future research.

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Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Professional Genealogist : Robyn V. Gygi of Rice Gen

Robyn V. Gygi, MA, is Director of Research for Price & Associates, Inc., having spent over thirty years in professional research. She graduated summa cum laude with a BA in European Studies from Brigham Young University and obtained her MA degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Utah before beginning her family history research career.

While specializing in English sources, she also conducts US research in identifying the immigrant ancestor. One of her interesting experiences included tracing descendants of families with abnormally-high cholesterol levels.

Robyn has worked extensively with early LDS records. She is co-director of a local family history center and frequently conducts classes on genealogical research tools.

Research Specialties

England and United States, determining English origins of immigrants to North America.

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Professional Genealogist : Richard Woodruff Price of Price Gen

Richard Woodruff Price is an Accredited Professional Genealogist in English research and specializes in the research problems of English-descended families, with special emphasis on Colonial Immigration and Norfolk families.

His associates have professional expertise in lineage problems that span the globe and most record types over the past five centuries.

He has been involved in genealogy professionally since 1969, making regular research trips to England, Wales, Scotland, Germany, as well as many United States archives since 1974. He was a contributing author to The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy and has presented papers for the National Genealogical Society and Utah Genealogical Association conferences. He was a founder and president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and president of Utah Genealogical Association, Professional Chapter. He was awarded a Master of Arts degree in Family and Local History from Brigham Young University. His thesis studied English child naming patterns 1558-1740.

Research Specialties

England, especially Norfolk; Colonial Immigration from Europe to North America; LDS; DNA; One-Name Studies.

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Sunday, 29 April 2012

UK :Global Batch Numbers for the "International Genealogical Index"

The “International Genealogical Index” (IGI), produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), is without doubt the most comprehensive resource for genealogists worldwide. In order to reap the greatest benefits from this compilation, researchers must understand how this database was created. Understanding the term batch number and learning how to identify these numbers greatly enhances searching capabilities on the IGI and enables researchers to retrieve entire transcripts of parish registers online for free. Genealogists around the globe have created guides to help researchers identify IGI Batch Numbers.

What is the "International Genealogical Index?"

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) trace their ancestors because they believe that their families can be together forever, even beyond the grave. The pedigrees they create become part of the "International Genealogical Index."

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UK : Female Ancestors - Finding a Wife’s Maiden Name

As genealogists we all have brick walls: can be any time, place or location. There is no one solution for solving a dead end in our lineage. Every problem needs to be approached differently. Because most records in most locations and time periods are centered around men, we often have only a first name of a wife, or often, no name at all. We just know she was the wife of Thomas Jones. To solve such a dilemma we must determine the time, location and circumstances relative to our female ancestor. We must lay the groundwork for attacking the problem in a special way.

Perhaps the most straightforward way to attack such a problem is to make a timeline of her life. Collect all information known about her. If not much is known, focus on her husband. Where were they when, from marriage or even birth, to the time they had their children, to the close of their lives.

1. Look for the marriage record itself. Find the original marriage record. The marriage licence or application can be more valuable than the original. If you can’t find the marriage, seek it in surrounding areas, or check various marriage indexes.

2. Check all possible records on husband to get clues to help determine who she was.

3. If ancestor fought in the military, check pension papers for the widow. Military Pension Papers valuable, especially if wife outlived husband. Good for Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, Union Civil War, Spanish-American War, Indian Wars, etc.

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