Documents of proof for Our Visual Genealogy
 
 
Generations
 
                              The Past,
                            The Present,
                            The Future,
           A Tribute To Families Everywhere
Welcome to my home away from home, my family and I welcome you :)

               My wonderful husband David and I are working on our family trees in hopes that we can share with others what we have learned. It's our belief that in order to have a complete and rounded future, we must know, accept and pass on what we can about our past. The greatest insult we can give to our ancestors is to forget them.


               Some of the information here is proven and documented, some of it is not. All of the families here should be considered as works in progress. There are a lot of people working on these families, I started collecting information long before I started this website, almost thirty years ago.  I intend to list as many of the contacts I've made as possible, all the wonderful people who have shared information as well as who they are researching and how you can reach them. This may take me a little while, but I will get them online as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, I want to thank everyone who has sent information or shared with me, I will do what I can to help
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               Some of the outlines here are not completely proven yet, most have parts that are proven and parts that are not. This can change with one email, so please check back often. I have a private email list that I try to keep updated as to what is going on here, if you'd like me to add your name, please email me at [email protected]. I am a big believer in documentation and will post that documentation here when ever possible, if anyone would like anything added, please contact me. If someone were to ask me what I like least about genealogy I'd have to say, spending time doing research on someone, only to find that someone else had already researched them. My main goal with this website is to help others find information that may help them so that doesn't happen, but please remember to figure in the human error factor, now and from the past. David and I will never be offended if someone asks for sources and as long as space is available, we will never reject documentation when presented, and welcome any contributations.


 
               We have four teenage children who don't always understand what we see in "old cemeteries" and "smelly,  boring courthouses" but they have each inherited a bit of our love for history. One loves reading about WWII and when he graduates next year, plans to join the US Navy, continuing generations of loyal service.  Two love building and carpentery, having inherited their maternal grandfathers natural talent for construction and carpentry, one has recently discovered an interest in the civil war, the other is an extremly talented young artist. Our oldest daughter shows promise of developing an interest in photography. 

                My husband and I grew up in two different parts of the country, myself in Northern Indiana, with my roots deeply planted in Kentucky and Virginia, my husband grew up in North East Philadelphia with his roots going back to the Ukraine. So between the two of us we have many challenges in front of us. Both old world and new world experience will be needed and we both willingly admit to being inexperienced.
                                  
                It's been a slow and not always steady task of the heart, but I've finally gotten some family outlines and transcribed documents uploaded. I've done my best to make them as accurate as possible, but there are sure to be errors, misspellings and mistakes. In some cases there may also be conflicting information available. I've done my best to list the most current and correct information available at this time, however if you see anything that you know is incorrect, PLEASE email me and I will do my best to fix the mistakes.
I will at times be slow at fixing errors, and won't be able to upload as often as I like,  in addition to a full time family, David and I both work full time jobs, so at times we get behind.


                 I want to thank everyone who has helped us with these families and sent information.  It takes hundreds of people to make a family over generations of time and hundreds of people to compile it over generations of time. Past and present, we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.

                I'll do my best to answer email and make updates as soon as possible but please be patient, I don't always move as fast as others would like me too :).

                Last but not least, have a wonderful day! :)


* Added Note - There a few documents that have been listed more than once because they involve more than one surname listed, or more than one county. The multiple listings are marked with an * and matching numbers.

UPDATE
All marriages have been moved to the "Marriages of the Past" page, all family outlines have been moved to the "Families of the Past" page and all pension files have been moved to "Soldiers of the Past" page. I apologize for any problems this may cause but for efficiencies sake it had to be done, I had to much information on here, it was taking forever to load :)
 
Adams
    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
              
Oath - Oath of Allegiance 1777*12

Bollinger
    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Oath -
Oath of Allegiance 1777 (spelling Ballinger) *12

Bottom
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Green County (Under Construction)
               Will -
Elizabeth Bottom mentioned in will of John Chandler 1844*19 
         
Mercer County (Done)
              
Will - John Bottom 1802
              
Estate Settlement - Thomas Bottom & Sara Bottom heirs of Sanders Russell
                                                                                                                      
1847*21

    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Amelia County (Under Construction)
              
Will - Thomas Bottom 1765
         
Henrico County (Done)
              
Misc. List of Surveys - Thomas Bottom June 1723 - June 1724
              
Will - Thomas Bottom 1789
              
Deed - Unity Clopton to Pleasant Bottom 1794
              
Will - William Bottom 1789
              
Misc Watkins Biography - Elizabeth Watkins Bottom 1679*20

Campbell
    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
              
Oath - Oath of Allegiance 1777 *12

Carpenter

     Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Casey County (Done)
               Deed -
Samuel Reynolds to George Carpenter May 17, 1828*1
               Deed -
Jacob Carpenter to George Drye, Jr. 1839*2

Gaines
    
Virginia (Under Constructio
         
Halifax County (Done)  
               Newspaper Abstract -
Gaines vs.Gaines and Russell*13
         
King and Queen County (Under Construction)
               Will Abstract -
Francis Taylor 1774*15
               Deed of Trust -
Richard Gaines & Frances Taylor to Henry Mickelborough
                                       
1777*14

Gardner
    
Missouri (Under Construction)
         
Montgomery County (Under Construction)
          
     Newspaper Clipping - C.E. Shelton Auction List

  
   Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Oath -
Oath of Allegiance 1777*12

Gibson
    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Oath -
Oath of Allegiance 1777 *12

Godby/Godbey
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Casey County (Done)
               Deed -
Betty or Billy Butt and Jacob C. Godbey 1839
               Officiated Marriages -
Joshua L. Godby 1854
         
Lincoln County (Done)
               Misc Burials -
Rigney, Hampton, Sims, Gooch, Ragan, Godbey, Godby,
                                       
Hutchinson*7

    
Missouri (Under Construction)
          Misc Counties
               Bio -
Rev. Josiah Godbey

    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Montgomery County (Under Construction)
               Deed -
Gabriel and Sarah Godby and Joseph Compton 1809

Gooch
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Lincoln County (Done)
               Misc Burials -
Rigney, Hampton, Sims, Gooch, Ragan, Godbey, Godby,
                                       
Hutchinson*7

Hampton
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Lincoln County (Done)
               Misc Burials -
Rigney, Hampton, Sims, Gooch, Ragan, Godbey, Godby,
                                       
Hutchinson*7

Hutchinson/ Hutchison
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Lincoln County (Done)
               Misc Burials -
Rigney, Hampton, Sims, Gooch, Ragan, Godbey, Godby,
                                       
Hutchinson*7

Jones

    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Casey County (Done)
               Deed -
Thomas E. Jones and Jesse Gregory 1828
               Land Settlement -
Thomas E. Jones heirs and C.R. Coffey 1857
              
Deed - Thomas E. Jones and Bethel Meeting House 1839
              
Deed - Thomas E. Jones and Thomas Napier 1846
              
Deed - Thomas E. Jones and George Weatherford, Sr. 1848
              
Deed - Thomas E. Jones and James Eubanks 1851
              
Deed - Thomas E. Jones and Hiram Thomas 1844
               Deed - Joab Rigney, Sr. and Thomas M. Jones & Susannah Jones 1849*3
              
Deed - Thomas E. Jones and Job Sweeney 1844
              
Deed - Thomas E. Jones and Eli Haynes 1833
              
Estate Appraisement - Amon F. Jones 1852
              
Will - Amon F. Jones 1949
              
Estate Appraisement - Thomas E. Jones 1855

    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Oath -
Oath of Allegiance 1777 *12

Lawson
    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Oath -
Oath of Allegiance 1777 *12

Miscellaneous
    
Illinois (Under Construction)
              
Deed - William Mason and John G. Sharp 1846 *5   
  
     Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Boyle County (Done)
               Deed -
Elvira W. Dannerman and Harvey Taylor 1843*6
         
Casey County (Done)
               Deed -
Andrew Hogue and Hezekiah Hogue 1828
              
Deed - John Baldock and J. J. Hogue 1906
              
Deed - John Sims and Vincent Rubarts 1837
              
Deed - John Chesney and John Phillips 1832
              
Deed - Margaret Lamb and Morgan Patterson 1843
              
Deed - James Earl, Jr. and William Purdam, Jr. 1843
              
Deed - Joel A. Stokes and Enoch Burdit 1844
              
Deed - William Mason and John G. Sharp 1846*5
              
Deed - Peter B. Riffe and Christopher Riffe, Jr. 1845
              
Deed - Porterman, Sr. and Porterman 1840
              
Deed - John Morgan and Humphrey King 1838
              
Deed - James Anderson and Abraham Anderson 1844
              
Deed - Elvira W. Dannerman and Harvey Taylor 1843*6
              
Deed - Sally Smith and John Durham 1833
              
Bill of Sale - Leonard Richards and William Richards 1834
              
Will - Ethyle Estes 1952

 
         Lincoln County (Done)
               Misc Burials -
Rigney, Hampton, Sims, Gooch, Ragan, Godbey, Godby,
                                       
Hutchinson*7
              
         
Green County (Under Construction)
               Will -
John Chandler 1844*19

         
Mercer County (Done)
              
Deed - Jacob Carpenter to George Drye, Jr. 1839*2

     Maryland (Under Construction)
         
Baltimore County (Under Construction)
               Deed -
Elvira W. Dannerman and Harvey Taylor 1843*6     
         
St. Mary's County (Under Construction)
               Will Index Listing - Charles Rigney Witness on will of Edward Peirce 1740*9

     Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Henrico County (Done)
               Misc Watkins Biography -
John Pleasants 1690*20
         
King and Queen County (Under Construction)
               Deed of Trust -
Richard Gaines & Frances Taylor to Henry Mickelborough
                                       
1777*14
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Oath -
Oath of Allegiance 1777 - Surnames included with connections to        
                                                                    my families: Barber, Cole, Creel, Goad,
                                                                    Griffith, Pigg
                                                                    Surnames with no known Connections:
                                                                    Carter, Coleman, Dillard, Elliott,
                                                                    Kennon, King, Lankford, Morton, Payne,
                                                                    Roberts, Shelton, Ward, Wilson,
                                                                    Witcher
*12       
         
Spotsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Deed Extraction -
John Regney Named on deed of John Williamson and   
                                          
James Watkins 1765*11
          York County (Done)
               Monument -
French Soldiers at Yorktown
            
   Yorktown Victory Monument - List of American Names on Tablet
               Yorktown Victory Monument -
List of French Names on Tablet

Pearson
    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Oath -
Oath of Allegiance 1777*12

Powell
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
          Mercer County (Done)
               Bible Records -
Charles Powell Family Bible
               Court Records -
Charles & Sarah Gholson Powell Seperation Document
               Court Records -
Charles & Sarah Gholson Powell Divorce Document
               Court Records -
Charles Powell, Sr. Will and Estate Inventory
               Court Records -
Misc Powell Records

    
Missouri (Under Construction)
              
Misc Records - Misc Powell Records
              
Powell Biographies - Henry, John and Cyrus Powell

    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Halifax County (Done)
              
Court Records - Misc Powell Records
               Court Records -
Anthony Gholson Jr. Estate Inventory 1780         
         
Orange County (Under Construction)
             
  Deed - Anthony Gholson and Gholson Heirs 1763
         
Stafford County (Under Construction)
            
   Court Records - Charles Powell Will and Appraisement 1744

Reynolds
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Casey County (Done)
              
Deed - Samuel Reynolds to George Carpenter May 17, 1828*1

    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
              
Oath - Oath of Allegiance 1777*12

Rigney
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Casey County (Done)
               Misc -
Misc Rigney Records - Anderson Rigney
              
Deed - Joab Rigney, Jr. and F.W. Vest 1909
              
Deed - Joab Rigney, Sr. and Tazwell Jones 1860
              
Deed - Joab Rigney, Sr. and Thomas M. Jones & Susannah Jones 1849*3
              
Deed - William Cundiff and Joab Rigney 1837
              
Deed - John F. Rigney and Joab Rigney, Jr. 1885*4
              
Deed - James R. McAninch and Joab Rigney, Jr. 1892*4
              
Deed - Joab Rigney, Jr. and Silas Ashley 1905*4
              
Estate Appraisement - George T. Rigney 1865
              
Will - Sallie Rigney 1916
         
Jefferson County (Under Construction)
               Misc -
Misc Rigney Burials
          Lincoln County (Done)
               Bible Records -
Rigney Family Bible
              
Deed - John F. Rigney and Joab Rigney, Jr. 1885*4
              
Misc Burials - Rigney, Hampton, Sims, Gooch, Ragan, Godbey, Godby,
                                       
Hutchinson*7
                                       
    
Maryland (Under Construction)
         
St. Mary's County (Under Construction)
               Will Index Listing -
Charles Rigney Witness on will of Edward Peirce 1740*9
    
Tennessee (Under Construction)
         
Washington County (Under Construction)
               Misc -
Misc Rigney Burials

    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Carroll County (Under Construction)
               Deed -
John Edwards and  Nancy & Andrew Rigney 1858*16
               Deed -
John Edwards and Noah & David Rigney 1858*16
               Deed -
James Edwards and Nancy, Andrew & Henley Rigney 1858*16
               Deed -
John Edwards and Levi Edwards 1858*16
               Deed -
Andrew Rigney and William Tate 1873
         
Floyd County (Under Construction)
              
Deed - Bejamin Howell and David & Andrew Rigney 1839
               Deed -
Andrew & Elijah Rigney and Henley Rigney 1844
               Deed -
J.N. Zentmeyer and David Kitterman 1847
         
Franklin County (Under Construction)
               Misc -
Misc Cemetery Listings
         
Hampton County (Under Construction)
               Misc -
Misc Rigney Burials
         
Misc County
              
Misc - Misc Rigney Records
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
              
Deed - Jesse Rigney and John Hutchinson 1804
              
Oath - Oath of Allegiance 1777*12
          Spotsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Deed Extraction -
John Regney Named on deed of John Williamson and
                                          
James Watkins 1765*11
              
Russell
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Mercer County (Done)
              
Estate Settlement - Sanders Russell 1847*21

    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Charles City County (Under Construction)
              
Extraction of 1704/05 Rent Rolls of VA - Samuel Russell*18
         
Gloucester County (Under Construction)
              
Extraction of 1704/05 Rent Rolls of VA - Nathaniel Russell*18
         
Halifax County (Under Construction)  
              
Newspaper Abstract - Gaines vs.Gaines and Russell*13
         
Henrico County (Done)
              
Extraction of 1704/05 Rent Rolls of VA - Charles Russell*18
         
James City County (Done)
              
Extraction of 1704/05 Rent Rolls of VA - Samuel Russell*18
              
Extraction of Hotten's Original List of Emigrants to Virginia 1623 -
                                                                               John Russell, Katherine Russell       
                                                                              
George Russell, Joseph Russell,
                                                                              
Robert Russell, William Russell
              
List of Earliest Settlers of Jamestown - John Russell, Walter Russell,
                                                                                
William Russell
         
King and Queen County (Under Construction)
              
Extraction of 1704/05 Rent Rolls of VA - Alexander Russell*18
         
New Kent County (Under Construction)
              
Extraction of 1704/05 Rent Rolls of VA - John Russell*18
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
              
Oath - Oath of Allegiance 1777*12
         
Princess Anne County (Under Construction)
              
Extraction of 1704/05 Rent Rolls of VA - John Russell*18
         
Warwick County (Under Construction)
              
Extraction of 1704/05 Rent Rolls of VA - Joseph Russell*18

Sims
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Lincoln County (Done)
               Misc Burials -
Rigney, Hampton, Sims, Gooch, Ragan, Godbey, Godby,
                                       
Hutchinson*7

Taylor
    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
King and Queen County (Under Construction)
               Deed of Trust -
Richard Gaines & Frances Taylor to Henry Mickelborough
                                       
1777*14
               Will Abstract -
Francis Taylor 1774*15
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Oath -
Oath of Allegiance 1777*12

Treasure Chest - Graduation Announcements - High School
    
Arkansas (Under Construction)
         
Mississippi County (Under Construction)
              
Osceola High School - 1919, 1923, 1926

    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Bourbon County (Under Construction)
              
Paris High School - 1927
         
Boyle County (Done)
      
         Danville High School  - 1927
              
Junction City High School - 1921
         
Fayette County (Under Construction)
              
Picadome High School - 1931
         
Garrard County (Under Construction)
        
       Lancaster High School - 1915, 1916, 1917, 1932
         
Lincoln County (Done)
              
Hustonville High School - 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918,
                                                            1919, 1920, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930
              
Moreland High and Grammer School - 1922
              
Stanford High School - 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924
         
Madison County (Under Construction)
              
Model High School - 1922
         
Metcalfe County (Under Construction)
              
Campbellsville College High School - 1933

    
Missouri (Under Construction)
         
Marion County (Under Construction)
             
  Hannibal High School - 1923
              
Palmyra High School - 1919

Treasure Chest - Graduation Announcements - Colleges and Universities
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Warren County (Under Construction)
               Bowling Green Business University - 1922
         
Boyle County (Done)
               Caldwell College - 1906
         
Breathitt County (Under Construction)
              
Lees Collegiate Institute - 1922
         
Rowan County (Under Construction)
               Morehead Normal School - 1921, 1925

Underwood
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Misc - Underwood Records

Watkins
    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Henrico County (Done)
               Misc Watkins Biography -
Henry Watkins 1679, Joel Watkins, Thomas
                                                        
Watkins (of Swift Creek) 1691/92, Thomas Watkins
                                                        
(Chickahominy Tom) 1746*20
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Oath -
Oath of Allegiance 1777*12
         
Spotsylvania County (Under Construction)
              
Deed Extraction - John Regney Named on deed of John Williamson and   
                                           
James Watkins 1765*11

West
    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Oath -
Oath of Allegiance 1777*12

Wilmot/Wilmut
    
Kentucky (Under Construction)
         
Garrard County (Under Construction)
               Newspaper Articles -
Wilmot Family Tragedy

Wylie
    
South Carolina (Under Construction)
         
Chester County (Done)
               Will -
James Wylie

Young
    
Virginia (Under Construction)
         
Pittsylvania County (Under Construction)
               Oath -
Oath of Allegiance 1777*12
 
       Family Connections
Email addresses and Web Sites of family researchers