Hemphill

Captain Thomas Hemphill’s Will – page 1

1 February 2012 Analysis

Captain Thomas Hemphill is the ancestor who really got me interested in genealogy, but I’ve had his will sitting in my inbox ever since it arrived in the mail from the North Carolina State Archives in 2009.  Yes, almost three years.  Why has it been languishing, you ask? Well, it’s not just a will – [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Walter P. Hemphill

28 December 2011 Evidence

Walter Patton Hemphill, my great-grandfather’s eldest brother.

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Wordless Wednesday: Ben Hemphill – maybe

14 December 2011 Photos

This photo has tentatively been identified as Benjamin Burgin Hemphill, my 3rd great-grandfather.  If you have information confirming or disproving the identity, please leave a comment.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Jesse and Rosamond Burgin

22 November 2011 Evidence

Jesse Burgin was born 3 Apr 1803 and died 2 Feb 1890.  His wife, Rosamond Burgin, was born 26 Jan 1806 and died 11 Aug 1879.  They are buried at Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery in Old Fort, North Carolina.  I believe that Jesse and Rosamond were first cousins, but I haven’t proven that yet. [...]

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A Burgin-Burgin Wedding

20 September 2011 Evidence

On this date in 1859, Joseph B. Burgin obtained a marriage bond to wed his first cousin once removed, Margaret E. Burgin1.  Their common ancestors were Benjamin Burgin and Leah Mann. Joseph was Ben and Leah’s grandson, via their son Alney Burgin.  Margaret was Ben and Leah’s great-granddaughter; her father was Benjamin Logan Burgin and [...]

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The Marriage of James M. Greenlee and Harriett Rice

16 September 2011 Evidence

On this date in 1843 in McDowell County in the state of North Carolina, James M. Greenlee made application for a license for a marriage to be celebrated between him and Harriett Rice.  James, my second cousin three times removed, was the son of David Washington Greenlee and Mary Howard McEntire and the grandson of [...]

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Last Will and Testament of Thomas Bratcher Hemphill

26 August 2011 Evidence

Transcription North Carolina McDowell County Source:  McDowell County, North Carolina, “North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970″, will book entry for Thomas Bratcher Hemphill pp. 554-555, digital images no. 308-309; “Wills 1869-1903,” digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 30 June 2011).

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Wordless Wednesday: Mary Elizabeth McEntire Hemphill

27 July 2011 And More

Mary Elizabeth (McEntire) Hemphill – my 2nd great-grandmother.

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Wordless Wednesday: Josephine Hemphill Butler

20 July 2011 And More

  Malinda Josephine (Hemphill) Butler – my 2nd great-grandmother.

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North Carolina Probate Records on FamilySearch

13 July 2011 Evidence

A couple of weeks ago, a tweet passed through my Twitter stream from @FSHistRecords announcing that North Carolina Probate Records had been added to FamilySearch.  Since I have many, many ancestors who lived in North Carolina, I immediately clicked on the link.  This is one of those non-indexed databases that FamilySearch is doing now, in [...]

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