Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
On the Fourth of July, I often think of Thomas Jefferson, who is an example of the complexity of human nature if ever there was one. The back and [...]
Ancestry: Warrosquyoake Shire, Later Isle of Wight, Virginia
Warrosquyoake Shire (later Isle of Wight) one of Original Virginia Eight Shires The first permanent English colony in Virginia was established at Jamestown in 1607. Soon Captain John [...]
Lawnes Creek, Chippoakes Creek, Blackwater River in 1600’s
Chippoakes Creek, Lawnes Creek, and the Blackwater River, Virginia Since many of my relatives settled in this area in the early 1600’s, I have accumulated some information about [...]
Early English Settlement in Virginia Along Rivers
Earliest English Settlement in Virginia Was Along the Rivers Almost all the early settlement in the Virginia colony was located along one of the many rivers and creeks that [...]
Ancestry: William Barker, Early Virginia Mariner and Colonist
William Barker, a mariner, had by 1624 been back and forth between England and America several times. He is referred to as "William Barker, Mariner," but he is also referred [...]
Ancestry: Lessons in Life, Herbert Williams, My Stepfather, by Glenda Taylor
My stepfather might as well have been Amish, if you consider how he lived. Of course, he wouldn’t have known what Amish meant, probably. He was too rooted in East [...]
An excerpt from “Concerning Smoke” by Jordan Paper
“The bowl of the pipe is a sacrificial vessel that itself is a miniature cosmos. Often tobacco is added pinch by pinch, each explicitly dedicated to the [...]
Ancestry: An Overall Puzzle
Doing genealogical research is like putting together a colorful giant jigsaw puzzle. At first there is a confusing array of individual pieces, but when they can be joined together properly [...]
Genealogy
Over many years, Glenda Taylor’s interest in history and her family’s place in it, has resulted in a vast accumulation of information that will soon be added to this [...]