Hope everyone is doing well! I just realized I haven’t posted on this blog in a while and I’m currently working on a “book” of Joesph Phillips & Anna Copeland, so why not do both at the same time. I will post/update the story as I get evidence going one way or another or to… Continue reading First post in a while
Just saw the William Phillips property
Just got back from Etowah/St Clair county and got a chance to see the William Phillips and Zachariah Phillips land. Great trip overall. I was able to actually photograph the likely area that the Sweet Gum tree lived, and the little Canoe Creek, And my grandmother Anna (Copeland) Phillips (died Anna Sanders) grave! I’m now… Continue reading Just saw the William Phillips property
The benefits of genetic tests
Well, after corresponding with another Phillips member, it has been determined that Thomas Phillips who married Viney Box is not a child of William and Sarah. They appear to be in another family group. Still, this isn’t negative news, but it does separate the two families and limits what I’m going to have to research
How to use Google Earth with genealogy
2020 update – I’ve discovered overlays! I plan on producing some content on how to use google earth to track relatives. Well, I’ve stumbled on a “new” (I use quotes because I’m sure that someone else has thought of it) tool to use with genealogy. When looking at deed records, they can be very… Continue reading How to use Google Earth with genealogy
New strategy
OK, I’ve exhausted all the deed records and haven’t found much, if any, indication of where William and Sarah came from before Alabama. Now I’ve found a new place to find the rest of the land records, and hopefully it will have the location that William bought the land from and that will zero-in on… Continue reading New strategy
Getting to visit the family land
Well, I’ve been corresponding with Vicki Kirksey and she has informed me a great deal about our family. She appears to have quite a bit of pictures and actual deed records from the land William lived on. It appears that Byers and Rowan (two men who bought and sold a lot of land) tried to… Continue reading Getting to visit the family land
Dower rights
What’s entailed in dower rights in Alabama? I understand the basics: the wife was entitled to roughly 1/3 of the estate of the husband in case he dies, or if she gets a better deal in the will then she can take that. That’s easy enough to understand, but when does the wife have to… Continue reading Dower rights
What I learned at the Ancestor Swap meet in Etowah County, Alabama
I just got back from Etowah County, where the Ancestor Swap meet occurred. It was a very pleasant meeting. I learned a few new things, got some great food, and, OH YEA, I meet some new cousins who will allow me to apply to the SAR as James Scott’s descendant, and that will mean that… Continue reading What I learned at the Ancestor Swap meet in Etowah County, Alabama
New William Phillips sighting…
Well, just traveled to the LDS center today, and looked over the White County Deed Index for the early 1800s. William Phillips and a sheriff named William Phillips are both listed in the early deed books. If we find that the non-sheriff is gone about 1808, then we have a match with the William Phillips… Continue reading New William Phillips sighting…
Finally an explanation
After discussion with Wayne Gregg, I have come to understand that deed records in Alabama that come from the GLO/BLM are a 5 year process, therefore when William bought land in 1824 that means he was living in Alabama for at least 4 years, and that means that the William in Shelby County in 1819… Continue reading Finally an explanation
NorthEast Alabama Families 