Source: Mecklenburg County, Virginia Will Book 5, p 320, 1806; accessed digitally from Family Search (familysearch.org) September 13, 2018. In late December of 1805, Thomas Rowlett of Mecklenburg County wrote a new will. Less than a month later, the son of William Rowlett and step-mother Sarah Neal Archer Rowlett was dead. Thomas left an estate … Continue reading The Last Will of Thomas Rowlett: 1806
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Sunday morning musing
I have been getting acquainted with my 19th century grandmothers during the last few weeks, creating more questions than stories at the end of each day, which is frustrating at many levels. I catch myself re-centering the family account around the men, specifically the white men, who populate the records. It is a habit. A … Continue reading Sunday morning musing
The Dodsons of Mecklenburg County: Friends of Friends Friday
In the decade after Edward and Francis Dodson unpacked their wagon (1772), the 95 acres on Little Fork of Allen's Creek, Mecklenburg County (VA) became a bustling farm. Green stalks of corn grew from hills of rich, red clay soil. Hogs snuffled through thick stands of oak, hickory, persimmon,and pine. Cattle grazed in fields that first yielded crops … Continue reading The Dodsons of Mecklenburg County: Friends of Friends Friday
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 