Heartland Genealogy

Garrard County, Kentucky Deeds 1787-1902; indexes, 1899-1960 Vol. C 1793-1796 Family Search DGS 183284 Film 008141322 Book C page 554 - image 291 This Indenture made this 6th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five Between Charles Bland of the County of Madison and State of Kentucky of the one part and Fethergill Adams of the state and County aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that for an inconsideration of the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds current money of the aforesaid state to him in hand paid by the said Fethergill Adams, the receipt whereof the said Charles Bland do hereby acknowledges and himself therewith fully satisfied and contented hath granted bargained sold aliened and confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell alien and confirm unto the said Feathergill Adams one certain tract or parcell of land containing one hundreds and twenty six acres situate lying and being in the County of Madison and on th...

Do you have 'floating' or 'orphan' trees in your Ancestry tree? I know that I do have 'floaters' in my tree. I recently watched a Genealogy TV video by Constance Knox on how to make connections to link some of those 'floaters' to my big tree. Today, I decided to get this set up for some of the members of my Crawford FAN Club: Nathan Sellers James Crawford (wife Elizabeth Vansant) Alexander Crawford (wife Mary McPheeters) James Crawford (wife Rebecca Anderson) James Crawford (wife Rebecca McPheeters) James Crawford (wife Martha Knight) Alexander Moore (wife Mary Crawford) Alexander Duggins (wife Sally Smith -- who married James Crawford) John Anderson (father of Rebecca Anderson Crawford) Bazeleel Maxwell (brother-in-law of James Crawford/Rebecca Anderson) Alexander Crawford (wife Margaret McElwee) Absalom Adams (grandfather of Margaret McElwee) James Crawford (wife Sally Duggins) -- MY ANCESTOR Edward Crawford - yDNA co...

Have  you ever found people of the same surname in a census record and later wondered whether they were an unknown sibling? If so, then you understand when I wonder whether Alexander Crawford could be a sibling to the other Crawfords who married in Lincoln County, Kentucky prior to 1800? Alexander Crofford is listed on the 1789 tax list for Lincoln County, Kentucky . Even though I have been researching other Crawford families in this area, I had ignored Alexander Crofford because other researchers have identified Alexander Crawford as a descendant of Alexander Crawford and Mary McPheeters. However, when I found Alexander Crawford on the Pulaski County, Kentucky tax lists along with William Crawford, I began to research Alexander Crawford. Adams Crawford Land Adams Will The will of Thomas Adams identified the wife of Alexander Crawford as Margaret McElwee, niece of Thomas Adams. Since Alexander Crawford married Margaret McElwee in Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1788, I beli...

Garrard County Kentucky Deed Book A page 690 - 691 This Indenture made this 21st day of January 1803 between Richard Cave & Elizabeth his wife of the county of Woodford and Common wealth of Kentucky of the one part and Feathergill Adams of the county of Garrard and State aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said Richard Cave and Eliza beth his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds current money of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to them in hand paid by the said Feather Gill Adams, the receipt where of they do hereby acknowledge and they themselfes fully satisfyed an content therewith and for themselves and their heirs de freely clearly and absolutely bargain and sell unto the aforesaid Feathergill Adams and unto his heirs and assigns forever, one certain tract dividend or parcel of land containing by

Since the deed for Adams Crawford's purchase of land was from the estate of Thomas Adams, I decided to try and locate a probate record or will for Thomas Adams. I was able to locate an 1808 will for Thomas Adams in Pulaski County. Pulaski County, Kentucky Wills 1801-1838 FS FIlm 598753 DGS 4820049 Page 46 Image 37 Pulaski County Kentucky Adam Thomas

From my research in the Pulaski County, Kentucky tax records, I knew that Adams Crawford owned land in Pulaski County. In order to try and figure out whether Adams Crawford might be related to my Crawford Research, I tracked down the deed where Adams Crawford purchased land. Pulaski County Kentucky Deeds Vol. 3 FS Film  DGS 007896972 Page 229 - Image 397 Deed where Adams Crawford purchases land.