Tag: Gray
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What is a chancery? Kidd land example
I love the genealogical treasures you can find in chancery cases! In this post, I’ll try to explain what a chancery case is, and how they help me with family history; using the chancery of Jimmy Kidd’s estate as an example. Chancery records are not “beginner genealogy”, but it’s so worth it to learn more…
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Gray Family Picture-Can you help?
I was given a copy of some Gray family pictures so I could help ID and date them. All the other pictures in this picture group are children of John Gray and Sarah Jones. I didn’t want to share my theory before, because I didn’t want to bias anyone’s opinion. I realized I’ve now had…
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James B. Jones adopted Tennessee Glover (1859)
I was looking through a Virginia marriage record collection on FamilySearch.org. I found this record which completely stunned me! I had no idea! I immediately began reviewing my sources, and here’s what I discovered: This record is of James B. Jones giving his permission for Tennessee to marry Alvin Dortch. That he adopted her into…
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John Gray: his family, his land
My ancestor John Gray was born in Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland about 1810. It took me at least ten years to figure out where he lived in Mecklenburg. Now I know that he raised his family and farmed on Hall Rd, near Rehoboth Church, near a curve in the road. John’s birth year fluctuates as…
Julie's Mecklenburg, Virginia Discoveries 