An Early Settler’s Account of Pioneer Camp Meetings

“Soon after we came to a Methodist encampment. This was formed of three continuous lines, each occupying a side of a square and about one hundred feet in length. Each row was divided into six or ten cabins with partitions between. The height of the rows on the inner side of the enclosed area was…

My Family’s Relationship to Pocahontas

My ancestor Samuel Duval’s first wife was Margaret Sheppard, but Margaret died in 1786′. Afterward, he married Anne Everard Bolling, whose descendant was the John Rolfe who married Pocahontas. Therefore, in a round-about way, I could say that Pocahontas is my step-ancestor. Pocahontas plays heavily in the history of Jamestown, and my direct ancestor William…

My Dunscomb Family Line from Missouri to England

I. Laura Mae Dunscomb [Laura Mae’s Senior Picture – about 1944] Born December 6, 1926 Married Henry Albert [Hank, H.A. Baker] Born April 5, 1921 Died February 2, 2013 II. William Elmer Dunscomb Born August  8, 1898 Died October 7, 1972 Married August 11, 1920 Married Henrietta James Born June 2, 1900 Died December 13,…

Dr. Thomas Walker’s Expedition from Virginia to Kentucky in 1749

Although he was, by profession, a medical doctor, Dr. Thomas Walder was probably more of a land developer, and he explored the passage from Virginia to Kentucky for the Loyal Land Co. of London. By 1755, the boundary of Virginia had been extended to include all of the land west of the Ohio River and…

Boone’s Wilderness Road – Published in 1903

HISTORIC HIGHWAYS OF AMERICA VOLUME 6 [Pg 4]  Cumberland Gap and Boone’s Wilderness Road [Pg 5] HISTORIC HIGHWAYS OF AMERICA VOLUME 6 Boone’s Wilderness Road y Archer Butler Hulbert   With Maps and Illustrations     THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY CLEVELAND, OHIO 1903 [Pg 6] COPYRIGHT, 1903 BY The Arthur H. Clark Company ALL…

Sir John Seymour, Wolf Hall, and Sister to the Queen

Dorothy Seymour was the sister of Jane Seymour, who was one of the wives of Henry VIII. She was born at Wolf Hall in Wiltshire, England. Although this is the same Wolf Hall that was made famous by the series of the same name, it was actually a Seymour family property. Several hundred years ago,…