Nelson Jolly, Sr., and His Family of Breckinridge County, Kentucky


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Samuel Jolly (b.1710/1715), of Scottish or French Huguenot lineage, emigrated from Ireland to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, married Letitia Nelson, and died after 1750. His son, Nelson Jolly Sr. (b.ca. 1744, married Mary Graham in the 1760s, served in the Revolutionary War, moved to Breckenridge County, Kentucky, and died after 1817. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Texas and elsewhere.




Kinfolk


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Confederate Colonels


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"Allardice provides detailed biographical information on 1,583 Confederate colonels, both staff and line officers and members of all armies. In his introduction, he explains how one became a colonel -- the mustering process, election of officers, reorganizing of regiments -- and discusses problems of the nominating process, seniority, and "rank inflation""--Provided by publisher.




Those Southern Milners


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Consists of "... abstracts of all civil records that are known to exist for the entire south from 1606 to 1840 [for Milners and related and/ or other families] ... by locality [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia].".




Historic Families of Kentucky


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Historic Families of Kentucky is a basic history of the state, with considerable emphasis on the accomplishments of the pioneer families, including their public service in the nation's struggle for independence and existence. The objective of the book is to trace from their origin in this country a number of Kentucky families of Scotch-Irish extraction whose ancestors immigrated to America in the early 18th century and became pioneers of the Valley of Virginia. Descendants of these families of the Valley were among the early pioneers of Kentucky.




History of Kentucky


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Descendants of the Triplett Families, Virginia, North & South Carolina


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Francis Triplett (ca.1635-1700/1701) immigrated from England to old Rappahannock County, Virginia before 1660. Descendants lived in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois and elsewhere.







Beaven-Blanford-Clarkson-Mitchell Families of Maryland, Kentucky, U.S.A.


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The immigrant ancestor Charles Beaven (1622-1699) enter the Province of Maryland in 1666. He was from Caernavan, Wales. He married Martha Paca Payley (d. 1688), widow of Lyonell Pauley of Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. She was the daughter of Robert Paca. Charles Beaven and family moved from Anne Arundel Co. to what was then Calvert County and became Prince George's Co. in 1696. Two of the children of Charles Beaven married the children of Thomas Blanford, the immigrant. He came to Maryland in 1673. The Blanford family is said to have its origin in the village of Blanford in Dorsetshire, England. Descendants live in Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, California and elsewhere.