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I am ADDICTED

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I have the genealogy bug.  :(   I can’t stop.  I look online for hours, searching for anything, one thing, to connect me to THEM. :)

Right now I am looking for:

John Tindle (Tindall, Tindal) b. about 1740, d. 1786; and records for his wife, Elizabeth Short, b. about 1745, d. 1797.  It seems John was born in Worcester County, Maryland and Elizabeth in Sussex County, Delaware.  He died in Sussex County, she in Kent County, I think, some years later.

Found that their marriage took place, not the actual license or anything, some genealogical society, organization, whatever it may be, went to the appropriate place and trancsribed the documents.  Same for their wills.

My mom has Charles Tindle as John’s father, nothing about his mother at all.  I can’t find any birth records, (can’t they hurry and get those online please!??!?!).  Nothing about Elizabeth.  Sigh….For TWO days, when I should have been here, I have been looking for them.  I am stubborn.  I guess.

John, it appears, was elected Sheriff, back in the day.  I did find that on the Governor’s Register of something ‘er other….

Delaware Governors Register 1674 -1851

Delaware Governors Register 1674 -1851

Well, I made a booboo, the son, Purnal, what a strange name, was the one elected Sheriff.  All the names are beginning to blur, sound, and look the same.  Samuel is in all this stuff somewhere too.  The brother.  The items pertaining to my family, in this document, take place between 1814 up to 1841, thereabouts.

I also found John Tindle mentioned in a book by the name of “Settlers of Maryland 1751-1765″.  Hope I have the name right.  Not sure the one mentioned in the book is the right one tho, as he was born in Maryland but at some point in time he and his family moved to Delaware.

I have found some nifty ebooks on Google Books that I need to read and see what those mentions mention. :)

It drives me crazy how they change the spelling of names.  In one and the same document the surname will go from Tindal to Tindall.  What’s up with that!??!?!  The transcribers I guess, trying to read the handwriting.  Or good ole’ Elizabeth up there.  Ok, I KNOW Betty is short for Elizabeth, believe me, I know, I had to prove I had a sister named Elizabeth when I went in the Air Force JUST BECAUSE of that, considering my REAL GIVEN name IS Betty.  I am named after my aunt on my dad’s side, my sister after an aunt on my mom’s side.  (Parents must really have a twisted sense of humor when they name their children.)  Anyway, I guess because I never consider, even knowing it is a nickname, looking for BETTY in all this stuff;  I then receive a shock when she shows up somewhere as a “Betty”.  (You can see other’s people’s research while looking)

All those crazy names people are giving their kids nowaways, might be a good thing for future researchers.  They might not be able to spell it or say it, but if they see it they will KNOW it is the right person!

Here is a picture of Tindle ancestors. :)

Mary Ann Harris Osborne (My Great Grandmother - Maternal)

Mary Ann Harris Osborne (My Great Grandmother - Maternal)

I knew my great-grandma, she died the day before my 28th birthday.  She was born in 1891 and this picture was taken about 1913 or 14, I believe, when she was about 22. She married my ggrandpa in 1914.

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The “French” Connection

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No, not THIS one:

This one:

French Connection

French Connection

This is how I arrived at my “French Connection…Gonna write, might only be 6 G’s, the names out.  Seeing them laid out helps me too! I was tired when I counted them yesterday, so gonna try spelling them out.  After posting about Matthew French the other day, just laying out the family lines for you to see! :)   I started out with myself, of course, then my dad, then his mother, Ida Belle Scroggins.

Me.

My father:                                     William L. Tindle, Sr.

His parents:                                 Phil Wesley Tindle, Sr.

                                                      Ida Bell Scroggins

Ida’s Parents:                              William David Scroggins

                                                      Iris V. Wyrick

Iris’ Parents:                                Manfred Locke Wyrick

                                                      Mariah Davis

Mariah’s Parents:                       David Davis

                                                     Rachel French

Rachel’s Parents:                      St. Clair French

                                                     Mariah Burdett

Because I could not find any more information about Mariah Burdett’s paternal side, David Davis, her father.  I then switched to look up Mariah’s mother’s side of the family,  Her mother being Rachel French.

St. Clair French’s Parents:       John French

                                                     Obedience Clay

John French’s Parents:            Matthew French

                                                    Sarah Payne

I only found Matthew French because I could not get past Mariah Burdett, grandfather, father of David Davis, John Davis.  Doesn’t Davis rank up there with Smith!!?  As far as being a name that is widely used?  So I just started looking for information about my grandmother’s paternal side, since I came to a dead-end on her maternal side. Yep, he is my GGGGGGG Grandfather. :)   Sarah being my GGGGGGG Grandmother.  Matthew was born in 1733, his wife, Sarah, was born about 1739.

Buried in Giles County, Virginia in the Boyd Cemetery.  Forgot Matthew’s son,John, also fought in the war.  He must have been young!  Hmmm…his name must be on that list too!

I found where one of my G-grandfather’s, Henry Worthy, requested a Presidential Pardon after the end of the Civil War.  Post about that later! :)

So, there ya have it.  My “French” Connection.

I need to STIPULATE that my mother found all of this information, NOT ME!  When I say I “found” it I mean in the sense of finding it for the first time for me and READING it.  I have found a few names and information, not this however.  Just so you know!  I am one of those who, when I start something I am unfamiliar with I kinda have to go over it to get a sense or feel for it first.  Then I can go on. :)

Isaac Sellers marriage to Jane Gibson

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I found the most amazing link.  I was trying to find more about Jane Gibson.  I only know that she married Isaac Sellers, making them my Great-Great-Great-Grandparents.  I know only the year each was born, Isacc in 1800, Jane in 1806.  I know the name of Isaac’s father and the year he was born.  Nothing about mom.  I know the names of Jane’s parents, but nothing else.

I did a search on “North Carolina Marriage Bonds 28 Nov, 1821 Gibson” on Google, of course.  I knew about the “reading of the banns” to get married, but was seeing mention, quite frequently, of Bondsman on marriage records and the mention of marriage bonds.  Didn’t know what that meant so had to look it up. (I am sure my mother already knew, but she isn’t here for me to ask.)  Back in the day, clerics were not always easy to be found.  So, the town would have the people who wanted to be married post a “Marriage Bond” and they had to pay.  (Stupid government, always lookin’ for a way to make a buck) The marriage bond was suppose to ensure that you were not already married, you weren’t marrying your cousin, wonder how those slipped by sometimes, and stuff like that.  The bondsman put up the money, was usually a rich relation.  Well, the cool thing was, the VERY FIRST ENTRY, were the marriage of Isaac and Jane.  Guess who the bondsman was?  HER DAD!  How cool is that, sounds like he liked the guy!  It also says his full name, including his middle name, which I didn’t know. I think this is SO VERY COOL!  :)

You can see the link.  RootsWeb: Sellers It was compiled on RootsWeb and it lists the surnames of Sellers along with the names of those they married.

Shoot, it might tell the marriage dates of some of their kids! Maybe. :) Guess it helps if they were still living in North Carolina too. :)

Thennnnn…I did an image search, using the same terms above, and found two articles about Isaac and Jane. From local historians.

sellers_issac_jane_gibson_gilmercoga2 Article 1

sellers_issac_jane_gibson_gilmercoga2 Article 1

The column on the far left with “974 Sellers/Minton/Anderson Families in Gilmer County.

sellers_issac_jane_gibson_gilmercoga Article 2

sellers_issac_jane_gibson_gilmercoga Article 2

This time on the far right.  “973 Isaac and Jane Gibson Sellers Family”

Looks like articles from local historians.  Pretty nifty, eh?