Comparing Genealogy Records
By Jeannette Holland Austin
Comparing genealogical records to determine how they fit into your
ancestor's timeline can be tedious. For example, the mere mention of
your ancestor as a witness to a deed may seem trivial. However, it does
established his residence in that county for that date. Another vague
source is tax digests which are not alphabetical (listed by districts)
and difficult to read. But the devil is in the detail. The tax records
lists specific lands. Example 202-1/2 acres. That denomination came
from a land lottery. So the next step is to search the land lotteries
from 1805 to 1832 in Georgia. Almost everybody drew in a land lottery
at one time or the other.
Old roads.
It
was free land, so why not? Whether or not they ever took it up is
another question. That is where the deed records come in and such new
information should send you forthwith to a search of that county's
deeds. Also on the Tax Digests are other tracts of lands, names of
waterways, names of adjoining neighbors, and (always) the county where
the land was located. But wait, we are not finished. At the end of
each district is a list of "defaulters". These are persons who did not
pay their tax for that year. That could mean that the person died or
left the county. Only the deed records in all of the counties where he
owned land will provide further data. Remember, during the Indian
removals, people were moving on.
By Jeannette Holland Austin
Green County Kentucky Wills, Estates, Deeds
Pictured
is the oldest court house in Kentucky in Greensburg.
Green County was formed in 1792 from portions of Lincoln and Nelson
counties and was named after General Nathaniel Greene, the famous hero
of the southern campaigns during the Revolutionary War. Three
courthouses have served Green County. In 1804, a brick building replaced
an earlier structure, and while no longer operational, it stands in the
Greensburg Historic District (downtown) and is the oldest court house
building in Kentucky. The county seat is Greensburg, Kentucky.
Green County Probate Records available to members of Kentucky Pioneers
Tax Digests
Green County 1795 Tax List
Indexes to Probate Records
Wills and Estates 1793 to 1813
Digital Images of Wills and Estates
Abney, John
Bass, Thomas
Black, Hughy
Black, Robert
Bloide, William
Buckner, Aylette
Buckner, Horace
Cayce, Micajah
Charlton, Thomas
Cook, Benjamin
Gill, William
Graves, Benjamin
Grimbin, Daniel
Harris, James
Hogeland, William
Hutcheson, David
Hutcheson, Mary
Hutcheson, Nancy
Hutcheson, William
Marshall, Joseph
Martin, John
McColgan, Edward
Moore, Robert
Morton, William
Munford, James
Preeces, David
Saunders, Samuel
Sidebottom, Charles
Sizzer, William
Skaggs, Henry
Smith, James
Sublett, Valentine
Tanner, Joel
Vance, Alexander
Walker, John
Walker, William
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County Records of 8 Genealogy Websites
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North Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
Tennessee
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