Robert Singleton
Documented History
According to Find A Grave, Robert was born in Virginia in 1756 and passed in Kentucky in 1818 at age 61 or 62, though it is unknown where he is buried. His parents are listed as Christopher Singleton (1735-1804) and Sarah Sally Hundley (1735-1827). His siblings are listed as:
- John Singleton (1764-1810
- Christopher Singleton (1771-1838)
- Mathew Singleton (1776-1843)
- Richard Singleton (1781-1859)
- Mary Singleton (McDaniel) (1781-1846)
Robert’s spouse was Sarah Floyd (1758-1827, m. 1779)
Their children were: Robert Hunt Singleton (1775-1858) and Elizabeth Singleton (Murphy) (1792-unknown).
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A few years after Robert passed, the Commonwealth of Kentucky passed an act to grant Robert’s daughters, Polly and Betsy, the three hundred thirty three and one third acres of very poor land that Robert passed down to them, though it had been unpaid at the time of his passing.
According to Robert Singleton’s Obituary published in the Interior Journal on 29 March 1979, Robert was the son of Christopher Singleton, Sr. He was born in 1756 in Virginia and died in 1818 in Lincoln, County, Kentucky. Robert married Sarah about 1779.
Their children were John Singleton who was born in 1760, married Daisy Farris of Lincoln County, Ky., on June 28, 1803, and died in 1831; Robert Singleton who was born in 1782, married Elizabeth Camden on 14 January 1813 and died in 1858; Polly Singleton who was born in 1784, never married, and died in 1860; Nancy Jane Singleton who was born in 1788 and married Thomas Gooch on 5 November 1807; Thomas Singleton who was born 1790, married Polly Trowbridge – daughter of Isaac Trowbridge – in Lincoln County, Kentucky on 6 March 1819; Elizabeth Singleton who was born in 1792 and married William T. Murphy on 28 July 1837; and finally Sally Singleton who was born 1795 and married John Allagar in January of 1818.
Unfortunately, I didn’t find any information about his life before death. If you have heard stories of Robert and his family, I would love if you’d share them with us in the Comments section below. As always, I’ll update this post as I find additional information for this ancestor.
Take care and hug your loved ones!
~Kris
Nancy Campbell
Documented History
According to Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, Isaac Trowbridge married Nancy Campbell on 20 December 1796. This is also confirmed by Kentucky Pioneers and Court Records.
The 1810 Census lists Isaac Trobridge right between William taylor and Johnson Thompson. There were six household members living with Isaac at the time. Two of those were over 25 at the time, I’m guessing that was Isaac and his wife Nancy.
Four of them were under 16 years old. I’m assuming they were their children. All were listed as free white people. Two of them were males under 10. There was 1 male and 1 female between 10 and 25 years old. Isaac and the adult female were between 26 and 44 years old.
The Census for 1820 lists Isaac Trobridge with 8 total people in the household, he’s likely the male older than 45. There was 1 female between 26 and 44, 1 male between 16 and 25, 1 male between 16 and 18, 1 male between 10 and 15, 3 males under 10, and 1 female under 10. They lived in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
According to the 1830 Census, there were 6 household members living with Isaac Trobridge in Orange County, Indiana. He had to be between 60 and 69 years old at the time. His spouse was between 50 and 59. There was a male and a female between 15 and 19 as well as two males between 10 and 14 years old.
The 1850 Census record lists Nancy living with Meriton and Margaret Trobridge at the age of 73. Meriton was 37 and a farmer. Margaret was 6 years old.
Meriton and Margaret were from Kentucky, Nancy was from Virginia. Neither Meriton, nor Nancy, could read. They lived in Northwest, Orange County, Indiana. Nancy was born in 1777 according to that record.
This is the only information I have for Nancy, not even enough to connect her to Mary Polly Trowbridge as her daughter. If you happen to know of this family, I would love it if you’d share it with us so we can keep her story alive for generations to come. As I find out more, I’ll come back and update this page of course.
That’s it for now, take care!
~Kris
Isaac Trowbridge
Documented History
There is a Trowbridge Genealogy report that lists Isaac’s birth about 1775 in Frederick County, Virginia.
According to Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, Isaac Trowbridge married Nancy Campbell on 20 December 1796. This information is confirmed by the Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records Marriage Index of Lincoln County, Kentucky.
The 1810 Census lists Isaac Trobridge right between William taylor and Johnson Thompson. There were six household members living with Isaac at the time. Two of those were over 25 at the time, I’m guessing that was Isaac and his wife Nancy.
Four of them were under 16 years old. I’m assuming they were their children. All were listed as free white people. Two of them were males under 10. There was 1 male and 1 female between 10 and 25 years old. Isaac and the adult female were between 26 and 44 years old.
The Census for 1820 lists Isaac Trobridge with 8 total people in the household, he’s likely the male older than 45. There was 1 female between 26 and 44, 1 male between 16 and 25, 1 male between 16 and 18, 1 male between 10 and 15, 3 males under 10, and 1 female under 10. They lived in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
According to the 1830 Census, there were 6 household members living with Isaac Trowbridge in Orange County, Indiana. He had to be between 60 and 69 years old at the time. His spouse was between 50 and 59. There was a male and a female between 15 and 19 as well as two males between 10 and 14 years old.
This information doesn’t quite connect Isaac as Mary Polly‘s father, but it is something to get started with for sure. I would love to hear from you if you know anything about this family and can help connect those dots for us. I will certainly come back and update this page as I find additional information on Isaac.
In the meantime, take care and hug your loved ones.
~Kris
Weekly Recap – October 6 – 12 2019
How Did I Do This Week?
10-14-2019
I’m noticing lately that the more work I do processing hints and ancestors, the more hints I’m getting. Maybe I’m looking at this all wrong. Maybe the goal shouldn’t be to get to zero hints.
I know I processed a lot of hints these past few weeks, and yet I have 23 more hints today than I had this time last week. I have a whopping 957 more records to sort through than I did last week, 202 more photos and almost 50 more stories!
I’m more convinced now than ever that I’ll never get my hints down to zero. The only way would be for me to hit so many roadblocks that I run out of people to research. I don’t see that happening for a very long time. That’s not necessarily a bad thing though.
October 6 – 12
This week, I wanted to delve into the Black and Mack families. I didn’t know much about either starting off, but I knew one of the ancestors personally and I adore her personality. I wanted to learn more about where she came from. What made her who she was?
So I focused on processing hints and creating posts for those two lines this week.
I researched the following new people in order:
It’s not a super long list by any means, but I wanted to take my time and be thorough. There were quite a few hints to process for these folks.
I have not published posts for all of these folks yet, but as I do, I will come back to this page and update the links to them.
I also researched the family history for a few surnames.
I researched the following surnames:
Plan Going Forward
In a previous Progress post, I laid out a plan for continuing my research. Having an organized plan helps to get all of this done in a systematic way.
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I’m working on researching one surname at a time, and only direct ancestors, going as far back as I can before hitting a roadblock. Doing it this way will help me keep track of important details better.
Only when I reach a roadblock and can’t get any further back on that line will I start on another surname.
Last week I got as far back as I could on the Black family, I did not do so on the Mack family. So, this week I will focus on working as far back as I can on the Mack lineage.
With that…it’s time to start the week!
Take care and hug your loved ones,
~Kris
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Mary Polly Trowbridge
Documented History
Mary Polly married Thomas C. Singleton on 6 March 1819 in Lincoln County, Kentucky according to an old Family Bible Record.
Mary Singleton is listed on the 1820 Census record as living in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky on 7 August 1820.
In their household were one Free White Male age 16 thru 25, one Free White Female age 16 thru 25, one Free White Female age 45 and over, 1 Person Engaged in Agriculture, and one Free White Person over 25. There were three total free white persons in the household and three total all persons. So it seems as though Thomas and Mary did not own any slaves.
Thomas died around 1830 in Orange County, Indiana. Polly was listed as his wife on the 1830 Census of Orange County, Indiana… which I have not yet found. But Polly married John Helpenstine in 1830 and then he died in 1832 followed shortly by Polly’s death in 1834 in the same county.
Thomas and Polly’s orphan children were scattered around. William P. was born 15 August 1821 and married Mahulda Johnson on 29 March 1844. Hunley was born 7 August 1823 and went to Daviess County, Indiana marrying Martha Veal at some point and dying on 13 June 1890.
Nancy married Victor Thomas Buchanan on 15 August 1846 and was in Robinson, Illinois at some point. She was born 28 May 1829 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. James, born 21 September 1819, went to Parks County, Indiana and Isaac Singleton was born 17 December 1826 but evidently died young as he was not mentioned as heir of his mother when she died in 1834.
William Singleton, their son, died on 10 November 1899 of Heart Failure due to Nephritis and a lacerated urethra. He was a farmer at the time in Odon, Madison Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
If you know of Mary Polly Trowbridge and would like to share what you know, please leave us your valuable information in the Comments section and I’ll share it to this post. As always, I will come back and update this page as I find additional information for Mary.
For now, take care and hug your loved ones!
~Kris
Thomas C Singleton
Documented History
According to a Bible Record, Thomas was born 1790 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. He was in the war of 1812 and bought many farming articles in 1818 from his father’s sale.
He married Polly Trowbridge on 6 March 1819 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
There is an undated record for Thomas that seems to note the Will of Joseph F. & Frank T. Singleton but there are no other related details on the record.
Thomas died around 1830 in Orange County, Indiana. Polly was listed as his wife on the 1830 Census of Orange County, Indiana… which I have not yet found. But Polly married John Helpenstine in 1830 and then he died in 1832 followed shortly by Polly’s death in 1834 in the same county.
Thomas and Polly’s orphan children were scattered around. William P. was born 15 August 1821 and married Mahulda Johnson on 29 March 1844. Hunley was born 7 August 1823 and went to Daviess County, Indiana marrying Martha Veal at some point and dying on 13 June 1890.
Nancy married Victor Thomas Buchanan on 15 August 1846 and was in Robinson, Illinois at some point. She was born 28 May 1829 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. James, born 21 September 1819, went to Parks County, Indiana and Isaac Singleton was born 17 December 1826 but evidently died young as he was not mentioned as heir of his mother when she died in 1834.
William Singleton died on 10 November 1899 of Heart Failure due to Nephritis and a lacerated urethra. He was a farmer at the time in Odon, Madison Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
As always, I will come back and update this post as I find additional information for Thomas but I’d love if you shared what you know in the Comments section below.
Until next time,
~Kris
Catherine Trout
Documented History
Catherine Trout was born on 23 August 1796, according to U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, in Frederick County, Virginia.
According to Ancestry, Catherine married William Buchanan on 23 August 1813.
According to the 1850 United States Federal Census, Catherine lived with William Buckhanon on a farm with their children: Sarah – age 18, Priscilla – age 16, James – age 13, and Jerry – age 23.
William was 48 years old and a Farmer. Catherine was 54 years old and born in Virginia while the others were all born in Kentucky.
In 1860, according to the Census, William and Catherine were 66 and 64 respectively. This age difference does not match the 1850 Census record. But these records are known for having inaccuracies like this.
Living with them were: James T Buchanan – age 22, Catherine McIntire – age 30, Josiah T McIntire – age 9, Sarah C. McIntire – age 7, and John A G McIntire – age 3.
William was a farmer as was James T. William was born in Fayette, Catherine was born in Virginia, the rest were born in Trimble county, Kentucky.
Catherine died of Dropsy in January 1860 according to Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012 and U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885.
She was 64 years old at the time and was buried in the Buchanan Burying Ground, Trimble County, Kentucky.
Her children are listed as Isaac T. Buchanan, Zerelda Pogue, Priscilla Vernon, William Buchanan, James Thomas Buchanan, Jeremiah T. Buchanan, Catharine McIntire, Sarah Overpeck McIntire, and Elizabeth B. McIntire.
Victor Vernon reported that Catherine’s daughter, Priscilla T. Vernon, passed away on 9 April 1900 of Pneumonia in Milton, Jefferson County, Indiana, according to Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Heart disease was a contributory factor to her death.
She was a housekeeper. She had been ill and hospitalized for 21 days prior to her death. She was 65 years, 10 months, and 28 days old when she died. She was born in Kentucky as was her father, listed as Wm. Buchanan. Her mother was listed as Catherine Trout. She was buried on 11 April 1900 in Pleasant Ridge.
Catherine’s son passed away on 11 January 1913 of Senility after being in the hospital for 4 days. Her son, Jerry T. Buchanan had been born on 3 January 1823, so he was 90 years and 19 days old when he passed in Trimble County, Kentucky.
He was a Farmer and a Widow. He was buried in Buchanan Burying Ground in Trimble County, Kentucky on 18 January 1913. His father was listed as William Buchanan, born in Carrol County and Katie Trout, born in Trimble County.
Like William, I don’t have a whole lot of information on Catherine. The two Census records were great because they gave me the names of their children which is just enough information to verify them against other potential William’s and Catherine’s. But it isn’t a lot to go on even still. I still have some clean up to do on their family trees as well. Some of the children have duplicate profiles that need to be merged, for example.
I always update these pages as I find additional information on the ancestor. It would sure help me out if you leave any information that you have about them in the Comments section below. I’ll be sure to share it to this page and keep their story alive.
Until next time, take care and hug your loved ones!
~Kris
William Buchanan
Documented History
William was born 18 February 1793 according to Ancestry in Port William, Fayette County, Kentucky.
According to Ancestry, William married Catherine Trout on 23 August 1813.
On 2 November 1844, Stephen McIntire hand wrote a notice to the Commonwealth of Kentucky notifying that he was bound to the final sum of $150 to be made to the Commonwealth and that there was no lawful cause to obstruct the marriage of Stephen McIntire to Elizabeth Buchanan, William’s daughter. The note is signed by Stephen M McEntire and Jeremiah T Buchanan.
William died 7 August 1882 according to Ancestry in Milton, Trimble, Kentucky. He was buried in Buchanan Burying Ground, Trimble County, Kentucky, according to Find A Grave. Catherine is listed as his spouse.
His children are listed as: Isaac T. Buchannan, Zerelda Pogue, Priscilla Vernon, William Buchanan, James Thomas Buchanan, Jeremiah T. Buchanan, Catharine McIntire, Sarah Overpeck McIntire, and Elizabeth B. McIntire. There is not a Victor Thomas listed as his son. So, at this point, I’m not sure if either this William or Victor T. are incorrectly associated with my family tree.
Victor Vernon reported that William’s daughter, Priscilla T. Vernon, passed away on 9 April 1900 of Pneumonia in Milton, Jefferson County, Indiana, according to Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Heart disease was a contributory factor to her death.
She was a housekeeper. She had been ill and hospitalized for 21 days prior to her death. She was 65 years, 10 months, and 28 days old when she died. She was born in Kentucky as was her father, listed as Wm. Buchanan. Her mother was listed as Catherine Trout. She was buried on 11 April 1900 in Pleasant Ridge.
William’s son passed away on 11 January 1913 of Senility after being in the hospital for 4 days. His son, Jerry T. Buchanan had been born on 3 January 1823, so he was 90 years and 19 days old when he passed in Trimble County, Kentucky.
He was a Farmer and a Widow. He was buried in Buchanan Burying Ground in Trimble County, Kentucky on 18 January 1913. His father was listed as William Buchanan, born in Carrol County and Katie Trout, born in Trimble County.
This isn’t an awful lot of information on William. We’re in a generation that I don’t have a lot of information about right now but will be working hard to verify and clarify as I go. I do still have a little clean up to do on his profile in Ancestry as well. Some of the children need to be merged, for example.
As always, I will come back and update this page as I find additional information. If you happen to have information to share about William or his family, I’d love for you to leave it in the Comments section below so I can add it as well.
Until next time, take care and hug your loved ones!
~Kris
Nancy Jane Singleton
Documented History
Nancy J Singleton married Victor Thomas Buchanan on 15 August 1847 in Lawrence County, Illinois according to Illinois Marriages to 1850. Victor was 31 years old when he married Nancy J.
There is a fourth marriage record, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, that I think was transcribed wrong because it lists her name as Nancy I. Singleton instead of Nancy J. and the date of marriage is 18 August 1846 instead of 15 August 1847.
In 1850, Nancy lived with her husband Victor and their 3 children in Lawrence County, Illinois according to the Census.
Victor was 34 and Nancy was 21 years old. Their children were Priscilla age 8, Mary C age 3, and William age 1. Victor was born in Kentucky.
In 1860, Victor and Nancy lived in Lawrence County, Denison, Illinois according to the Census. Victor was 43 and Nancy was 30 years old.
Their children were Priscilla age 18, Mary C age 12, William age 10, and Serelda A. age 8.
Victor was a Farmer, his real estate value was $2600 and his personal estate value was $850 at this time.
Death
According to U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current and Web: Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920, Nancy Jane Singleton passed away on 8 December 1866 in Lawrence County, Illinois. She reportedly rests at the Buchanan Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois.
Now, I’ve figured out so far that shortly after Nancy J. passed away, Victor Thomas Buchanan married another Nancy. She was Nancy Dillon Cochran and a lot of her records are mixed up with the records of Nancy J which has led to much confusion on my part. So I’ve got them separated for now and will come back at a later time to see if I can find additional information on both Nancy J and Nancy D.
In the meantime, I would love for you to share what you know! Just drop me a few lines in the comments section and let me know what you’ve learned about Nancy and Victor or their family. I’ll be sure to share it here, of course.
Until next time,
~Kris
Victor Thomas Buchanan
Documented History
Victor Thomas Buchanan was born 9 March 1816 according to Find A Grave Memorial # 75925054. He was born in Trimble, Kentucky.
Victor likely married America Stewart shortly after receiving a handwritten authorization for a marriage license to be issued for him to marry her on 29 August 1841 in Trimble, Kentucky.
The authorization was written by her father, W. D. Stewart and signed by two witnesses.
Victor married Nancy J Singleton on 15 August 1847 in Lawrence County, Illinois according to Illinois Marriages to 1850. Victor was 31 years old when he married Nancy J.
There is a fourth marriage record, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, that I think was transcribed wrong because it lists her name as Nancy I. Singleton instead of Nancy J and the date of marriage is 18 August 1846 instead of 15 August 1847.
In 1850, Victor lived with his wife Nancy and their 3 children in Lawrence County, Illinois according to the Census. Victor was 34 and Nancy was 21 years old.
Their children were Priscilla age 8, Mary C age 3, and William age 1. Victor was born in Kentucky.
In 1860, Victor and Nancy lived in Lawrence County, Denison, Illinois according to the Census.
Victor was 43 and Nancy were 30 years old. Their children were Priscilla age 18, Mary C age 12, William age 10, and Serelda A. age 8.
Victor was a Farmer, his real estate value was $2600 and his personal estate value was $850 at this time.
In 1870, Victor and Nancy D. were living in Lawrence County, Denison, Illinois with their children according to the Census.
Victor was 55 and Nancy was 47 years old. Their children were Mary age 22, William age 20, Serelda age 18, Emma age 8, Nelly age 6, and John Caughran age 8.
Victor’s real estate value dropped to $2500 and personal estate value to $700 during this decade. Victor was still a Farmer and William was a worker on the farm.
In 1880, Victor and Nancy D. were still on a farm in Lawrence County, Denison, Illinois with their children according to the Census.
Victor was 63 and Nancy was 54 years old. Their children living with them still were Mary C. age 32, Emma J. age 19, J. Nellie age 15, John Cauthorn age 18 (Victor’s step son), and George Fisher age 20 (Victor’s Laborer).
Both John and George worked on Victor’s farm. Nancy D. was in Kentucky at the time visiting.
Death
Victor died on 6 May 1897 according to Find A Grave Memorial # 75925054. He died at 81 years old. He had been married twice. His first wife was Nancy J. Singleton 1829-1866.
His second wife was Nancy Dillin Cochran 1824-1909. Victor was buried at the Buchanan Cemetery in Lawrence County, Illinois. His children are listed as Priscilla Adams, Emma Jett, William Buchanan, and Nellie Sheridan.
It seems like a lot, but there is so much I want to know about Victor Thomas Buchanan. The Census records and marriage records did give me a great deal of information about him, enough to make it easy to verify facts in most cases. But there is still so much more I want to know.
Did you know his children? Hear stories about he and his family? If so, I would love for you to share them in the Comments section so that we can keep his memory alive. As always, I will come back and update this page as I find additional information about him.
Take care and hug your loved ones!
~Kris
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