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Trowbridge Family History

After the Norman Conquest of 1066, there was a wave of migration to England which also brought the name Trowbridge. The surname was derived from the Old English word for wooden bridge, according to House of Names.  Click to learn more about the family history. Initially, I always check the Ancestry.com site to see what information they have. Five hundred fifty seven thousand historical documents is quite a bit of information to sort through. With 80,000 birth, marriage, and death […]

Nancy Campbell

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.  […]

Isaac Trowbridge

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, […]

Mary Polly Trowbridge

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 […]