Ancestry magazine ceases publication
I was looking at my recent issue of the NGS magazine for January-March 2010, and I noticed that on page 43, in the Genealogy news section, that Ancestry will cease to publish this great magazine as of the March/April issue. I have gobs of these magazines, and I still refer to them for information. Ancestry has been a valuable resource for family genealogists, history professionals, and others. I will miss not getting my Ancestry magazine.
How many of you are watching the NBC-TV program "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?" This show gives viewers an up-close and personal look inside the family history of some of today's celebrities. Brooke Shields, Matthew Broderick, Lisa Kidrow and others have been featured. Ancestry.com is the official partner on the series. I expect this series will cause an influx of people wanting to find out about their family history. I have had several people ask me about genealogy. I would like to know what everyone else thinks about this show? Let me know!!
South Carolina Research
Recently, I have been busy researching my husband's family surname KNIGHT in South Carolina. Some of the records that have been of great value are PROBATE RECORDS consisting of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships which are found in the Office of the Probate Court in of the county seat.
I found some original wills with various other papers. One file contained over 50 pages. Also, Court of Equity files are of great value. When some of the heirs were out of state, or were deceased and their heirs became heirs of the estate, or when all children were of legal age, or when the deceased had no wife, husband or children, all of these were settled in the Court of Equity. So, don't forget to look for Court of Equity files. They will be found in the Office of the Clerk of the Court. Also, I found a land grant in South Carolina, which was recorded in North Carolina. Early on, the boundaries between North and South Carolina were considered to be "soft boundaries. An example of this is my GGGGF, Stephen Lisenby lived in Bennettsville, Marlboro Co SC, but he lived closer to the court house in Anson Co NC. So where did he go to record a deed? You guessed it, Anson Co NC.
Another source not to be overlooked is the SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE. They have published quite a few Parish registers in which were recorded births, deaths, baptismals, marriages, and burials. Unfortunately, only a few of these survive. Officially, South Carolina never required any marriage bonds or licenses until 1 July 1912. Therefore, marriages are hard to prove. My husband's GGGGGF, James Knight, was nice enough to have his heirs, engrave his marriage date on his tombstone. Copies of this magazine can be found at the Clayton Library for Genealogical Research. Check their on-line catalog
Happy Hunting,
Until another day...............
