markhamchesterfield.com

pamgarrettblog.blogspot.com

Family Stories: February 2015

http://pamgarrettblog.blogspot.com/2015_02_01_archive.html

Sharing our past with family and friends. Saturday, February 14, 2015. Valentine’s Day 1850 – James Jones married Phebe Mouser. Esther Howland Valentine, circa 1850:. Weddings now are all the go,. Will you marry me or no"? Did the young couple purposefully choose a Valentine’s Day wedding? But, what of the Valentine’s Day connection? It is satisfying to think that James and Phoebe chose the “traditional day of romance” for their wedding. The surging popularity of the holiday around 1850, ...Sunday, Febru...

markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com

Markham of Chesterfield: August 2015

http://markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com/2015_08_01_archive.html

Ancestors and Descendants of John Markham. Saturday, August 8, 2015. Home Sweet Home – A search for John Markham’s home on the Shampoke. Laurel Meadow, the old home of Colonel David Patteson, stands at 1640 Bramwell Road , in a subdivision off of Hull Street Road, east of Chippenham Parkway. It is fortunately surrounded by some acreage that sets it off from its surroundings. The L-shaped house was probably built in the 1750s or 60s and added to in the 1770’s. The west section, considered to be the oldest...

markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com

Markham of Chesterfield: Pass the Cream Pott, Please!

http://markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/pass-cream-pott-please.html

Ancestors and Descendants of John Markham. Saturday, July 18, 2015. Pass the Cream Pott, Please! John Markham’s family is sitting around their large walnut table. On the rush bottom chairs. It’s 1757, a cool autumn afternoon in Chesterfield county Virginia. On this day the table is set with the Delph plates. And “ cream pott. 8221; wait on a side table. A corner cabinet holds a few of their finer things – “ Chainie” plates. And a flint glass decanter with wine glasses. I am imagining again! Rosie Zagarri...

pamgarrettblog.blogspot.com

Family Stories: Markham of Chesterfield, A new website

http://pamgarrettblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/markham-of-chesterfield-new-website.html

Sharing our past with family and friends. Friday, February 6, 2015. Markham of Chesterfield, A new website. After a generous year’s work, I finally have a new genealogy website up and running – Markham of Chesterfield. It is a project that has been long on my heart. It tells the story of my 6xgreat-grandfather, John Markham of Chesterfield county Virginia, his ancestors and descendants. John Markham. Coming soon – Joshua Fry at William and Mary College. Moving back in time: Albert Luther Clarkson 1901 Sa...

markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com

Markham of Chesterfield: I Need to Know Your Name

http://markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/i-need-to-know-your-name.html

Ancestors and Descendants of John Markham. Monday, July 6, 2015. I Need to Know Your Name. The purpose of this blog posting is to consider who the author of the newspaper clipping might be. The clipping headline reads “Judith Markham”, and the article begins “My grandmother was a Markham . . . “. Identifying the author of the Judith Markham newspaper clipping could answer further questions on the identity of Judith Markham Burch and her descendants. I think that others may be able to tell us more abo...

markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com

Markham of Chesterfield: July 2015

http://markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com/2015_07_01_archive.html

Ancestors and Descendants of John Markham. Saturday, July 18, 2015. Pass the Cream Pott, Please! John Markham’s family is sitting around their large walnut table. On the rush bottom chairs. It’s 1757, a cool autumn afternoon in Chesterfield county Virginia. On this day the table is set with the Delph plates. And “ cream pott. 8221; wait on a side table. A corner cabinet holds a few of their finer things – “ Chainie” plates. And a flint glass decanter with wine glasses. I am imagining again! Rosie Zagarri...

markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com

Markham of Chesterfield: March 2015

http://markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com/2015_03_01_archive.html

Ancestors and Descendants of John Markham. Sunday, March 29, 2015. Francis Smith meets General Lafayette. This must have been a great day for Francis Smith, our old veteran! A family friend, commenting on Francis Smith, recalls, “. . . when I was a boy 17 years of age . . . I stayed at his [Francis Smith] house with Capt Wm his son, - he set up half the night, talking of nothing but the Rev War, it was his only theme from that day to the present . .”. At age eighty-three, did he ride with the Cavalry?

markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com

Markham of Chesterfield: John Markham – Who are you?

http://markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/john-markham-who-are-you.html

Ancestors and Descendants of John Markham. Sunday, March 15, 2015. John Markham – Who are you? Then an amazing clue arrived, but the piece was hard to get to – a fellow researcher suggested a quest for Bernard Markham in Ireland. So the pieces were laying themselves out on the table, but they weren’t fitting together very well. It was when I tried to color John Markham’s timeline with details that his story became interesting and challenging. Did he come alone to America? For more details on John Markham.

markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com

Markham of Chesterfield: Francis Smith meets General Lafayette

http://markhamchesterfieldblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/francis-smith-meets-general-lafayette.html

Ancestors and Descendants of John Markham. Sunday, March 29, 2015. Francis Smith meets General Lafayette. This must have been a great day for Francis Smith, our old veteran! A family friend, commenting on Francis Smith, recalls, “. . . when I was a boy 17 years of age . . . I stayed at his [Francis Smith] house with Capt Wm his son, - he set up half the night, talking of nothing but the Rev War, it was his only theme from that day to the present . .”. At age eighty-three, did he ride with the Cavalry?