Comments on: 1870 Barbour County Dream Couples http://alabamagenealogy7.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/1870-barbour-county-dream-couples/ Discovering Our African American Alabama Ancestry Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Carolyn Wilkins http://alabamagenealogy7.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/1870-barbour-county-dream-couples/#comment-1263 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:35:42 +0000 https://alabamagenealogy7.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/1870-barbour-county-dream-couples/#comment-1263 A small correction on my earlier post – Jacob’s wife was names JULIA ANN BENNETT, not Julian.
Peace,
Carolyn

]]> By: Carolyn Wilkins http://alabamagenealogy7.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/1870-barbour-county-dream-couples/#comment-1262 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:34:08 +0000 https://alabamagenealogy7.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/1870-barbour-county-dream-couples/#comment-1262 Greetings, fellow searchers!

I am so excited to read your ancestor stories. I have recently learned that my g-g-g-grandfather Jacob “Jake” Pruett was born a slave in Midway, AL in January of 1824 or 25. He was a slave on the plantation of James Madison Pruett in Barbour Alabama.

On November 26 1865, Jacob married Julian Ann Bennett. This couple had 6 children: Alvin , Budie, Caroline, Noah, Lawson and Anderson.

My Great Grandmother Lillie Pruett is the child of Noah Pruett and Georgia Hall. She married Richard King, the son of David King of Union Springs in Midway during November of 1896. I know Lillie was a huge Methodist, so I am guessing that her family may have been members of the CME church there.

If these names ring a bell with anyone, I would love to hear from you. I am so excited to be finding out about my ancestors at last! For years I had no clue about anyone beyond my grandparents. Only through the services of a wonderful professional researcher have I gotten this far.

Peace,
Carolyn Wilkins

]]> By: Roger Burlong http://alabamagenealogy7.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/1870-barbour-county-dream-couples/#comment-259 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:37:10 +0000 https://alabamagenealogy7.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/1870-barbour-county-dream-couples/#comment-259 The Burlong name originates from Northen France. My part of the family came to England in 1066 as part of the Norman invasion.

There are parts of the family in England, France, Australia, Canada and of course the USA.

From what I have researched it seems that some Burlongs fought in the French Indian wars. There are also records of Burlongs fighting for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.

There is a town in Australia called Burlong Pool.

The Burlong name has a coat of arms. Two yellow chevrons on a black background.

]]> By: Alabama Genealogy in Color » William and Kitty Stanford of Barbour County http://alabamagenealogy7.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/1870-barbour-county-dream-couples/#comment-2 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:35:10 +0000 https://alabamagenealogy7.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/1870-barbour-county-dream-couples/#comment-2 [...] I am a descendant of Green Stanford, who I will write about at another time. My goal was to discuss what I know about a member of my 1870 Barbour County Dream Couples. LINK   Additionally I was taking my first stab at writing a narrative.  Instead, what I did was attempt to flesh out a narrative in a bloggy sort of way.  I have learned plenty.  Now I have an item to add to my “To Do” list when I visit Alabama in June.  Also, I know that I am a great distance away from writing a true narrative lineage.  [...]

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