The last will of “John Blackwell, Gentleman.” Who he did and didn’t mention seems odd. And it raises many questions, such as “Did Enoch Blackwell skip town owing a large bill for liquor? 🙂 See
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Cotswolds (Part 11). [Published Aug. 23, 2021]
Even before the industrial revolution waxed and waned in the bucolic Cotswolds, a more violent revolution shaped the future of England’s colonies of New York and Pennsylvania. Before the war, the northern half of Pennsylvania,
Continue ReadingCotswolds (Part 9) [Published Aug. 19, 2021]
The industrial revolution’s flirtation with the Cotswolds only lasted a few decades. When I visited the Stroud Valley near Nailsworth 20 years ago, you could still see some of the abandonded textile mills. Some may
Continue ReadingCotswolds (Part 8 ). [Originally published Aug. 18, 2021]
In England in the early 1800s religious persecution still occurred. Not only did everyone have to support the Church of England (Anglican) with their taxes [similarly in Scotland everyone’s taxes supported the Church of Scotland
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[Originally published Aug. 17, 2021] We don’t know how Sarah Lugg and Thomas Clinch met. Avening, where he was born & raised is abut 6 miles south of Bisley, where she was born and raised.
Continue Reading1947 News Clip About the Rev. Canon E. C. Essex and My Mother
I think many of you will find this clipping (and my reflections on it and our Clinch cousins in England, of interest; Even if you’re not a descendant of Joseph & Ann Clinch Campbell Click
Continue ReadingJoseph W. Buck’s 1937 Letter to Mabel SHIPMAN Shaw About Rev. Canon Edward Claude Essex
As I mentioned recently, I plan to add a bunch of web pages about Cousin Claude, not only because of their contents, but also in hope of reconnecting with that branch of the family and
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I’m “Back in the Saddle Again” after bouts with what apparently was Omicron followed by “long COVID.” It hasn’t disappeared, but I’m now functional. And high on my list of priorities are planning and preparations
Continue ReadingCotswolds Part 6 [Originally published Aug. 16, 2021]
Sarah Lugg’s 1st husband was Thomas Clinch, b. 1778, presumably in Avening, Gloucestershire (he was baptized there). He and Sarah were married there in 1803. He died shortly after arriving in America n 1805. By
Continue ReadingCotswolds (Part 5) [Originally published Aug. 15, 2021]
OUR LUGGS’ ANCESTORS WERE ROBERT & ANN ELY LUGG, OF BISLEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND. OF THEIR 8 CHILDREN, TWO CAME TO AMERICA: THEIR ELDEST, SARAH (LUGG) CLINCH BLACKWELL CAMPBELL IN 1805 & THEIR YOUNGEST SON, CHARLES
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