Thursday, July 24, 2014
Lair, Lehr, Layer.
After looking at a lot of records tonight, I am betting their name really was Lair or the like, because I keep seeing it spelled not only as Lair, but as Layer. Which makes me wonder what their ethnicity was. German? French? English? I always assumed English, maybe Irish, wish a name like Lear. But if it is Lair or Lehr, then that makes me learn towards German. And there were German Lear families in Jessamine County area. Hmmmmmm. Now the question is, do any of the German Lear families come from Virginia before Kentucky?
Henry Lear and Massey Pond.
One day I am going to find out that William Lear is the son of Henry Lear and Massey Pond and I am going to feel like I wasted years. But hey, you have to know for sure. I am just not convinced now. I am open to it, but not convinced.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
It's A Flop
Well, I e-mailed the Jessamine County Historical Society. They sent me what the had on William Lears, mostly in Garrard County, and even checked Jessamine County wills for me to no avail. So far, nadda. Next I have to check with Garrard County Historical Society, if there is one, and see what they have in the way of wills. Oh, and I sent Jessamine County Historical Society my application and membership fee. A lovely person there was very helpful for me.
In the meantime, I have worked on my ancestor Jeremiah Bentley. I have seen a lot of naysayers who said that my ancestor, Mary Ann Bentley, was not Jeremiah's daughter. I have also seen his service at Valley Forge questioned. However, I recently found the transcript of a letter from another of Jeremiah's daughters mentioning Mary's son, Robert Bailey, so I feel that we can pretty certainly rule her as his daughter. Also, I found Jeremiah's actual service record (not just his pension testimony), and he is indeed on the muster rolls at Valley Forge, and there are notes that he was in the Yellow Springs hospital for a lot of the time. Pretty neat stuff. I have a lot of DNA matches on autosomal tests with descendants of other children of Jeremiah. Glad that he is my ancestor. He was a cool dude.
In the meantime, I have worked on my ancestor Jeremiah Bentley. I have seen a lot of naysayers who said that my ancestor, Mary Ann Bentley, was not Jeremiah's daughter. I have also seen his service at Valley Forge questioned. However, I recently found the transcript of a letter from another of Jeremiah's daughters mentioning Mary's son, Robert Bailey, so I feel that we can pretty certainly rule her as his daughter. Also, I found Jeremiah's actual service record (not just his pension testimony), and he is indeed on the muster rolls at Valley Forge, and there are notes that he was in the Yellow Springs hospital for a lot of the time. Pretty neat stuff. I have a lot of DNA matches on autosomal tests with descendants of other children of Jeremiah. Glad that he is my ancestor. He was a cool dude.
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