Evidence from the Past

Identifying Tabitha Phelps, heir of William Hearne, Lowndes, Alabama, 1832 This research forms part of a series of papers tracking Francis Truitt b. ca. 1769 Worcester, Maryland, migrated from Sussex, Delaware to Georgia by 1790. He disappears from record after 1816. Marital status unknown. Is he the Francis Truitt in Lowndes, Alabama by 1819? Author: Sarah Baird Date: December 2024 All rights reserved. “Documents, when put into context, have a lot more to say than the simple words we copy from them.” Elizabeth Shown Mills, 2024. [1] Literature review. William T Hearne, Brief History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family , Examiner Printing Company, Independence, Mo., 1907, p651. Links the Hearne genealogy back to the Normandy period. Does not cite primary sources. The organisation of his work is difficult to follow. Hearne asserts Tabitha, second child of Wm. and Tabitha Hearne married Frank Truitt [2] Deeds created by William Hearne before his death in 1832 name heirs Tabitha ...