Dirtseller Mountain
Dirtseller (or sometimes Dirtcellar) Mountain is located in Cherokee County, Alabama. It is part of a land grant received by James N. Bankson for his service in the War of 1812. It has remained in the family ever since James received it. What was a small creek that watered the rocky farmland is now waterfront on Weiss Lake. James had nine children. Their descendants are in and around northeast Alabama and parts north, south, east, and west! If you are a descendant of James Nicholas, please let me know!
Anders Bengtsson
Anders Bengtsson came from Sweden in 1656, at the age of 16, to settle near the Schuylkill River in Wicacoa Parish in Pennsylvania. He married Gertrude Rambo.
"The friendship of the Indians to the Swedes continued equally strong even after the change of government. The proof of this was given in the year 1656, March 24, when the Swedish ship Mercury came up into the river without knowing that the country was under a foreign government. The Swedish preacher Matthias was in this ship together with Anders Bengtson, a native of Stockholm, who was still living in the year 1703, when he gave with his own mouth this narrative: . . . MORE
"Pastor Andreas Sandel replaced Andreas Rudman as minister of Gloria Dei Church in 1702. He, like his predecessor, relied on Anders Bengtsson's advice. On 14 September 1705, Sandel presented the final word covering his friend's life: "I buried Anders Bengtsson, born in Sweden near Göteborg in the parish of Fåxarn [Fuxerna] and Hanström farm. He drowned in the Delaware, 65 years old." . .. . MORE
Sarah Rodgers Rousseau Espy Diary, 1859-1868
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Sarah Rodgers Rousseau was the sister of my g-g-grandmother, Diana Rousseau Shackleford. Diana's daughter, Berenice, was raised in the home of Sarah and Thomas Espy from the age of three, when Diana died. Berenice married Frank Reuben Bankson. Sarah Rousseau and Thomas Espy owned a warehouse in Cherokee County prior to the Civil War. The diary describes the lives of the family, relatives, neighbors, and friends during the period of Mr. Espy's death, the sons' activities in the military, and the hardships of life during and after the War.
Transcribed and uploaded to the internet with permission from the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, where the original of the diary may be found.
About Me:
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My crafting sites: Sewing and Knitting, taught by my grandmother.
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My horse, a Paso Fino mare named Porcelinda Sin Par.
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Unraveling the ancestors of the Bankson and Lyle families has been a hobby since the late 1970's. I have been able to trace the Bankson family back to Anders Bengtsson, who came to America from Sweden in 1656. Our branch of the Lyle family goes back to Thomas Lyle, born in 1720, either in Scotland or North Carolina.
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And needless to say, I read! I'm part of a committee (Friends of the Pae Area Library) that has been working for six years to get a community library for Pace. Construction has begun, and the library is expected to open later this year!
