The brick wall that causes me lay awake at night is Peter Dill, my 5x-great-grandfather. He showed up out of nowhere in Georgia sometime in the 1790s, married a Quaker (Phebe Brown), witnessed his father-in-law’s will, bought some land and promptly sold it, then moved with his family to Ohio.
Incremental progress on Peter Dill line
I can report a small amount of incremental progress on my Peter Dill line. I’m working hard on Peter’s FAN club – the members of his circle of Friends, Associates and Neighbors who appear in the records
Brick Wall
Brick walls—we all have them. This would be a good week to write down what you know about your brick wall problem. (Sometimes just writing about it can help!) You could write about an ancestor who used to be a brick wall. Or get creative—maybe an ancestor who was a bricklayer?
Another Phebe
As intriguing as the possibility was, I’m now convinced that the recently discovered grave in McDuffie County, Georgia is not that of my 5x-great-grandmother.
Phebe Brown Plot Twist
The great thing about having your own family history blog and website is that researchers can find you through Google. For example, if you Google “phebe brown georgia”, my website shows up on the first page of search results. This can have wonderful consequences.
