| Sources:
1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Virginia Marriages:
Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):
not found.
2. In a Query (online at the Greenbrier County WVGenWeb
site), Linah MIMS is said to have been in the
| ...tax records/censuses in Lewisburg,
Greenbrier Co., in 1790, 1800, and 1810, but vanishes
by 1820 and appeares in 1830 in Eddyville,
KY. |
There are no extant census schedules for Virginia for 1790 or 1800, and
there are also no extant census schedules for Greenbrier Co., VA, in 1810.
Linah is in the 1820 and 1830 censuses of Christian Co., KY. He does
not appear on the tax rolls of Caldwell Co. until 1838. In the 1840
census, he is living with his son, John H. MIMS, in Caldwell Co., KY.
3. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund
CD-313): not found. The CD does contain records from Henrico
Co., VA, but no schedules for Greenbrier Co. exist.
2. 1820 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #15 of 23; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| 1820 |
KY |
Christian Co. |
p. 43 |
Linah Mimms |
120001-31010-0-300 |
0000-0010 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 male |
9 or under |
1810-1820 |
= Davis |
| 2 males |
10-15 |
1804-1810 |
= Addison
= John (b. 1806) |
| 1 male |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1775 |
= Linah |
| 3 females |
9 or under |
1810-1820 |
= Sarah (b. 1819)
= Cornelia (b. 1816)
= Julia (b. 1812) |
| 1 female |
10-15 |
1804-1810 |
= Daughter A |
| 1 female |
26-44 |
1775-1794 |
= Rebecca |
| 3 |
persons engaged in agriculture |
| 1 female slave |
26-44 |
1775-1794 |
= ? |
Linah is the only MIMS/MIMMS in the county.
3. 1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #45-46 of 94; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| 1830 |
KY |
Christian Co. |
pp. 28B-29A |
Linah Mims |
010 100 010 - 012 100 000 |
000 000 - 010 000 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 male |
5-9 |
1820-1825 |
= Rufus (b. 1820/1) |
| 1 male |
15-19 |
1810-1815 |
= Davis |
| 1 male |
50-59 |
1770-1780 |
= Linah |
| 1 female |
5-9 |
1820-1825 |
= Daughter B |
| 2 female |
10-14 |
1815-1820 |
= Sarah (b. 1819)
= Cornelia (b. 1816) |
| 1 female |
15-19 |
1810-1815 |
= Julia (b. 1812) |
| |
| 1 female slave |
10-23 |
1806-1820 |
= ? |
Linah is the only MIMS/MIMMS in the county.
4a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund
CD-316): not found as head-of-household, but the elderly man living
with John H. MIMS in Caldwell Co., KY, is surely Linah. There are
no MIMS/MIMMS in Christian Co., KY, at all. There is a Daniel MINNER
in Christian Co. in this index who has been mis-indexed as Daniel MIMS
in the next source.
4b. Christian County Genealogical Society (Hopkinsville, KY).
1995. Christian County, KY, Census Records, 1820-1830-1840.
Simmons Historical Publ., Melber, KY. The transcription shows a "Mims
Daniel" on p. 68 (1840). Upon examining an image of the page (online
at Ancestry.com), I agree with the Broderbund index that it's Minner, not
Mims.
5a. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co., Kentucky,
Tax List, 1804-1809. (self-published; available from author at
4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County
Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY): not found.
5b. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co.,
Kentucky, Tax List, 1810-1813. (Self-published; available
from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the
Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY): not found.
5c. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co.,
Kentucky, Tax List, 1814-1818. (Self-published. This
book is out of print. I do not have a copy. If you have one
to sell, please contact me.)
5d. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co.,
Kentucky, Tax List, 1819-1823. (Self-published; available
from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the
Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY).
Pg. in
Willhite |
Year |
First
Name |
Last
Name |
A |
B |
C |
D |
Acres |
Watercourse |
| 40 |
1819 |
Liman |
Mims |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
| 99 |
1820 |
Linah |
Mims |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
| |
1821 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
1822 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 228 |
1823 |
Linah |
Mimms |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
Legend for numerical data:
A = White Males 21 or over; B = Blacks over 16; C = Total
Blacks; D = Horses |
The absence of land ownership by someone who appears otherwise prosperous
usually means they are a city dweller. It's not unusual for persons
to be skipped on the rolls for various reasons (e.g., community
service can get one an exemption).
6. Mims
Tax Records (online at the Caldwell
County KYGenWeb site). Special thanks to Pat Oliver, from whose
table I have extracted the Linah MIMS data (missing columns contained no
data for Linah).
| $Year |
County |
Last
Name |
First
Name |
WM>21 |
B>16 |
TotB |
Horses |
Value |
Index |
| 1838 |
Caldwell |
Mims |
Linah |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3852 |
| 1839 |
Caldwell |
Mims |
Linah |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3854 |
| 1840 |
Caldwell |
Mims |
Linah |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3856 |
| 1841 |
Caldwell |
Mims |
Linah |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3858 |
| 1843 |
Caldwell |
Mims |
Linah |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3863 |
| 1844 |
Caldwell |
Mims |
Linah |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3869 |
| 1845 |
Caldwell |
Mims |
Linah |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3870 |
| 1846 |
Caldwell |
Mims |
Linah |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3877 |
| 1847 |
Caldwell |
Mims |
Linah |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3881 |
7. Virginia State Land Office Grants, 44, 1799-1800 (online
at the Library of Virginia, Digital Library Program — abstracted by "Gracie" in Message #669 in the Arbuckle
Family Genealogy Forum online at GenForum and brought to my attention
through the courtesy of Regena Cogar; here transcribed verbatim from the
images by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| p. 607 |
Thomas Arbuckle
60 acres
Greenbrier
delivered to
Lina Mims
25th Mar 1801 |
James Monroe Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth
of Virginia to all to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know
Ye, That by virture of a Land office Treasury Warrant Number one thousand
eight hundred and eight issued the twenty second of february one thousand
seven hundred and ninety six, There is Granted by the said Commonwealth
unto Thomas Arbuckle A Certain tract or parcel of land Containing sixty
acres by Survey bearing date the sixth day of May one thousand seven hundred
and ninety six, lying and being in the County of Greenbrier, on waters
of Burne Creek, and on both sides the road leaving from David |
| p. 608 |
McCoy's to John Carrels, and joining the land
of John Blake, Andrew Hamilton and Murpheys old Survey, and bounded as
followeth to wit... [detailed land location]
with its appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract on parcel of
land with its appurtenances to the said Thomas Arbuckle and his heirs forever,
In Witness whereof the said James Monroe Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth
of Virginia has hereunto set his hand and caused the lesser seal of the
said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond, on the twenty seventh day
of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and of the Commonwealth
the twenty fourth
James Monroe
|
8. Anon. 1992. Genealogies of West Virginia Families:
from The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly, 1901-1905.
Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):
| "...John McElhenney was sent by the Presbytery of Lexington [Amherst
Co., VA] on a month's missionary journey to Greenbrier,
carrying an introductory letter, dated February 13, 1808, from the
Reverend Samuel Brown, of Rockbridge County, addresssed to "Messrs. John
Anderson, Henry Hunter, Alexander Welch, Thomas Grattan, Charles Arbuckle,
William Morrow, Linah Mims, and Thomas Cright." |
9. Anon. 1993. Christian County, Kentucky, Wills
and Estates, 1815-1823: Christian County Will Book C. T.L.C.
Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL.
"C" = Christian County.
| p. 63 |
Page 238... M Patton Jr, appointed by C Court,
curator, to sell the estate of Jesse Cravins deceased, took notes from
these purchasers...
J. Mians... Signed Jun 4, 1819... |
| p. 123 |
Page 501. Inventory... |
| p. 124 |
...Signed Aug 10, 1822 - Wm Murrel, JP.
Appraisement bill of John Weir deceased. Includes mention
of Lenah Mims, Wm Long, Dudley Williams. Total: $763.10. Signed
- Daniel Harrison, Richard C Faulkner, David Usher. Recorded Feb 3, 1823. |
I take "J. Mians" to be a misreading of "L. Mims"; it might not be.
10. Christian County Genealogical Society. 1997. Christian
County, Kentucky, Deed Abstracts of Books G-H-I (1816-1819).
Christian Co. Gen. Soc. (1101 Bethel St.), Hopkinsville, KY 42240.
| p. 128 |
DB I-352, July 25, 1818, from LINAH MIMS
to SAMUEL ARBUCKLE and THOMAS ARBUCKLE, for $941.00, paid to him as a loan,
said Mims delivered to Samuel Arbuckle one Negro man SOLOMAN, age about
32 yrs., one Negro woman MARY, her age about 21 years, and her child about
6 months. Mims to pay Arbuckle the sum of $941.00 on or before Sept.
1, 1819, or Arbuckle is authorized to sell the Negros to recover said sum.
S/Linah Mims, Thomas Arbuckle, Samuel Arbuckle, Rec. Sept. 21, 1818. |
11. Lyman Chalkley. 1912. Chronicles of the Scots-Irish
Settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta
County, 1745-1800. 3 vols. Commonwealth Printing Co., Rosslyn,
VA (reprinted 1965, Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; online in the
USGenWeb Archives). In Vol. II, on p. 161:
| Davis vs. Rogers - O. S. 199; N. S. TO -- Bill, July, 1803.
Complainant is Elizabeth Davis (infant by Linah Mims, guardian).
Joseph Davis in 1780 obtained a certificate from the Commissioners for
Greenbrier County by right of settlement for 400 acres in Greenbrier, and
assigned it to John Davis, father of oratrix, who then lived in Greenbrier.
Afterwards John contracted to sell to John Rodgers, who had son, James
Rodgers. Jane Davis deposes, 3d July, 1805, oratrix is 22 years old
last May. Jane is widow of John Davis, John Rodgers answers, John
and Joseph Davis were brothers. Will of John Davis, of Greenbrier:
Wife, Jane; daughter, Polly (infant); daughters, Sally and Rebekah;
daughter, Betsey; daughter, Nancy, wife of Donel Fear; daughter, Jenny
('), Teanny (?). Dated 17th March, 1800. Proved in Greenbrier,
April, 1800. William Comer deposes at Lewisburg. For some time prior
to 1781 he had lived with John Rodgers. Surveys and plats.
Deed dated 29th January, 1799, by John Rodgers of Greenbrier to James Rodgers
of samee place, conveys 400 acres, patented, to John, 6th February, 1195,
on Sewil's Creek. Proved in Greenbrier, January, 1799. Archibald
Rodgers deposes, son of John Rodgers. |
"Infant" meant "minor" in today's terminalogy.
12. Anon. "Benjamin Brand Papers, 1779-1863, Hanover County
and Richmond, Virginia." Microfilm No. Mss1B7332b in the series,
Slavery
in Ante-Bellum Southern Industries. Virginia Historical Society,
P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311.
| Section 18 consists of twenty-five items, materials, 1816-1831,
concerning lawsuits in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court, Eastern District of
Virginia, and the Hustings Court of Richmond, Virginia, concerning the
orphans of James W. Brand and land in Richmond, Virginia. Items include...
bond, 1817, of Linah Mims to Reuben Burton... |
Is this our subject?
13a. Lon Arneld Bostick, Sr. & James Taylor Killebrew.
1985. County Court Order Book "A" for Christian County, Kentucky
for the Years 21 March 1797 - 29 August 1805... Christian County
Genealogical Society (1101 Bethel St., Hopkinsville, KY 42240): not
found.
13b. Lon Arneld Bostick, Sr. 1987. County Court
Order Book "B" Part 1 for Christian County, Kentucky, for the years 14
Oct 1805 - 12 Sep 1809 for a County Court held at Town of Hopkinsville.
Christian County Family and History Research Society (4465 Cadiz Rd., Hopkinsville,
KY 42240): not found.
13c. James Taylor Killebrew. 1987. County Court
Order Book "B" Part 2 for Christian County,
Kentucky, for the years Nov. 1809 - 6 June 1814 for a County Court held
at Town of Hopkinsville. Christian County Family and History
Research Society (4465 Cadiz Rd., Hopkinsville, KY 42240): not found.
13d. James Taylor Killebrew. 1999. County Court
Order Book "C," Parts 1 & 2, Christian County, Kentucky, 1814-1819.
Christian County Genealogical Society (1101 Bethel St., Hopkinsville, KY
42240): not found.
13e. There are no Court Order Books "D" or "E";
the letters were skipped.
13f. James Taylor Killebrew. 1999. County Court
Order Book "F," Parts 1 & 2 [but not Part 3], Christian
County, Kentucky, for the years 1819-1825. County Genealogical
Society (1101 Bethel St., Hopkinsville, KY 42240). First column is
the page number in Killebrew; second column is the page number in Court
Order Book F.
| p. |
p. |
Date |
Motions |
| 44 |
44 |
7 Sep 1819 |
Ordered that William Henry be appointed surveyor of
that part of the road leading from Hopkinsville to Lindsey's Mill commencing
at William Means's and continuing to said Mill with the following boundary
to wit: Beginning at David Breeding's so as to include Peter Berry
and John Breeding on the East side of said road and from said Breeding's
so as to include the widow Bozarth and Limar Mims and on the West
side beginning at Joseph Mean's including the hands of old Mr. Thrift,
Daniel Henry, Eddin Morris, Sam'l Northington, J. Northington, Michael
Northington, John Long, Meredith Brewer, Caleb Reed and Samuel Arbuckle. |
| 330 |
319 |
4 Aug 1824 |
Ordered that John Estes be allowed the following allotment
of hands to work on the road, to wit: The hands of the farms of Mrs.
Lucy Green, Haman Haggart, Samuel Alexander, Samuel Harry, Edmond McCarty,
Dabney Haggart, John McDaniel, John Estes, Robert Stephenson, Thomas Offutt,
Sinah
Mimms, John Wright, Merit Young, Joel H. Hayden, Lewis Daniel, Charles
Thrift, Mrs. Mary Cravins, Tunis Harrison, Robert Harrison, Edward Duncan
and ____ Stapp and all other person living within those boundes. |
14. William Henry Perrin, ed. 1884. County of Christian,
Kentucky: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey Publ.
Co., Chicago.
| p. 277 |
CHAPTER XII...
UNION SCHOOLHOUSE PRECINCT, designated on the map as No. 6, extends
from Hopkinsville Precinct on the east to the Trigg County line on the
west. On the north it is bounded by Bainbridge and Hamby Precincts,
and on the south by the Lafayette Precinct... Little River laves its entire
southern border, dividing it from Lafayette Precinct, while the Sinking
Fork of that river forms the western border, dividing it from Bainbridge
Precinct. |
| p. 279 |
Mr. Mimms, the father of John,
Addison
and
David Mimms, came from Virginia about 1816-17, and settled about
one mile west of Means' Spring. He was sent in 1832 by Gen. Jackson
as agent to the Northwestern Indians. |
Presumably, "Mr. Mimms" is Linah MIMS as Linah was the only MIMS in the
1820 and 1830 censuses of Christian Co., and he is said to have been an
"Indian Agent." In 1819, there were just three MIMS/MIMMS on the
Christian Co., KY, tax rolls: Linah, Shadrach, and Gideon.
Shadrach and Gideon lived in what became Todd Co., KY, so dropped off the
Christian Co. tax rolls when Todd Co. was formed in 1820. In other
words, only Linah was lived in what is now Christian Co.
15. Gary M. Williams. 1982. "Colonel George Blow:
Planter and Political Prophet of Antebellum Sussex." Virginia
Magazine of History and Biography, v. 90, n. 4 (online at the Blow
Standard family web site [link died]):
| ...Blow had managed to return to Tower Hill several times before
November 1814. On one such occasion, 4 August 1814, he qualified as justice
of the Sussex County Court, after being recommended by the county court
in June and commissioned by Lt. Gov. Linah Mims on 2 July... |
Until I get better documentation, this is the only solid evidence I currently
have that Linah MIMS was ever Lt. Gov. of Virginia.
16. Emails from Terry Reigel.
17. Emails from Carole Arbuckle Marlow.
18. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).
19. Caldwell County, Kentucky, Queries (online at the Caldwell
County KYGenWeb site). |
