Digging into our family history creates deep connections. Genealogy is about finding our roots. As we research our family tree, we realize how our lives are intertwined with the history of our great nation. My family history includes the Quillin family, the Ewing family, the McNair family, the Jones family, the Bridges family, the King family and the Hulsey family. It is an honor to share their family stories. Search each family name by clicking the labels on the bottom right side.
Friday, September 12, 2025
Birth of 2 of Teague Quillin V's Granddaughters
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Consent Forms for Jean Collyer
After the death of his second wife, Mary Sanders, in 1826, Teague age 56 married for a third time. Jean Collyer was about 22 years old and there were consent papers drawn up and signed by Teague, Jean and her father, Richard Collyer. Teague was about 35 years older than Jean.
The proof was found by Jenny Kidd as she pounded the pavement, went to the courthouse and found the documents below.
I Jean Collyer do hereby testify that I am of lawful age and willing to join in marriage with Teague Quillin and the clerk of the Floyd County Court will issue ?? decision?? To that effect given under my hand March 7, 1828
Signed by Jean Collyer and her Father Richard Collyer
10 March 1828
Know all by these present that we Teague Quillin and Richard
Collyer are held and firmly bound unto the commonwealth of Kentucky in the ?
sum of 50 for the two payment where of we bind ourselves our lives and firmly
by these present sealed with our seal and date this 10th day of
March 1828.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there
is a marriage shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound
Teague Quillin and Jean Collyer of the county. If therefore there shall be no lawful cause to
obstruct the said marriage then the above obligation to be void else to remain
in full force and virtue.
Signed by Teague Quillin with seal and Richard Collyer with
Seal
Executed in person of H. B. Mayo
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Teague Quillin V Marries His 3rd Wife Jane Collyer
I found a website that stirred my interest because it had a third wife for Teague. I began to research and I believe it is true. Many family trees have his last two children as Mary Sanders' children, but I found a distant cousin, Jenny Kidd, who is a descendant through his 3rd wife. Jenny has actually gone to the area and the courthouse and documented this marriage.
I would like to thank the Potter Family for their diligent research, as I would never have known this. At the bottom of the second screenshot, a name was cut off. in the 1850 Scott Co VA Census there was a James Palmore age 14 listed with John and Rebecca Quillen.
Teague V Quillen 1772, Margaret Peggy Nation and Mary Polly Sanders
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Teague Quillin 1772 had a Sister Nancy Quillin 1794
NameJohn Webb
Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Scott, Virginia
2 George
Washington, Jonathan
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
1 John Webb
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10
1 Martha
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
1 Nancy Quillin
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture
1
Free White Persons - Under 16
3
Free White Persons - Over 25
2
Total Free White Persons
5
m. John Webb
shows the connection of Hugh McKenzie who married Martha Webb, daughter of John and Nancy
Martha may have been called “Pattie”
Martha was born in 1821.The first daughter of John Webb, Jr. and his wife, Nancy Quillen Webb. She had two brothers and two sisters. George, born in 1812, married Elizabeth McKenzie. Jenette, born in 1823, married Enoch Pratt. Sarah, born in 1827, married John Cantrell and Johnathan, born in 1829, married Mary Rhoton. They all married in Virginia.
According to the Webb family history, her ancestors were Quakers who came from England and were active in the military. Daniel Boone was a distant relative.
George Washington Webb
George Webb
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):
Scott, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: Aaron Martin 1834
1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: George Washington 1812
1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: Lydia 1838, Lourain 1839
2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: Sally Eleanor 1833
1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: Elizabeth McKinzie 1810
1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:
1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write:
1
Free White Persons - Under 20:
4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:
2
Total Free White Persons:
6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:
6
MESSAGE BOARD about John Quillen from May 2003
https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.russell/3328.2.1.3.1/mb.ashx
Message board from
. Kayleene Lowe From: kaybowlo@webtv.net
Have put together a book on these Webbs called "Untangling the Webbs of Floyd and Johnson Co Ky"
Capt John and Mary Webb also had a son William Webb Sr. The brother to John Jr.
I descend from William Webb Jr son of William Webb Sr. His daughter Dorcas Elizabeth Webb that md Charles BOWLING my grgrparents.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyfloyd/familyfiles/descendants_robert_webb.htm
follow John Webb and Mary Adams
John Webb b. 1749 Berks Co PA d: 1806 in Copper Creek, Scott Co., VA
George is son of John Webb b. 1695 Exeter Berks co PA
Monday, September 1, 2025
Teague Quillin V Begins a New Life in Kentucky
Map of Kentucky
Teague Quillin V
After age 47, Teague V lived out his life in Kentucky.
Floyd County, Perry County, Letcher County
Floyd
County
Perry
County
Letcher
County
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Don Lane's Quillin Family Research
Mattie Louvena (Quillin) Lane (1888–1971)
Born April 7, 1888, in Estillville, Scott County, Virginia.
Married Maldon Asbury Lane in Scott County in 1906.
Lived in Estillville through at least 1940 census records and later moved to Sullivan County, Tennessee, where she died in 1971.
The Quillin family gravesite and records are maintained, showing genealogical lineage and descendants. This suggests Don Lane’s research has likely tracked direct descendants and family connections stemming from Mattie Louvena Quillin.
Quillin Family Roots and Migration
Historical family records indicate origins in southwestern Virginia and eastern Tennessee counties, with branches migrating into Kentucky and Arkansas in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
A notable part of the research traces the lineage through individuals such as Teague Quillin (born circa 1772), who reportedly moved from Virginia to Kentucky, illustrating the family’s westward migration pattern.
Additional family narratives and oral histories collected by researchers like Don Lane recount events and family stories, such as movements from Moxen Gap, Virginia, and associated relatives.
Published and Archival Resources
Don Lane’s research references include genealogical compilations like The Quillin Family of Washington County, Arkansas During the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (published 1968 by the Washington County Historical Society, Arkansas).
This work includes genealogy charts, family stories, illustrations, and documents that provide a comprehensive look at the family’s history and settlements.
Further documentation appears in free family tree sites, census records (1900, 1920, 1930, 1940), marriage certificates, and grave site registries that reinforce lineage accuracy.
Research Characteristics
Don Lane’s investigations combine traditional genealogical methods—census and vital records—with DNA comparisons through platforms like WikiTree.
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Teague Quillin V Walks Away From His First Wife
TEAGUE LEAVES MARGARET "PEGGY" NATION QUILLIN
DON
LANE – QUILLIN RESEARCHER
I will
probably always follow his information. I found this LONG ago but decided to
copy and paste as a basis for my research.
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/q/u/i/Ronnie-Quillin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0753.html
son of Teague Quillin IV
born 1772 in Surrey County North Carolina, and died date unknown.
(1)
Margaret
Notions in North Carolina.
(2)
He
married (2) Mary Jane Sanders.
(3)
He
married (3) Jean Collyer on March 10, 1828 in Floyd County Ky.
When I was
growing up my father told me a story about one of my grandfathers. He never
said which one, probably never knew himself. As this story has been passed down
from generation to generation, this grandfather was sitting on the steps of his
home, his wife supposedly came to the door and threw a pan of dishwater in his
face. He said, "When it rains it pours" and he walked off and never
returned. While I was in Letcher County, Kentucky in the summer of 1976, I
talked with several of the Quillen families in and around Whitesburg, Kentucky,
and was told that Teague Quillin left Moxen Gap, Virginia for Perry County,
Kentucky, and that his brother "Jim Quillin" stayed on in Moxen Gap.
I was told that "Teague just up and walked away, never to return to
Virginia." Thus, supporting the story that my father had told me several
years back.
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Teague's Daughter Nancy Quillin born 1794
shows the connection of Hugh McKenzie who married Martha Webb, daughter of John and Nancy
Martha may have been called “Pattie”
Martha was born in 1821.The first daughter of John Webb, Jr. and his wife, Nancy Quillen Webb.she had two brothers and two sisters.George, born in 1812, married Elizabeth McKenzie.Jenette, born in 1823, married Enoch Pratt.Sarah, born in 1827, married John Cantrell and Johnathan, born in 1829, married Mary RhotonThey all married in Virginia.In 1844, these families migrated to Johnson Co., Ky. and settled in the Flat Gap area.Martha and her husband, Hugh McKenzie, reared their 11 children on the McKenzie Homestead.
According to the Webb family history, her ancestors were Quakers who came from England and were active in the military.Daniel Boone was a distant relative.
George Washington Webb
George Webb
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):
Scott, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: Aaron Martin 1834
1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: George Washington 1812
1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: Lydia 1838, Lourain 1839
2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: Sally Eleanor 1833
1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: Elizabeth McKinzie 1810
1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:
1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write:
1
Free White Persons - Under 20:
4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:
2
Total Free White Persons:
6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:
6
https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.russell/3328.2.1.3.1/mb.ashx
Message board from
. Kayleene Lowe From: kaybowlo@webtv.net
Have put together a book on these Webbs called "Untangling the Webbs of Floyd and Johnson Co Ky"
Capt John and Mary Webb also had a son William Webb Sr. The brother to John Jr.
I descend from William Webb Jr son of William Webb Sr. His daughter Dorcas Elizabeth Webb that md Charles BOWLING my grgrparents.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyfloyd/familyfiles/descendants_robert_webb.htm
follow John Webb and Mary Adams
John Webb b. 1749 Berks Co PA d: 1806 in Copper Creek, Scott Co., VA
George is son of John Webb b. 1695 Exeter Berks co PA
Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Scott, Virginia
2 George Washington, Jonathan
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
1 John Webb
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10
1 Martha
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
1 Nancy Quillin
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture
1
Free White Persons - Under 16
3
Free White Persons - Over 25
2
Total Free White Persons
5
Monday, August 11, 2025
Teague Quillin and Peggy's Children 1793=1802
A. John W Quillin Sr.
born1793 NC
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Map of Teague's land in Scott Co. VA
Quillin Farmhouse would be just north of Gate City.
The Quillen farm is on Route 619 and is 3.4 miles from the intersection of this road with Route 71 in Gate City. Teague Quillen V bought four tracts of land on the waters of Obey, Copper, and Plank Creeks and moved his young family here. This property was inherited by my ancestor John W. Quillen, and he lived most of his life here. John married Rebecca Lawson and they lived here until she died. John remarried Martha Jewel and eventually, this property was transferred to John W. Quillen, Jr., the first son of John W. Quillen and Martha Jewel.
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/scott_county,_virginia
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Birth of 2 of Teague Quillin V's Granddaughters
Letcher County, Kentucky 1853 Teague Quillin's sons Henry & Richard record the birth of children. Henry Quillin son of Teague and M...

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Robert Haskell Quillin, wife Barbara and their girls. This photo was sent to me in a Christmas card. I wrote on this blog about this genera...