Chesnut Genealogical Home Page

Our Ancestors: approximately 70,000 individuals centered in the central and southern Appalachians and a few in Cajun Louisiana.

BENGE Surname Home Page

CHESNUT/CHESTNUT Surname Home Page

EVERSOLE/EBERSOHL Surname Home Page

Old Family Photographs

Other information I have compiled

• Early Pioneers at Fort Boonesborough
• Nicknames I have encountered
• Journal of Dr. Thomas Walker 1749-1750, in pdf format
• Journal of Christopher Gist 1750-1751, in pdf format
• Journal of Batts and Fallam 1671, in pdf format
• North Carolina census information
  1. 1790 Stokes County, North Carolina Census Index
  2. 1790 Surry County, North Carolina Census Index
• Civil War information
  1. Ky. 6th Cavalry (Union) unit history
  2. Ky. 14th Cavalry (Union) unit history
  3. Abner Eversole interview (served in above Civil War units)
  4. Harlan Battalion: Civil War tales about the William "Mannon" Jenkins family
• Eastern Cherokee information
  1. Some Eastern Cherokee Individuals
  2. Eastern Cherokee place names
• Family and Surname Associations
• Medical Definitions in 18th & 19th Centuries
• Historic value of the American dollar
• Scottish septs
• Shillings, etc.
• Surveyor's measurements

Useful links

• Archibald Thompson Diary, 1750-1810
• Online census records
• Birthdate Calculator
• Perpetual Calendar
• Geographic Names Locators
  1. Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey
  2. Kentucky Atlas and Gazateer
  3. Kentucky Place Names
• Kentucky Vital Statistics
• National Archives Gopher
• Soundex Generator
• Index to Lexington, KY newspapers (1787-recent), by the Lexington Public Library
• Roster of several KY Civil War units

For more information, contact Don Chesnut and put "Attn: Don Chesnut" in subject line.

These series of pages copyrighted, 1996, 2005 by Don Chesnut.

Our Ancestors

Copyrighted by Don Chesnut, 2005

"Our Ancestors" represents approximately 70,000 individuals and is the product of numerous researchers from several surname research groups.

If you have any comments, corrections, or additional information about this database, please contact Don Chesnut and put "Attn: Don Chesnut" in subject line.

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