William Bailey Smith Papers The Children of Peter Smith of Round Hill battled over the large estate left by their brother ‘Bailey’, the incomparable explorer. Bailey Smith was a confirmed bachelor and had no children at the time of his death. His will was contested by siblings who each wanted a share of the man’s […]
This 1850 Indiana Census records the children of Peter K. Smith and Matilda Montgomery:
Gen 5: Edward Hughes (1810-1893) and Ann Dooley (1822-1884) Father’s Great Grandparents, parents of JB Hughes, Hartland Township, McHenry County, IL When JB went back to visit Katie in McHenry County, he also visited the home of his father, Edward Hughes. Mary and Frances do not mention their grandfather in their brief report. It is […]
The Josephine Parker Branch The Blakeslee and Doolittle families were well established New Englanders gaining a foothold on this continent in the 1600s. Samuel Blakeslee was born 1624 in Essex, England. Abraham Doolittle was born 1619 in Kiddermaster, Worcestershire, England. Doolittle, Blakeslee and their wives are found in the tree of Great Grandmother Josephine Parker. […]
It is not surprising to find cousins marrying cousins in old England or in the frontier colonies of America. When I found Abel Parker marrying Lydia Parker I assumed her maiden name was lost. Research revealed she was indeed a Parker at birth. There are several examples of first and second cousins uniting in marriage. […]
Ancestors of: Laurel Sullivan and Clifford Whittington Page 1: Generations 1 through 6 (1790-1975) This pedigree chart shows the generations of Whittingtons and Sullivans leading back into the early 1800s. Both lines descend from European Royal blood. A lot of people like to find that in their family tree. The Royals were pretty busy populating the Earth, […]
Whittington Ancestors in Accomack, Virginia Page 2: Generations 6 through 10 (1620-1790) It is at this point that some famous players in the background of Colonial history begin to show up (Wishart, Taylor, Anderson to name a few . The Whittington family marries into the Littleton line (#16 and #17 on this page). That marriage brought together an enormous […]
Whittington/Littleton Ancestors in Accomack Page 3: Generations 9 Through 13 (1687 -1580)
Page 2 of the Sullivan line: The New England Roots of our Sullilvan/Osborne Heritage Generations 1 through 11 (1961-1620) This Family Tree is remarkable for the number of historical figures found in several generations. The generations are enumerated from the present day Betty through the the years to John Kitchell (12) father of (11) Robert Kitchell. This […]
Page 2: The Whittington Family Link to Phillip ‘Buck Spike’ Williams 1755-1848 and the Cherokee Nation Generations 2 through 7 (2000-1755) The Family Line leading back to Phillip ‘Buck Spike’ Williams. He would be my son’s Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandfather. Was that 6 greats? I hope so. Another way to write that would […]