Family Pedigree Charts 1650-2000 Chart A- JD Smith thru Peter Smith of Round Hill Chart B- George Smith thru Peter of Yeocomico, Simpsons, Taylors Chart C- Allied Families of Tate, Simpson, Kincheloe & Waddy Chart D- Montgomery Clan, Andersons, Overtons & McFarlands Chart E- Highland County Clans: Cooks, Pullens & Ushers Chart F- Stilley, […]
This is some of the stuff I read to look so smart, and so confused. My favorite is simply the title alone of Hotten’s masterpiece. It fills three lines and is the first title referenced in the Davis Family bibliography. References for the von Kouwenhovens The Von Kouwenhoven Family in the Netherlands and in New […]
Last Will and Testament of Peter Smith of Westmoreland In the name of God, Amen. The tenth day of January 1738, I Peter Smith of the County of Westmoreland in Virginia being in health and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefor calling to mind the mortality of my body and […]
Without Further Proof The possibility that our Peter Smith descends from Swallowfield Manor is something that genealogists have tossed around for close to 50 years. Contained within the tome Swallowfield and its’ Owners are found several Smyths of note. Perhaps one of them is a grandparent of Peter. Henry Smith, alias Neville On page 120 […]
Several interesting characters surfaced in the three ring binders that lie in disarray on the floor of a backroom closet. The binders house a clumsy compilation of legal pad pages upon which I slathered numerous post it notes enumerating references to a collection of index cards hidden in a shoebox under my Redwing work-boots. The […]
A Preface to our Royal Ancestors Wilbur Rancidbatch stared in disbelief at the loose pages of what would become this book. He hovered over my desk, stammering and fumbling with the paperwork. A look of disbelief was written all over his mug. He was about to implode. The papers dropped from his hand into a […]
Pedigree Chart 26: Mayflower Pedigree Charts Smith Connections to the Mayflower I use Italics when I question the evidence linking one generation to another in our family tree. People in bold font were passengers on the Mayflower. Examples: Sarah Allerton, was not a passenger, her brother Isaac was. Step parents, adopted parents, are identified. Mayflower Passengers: Francis […]
Note: This chapter is specifically written for my descendants and includes ancestors of both my wife Nancy and I. Smith ancestors are specifically identified in Pedigree Chart #26 and should be further proven or discredited. Families hoping to connect with the important people and events in history are usually excited when they learn they descend […]
Pedigree Chart 21 spans two centuries. To the right on this chart we have James Montgomery and to the far left, the incomparable Matilda (b 1806). We have met the Montgomery family, the Andersons and Overtons and it is time to move forty miles to the west of Edward Tarr’s blacksmith shop in Staunton, Virginia. […]
Captain James Montgomery (1695-1756) and Anne Thomson James Montgomery, my father’s 5x great grandfather, was titled ‘Gentleman’ and was a member of a prominent Scottish clan in Northern Ireland. He was born around 1695 in County Donegal. According to family lore he was closely related to General Richard Montgomery who died at the storming of […]