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John Jones and Mary Brown

Posted by Joseph A. 'Joe' Hittle on July 23, 2009 at 11:49am

John Jones (son of John Jones and Mary Doughty) and Mary Brown (daughter of Preserve Brown Jr. and Mary French) can be found in old Pennsylvania Quaker Meeting records, including their marriage.Gedcoms then lose them in regard to descendants from them.Many of the Brown family settled along the East Fork of the Susquehanna River and can be found along it from Wilkes-Barre downstream to Sunbury.I suspect that this John Jones is the John Jones who died in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1809.I am

Stockett

Posted by Sherry Lynn Frazier on July 23, 2009 at 3:27am

I have found some names that strike me funny. They are Twelve Childer And Five Children Stockett. Does anyone else have these names?

Sublett

Posted by Sherry Lynn Frazier on July 23, 2009 at 3:19am

I do not think my SUBLETT line will end anytime soon. There are all kinds of information on them. I am getting up to 12 hits per person!!!

WOW!!!

Posted by Sherry Lynn Frazier on July 23, 2009 at 2:37am

I have found 28 generations so far!!! and I am still going through everything!! I bet I find more!!

David Charles Embrey

Posted by Sherry Lynn Frazier on July 23, 2009 at 2:33am

David Charles Embrey (Charles David Embery I have seen the name both ways) was a little Cherokee boy that was pick up form the Trail of Tears by the Embrey's. He was supossedly sitting by his dead parents along the trail crying when they picked him up and took him home. That is the story we have been told ever since I can remember. He is my great great grandfather. I would love to find some more information on him.

The Harry Stiles Puzzle

Posted by Eileen Cogan on July 22, 2009 at 8:00pm

There are many secrets in my Stiles line. Some I will mention here as pieces to the puzzle.

Harry R. Stiles :
---------------------------------LDS International Gene IndexHenry R. Stiles born 1870 in NJ to Joseph Stiles and Susan A. StilesSusan A. Stiles born 1836 married Joseph Stiles 1869 in NJI don't know if Joseph and Susan are Harry's parents. The dates seem to fit.---------------------------------1870 Federal Census BlackwoodtownHenry Stiles; 5 months; born NJalso listed:Henry Reed; 41; NJSa

A Tribute to Two Mothers, Nina Verne Mossman Heskett and Daisy Arlene Smith Heskett

Posted by Dawn Evans Stringer on July 22, 2009 at 2:43pm

On 11 August 1916 my grandmother, Erma Leona Heskett, was born the third daughter of William Dale and Nina Verne (Mossman) Heskett. They lived in Morrow county, Ohio, where the Heskett family had lived since the 1820;s. Soon after grandma's birth, Nina found out that she had TB. To be closer to her family, they moved to Sioux City, IA. Nina went into a hospital and grandma was taken care of by one of her uncles. On 10 Apr 1919, at the age of 33 Nina died, leaving behind 3 daughters, Blanche Eile

what I'm reading

Posted by Kate Steere on July 22, 2009 at 2:12pm

I'm reading Grand Mothers by Nikki Giovanni, a really interesting collection of essays, short stories and poetry that she edited in the 1990s. I've always loved her poetry, and I grabbed this up when I saw it in my used bookstore. Its nice because I can read it slowly, as that how my kids let me read, LOL ;)Its cool, esp as I research my roots to read these words by people about their grandmothers, my relationship with my grandmothers is a mixed bag, but I make sure that my kids know their grand

We all have to start Somewhere - for beginners and the learned

Posted by David on July 22, 2009 at 12:38pm

You may well have heard or read of this all before but just incase anyone would like to be reminded here we go. All our families have their own, distinctive history, and your ancestors have helped to make us what we are today. For those of you who are about to embark on the family trail, here are a few basic guidelines to help you to progress successfully and resourcefully.Patience and perseverance are two very important words one should remember for the potential family historian, along with a

Cast Your Vote - Legacy Genealogy Cruise 2010

Posted by Geoff Rasmussen on July 22, 2009 at 12:05pm

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We need your help deciding where to go for our 7th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise in 2010. In fact, we are going to let you choose our cruise destination for us. We've narrowed it down to the following two locations:12-Day South America Passage departing from Santiago, Chile. Possible ports of call: Puerto Montt, Chile; Darwin Channel Chilean Fjords; Amalia Glacier Canal Sarmiento; Strait of Magellan; Punta Arenas, Chile; Cockburn and Beagle Channels; Ushuaia, Argentina; Scenic Cruising Cape Hor

Cool facts from my tree

Posted by Eileen Cogan on July 22, 2009 at 11:52am

* Dr. Daniel Wills sailed with William Penn and received from him 600 acres along the Rancocas River in Burlington County, NJ. He was among the Quakers imprisoned and persecuted in England.* Richard Lippincott and family were among the Quakers persecuted in England. He was released from prison and given land grants in America with the understanding he would not come back to England. He did, though, more than once.* Charles Wesley Wiley was in the Civil War* James Ayres Dare was a Captain in the

Great Title!!! Gotta love it

Posted by Eileen Cogan on July 22, 2009 at 11:30am

I just saw a group on here with a fantastic title. I joined because its a good subject but I might have joined just because I love the name.

Genealogy Disease

Posted by Eileen Cogan on July 22, 2009 at 11:30am

...news flashDoctors have discovered a new disease

SYMPTOMS: Obsession over finding more names, dates, and places. Patient has a blank expression on her face and often seems deaf to others. Has no taste for work of any kind, except for feverishly reading census records and entering data. Has a compulsion to write emails and spends hours sitting at a computer. Swears at the computer if there is no e-mail. Frequents strange places like cemeteries. Patient mumbles to self and has a strange faraway l

uummm Hello?

Posted by Eileen Cogan on July 22, 2009 at 11:20am

Don't you get tired of having to pick titles and screen names and passwords? I sure do.I had started several groups on here, one of which was called, "Wiley - New Jersey". I was approached about it and asked if I'd be including variant spellings and different locations. My answer was, "no". To be honest, I am not all that interested in the name itself. It is Irish. Very cool. The more lines I have that are of Irish origins, the happier I am. It was my grandmother's maiden name and since I adored

Oral History: Sharing Your Family Stories!

Posted by Luckie Daniels on July 22, 2009 at 10:30am

Yesterday, Author Anita Wills joined our LowCountry Africana Group here at GenWise and posted an amazing narrative about her Great-Great Grandmother, Leah Ruth-Warner.Reading about the life journey of Leah Ruth-Warner left me in awe. I was speechless!I can neither imagine what she endured after being kidnapped from her native Guinea in 1830 or wrap my mind around Anita's TREMENDOUS research effort to discover it!What I love is that in Anita and other family "Griots", I see the rich, age-old trad

Genealogy and Other Disciplines

Posted by Jennifer Eklund, PLCGS on July 22, 2009 at 9:45am

Genealogy can be generically defined as the study of family. For a genealogist, genealogy is defined in more detail and is different for each individual genealogist. Some genealogists only conduct one-name studies on one particular surname and never look into the other surnames in which they have ancestors. Other genealogists want to know about each individual ancestor and go into great detail to understand their lives and the times in which they lived. Genealogy for me is a way to understand hi

Hawaii- the Boston connection to a royal lineage

Posted by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on July 22, 2009 at 9:30am

It started back when I took the AP American History class at Wachusett Regional High School in Massachusetts. When our teacher told our class we could all write a final paper on any topic (with her approval, of course) I knew that I was going to write about Queen Liliuokalani and how she lost the Hawaiian throne. I was the first student to ask to have my topic approved, and the teacher looked puzzled. It was a topic we barely covered in class, and there was nothing on the subject in our school o

Blogs-People Finders

Posted by William Bruce Hillman on July 22, 2009 at 7:22am

So far my blog "The Hillman's of Elgin County" has repayed the time and effort I have put into it for the last two years. Last year a first cousin on my mother's side got in touch with me through the blog. I had not seen her since the early 1960's. My memory of her was of a little girl and it was quite gratifying to see and her from her and to find out about the rest of my uncle's family.Just this morning a second comment on my blog was from a daughter of my uncle Bruce's widow. Uncle Bruce was

talkingroots: Remembering great grandpa’s firearm

Posted by Deason Hunt on July 22, 2009 at 7:13am

I’m not a hunter. I’ve never fired anything more serious than a BB-gun at any living creature (and I never hit anything alive). One of my prized possessions, however, is a 19th Century black powder rifle.I came into possession of this firearm sometime after my Dad, also Deason Hunt, died back in the early 1980’s. Mother saw that I got it because it is a Hunt family relic. It belonged to my great grandfather, William “Billy” Marshall Hunt and has been in the family from the time he acquired it.On

Reflections on our most recent reunion

Posted by Tara Pfarner on July 22, 2009 at 6:07am

The fourth annual Gentner family reunion was held this past Sunday. If you have read my previous blogs, you know that I am somewhat worried about reunion apathy, particularly on the part of younger family members.The day actually started off on a sour note. Rain clouds were gathered and a light drizzle fell for part of the morning. When I arrived at at the reunion site I was greeted by a small contingent of family members who, before saying hello, made it clear how upset they were that there was

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John Jones and Mary Brown

Stockett

Sublett

WOW!!!

David Charles Embrey

The Harry Stiles Puzzle

A Tribute to Two Mothers, Nina Verne Mossman Heskett and Daisy Arlene Smith Heskett

what I'm reading

We all have to start Somewhere - for beginners and the learned

Cast Your Vote - Legacy Genealogy Cruise 2010

Cool facts from my tree

Great Title!!! Gotta love it

Genealogy Disease

uummm Hello?

Oral History: Sharing Your Family Stories!

Genealogy and Other Disciplines

Hawaii- the Boston connection to a royal lineage

Blogs-People Finders

talkingroots: Remembering great grandpa’s firearm

Reflections on our most recent reunion

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