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"No MAN Shall Build a Meeting House at Chebacco (now Essex, Massachusetts)"

Posted by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on July 24, 2009 at 10:30am

I love this story. "Just regular folks" in the family tree. Thomas Varney was born about 1630 in the Barbados and removed to Massachusetts to settle at the Chebacco section of the town of Ipswich before 1650. His first wife was Abigail Proctor, who was also just a "regular folk" except that her brother John was hung as a witch in 1692. Perhaps being a bit different from all the other puritans in town ran in the family.Uusally all the women in the family tree have blank spaces next to their vital

talkingroots: Riding to school

Posted by Deason Hunt on July 24, 2009 at 9:56am

I never rode a school bus to school. I know as this is written, most children (and even parents) might wonder why. The rule was school buses only ran outside of the city limits. The rest of us got to school the best way we could. No excuses were accepted for lack of ride, rain, etc. My own children (Michael and Emily) also never rode a school bus to school. Where we lived in Lake Jackson, Texas was within two miles of their schools: A. P. Beutel Elementary, Lake Jackson Intermediate School, and

OMG!!! There are 2 of me!

Posted by Eileen Cogan on July 23, 2009 at 8:05pm

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There are

people with the name Eileen Cogan in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

Some Italian genealogy - Maria Vincenza Margarita Balzano

Posted by Eileen Cogan on July 23, 2009 at 1:43pm

Ancestors of Maria Vincenza Margarita BalzanoGeneration No. 11. Maria Vincenza Margarita Balzano, born Oct 27, 1873 in Italy1. She was the daughter of 2. Raffaele Balzano and 3. Marie Vincenza Fortino. She married (1) Pasquale M Nessuno Aug 11, 1895 in parish of Santa Croce, Torre del Greco, Napoli, Italy2. He was born Oct 1868 in Mercato, Naples, Italy2, and died Dec 06, 1934 in Vico Trotti, Italy2.Generation No. 22. Raffaele Balzano He was the son of 4. Orazio Balzano and 5. Maria Teresa Russo

Today I have officially gone to the dogs!

Posted by Nancy Hickman on July 23, 2009 at 1:30pm

Call it "Dog Days of Summer" or just plain biting off more than I can already chew...I just opened up my grandson's family tree website to the dogs or their ancestral pets.I have been knocking this idea around ever sense I got the GenBug after I retired from my work in Animal Welfare. The idea, was to provide a place for folks to post their ancestors pet's picture, hopefully with the owner, if not, just the pet will do, I even quietly entered a pet on ancestry.com and quickly removed it when I r

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

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"No MAN Shall Build a Meeting House at Chebacco (now Essex, Massachusetts)"

talkingroots: Riding to school

OMG!!! There are 2 of me!

Some Italian genealogy - Maria Vincenza Margarita Balzano

Today I have officially gone to the dogs!

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!

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