Sharing ancestors, one person at a time. Genealogy and history.
I have more than one theory in progress, but I have already written about my biggest ones. Just to summarize my two biggest theories: First. I ended my post, The Cobe Dilemma, with the suspicion that Cobe was not our immigrant, Richard’s surname. I have been scouring passenger lists from England to Canada in the … Continue reading John Prewet – A Theory in Progress
Welp…I made it to week 4 and flopped! So, to catch up… Week 5 - Challenge Boy am I challenged to keep up the writing. I have been banging my head on two lines, Tucker and DeJean. I don’t know how long my stubbornness will last before I throw my hands in the air and … Continue reading Weeks 5 – 9 – Challenge and More
My father-in-law always tells me, the ancestors don’t matter; tell me where all the descendants are. He’s more of a forward thinker than a backward thinker. So, I was on the hunt to track down the descendants of Philip Batey. This, at first, seemed a daunting concept. I mean how many descendants are possible for … Continue reading Week 4 – Overlooked
As with many families, ours has its share of nicknames, though not one sticks out to me for the purpose of this article. It is possible that there are nicknames that are long forgotten. For example, future descendants who try to conduct genealogical research on my generation (or my parents) will never come across our … Continue reading Week 3 – Nicknames
Well, family, 2024 was not a very active blogging year for me. I struggled to find ancestors and stories to share with you. I guess on the one hand I feel like I have accomplished covering most of the ancestors who I have marked “complete” and developed a biography for each of them that could … Continue reading Week 1 – In the beginning
Our Many Pasts 