Category Archives: Research
World Visitors
One of the most rewarding aspects of this project is sharing what I learn with my (very) extended family. Three-quarters of visitors have been from the United States, but visitors from many other countries have taken a look. *COUNTRIES with … Continue reading
North American Visitors
One of the most rewarding aspects of this project is sharing what I learn with my (very) extended family. I was curious where these distant relations were coming from. I put a visitor counter on the site and saw that … Continue reading
Resources
Overviews Steve Condarcure’s New England Genealogy Index - The purpose of these pages is to help beginners gather raw data for their genealogy project. This database does NOT have any sources on the names here. Steve guesses that 98% of the … Continue reading
Peter Coffin
Peter COFFIN (1580 – 1627) may have been Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miller line. Peter Coffin was born about 1580 in Brixton, Devonshire, England. He married Joane KEMBER in Brixton. His parents were … Continue reading
Division of North Field – Salem, Mass
When the North field was laid out is unknown, but it must have been before the town records were begun. Apparently most of the original lots consisted of ten acres each. By tracing the land titles the accompanying plan is … Continue reading
Favorite Posts 2011
Fun Stuff 1. Passages 1,579 2. Origins 1,008 3. Witch Trials (New) 792 6. Famous Cousins 695 7. Lyon’s Whelp 563 8. New England Pioneers 519 9. 17th Century Houses (New) 469 10. Edward I (New) 465 11. Charlemagne 454 12. Veterans 439 13. Sir Richard Forester of Flanders (New) 375 … Continue reading
Thomas Scudder
Thomas SCUDDER (1587 – 1657) Many genealogies say that his daughter Elizabeth married Samuel LATHROP, but our actual ancestor was her cousin Elizabeth whose parents were his brother John SCUDDER and sister-in-law Elizabeth STOUGHTON. Thomas Scudder was born in 1587 in Groton, Suffolk, England. … Continue reading
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
History of Conneaut Township Tereasa_Guy added this on 28 Jan 2010 CONNEAUT TOWNSHIP was organized July 9, 1800, with the following boundaries: “Beginning at the northeast corner of Shenango Township; thence northwardly the breadth of eleven full tracts; thence westwardly … Continue reading
Peter Thacher
Peter Thatcher (1737 – 1802) may have been Alex’s 6th Great Grandfather; one of 128 in this generation of the Shaw line. Peter Thacher was born in 25 Nov 1737 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass. His parents were Peter THATCHER and … Continue reading
Horatio Nelson Webber
Horatio Nelson Webber (1808 – 1838) was not a direct ancestor in the Shaw line, but he holds clues to the ancestry of Oliver A. WEBBER because Oliver was appointed guardian of his children when he died. Horatio Nelson Webber was … Continue reading
