Saturday, February 4, 2017

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- The Facebook Meme

It's Saturday Night, 
time for more Genealogy Fun!!


For this week's mission (should you decide to accept it), I want you to:

1)  Using the Facebook "Learn About Each Other" meme being passed around this week, answer the 32 questions as listed below.

2)  Tell us in a blog post of your own, in a comment to this blog post, in a status line on Facebook or a stream post on Google Plus.  Be sure to leave a link to your post in Comments on this post.


Here are the questions in black, and my answers in Blue (Updated):

1. Who are you named after?  No one that I know of.  Was almost named "Ranny" after my 3rd great-grandfather, Ranslow Smith.
2. Last time you cried? Two days ago after reading a DNA adoption success story.
3. Do you like your handwriting? No.  I am left-handed, and always held the pencil wrong.  Now I tend to print and scribble too.
4. What is your favorite lunch meat?
 Pepperoni on pizza.

5.  Spicy or sweet?  Sweet.6. Longest relationship?  Sibling - 70 years;  Spouse - 46 years, 10.5 months.
7. Do you still have your tonsils? yes
8. Would you bungee jump? no
9. What is your favorite kind of cereal? Hot:  oatmeal with raisins and milk; Cold: Cheerios with milk and sugar.
10. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? No.  Have shoes only with velcro tabs.
11. Do you think you're strong? Physically:  brute force and awkwardness works, but my muscles are atrophying; Emotionally: Yes, usually.
12. Favorite ice cream? Dark chocolate Dove bar with vanilla ice cream;  Chocolate chip ice cream in a cone or dish.  Rocky Road in a cone or dish.
13. What is the first thing you notice about a person? Eyes, smile, height.
14. Football or baseball? Both.  Love strategy and momentum of football, and strategy and patience of baseball.
15. What color pants are you wearing? Gray.
16. Last thing you ate? Dark chocolate Dove bar with vanilla ice cream.
17. What are you listening to? The TV in the bedroom
18. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Dark Red.
19. What is your Favorite Smell?  Newborn baby.
20. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Our friend Barbara.
21.  Are you married?  Yes, for 47 years.

22. Hair color? Greying, used to be light brown.
23. Eye color? Blue
24. Favorite foods to eat? Macaroni and cheese, Spaghetti and meatballs, filet mignon steak medium rae.  Did I mention dove bars?
25. Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings.
26. Last movie you watched? Superman, Man of Steel with my grandsons
27.What color shirt are you wearing? Dark blue pattern

28. What is your favorite holiday?  Christmas
29. Beer or Wine? Neither. Vodka and orange juice.  Used to drink wine.
30. Night owl or morning person? Both, I work best from 7 to 10 a.m. and 6 to 10 p.m.
31. Favorite day of the week? Any all genealogy day.


I look forward to seeing everyone's answers!


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Surname Saturday -- RICHMOND (Wiltshire to colonial New England)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  

I am in the 8th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor #1523, who is Abigail RICHMOND (1656-1744) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 8th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through three generations of this RICHMOND family line is:


1. Randall J. Seaver (1943-????)

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)


10.  Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)
11.  Julia E. White (1848-1913)

22.  Henry Arnold White (1824-1885)
23.  Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864)

46.  Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872)
47.  Amy Champlin (1798-1865)

94.  Joseph Champlin (1758-1850)
95.  Nancy Kenyon (1765-????)

190.  John Kenyon (1742-1831)
191.  Ann --?-- (1742-1824)

380.  Sylvester Kenyon (1710-1800)
381.  Anna Barber (1717-????)

760.  John Kenyon (1682-1735)
761.  Elizabeth Remington (1686-1747)

1522.  John Remington, born 20 March 1650 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died before 12 December 1688 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.  He was the son of 3044. John Remington and 3045. Abigail Acie.  He married 1679 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
1523.  Abigail Richmond, born 1656 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; died 20 July 1744 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

Children of John Remington and Abigail Richmond are:
*  Abigail Remington (1681-1763), married (1) 1695 William Gardiner (1671-1732); (2) 1740 Job Almy (1675-1744).
*  Martha Remington (1683-1744), married 1706 Eber Sherman (1679-1758).
*  Elizabeth Remington (1686-1747), married 1704 John Kenyon (1682-1735).
*  Hannah Remington (1687-????), married 1706 Thomas Mumford (1687-1760).

3046.  Edward Richmond, born about 1632 in Wiltshire, England; died November 1696 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.  He married  June 1658 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
3047.  Abigail Davis, born about 1637 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; died July 1682 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.  She was the daughter of 6094. James Davis and 6095. Mary.

Children of Edward Richmond and Abigail Davis are:
*  Abigail Richmond (1656-1744), married (1) 1679 John Remington (1650-1688); (2) 1690 Henry Gardiner (1645-1744).
*  Edward Richmond (1658-1742), married 1682 Sarah LNU (1664-1743).
*  John Richmond (1660-1740), married 1686 Elizabeth LNU (1665-1740).
*  Sarah Richmond (1662-????).
*  Elizabeth Richmond (1666-1719), married 1686 John Palmer (1665-1753).
*  Mary Richmond (1668-????), married 1685 William Palmer (1663-????).
*  Esther Richmond (1669-1706), married 1691 Thomas Burgess (1666-1743).
*  Sylvester Richmond (1672-1754), married (1) 1693 Elizabeth Rogers (1673-1724); (2) 1728 Deborah Cushing (1674-1770).

6092.  John Richmond, born about 1594 in Wiltshire, England; died 20 March 1664 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.  He married about 1625 in Wiltshire, England.
6093.  Elizabeth LNU, born about 1600 in Wiltshire, England.

Children of John Richmond and Elizabeth are:
*  John Richmond (1627-1715), married (1) 1653 Susanna Hayward (1631-1661); (2) 1663 Abigail rogers (1640-1727).
*  Edward Richmond (1632-1691), married (1) 1658 Abigail Davis (1637-1682); (2) 1678 Amy Bull (1632-1696).
*  Sarah Richmond (1638-1691), married (1) 1658 Edward Rew (1635-1678); (2) 1678 James Walker (1619-1692); (3) 1691 Nicholas Stoughton  (1634-????)..
*  Mary Richmond (1639-1715), married 1656 William Paul (1624-1706).

Information about this Richmond family was obtained from:

*  Joshua Bailey Richmond, The Richmond Family 1594-1696 and Pre-American Ancestors 1040-1594 (Boston, Mass., the compiler, 1897). 
*  Henry I. Richmond, "The Richmond Ancestry" in Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Volume I (Boston, Mass. : The New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1983), pages 750-764.
*  "William Richard Cutter, New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and Founding of a  Nation, Volume 4, (New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914), page 1743, Edward Richmond sketch.


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Friday, February 3, 2017

This Week's We're Related Relationships - 3 February 2017

I received 7 new cousin relationships on the We're Related mobile app this week, which is based on Ancestry Member Trees.  The new relationships, and my initial evaluation of them, are:

1)  Drew Smith - Facebook friend, 8th cousin, common ancestor is George Brown (1651-1721).

My line to George Brown is through his son Samuel Brown (1686-2739).  Drew's line is through Mercy Brown (1708-1819) who married a Satcher.  I have a Mercy Brown (1690-1754) as a daughter of George Brown and a sister of my Samuel Brown, but she married John Walker (1696-1760) in 1711 and resided in Eastham, Mass.  There are over 500 Ancestry trees with George Brown and daughter Mercy Brown, but few if any are tied to Eastham, Mass.  Most are tied to Pennsylvania.  My judgment is that the mobile app added generations to Drew's tree that are erroneous.  My judgment is that this relationship is Very Unlikely.

2)   Jane Bartlett -- Facebook friend, 8th cousin, common ancestor is Hannah Lawrence (1662-1707).

My line to Hannah Lawrence, wife of Obadiah Sawtell, is through Hezekiah Sawtell (1703-1779).  Jane's line is through Josiah Sawtell (1687-1753), who I have as a brother of my Hezekiah Sawtell.  My judghment is that this relationship is Likely.

3)  Susi Pentico -- Facebook friend, 8th cousin, common ancestor is Anna Maria Knauss.

On my side, I have an ancestor named Catherine Ruth (1770-1813) who married Philip Jacob King in York, Pennsylvania.  I don't know who Catherine Ruth's mother is.  The app says that the father is George Rhoades (1740-1812), and his mother is Catherine Meyer (1715-1793) and his mother is Anna Maria Knauss.  Note that there is a surname change - why isn't it Catherine Rhoades, daughter of George Rhoades? Some Ancestry trees claim Rhoades and Ruth are the same surname.  In any case, the app has added three generations to my tree.  I don't know if Susi has the Mayer and Knauss connection or not.  My judgment is that this relationship is Unlikely.

4)  Sharon Gillis -- Facebook friend, 8th cousin 1x removed, common ancestor is Sarah Abbott (1671-1754).

My line on the app to Sarah Abbott is through my brick wall ancestor Jerusha --?-- (1750-1817), and then two generations of Chandler to Sarah Abbott.  The app has added 3 generations to my tree.  I know of no records that say Jerusha was a Chandler, but apparently some Ancestry trees know better than me.  I haven't looked at Sharon's line.  My judgment is that this relationship with Sarah Abbott as common ancestor is Unlikely.

5)  Josh Hutcherson -- Actor, 9th cousin, common ancestor is William Terrell (1659-1743).

My line on the app to William Terrell goes back to his purported son, John Terrell (1680-1748), who was born and died in Somerset, England.  The William Terrell (1659-1743) was an immigrant from England to Virginia, and he apparently did not have a son John born in 1680.  So the app added one more generation to my confirmed line.  I did not search on Josh's line.  My judgment is that this relationship is Highly Unlikely.

6)  Carol Stevens -- Facebook friend, 7th cousin 1x removed, common ancestor is William Healey (1688-1772).  

My line back to William Healey goes through Joanna Healey (1718-1809).  Carol's line on the app goes through Sarah Healey (1726-1826) who married a Clifford.  My database says Sarah Healey and Joanna Healey are sisters.  My judgment is that this relationship is Very Likely.

7)  Jeri Steele -- Facebook friend, 8th cousin 2x removed, common ancestor is Richard Smith (1626-1688).

My line to Richard Smith goes through Hannah Smith (1666-1693), who married Samuel Healey (1662-1732).  I don't know for sure who Hannah's father is.  Some Ancestry trees say it is Richard Smith (1642-1714).  There are over 2,000 trees with Richard Smith (1626-1688) who was born, married and died in Yorkshire England.  He had a daughter Hannah Smith (1654-1689) who died in England.  I didn't check Jeri's line since the app was so wrong about my line.  My judgment is that this relationship is Highly Unlikely.

My count is up to 144 famous or Facebook cousins provided by the app.  This week, my judgment is that only two of the seven cousin relationships are Likely or better.

I will say it again:  My biggest problem with this We're Related app is that it thinks it knows my ancestral lines better than I do, and adds one to five generations to some of my end-of-line ancestors.  The second biggest problem is that many of the lines of the famous or Facebook persons have colonial lines that jump from one region to another, as with the Drew Smith line.

The app may be right -- I don't know for sure -- and I can't really find out because the app provides no source material to back up their assertions.  If there was authoritative information for my end-of-line ancestors, I would add it.  None of the "Unlikely" or "Wrong" relationships have been convincing to me yet.



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New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 3 February 2017

I received this information from Findmypast today:

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New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday
Over 1.1 million new records are available to search this Findmypast Friday, including;



Over 1 million new records have been added to our collection of Australian Electoral Rolls. The new additions cover Queensland and Tasmania and will allow you to discover where your ancestor lived and whether they were eligible to vote.

We have also made vast improvements to our Australian Electoral Rolls search. Previously the Rolls existed as simple PDF searches that could only be accessed separately, state by state. We have now fully transcribed these collections and placed them into one central collection. This makes searching for your Australian ancestors easier than ever before as you can now search across all 12.6 million of these valuable census substitutes at once. The entire collection covers New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and Western Australia and spans the years 1860 to 1959.



Early emigration from Britain contains over 21,000 records that will allow you to find out if your ancestors left Britain for North America or the West Indies between 1636-1815. The collection includes 10 pieces from The National Archives including colonial papers, general entry books, passenger registers and weekly immigration returns.

Each record includes both an image and a transcript of the original source material. Transcripts will reveal your ancestor’s, occupation, year of birth, the year they departed, their destination and the ship they sailed on. Depending on the type of document, images of the original records may include additional details such as marital status, former residence, and nationality of settler.



In this browse-only search, you can navigate through each of the 12 National Archives pieces in their entirety to learn more about your early immigrant ancestors or the history of British emigration.



Find out if your British ancestors left for a settlement in Barbados between 1678 and 1715 with over 20,000 assorted documents including baptisms, burials, censuses, landowner lists, and other more.
Each result provides you with a transcript and image of the original record. Transcripts will reveal your ancestor’s birth year, age and parish as well as the nature of the event that was being recorded and the date. Depending on the type of document, images of the original records may include additional details such as fathers’ names or information pertaining to other North American colonies such as the colonies of Rhode Island and Connecticut.



Browse 2 volumes of fascinating colonial records including lists of property owners & militia members and a 1715 census of the island’s European inhabitants.  



Explore over 55,000 records to uncover the details of those on board the Royal African Company’s ships to and from Africa as well as the names of those who lived and died at the numerous company forts. The records come from The National Archives T 70 series, Company of Royal Adventurers of England Trading with Africa and successors.

The Royal African Company was a mercantile company from 1660 until it was dissolved in 1750. It was first incorporated as the Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa before being reconstituted in 1672 as the Royal African Company of England. The Company held a monopoly over trade in West Africa and, until the 1730s, played a key role in the dark history of transatlantic slave trade. The company set up its headquarters at Cape Coast Castle on the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) and brought traders, merchants, miners, carpenters, native interpreters, and even distillers to build their forts and trading posts. You will also find the names of thousands of British soldiers who travelled with the company. From Africa, the company brought men, women, and children as slaves to the colonies, as well as gold, wax, and ivory. After the Royal African Company lost its monopoly on the slave trade, it focused its attention on the ivory and gold markets.



Browse 27 volumes of Royal African Company records to learn about the crucial role the company played in the abominable history of the transatlantic slave trade. The system enslaved millions of African men, women, and children over several centuries before finally being abolished in Britain in 1807 after years of campaigning.


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SCGS Genealogy Jamboree 2017 Registration is Open

I received this information from SCGS today:

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Jamboree 2017 takes place at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, Burbank, California, Friday through Sunday, June 9-11, 2017. To register, visit the Jamboree website at http://genealogyjamboree.com/ and register online or download a mail-in registration form.



The theme for Jamboree 2017 is “Hunting Your Heritage” and our heritage focuses for 2017 include the British Isles and Ireland, Armenia and the Caucasus, and African American Research.

This three-day conference features:

  • 60+ speakers
  • 125 class sessions
  • JamboFREE sessions Friday morning
  • In-depth workshops (space limited, additional fee required)
  • Research tours Thursday and Friday
  • Friday and Saturday banquets and sponsored breakfasts
  • Exhibit hall packed with vendors and societies FREE all weekend
  • One-on-one research assistance provided by members of the Southern California Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists.
  • Genetic Genealogy 2017

Back by popular demand, SCGS will hold its fifth Genetic Genealogy Conference, “Diving Into DNA”, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel.



The SCGS Genetic Genealogy Conference provides a unique opportunity to hear from some of the top leaders in the field of genetic genealogy, with topics suitable for all levels of experience using DNA for genealogical research.

The Genetic Genealogy Conference is separate from Jamboree, and separate registration fees will apply.

Workshops 2017 – June 8, 9 and 11

Fifteen intensive workshops will also be offered during these two events providing an opportunity for in-depth study of genealogical research techniques (additional fee required, workshops overlap with some Jamboree and DNA sessions. Visit the website for registration requirements).


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52 Ancestors - Week 162: #227 Anna Martha (Nachbar) Trimmer (1724-????) of New Jersey

Here is my 52 Ancestors biography for week #162:

Anna Martha Nachbar (1724-????) is #227 on my Ahnentafel List, my 5th great-grandmother, who married #226 Matthias Trimmer (1722-1793)  in about 1742, probably in Morris County, New Jersey.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter, 
#113 Sophia Trimmer (1755-1811) who married #112 Johannes Able (1758-1818),  in 1777.
*  their son, #56 John Able (1780-1831), who married #57 Mary Row (1787-1863) in 1804.
*  their son, #28 David Auble (1817-1894), who married #29 Sarah Knapp (1818-????) in 1844.
*  their son, #14 Charles Able (1849-1916), who married #15 Georgianna Kemp (1858-1952) in 1898.
*  their daughter #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977) who married #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976) in 1918.
* their daughter #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002), who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), in 1942.
*  their son #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                   Anna Martha Nachbar[1–2]   
*  Alternate Name:    Anna Martha Trimmer[3]    

*  Sex:                       Female   

*  Father:                  Johann Leonhard Nachbar (1700-1766)   
*  Mother:                Maria Margaretha  (1698-1770)   
  
2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
  
*  Birth:                    about 1724, probably Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany[1]   
*  Distribution:        1765 (about age 41), named in father's will; Morris, New Jersey, United States[3]
   
3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
  
*  Spouse 1:              Matthias Trimmer (1722-1793)   
*  Marriage 1:           1742 (about age 18), New Jersey, United States[2,4]   
*  Child 1:                 Mary Anna Trimmer (1743-1826)   
*  Child 2:                John Trimmer (1745-    )   
*  Child 3:                Matthias Trimmer (1747-    )   
*  Child 4:                Elizabeth Trimmer (1750-1826)   
*  Child 5:                Leonard Erhart Trimmer (1752-1777)   
*  Child 6:                Sophia Trimmer (1755-1811)   
*  Child 7:                Jacob Trimmer (1757-    )   
*  Child 8:                David Morris Trimmer (1759-1824)   
  
4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):   

 Anna Martha Nachbar was born in about 1724 in Germany, the first child of Johann Leonhard Nachbar and his wife Maria Margaretha --?--[1].  The family migrated to America in 1738, arriving in Philadelphia aboard the ship "Robert and Alice," with the Schenckle, Weiss, Tofort, Terryberry and other families who settled in the German Valley of Hunterdon County, New Jersey[2].

Matthias Trimmer married Anna Martha Nachbar married Matthias Trimmer in about 1742, probably in Morris county, the son of Johannes Trimmer[2,4].  They had eight children born between 1743 and 1759, all in Hunterdon County.  

When Anna Martha's father died in 1766, his 1765 will said "...To the children of my daughter, Anna Martha Trimmer, the wife of Mathias Trimmer, 200 pounds."[3]

It may be that Anna Martha (Nachbar) Trimmer died between 1759 (when her last child was born) and 1765 when her father wrote his will.  There are no death or burial records, and no probate records, for her.

5)  SOURCES
 
1. Henry Z. Jones, Jr., More Palatine Families, some Immigrants to the Middle Colonies 1717-1776 and their European Origins, Plus New Discoveries on German Families Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710 (Rockport, Me. : Piction Press, 1991), Johann Leonard Nachbar sketch, pages 194-195.

2. Theodore Frelinghuysen Chambers, The Early Germans of New Jersey: their history, churches, and genealogies (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982), pages 450-452, Neighbor family sketch; digital images, FamilySearch Books (https://books.familysearch.org/ : accessed .

3. A. Van Doren Honeyman (editor), Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. XXXIII; Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, etc.  Volume IV, 1761-1770 (Somerville, N.J. : Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1928), page 309, Leonard Nochber entry.

4. Henry Z. Jones, Jr., More Palatine Families, some Immigrants to the Middle Colonies 1717-1776 and their European Origins, Plus New Discoveries on German Families Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710, Johannes Trimmer sketch, pages 289-291.

NOTE:  Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post Challenge:  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2017 to 208 Ancestors in 208 Weeks.

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

Seavers in the News - George Washington Seaver Dies in 1870

It's time for another edition of "Seavers in the News" - a series of articles about Seaver persons, accomplishments and deaths.

I found this one in the MyHeritage "Compilation of Published Sources" collection:


The transcription of this article is:

"GEORGE WASHINGTON SEAVER was born in Pomfret, Vt., June 1st, 1846, and was fitted for College at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N.H.  Entering College in Sept. 1865, he was a member of the class of '69 one year, and was then compelled by a disease of the eyes to take a leave of absence.  During the autumn and winter of 1866-67, he taught school at Cavendish, Vt., and at Chester, Mass., and returned to College in Sept. 1867.  After graduation he became an agent for a publishing house in New York City.  In its employ he sailed for Galveston, Texas, in the steamer Varuna which foundered at sea off the coast of Florida on the night of the 20th of October, 1870; and he was among the lost.  His age was 24."

The source citation for this record is:

Obituary Record of Graduates of Amherst College, Mass., 1868-1882, indexed database with digital image, MyHeritage (www.myheritage.com : accessed 2 February 2017), Class of 1868, page 13, (image 53 of 302), George Washington Seaver entry, in "Compilation of Published Sources" collection.

I found George in my RootsMagic family tree, he was the son of Joseph and Abigail Evelyn (Parker) Seaver of Cavendish, Vermont.

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