Saturday, April 1, 2017

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Where Have You Visited?

Hey genea-folks, 
it's Saturday Night again, 

 time for more Genealogy Fun!

 


Your mission this week, should you decide to accept it, is to:

1)  A meme on Facebook has been circulating about what states, countries and other places you have visited.  The average for Americans is 8.


2)  Copy the list from this blog post and denote your places visited with an X, and add states or countries you've visited not on the list.  Then total it up at the end of your list.


3)  Put your responses in your own blog post, in a comment on this blog post, or in a status or comment on Facebook.


Here's mine:

Afghanistan 
Alabama 
Alaska X

Algeria
Arizona X
Argentina
Arkansas X
Aruba
Australia  X
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium  X
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
California X
Canada X
Colombia  X
Castaway Island
Cayman Islands  X

Chile
China
Chicago X
Colorado X
Connecticut X
Costa Rica  X
Cuba
Curacao 

Czech Republic
Delaware X
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Dubai
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England X

Estonia  X
Fiji  X
Finland  X
Florida X
France  X
Georgia X
Germany X
Ghana
Greece
Guam
Guatemala  X
Haiti
Hawaii  X
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Idaho X
Illinois X
India
Indiana X
Iowa
Iran
Iraq
Ireland X
Israel
Italy
Jamaica  X
Japan
Jordan
Kansas X
Kentucky X
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan

Latvia
Lithuania
Louisiana
Luxembourg
Maine X
Maryland X
Massachusetts X
Mexico X
Michigan X
Minnesota X
Mississippi
Missouri X
Montana X

Morocco
Nebraska
Nevada X
New Hampshire X
New Jersey X
New Mexico X
New York X
New Zealand  X
Nicaragua
North Carolina
North Dakota
Norway  X
Ohio X
Oklahoma
Oregon X
Palestine
Panamá  X
Pennsylvania X

Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico X
Rhode Island X

Russia  X
Saudi Arabia
Sicily
Scotland  X
Singapore
South Africa
South Carolina  X
South Dakota
South Korea
Spain
St Marten
St Thomas
Switzerland X
Sweden  X
Taiwan
Tennessee X
Texas X
Thailand
Trinidad
Turkey
The Netherlands  X
United Arab Emirates
US Virgin Islands X
Utah X
Venezuela
Vermont X
Vietnam
Virginia X
Washington X
Washington DC X
West Virginia
Wisconsin X
Wyoming X
Wales


My score:   68

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A Note From Jack Minsky on Family Tree Maker 2017 Shipping Plans

The Family Tree Maker Users group page on Facebook has this note from Jack Minsky this morning:


SHIPPING PLANS - FTM 2017.UPDATE -  2:30 AM UTAH TIME
The review meeting has ended without an agreement to release quite yet. Ourquality assurance staff call the shots and they're calling for moreresearch into issues raised in beta testing of FamilySync which wasdeployed on Thursday..The engineers were called to the office an hour ago and are going to spendthe day following the trail of the most worrying issues raised in testingyesterday. They may turn out to be nothing, but we aren't going to releaseuntil we're sure..In the meantime, all of us in the east coast head office are going to "gooffline" for a few hours and will post on progress when we return. We'll beemailing shortly everyone waiting for their copy of FTM 2017 to let themknow our plans..To those of you who understand that getting this right is more importantthan getting it fast -- and have said so sincerely here -- we thank you.We're going to sleep better having stopped the clock, knowing it was theright thing to do..Watch this space.
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The latest updates (and the earlier ones too) are on this thread on Facebook.

Apparently, there were problems with the FamilySync features resulting from over 1,000 beta testers problems and comments.  It may take until Monday to fix them adequately.  Or not.

I think we'll get the email when we get it and not before.  I agree with Jack - they need to get it right.

For those who can't wait - here is a support article about "Getting Ready for FamilySync 101":

https://support.mackiev.com/613215-GETTING-READY-FOR-FAMILYSYNC-101

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Surname Saturday - WEED (England to colonial Massachusetts)

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 #1771, who is Deborah WEED (1659-1726) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 8th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through two generations of this WEED family line is:


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

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


6.  Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)
7.  Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977)

12.  Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946)
13.  Abbie Ardelle "Della" Smith (1862-1944)

26.  Devier James Lamphier Smith (1849-1894)
27.  Abigail A. "Abbey" Vaux (1844-1931)

54.  Samuel Vaux (1816-1880)
55.  Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1883)

110.  Amos Underhill (1772-1865)
111.  Mary "Polly" Metcalf (1780-1855)

220.  John Underhill (1745-1816)
221.  Hannah Colby (1745-????)

442.  Joseph Colby (1707-1768)
443.  Abigail Worthen (1714-????)

884.  Joseph Colby (1680-1754)
885.  Anne Bartlett (1684-1721)

1770.  Christopher Bartlett, born 11 June 1655 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died 14 April 1711 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 3540. Christopher Bartlett and 3541. Mary LNU. He married 29 November 1677 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
1771.  Deborah Weed, born 15 June 1659 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died 06 June 1726 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Christopher Bartlett and Deborah Weed are:
*  Christopher Bartlett (1678-1747), married (1) 1703 Susanna Griffin (1673-1712); (2)  1718 Mary Clement (1680-1735); (3) 1735 Rachel Atwood (1691-1774).
*  Deborah Bartlett (1680-????), married (1) 1703 Ephraim Blaisdell (1682-1728); (2) 1732 George Worthen (1669-1745).
*  Mary Bartlett (1682-1725), married 1700 John Stevens (1674-????).
*  Anne Bartlett (1684-1721), married 1704 Joseph Colby (1680-1754)
*  Martha Bartlett (1686-????), married 1709 Henry Blaisdell (1682-1736).
*  Lydia Bartlett (1688-1776), married 1708 Samuel Burbank (1684-1748).
*  Hannah Bartlett (1689-1690).
*  Sarah Bartlett (1691-1693).
*  child Bartlett (1694-1694).
*  Abigail Bartlett (1695-1732), married 1715 Benjamin Stevens (1692-1731).
*  Samuel Bartlett (1698-????).
*  child Bartlett (1699-1699).
*  child Bartlett (1700-1700).
*  Mehitable Bartlett (1701-1788), married 1720 Cornelius Davis (1693-1779).

3542.  John Weed, born about 1627 in England; died 15 March 1689 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.  He married 14 November 1650 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
3543.  Deborah Winsley, born before 20 December 1629 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England; died 20 April 1695 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.  She was the daughter of 7086. Samuel Winsley and 7087. Frances Elmy.

Children of John Weed and Deborah Winsley are:
*  Samuel Weed (1652-1730), married 1676 Bethia Morgan (1653-????).
*  Mary Weed (1653-1712), married 1674 John Martin (1650-1693).
*  John Weed (1655-1727), married (1) 1686 Anne Bartlett  (1650-1711); (2) 1708 Sarah Pettengill (1688-????); (3) 1717 Sarah Brown (1661-1718).
*  Ann Weed (1657-1711), married 1675 Edward Hunt (1655-1727).
*  Deborah Weed (1659-1726), married (1) 1677 Christopher Bartlett (1655-1711); (2) 1715 John Kimball.
*  George Weed (1661-1731), married 1699 Margaret Worthen (1674-????).
*  Nathaniel Weed (1664-1736), married (1) 1701 Sarah Stickney (1676-1706); (2) 1711 Sarah Sawyer (1681-????).
*  Ephraim Weed (1666-1762), married (1) 1690 Elizabeth Colby (1660-1704); (2) 1704 Hannah Annis (1679-1762).
*  Joseph Weed (1671-????), married 1693 Rachel Hoyt (1670-????).
*  Thomas Weed (1674-1708), married 1698 Joanna LNU (1660-????).

The resources I have for the John Weed family, besides town records are:

*  David Webster Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton (Providence, R.I., Snow & Farnham, printers, 1897-1917)

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Friday, March 31, 2017

This Week's We're Related Relationships - 31 March 2017

I received 8 new cousin relationships on the We're Related mobile app over the last week, which is based on Ancestry Member Trees.  The new relationships, and my initial evaluation of them, are:

1)  Margaret Cheney - Facebook friend, 9th cousin, common ancestor is Sarah Silsbee (1646-1682).

My line to Sarah Silsbee is through her Sarah Collins (1678-1757).  Margaret's line is through Anne Collins (1673-1754), who married Nathaniel Ingalls.  My judgment is that this relationship is Very Likely.

2)  Michael McCormack -- Facebook friend, 9th cousin, common ancestor is Eleanor Smith (1652-1722).

My line to Eleanor Smith is through her daughter Elizabeth Arnold (1684-1758).  Michael's line is through Jeremiah Arnold (1700-1774), brother of my Elizabeth Arnold.   My judgment is that this relationship is Very Likely.

3)  Linda McCauley -- Facebook Friend, 9th cousin, common ancestor is Eleanor Smith (1652-1722).

My line to Eleanor Smith is through her daughter Elizabeth Arnold (1684-1758).  Linda's line is through Jeremiah Arnold (1700-1774), brother of my Elizabeth Arnold.   My judgment is that this relationship is Very Likely.

4)  Margaret Atwood -- Author, 9th cousin, common ancestor is Mary Snow (1630-1704).

My line to Mary Snow is through her son, John Paine (1660-1731).  Margaret's line goes through Thomas Paine (1657-1721), brother of my John Paine.  My judgment is that this relationship is Very Likely.

5)  Sam Walton -- Business magnate, 7th cousin 2x removed, common ancestor is George Lawrence (1637-1708).

My line to George Lawrence goes through his daughter Hannah Lawrence (1662-1707).  Sam's line goes through Martha Lawrence (1681-1723), sister of my Hannah.  My judgment is that this relationship is Very Likely.

6)  David Decker -- Facebook friend, 9th cousin, common ancestor is Christofel Breise (1643-1700).

My tree on Ancestry.com follows Devier Smith's (1839-1894) adoptive family back to Christofel Bresee, so that is not my genetic line.  My judgment is that this relationship is Wrong, but it's my fault.

7)  John Newmark -- Facebook friends, 8th cousin 1x removed, common ancestor is Daniel Pierce (1640-1723).

The app says my line to Daniel Pierce goes through his daughter, Martha Pierce (1681-1759).  However, I have evidence that Martha's father was Joseph Pierce (1647-1713), brother to Daniel Pierce, and son of Anthony Pierce (1611-1678) of Watertown, Mass.  John's line to Daniel Pierce is through daughter Elizabeth Pierce (1665-1737).  If John's line is correct, then we are 9th cousins 1x removed.  My judgment is that this relationship is Likely.

8)  Emily Dickinson -- Author, 7th cousin 3x removed, common ancestor is Rowland Clark (1570-1638).

My line to Rowland Clark is through  Elizabeth Clarke (1620-1683).  My information is that Elizabeth Clarke's father was Thomas Clarke (1568-1638).  Emily's line goes through Rebecca Clarke (1610-1680), who I have as a sister to my Elizabeth Clarke.  So the app probably has the wrong parent to Elizabeth and Rebecca, but my judgment is that the relationship is Likely. 

My count is up to 205 famous or Facebook cousins provided by the app.  This week, my judgment is that 6 of the 8 cousin relationships are Likely or better.

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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