Thursday, October 10, 2019

Treasure Chest Thursday - 1800 U.S. Census Record for Martin Carringer Household in Mercer County, Pennsylvania

It's Treasure Chest Thursday - a chance to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1800 United States Census record for the Martin Carringer household in Mercer County, Pennsylvania:


The Martin Carringer entry is near the bottom of the page (third line from the bottom):

The  Martin Carringer family information from this record is:

* Head of household:  Carringer Martin


*  2 males under age 10 years (probably sons Goerge, born in 1795, and Henry, born in 1800)
*  2 males aged 10 to 15 years (probably son Jacob, born in 1785)
*  1 male aged 16 to 26 years (perhaps a brother, or a hired man)
*  1 male aged over 45 years (certainly Martin, born in about 1758)

*  2 females under age 10 years (probably daughters Catherine, born 1792, and Calli, born 1797)
*  1 female aged 10 to 15 years (probably daughter Elisabeth, born in 1789)
*  1 female aged over 45 years (certainly wife Molly Carringer, although she was born in about 1768)
The source citation for this record is:


1800 United States Federal Census, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, no township stated, page 437, Martin Carringer household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Aril 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M32, Roll 39.

Martin Carringer (about 1758-1835) married Maria Magdalena "Molly" Hoax (1768-1851) in 1785, and they had eight children between 1785 and 1805, with six born before the 1800 census. 

Martin and Molly (Hoax) Carringer are my 4th great-grandparents, through their son Henry Carringer (1800-1879) who married Sarah Feather (1804-1848).

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

San Diego Genealogical Society Meeting on Saturday, 12 October Features Julianne Adamik

The next San Diego Genealogical Society program meeting is Saturday, 12 October 2019 at 10 a.m. at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church (8350 Lake Murray Blvd., San Diego CA 92119).  

The speaker for both sessions is Julianne DeWalt Adamik, who will present:

** Session 1 (10 a.m.):  Starting at the Very Beginning - Genetic Genealogy for the Beginner

** Session 2 (11:30 a.m.):  Using DNA as a Supplement to Traditional Genealogy research

There will be a refreshment break between the presentations, with all attendees asked to provide cookies or pastries that reflect their national origins or heritage.

The 9 a.m. education hour will feature two classes in the upstairs classrooms:

**  Presenters Gloria Osborn and Kay Swenningsen   

 This class will help familiarize you with the operations and procedures at the Family History Center in Salt Lake City.  It will detail the layout of the building, how to find records, and what levels of assistance are available .

 Presenter Diane Gould Hall

Ancestry is one of the most popular genealogy websites containing billions of historical records. This class will take you through the basic features which help you search for your family ancestors. We will show you how to create your own family tree  and search for common ancestors in the trees of other Ancestry members.                                                                             


There is limited seating for these classes, and an RSVP is required to sdgsclasses@gmail.com  for a spot if you plan to attend.


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Linda and Randy on Mom's Deck in about 1990 -- Post 586 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

I can't help it, I can't do a wordless post!  I found some more family photos hiding in my voluminous My Pictures file folder - I don't think I've posted this one yet.

This is one of my favorite photographs in my collection - this is wife Linda and I looking lovingly at each other in the about 1990 on the deck at my mother's house in Point Loma.  It must have been a special occasion because I have a tie on - perhaps it's my mother's birthday (she was 70 in July 1989) or it's Christmas or Thanksgiving and the whole family (my two brothers and their spouses and children) was there.


When this photo was taken, I still had a mustache and beard, and the beard has no gray in it, so it may be before 1991.  At this time, I did not wear my glasses outside and used a pocket protector (I was an aerospace engineer, so always had a pocket protector and glasses case.  

That is San Diego Bay in the background and downtown San Diego on the other side of the Bay.

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

MyHeritage's Yaniv Erlich Explains Family Trees, DNA, Demographics and more...

I watched this video today, of Chief Science Officer Yaniv Erlich of MyHeritage speaking at TEDMED, and really enjoyed it.  I thought my readers might find it interesting and enlightening.  It's only 11 minutes long and full of insight, information and humor:


I love the humorous asides, and the explanation of how DNA testing can contribute to more than just ethnicity estimates.

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Disclosure:  I have a complimentary subscription to MyHeritage, and have had for several years, which I appreciate.  I have been reimbursed for travel and meal expenses in exchange for services rendered (luncheon and in-exhibit presentations) to MyHeritage at RootsTech conferences.

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Genealogy News Bytes - 8 October 2019


Some of the genealogy news and education items across my monitor the last four days include:



2)  New or Updated Record Collections:






3)  Genealogy Education - Webinars (times are US Pacific):

 GeneaWebinars Calendar



*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 9 October, 9:30 a.m.:  50 Records that Document Female Ancestors, by Gena Philibert-Ortega

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Mitä teen sitten, kun saan DNA-tulokseni (Finnish), by Juha Vuorela

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher’s Top Tips:  #117r - More Than One Surname?



*  Genealogy Gems:  Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 234

5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):


*  BYU Family History Library:  18- Using the Family Tree Mobile App - Judy Sharp

*  Cousin Russ:  FTM2019 Plan Tree Browser

*  Cousin Russ:  FTM2019 Before Installation

*  Cousin Russ:  FTM2019 Plan Change Log





6)  Genealogy Bargains:


7)  DNA Stories




8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 4 October 2019?

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Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1790 U.S. Census Record for Joseph Oakly Household in South Kingston, R.I.

It's Treasure Chest Tuesday - a chance to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1790 U.S. Census record for the Joseph Oatley household in South Kingston, Rhode Island:  


The Joseph "Oakly" household is near the top of the right-hand page:


The extracted information for the Joseph "Oakly" household is:

*  Head of household:  Joseph Oakly

*  1 male over age 16 (certainly Joseph)
*  1 male under age 16 (probably son Jonathan)
*  5 females (probably wife Mary, and daughters Polly, Hannah, Betsy, and Nancy)


The source citation for this record is:

1790 United States Federal Census, Washington County, Rhode Island, South Kingston, page 105 (penned), Joseph Oakly household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 February 2005); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M637, Roll 10.

Joseph Oatley (1756-1815) was the son of Benedict and Elizabeth (Ladd) Oatley.  He married Mary Hazard (1765-1857) in 1781, and they had 11 children between 1781 and 1806. 

Note that Joseph "Oakly" is enumerated just above Stephen Hazard, who was Mary (Hazard) Oatley's father.

Joseph and Mary (Hazard) Oatley are my 4th great-grandparents, through their son Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872).

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Monday, October 7, 2019

Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 6 October 2019

Here are the highlights of my family history and genealogy related activities over the past week:

1)  Attended the Chula Vista Genealogical Society (CVGS) Board Meeting  on Wednesday.  I reported on the Research Group, DNA Interest Group, the October Newsletter, and the membership survey.  Wrote, edited,  published and distributed the October Newsletter on Sunday.

2)  Finally started my new presentation on "Researching in Historical Newspapers" which I will give at the 30 October CVGS general meeting.

3)  Watched one Family Tree Webinars video -  The Stories Behind the Segments, by Blaine Bettinger.  Excellent!

4)  Was a panelist on today's Mondays With Myrt.  The panel discussed THE Genealogy Show, Find A Grave, One-name studies, the Barbour collection, the Oxford Family History Fair, Russ's Family Tree Maker 2019 presentation, is the FHL obsolete?, FHL catalog and collections, a lost diary found, and my posts about newspaper searches on GenealogyBank and Newspapers.com.

5)  Wrote and posted a biographical sketch of 6th great-grandmother #509 Elizabeth (Ayers) Martin  (1745-1767) for my 52 Ancestors biographical sketch on Friday.  

6)  Transcribed a 1764 deed of  5th great-grandfather Simon Gates buying land in Stow, Massachusetts from Amos Gates for Amanuensis Monday.

7) There were several sessions working in the RootsMagic software program to match with and update FamilySearch Family Tree profiles for Seaver families and my ancestral families, with occasional additions to the RootsMagic profiles. I have matched 32,966 of my RootsMagic persons with FSFT.

8)  Used Web Hints and Record Matches from Ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast and FamilySearch to add content and sources to my RootsMagic profiles.  I now have 54,945 persons in my RootsMagic file, and 110,380 source citations.   I TreeShared twice this week updating 290 profiles, and I resolved 1502 Ancestry Hints.  I've fallen behind on the Ancestry Record Hints with 115,339 to be resolved, but I work on them weekly.

9)  Added several more ThruLines to DNA matches to my RootsMagic file.  Added Notes to about 10 AncestryDNA matches.  

10) Wrote 18 Genea-Musings blog posts last week, of which three were a press release.  The most popular post last week was 
New Collection on Ancestry.com - Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s to Current with over 516 views.


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Amanuensis Monday -- 1764 Deed of Simon Gates Buying Land from Amos Gates in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

This week's document for Amanuensis Monday is a 1764 deed of  Simon Gates buying land from Amos and Deborah Gates in Stow, Massachusetts in the Middlesex County, Massachusetts Land Records: 

[Volume 64, pages 82-83]

The transcription of this deed is:

[page 82 near middle of left-hand page]

[in left margin]

Amos Gates
to 
Simon Gates

for £40 LM^o


[body of text]
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye that I Amos Gates of

Stow in the County of Middlesex in his Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England
yeoman for an in consideration of the sum of forty Pounds lawful Money to me in Hand well and
truly paid by Simon Gates of the Town County and Province abovesaid Husbandman, the Receipt
there of I the said Amos Gates have given granted sold conveyed and confirmed unto him the
said Amos Gates his heirs and Assigns forever A certain Tract or Parcel of Land in Stow abovesaid
containing by Estimation twenty Acres be the same more or less and is situate Northwesterly of my Dwel-
ling House And is bounded Southerly on my own Land Westerly on Land of Thomas Wetherbee & Norther-
ly on Land of said Wetherbee and Land of Bayley's and easterly on Land of John Gates and Simon
Gates and begins at a Heap of stones at the barn line ^a little^ Northwesterly of my House and runs Wes-
terly about thirty Rods to a stump and stones a corner of Jacob Gates Land and a Corner of
Thomas Wetherbee's Land then it runs Northerly angling on said Wetherbee's Land to the Corner
then Easterly on Wetherbee's and Bayley's Land until it comes in the two Rods of John Gates's
Field then running Northerly between said Bayley's Land and ^said^ Gates's Land two Rods ?????
by Lancaster Highway then runs Southerly on said Gates's Land to a Pine stump then to a Heap
of stones the corner of John Gates's and Simon Gates's Land which they bought of Joseph Brown
from thence to where it first began.  To have and to hold the above bargained and demised Premises
with all the Privileges and Appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise to him the said
Simon Gates his Heirs and Assigns forever to his and their own and only Use Benefit and ?????
forever. And I the said Amos Gates both for myself and my Executors and Administrators do co-
venant and engage to and with the said Simon Gates his Heirs and Assigns that before the
ensealing hereof I am the true and lawful owner of the above described Premises and have in
my self full Power and lawful Authority to dispose of the same as abovesaid and that ????
Simon Gates and his Heirs and Assigns shall and may from Time to Time and at all Times
forever hereafter enter upon possess and enjoy the same free and clear and freely and ?????
exonerated and discharged of from all and all Manner of Incumbrances of what Name or
Nature soever.  Furthermore ^I^ the said Amos Gates hath for my self and Heirs Executors and
Administrators do promise and engage to defend the said Simon Gates and his Heirs and Assigns
in the peaceable Possession of the above demised Premises from the lawful claims or Demands
of any Person or Persons ^whatsoever."  Only reserving for my self and my Heirs and Assigns Liberty

[page 83]

to pass and repass from my Dwelling House across the above demised Premises to Lancaster Highway
where the Road is now trod.  The said Simon ^Gates^ is to keep convenient gates or bars whenever he shall ??????
across said trod Road.  And I Deborah Gates the Wife f the said Amos Gates yield up all my Right of
Dowry and Power of Thirds to him the said Simon Gates and his Heirs and Assigns forever.  And for the
true Performance of all that is abovewritten We have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this eighteenth Day of
December Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and sixty four And in the fifth year of his Majesty's
Reign George the Third by the Grace of God ^King^ of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith &c.
Amos Gates and seal Deborah Gates her Mark M and seal  Signed sealed and delivered in the Presence of us
John Gates William Powers Middlesex ss January the 30^th 1765.  Then the withinnamed Amos and De-
borah Gates both Personally appearing acknowledged the foregoing Instrument to be their free Act and Deed
Before Henry Gardner Jus.Pea.  Midd^x ss Camb. Oct^o 23 1765.  Rec'd and enter'd says Fra. Foxcroft Reg^r.

The source citation for this recorded deed is:


"Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 19 January 2015), Middlesex County, "Deeds, 1764-1765, Vol. 63-64," Volume 64, Pages 82-3, image 590 of 824, Deed of Amos and Deborah Gates to Simon Gates, 1764; citing records in land offices and county courthouses, statewide in Massachusetts.

This is the second deed found for Simon Gates of Stow, Massachusetts, son of the grantor Amos Gates.  The tract of land is next to land that he earlier bought from Joseph Brown.


Simon Gates (1739-1803), son of Amos and Mary (Hubbard) Gates, who married Susanna Reed (1745-1833) in 1766, is my 5th great-grandfather.  I am descended from their son, Nathan Gates (1767-1830) who married Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855) in 1790.

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NOTE:  Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent  TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday."  John offers this definition for "amanuensis:" 


"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

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Sunday, October 6, 2019

Best of the Genea-Blogs - 29 September to 5 October 2019

Dozens of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.

My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for daily blog prompts or meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.


Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week:


The Worst Crime in Genealogy by Amie Bowser Tennant on The Genealogy Reporter.

*  Family Tree Maker 2019 Released – A Review by Keith Riggle on GenealogyTools.com.

23andMe Introduces the Automated Family Tree by Leah Larkin on The DNA Geek

Conferences: Different Flavors – How They Work & What to Expect as an Attendee or Speaker by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained -- Genetic Genealogy.

Double Match Triangulator 3.0 Released by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy.

GEDCOM 5.5.5: Just a Revision by Tamura Jones on Modern Software Experience.

Top Tools I Use: Screenshots by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants.

The Middlesex Wrap by Alicia Crane Williams on Vita Brevis.

When to Use Estimates in Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree.

The Joyride of "Creative" Spelling by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.

Saving Your Favorites on DPLA by Gena Philibert-Ortega on Legacy News.

Lineage Society Requirements: Requirements and DNA by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained -- Genetic Genealogy.

*  MAYFLOWER SOCIETY–Episode 2–My Journey to become a member by Diane Gould Hall on Michigan Family Trails.

 Printing your family history? You need to know these 8 useful tips by Prudence on Fuzzy Ink Stationery.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*  Friday's Family History Finds by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.

*  Friday Fossicking - 4th October 2019 by Crissouli on That Moment in Time.


This Week's Creme de la Creme -- October 5, 2019  by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte,

*  Saturday Serendipity ((Saturday, October 5, 2019) by John D. Tew on Filiopietism Prism.  Welcome back!


Readers are encouraged to go to the blogs listed above and    read their articles, and add their blogs to your Favorites, Feedly, another RSS feed, or email if you like what you read. Please make a comment to them also - all bloggers appreciate feedback on what they write.


Did I miss a great genealogy blog post? Tell me! I currently am reading posts from over 900 genealogy bloggers using Feedly, but I still miss quite a few it seems.


Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here.


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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 29 September to 5 October 2019

The following record collections were listed on the Ancestry Card Catalog list on Ancestry.com during the period from 29 September to 5 October 2019 

The ADDED and Updated record collections are:

Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/3/2019

San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1860-1987; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/3/2019

England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/3/2019

Queretaro, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1865-1987; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/3/2019

Michoacan, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1859-1935; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/3/2019

Norway, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/1/2019

Guerrero, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1860-1987; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/1/2019

Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2018; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/1/2019

Italy, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/1/2019

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/1/2019

England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2018; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/1/2019

Brazil, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 10/1/2019

Mexico, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1861-1941; indexed records with record images, Updated 10/1/2019

Mexico, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/30/2019

Sweden, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/30/2019

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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at    http://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there were 0 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 32,693 collections available as of 5 October, an increase of  2 from last week. 



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Disclosure:  I have had a fully paid Ancestry.com subscription since 2000.  Ancestry.com has provided material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and has hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City, in past years.


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