2thornton37814
The last of my lines to settle in Monroe County, Mississippi, did so in 1896, so I am interested in Monroe County and some of its surrounding counties--especially Itawamba County, Mississippi, Lee County, Mississippi, and Lamar (formerly Sanford County), Alabama.
I enjoy reading about colonial periods in Virginia and North Carolina because a lot of my Southern ancestors came from those states.
I'm also interested in Ohio's Amish country where my Lantz and Yoder families lived for a while--mainly Holmes and Wayne Counties.
I also enjoy reading about colonial times in New Hampshire and in the Cape Ann/Boston area of Massachusetts where some ancestors lived. I've got a couple books on Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island where the Rathbone/Rathbun family resided.
I dabble in most areas where ancestors lived, but I find myself collecting more for these counties or periods. I purchase lots of social history relating to these areas/times.
I enjoy reading about colonial periods in Virginia and North Carolina because a lot of my Southern ancestors came from those states.
I'm also interested in Ohio's Amish country where my Lantz and Yoder families lived for a while--mainly Holmes and Wayne Counties.
I also enjoy reading about colonial times in New Hampshire and in the Cape Ann/Boston area of Massachusetts where some ancestors lived. I've got a couple books on Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island where the Rathbone/Rathbun family resided.
I dabble in most areas where ancestors lived, but I find myself collecting more for these counties or periods. I purchase lots of social history relating to these areas/times.
3rodneyvc
On my paternal lines my forebear Hendrik Van Cooten left Utrecht, Netherlands for the Dutch Demerara colony (now Georgetown, Guyana) in about 1776, so I'm interested in this area, and British Guiana, and Guyana.
Sons of his went to England in about 1800, so I'm interested in England, Bristol, Oxfordshire, and Guernsey in 1800-1900.
A ggrandson came to Australia in 1874, so I'm interested in the family history since then in Australia.
My maternal line is German, based about Brandenberg and Uckermark, arriving in Australia in the 1860s.
Sons of his went to England in about 1800, so I'm interested in England, Bristol, Oxfordshire, and Guernsey in 1800-1900.
A ggrandson came to Australia in 1874, so I'm interested in the family history since then in Australia.
My maternal line is German, based about Brandenberg and Uckermark, arriving in Australia in the 1860s.
4thornton37814
>3 rodneyvc: It's interesting you have a non-British line in Australia so early. You certainly have a varied European ancestry that went to some interesting locations.
5DCBlack
Immigrant ancestor (and brick wall) Thomas Black came from Scotland to Manhattan in the early 1790's when he was in his late teens. He married a young widow, Rebecca (Van Kleeck) Jones, whose Dutch ancestors had resided in colonial New York for several generations. I have not yet been able to determine where in Scotland Thomas' family originated, and whether he immigrated alone or with other family members.
Thomas and Rebecca remained in Manhattan for several years, with Thomas laboring as a stevedore loading and unloading boats on the Manhattan docks. In around 1803, they migrated to Onondaga County in Western New York to settle on bounty land in the town of Manlius that Rebecca had inherited from her father Peter Van Kleeck.
They had several children (based on early census data), but I have only been able to find information on three lines: Two sons (Thomas Jr. and Abram) and one daughter (Rebecca).
My line is through Thomas Jr., who married and moved to Ohio in about 1833.
Thomas and Rebecca remained in Manhattan for several years, with Thomas laboring as a stevedore loading and unloading boats on the Manhattan docks. In around 1803, they migrated to Onondaga County in Western New York to settle on bounty land in the town of Manlius that Rebecca had inherited from her father Peter Van Kleeck.
They had several children (based on early census data), but I have only been able to find information on three lines: Two sons (Thomas Jr. and Abram) and one daughter (Rebecca).
My line is through Thomas Jr., who married and moved to Ohio in about 1833.
6laytonwoman3rd
Hi, I'm Linda, and I am working on family histories for my own and my husband's lines. My mother's family is almost exclusively English on both sides; my father's mainly German and Eastern European; my husband's English, Scottish, Irish and German (or possibly Dutch). Join me on my own thread where I'll go into more detail periodically about my researches.
7avaland
Hi, I'm Lois.
I have waffled about joining this group because I fear spending more time talking about genealogy than actually doing it, if you know what I mean.
I'm a Mainer by birth, and have lived in New England all my life with the exception of one adventurous year in California in the 70s, My family tree is 400 years New England. Nearly all of my immigrant ancestors came between 1620 and 1650 and their families have been intermarrying and intermarrying now for hundreds of years ...
Not sure how active I can be here, but it's always nice to be around fellow enthusiasts. I'll set up a personal thread and put the rest of my blather there. I am certainly happy to help anyone with the New England area, or Ancestry.com or DNA-related stuff (oh, the stories I have!).
I have waffled about joining this group because I fear spending more time talking about genealogy than actually doing it, if you know what I mean.
I'm a Mainer by birth, and have lived in New England all my life with the exception of one adventurous year in California in the 70s, My family tree is 400 years New England. Nearly all of my immigrant ancestors came between 1620 and 1650 and their families have been intermarrying and intermarrying now for hundreds of years ...
Not sure how active I can be here, but it's always nice to be around fellow enthusiasts. I'll set up a personal thread and put the rest of my blather there. I am certainly happy to help anyone with the New England area, or Ancestry.com or DNA-related stuff (oh, the stories I have!).
8thornton37814
>7 avaland: It's easy to spend too much time talking and not doing it. I think I've finally found a happy balance between the DNA and traditional research, but it took some time to find a way that achieved progress on both fronts. I think a lot of genealogists these days spend too much time watching webinars and don't find the time to research. They need to be more selective in their viewing. For me, the current challenge is finding the balance between various involvement areas, particularly when one became more time-consuming than I have time to spend on it.
9avaland
>8 thornton37814: I get that.
10IrvinaBuchanan
Hello! I am a 'refuge' from Amazon, FB, Goodreads & Google, looking for other groups to share my love of genealogy with (without the censorship, thank you very much). I have been working on my tree for about 3 years, still consider myself to be a newbee genealogist, but also a pretty good sleuth!
I have retired to the same area my Father grew up in (Lewis County, Washington State, USA) and thus am doing quite a bit of local history to fill in the gaps in his family stories. His mothers family was 2nd gen immigrants from Denmark (Larson). His father's are from Scotland (Buchanan). My mothers are English (Rice) and French (Hasbrouck).
I wish I could double the hours in the day to learn all their is about all these histories! Every little bit of knowledge is a connection to my past, and connections are what it is all about. Well, that and the occasional fascinating Rabbit Hole :). Just go ask Alice!
I have retired to the same area my Father grew up in (Lewis County, Washington State, USA) and thus am doing quite a bit of local history to fill in the gaps in his family stories. His mothers family was 2nd gen immigrants from Denmark (Larson). His father's are from Scotland (Buchanan). My mothers are English (Rice) and French (Hasbrouck).
I wish I could double the hours in the day to learn all their is about all these histories! Every little bit of knowledge is a connection to my past, and connections are what it is all about. Well, that and the occasional fascinating Rabbit Hole :). Just go ask Alice!
11thornton37814
>10 IrvinaBuchanan: Welcome! There are lots of rabbit holes to go down in genealogy.
12avaland
Nice to meet you, Irvina. I'm always interested in family trees that are different from myself.
13NinieB
Hello all, I'm really impressed with how Lori's developed this group! I'm looking forward to chatting genealogy with you all.
I'm a lifelong genealogy enthusiast. My grandmother on my mother's side told me fascinating stories about her family in Kentucky and Illinois, so fascinating that after Roots caused the first big surge in genealogy interest, my mother and I went to our local genealogy library and started researching. I've been off and on over the years, but have compiled a massive amount of information about my family, my husband's family, my half-brothers' ancestry . . . you get the idea. I am almost entirely a US researcher, but I have dipped my toe into 19th century English and German records. I've also personally used DNA to bust a brick wall in Stewart County, Tennessee (yes, the DNA led elsewhere).
>3 rodneyvc: My g-g-grandparents came to the US from Germany in the 19th century, bearing the name Kowitz. Many years ago, an Australian television actor named Peter Kowitz appeared in A Town Like Alice. My mother and grandmother kept wondering if he was related. Another win for DNA--yes, he's related. DNA shows we are related to the Kowitzes who emigrated to Queensland from the same area of Prussia (it's now in Poland) as our Kowitzes did. It's likely that the Australian immigrant was an uncle or first cousin of the American immigrant. I suppose if you decided to immigrate halfway around the globe, either Australia or the US was a valid choice!
ETA: Does anyone here have a Kirtley lurking in their family tree? or Henderson County, Kentucky, ancestry?
I'm a lifelong genealogy enthusiast. My grandmother on my mother's side told me fascinating stories about her family in Kentucky and Illinois, so fascinating that after Roots caused the first big surge in genealogy interest, my mother and I went to our local genealogy library and started researching. I've been off and on over the years, but have compiled a massive amount of information about my family, my husband's family, my half-brothers' ancestry . . . you get the idea. I am almost entirely a US researcher, but I have dipped my toe into 19th century English and German records. I've also personally used DNA to bust a brick wall in Stewart County, Tennessee (yes, the DNA led elsewhere).
>3 rodneyvc: My g-g-grandparents came to the US from Germany in the 19th century, bearing the name Kowitz. Many years ago, an Australian television actor named Peter Kowitz appeared in A Town Like Alice. My mother and grandmother kept wondering if he was related. Another win for DNA--yes, he's related. DNA shows we are related to the Kowitzes who emigrated to Queensland from the same area of Prussia (it's now in Poland) as our Kowitzes did. It's likely that the Australian immigrant was an uncle or first cousin of the American immigrant. I suppose if you decided to immigrate halfway around the globe, either Australia or the US was a valid choice!
ETA: Does anyone here have a Kirtley lurking in their family tree? or Henderson County, Kentucky, ancestry?
14thornton37814
>13 NinieB: I'm glad we're getting some activity here! Congrats on your DNA happy dance!
15avaland
>13 NinieB: Hi Ninie. Sorry, no Kowitzes or Kirtleys on any of the family trees I've worked on. My husband's mother's side originates in the southern Ohio area (Ironton), that's the closest we get to Kentucky blood. However, he did live in Lexington for all of his teen years :-)
