The person links below are to FamilySearch. Other links are to sites with additional information. American Revolution These men fought to liberate the thirteen original colonies from England between 1775 and 1783. Capt. Andrew Grant James Kenney California Gold Rush William Howe Horse thief Civil War Clergy Rev. Elmer Phillip Howery (?-1921), Methodist minister Colorado Gold Rush William Adams...
When I first began researching my Place ancestors, I concluded Brig. Gen. Solomon Place was our direct ancestor. Cousins had reached the same conclusion; it seemed to be a family tradition. But years later, it became clear we were mistaken. It was just wishful thinking. And it was easy to demonstrate our mistake with just a little actual research. Our ancestor Thomas Place (1803–1893) of Auburn...
I read a fun paper last night. Fun because of the way it conceptualizes “genealogy”. For me, method and technique are always more interesting than mere facts. “Genealogies are not institutions or even families. Genealogies are components of rhetoric about families and, sometimes, about the institutions they lay claim to.” And, “In the case of genealogical claims to...
Here’s a fun one. Even in the world of fantasy genealogy, some claims stand out. Every so often we hear the claim George Washington, the first American president, was a male-line descendant of Odin. Of course it’s not true, and of course it’s a fascinating idea. It all goes back to 1879, when Albert Welles published The pedigree and history of the Washington family: derived from...
I’ve been compiling a list of Luce, Lewes, and Lewis coats of arms (and crests) in hopes we might find a clue to the origin of Henry Luce (c1640-1689), an early Massachusetts immigrant. Henry Luce has been speculated as a member of the Luce family at Horton in Gloucestershire. The Luce family of Horton is often said to be a branch of the Norman family de Lucy, although there is no evidence...