“Stand Fast” The Grants are a Scottish clan, traditionally said to be descended from Gregor Mor MacGregor, who lived in the 12th century. On that basis the Grants are one of the principal branches of the Siol Alpin, of which Clan MacGregor is the chief. However, the name father of the clan is sometimes said…
Category: Genealogy
Ulrich Howry’s Estate (1724)
Ulrich Howry, a Mennonite, was granted 150 acres at Conestoga, Pennsylvania in 1717 and enjoined to be naturalized. He died in 1723, dividing his estate between his “brethren” and his widow Barbara. Barbara Howry’s Bond as Administrator of Wolrick Howry’s Estate transcribed by Pat Sorenson Know all men by these presents that wee Barbara Howry…
Sundet
Svensk Sundet by Per Lundqvist Soldattorp no 16 Sundet Sevedes kompani Kalmar regemente. Från början ett torp under frälsegården, efter laga skiftet 1843-1847 även soldattorp. Det ligger längst ned i sydöst på Ekvik utmed sjön, och på kartan 1847 finns där tre stycken byggnader. Bostadshuset ligger troligen på samma ställe som idag, men där dagens lagård…
Our Mennonite Cousins
The following extracts give some account of the Mennonite Hauri family at Hirschthal in Schöftland. The wool-weaver Hans Hauri left Switzerland in 1711 with his wife and two sons. The two sons, Hans and Ulrich, immigrated to Pennsylvania about 1717. A third son, Jacob, remained in Germany. “In the 17th century Kulm became the center…
Quillen
The MacQuillans are an Irish sept, descended from a branch of the de Mandevilles, a Cambro-Norman who settled Ulster during the Anglo-Norman invasions under the de Courcys in the late 12th century. Their home country was in the areas of Antrim known as the Route and the Glens, with their seat at the castle of…