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Unraveling the Ancestry of Maretta Williams
This is a continuing story of my search for the parents of my 3rd great-grandmother Maretta Williams. No single item of evidence proves who the parents of Maretta Williams were. However, the combination of vital records, burial locations, grave markers, DNA matching, similar migration times, geographic proximity, and naming patterns strongly point to the conclusion that Maretta Williams Church was the daughter of Elisha Williams of … Continue reading Unraveling the Ancestry of Maretta Williams
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Jamestowne Society Genealogical Proofs: the Lanes, Kirkpatricks & Tuckers
Introduction As is likely obvious we aren’t just “theboatinggenealogists” anymore. We are now also a land version of theboatinggenealogists, taking our research to land locations further from home in order to conduct more extensive genealogical research, like in Plymouth, Providence, Hagerstown and Jamestown. As part of our Jamestown exploration this past fall we went to the Jamestowne Society in Williamsburg, Virginia to learn if there … Continue reading Jamestowne Society Genealogical Proofs: the Lanes, Kirkpatricks & Tuckers
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From German Palatines to American Assimilation
Deitz 3 Generation Journey: 1737 – 1875 Continue reading From German Palatines to American Assimilation
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Pilgrimage to Plymouth – Part Five, Plymouth Massachusetts
“Any people who are indifferent to the noble achievements of remote ancestors are not likely to achieve anything worthy to be remembered by their descendants.” Macauley Plymouth remembers its history and its noble achievements. 9/21/25 Sunday – We drove to Plymouth and visited the Plimoth Pawtuxet Museum. The museum is a complex of individual sites including an extensive living replica of the Pilgrim village complete … Continue reading Pilgrimage to Plymouth – Part Five, Plymouth Massachusetts
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PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH PART 4 -THE GREAT SWAMP FIGHT MEMORIAL & RICHARD SMITH’S CASTLE
9/20 – Saturday – North Kingston Rhode Island is home to Richard Smith’s Castle. The Swamp Fight Monument is located in nearby West Kingston. The two places are inextricably linked together in the history of King Philip’s War. First we visited the site of the monument. BACKGROUND The Great Swamp Fight Monument memorializes the battle that took place early in King Philip’s War 350 years … Continue reading PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH PART 4 -THE GREAT SWAMP FIGHT MEMORIAL & RICHARD SMITH’S CASTLE
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PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH PART 3- BARNSTABLE MASSACHUSETTS
Home of Reverend John Lothropp 9/19 Friday – We visited the home of John Lothropp (1584-1653), an 11th great-grandfather of mine. He was a minister, a religious exile, and a founder of Barnstable Massachusetts. He arrived in New England in September 1634. The name Lothropp is also spelled Lothrop and Lathrop, etc. He left England shortly after his release from London’s notorious Clink Prison where he … Continue reading PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH PART 3- BARNSTABLE MASSACHUSETTS
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PROVIDENCE AND BLOCK ISLAND – PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH – 2025 PART 2
9/16- Tuesday – A recent article in the Wall Street Journal asked readers, do you know your own historical meaning? How do you learn that? Where you come from? Who do you come from? Where do you fit in history? It is not easy. It is time consuming. It requires patience. It may mean learning new skills and visiting faraway places. Nevertheless the impediments are vastly … Continue reading PROVIDENCE AND BLOCK ISLAND – PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH – 2025 PART 2
PART 1 – PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH 2025 – WIND GAP PA
The Boating Genealogists stepped back in history again to the colonies of Rhode Island and Massachusetts and to Wind Gap in early colonial Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. First Stop – Site of Dietz Blockhouse – Wind Gap Pennsylvania 9/12 Friday– The first place on our itinerary was Wind Gap Pennsylvania, once called Dietz Gap. The town of Wind Gap is situated on the Appalachian Trail at a gap in … Continue reading PART 1 – PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH 2025 – WIND GAP PA
Y-DNA Solves a 350 Year Old Line of Descent Conundrum
The Question Genealogists and family historians sometimes rely on family and town histories written many years ago. Those histories can contain errors that may or may not be unraveled as time goes by. Y-DNA can sometimes assist in detecting discrepancies in those written histories such as errors and nonpaternal events. Can Y-DNA assist in determining a 350 year old line of descent in an English … Continue reading Y-DNA Solves a 350 Year Old Line of Descent Conundrum
A Triumphant AI Genealogy Discovery
This is a story about genealogy research breakthroughs using FamilySearch.com’s recently released Artificial Intelligence (AI) program. A recent search with AI located two deeds with high value information. Background – A Missing Birth Record I first applied to the lineage society SAR (Society of the Sons of the American Revolution) through descent from my third-great-grandfather Thompson J. Wright, a son of Solomon Wright, a Revolutionary … Continue reading A Triumphant AI Genealogy Discovery
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