Category: Scott

Scott family ancestors – including Palmer, Newton, Johnson, Tucker and more

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Isabella Smyth & the Inner Circle of Jamestown: A Classic and AI-Assisted Genealogical Investigation

The narrative explores Isabella Perry’s life, a prominent figure in early Virginia, using both traditional genealogy and AI analysis. Isabella, arriving in Jamestown with her husband, navigated a challenging society, married three times, and testified in court, showcasing her influence. AI aids in understanding her connections within Jamestown’s dynamic social landscape. Continue reading Isabella Smyth & the Inner Circle of Jamestown: A Classic and AI-Assisted Genealogical Investigation

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Jamestown, Scott

Two Trips to Jamestown: Walking in the Footsteps of Richard Pace and Isabella Smyth

First Trip to Jamestown Virginia in November 2025 During the Government and National Park Service (NPS) Shutdown Understanding Jamestown changes profoundly when viewed through the lives of one’s documented ancestors and their connection with the network of the colony’s leading families. It is interesting how one trip brings up questions begging for answers that only a return trip can provide. Popular accounts often simplify the … Continue reading Two Trips to Jamestown: Walking in the Footsteps of Richard Pace and Isabella Smyth

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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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Early Colonial New England, Scott, Wright

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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Early Colonial New England, Scott, Wright

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 

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EARLY COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA, Scott

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

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Excursion from Port Erie to Put-in-Bay, July – August, 2024

Monday July 29, 2024. We departed Port Erie at 10:30 arriving in Ashtabula at 5:00. Winding our way up river and through one drawbridge that opens on the half-hour, we docked at the wall at Ashtabula Yacht Club. The club has recently renovated part of their facility and the wall is renovated. Their new electric hookups had a glitch that was quickly repaired by their … Continue reading Excursion from Port Erie to Put-in-Bay, July – August, 2024

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Law, Lewton, Scott

FORT NECESSITY

Alongside the National Highway, also known as Highway 40, in Fayette County Pennsylvania stands a monument marking the grave of General Edward Braddock. Braddock was a British General killed fighting the French and their Indian allies July 9th 1755 at the battle of the Monongahela.  Braddock died trying to wrest control of what is now the Pittsburgh area from the French in the first major battle of … Continue reading FORT NECESSITY

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