Category Archives: Ancestor Sketch

Research into the four family Lines, Roberts, Brown, Howell, and Darling.

Mary Elizabeth (Manning) Brown’s Mother – Part 2 of 6

Could it be Sarah Jane Garvin? – Part 2 Brown-Mannin(g)Line By Don Taylor Information about my great-grandmother’s (Mary Elizabeth Mannin(g)[i] Brown) mother has been elusive. I believe her mother was Eliza Jane Fannin (1861-1882). Other researchers have indicated they believe … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Grover Buel

Brown-Sanford-Parsons-Maben-Rowley-Buel Line April 4 Today, I remember my 7th great-grandfather, Grover Buel. He was born on 4 April 1732 in Killingworth, New London County, Connecticut Colony[i]. Grover married Jerusha Buck on 15 February 1758 in New Milford, Litchfield County Connecticut … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Tamise Sutherland

April 3 Roberts, Barnes, Taft, Sutherland Line Today, I remember my 3rd great-grandmother, Tamise/Tammy Sutherland/Southerland. She was born on 3 April 1796 in New York. Tamise married Joel Cruff Taft about 1819 at Triangle, Broome County, New York, and died … Continue reading

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Mary Elizabeth (Manning) Brown’s Mother – Part 1 of 6

Could it be Sarah Jane Garvin? Brown-Mannin(g)Line By Don Taylor It has been nearly eight years since I wrote about my 2nd great-grandmother, Eliza Jane Fannin (1861-1882). Eliza’s parents have been a brick wall for me. In 2017, I thought … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday William.

Brown-Sanford Line Today, I remember my third-great-grandfather, William M. Sanford. He was born in New York on 30 March 1823. He moved west to Michigan, again west to Indiana, and once more west to North Dakota. He returned to Michigan … Continue reading

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