Category Archives: Ancestor Sketch

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

John Parsons (Jr. & Sr.) in the Sandisfield Town Records

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Don Taylor

Amanuensis[i] Monday Brown-Sanford-Parsons By Don Taylor Microfilm, 1728095, microfilmed by the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah at the Town Hall, Sandisfield, Massachusetts provide a treasure of information regarding the various families of Sandisfield. Image 377, (Page 335) provides two … Continue reading →

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Joel Barnes & the 1840 Census

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Roberts-Barnes By Don Taylor I know very little about my 3rd great-grandfather, Joel Barnes. He may have been born 1bout 1790 in Broome County, New York. He married Lucy Wilson Taft and they had at least one child, … Continue reading →

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Chester Parsons in the News – Lawsuit Settled & Real Estate for Sale

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Don Taylor

In the News By Don Taylor  In the News” is my reporting of discovered newspaper articles and advertising regarding ancestors I am researching.  Chester Parsons is a fourth great-grandfather of mine. The information found in newspapers often raises more questions … Continue reading →

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Joel Barnes & the 1850 Census

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Roberts-Barnes By Don Taylor I know very little about my 3rd great-grandfather, Joel Barnes. He may have been born 1bout 1790 in Broome County, New York. He married Lucy Wilson Taft and they had at least one child, … Continue reading →

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Nelson Barnes & the 1840 Census

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday Roberts-Barnes By Don Taylor Previously, I had looked at the lives of Nelson Barnes and his wife, Mercy Eliza Taft. (See Endnotes Below.)  I was unsuccessful in finding them in the 1840 Census. I thought I’d try again … Continue reading →

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