Roberts Research, September 2024

This week my Roberts Research included using MyHeritage Library Edition. I access it through my local public library’s website, and many public libraries have access. There is a lot of material there, but the service is fairly expensive. Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, has an exclusive 50% discount for her users until the end of the month. I have some of her books and I follow her blog and sometimes listen to her podcast.

Working on the Roberts line, of my Roberts-Brown 2024 family tree and using MyHeritage Library Edition:

• I incorporated information about Sarilda Jane Garrett, the wife of 3rd great uncle, Hugh Roberts (Asa Ellis Roberts’ brother), from FamilySearch.
• I incorporated information about my 6th great-grandmother, (Roberts-Barnes-Taft-Sutherland-Lewis-Doughty Line) Margaret Duyster, from Filae Family Trees. I learned that she married Stephen Crego about 1731 and married William doughty after 1763. That suggests that Phebe, who was born in 1733, was born a Crego and possibly used Doughty later. In any event, it definately needs further research to confirm these relationships.
• I incorporated information about the husband (Isaac Cory) of my 5th great aunt, Abigail Taft, who is the sister of Asa Taft.
• I learned that my 2nd great uncle, Abraham Barnes, his wife, and son, lived near his brother Joel, during the 1880 Census (same page on the Census).

I’ll try using MyHeritage a bit more now that I have learned how to use their system. I may even subscribe.

Besides my foray with MyHeritage:

I did a lot of cleanup of my sources for the life of my paternal aunt, Pansy Marie (Roberts) Romer (1922-1987).

Have a nice week.