Category Archives: Ancestor Features

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

Abbreviated Sketch – Chester Fenyvessy

Brown-Montran Research Montran Line #52Ancestors By Don Taylor We all have surprise discoveries. Events that you had no idea occurred. That family secret that was never, never, spoken of. One of the most significant surprise discoveries I’ve had in my … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Margaret Ann Swann (1760-1826)

Darling Research Darling-Swayze-Walter-Swann Line By Don Taylor [After looking at her husband, James Walter, her daughter, Catherine Ann Dent Walter, her son, Elkanah Walter, and a cursory look at several of her other children, I still don’t know much about … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Betsy Kinsey Binford

Howell Research Howell-Pankey-Binford Line By Don Taylor [Following women during colonial times is always tricky, and Betsy Kinsey (Binford) Pankey is no exception. Seldom are women mentioned except in the context of another family member. What I have learned about … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Tamise Sutherland

Roberts-Barnes-Taft-Sutherland Line By Don Taylor Overview Tamise[i] Sutherland[ii] was born on 3 April 1796 in New York, USA as the last child of Reuben Sutherland and Mary Lewis. She had seven siblings: Phineas, David, Lot, Candice, Eliza, Josiah, and Elizabeth. She … Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Samuel Pankey

Howell Research Howell-Pankey Line By Don Taylor Review What I think I know. Samuel was born in 1738 in Manakin Town, Goochland County, Virginia Colony[i]. Samuel married Betsey Kinsey Binford in 1759 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony[ii]. Samuel’s son, Philip … Continue reading

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