Category Archives: Brown-Montran

Lisa J Fannin and the Ancestry Trees.

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Don Taylor

Brown-Manning-Fannin By Don Taylor I’ve never been entirely comfortable with my entries for family relationships for my Great-grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Manning. I know my tree in that area goes back 30 years ago or more and was based upon other … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day 2020 – Dancing Trees

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Don Taylor

Today, I remember my mother, who passed away last fall. I miss her love of art, music, and poetry.  She wrote the following poem many years ago and remember her as I recite it out loud. Dancing Trees By Sylvia … Continue reading →

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Montrans in the News – Annual Concert at Ocean City

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Don Taylor

Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week for Montran Monday[i], I found an article from the Philadelphia Inquirer dated 22 July 1917.  Article transcription: ANNUAL CONCERT AT OCEAN CITY Musical Feast to Be Given at Yacht Club July 27 With Noted Quartette … Continue reading →

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30 Questions – Have I…?

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Don Taylor

  My Life Saturday Night Genealogy Fun By Don Taylor For “Saturday Night Genealogy Fun,” Randy Seaver, in his blog “Genea-Musings,” suggested answering some of the questions that have been going around Facebook.  Here are my answers to 30 personal … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – Mercy Gay

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Don Taylor

Brown-Sanford-Gay By Don Taylor Mercy Gay was born into a leading Connecticut family. She married and removed to Vermont where she and her husband were early settlers. When her husband died in 1813, she moved west with family members to … Continue reading →

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