Category Archives: Brown-Montran

Collins – Surname Saturday

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Don Taylor

I don’t really know much about my Collins ancestors, but they are among my earliest ancestors, 8th 9th and 10th great grandparents. They were part of the “Great Migration” of the early 1600s arriving in Massachusetts then locating to Connecticut. … Continue reading →

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We’re Related – My Possible Relatives – John Kerry, Luke Bryan, Carrie Fisher

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Don Taylor

  Famous Friday by Don Taylor My second look at possible relatives using “We’re Related.” I must have received an upgrade recently as the program wanted me to reconnect with all of my Facebook friends. I was not amused that … Continue reading →

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Surname Saturday – Cochran

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Don Taylor

Montran, Barber, Blackhurst, Cochran Line By Don Taylor Sometimes it is necessary to just put the brakes on.  So, is the case with Surname Saturday for Cochran. My fourth great-grandmother, Lydia Ellen Cochran, supposedly, is the wife of Stephen Blackhurst … Continue reading →

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Biography – Enoch Mannin (1823-1907)

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Brown-2017 Research Brown/Mannin Line Ancestor #52 By Don Taylor Enoch Mannin is one of my “go to” ancestors.  That is to say that if I find a new database or website I ask myself, should I find something about Enoch … Continue reading →

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Enoch Mannin – Homesteader

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Don Taylor

Enoch Mannin (1823-1907) Adding maps to my genealogy research is always fun. The Bureau of Land Management records lend themselves to adding maps to better understand an ancestor’s life and history. The 1895 Minnesota State Census indicated that my third … Continue reading →

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