Category Archives: Family Lines

Follow-up on Samuel Pankey

Howell-Pankey Line By Don Taylor One of my regular steps in researching ancestors is to “Find BMD Records for each of the children.” In the case of Samuel Pankey’s children, I wanted to pay particular attention to which children had … 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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Sutherland – Surname Saturday

Roberts Research Ancestry indicates that Sutherland surname is a Scottish regional name from the Old Norse suðr ‘south’ + land ‘land.’ Sutherland lays south of Scandinavia and the Norse colonies in the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Forebears add that it … Continue reading

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Becker – Surname Saturday

Glarus Switzerland By Don Taylor Ancestry indicates that Becker is a Dutch, German, Danish, and Ashkenazic Jewish occupation name for a baker of bread or baker of bricks and tiles, which comes from the German word backen “to bake.” Ancestry … Continue reading

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Mary Parsons – The 1855 New York Census opened a Brick Wall

Census Sunday Brown-Sanford-Parsons-Wolcott By Don Taylor Introduction Following families in the early census records is always tricky, and following widows can be particularly difficult. I had been unable to find her in several early census records after her husband died. … Continue reading

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