Category Archives: Family Lines

Barnett Surname

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Don Taylor

Surname Saturday Brown/Manning/Barnett I only have one known direct Barnett ancestor, my 5th great grandmother, Catherine Barnett (Ancestor #209) on the Brown line. However, I have some 35 other known Barnetts identified in my family tree. Several Barnetts married into … Continue reading →

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Inconsistencies with Samuel Aquilla Long (1817-c.1870)

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Don Taylor

By – Don Taylor Sometimes, I feel like I am marching to the beat of a different drummer.  Or as my mother might say, “Look at my son, he is in step, but everyone else is out of step.” Once … Continue reading →

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Bio – Barney Brown (c. 1813-c 1865)

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Don Taylor

Brown By – Don Taylor Barney/Daney Brown is my third great-grandfather on my mother’s paternal line. I have not found much Barney or his life. In fact, I have only found him in two census records, which is barely enough … Continue reading →

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“In 1897 Nothing Happened…” ‘cept a Shipwreck

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Don Taylor

by Don Taylor One of my wife’s nieces lives here in Scarborough. On her house, she has a sign which reads, “On This Site in 1897 Nothing Happened.” I know her home was built in the 1980s, as was most … Continue reading →

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Bio – Clora Dell Scott Roberts Adams

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Don Taylor

Bio – Clora Dell Scott Roberts Adams (1883-1945) Clora Dell Scott Roberts AdamsPhoto from the Chris H. Bailey family photo collection. Clora Dell Scott is my great-grandmother on my newly found Roberts line. Because “O”s can look like “A”s when … Continue reading →

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