Category Archives: Darling

Probate Record for Timothy Munsell

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Don Taylor

Anamnesis Monday Transcripts by Don Taylor Probate records are wonderful when you can find them as they provide so much detail and texture about an individual’s life.  I just loved learning that Timothy Munsell‘s family spent a dollar (6 shillings) for … Continue reading →

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A Dollar for Spirits? – Timothy Munsell (1745-1798)

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Don Taylor

Howell-Darling-2017 Research Darling/Munsell Line By Don Taylor I have often wonder how money worked in the post-colonial period.  I know originally there were 20 shillings in a pound, but the old pounds and shillings worked in comparison with dollars. I’ve … Continue reading →

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We’re Related – Churchill, Gates, Disney

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Don Taylor

We’re Related – Second Look for my Wife Famous Friday by Don Taylor There are new people every week using “We’re Related” so I thought I’d take another look at the three of my wife’s new matches.  My wife’s two … Continue reading →

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Biography: Frank Xaver Drexl (1856-1929)

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor Absent other sources, I usually trust the 1900 Census as being the most accurate for the date because it provides both a month/year and age for the individual. In the case of Frank Xaver Drexl the 1900 Census … Continue reading →

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My Wife’s Closest Famous Relatives

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Don Taylor

 “We’re Related” – Part 4 Famous Friday Howell-Darling 2017 by Don Taylor So, my wife says to me, “I thought you were going to look at my family also in “We’re Related.” I had mentioned in my first article, “We’re … Continue reading →

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