Tag Archives: New York

Ancestor Sketch – Tamise Sutherland

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Barnes-Taft-Sutherland Line By Don Taylor Overview Tamise[i] Sutherland[ii] was born on 3 April 1796 in New York, USA as the last child of Reuben Sutherland and Mary Lewis. She had seven siblings: Phineas, David, Lot, Candice, Eliza, Josiah, and Elizabeth. She … Continue reading →

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Tamise Sutherland & the Early Censuses

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Don Taylor

Census Sunday By Don Taylor Introduction Following families in the early census records is always tricky, and when a census’s locations change and a family’s status changes, finding families can make things even more difficult. Such is the case concerning … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Don Taylor

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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Ancestor Sketch – Joel Cruff Taft – #42

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Barnes-Taft Line By Don Taylor Researching Joel Cruff Taft had its challenges. The most obvious one is tracing an individual through the early (before 1850) censuses. The second problem in researching Joel was regularly running into his grandfather, Silas Taft, … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – Mary “Polly” Wolcott Parsons

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Don Taylor

Brown-Sandford-Parsons-Wolcott By Don Taylor Mary Wolcott was born in 1767. She married John Parsons in 1788. After she was widowed in 1813,  Mary lived another 43 years living in several households. She died in 1857 at the age of 89. … Continue reading →

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