Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 33 (part 2)
By Melissa Berry on May 2, 2023
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, with more on the Garcelon family of Maine... (Read More)
Tag: Descendants
Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 33 (part 1)
By Melissa Berry on April 21, 2023
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on Mayflower descendants, focusing on the Garcelon family of Maine... (Read More)
How to Find Descendants of Mayflower Pilgrims in Recent Obits
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 22, 2013
Genealogists love their ancestors—as well as the fact that important family history connections are often mentioned in recent obituaries. Have you ever noticed how common it is for these recent obituaries to describe the name of their ancestor who came over on the Mayflower ship or fought in the American Revolutionary War? Use those... (Read More)
Jans Family Uses Genealogy to Pursue 300-Year Land Claim
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 4, 2012
The family of Anneke Jans has been pursuing a genealogy project for over 300 years. During all this time the family has been working hard to track down every single one of Jans’s descendants. They are doing this not so much from a love for family history—but rather, to sort out the heirs to... (Read More)
Two timer names
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 12, 2009
Tip: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” – but newspapers very often have the same or similar names. Be sure to carefully document your sources so that your descendants and other genealogists will know which “Daily Globe” newspaper that article came from. There were two “Daily Globe” newspapers published in... (Read More)
World’s Oldest Mom, age 110 – over 1,000 descendants
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 9, 2009
Happy Mother’s Day! Clementine (Robicheaux) Breaux, the widow of Paul Breaux, must have set a record. As of March 19, 1915 – she was still going strong at age 110 – the mother of 13 children and the matriarch of more than 1,000 descendants born in her lifetime. She lived in... (Read More)
Patty Barthell Myers, 1930-2008
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 17, 2008
Patty Barthell Myers died 9 October 2008, at the home of her daughter, Lucy Bonnington. Her obituary (San Antonio Express-News (TX) – October 13, 2008; Philadelphia Inquirer, 13 Oct 2008) simply stated her “life’s work was genealogy.” Well said. She was the author of numerous compiled genealogies and reference works including: Female index to... (Read More)
Clementine Breaux – 110 yrs. old – 1,000+ Descendants
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 11, 2008
Happy Mother’s Day! Clementine (Robicheaux) Breaux, the widow of Paul Breaux, must have set a record. As of March 19, 1915 – she was still going strong at age 110 – the mother of 13 children and the matriarch of more than 1,000 descendants born in her lifetime. She lived in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana... (Read More)
