Today in my database : Jonathan Collins (b. October 8, 1706)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th great-grandfather, Jonathan Collins.

Jonathan was born October 8, 1706 in Buckingham, Bucks Co., PA. Jonathan married Ann _______ on June 2, 1731 in Hardwick, Warren Co., NJ. Ann was born ca. 1719 in Buckingham, Bucks Co., PA and died before 1785 in Bucks Co., PA. Jonathan died December 30, 1731 in Hardwick, Sussex Co., NJ.

I descend from Jonathan & Ann's daughter, Deborah, as follows :

Jonathan Collins m. Ann ________
Deborah Collins m. Samuel Willson
Mahlon Willson m. ________
Samuel Willson m. Elizabeth ________
Sarah A. Willson m. John Lambertson
Carey W. Lambertson m. Clara E. Cook
Charles Wilson Lambertson m. Pearl May Beals
Clemon Beals Lambertson m. June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)

Update : 9-17-08 As pointed out by an astute reader, the parentage of Jonathan Collins is NOT John and Mary (Meacham) Collins, as previously reported. I am correcting my data.

Today in my database : Susanna Freese (b. October 7, 1820)

Today's featured relative in my database is my wife's maternal 3rd-great grandmother, Susanna Freese.

Susanna was born October 7, 1820 (probably Virginia) to unknown parents. She married Daniel Duffey circa 1840 (probably Ohio). Daniel was born February 2, 1815 in Virginia and died May 17, 1879. Susanna died June 7, 1893.

Known children of Daniel & Susanna (Freese) Duffey :
i. Isaac F. Duffey m. Della Benjamin
ii. Daniel Duffey m. Susan Leedy
iii. John W. Duffey
iv. Ruth Anne Duffey m. Thomas Jefferson Pefley

My wife descends from Daniel & Susanna as follows :

Daniel Duffey & Susanna Freese
Ruth Anne Duffey & Thomas Jefferson Pefley
Albert Duffey Pefley & Sarah May Peoples (her great-grandparents)

Sourcing Census Images

I've been working on sourcing my census images that I had downloaded from Godfrey Library back when they allowed access to Heritage Quest. I have accumulated quite a few of them in the short time I was a Godfrey scholar, and I figured now was the time to get started added the information to my FTM file.

Right now I'm into the Chew family branches that went to Charlevoix Co., MI, particularly the Donovan Chew family. Interesting stuff in the 1920 census, as far as details about whether or not someone owns their home or if it is mortgaged.

It will be a slow going to get all of this information sourced, but already I've discovered new distant cousins and family relationships.