The BROWN surname is in my maternal line. The origins of the surname are English and were members of the Society of Friends. I descend from two sons of Richard Brown at least three different ways.
Stories and history :
Ahnentafel # 1877: Margery Brown (1691-1737). Margery was born 1691 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She married John Piggott (c1680-1738) on January 18, 1713. John was born circa 1680 in England. They had at least three children. John died January 29, 1738 in Cecil County, Maryland. Margery died December 14, 1737.
Ahnentafel # 1879 : Patience Brown (1712-1783). Patience was born 5mo 24d 1712. She married Joshua Hadley (1703-c1760) in 1735. Joshua was born March 6, 1703 in Kings County, Ireland. They had nine children. Joshua died circa 1760 at Cane Creek, North Carolina. Patience died 5mo 23da 1783 at Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, North Carolina.
Ahnentafel # 1887 : Mary Brown (1706-1739). Mary was born 4mo 29da 1706. She married William Reynolds (1701-1772). William was born 7mo 5da 1701. They had six children and were members of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting. William died October 1772 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Mary died July 1, 1739 in Nottingham Pennsylvania.
Ahnentafel # 3754 : Same as # 7516.
Ahnentafel # 3758 : Jeremiah Brown (1687-1767). Jeremiah was born 1687 in Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Royales (1687-1749) in February 1711 at West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Mary was born 1687 in Sunderland County, Scotland. She died July 31, 1749 at Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Jeremiah died March 7, 1767.
Ahnentafel # 3774 : William Brown (1658-1746). William was born March 29, 1658 in Puddington, Northampton, England. We married thirdly to Catherine Williams (c1680- ). They had at least three children. William died June 23, 1746 at West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Ahnentafel # 7508 : Same as # 7548.
Ahnentafel # 7516 : James Brown (1655-1716). James was born March 27, 1655. He married Honour Clayton (1662-aft1715). Honour was born 1mo 16da 1662 at Rumboldswyke, Sussex, England. They had seven children. She died after 1715. James died February 1, 1716.
Ahnentafel # 7548 : Richard Brown (1630-1662). Richard was born in 1630 in Puddington, Northampton, England. He married Mary _____. They had at least two children. Richard died September 28, 1662 in Puddington, Northampton, England.
Ahnentafel # 15032 : Same as # 7548.
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Saturday, March 07, 2015
Monday, March 02, 2015
John LeMaster, 1929 Ball State Teachers College, Orient (yearbook) photo
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| 1929 Ball State Teachers College, Orient (yearbook) |
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BSUOrntYrBk/id/2452/rec/11
While searching the Ball State University Digital Archives collection, I came across this yearbook photo of John Leland LeMaster (1902-1980) while he was studying as a graduate student. John was my paternal granduncle, son of Luman Cooper and Barbara Isabel (Wehrly) LeMasters.
John LeMaster, B.S. Salamonia, Ind.
Industrial Arts
MathematicsAs mentioned in a previous blog post, John graduate from Ball State in 1929 after previously teaching at Redkey and Converse and was the principal at Cowan High School.
Sunday, March 01, 2015
DNA : Fishing in a Different Pond
I went fishing recently in a different pond for my DNA genealogy by ordering a kit from FamilyTreeDNA. I've found the whole experience in DNA genealogy fascinating, and I've heard so many good things about their service. Plus, I've heard fellow researchers indicate that FTDNA has more folks who test there who are genealogists, and therefore would be more likely to have a paper trail genealogy. In order to find as many relatives, I'm fishing in as many ponds as possible.
One of the first things I noticed that was different about FTDNA versus 23andMe was that my matches who are listed all have names and links to send emails and contacts. So many times, matches at 23andMe were anonymous and so you really didn't know who you were reaching out to. I also like the "in common with" feature, where I can see all the matches who I share with that match.
One difference I noticed was the ethnic makeup. Below is how my ethnic makeup appears at FTDNA:
My closest match is predicted to be a 2nd to 3rd cousin. I happen to know who this person is, and she was actually a 1st cousin 3 times removed on my mother's side. She is part of my Swafford family line. It was nice to see the confirmation.
This new source of DNA genealogy information will give me even more work to do - enough to keep me busy for years to come.
One of the first things I noticed that was different about FTDNA versus 23andMe was that my matches who are listed all have names and links to send emails and contacts. So many times, matches at 23andMe were anonymous and so you really didn't know who you were reaching out to. I also like the "in common with" feature, where I can see all the matches who I share with that match.
One difference I noticed was the ethnic makeup. Below is how my ethnic makeup appears at FTDNA:
My closest match is predicted to be a 2nd to 3rd cousin. I happen to know who this person is, and she was actually a 1st cousin 3 times removed on my mother's side. She is part of my Swafford family line. It was nice to see the confirmation.
This new source of DNA genealogy information will give me even more work to do - enough to keep me busy for years to come.
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