The Blackmans (Blakemans)
The origins of the Blackman/Blakeman family trace to Staffordshire England, where they begin with John Blakeman, who was born around 1570....
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- Nov 27
- 4 min
The Greenmans
John Greenman, Jr., was the earliest known of the family to come to America. It is believed that John came from Somersetshire, England...
- Oct 23
- 10 min
Nicholas, Lydia And The "New Orleans"
Nicholas Jacobus (or James) Roosevelt was born on 27 December 1767, in New York City. He was the son of Jacobus Roosevelt (1724–1777)...
- Oct 9
- 6 min
A Delaware Solider At Cowpens
On 9 December 1775 the Continental Congress resolved that a battalion should be raised from the lower 3 counties of Pennsylvania to serve...
- Sep 10
- 5 min
The Roosevelts, Part 4: Eleanor
For Part 3, click here Eleanor's parents were Elliott and Anna Hall Roosevelt. Elliott was the younger brother of Theodore "Teddy"...
- Sep 4
- 5 min
The Roosevelts, Part 3: FDR
And now, for probably the most well-known of the "Hyde Park" Roosevelts. (Click here for Part 2) Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on 30...
- Aug 28
- 7 min
The Roosevelts, Part 2: TR
As I usually do when talking about famous relatives, I will pass along information that may not be common knowledge. (For Part 1, click...
- Aug 21
- 2 min
The Roosevelts, Part 1
Nicholas Roosevelt (Nicholas van Rosenvelt) was born in New Amsterdam (later New York City) and baptized on 2 October 1658 in the...
- Jul 4
- 12 min
Colonel Smith And the 71st PA At Gettysburg, Part 2
The story continues. For Part 1, click here. Colonel Richard Penn Smith, Jr. was standing with General Alexander Webb near the Copse of...
- Jul 3
- 8 min
Colonel Smith And the 71st PA At Gettysburg, Part 1
A family history story in honor of the 160th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Richard Penn Smith, Jr. (R. Penn Smith) was born on...
- Jun 5
- 5 min
The Publisher
Joshua Ballinger Lippincott was born in Juliustown, Burlington County, New Jersey, on 18 March 1813. He was the only child of Jacob...
- May 15
- 8 min
An Admiral In Two Theaters
Morton "Mort" Lyndholm Deyo was born on 1 July 1887 in Poughkeepsie, New York. He was appointed to the US Naval Academy, Annapolis,...
- Feb 20
- 5 min
The High Altitude Pursuit Pilot
Captain Hugh M. Elmendorf, for whom Elmendorf Air Force Base was named, was never assigned to Alaska, nor is there any record of his...
- Jan 30
- 2 min
The Elmendorfs
Jacobus Elmendorf was the first Elmendorf ancestor in this country and an early settler at Kingston, Ulster County, NY. He was born...
- Jan 23
- 6 min
The Slechts
Cornelius Barentsen Slecht was born about 1616 in the municipality of Woerden in Utrecht, Netherlands. He was mentioned in records of...
- Jan 16
- 5 min
The Pettyjohns, Part 2: Delaware
Click Here for Part 1 About 1685, John married Sara (her maiden name is currently unknown). They had seven children who grew to...
- Jan 9
- 4 min
The Pettyjohns, Part 1: Virginia Tidewater
James Pettyjohn was living in Hungars Parish, Northampton County, located on Virginia's Eastern Shore in 1660. The first existing record...
- Nov 28, 2022
- 6 min
The Pattons, Part 4: "Georgie"
The story of the Pattons continues. Click here for Part Three. Before he had the nickname "Old Blood and Guts", he was simply known as...
- Nov 21, 2022
- 5 min
The Pattons, Part 3: George II
The story of the Pattons continues. Click here for Part Two. George was born as George William Patton in Charleston, West Virginia (then...
- Nov 14, 2022
- 6 min
The Pattons, Part 2: Brothers George & Tazewell
The story of the Patton family continues. Click here for Part 1. George Smith Patton was born 26 June 1833, in Fredericksburg, Virginia,...
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