The Thompson Paternal Ancestors

Eliza and John married on January 10, 1818, at St. John's Episcopal Church on Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia.

On December 15, 1785, Abel married Susannah Bryant in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Joshua Bryant and Susannah Randall, and was born in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the August 8, 1767. Abel was 22 years old and Susannah was

Since we share a common bond, a link to John Huntley, the immigrant, I urge all of you to embrace the family history and learn as much as you can about past stories and legacies. Through these stories, we learn who we are. Fortunate to have access to the work of Virgil Huntley, Royce Huntley, Randy Fuller, and others, we must continue to record our family history.

* Abigail was born to Reverend William Smith and his wife Elizabeth in Weymouth parsonage in Massachusetts.

At some point of our lives, we’ve all wondered who our ancestors are, and what might

William Prescott was born February 20, 1726 in Groton Massachusetts. He married Abigail Hale and they had one child

Chapter three of Ancestral Lines begins with Barker being taught how to paint a Tapa (a personally designed cloth) by two elder women, as the process is explained Barker compares the Tapa cloth to society “composed of basic elements that fit together to produce a whole.” (Barker 2017:75) Barker also breaks down the “three key facets of contemporary social organization: The socialization of children into gendered adults, the formation of kin- based groups and categories, and the formation of alliance between groups through marriage exchanges and life crisis ceremonies.” (Barker 2017:75-76) Things to note about children in general and as socialized gendered adults: when a child is born, they are not considered ‘socially human’ and are believed to be vulnerable to attacks from spirits because their souls are not yet attached to their bodies. Mothers are the main source of care. Girls are often put to work first, assisting their mothers with cooking, cleaning, and caring for infants. Boys contrastingly help their fathers with hunting, building, and protecting. While inequality is prevalent, women are not without power and enjoy high levels of security and influence. They also believe that men

This Brown Family History is a work-in-process. Other than a modest amount concerning their parents, I haven’t covered the subject of Robert and

On 1757, Elizabeth died after giving birth to a stillborn son. In 1764, Adam’s remarried to Elizabeth Wells, but they had no children together. Adams was elected to his first political office in 1747, he served as one of the clerks of the Boston market.

in Salem since 1689. He resides with his wife, his children, niece (Abigail Williams), and two

In 1860 William James Powell, age twenty-one is living with his father Barzilla Powell in Chariton Township, Macon, Missouri. Included in the family of Barzilla Powell is his wife Willie Ann along with eight additional children besides William. Using the places of birth as a guide it is appears that Barzilla Powell and his family moved from North Carolina to Missouri in about 1853. William has two older brothers Sydney age

William’s parents and both sets of his grandparents immigrated to the United States from Sweden. His forebears on his father’s side of the family resided in southern Sweden and those on his mother’s side hailed from further north near the geographic center of the country.1 Due to the dense population of the south, in contrast to the sparsely inhabited regions near and within the Arctic, the geographic center of the country is generally considered northern Sweden.2 The earliest known records for William’s ancestry begin with the two sets of his maternal grandmother’s grandparents, living in Brunflo parish, within the Jämtland historical province of Sweden situated in the remote interior and near the center of

During the 1880’s, my ancestor, Hjalmer (pronounced Yelmer) Nygren made his way from Sweden to the United States. He eventually settled in Marinette, Wisconsin, where he married Mary Peterson and had children in the early 1900s. Marinette is where I, and the majority of my relatives, live; where Nygren’s have been since Hjalmer arrived. My relatives and I know very little about the history of our family and family name. My grandfather could probably answer any question we have, but all the information was lost when he passed away in 2012. Generally, we know Nygren translates from Swedish as “New Branch,” and is relatively uncommon. Except, recently we discovered that another family of Nygren’s live in our area, but we do not know them nor our connection, if any. Based upon current knowledge, the recent generations of Nygren’s are still mostly Swedish, while German runs in as a close second. My brother and I also received a multitude of heritages from our mother such as French, Polish, and Irish.

I have a grandfather named Robert Henry Truby. Before he was born in 1945, two of his uncles were shot and killed. One was named Bill and another was named Sam. In the early 1900s, there was a feud between my family and another up by Bondad, Colorado. A gangster rancher by the name of Ike Cox shot two of his uncles as a result of this family feud. The mother could not bear the chance of losing another son. Right after Sam’s death, she decided to move the family and their cattle to New Mexico. My bloodline moved to an unforgiving desert seeking survival. They moved to a remote location called Largo Canyon to raise their cattle and

My father’s parents Joe and Marie Robinson were deceased before my father married my mother in 1952. I do not recall my father sharing stories about his childhood. I rationalized this because the South was not a pleasant place for Black’s, during the Jim Crow era. The stories I have heard about my father’s heritage from extended family members living during that time period. What I learned my Great-grandfather was the first Black to open a banking account on St Helena Island. During sister’s Alpha research conducted through Ancestry database found a copy of my grandfather Joe Robinson 1918 draft card into the US Army at the age of 17. In addition, my sister found two bank records that indicated Joe Robinson was the first Black male to open a bank account at the ????. I believe Joe Robinson had a strong desire to care for his ten children. Despite being divorced and remarried both wives had separate bank accounts until the day he died. Through stories from my cousin ??? age ??? my grandfather I discovered left my father for financial reasons at a young age because my grandmother Marie died at the young age of 28 years old (reasons unknown) until he was injuries working the shipyards in Savannah, Georgia and he returned to Lady Island, SC and worked as a farmer until his death.