The Cook family has a proud and lengthy history in this nation. So I was surprised that this first Cook ancestor to arrive took his turn...

Thomas Brigham was born in England in about 1603. He joined a group of Puritans who were part of Pastor Thomas Shepherd’s congregation in...

Jasper Crane was born in 1608. He may have been the son of Richard Crane of Welwyn Parish, Hertfordshire, England. There were also...

John Fay was born in England in probably about 1648. We do not know who his parents were, but his father could have been David Fay of...

The Cook family has a proud and lengthy history in this nation. So I was surprised that this first Cook ancestor to arrive took his turn...

The Miller ancestors were among the first in New England and instrumental in the early days of New York City. Jan Corneliszen De Zeeuw...

My interest in genealogy started when my mother-in-law said that her ancestor was a minuteman. As a lover of early American history, I...

I know that we should probably leave some stories buried, and perhaps some would think that this story should be one of them. However,...

Several family ancestors served in the Civil War, all on the side of the North. In my research of these families, I found that, like all...

Robert Treat was born on February 23, 1624, in Pitminster, a tiny town near Taunton, Somerset, in southwestern England. Pitminster means...

Everyone in America is familiar with Barnum, Bailey, and Ringling Brothers Circuses with their clowns, animal acts, and high-wire...

Dr. James Burnett Cook, son of Amos and Sarah Cook, was born in Seneca County, New York, in 1813. His middle name was the maiden name of...

William Bassett II, the oldest son of William Basset I and his wife, Elizabeth, was born in 1624 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Like his...

Gregory Stone was born about 1592 in Great Bromley, Essex County, England. Great Bromley is a village located six miles east of...

When Dawn and I visited the recreated Plimoth Plantation, we asked one of the women who were in character for the times of the early...

The Cook family has a proud and lengthy history in this nation. So I was surprised that this first Cook ancestor to arrive took his turn...

Unlike my family, which came to America in the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, most of Dawn’s family was here by 1700....

It is always fun to find evidence of the early ancestors today. In the case of John Randall, I found that his son's house still exists in...

For a century, it was believed that Thomas Dewey lived in Sandwich, Kent, England, before immigrating to America. However, things never...

The last two biographies discussed the Updike family. This biography continues with the biography of Richard Smith, husband of Catherine...