My 9x Great Grandparents, Joseph Walker and Abigail Prudden were both born in America. They are the parents of Abigail Walker who can be read about here. Joseph Walker was born May 1646 in Boston, Massachusetts to Robert Walker and Sarah Leager. He was baptized in the First Church on 19 May 1646 and was … More Joseph Walker and Abigail Prudden

My 11x Great Grandparents, Thomas Carter and Mary emigrated from England sometime in the 1630’s during the Great Migration in which the Puritans left England. It is unknown what part of England they came from and what ship brought them to Massachusetts. They brought the children-mostly grown already also. Before I dive into what I … More Thomas Carter the Blacksmith and Mary

My 10x Great Grandparents John Brinsmead/Brinsmade and Mary Carter started their life together in Charlestown, MA. John emigrated from England, the place and ship are unknown to me. His estimated birth year is 1617. At a separate time, Mary Carter emigrated from England but she came with her parents and siblings. It is unknown where … More John Brinsmead and Mary Carter

I have spent the last 25 posts writing about each of my direct line Bostwick relatives and then the women who married them. Now I am going to turn my research towards the parents of those women and will trace back as far as I can go to the first ancestor that moved to America … More Time to Research the Parents of the Women Who Married into the Bostwick Clan

I spent the last 10 posts writing about each of the Grandmothers that married into the Bostwick line. As I did with the ancestral line of grandparents with the Bostwick surname, I decided to create another chart for the grandmothers. This spans 10 generations from the years 1602-1929. Below is a summary of the information … More Summary of the Women who Married into My Bostwick Ancestral Line

My Great Grandmother, Alpha Wilkins was born 18 May 1880 in Burlington, Iowa. She is the daughter of Thomas and Christine (Pearson) Wilkins. The number of siblings is not clear but she definitely had 1 half sister, 1 sister and 1 brother: Teresa Hamerstrom 1870, Hugh 1877, and Florence 1884. There is question if there … More Great Grandmother Alpha Wilkins

My 2x Great Grandmother, Ida Shelby was born December 1859 in California. She is the 2nd of 5 children born to John Lafayette Shelby and Ann Jeanette Hinckley. Her mother was previously married and had one daughter from that union. Ida grew up in Soquel which is in Santa Cruz county. It is near the … More Great Grandmother with Shortest Life – Ida Shelby

My 3x Great Grandmother, Sarah Jane Chace was born February 1832/33 in Hamden, NY. She is the 7th of 8 children born to Edward B Chase and Julia Goodrich. Her parents ran an inn and farmed also. In 1830, her future father in law sued her father for slander and won. On September 14, 1848, … More Young Widow with Children – Sarah Jane Chace

My 4x Great Grandmother, Freelove Frisbee was born 16 April 1782 in Caanan, NY. This is the date given in the book, The Frisbee-Frisbie genealogy; Edward Frisbye of Branford. I have not found any original evidence of her birth so I don’t know the accuracy of this date. She was born to Gideon Frisbee and Huldah Kidder … More So Far, Best Ancestor Name- Freelove Frisbee

My 5x Great Grandmother, Currence Hard was born 21 March 1753 in Newtown, CT. Her parents were Abner and Hannah (Beers) Hard and she is the 5th of nine children.   Currence married David Bostwick around 1775 and they had 10 children: Ammon 1776-1835, Jabez 1778-1856, Betsey 1780-1835, Ezra 1783-1819, David 1785-1871, Currence 1788-1811, Lucy … More Currence Hard What is the Secret to a Long Life?