Monthly Archives: July 2016

ODDS AND ENDS – TWO BOONES?

Posted on July 31, 2016 by genealogy1066

1. Jerome Boune (Boone, most likely contractions of Bourne), m. Katherine Snowe (St Edmunds, Exeter), 15 May 1603. She was probably of the Snowe family of Winkleigh, situated 23 miles from Stoke Cannon, and 28 miles from Exeter. ‘Richard Snowe … Continue reading →

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KIN OF SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS?

Posted on July 31, 2016 by genealogy1066

Nunney, 2 mls from Mells, 20 mls from Wedmore, 24 mls from Over Stowey; 48 mls from Pitminster. 1. Thomas Harrys of Mells, Somerset, England, carpenter, b. 1494. 1.1. John Harrys, witnessed a Will in 1554 concerning Mells, Somerset. 1.1.1. … Continue reading →

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THOMAS PARKER OF EDGECOMBE CO.

Posted on July 24, 2016 by genealogy1066

1. Thomas Parker, Esq. of Holbeton, 9 miles south east of Plymouth, Devon. (Wotten). The pedigree given in the Harl. MS, which is given addition ‘by a later hand’, is accepted as unreliable; and, if connecting this family to to … Continue reading →

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HARRIS OF SOMERSET MARRIAGES

Posted on July 19, 2016 by genealogy1066

A common misconception of genealogy places 18th century ancestors in such places as Virginia and Carolina as descendants of very early settlers, when, in fact, emigration from England was a continuous process, and it is as likely as not that … Continue reading →

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PARKER AND TURNER FAMILIES OF SOMERSET AND VIRGINIA

Posted on July 17, 2016 by genealogy1066

In part, what follows is a summary of my notes on the likely ancestry of Hodges Councell, of Virginia, but with a focus on the Parker and Turner families. Many of the intermarried families of Wedmore were tenants of the … Continue reading →

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BENNETTS AND PITTS OF BRISTOL

Posted on July 15, 2016 by genealogy1066

1. Thomas Pitt of Blandford, m. Priscilla … That is, Blandford Forum, North Dorset. If you imagine a triangle to be 70 mls along its base, with two sides of 40 mls, and slightly tilted to the right, you have … Continue reading →

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SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS OF VIRGINIA, CONDENSED

Posted on July 12, 2016 by genealogy1066

I have been asked to condense some information in the form of a genealogcal table, including such as Nathan Harris, and assuming that John Harris, bapt. 17 Feb 1587, in Mells, Somerset, was Sergeant John Harris of the 1624 Virginia … Continue reading →

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SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS, OR NOT?

Posted on July 9, 2016 by genealogy1066

  If the most tentative of cases were to be made for Sergeant John Harris of Virginia having a male heir, then some understanding of the English kinship system is necessary: English kinship groups in Virginia were as a spider’s … Continue reading →

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