Monthly Archives: September 2016

HICKES/HIX – SOMERSET TO BRUNSWICK CO.

Posted on September 28, 2016 by genealogy1066

    Bath is abt. 25 mls fr. Wedmore/Cheddar, where the Hickes interm. with the likes of the Cowncell family, and were, thus, of some status. The Chapmans were an influential and long established family of Bath. (See Transcript of … Continue reading →

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CHILDREN OF THE SOMERSET MARSH

Posted on September 26, 2016 by genealogy1066

HOUSE i. 1. Thomas Howse, m. ‘Susana Hixe‘, 28 May 1638, in Compton Martin, Somerset (St Michael the Archangel). 1.1. Thomas House, m. Francis Millard on 29 May 1664, in Compton Martin, she bapt. 10 June 1628, da. of Henry … Continue reading →

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A DUKE FAMILY OF VIRGINIA

Posted on September 16, 2016 by genealogy1066

There were obviously as many families of Duke/Ducke of Virginia as there were of Harris, and the tendency to seek a common ancestor is fanciful. However, concerning the origins of a Ducke family connected to those of Parker and Merrit, … Continue reading →

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SOMERSET FAMILIES IN VIRGINIA

Posted on September 13, 2016 by genealogy1066

Some intermarried families of Somerset, England, settled in Virginia, where their kinship ties are very evident. They came from small villages that bordered marshes. Some, such as the Hodges and Lancasters, were of the class of squires; others, such as … Continue reading →

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HAMILTON FAIRY TALES

Posted on September 1, 2016 by genealogy1066

  One of the earliest genealogical fairy tales was repeated by John Eaton Reid in 1864, who made the grandiose claim that ‘The Scotch Hamiltons are descended from the Hamiltons of Leicestershire, a branch from the stock of the illustrious … Continue reading →

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