Monthly Archives: October 2019

The level of inbreeding within English kinship groups makes DNA ‘results’ very questionable as to the closeness of proposed relationships; people being denoted as a sibling or cousin, when, in fact, a relationship as a distant cousin may be more … Continue reading →

          17th century Bristol Just as DNA transmits generationally, so did surnames of association, with families repeatedly intermarrying with each other, and retaining peripheral associations they held in common (the basis of the English kinship system). … Continue reading →

I have been asked to ‘flesh out’ that portion of my notes on Edith Cripps by Harris researchers who believe there was a strong connection between Edward Harris, d. 1677, and Thomas Harris, d. 1688. My view is to the … Continue reading →

1. … 1.1. George Moore, of Bristol, b. 1632, m. Jane Barcroft, dau. of Charles Barcroft, whose family held land in Chard, Somerset. 1.1.1. Ann Moore, m. Thomas White. Their estate was appraised between March 22, 1741 and July 26, … Continue reading →

It can not be known for certain who was the Potter who had land adjacent that of Michael Holland of Goochland. Yet, if he was connected to the transportee of Thomas Wiggins in Surry Co, June 16, 1714 (Thomas Potter), … Continue reading →