Monthly Archives: May 2022

A consideration facing research into the English origins of Virginia settlers is a lack of evidence: English parish registers are often incomplete, and are a patchwork of various manuscripts. Siblings of those researched and who they narried are thus hidden. … Continue reading →

1. … Croft. 1.1. George Croft. (1. John Lutley, m. Catherine, dau. of William Jenks (br. of Richard Jenks,* as follows), and Elizabeth, sister of William Adams. 1.1. Adam Lutley. 1.1.1. John Lutley, m. the dau. of John Packington and … Continue reading →

Close associations between English families were repeated in Carolina/Virginia. By this measure, the Kittrells of Virginia were Cottrells of Winford, closely associated with a family of Godwin, of Bristol/ Nailsea. Winford is 6 miles from Bristol. Nailsea is 7 miles … Continue reading →

The vital importance of kinship support in England and colonial America is well documented. Neel stated: ‘Marriage is not simply the union of two persons; rather, it binds together two kin groups. It reunites human society, which time and the … Continue reading →

How is it possible to deduce the ancestry of “Mr.” Edward Brantley, who died between March 30, 1688 and January 1689 in the Upper Parish, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia? It can only be done by understanding the “social environment” … Continue reading →

Any conjecture of the ancestry of such as the Harcourts would commence with this Turulf/Torf/Thorulfr, recognising that any attempt to connect him to an earlier lineage is as insubstantial as a light fog. 1. Turulf/Torf/Thorulfr (“Thor’s wolf”), b. ca. 970. … Continue reading →

I often get asked whether it is certain that some Harris families had a paternal Salman ancestor. It is not, as it is possible to identify a Salaman Herry of Springfield (18 mls N.W. of Prittlewell and Southminster; 7 mls … Continue reading →