Articles
The Perkins family has a lot of interest to me, and I managed to write a bunch of stories about them.
Watson and Fitzmaurice from Ireland
Alden L Hatheway married Fannie Watson in 1872. Their son, Alden L Hatheway married Anne Fitzmaurice in 1900. These two marriages introduced the Irish component
Morris & Anna (Porter) Roffman
Morris and Anna (Porter) Roffman are considered the Hoffman immigrant ancestors. They settled in Boston where they raised nine children, mostly boys. They were Jewish
The Hatheways
The Hatheway line can be traced all the way back to the initial settling of this county from England. An 8 generation fan chart starting
Hoffman Overview
This reunion may be called the "Hoffman" reunion, but more accurately, it should be called the Hoffman-Porter-Hatheway-Fitzmaurice-Massar-Watson-Haley reunion to acknowledge the contributions of all the
Jardine Update
This analysis concerns Jennie Jardine, only child of John Jardine, a cabinet maker, who died soon after the birth of Jennie in 1855. This Jardine
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The Brick Wall of Stephen Wood
Ethel Baker wrote this passage about Stephen Wood back in 1950: STEPHEN WOOD, my great grandfather, father of Adelia Augusta Wood, was born in Vermont
Johann Georg Nicolai
Based on a few small DNA matches and some fortuitous German vital records, we may have a father for our Ernst Nicholas who immigrated to
What Happened to Frederick Nicholas
Three important documents have been discovered that may finally solve the mystery about Frederick Nicholas, brother of Charles Nicklos and son of Ernest Nicholas, the
Naglee Park in Map prior to 1902
Convention wisdom has the beginning of Naglee Park at 1902 with the formation of the Naglee Park Improvement Company. In reality, the seeds of Naglee
Elementor #12387
IntroductionAbout a year after moving into our "new" house, we found this nice woman mysteriously eyeing our property. Turns out, she was the granddaughter of
Perkins DNA Update
Some interesting news on the Perkins front since the publication of my earlier DNA articles. I found a male Perkins cousin (let's call him LP) who
16th200Block
201 S. 16th (Block 57 Lot 1): The Mosher House Built in 1907 by William B and Nellie (Miller) Mosher. He was clerk for the
Overview Maps
1904 San Jose MapFirst San Jose map found after the start of the Naglee Park built. The map incorporates Survey No. 1. 1905 Naglee Park
Y-DNA of Early New England Baker Families
Summary of Y-DNA of early New England Baker Family Immigrates
DNA of WAB, Pt 8: The Nicklos Subgroup
The Nicklos subgroup arises from the DNA of Charles Nicklos born in Saxony, Germany mixed with the DNA of Jessie McDowell born in Scotland. They
There are several great sources that exist that have made the job of tracing this family much easlier.
"The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Mass.: complete in three parts" by George Perkins, 1889
The Grand-daddy of all Perkins references.
"The Descendants of Edward Perkins of New Haven, Conn." by Caroline Erickson Perkins, 1914
While we are not related to Edward Perkins, Caroline includes research into our line starting with Francis Perkins who settled in Nova Scotia