Pugh & Evans: I've put these two Welsh Quaker families together since they share a common ancestry 2-3 generations prior to arrival in Pennsylvania during the late 1600s. Robert Pugh married Sarah Evans and they shared Evan Robert Lewis as a common ancestor. The line goes back to both Welsh and English nobility [King John]. (I still root for Robin Hood!) Filling in a few BMD dates would be nice. When you have a Welsh patronymic line stretching back to the 700s, you can't get too greedy!
Prence: I would like to dig into the ancestry of Plymouth Governor Thomas Prence to see what, beyond religious and political conviction, motivated his passionate hatred of Quakers. He had his daughter Elizabeth and her Quaker husband Arthur Howland jailed for not paying the church tithe. Your own daughter?! Also, there is considerable debate over who Elizabeth's mother was: 2nd wife Mary Collier or 3rd wife Apphia Quick. Collier's death date range is considerable [1644-1662], but a letter from Prence to John Winthrop suggests his then wife died in 1647. If this is the case Mary may have died in childbirth with Elizabeth. The truth would be beneficial.
Peabody: The usual applies to Englishman John Peabody [birth?], Francis [birth, marriage dates] and Lydia [birth] all of Plymouth, Norfolk and Essex counties of Colonial Mass.
Olmstead: There are a few quirks in the Olmstead lineage that need to be worked out. For example, I have Richard, b, 1608 in Essex, England and his parents married there about 1610 - not good! It may just be a case of readdressing family research that hasn't been touched in about 20 years and relying on a century plus old family history! I did visit Hartford for reliable records on the Olmsteads back around 2000. You know you are in for it when you locate the probate file of John Olmstead and it gives the ages of all of his minor and unmarried children. His daughter Rebecca, my ancestor, was married and had reached the age of majority! Argh!
Oldham: Lucretia Oldham was the wife of Jonathan [son of William of The Mayflower] Brewster. Most of the family info comes from her brother John's various bios. More research needs to be done on the family in Chessire [Derby] and Plymouth Colony.
Nurse: My Nurse/Nourse family data begins with Francis of Yarmouth, Bristol, England who had the misfortune of choosing to reside in Salem Village in 1692 and being on the wrong side of the local power struggle. His wife Rebecca was hanged as a witch, despite a petition pleading for her freedom being circulated and even signed by some of her accusers. The usual scattering of detailed vitals is needed. Mostly, Salem Village [now Danvers] is on my "places to visit" list!!
Norton: Scant information is available on Hugh Norton. BMD, name of wife and biographical information are all lacking. I have daughter Mary's marriage date to James Lockwood, but only estimates for her birth and death. The Nortons lived in Connecticut and were probably English.
Nolan: David Nolan was my maternal grandmother's 1st cousin. He left Indiana for Missouri, where he became a policeman. He resided in St. Charles, St. Louis and Kansas City. In 1919, David became an IRS agent and eventually an Special Intelligence Agent for the Treasury Department. His 1937 obit appeared in numerous newspapers across the country noting that he had collected evidence that led to the conviction of Al Capone! His personnel file does not mention the Capone case. r.No internet site on the Capone story mention him as an investigator. All I want to know is WHAT EVIDENCE!
Newcomb: Judith Newcomb married Samuel Jennison [1666, Watertown, MA]. Her parents were Francis and Rachel [Brackett] Newcomb. I have a little on the couple's arrival in Massachusetts, but mor would be better!!
Nelson: Was Mary Nelson the 2nd wife of John Simmons Jr. and the mother of John William Simmons? Proof, I need proof!!!
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