Stumbling Blocks 'R' Us!

Reel & Reeder: Elizabeth Reel married William Smith, father of Ama Jemima Smith Crousore. Elizabeth's parents, Nicholas Reel and Amy Reeder are short on vital statistics. Estimates are available for the birth and death of Nicholas, but no marriage date. Amy is sans any vitals whatsoever! The Reels, Reeders, Smiths and Crousores traveled from Ohio to Indiana as a group. 

Rogers & Roberts: This is part of my Welsh Quaker line. Roger [ap Robert] Roberts was the immigrant and his kids broke the patronymic legacy by adopting the Rogers [ap Roger] surname. Getting Roger ap Robert's lineage back a few generations would be nice, but patronymically problematic. His father would be Robert ap _______. Outside of getting the BMD dates fleshed out for the Rogers clan, this family is in pretty good shape. The family as I have them so far in patronymics would be Elizabeth verch John ap Evan ap John ap Roger ap Robert.
 
Rinker: The Rinkers got John Rogers booted from the Friends. He married widow Mary Magdeline Rinker Allemong, a nice Swiss Lutheran girl. I received my Rinker info dating back to Zurich Canton, Switzerland in the early 1300s from another researcher in two different reports. The 2nd made additions and corrections to the 1st. Other than confirming about 500 years of Swiss research, not much is needed. :)-

Riddlesdale: The Riddlesdales [Jasper-Henry-John-Susan] are missing the usual BMDs. This is a family from the late 1400s into the mid-1600s. Acquiring the missing details could be either a breeze or a nightmare depending on the Boxford parish records in Suffolk, England.

Remington: The Remingtons cover 1450-1750. I have some BMD gaps, as usual. Fleshing out the family stories would be a big plus.

S-Blocks

Swart: The Swarts are another of my colonial Dutch families. In addition to homeland records for Cornelis and Teunis [son] prior to their mid-1600s arrival in New Netherland/NY, Albany Co, [Schenectady] records are on the wish list for the clan. Likewise for Teunis' daughter Neeltije, who married Willem Titsoort.

Strutt: Robert and Christopher Strutt were natives of Rattlesden, Suffolk, England. At least that's the theory, Christopher's ancestry is a bit shaky. His daughter, Elizabeth married Thomas Scott there and then the Scotts settled in Ipswich, Essex, MA. More work needs to be done on Christopher's parentage.
 
Standiford: Pathiah Standiford married James Cunningham in 1773 in Baltimore. Pathiah's parentage is pure guess work. Supposedly, Israel Standiford and Cassandra Anderson were her folks. I have no confirmation to support this. A whole lot of data is needed. Pathiah/Bathiah and Cassandra were names of Cunningham daughters.

Singletary: All in all, the story of the Singltary family is fairly well documented. A few dates are needed here and there. Then there are two different versions of Englishman Richard Singletary's origins. Guess I need to figure out which one [if either] is accurate! :)-

Scott: The Scotts of Suffolk, England are nicely documented. A marriage or birth date here and there are needed to fill out the pedigree.

Schultz: Were Jacob Schultz and Margaret Huber of Swiss or German heritage? BMD details are needed for both. Their daughter Maria was born in either Europe or Germantown, PA. Her brother, Mathias was born near Philadelphia. Another possible brother, John was a Revolutionary War veteran along with Mathias.

St. John/Sention/Santken: Well, this was my Salt Lake Institute family project. Check out January posts for this one!

Stumbling T's

Twiss: Another of my New England families. Death dates for Peter Twiss Sr. & Jr. need to be unearthed. More biographical info on both men would be a nice addition. There is little available, so far. Peter Jr.'s daughter, Martha married Amos Singletary and their marriage date is missing as well.

Turner: Birth and death dates for Humphrey and John "the Elder" Turner are "about" and "between," exact is better. Generation 3 - Ezekiel has complete BMD dates, but daughter Elizabeth joined her ancestors with "between" dates at her demise. This was one of my favorite families to locate. John "the Elder" married Mary Brewster and gave me my Mayflower connection.

Towne: John Towne lacks a detailed birth date. Son William is short birth and death specifics. William's daughter, Rebecca's dates are well documented. She married Francis Nurse and had the misfortune of being on the wrong side of Salem Village politics in 1692 and was hanged for being a witch.

Titsoort: Dutch birth, marriage and death records are in short supply for this family during the 1600s. They pick up a bit once the family was established in the Hudson Valley of New Netherland/New York. Still numerous vital records are lacking for Abraham, Willem and Lysbet [married James Whittaker].

Tinker: Robert Tinker and daughter Mary have been the subjects of some research, since Mary married Mathias St. John/Sention, the primary immigrant for the St. John family. Still, more is needed on the Tinkers.

Thomas: I think the Thomas clan was Welsh. Dorothy Thomas married Robert Jennison c1719 in Boston. Here father was George and grandfather, Evan. Considerable research needs to be done on this family. The date I have for George's birth, 1655, makes his mother 53 at the time. Needless to say, I'm a bit suspicious about the info I have!

V-2

Very: The Verys take us to 1600s England. Birth and marriage dates are in order for Thomas Very and wife Bridget, for whom I need a surname. Samuel Very and Alice Woodis need marriage and death and all three, respectively. We are now in the colony of Massachusetts. Their daughter, Elizabeth, lacks a date of death in Salem. Her daughter Rebecca Nurse does not fare well. More on that in a later post.


Van der Linde: The surname started out as de Lindt, but the Vs needed some bulk! Arent Jansz de Lindt needs an exact birth and marriage date and his wife, Anneke Esiasz Jansz needs the birth date. She was executed for heresy by drowning in December 1538. We're looking at the 1500s and Dutch patronymics, so hope is about all there is. :)- A full battery of vitals is needed for Esias Arentse de Lindt and his wife, plus her given name. Next generation has Ewout minus an exact birth and any death data. Likewise for his wife Martigen Jeronimus. Next up, Esias, who needs birth and death specifics. Wife, Maeke Damen Vissenburgh needs the same. Their daughter Elizabeth needs the full BMD battery.

Wrapping up the W-Blocks!

Waterman: As is often the case with 16th and 17th century families, some of the vital stats are missing for Richard and Bethiah [Waite?] Waterman and Resolved and Mercy [Williams] Waterman.

Warren: Specifics are missing for the parents [William and Katherine] of Susan Warren French. Exact BM&D dates are needed for both, as well as her mother, Katherine's maiden name. Susan's birth and death dates are needed as well.

Waller: The distaff side of the Wallers provides the biggest stumbling blocks. Maiden names for the spouses of Roger and John Waller are lacking. Then again we are talking about the 1500s in Suffolk, England! Detailed vitals for the first two generations are missing as well. I have some 'circas' and 'betweens', but nothing specific. The same goes for John's daughter, Ann. I have her marriage to Christopher Strutt, but the birth and death dates are estimates.

3-W Blocks

Wright: My Wrights were Quakers. In fact, James Sr. was a Quaker minister. Oddly enough, the key events missing are the date of the marriage between James and Mary Bowater in Chester Co., PA[c1707] and the exact date of death for James, whose burial took place on 15 May 1759 in Frederick Co., VA. [May 13 or 14 would be likely.]

Williams: There are a few mysteries in the family of Providence Plantation/Rhode Island founder Roger Williams. More specific vitals for his parents and grandparents would be nice. Exact dates of birth and death for Roger himself are needed. As for Roger's daughter, Mercy, the month and day of her 1659 marriage to Resolved Waterman and an exact date of death are needed.

Webb: Richard Webb of England and Connecticut lacks a date of birth and marriage [to Margery Moyer]. Son Joseph needs a birth date to celebrate.

Joined Blocks

Whittaker: There are plenty of stumbling blocks in the Whittaker line.
[1] Immigrant ancestor Edward Whittaker was from England. Where? When was he born?
[2] What was the exact marriage date for Edward and wife Hannah Wakeman Hackleton? Or was it a common law union?
[3] Edward reportedly died in January of 1694/5. What day?
[4] What were the birthdates for sons James and Edward? And death date for James?
[5] What was the date of birth for Mary Whittaker, James' daughter?

Wakeman: Speaking of Hannah......
[1] A few early marriage, birth and death dates for her ancestors.
[2] Hannah's birth and death dates,
[3] The real truth about her murder, adultery and blasphemy trial in 1664!