“Soon after we came to a Methodist encampment. This was formed of three continuous lines, each occupying a side of a square and about one hundred feet in length. Each row was divided into six or ten cabins with partitions between. The height of the rows on the inner side of the enclosed area was…
George Boone, Squire Boone, and Daniel Boone from the Port of Philadelphia to Yadkin North Carolina
DANIEL BOONE THE PIONEER OF KENTUCKY. BY JOHN S. C. ABBOTT. Published in 1872 All of the following text is a quote from Abbott’s book Daniel Boone, Pioneer of Kentucky. On the 10th of October, 1717, a vessel containing a number of emigrants arrived at Philadelphia, a small but flourishing settlement upon the banks…
A Very Short History of the Founding of Virginia, Roanoke, Jamestown, Pocahontas + Published in 1825
AMERICAN PIONEERS AND PATRIOTS. DANIEL BOONE THE PIONEER OF KENTUCKY. BY JOHN S. C. ABBOTT. DODD & MEAD, No. 762 BROADWAY. 1872. Excerpts Only Spain sponsored many of the early excursions into America. 1492 – Columbus en route to America “The little fleet of three small vessels, with which Columbus left Palos in Spain, in…
Daniel Boone, Boonesboro, and Boone’s Road into Kentucky – A Map and Record of the Expedition
In 1775, 20 million acres of land west of Virginia were purchased by Richard Henderson. The Transylvania Land Company was formed, and Daniel Boone was hired to etch a road through the wilderness into Kentucky. In his Boone’s Wilderness Road, Archer Butler Hulbert provides an account of that effort. Following is part of that account,…
Family Tree of My German Ancestors Who Came to Missouri to Found a New Rhine Valley – the Schatzes
During the 1800s a wave of Germans left their country in search of several things. In fact, I have read that there are as many reasons that the Germans immigrated as there are German immigrants. I admit that is an exaggeration, but I can say that the Schatz side of my family was among that…
My Family’s Relationship to Pocahontas
My ancestor Samuel Duval’s first wife was Margaret Sheppard, but Margaret died in 1786′. Afterward, he married Anne Everard Bolling, whose descendant was the John Rolfe who married Pocahontas. Therefore, in a round-about way, I could say that Pocahontas is my step-ancestor. Pocahontas plays heavily in the history of Jamestown, and my direct ancestor William…
My Dunscomb Family Line from Missouri to England
I. Laura Mae Dunscomb [Laura Mae’s Senior Picture – about 1944] Born December 6, 1926 Married Henry Albert [Hank, H.A. Baker] Born April 5, 1921 Died February 2, 2013 II. William Elmer Dunscomb Born August 8, 1898 Died October 7, 1972 Married August 11, 1920 Married Henrietta James Born June 2, 1900 Died December 13,…
Dr. Thomas Walker’s Expedition from Virginia to Kentucky in 1749
Although he was, by profession, a medical doctor, Dr. Thomas Walder was probably more of a land developer, and he explored the passage from Virginia to Kentucky for the Loyal Land Co. of London. By 1755, the boundary of Virginia had been extended to include all of the land west of the Ohio River and…
Boone’s Wilderness Road – Published in 1903
HISTORIC HIGHWAYS OF AMERICA VOLUME 6 [Pg 4] Cumberland Gap and Boone’s Wilderness Road [Pg 5] HISTORIC HIGHWAYS OF AMERICA VOLUME 6 Boone’s Wilderness Road y Archer Butler Hulbert With Maps and Illustrations THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY CLEVELAND, OHIO 1903 [Pg 6] COPYRIGHT, 1903 BY The Arthur H. Clark Company ALL…
Sir John Seymour, Wolf Hall, and Sister to the Queen
Dorothy Seymour was the sister of Jane Seymour, who was one of the wives of Henry VIII. She was born at Wolf Hall in Wiltshire, England. Although this is the same Wolf Hall that was made famous by the series of the same name, it was actually a Seymour family property. Several hundred years ago,…
