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…
Category: Family History
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…
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,…
The Lowthers – Members of Parliament – Lowther Castle
About 1,000 years ago, my family married into the Lowther Family, who were landed gentry in the Cumbria part of England. “Lowther has been the seat of the Lowther family since the 12th century. With a continuous male-line descent over six centuries, the family is one of the oldest armigerous families in England, their arms…
My Family Line Is Filled with Preachers — Even Circuit Preachers Who Carried Their Messages on Horseback
In previous posts, I have said that along several lines, my family is among the people who left Europe to seek religious freedom. The Duval side of my family were Huguenots who left France to protest Catholic persecution, and the Whitaker side of my family were Quakers who left England for the same reason. It…
Religious Persecution Drove Much of the European Migration to America
Persecution of the Protestant French Huguenots The Bartholomew’s Day Massacre “The St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre (French: Massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy) in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence, directed against the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) during the French Wars of Religion. Traditionally believed to have been instigated by…
My Duval – Claiborne – Dunscomb Family Line from England to Virginia to Southeast Missouri
I. Marc Duval de la Semee
My Claiborne Family Line from England to Virginia to Southeast Missouri
I. Rowland Cleburne [Cliburn] Born about 1364 He married Katherine de Lancaster Born 1415 II. John Cleburne Born about 1445 – 1487 He married Elizabeth Curwen| Born 1445 – 1489 III. Thomas De Cleburne Born about 1471 – 1573 He married Joan Sanford Born 1447 IV. Sir Robert John Cleburne Born about 1471 – 1553 He married Emmotte KirkbrideAnn Layton Born 1465 – 1535 V….
William Claiborne Who Surveyed Virginia for the King of England
“William Claiborne served as a member of the governor’s Council (1623–1637; 1642–1661) and as secretary of the colony (1626–1634). Born in England and educated at Cambridge, Claiborne came to Virginia in 1621 as surveyor of the colony and by 1623 was a member of the Council.” Encyclopedia of Virginia “Contributor: Warren M. Billings Contributor: the…