ing thru the Williams DNA Project will automaticaly make you a member and get you the group discount on the test. In my eperience with DNA, seeing huge family tree's that all leed back to the same little area of South West Virginia in the 1700's, with matching DNA to my own. Many of these lines I never evan knew of before I matched DNA with them. Not every one has had the same great luck as I have, but I think most have. It takes a living male Williams to take the test. If your nearest living male Williams is a third cousin or some thing like that, then you can do what I have done on my off lines, order the test with your credit card and use your email address, but use the mailing address of the person takeing the test so it will go to him. All he has to do is 3 cotton swab scrapes to the inside cheek of his mouth and drop it back in the mail. As long as you have used your email address when ordering, the pass word and all the info. will come to you. Don't trust people's family tree's online because half of them are wrong. DNA will take you up the right tree and tell you who you are related to of the different Williams families.…
tween 1910-1920 Jasper County, Ga and no record of death was filed.
There are a few possibilities that are close matches in the AL 1870 Census:
1. Silas Moore age 19, Perry County, AL...
....Millie, 20, Winnie, 10, Emma, 08 and Wesley 21
2. Silas Moore, age 24, Dallas County, AL
.....is living in the household of Ellick REESE w/wife and children and a lady and her baby surnamed CHESTNUT.
The 3rd Silas Moore Silas Moore was the son of Cupid and Whinny of Jefferson County (former slaves of John B. Moore>James B. Moore). He is ruled out because he is still in Jefferson County and married in 1880.
A descendant of one of the slave owners I was interested seen my post on the Yahoo group MOORE-SOUTH and offered to see what he could find on him but never got back to me. I'm assuming he never made any discoveries, but I will check into that to be sure.…
tween 1910-1920 Jasper County, Ga and no record of death was filed.
There are a few possibilities that are close matches in the AL 1870 Census:
1. Silas Moore age 19, Perry County, AL...
....Millie, 20, Winnie, 10, Emma, 08 and Wesley 21
2. Silas Moore, age 24, Dallas County, AL
.....is living in the household of Ellick REESE w/wife and children and a lady and her baby surnamed CHESTNUT.
The 3rd Silas Moore Silas Moore was the son of Cupid and Whinny of Jefferson County (former slaves of John B. Moore>James B. Moore). He is ruled out because he is still in Jefferson County and married in 1880.
A descendant of one of the slave owners I was interested seen my post on the Yahoo group MOORE-SOUTH and offered to see what he could find on him but never got back to me. I'm assuming he never made any discoveries, but I will check into that to be sure.…
ll agree that Erik will be a wonderful asset to our DNA project!
My name is Erik Maher and I volunteered to join the project as a co-admin. You are probably wondering what the surname Maher has to do with Collinsworth, and I will explain shortly.First I would like to let you all know that if you have any genetic genealogy questions or need advice such as which SNP to test next to narrow down your haplo group, just send me an email:collinsworthdna.project....Sherry set up this email account specifically for this surname project, and any emails sent to this address will go both to her and to me (straight to my phone). I will respond as quickly as possible. I must admit that I'm stronger in genetics that in traditional paper-trail genealogy, but I will do my best to help either way.My first foray into genetic genealogy was in 2005, when National Geographic introduced the first Genographic test to look at human origins. Looking back, that first test was laughable – only 12 markers on the Y side and only HVR1 on the mitochondrial side. It is amazing to see how far we've come since then. The second version, Geno 2.0, tests for about 500,000 markers, providing deep resolution on the Y side, the mt side, and autosomally.Shortly after I took the first Geno test, I joined my surname project (Maher) and started doing traditional genealogy. My father and I went back as far as we could, to ancestors in Co. Clare and Co. Meath, Ireland, and then nothing much happened for several years.Then, one day, I opened a mysterious email from an anonymous person suggesting that I test for something called DF21. At the time, I knew nothing about SNPs, and I said to myself, what is this DF21? What does it have to do with me? Curious to find out more, I ordered the test and the result came back positive. That mysterious email sparked my interest in learning more about Irish history and trying to find out why the so-called "matches" in my list of 37 and 67-marker matches had such seemingly-random surnames.Increasingly, the line between deep ancestry and genealogy is blurring. Several new SNPs are discovered each week, not just at FTDNA, but in labs worldwide (see http://www.isogg.org/tree/). SNPs are now as important, if not more important, than STRs, and we are increasingly finding SNPs that originated in the genealogical time frame. Robert Casey explains this in great detail here.http://www.rcasey.net/DNA/R_L21/HowTo/YSNPs_Genealogical_View.html
Erik's email continued but I am sure you can see that this gentleman is quite knowledgeable and experienced. I, for one, feel very blessed that he joined our DNA project and seeing that we needed someone who could make some sense out of it all, volunteered his time!
If you haven't joined the DNA project yet, please consider doing it now or in the near future.
Collinsworth/Collingsworth DNA Project…
ne surname. Each record i file by a code such as OBIT_0001 or DEATH_0038, etc and i write the code on each hard copy and file them in binders that correspond to the folders on my computer such as a birth, death, etc. I also keep the same file structure on my computer maintaing the same naming and storing convention. So if i want to look at the hard copy, its got the same name and location as the digital version on my computer. Then i have a master excel file which i have a field for last name, first, middle, birth date, Person ID, then a column for each of the major record types such as birth rec., obit, death rec., etc. In these columns i put the corresponding file name such as DEATH_0001. I use this file to quickly be able to find any document and also can easily be able to determine what records i have and what ones i am missing. Using this system, i dont have to keep a million file folders. I get a new obit. and it just gets filed into the obit binder and named the next number up such as OBIT_0103 and record the file name in the master list. This comes in handy if for example a marriage lic. is a source for the bride and groom. I don't need to file it in two separate places folders for the two people, i just put the same file name in each persons "marriage" field in the master excel list. I don't sort anything by surname, or have to make duplicates of an obit if it is a source for more then one person. I read about this system and so far it has worked really well. Makes maintaining files very easy with no duplication or needing to remember relationships between people in order to track down records or being complicated when someone gets married. Also makes linking sources in programs really easy. You can link say one Obit named OBIT_0098 to 10 different people and only need one copy in your OBIT folder. But like they say, it all depends on how many files you have and what you are comfortable with. Every one does things differently. Its just good to find any system and use it then to use no system at all.…
status and date, etc. The years reported for these actions are somewhat unreliable in my experience, but it's a place to start.
1. SS App- I posted the link to request the SS-5 (Application) for an ancestor on the main page of the group.
2. Naturalization- If Alex filed papers, they'd be found in one of several places, depending on when he filed. Your two best bets are:
* Washington County Courthouse
* The National Archives
I also put a new link on the group's main page that discusses Naturalization, where to look, timeframes, etc.
3. Baptism/Marriage in Lithuania. You'll have to do one of two things: hire a private researcher, or contact the Archives in Vilnius. Church records that have survived the (1) ravages of time (2) the Russians (3) the Germans, have all pretty much made it to the Archives in Vilnius. From the group main page, under "Discussions", you'll see a topic "Contacting the Archives in Vilnius". Once upon a time, they'd search a whole family for you. You'd wait about 3 years before they got to your request. Now, they really only go 'document by document'. So you could request a baptism cert for Alex, but you should have a better estimate of his birthyear and hopefully his parents names before you go down that road. We can help you with that after you hear back from the Social Security Administration which we hope will at least give a surname for Alex's mother. But you have one critical thing going for you, you know his village of birth now. You have no idea how jealous that will make other researchers!
4. Immigration- this is frustrating, I know. You just have to search everywhere (see main page), under every possible spelling you can think of...switching out vowels...and thinking, that possibly, Alex's first name was not Alex (or Aleksas), but something else.…
Apparently, I'm not the first to attempt this. Here's a Vincent / Vinson Web Ring, though it only has two sites listed (one of which is mine):
Vinson Family Ring: http://rings.redoaktree.org/vinson/index.htm
"This web ring is to bring together web sites and web pages that have genealogy and/or family history of the VINSON or VINCENT family or other variants of this surname."
Some Vincent or Vinson web sites are:
- Ancestors of Nolan Twain Vinson
http://redoaktree.org/family/nolan/index.htm
- George Vincent's Family (1897-?)
http://www.myroots.co.uk/paynter/vincent/vincent.htm
Vincent Family Genealogy Forum on GenForum
- http://genforum.genealogy.com/vincent/
Linkpendium Vincent Family: Surname Genealogy, Family History, Family Tree, Family Crest, Genealogy and Family History (a commercial site that has lists of other sites by state)
- http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/sur/surc-V/surc-Vin/sur-Vincent/
Sheridan Vincent's excellent old Vincent Family web site of New York state:
- http://www.vincent-family.org/ (be sure and check out his Queries page)
- http://www.vincent-family.org/Queries.html
Vincent's in Newfoundland
- http://members.tripod.com/~Al_Beagan/vintree.htm
The Vincent Family of Alabama & Texas
- http://theoldentimes.com/vincent_family.html
Vincent / Gish Family
- http://www.angelfire.com/in/tamaraspage/page5.html
There are probably many more. These may be just a few of them. What would be really neat if we could focus on bringing all Vincent / Vinson trees onto one site and somehow interconnect them as much as possible. For now, this group and other sites seem to be focused on seeing what's out there and who is interested. -rv-…
those taking an online approach.
Each of these topics can be part of a general Table of Contents when they refer to general or international subjects. Each can also be used as a subdivision under localities: countries, regions, states and provinces, counties & shires & parishes, cities and towns and so on.
It would also be helpful if posts were identified not only with a B-I-A level code, but also with a service code to indicate P for Public, C for Commercial, E for Educational, O for non-profit organizational, F for personal or family, G for Governmental, etc.
Feel free to juggle this list:
TOPICS
ADOPTEES & MISSING LIVING PERSONS
Adoption Research, Missing Person Research, Urban Research
ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES
Archives & Libraries, Courthouses, Interlibrary Loan, Manuscript Collections, Special Collections,
ASSOCIATIONS
Historical & Genealogical Societies, Lineage & Patriotic Societies, Volunteers,
BUSINESS
Business Records & Commerce, Occupations,
CENSUS
Census Schedules, Census Statistics, Population Lists (national, state or provincial, local)
EDUCATION
Certification, Documentation, Ethics, Getting Started, Methodology, Pedigree Analysis, Professional Development, Reference Tools, Standards, Teaching & Training (conferences, events, etc.), Using Indexes,
ETHNIC GROUPS
Black History, Black Records, Ethnic Groups, Native Races, Minorities
FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS
Family & Surname Organizations, Research Coordination, Researchers, Reunions, Youth Groups,
GENEALOGY
Biography, Family History – Compiled, Genealogy - Compiled, Heraldry, Nobility,
GEOGRAPHY
Atlases, Gazetteers, Maps, Geographic Names
GOVERNMENT
Court Records, Guardianship, Land & Property, Law & Legislation, Notarial Records, Probate Records, Taxation, Town Records, Voting Records,
HISTORY
Chronology, Demography, History, Journals, Oral History, Personal History, Social History, Time Capsules, Time Periods (17th century, etc.)
INSTITUTIONS
Correctional Institutions, Funeral Homes, Medical Records, Newspapers, Orphans & Orphanages, Poorhouses, Schools,
LANGUAGES
Handwriting, Language, (word lists etc.)
MEDICAL
DNA, Genetics, Health History, Medical Research
MIGRATION
Emigration & Immigration, Internal Migration, Naturalization & Citizenship, Passports,
MILITARY
Military History, Military Records, Pensions,
NAMES
Personal Names, Surnames,
ONLINE SEARCHING
Internet, World Wide Web, Free Genealogy Sites, Commercial Genealogy Sites, Search Engines, Wikis,
ORGANIZATION
Family & Home Sources, Filing Systems, Forms, Organization Techniques,
PERIODICALS
Newspapers, Periodicals
PRESERVATION
Artifacts, Digital Items, Heirlooms, Material Culture, Photographs, Preservation
PROJECTS
Cataloging, Indexing, Preservation, Volunteer Searchers
RELIGIONS
Church History, Church Records, Jewish Records, Religious Life,
(Hugenot, Quaker, etc,)
TECHNOLOGY
Automation, Digitization, Hardware, Scanning, Gedcom Tools, Genealogy Software, Websites
VITAL EVENTS
Bible Records, Cemeteries, Civil Registration, Divorce Records, Obituaries, Vital Records,
WRITING & PUBLISHING
Blogging, Compiling, Copyright, Publishing, Sharing, Writing,…
ich are common among people with Melungeon lines. My family has the following surnames: BELL (VA to KY) COLLINSWORTH (KY) LAWSON (Scotland to VA to KY) TOLLIVER (VA)
(NOTE: only a part of the article is posted, please go to article to read the complete piece)
DNA study seeks origin of Appalachia's Melungeons
"... Genetic evidence shows that the families historically called Melungeons are the offspring of sub-Saharan African men and white women of northern or central European origin. Beginning in the early 1800s, or possibly before, the term Melungeon (meh-LUN'-jun) was applied as a slur to a group of about 40 families along the Tennessee-Virginia border. But it has since become a catch-all phrase for a number of groups of mysterious mixed-race ancestry. In recent decades, interest in the origin of the Melungeons has risen dramatically with advances both in DNA research and in the advent of Internet resources that allow individuals to trace their ancestry without digging through dusty archives. Estes and her fellow researchers theorize that the various Melungeon lines may have sprung from the unions of black and white indentured servants living in Virginia in the mid-1600s, before slavery. They conclude that as laws were put in place to penalize the mixing of races, the various family groups could only intermarry with each other, even migrating together from Virginia through the Carolinas before settling primarily in the mountains of East Tennessee. Among them were the Montauks, the Mantinecocks, Van Guilders, the Clappers, the Shinnecocks and others in New York. Pennsylvania had the Pools; North Carolina the Lumbees, Waccamaws and Haliwas and South Carolina the Redbones, Buckheads, Yellowhammers, Creels and others. In Louisiana, which somewhat resembled a Latin American nation with its racial mixing, there were Creoles of the Cane River region and the Redbones of western Louisiana, among others." -- article http://news.yahoo.com/dna-study-seeks-origin-appalachias-melungeons-201144041.html…
s he went from only a few generations of information to now over 40,000 individuals going back to the 16th century.
We only upgraded to the new website a few months ago, and now do all of the updates online. The site was created with an open source (free) package developed by a group of volunteers. The beauty of it is that it allows many researchers to work on the same line simultaneously. Instead of constantly having to merge other's research into yours, you are all editing the same database, and can download a complete or partial GEDCOM if needed.
Admittedly, it takes a little bit of computer know-how and a web host to set it up (It helped having a son who is a computer geek), but once it's up and running it works great.
You can get more information at http://www.phpgedview.net.
It is possible to set it up on you computer, instead of online, to test it out. Click here for more information.…