Kirsten A. Person's Page

"I'm a descendant of Humphrey Johnson and Elinor Cheney (daughter of William of Roxbury).  A number of my direct ancestors settled in Roxbury in the early years.  The Johnson family came on the Arbella."

"It's always more fun to go research on site. I have a copy of Pope's, too. It is my understanding that William's parents also came to Roxbury and are in some of the records there and that William and Laurence, his father are in the…"

"Welcome Deborah! Yes, I've seen Pope's Genealogy, actually have my own copy.  He certainly has a lot of information from England in the front, but none of it definitively connects the Massachusetts Cheneys to the English ones.…"

"Hi Kirsten, So glad you started a group for our Cheney family.  I descend from William of Roxbury's son, Thomas.  My mom's maiden name was Cheney.  Have you ever sen the book, The Cheney Genealogy by Charles Henry…"

"James Colman's wife Rachel outlived him by 30 years.  She is one of the ancestors I would most like to speak to - lived to be over 90!"

"Hi Sara - just a thought - have you looked at the family of Elizabeth and Susannah's husbands Job and Benjamin's father James Colman?  It wouldn't be the first time girls married their step-siblings.  A long shot, but who…"

"Hi, Kirsten.  When James Colman died in 1773 his land had become a part of the new town of Ashby in Middlesex Co.  I got a small file from them.  I have some of the Martin probate info, which is where I found how the land was divided…"

"Sara - I looked up Colman and Ashburnham & Lunenburg in the Worcester Probate index and came up empty for that time period.  What was your ancestor's name?"

"Hi Sara! I'd suggest pulling her husband's probate file in the Worcester Probate Court to see if Elizabeth ever signed as his widow but with a different surname.  I'd also see if her children had a guardian appointed for them to…"

"I'm looking to connect with people with ancestry in northern Worcester County - the Lunenburg/Ashburnham area.  My Colmans were original settlers of Ashburnham, and I'd love to know more about the family of John Martin who died 1753…"