Tag Archives: surnames

Family relationships are complicated! Abner and his wife were second cousins, once removed. Mary’s first husband was her second cousin, once removed. That means Mary’s two husbands were second cousins. […]

James Otis Martin was the first cousin, once removed, to Sardis Charles Otis. Sardis was the son of Catherine Raney Adams and the half-brother to Charles Henry Adams. Charles Henry […]

Clark Ward was born in Sodom, New York. His brother, William, was born in 1846 in Ward Hill. Could this summit have been named after one of their ancestors? Wright […]

This family had a few “aha” moments. Two sisters married two brothers. One man married two sisters. Ezekiel married Mattie on the same day that his wife, Harriet, died. Earl […]

I was ready to publish this post. I still did not know what happened to Caty.  Why had Margaret named Sardis Otis as the executor of her estate? Wright Adams […]

I do not know what caused William and May to live apart for over 20 years. Did William have an affair? Did May suffer from depression? These are questions that […]

Are you a descendant of Lucina Patty Adams (1828 to 1894) and her two daughters, Fannie Adelia Reed Edwards (1847) and Frances Amorette Reed Dedrick (1849)? You might hold the […]

After William died in 1727, Susannah married Joseph Adams. Joseph’s brother, Henry, had married William’s sister, Sarah, in 1706. This is probably how Susannah met and married Joseph Adams. William […]

Between 1910 and 1915, Bertha and Jesse got divorced. She had the responsibility of caring for their five children. Bertha never remarried. Jesse first lived with a woman 17 years […]

In October 2022, I published an article about John Adams (1595 to 1633). He was one of the first newcomers to America. His name appears on the 1621 passenger list […]