Comments for Genealogist on a Journey

Comment on Niergarth School in Rust, Montmorency, Michigan by Randy

Randy — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:31:10 +0000

In reply to Rebecca Walbecq. I own this property

Comment on Parents of William Hawley… Proven Through DNA…? by CJ Cavalier

CJ Cavalier — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:38:23 +0000

Hi Rebecca,

We’ve emailed once or twice before in 2017-18. I’m also related to Daniel David Hawley (1802-1877) and Sarah Sally Huff (1813-1911). They are also my maternal 3rd great-grandparents as well. I was born and raised in Michigan and I have Hawley’s in my ancestry as well as a Robert McKenzie who was my dad’s 1st cousin from Canada. My paternal grandmother is a McKenzie with family from Canada.

In your search for the father of William Hawley (1776-1859)
you may want to look at what I have found through the LDS website FamilySearch.org. Although the spelling is different which isn’t unusual as the recording official often spelled names the way they heard it or the way it sounded to them, William Hawley’s father is Ebeneezer Holly (1698-1775), no mother listed, Ebeneezer’s parents are John Holly Sr. (1670-1719) and Mary Crissey (1675-1719). Sarah Sally Huff’s parents are William C. Huff (1790-1860) and Elizabeth Huff (1795-1865) unknown maiden name. They had 2 children Jesse Huff (1806-?) and Sarah Sally Huff.

William and his wife Elizabeth (no last name) had 4 sons, Rev. William Chester Hawley (1790-1861), Daniel David Hawley (1802-1877), John Hawley and William Hawley no dates given.

I have several other generations in my genealogical family tree which goes way back past the 1600’s, so if there is any other information I can help you with the Hawley/Holly line or the Huff/Hough line just let me know.

Comment on Week 4: Favorite Photo: The Woman who Smoked the Corncob Pipe by Kylie Sutton

Kylie Sutton — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 23:48:31 +0000

My grandmothers great grandmother was named Rettie. I don’t know much about her other than my Nana told me that she was blind, a strong woman, once snatched a snake right out of the bassinet belonging to the baby she was babysitting (blind!) was adopted by white Americans but was possibly of Native American decent and…. she whittled her own corncob pipes… do you, do you think this could be the same woman?

Comment on Benjamin Burt and His Family: Captives of the Deerfield Massacre by Wallace Fullerton

Wallace Fullerton — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 04:12:05 +0000

You nicely describe some of the violent clashes between the early New Englanders and the even earlier New Englanders, and you relate how the Burts were involved. You might be interested to learn that my rough count, that somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 of the dead (47) and captured (112) individuals at Deerfield were related in some fashion to Eulalia and Henry Burt – direct descendants, spouses of descendants, cousins, etc. But, of course, in most small rural communities, the limited marriage pool resulted in nearly everyone being everyone else’s relation.

Comment on Week 2: The legend of Eulalia Marche by Wallace Fullerton

Wallace Fullerton — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 03:46:19 +0000

I suspect descendants of Eulalia are legion (one only needs to look at the Burt Genealogy which is available for download on archive.org). I am particularly interested in any of your readers who can trace back to Eulalia on their matrilinear line – the female only side of the family (mother-daughter-daughter, etc.). FamilyTreeDNA can test mitochondrial dna – I have about 25 matches to mine and several of those (including me) have traditional trees showing descent to different of Eulalia’s daughters (I descend from both Abigail and Mary). If any of your readers take this test, I hope they will contact me through the email address they will see when checking their mtDNA matches.

Comment on Week 2: The legend of Eulalia Marche by Rebecca Walbecq

Rebecca Walbecq — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:58:44 +0000

That is really interesting! I’m not surprised. The Burt family seemed to have a history of having larger families and were some of Massachusetts’ earliest settlers. Researching the Burt/Marche family history is both daunting and rewarding!

Thank you for reading my post and sharing your story!

Rebecca
Genealogist on a Journey

Comment on Week 2: The legend of Eulalia Marche by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:58:27 +0000

I am a descendant of Eulalia also. I originally found my connection to her on my paternal side about a decade ago but within the last year discovered that there is a connection on my maternal side as well. My parents are decended from 2 of Eulalia and Henry’s children.

Comment on Donald McKenzie, Talbot Settler of Elgin County, Ontario, Canada by Bob Wheeler

Bob Wheeler — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:15:46 +0000

Researching the Clunis families of Pictou, Nova Scotia. Was there a link between either the McKenzie or Clunas families to Pictou when Donald and Catherine moved there from New York and before their move to Ontario? Did Donald by any chance immigrate to Caledonia, Livingstone Co., NY in 1812?

Comment on Week 2: The legend of Eulalia Marche by Lynne S Burt-Jenkins

Lynne S Burt-Jenkins — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 01:43:32 +0000

Our family said Henry and Eulalia emigrated in 1639. But that is confusing, as they were reportedly on the ship Mary and John, which made 3 voyages between 1630 and 1633 (?). Also, their house burned down and they were compensated by Roxbury Colony in 1637. It is my opinion they emigrated prior to 1636 to Roxbury, where other Puritans settled, then were identified later when they moved to Plymouth. Since John was a wool merchant, living in the larger colony of Plymouth makes sense to me. He and his family also left Plymouth with John Pynchon and settled an even larger colony (which name escapes me at the moment, sorry). Any details are very much appreciated. Thanks!

Comment on Week 12: Loss: Fire Devastates the Hawley Family by Rebecca Walbecq

Rebecca Walbecq — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:23:49 +0000

Thank you for reading and following Patrick! I always appreciate it when a cousin finds my site and finds it helpful. That is the reason I do what I do. If you have any information about the Hawley family you would like to share you can do so using these links on the site:

https://genealogistonajourney.net/share/share-your-story/
https://genealogistonajourney.net/share/share-your-memories/

Very nice to meet you!
Your cousin Rebecca