Through the years of research into my family’s history, there are certain individuals who stand out from the rest; sometimes due to a particularly interesting life story, or simply because a greater amount of records are to be found for them, giving a fuller picture of their life. For both reasons, one such person has …
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Friend of Friends Friday – Will of Samuel Fisher 0
Keeping myself busy today while riding out the blizzard had me browsing through the collections at FamilySearch.org. I found the will of Samuel Fisher, my 5th great grand uncle, who came from Londonderry, Northern Ireland as an early Scotch-Irish settler of Nutfield (now Derry and Londonderry) New Hampshire. He was born on 29 Jul 1722 …
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Tombstone Tuesday – John Bishop (1709-1785) 2
John Bishop, my 6th great grandfather, was born in 1709 in New London CT, son of Eleazar Bishop and his wife Sarah Dart. He married his first wife, Rebecca Whipple, in New London on 20 May 1731. Following Rebecca’s death on 17 Oct 1751 in New London, CT he married Hannah (Allen) Comstock, daughter of …
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I’m Honored! 2
I was very surprised and happy to be nominated for a Best Blog award! Although my poor, neglected blog doesn’t feel very worthy of the honor, it is a wonderful inspiration to help me work much harder at keeping my blog updated and “presentable”! Sincere thanks to Heather Wilkinson Rojo for nominating me. Her blog …
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Book, Written and Printed…Finally! 2
It’s been too long of a time since I’ve updated my site and this blog, but I’m happy to say that its been time well-spent. I had decided on writing a genealogy book for my brother compiling my research thus far of our paternal line (Youmans and Burnett) as a Christmas gift, a project I …
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Bonne Fête de la Chandeleur! 2
My husband was born and raised in France in the small village of Beaumont, so small that it’s rarely found on any map. To give an idea of where it is situated it is just outside the better known city of Poitiers in the region of La Vienne. One of the most fascinating things to …
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…And …Begin! 0
Welcome to the “Hoyt Family – (and related surnames)” blog. I think this will serve well as an update blog but also will make it easier for visitors to my main site ( A Hoyt Family Genealogy ) to post comments and perhaps share some of their family research where it relates to mine. I’ve …
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