New article published
Appearing in the current issue of The Essex Genealogist (2024, 44:1) is an article I wrote titled "The Children of Stephen Barker of...
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Ring Lardner, Jr. (1915-2000), Academy Award winning screenwriter and one of the Hollywood Ten, was an eleventh-generation descendant of...
Letters from Home
Elizabeth Holt was a fifth-generation descendant of George Abbott and Hannah Chandler and a fifth-generation descendant of Nicholas and...
Jesse Frye's Gang Plow
Jesse Frye (1818-1887) was a framer and an inventor noted for the invention of the Jesse Frye Gang Plow. There were several versions of...
Sundry Acts of Witchcraft
Elizabeth Phelps (1646-1692) and Joseph Ballard (1645-1722) Elizabeth and Joseph are my 8th great-grandparents. Elizabeth was born about...
Ballard Genealogy Recently Published
After five years of work off and on, I finally finished a compilation of the descendants of William and Grace Ballard which was published...