Last Wills and Testaments are an essential part of my ‘go to’ tool kit when researching…
Tag: Archibald Gilbert Roane
The Roanes of Virginia: 2 families with the same surname. Are they related or not?
What could possible be confusing about two immigrant families coming from the same region in Europe…
The one where I give Sir Archibald Roane a demotion
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks diligently researching my Scots-Irish ancestor, Archibald Gilbert Roane. Put…
The one about finding George Henry Roane’s father
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the ladies in my family tree…
In search of: The British Roane family
Most of the time I share a completed family history story. You know, it has all…
George Henry Roane: Ancestry.com DNA test throws me a curve ball
While Ancestry.com’s DNA test answered a fundamental question about which second generation German-American Sheffey was the…