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William Holloway, Martha Branson and Phebe Crispin: A genealogical game of hide and seek

13/10/2017
Brian Sheffey
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My maternal Quaker Holloway family has begun to rival my maternal Quaker Harlan/Harling family, my paternal…

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Throwing the gates open: marriages between the Roane & Holmes families

18/01/2012
Brian Sheffey
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Following on from the previous post, here’s an example of the frequency of marriages between the…

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Throwing the gates open: Doing a broad family name search on ancestry websites

16/01/2012
Brian Sheffey
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Most of my family research activity is quite specific. I tend to spend a great deal…

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Genealogy challenges: Part 2 – The Turners of Charles County, Maryland

09/11/2011
Brian Sheffey
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My Turner lineage has been one of the most difficult and troublesome to trace. Of the…

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Genealogy challenges: Part 1 – General overview

08/11/2011
Brian Sheffey
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The vast majority of my posts have been about successes in tracing my ancestors and their…

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