Williamson has been a Scottish and northern English patronymic surname, from the William that had been brought to England by William the Conqueror. William is derived from the Germanic elements of wil meaning “will” or “desire” and helm“helmet” or “protection.”...
As soon as her spurious offspring was brought to light, the countess treated him with every kind of unnatural cruelty. She committed him to the care of a poor woman to educate as her own and prevented the Earl of Rivers from making him a bequest of £6,000 by declaring that he was ...
How do I start my family research? by DREAMCATCHER1963 3 months ago. My grandfather John Franklin Haley born Mar 16,1883 Russellville, Ky died Dec 24,1952 Monroe La I'm seeking information on his parents. I found on source SSA that gives his parents names as Jessie C Haley and Mary Edw...
It was not long before they began to intermarry with the Irish and there are a huge number of Irish names that date from this time, about 10% of all names found in Ireland today. Some names are clearly Norman in origin, such asMolyneux, which is found in Kerry, andDevereux, which in...
Early Agees in Magnolia, Alabama.Joseph Agee, the son of Noah Agee from Virginia, was forty when he bought 126 acres of land in Marengo county, Alabama in 1837 to start a plantation. The main house of this plantation was not, however, completed until 1859, the year that Joseph died. ...
And where I work I’m always hearing about it. I remember sitting on my grandfather’s knee and listening to his stories and about everything they had to go without. But, despite that, there was also a great sense of comradeship. Everyone I speak to about it looks back with pride.”...
In 1827 Conway was mortally wounded in a duel with Territorial Secretary Robert Crittenden, his former patron and the most powerful political figure in Arkansas at that time.The killing of Conway exacerbated the schism in Arkansas politics between Crittenden and his supporters, who became the basis...