I just updated my Brannon family information on my Rootsweb WorldConnect site. At long last, we are gaining some ground on whence came William Wrighter Brannon. DNA documentation supplied by Gina K. proved that our line is not descended from Caron Branan. Until any new information appears, I'm linking the family to Thomas Branen of Maryland.
Stay tuned, though - there's some very exciting stuff in the works. A distant relative has recently contacted me with pretty substantial documentation about Native American ancestry in the family. I'll report on that as soon as I feel it is appropriate.
In the meantime, I would appreciate it if all you Brannon researchers would have a look at my family tree and let me know if you find any errors. I expect there will be some, but I do not have time at the moment to labor through the whole thing.
Happy exploring!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Brannon Update
I have just updated my Brannon family information on Rootsweb's WorldConnect Project. I have taken the drastic step of eliminating all information prior to the life and times of William "Wrighter" Brannon - that is, anything that would link the descendants of William Wrighter, father of Nancy, Mary, William A. "Squire," Thomas P., Elizabeth Jean (?), Catherine, Lorenzo Dow or Lourenza K., Susannah or Susanna, Dianna and Jacob Brannon (Brannan) of West Virginia.
As Gina Kuhl has reported DNA tests from the West Virginia line of the family which show that our ancestors were not related to Caron Branan (Brannan, Brannon, Branham or whatever), I think it's time we place more emphasis on the discovery of our legitimate (or illegitimate ?) ancestors. I intend to do this by separating the family away from the group who are clearly descended from Caron. My hope is that this will provide fresh perspective and incentive to dig deeper.
The information contained in my database is not very tidy, and in most cases not terribly well documented. The older generations, from Oliver back through Thomas P. to William "Wrighter" should all be considered to be lightly documented and in need of greater factual substantiation.
If you are working on this line of inquiry, the Brannons of West Virginia, back to the Old World, I would love to hear from you - especially if you have any new information to share!
As Gina Kuhl has reported DNA tests from the West Virginia line of the family which show that our ancestors were not related to Caron Branan (Brannan, Brannon, Branham or whatever), I think it's time we place more emphasis on the discovery of our legitimate (or illegitimate ?) ancestors. I intend to do this by separating the family away from the group who are clearly descended from Caron. My hope is that this will provide fresh perspective and incentive to dig deeper.
The information contained in my database is not very tidy, and in most cases not terribly well documented. The older generations, from Oliver back through Thomas P. to William "Wrighter" should all be considered to be lightly documented and in need of greater factual substantiation.
If you are working on this line of inquiry, the Brannons of West Virginia, back to the Old World, I would love to hear from you - especially if you have any new information to share!
Sunday, August 5, 2007
New Lead on Thomas P. Brannon
Been silent for a while due to other pressing commitments. However,
I have recently found an interesting lead for my family.
The connection between my direct ancestor Thomas P. Brannon, married
to Lydia Wilson, and his 'father' William Wrighter or Wrighter
William or whatever, was never well-established. In the 1860 Calhoun
County, WV, Census, it is clearly stated that Thomas P. was born in
Westmoreland County, PA! I had never seen that fact before!
However, what it means is what I have long suspected: most probably,
my line of Brannons may well indeed NOT descend from Caron Branan.
I hope to find time to research PA records online today, so will
inform you of anything interesting I find there.
I have recently found an interesting lead for my family.
The connection between my direct ancestor Thomas P. Brannon, married
to Lydia Wilson, and his 'father' William Wrighter or Wrighter
William or whatever, was never well-established. In the 1860 Calhoun
County, WV, Census, it is clearly stated that Thomas P. was born in
Westmoreland County, PA! I had never seen that fact before!
However, what it means is what I have long suspected: most probably,
my line of Brannons may well indeed NOT descend from Caron Branan.
I hope to find time to research PA records online today, so will
inform you of anything interesting I find there.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Family Genealogy
Dena,
Hope everything is well with you and your family. I suppose I should introduce myself to you. My name is Richard Scott Pack, my mother is Regenia Embry.
Mom’s dad was Robert Jackson Embry, son of Henry and Zaney Embry. I found your genealogy line through some research and was wondering if you could provide me more details. I downloaded your Gedcom file but It didn’t list the names for me like Uncle Shelby Embry or any of the other living children of papaw Henry.
I also own and operate an online family genealogy website, and you are welcome to check it out. If you like I might even be able to open an area or tree for your stuff. Right now the site is brand new, and I am busy organizing data my wife’s side of the family provided to me. After that I will upload that and also begin working on my family stuff.
The website URL is: www.relativelines.com
Please feel free to visit it and signup.
Thanks for any further help.
Sincerely,
Richard (Scott) Pack
Brandenburg, Kentucky
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
RE: All of us Brannon's
Well hello - It's nice to know I'm not the only frustrated descendent
trying to reach back in Brannon history. I am descended of John
Samual Brannon and Hannah Helmick. I believe his father was William
(Wrighter) Brannon. I found a website http://www.io.com/~degh/lisa/
trying to reach back in Brannon history. I am descended of John
Samual Brannon and Hannah Helmick. I believe his father was William
(Wrighter) Brannon. I found a website http://www.io.com/~degh/lisa/
I2448.html that lists William H. Brannon m. Cathrine Bailey as
parents of William Wrighter, and James Brannon m. Betty Dudley
Wilmoth as parents of William H. No substantiation with any records.
Holly
Monday, March 12, 2007
Whoopsie!
I recently posted that I had uploaded a Crain Family History on WorldConnect. Turns out it didn't actually upload, and I only just now found out about it. It IS uploaded now, so if you're looking for Crains, go look there:
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Crains of Kentucky
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Crains of Kentucky
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Stuck in Cumberland Gap
I've been poking around the Ingrams a bit, and have found that my great-grandfather Rebel Ingram's father was William M. Ingram, born 24 Oct 1848. But I have had no luck going back any further with that line.
William was supposedly born in Menifee County, Kentucky. There are also Ingrams in Bell County, Kentucky, and I discovered a "History of Bell Country, Kentucky" that lists several individuals. I have a lot of downloaded documents on my desktop and must find time to review them all, this one among them.
William's wife was Mary Ann Kash, and luckily there are some postings about her on the Family Search.org site of LDS. Her line goes back to John Kash, born 1746 in Morgan, Kentucky.
It's at times like this that I regret my ignorance of American history. I know 1746 was about 30 years prior to the American Revolution. I guess it just hadn't occurred to me that colonialists had pushed quite so far westward that early. It's fairly easy to see, however, how the colonials arrived on the Atlantic seaboard along the Virginia and North Carolina coasts, then pushed westward and south until they hit the mountains. The only way through was the Cumberland Gap. I have Samples ancestors who traveled that route as well, one group very likely with Daniel Boone - a real safari guide par excellence! ;-)
I surely would be happy to hear from some of you who can describe the state of settlement in Kentucky at that time - thanks in advance!
William was supposedly born in Menifee County, Kentucky. There are also Ingrams in Bell County, Kentucky, and I discovered a "History of Bell Country, Kentucky" that lists several individuals. I have a lot of downloaded documents on my desktop and must find time to review them all, this one among them.
William's wife was Mary Ann Kash, and luckily there are some postings about her on the Family Search.org site of LDS. Her line goes back to John Kash, born 1746 in Morgan, Kentucky.
It's at times like this that I regret my ignorance of American history. I know 1746 was about 30 years prior to the American Revolution. I guess it just hadn't occurred to me that colonialists had pushed quite so far westward that early. It's fairly easy to see, however, how the colonials arrived on the Atlantic seaboard along the Virginia and North Carolina coasts, then pushed westward and south until they hit the mountains. The only way through was the Cumberland Gap. I have Samples ancestors who traveled that route as well, one group very likely with Daniel Boone - a real safari guide par excellence! ;-)
I surely would be happy to hear from some of you who can describe the state of settlement in Kentucky at that time - thanks in advance!
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