Kings, Queens, Scientists, Poets and Grandfather Thorndike?
Today marks the 350th anniversary of the burial of John Thorndike, my 9th-great grandfather on the Crosby side. On November 3, 1668, John was buried in …
Category: Mayflower, New England & Nova Scotia Ancestors
Deireadh na Tòiseachaidh — The End of the Beginning
Saint Margaret of Scotland is a small Catholic church in River Denys, Nova Scotia. Built in 1841 by settlers from the Scottish highlands, some of …
Crosby Ancestors in Prime Time
Eleanor Billington: “The matriarch of one of America’s most troublesome first families.” Well, National Geographic Channel is going to be putting some of my family’s …
John Rosse at Dunbar, 1650
John Rosse was my 8th-great grandfather on the Crosby side. In 1650, during the Third English Civil War, John Rosse fought at the Battle of …
The Mayflower Ancestors of Roy Crosby
Roy Crosby, my grandfather, marks the joining of multiple Mayflower lines. His father was descended from eight Mayflower passengers; his mother was descended from …
Nova Scotian Pioneers
Sealed Landers was my 5th-great grandfather on the Crosby side. And, if you travel to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, you will find “Sealed Landers Park” and …
Puzzle Solved: Joanna Morton
Joanna Morton is my 7th-Great Grandmother on the Crosby side and until recently, she was the end of a branch. With a single bit of …
Chasing My Tail: My Tale of Chasing Abigail Wallis
Abigail Wallis is definitely my 7th-Great Grandmother on the Crosby side. Okay, she probably is. Well she possibly is. Oh hell, it’s not likely that …