Ellen Gustafson

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Biography

I was born in Brooklyn, NY, raised in a nearby suburb in New Jersey. My family on both sides has New York roots. My DNA pie charts from 3 companies, which I take with a large grain of salt, are Scandinavian Irish, English and Western Europe, in descending order. Although one includes some Baltic. My major fields of study in college were literature, history and writing, and I still enjoy them all. My father’s parents were both Swedish and emigrated to New York. The Swedish surname system is a learning experience.

My mother’s father, Leo Butler, was born in Dundee Scotland, of ethnically Irish parents. His father was a sailor born in Newfoundland, Canada. His parents apparently had lived in Southern England. The family arrived in New York in 1888. Leo grew up on the lower east side of Manhattan and joined the navy at fifteen, having inherited a love of the sea. He served in both World Wars. My maternal grandmother was Fanny aka Frances Hunt. Her mother was Manx. Her father was Archibald Hunt from the Westchester, NY Hunt branch of Hunt’s Point, ( that was a surprise). beginning with Thomas Hunt, born in England about 1615.

GGF Archibald Hunt’s family on both sides arrived in the early 1600s from England and the low counties. Other names include Ogden, Lewis, Baldwin, Smith, Harrison, Ackerman and Singletary (Dunham), a link to President Obama.

More than a few were PGM. They arrived in Massachusetts and slowly made their way down to New York and New Jersey. I found several Revolutionary War participants, at least one casualty. I also have several New York and New Jersey Quakers in my tree.

ARRIVED BEFORE 1700: Ackerman, Alling, Arnold, Baldwin, Condit, Crane, Dodd, Dunham (Singletary), Freeman, Harrison, Hunt of Westchester NY, Lewis, Ogden, Jessup, Nash, Riggs, Shotwell, Smith.

ARRIVED 1800s: Butler, Brady, Burnet, Carlsson, Gustafson, Quayle, Hudgens.

BRICK WALLS

James Lewis. Born 1795 in New York, NY or possibly Westchester. Wife Rhoda Ogden, daughter Sarah Frances Lewis. Looking for his parents.

Margrita Fulliner Born 1720 probably in New York. Looking for her parents.

Sources

• First-hand information. Entered by Ellen Gustafson at registration