Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD
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Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD

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I've been researching my family history since the fall of 2007. My paternal line is primarily comprised of colonial New England ancestors, while my maternal line is comprised primarily of Danish/German ancestors from the Schleswig-Holstein area of Germany.

I started the Kenyon Name Study Project, in the fall of 2023. I've been adding my research notes which I have compiled over the past 15 years. They aren't of much use in a binder collecting dust. I'm also researching the Kenyon surname globally providing a fresh perspective.

I have a tree on Ancestry (#1 A Kenyon Family Tree) and a profile on Findagrave (#47005688) [1]


Marilyn A. Kenyon MS, PsyD
Born 1950s.
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Kenyon Name Study

Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD is a member of the Kenyon Name Study Project.
Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD is a member of the Clark Name Study Project.
Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD is a Project Member of the Main and all subprojects of the Military and War Project.
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Descendant of several Magna Carta Surety Barons.
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Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.
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Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD has English ancestors.
Danish Roots
Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD has Danish ancestors
Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD has roots in the region now known as Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD has Welsh ancestors.
Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD has Irish ancestors.
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Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD has Scottish Ancestors.
Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD has French origins.
Marilyn was a Friend (Quaker) descendant and researcher
Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger Edward Fuller.
Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD is related to US President Ulysses S. Grant. Here is the trail.
Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD is related to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Here is the trail.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Marilyn Kenyon MS, PsyD was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
RootsTech
RootsTech Attendee: 2018

Curiosity led me to seek out information on my family history. Chipping away at brick walls, using DNA to discover family relationships and uncover long-held family secrets keeps me engaged. There's always something new around the corner, whether it is in the way to look at a situation or whether technology allows one to go further back in time. Artificial Intelligence holds great promise to bring to light information buried in historical newspapers and constructing hypothetical trees from our autosomal DNA to breakthrough brickwalls. It feels as though we are standing on the threshold of a new frontier. It is all very exciting.

Paternal Side and Susan B.

Growing up, I didn't know too much about my ancestry. All my grandparents were alive when I was born but I knew little to nothing about my great-grandparents. My maternal grandmother, Anna, provided some oral history, but little of that jelled until I started to do my own research years after her death.

We typically celebrated Christmas at the home of Aunt Helen and Uncle Frank in San Rafael, California. Aunt Helen would remind us that Susan B. Anthony was our "Great Aunt." I didn't know whether that was true - but I thought it would be great if "someone" would research the question to find out whether it was true or not. As crazy as it may sound now, just the possibility of having Susan B. Anthony as a relative was formative in my own self-concept as a young girl. I admired her because she fought for the right for women to vote. It made me aware of how women were treated as 2nd class citizens, devoid of given a voice in matters, of having to fight for the mere right to cast a vote. It also made me aware of how women were treated historically and to this day. Women continue to fight for equal pay. Recently, abortion rights were rolled back by the Supreme Court. We've come too far to go back to a time when women had few rights.

Family was important to my father. When the Great Depression hit, he dropped out of school to help in the family business. I can remember, as a child, my father staying up late to watch Johnny Carson. Sometimes, I would get out of bed to watch The Tonight Show with him. Our home was frequently filled with music. My father played the piano. He was self-taught, didn't read musicical notes but he could play just about anything he heard. When he sang, he sounded like Bing Crosby. He kept a stamp collection with stamps from all over the world. He must have had the collection for a long time as he kept the collection in four to six inch album. One day, he pointed out his resemblance to an English monarch. He told me there was a family story that we were possibly related to English royalty. Today, looking back, I believe the stamp was for King Edward VIII issued in 1936, KEVIII 1½d. It is a profile headshot, with strikingly similar facial features, jawline, and hairline to that of my father. Edward abdicated the throne the same year as the stamp and was later disgraced. Dad didn't mention that part but he passed along to me a sense of wonder. The time I spent with him was too short. I cherish the memories of the time we spent together. It was the little things.

Early Interest in English Royalty

My interest with the British royal family goes back to my father's interest. Prince Charles (now King of England) is my contemporary, less than two years difference in our ages. He and Princess Diana had their two sons about the same time I had my two children. Diana was extraordinary - beautiful and kind. I watched her marriage to Charles, in 1981, and followed them through the tawdry tabloids until her tragic death. I was envious of Charles' sister, Princess Anne, born the same year as I. Anne rode and jumped horses. She competed in the 1976 Olympics in Monteal.[1] I loved horses, spending much of my youth hanging out at Charles Tinker's riding stable in Boulder Creek, California. While they rode Western, I sometimes pulled out the lone English saddle collecting dust in a back corner of the tack room. (Years later, I would fulfill my childhood dream by attending a 3-month dressage and jumping program at Pacific Equestrian Center, in Wilton, California.) I watched Kate Middleton's marriage to Prince William, in 2011 and Meghan Markle's marriage to Prince Harry, in 2018. I set my alarm to get up early to watch the marriages live on television. Queen Elizabeth II is my 12th cousin, once removed, and Lady Diana, Princess of Wales is a 9th cousin, once removed.

It seemed too fanciful to even dream of having a connection to English royalty. Discovering most of my ancestors on the paternal side of my family were early immigrants from England, the possiblity became more palpable. After getting involved with genealogy, the wall of impossibility began to crumble, having made more than one connection to the royal family. As a young girl, I was star-struck by the pomp and pagentry. As an adult I've continued to follow them. To be clear, I look at the royal family differently. They are no longer in control of their country but kept on because they draw so many visitors every year. They are more or less a curiosity. I look at kings much as I look at other aristrocracies and dictators. Much of their wealth came at the expense of their citizens, who paid for it with a class system, high taxes, limited job opportunies, loss of religious freedom, child labor, and massive illiteracy. Those who opposed were imprisoned, banished to other parts of the world, or lost their heads.

Genealogy opened up a world of possibilites. I love the show, Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Dr. Gates is an amazing storyteller. He tells his guests interesting stories and facts which have been uncovered about their ancestors. Although, I find the research interesting and educational, it is the reaction of his guests which is the most powerful part of the show. So many times, his guests tell Dr. Gates how these facts about their ancestor has changed them. When they cry, I find myself crying. Genealogy is that powerful.

Maternal Side: Danish or German?

One summer, when I was about 10 years old I asked my maternal grandparents from where they descended. My grandparents owned and managed a Herford cattle ranch complete with a barn owl, in Yreka, California. My grandmother tended to her organic vegetable garden, picking off those ugly green horny worms and obtaining raw milk from a neighboring ranch. She lived to be 101, so it seems her fastidious concern about her diet likely contributed to her longevity. I still vividly recall the exchange between them. I was seated on the floor in the living room across from my grandfather, as my grandmother walked into the adjacent dining area with the picturesque view of Mt. Shasta behind her. There was a bit of back and forth between them, my grandmother said they were Danish, while my grandfather said they were German. They both agreed that the families came from the northern part of Germany, which was predominantly Danish. It was only years later that I would come to understand that parts of what is now Germany used to be Denmark. DNA now reveals that most of our ancestors from the area were predominantly Danish, although some were German. So, they both were right.

My maternal side consisted of more recent immigrants into America from Germany, unlike my paternal side which consisted of numerous New England colonial ancestors. My maternal side has been more challenging to research. My uncle, John Carstensen, possessed a recorded ancestry on his father's side of the family, going back several generations. My maternal grandmother, Anna Cecelia (Petersen) Carstensen, passed down much of her knowledge orally. When it came time to research it, I relied on her oral history, hand-written notes, and documented pedigrees she left. I hadn't realized how much her stories had sunk in until I tried to piece together her notes. It was as though I could hear her voice placing special emphasis on certain names, such as the Hargens. Her mother died when she was about 7 years old, her father died when she was about 13 from sacral sarcoma. She was orphaned when she was a child, barely escaping the fate of her sisters who were treated for and died from turberculosis. These events were traumatic for her. It may explain her need to repeat the story to ground herself of her roots and insure her ancestors were not forgotten. I haven't researched much beyond that, given the degree of difficulty with the German records, the historical upheaval of the region, and the naming customs of the time. My hope is one day one of my cousins, nephews, or nieces, who has taken German in school, will pick up the mantle to research these lines back further. I guess you could say that I'm willing to kick the can down the road and leave the heavy lifting to the Millennials and Generation Z.

Jump into Genealogy

In the autumn of 2007, I decided to take the proverbial leap to look into the unanswered questions of my ancestry. I jotted down all I knew on a sheet of paper. It wasn't much. I visited a Family History Center in Lincoln, California. In the course of a couple of hours, they showed me several census records. First, they located my father with his parents, Roy and Edna Kenyon. Then, going back in time, a census record showing grandfather Roy Kenyon and my great-grandfather, Alonzo Kenyon. That was a shock to me because I had never heard of him - or at least I had no memory of ever having heard of him. This was followed by the 1870 census record showing Alonzo Kenyon and my 2nd great-grandfather, Lyman Kenyon and his wife, Melissa. I was stunned and fascinated. Who were these people? I had never heard anything at all about these ancestors. Then, going back to the 1860, and finally the 1850 Federal census in Lafayette, Wisconsin. I wanted to know who Lyman's father was. I didn't want the search to end, but that was the end of the trail insofar as what the Federal Census record could reveal. They gave me a list of suggestions to pursue, assuring me that I would find the answer. What I did not know at the time, but would soon come to realize - we hit a brick wall. The answer wasn't forthcoming. That started me on a journey that became a 7-year obsession to figure out the answer to that question: Who was the father of Lyman Kenyon?

Since I couldn't go further back with Lyman Kenyon, I was encourged to research collateral lines. That meant his wife Melissa. At first she was a mystery but was solved with a marriage date in Phelps genealogy which listed Lyman and her. That opened the door, which would lead to solving not one but two family mysteries and so much more. I would come to discover that my paternal line descended from a wonderous collection of early colonial ancestors beginning with Edward Fuller arriving on the Mayflower. That was a surprise I wasn't expecting. Susan B. Anthony was in the mix. My "Great Aunt" is actually a 4th cousin four times removed. It also led to answering the question about a possible royalty connection. There were hints along the way, but that took a bit of digging. Some things are not handed to you on a platter in genealogy.

A significant part of my research included joining genealogy groups, attending workshops, and traveling to conferences. I've made several trips to Salt Lake City to stay at the Plaza Hotel, which is located next to the Family History Library, including attending RootsTech in 2018. I have also researched at The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library, located in Fort Worth, Indiana, and The New York State Library, 7th floor, in Albany, New York. I've traveled to Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and New York. I would travel to towns where my ancestors lived, visit cemeteries, and seek out libraries, historical societies, and courthouses for records. I maintain numerous subscriptions. I am a group administrator for the Kenyon Project at FTDNA, having attended several of the annual group administrator conferences in Houston, Texas over the years. I attended the one just prior to the pandemic. Following the pandemic, in 2023, I attended the conference virtually. (It was the first time they offered the event virtually. This is one significant way the pandemic has changed how we connect with each other.) While I lived in California, I was a member of the Gold Trail chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. I also attended a week-long advanced genetic genealogy DNA course taught by CeCe Moore and Blaine Bettinger in 2018, in Amherst, New York. This was just after the Golden State Killer was arrested in April 2018, in Sacramento, California. He was identified by Barbara Rae-Venter using genetic genealogy. (I lived in one part of Northern California where he terrorized the community. I can well remember the fear women, myself included, had at the time.) I've done DNA testing at Family Tree DNA, autosomal and mitochondrial, Ancestry, 23and Me, My Heritage, and Living DNA. In 2023, I started a Kenyon One-Name Study on WikiTree and at the Guild of One Name Studies.

Grateful to Family

By and large, my family was pretty much spot on. My paternal side of the family almost all come from England. My maternal side is almost all from the northern region of Germany. Admixtures vary from company to company. I am predominantly a mix of English (paternal) and Scandinavian ancestry (maternal), with a trace amount of African DNA (0.2 %), dating back to the slave trade (per 23andMe).

It has really been a fantastic experience to learn about my ancestors. I had no idea my paternal line was so much a part of American history, beginning with the Mayflower. Understanding their struggles and triumphs gives me a glimpse into who they were. Their stories give me context into my own family's lives. I believe that incorporating one's ancestry into history classes would add context to understanding how history applies to everyone.

I am very grateful to my uncles and cousins who have submitted their DNA to further genealogy discoveries. I wish my grandparents could have known of the discoveries, but I am very grateful for the stories they passed along to me. I hope the information I have found will be interesting and provide stepping stones to others in their journey.

Historical Connections

Mayflower Connection

Very early in my research I learned from cousin, Dick Nutter, of our connection to the Mayflower from his research. I had not heard of it previously. When I learned about the Mayflower in school I just assumed that there wasn't a connection to me. So, it was a pleasant surprise! Edward Fuller is my 10th Great-Grandfather. In recent years, I have come to believe through lineage and autosomal DNA matches that I also descend from another Mayflower passenger, William Brewster. While not confirmed, I hope to firm up this connection.

Notable Relationships

Name Leadership Role Relationship
Barack Obama 44th President of the United States 16th Cousin, twice removed
Susan Brownell AnthonyAmerican Women's Rights Activist4th cousin, four times removed
Sir Winston Churchill England Prime Minister 8th cousin, once removed
Marquis L. KenyonMember of The NY State Legislature1st cousin, 4 times removed
Charles Robert DarwinEnglish naturalist & evolutionary biologist8th Cousin, 6 times removed
William Tecumseh Sherman General in the Union Army 5th cousin 5 times removed
Ulysses S Grant18th President of the United States 6th cousin, 4 times removed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt 32nd President of the United States 7th cousin, twice removed
George Washington1st President of the United States8th cousin, 8 times removed
Muhammad (Clay) AliChampion boxer & social activist. My hero. 12th cousin, once removed

English Royalty Connection

I also learned about gateway ancestors back to English royalty and Charlemagne, which my father would have appreciated. Gateway Ancestors include Robert Abell and Anne Marbury. [2] Robert Abell is my 8th Great-grandfather, Ann Marbury, my 10th Great-grandmother. Proven lineage back to either of these gateway ancestors is accepted for membership to the Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States, which is a lineal social society named in honor of Emperor Charles the Great (742-814). The royal lines go back to Charlemagne, who is my 32nd Great-Grandfather.

I feel quite certain that it is our connection to Anne Marbury, of whom our relatives were aware. Her connection as well as that of Susan B. Anthony would have been known by the same ancestors who descended from the Phelps and Anthony lines. In my case, that would have been Melissa Phelps, my 2nd great-grandmother, wife of Lyman Kenyon, and daughter of Daniel Phelps, and Eliza Anthony. I believe Melissa was the one to pass along the family connection to Susan B. Anthony, as a great aunt and our connection to English royalty. Additionally, when I came across Phelps' cousins, one of the first things they would ask about was whether the Susan B Anthony connection was true. So, the Phelps side heard this reinforcing my suspicion that it was Melissa Phelps.

The connection to Anne Marbury is a gateway to English royalty and the Plantagenet Family Line. The descent through Anne Marbury is shown below. There are at least 67 different paths between Edward and Marilyn, but this was the path my ancestors carried with them.

Royal Descent from Edward I, King of England

  • 1. Edward I, King of England Edward I King of England
  • 2. Elizabeth is the daughter of Edward Plantagenet (abt.1239-1307)
  • 3. Eleanor daughter of Elizabeth (Plantagenet) de Bohun (abt.1282-1316)
  • 4. Pernel is the daughter of Eleanor (Bohun) Dagworth (abt.1310-1363)
  • 5. Richard is the son of Pernel (Butler) Talbot (abt.1335-abt.1368)
  • 6. Mary is the daughter of Richard Talbot (abt.1361-1396)
  • 7. Thomas is the son of Mary (Talbot) Nottingham (bef.1383-1434)
  • 8. Elizabeth is the daughter of Thomas Greene (abt.1400-1462)
  • 9. Edward is the son of Elizabeth (Greene) Raleigh (abt.1421-)
  • 10. Edward is the son of Edward Raleigh (1441-aft.1509)
  • 11. Bridget is the daughter of Edward Raleigh Esq (abt.1470-bef.1508)
  • 12. Elizabeth is the daughter of Bridget (Raleigh) Cope (1506-bef.1537)
  • 13. Bridget is the daughter of Elizabeth (Cope) Dryden (abt.1529-bef.1584)
  • 14. Ann is the daughter of Bridget (Dryden) Newman (abt.1563-bef.1645)
  • 15. Edward is the son of Ann (Marbury) Hutchinson (1591-1643)
  • 16. Anne is the daughter of Edward Hutchinson (1613-1675)
  • 17. Henry is the son of Anne (Hutchinson) Vernon (1643-1716)
  • 18. Anne is the daughter of Henry Dyer (abt.1676-1742)
  • 19. Barrett is the son of Anne (Dyer) Phelps (abt.1699-abt.1764)
  • 20. Daniel is the son of Barrett Phelps (1722-1789)
  • 21. Daniel is the son of Daniel Phelps (1761-1834)
  • 22. Melissa is the daughter of Daniel Othniel Phelps (abt.1797-abt.1878)
  • 23. Alonzo is the son of Melissa (Phelps) Kenyon (1821-abt.1888)
  • 24. Roy is the son of Alonzo Kenyon (1846-1916)
  • 25. Charles is the son of Roy Louis Kenyon (1877-1955)
  • 26. Marilyn is the daughter of Charles Edward Kenyon (1913-1965)

Huguenot Connection

The Huguenots were French Protestants. They were persecuted by the Catholic Church. Many of them left their homes in France to other parts of the world. My ancestor, Henri Gashet is my 7th Great-Grandfather. He and his brother, David left La Rochelle, France to America.

Salem Witchcraft Connection

Several ancestors had some involvement in the Salem Witch Trials. Dudley Bradstreet was Justice of the Peace for Andover, Massachusetts. He issued warrants for the arrest and imprisonment of forty-eight suspected "witches." Later, he and his wife, Anne, were accused of witchcraft and forced to flee. John Peabody was on the Salem Witchcraft jury which convicted John Willard. Willard was sentenced to death and hung. After the trial, John and eleven other jury members circulated a declaration of regret.

Several members of the Tyler family were involved, including, Mary Tyler, wife of Hopestill Tyler, who was accused of witchcraft, as well as her sister Hannah Tyler Bushnell. Mary Tyler Bridges, daughter of Job Tyler, my 9th great-grandfather, was also accused of witchcraft.

Military

American Revolutionary War

My paternal line also included numerous patriots including Barnabas Kenyon , Barrett Phelps , Ebenezer Smith , James Chase , John Clarke , John Parkhurst, Jr., Ira Bigelow, Nathaniel Gardiner, Cornelius Butler and Asa Tyler, who served in the American Revolution. I have documented the lineage for three of these (Barrett Phelps, Ebenezer Smith, and James Chase) at the Daughters of the American Revolution.

War of 1812

My 3rd great-grandfathers, Barnabas Kenyon and Hill Richardson both served in the War 1812, under Lt. Anthony Sprague at Sackets Harbor, Jefferson County, New York. It was a surprising coincidence, no apparent relationship to each other at the time, other than being neighbors. By 1830, Hill Richardson moved his family to Stockton, Chautauqua, New York. Barnabas Kenyon moved his family to Lima, LaGrange, Indiana, circa 1837. Hill Richardson's great-granddaughter, Edna Florilla Gear, married Barnabas Kenyon's great-grandson, Roy Louis Kenyon in Campbell, LaCross, Wisconsin, on 10 Jul 1901, nearly 90 years after the War.

Civil War

My great-grandfather Alonzo Kenyon served in the Civil War for the Union side, in Company K, 46th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry. He mustered out on 27 Sep 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. I obtained a copy of his pension record. It was lengthy, much of it describing chronic dysentery he suffered years following his service. Testimony was also given by friends, family, and neighbors of his chronic problems. It also listed his date and place of birth, marriage, and the names of a few children, who died young, that I didn't have from other records. Alonzo's younger brother, Alphonzo Frank Kenyon also served in the Civil War, Company K, 46th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry. Their names were so similar that many of the records were placed into the wrong file. This confusion would follow them their entire life.

World War II

On my paternal side, my uncle, James Russell Kenyon served as Private in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. He was buried Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California. On my maternal side, my uncle, Robert Joe Carstensen served as AOM3 in the United States Navy. He was buried at Eagle Point Cemetery, Eagle Point, Oregon. My step-father, Gerald Samuel Anderson served in the Air Force in World War II from 1942 to 1945.

Korea

On my maternal side, two uncles, brothers served in Korea. They include John Paul Carstensen, who served as Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force and Boyd Carstensen, who served as Sergeant in the United States Army. They were both buried in Eagle Point Cemetery, Eagle Point, Oregon.

DNA

DNA Testing

My interest in genetics began with a class I took at the University of California, San Diego, when I was an undergraduate student in the 70's. At the time, it was the only course on the subject offered at the undergraduate level. It covered primarily human genetics and mutations with medical implications. I was also interested in cat genetics, particularly mutations which affected coat color. At the time, I was breeding and showing Havana Brown cats.

In 2008, DNA testing entered into my genealogy toolbox. My father died years earlier and my mother was reluctant to test. My paternal uncle, Jim Kenyon, agreed to do Y-DNA, serving as a valuable replacement for my father. His kit was ordered on March 4, 2008. His DNA would prove invaluable in helping me to solve the brick wall on my paternal side and the answer to the question: Who is the father of Lyman Kenyon? Immediately, the results of Jim's Y-DNA test showed he matched other Rhode Island Kenyons, descendants of John or his brother James Kenyon, from the book, American Kenyons. I could eliminate the possibility of recent immigrants from England or Wales and focus my attention to the Rhode Island Kenyons. Additionally, Jim's Y-DNA revealed an STR marker that appeared to set our Kenyon line apart from the other Rhode Island Kenyon lines. The question now was which son of John or James. I compiled a list of about 125 Kenyon males living in New York in 1820 with sons from census records. Much of this information was provided by Richard Kenyon, Ph.D, who had personally compiled these records. (Many of these names had not been correctly transcribed by Ancesty at the time). This was supplemented by other records (published genealogies, birth, death, burial records) in an attempt to identify any potential male. Since Lyman Kenyon was born 1814, in New York state, there was a high probability his father was among those on the list. I spent a couple of years working the list, identifying who they were and matching up father to sons, through a process of elimination. At first, I was able to match up people quickly, with the low hanging fruit, but as time moved on I was putting in more time with diminishing returns. After two years, I realized I was going to have to change strategies.

I wanted to get Y-DNA results from some of these lines. I embarked on descendant searches for those on my wish list to find and recruit living descendants to take a Y-DNA test. Most were very happy to help. I eliminated the first two from my list because they weren't as close of a DNA match to one already tested in the project. While disappointed, it also helped me to refocus on other prospects, one of whom was Barnabas Kenyon, who was number 3 on my wish list. He was buried in Pretty Prairie, Indiana, far from New York State. I came across him from mere happenstance, looking for Kenyons who could have a New York State connection, buried in another state. I recruited a male Kenyon descendant from a different son of Barnabas Kenyon, Sr., Randall Kenyon along a very well-researched line. I was on pins and needles waiting for the results to come back. I checked the Family Tree DNA website every day, sometimes twice a day. I had my fingers crossed hoping for the signature marker. When the result came in I almost couldn't believe it. All these years of searching - at times doubting whether I would ever find the answer. There it was! He was a match to my uncle with the signature marker. That was the breakthrough I needed. Since then, I have recruited another descendant of Barnabas Kenyon, Sr. through a third son, Samuel Kenyon who also has the signature marker. Finally, I went one generation back from Barnabas Kenyon, Sr., to his father, Samuel Kenyon. I located a descendant from a different son, not Barnabas Kenyon, Sr. He too had the marker. I was able to establish that the signature marker (mutation) occurred at Samuel Kenyon, as other descendants of his father, Jonathan Kenyon, do not have the signature marker.

My maternal uncle, John Carstensen also agreed to do Y-DNA and autosomal DNA testing. John's Y-DNA was considered to be quite ancient, a bit of a puzzle, surviving centuries of population changes in Europe. John's Y-DNA was part of the I2 haplogroup. Many in this group consisted of farmers, at the time Stonehenge was built. Most were eliminated by rival populations, presumably through better weaponry, although there is now much debate on this issue. Recently, a 2020 published study of Viking burials that tested ancient Viking DNA showed my uncle matched Viking DNA, which means he shared a common ancestor with a Viking!

DNA Confirmation

  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal Family Tree DNA test match between Marilyn Kenyon and James Kenyon, her uncle. Their most recent common ancestors are Roy Kenyon and Edna Gear, the grandparents of Marilyn Kenyon and parents of James Kenyon. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: Uncle/Niece, based on sharing 1788 cM across 49 segments.
  • Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal Family Tree DNA test match between Marilyn Kenyon and John Carstensen, her uncle. Their most recent common ancestors are Johann Carstensen and Anna Petersen, the grandparents of Marilyn Kenyon and parents of John Carstensen. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: Uncle/Niece, based on sharing 1667 cM across 43 segments.
  • Mitochondrial DNA results at FTDNA kit 193048 show HV9a1.
  • Ancestry: 39% Sweden/Denmark| 33% England/Northwestern Europe|18% Germanic Europe|07% Scotland|03 % Wales|
  • 23&Me: trace amounts ( 0.2%) South East African and (0.2%) Arab/Egyptian. The trace of amount of African dates back to the slave trade. Interestingly, I believe I have traced this back to an ancestor in Massachusetts. This was a surprise as I assumed this would have occurred in the south. I'm now aware that the slave trade occurred in Massachusetts, too.

Immigrants

Recent English Immigrants

  • Jonathan Gear 1819 North Perrot, Somerset, England; 1847 Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA
  • Matthew William Gear 1843 Yeovil, Somerset, England; 1923 Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Jane Paul 1818 Beaminster, Dorset, England; 1906 Onalaska, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
  • Elizabeth Tullidge 1782 North Perrott, Somerset, England; 1850 Ottawa, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

Danish/German Immigrants

Irish Immigrants

  • Ann Borodell 1615 Cork, Cork, Ireland; 1712 Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  • Richard Ellis 1704 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; 1797 Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA

Welsh Immigrants

  • James Merrick 1612 St. Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales; 1708 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
  • James Morgan 1607 Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales; 1685 Groton, New London, Connecticut
  • Michael Taintor 1625 Wales; 1672 Branford, New Haven, Connecticut

Scottish Immigrant

  • James Claghorn 1624 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; 1683 Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony

French Immigrant

  • Henri Gashett 1674 La Rochelle, Province d'Aunis France; 1738 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Pilgrim Great Migration Immigrants

Name Birth Birthplace Death Location
Robert Abell 1605 England 1663 Rehoboth, Bristol Massachusetts Bay Colony
Anthony Annable 1599 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England 1672 Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
John Anthony 1607 Hempstead, Middlesex, England 1675 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Christopher Avery 1590 Devon, England 1679 New London, New London, Connecticut
James Avery 1621 Wolborough, Devon, England 1700 Groton, New London, Connecticut Colony
Ann Baker 1618 England 1681 Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay
Joice Baker1602 Ashford, Kent, England1680 Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
Mary Barrett 1611 London, England 1660 Boston, Massachusetts Bay
Thomas Bascom 1605 England 1682 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Baulston 1629 Halstead, Essex, England 1700 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
William Baulston 1609 England 1678 Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Thomas Bays 1615 Dedham, Norfolk, England1680

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John Beach 1619 England 1677 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Jeremy Belcher 1613 Wiltshire, England1690 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Thomas Bell 1610 England1655 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Elizabeth Birchard 1621 Terling, Essex, England 1700 Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Hannah Birchard 1633 Terling, Essex, England 1664 Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut Colony
George Blake 1611 England 1698 Boxford, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Thomas Bliss 1595 England 1651 Hartford, Connecticut
Thomas Bliss Jr 1618 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England 1688 Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Richard Borden Sr 1596 Headcorn, Maidstone, Kent, England 1671 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Thomas Boreman Jr. 1601 Claydon, Oxfordshire, England 1673 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Alice Bosworth 1605 Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England 1694 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Humphrey Bradstreet 1594 Ipswich, Suffolk, England 1655 Ipswich, Essex Massachusetts Bay Colony
Simon Bradstreet 1603 Horbling, Lincolnshire, England 1697 Salem, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Allen Bread 1601 Westoning, Bedfordshire, England 1691 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Allen Bread II 1631 Pulloxhill, Bedfordshire, England 1707 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Bridge 1593 England 1665 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Nicholas Brown 1615 England 1694 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Benjamin Burr 1602 England 1681 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Henry Burt Jr1595 Harberton, Devonshire, England 1662 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Sarah Burt 1621 Harberton, Devon, England 1689 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
John Butler 1625 Ashford, Kent, England 1658 Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay
Nicholas Butler 1594 Eastwell, Kent, England 1671 Edgartown, Dukes, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Thomas Butler 1617 England 1690 Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Thomas Byrcharde 1595 Fairsted, Essex, England 1683 Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Jeffrey Champlin 1621 Bideford, Devonshire, England 1695 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island
William Chase Sr 1605 England 1659 Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony
William Chase Jr. 1622 England 1685 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Plymouth
Joseph Clarke Sr. 1618 Westhorpe, Suffolk, England 1694 Westerly, Washington, Colony of Rhode Island
Mary Clarke 1611 Thorncombe, Dorset, England 1683 Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Mary Clifford 1610 England 1652 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Tristram Coffin Sr. 1608 Brixton, Devonshire, England 1681 Nantucket, Dukes, New York (now Massachusetts)
John Coggeshall 1599 Halstead, Essex, England 1647 Newport, Rhode Island
John Coggeshall II 1624 Halstead, Essex, England 1708 Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
Rice Cole 1589 Norwich, Norfolk, England 1646 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Tacy Cooper 1609 England 1697 Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island
Sarah Cox 1598 Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 1671 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts
John Curtis 1577 Nazeing, Essex, England 1639 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
John Curtis Jr. 1615 Nazeing, Essex, England 1707 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
James Cutler Sr 1606 England 1694 Cambridge Farms, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Anne Danforth 1622 Framlingham, Plumesgate, Suffolk, England 1704 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Nicholas Danforth 1589 Framlingham, Suffolk, England 1638 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Martha Davies 1609 Lavenham, Suffolk, England 1695 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Robert Day 1604 England 1648 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Margery Deane 1604 Chard, Somerset, England 1635 Massachusetts
John Deming 1615 Shalford, Near Colchester, Essex, England 1705 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
George Denison Sr. 1620 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1694 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
William Denison 1571 Bishops Stortford, Hertford, England 1654 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Thomas Dewey 1606 England 1648 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
John Doggett 1602 Boxford, Suffolk, England 1673 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Anne Dover 1601 Crewkerne, Somerset, England 1689 Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
Anne Dudley 1612 Far Cotton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England 1672 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Thomas Dudley 1576 Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England 1653 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
William Dyer II 1609 Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England 1677 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Samuel Eddy Sr. 1608 Cranbrook, Kent, England 1687 Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Samuel Eldred 1620 Lavenham, Suffolk, England 1697 Kings Towne, King's Province, Rhode Island
Margaret Elliot 1602 Norfolk, England 1640 Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Sarah Ellwyn 1593 Hingham, Norfolk, England 1644 Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Edward Elmer 1613 England 1676 Hartford, Connecticut Colony
James Ensign 1606 Rye, Sussex, England 1670 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Mary Fairbanks 1622 Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England 1684 Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Thomas Fairchild 1610 England1670 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Jonathan Fayrbanke 1597 Halifax, Yorkshire, England 1668 Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary Fisher 1604 Boughton, Monchelsea, Kent, England 1627Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Joseph Fitch 1627 Bocking, Essex, England 1727 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Thomas Flagg 1620 Norfolk, England 1698 Watertown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Grissell Fletcher 1618 England 1669 Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Robert Fletcher 1592 England 1677 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Joan Fowle 1604 Marden, Kent, England 1688 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Katherine Franklin 1603 England 1678 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Roger Garde 1589 Bideford, Devon, England 1645 York County, Maine
George Gardiner 1615 England 1677 Kingston, Rhode Island
Alice Gaylord 1594 Pitminster, Somerset, England 1669 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Walter Gaylord 1617 Exeter, Devon, England1689 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
William Gaylord Sr 1582 Somersetshire, England 1673 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Jonathan Gillett Sr. 1610 Chaffcombe, Somerset, England1677 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Priscilla Gould 1585 Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England 1649 Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Edward Gray Sr. 1623 Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England 1681 Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony
Edward Griswold 1607 Wooten Wawen, Warwickshire, England 1691 Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
Martha Hale 1618 Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, England 1699 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Katherine Hamby 1615 Ipswich, Suffolk, England 1650 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Isabel Harper 1594 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England 1664 Plymouth Colony
Joseph Harper 1601 England 1662 Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Robert Harper 1629 England 1704 Falmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Bridget Harris 1604 Ipswich, Suffolk, England 1665 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Thomas Harris 1590 Hatherup, Gloucestershire, England 1634 Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jane Hatch 1631 Wye, Kent, England 1709 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Thomas Hatch 1593 Tenterden, Kent, England 1643 Scituate, Plymouth Colony
William Hatch II 1598 Wye, Kent, England 1651 Scituate, Plymouth Colony
George Hayward 1619 Kent, England 1671 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Heald 1615 Mobberley, Cheshire, England 1662 Concord, Essex, Massachusetts bay Colony
Luke Hitchcock 1615 Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England 1659 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Thomas Holbrook 1594 Eversley, Glastonbury, Somerset, England 1677 Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
William How 1629 England 1676 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Edward Howe 1573 Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England 1639 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Edward Hutchinson 1613 Alford, Lincolnshire, England 1675 Marlborough, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Richard Hutchinson 1602 Newark, Nottinghamshire, England 1682 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
William Hutchinson 1586 Alford, Lincolnshire, England 1641 Portsmouth, Rhode Island
William Hyde 1598 Stockport, Cheshire, England 1682 Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Elizabeth Isaac 1612 England 1690 Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
Joseph Isaac 1588 England1642 Boston, Massachusetts Bay
William Janes 1610 Essex, England 1690 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England
Thomas Jewell 1608 England 1654 Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Kendrick 1605 England 1686 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Thomas Kilborne 1578 Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England 1640 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, New England
Lydia Kilbourn 1616 Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England 1676 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
John Langton 1624 Herefordshire, England 1689 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Cary Latham 1613 Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England1685New London, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Mary Lawton 1611 Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England 1676 Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Thomas Lawton 1614 Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England 1681 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Thomas Lettice 1604 West Riding, Yorkshire, England 1681 Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England
John Livermore 1606 England 1684 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Bernard Lombard 1608 Thorncombe, Dorset, England 1668 Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Thomas Lombard 1582 Thorncombe, Dorset, England 1665 Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Horod Long 1616 Southwark, London, London, England 1705 Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island
Jane Lothrop 1614 Egerton, Kent, England1683 Barnstable, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
John Lothrop 1584Etton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England1653 Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
John Lovell 1627 England 1672 Massachusetts Bay
Robert Lovell 1595 England1672 Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary Lynde 1630 Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England 1693 Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts
Thomas Lynde 1593 Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England 1671 Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Grace Makin 1578 Fingeringhoe, Essex, England1643 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Anne Marbury 1591 Alford, Alford Parish, Lincolnshire, England 1643Pelham Bay, New Amsterdam, New Netherland
Eulalia Marche 1600 Sherford, Devonshire, England 1690Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Masters 1611 Essex, England---- New London, Connecticut Colony
John Masters 1584 England 1639 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Mayne 1614 England1694 Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England
Michael Metcalf 1591 Tatterford, Norfolk, England 1664 Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Michael Metcalf 1620 St. Benedicts, Norwich, Norfolk, England 1654 Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Elizabeth Miller 1622 Needham Market, Suffolk, England 1711 Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island
Thomas Miner 1608 Chew Magna, Somerset, England 1690 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Jane Momford 1600 England 1643 Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Frances Moody 1584 Moulton, Suffolk, England 1650 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
John Moody 1593 Moulton, Suffolk, England 1655 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Nicholas Norton Jr. 1610 Broadway, Somerset, England 1690 Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay
John Nutting 1620 Kent, England 1676 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Sherman Odding 1612England1681 South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island
Margaret Offing 1610 England 1679 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Lucretia Oldham 1600Derby, Derbyshire, England1678 Preston City, New London, Connecticut
Richard Osborn 1610 England 1684 in Westchester, New York Colony
Francis Pabodie 1614 St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England 1698 Topsfield, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John Pabodie 1587 St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England1667 Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony
Mary Packard 1637 Wymondham, Norfolk, England1684 Weymouth, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Samuel Packard Sr. 1612 Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, England 1684 Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, New England
John Page 1586 London, England 1676Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Phoebe Page 1624 Dedham, Essex, England 1694 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Phoebe Paine 1594 Lavenham, Suffolk, England 1677 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grace Palmer 1613 England 1690 Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Walter Palmer 1589 Frampton, Dorset, England1661 Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony
Elinor Panton 1605 Otham, Kent, England 1670 Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Abraham Parker 1619 Great Burstead, Essex, England 1685 Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Paul Peck Sr 1608 England1695 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Nathaniel Phelps 1625 Crewkerne, Somerset, England1702 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
William Phelps 1593 Crewkerne, Somerset, England 1672 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Nicholas Phillips 1611 Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England 1672 Weymouth, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Thomas Pierce 1583 England 1666 Charlestown, Middlesex, Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Thomas Pierce II 1608 Norwich, Norfolk, England 1683 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Thomas Pinson 1615 London England 1694 Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John Post 1629 Otham, Kent, England 1710 Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Stephen Post 1604 Hollingbourne, Kent, England 1659 Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Susanna Potter 1618 London, Greater London, Middlesex, England 1674 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Jane Powyes1592 Glastonbury, Somerset, England1677 Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Rebecca Prince 1633 Rotherhithe St Mary, Surrey, England 1704 Salem Village (Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Putnam Sr.1580 Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England 1662 Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Putnam Jr. 1627 Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England 1710 Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Esdras Reade 1595 Sutton, Mallet, Somerset, England 1680 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Anna Reeve 1590 Garrett Manor, Gosfield, Essex, England 1685 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
William Reynolds 1600 England 1672 Providence Plantations
Mary Robinson 1597 Fairsted, Essex, England 1655 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Elizabeth Rose 1620 Bures, Suffolk, England 1659 Branford, Connecticut
Robert Rose 1594 Ipswich, Suffolk, England 1665 Branford, New Haven, Connecticut
Joseph Russell 1636 England1694 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mary Sargent 1637 All Saints Parish, Northamptonshire, England 1671 Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
William Sargent 1602 Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, England 1682 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Robert Seabrook 1563 England 1651 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Edmund Sherman 1574 Dedham, Essex, England 1641 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Grace Sherman 1616 Dedham, Essex, England 1691 Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Philip Sherman 1611 Dedham, Essex, England 1687 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Rebecca Short 1610 England1671 Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Thomas Skidmore 1605 Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, England 1684 Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
Giles Slocum 1623 Old Cleeve, Somerset, England 1683 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Anne Smith 1609 Woore Manor, Shropshire, England 1656 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Grace Smith 1600 West Riding, Yorkshire, England 1673 Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Henry Smith 1599 England 1648 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Samuel Smith 1601 Suffolk, England1680 Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Elizabeth Smyth 1599 Erwarton, Suffolk, England1686 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Gerard Spencer 1614 Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England1685 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Edward Starbuck Jr. 1603 Derby, Derbyshire, England 1690 Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Sarah Starbuck 1630 Derbyshire, England 1714 prob New Hampshire
Comfort Starr 1589 Cranbrook, Kent, England 1660 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Thomas Starr 1615 St. Mary, Ashford, Kent, England 1658 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Editha Stebbins 1613 Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England 1688 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Edward Stebbins 1595 Black Notley, Essex, England 1668 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Mary Stebbins 1632 Braintree, Essex, England 1657 Windsor, Connecticut
Francis Stiles 1602 Milbrook, Bedfordshire, England 1654 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
John Stone 1573 Great Bromley, Essex, England 1640 prob. Hartford, Connecticut
Samuel Stone Sr. 1602 Hertford, Hertfordshire, England 1663 Hartford, Connecticut
John Strong 1605 Chard, Somerset, England 1699 Northampton, Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John Strong Jr. 1626 Chard, Somerset, England 1698 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Richard Taylor 1620 England1673 Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Frances Tough 1596 Burrough-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, England 1673 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Richard Treat Esq. 1584 Pitminster, Somersetshire, England 1669 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Susanna Turtle 1566 Alford, Lincolnshire, England 1646 Wells, York, Maine
Job Tyler 1617 Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England 1700 Mendon, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Henry Wakeley 1620 England 1689 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
James Wakely 1600 Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England 1690 Providence, Rhode Island
Mary Walter 1589 Crewkerne, Somerset, England 1657 Windsor, (Hartford County), Connecticut
John Warren Sr 1585 Nayland, Suffolk, England 1667 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary Warren 1624 Nayland, Suffolk, England 1691 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Watts 1595 England 1658 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Daniel Wetherell 1630 Maidstone, Kent, England 1719 New London, Connecticut
William Wetherell 1600 Yorkshire, England 1684 Scituate, Plymouth Colony
Moses Wheeler Sr. 1598 Kent, England1698 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Obadiah Wheeler Sr. 1609 Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England 1671 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
William Wodell 1614 Suffolk, England 1693 Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Henry Woodward 1610 England 1683 Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Dorothy Yorke 1583 Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England 1643 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
John Young 1615 England 1691 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts


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Hi Marilyn,

This is the time for the annual 2024 check in with members of the Military and War Project. Have you been active during the last six months in the Military and War Project? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the Military and War Project Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..


I looked for your Kenyon Name Study to find if you have worked on Military profiles.

Many thanks,

Mary, Project Coordinator, Military & War

posted by Mary Richardson
Hi Mary,

Yes, I have been working on military profiles, especially ones for the Civil War. I've added several profiles using information from "New York, U.S., Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865." Some of these profiles provide a birth date and birthplace with the names of both parents. I still have a few left to do from this source. This source also provides a record of what battles in which the soldier served, stories of bravery (receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor), and sadness, the soldier being buried on the battleground, and a mother losing both of her sons. For others, they served, went home, and had their children. I wasn't expecting to feel the emotions from documenting the information from these records.

Thanks for replying to the check in, Marilyn. You have done all of the above in a MONTH. Congratulations. I marked you ACTIVE ACTIVE.

Mary

posted by Mary Richardson
Hi Marilyn, Welcome to the Miliitary and War Project. Natalie Trott is the leader. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Military_and_War

You indicated that you are working on Kenyon males who were in a war. You might want to make a Space page unless you plan to add a particular sticker to the men who served .

I awarded the Military and War badge to you.

Military and War covers many wars that do not have a special badge including French and Indian War, Spanish American War, War of 1812, Mexican American War, World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam War, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. You may know this,

it is the umbrella project for the more wars such as 1776, Civil War. All wars are listed on the project page in a red outlined box to study.

We use Military and War Google group for discussion. If you apply, be sure to include your full name so we will know you already belong to the project. https://groups.google.com/g/wikitree-military-and-war

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