Gayel Knott
Honor Code SignatorySigned 5 Mar 2014 | 13,609 contributions | 578 thank-yous | 2,296 connections
For a long time I used WeRelate as my primary site, before transferring some of the information to WikiTree, and much of my information is still there.
You can find information about my WeRelate tree here: User:GayelKnott. Slowly, as time and need allow, I transfer information to individual profiles on WikiTree. But where that hasn’t happened yet, using the link (if it exists) on a WikiTree person's profile page will take you there. Again, questions are welcome.
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I've been researching my family history since about 1990. About half my family has roots in Colonial America, beginning in the early 1600s. They were in New England, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia and moved east, south, north and west, sometimes crossing paths. The other half of my family came from Europe (The Netherlands, what is now Germany, and Eastern Europe) in the latter half of the 1800s. I'm also interested in and have researched an extended family in England, many of whose descendants still live there.
I really like wiki sites. By eliminating duplicate pages, they encourage well-documented pages for individual ancestors. I’ve made some great discoveries because of information other people have added, and also corrected some of my information that was not well documented.
One of the keys to working together is to document the information you post. I'm a strong believer in the Proof Standard,[1] and try to follow it for my direct line. But I do also add profiles for people who are only distantly related to me in the hopes of connecting with someone who is more directly related to that person and can add better information with better documentation.
My biggest brick wall is James Jones, born probably somewhere in Pennsylvania, possibly around 1797. He appears to be connected – somehow – to the descendants and ancestors of Gideon Hoadley and Sarah Stowe. He may also have a connection to Tobias Coe and Lydia (Unknown), unfortunately, another apparent brick wall.
William Scott, born probably before 1790, in Georgia or maybe South Carolina; first wife unknown.
Abner C. Dunn, born about 1790 in Kentucky, and his wife Nancy Miller, born about 1800 in Kentucky.
John Liscum, married Rachel Day 9 Nov 1755 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Sally Campbell, born 1767, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut
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William Grayson Rushing was born about 1781 according to Census records, so he would be too young to be a brother of Abraham (there is at least 40 years difference in their ages).
My guess -- and it's a huge leap of speculation so really needs research before accepting it -- is that he might be the son of William, who was the son of William of Thompsons Creek. The only reason I say that is because William of Thompsons Creek deeded his son William a gift of land in 1781, and gifts of that kind often (but not always) occurred around the time of the son's marriage. The similarity of dates may be just a coincidence, but it's worth looking into.
As you probably already know, Anson County had a courthouse fire in 1868, and almost all marriage records were destroyed, and most court records as well. So you pretty much have to work with land records, which can be a bit tedious. But you never know what you will find.
The other option would be to fill out the information for William Grayson Rushing in Georgia -- when did he arrive? who did he come with, or who were his neighbors and friends, etc. I don't know much about research in Georgia, but the FamilySearch Research Wiki is a good place to start if you are willing to take it on. The Georgia Archives might also have some digitized records.
My primary goal is to try to clean up the children of Abraham and Mariah, as there seems to be a lot of "creative" genealogy floating around on the internet on them, so am not putting a lot of time into other Rushings.
Hope that helps, Gayel
Anyway, Thanks! Steve Flanagan
Have fun, Peter
I have only been on Wiki tree for a few weeks and it is a little confusing ,even after reding the help pages,You explained it all so it was a lot easier to understand thanks again. Sheila Clarke Gammel-75
edited by Gayel Knott
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(I hate to recommend removing the badge if you are active....
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1) Have you joined other Southern Colonies Subprojects, such as Southern Pioneers Project. Or other projects?
2) Your activity in Southern Pioneers Project.
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I also have a geni.com link to Susanna Matchett. https://www.geni.com/people/Susanna-Day/6000000006567577078?through=381551629810013390
Thanks and your input is most appreciated. Now to muddle thru which one will link with my grandfather.
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