Individuals - Pauly Rockwell Cleveland Boncquet and allied families
Gustave John, son of Christian [unknown] and Wiebke (Ohm), was orphaned about 1859. Gustave John was adopted by John and Anna Maria (Caster) Pauly who lived in rural Minnesota, near Chanhassen in Carver County. There is an article about Gustave John in the Slices of History wiki. Wiebke Ohm may have been related to Thomas Ohm, whose origins were in Denmark and Prussia. Thomas immigrated in 1848 or 1849. The Pauly family's origins are in Luxembourg. John Pauly emigrated from Luxembourg with his father and brothers and sisters on the ship Sylvanus Jenkins in July, 1845. The ship traveled from Antwerp, Belgium to New York and the family soon settled in the Chicago, Illinois area. John Pauly's wife, Anna Maria Caster, and her family immigrated in the early 1850's to the Midwest US. John and Anna married in Chicago, IL in 1851 and subsequently staked a claim as pioneers south of Chanhassen, MN, on the shore of Lake Susan. Anna Maria was unable to bear children because of her health, and the couple adopted Gustave John about 1860. Gustav John's wife Amelia Young is descended from French Canadians with many roots to the 17th century immigrant French soldiers and filles du roi. The name "Young" was assumed by her parents, Charles Lajeunesse and Marguerite Gibeau, when they moved from Montréal to Connecticut about 1849. Francis J. Pauly, the oldest son of Gustav and Amelia, was a European-trained composer, violinist, and arranger who worked in New York City from about 1920 to 1950. The immigrant Robert Rockwell or Rockhold was a radical Protestant gunsmith, probably of English origin. Robert and his family, along with others, followed Puritan Richard Bennett to the Chesapeake shores of Virginia from his sanctuary in the Netherlands about 1635. Finding themselves unwelcome in Virginia some of this group migrated in 1649 up the Chesapeake to Maryland as the first European settlers of Anne Arundel County. Robert's role in the 1655 Battle of the Severn, the last battle of the English Civil War and the first land battle between Europeans in North America, is unknown. His side, the Protestants, won the battle and controlled Maryland for several years before peacefully ceding control back to the English Proprietor, Lord Baltimore, in an agreement that promised amnesty, religious freedom, and lifting a requirement for a loyalty oath that had sparked the battle. The early Maryland families, after the first generation, used the form "Rockhold" most frequently. Some branches of the family, starting in the 18th century, returned to "Rockwell". Many other forms are encountered as well. Sometimes this variation is encapsulated as "Rock*" in this genealogy. According to DNA analysis the root of the Rock* family is unrelated to the New England Rockwells. Around 1800 T. Tolbert Rock* and his sons Thomas Tolbert Jr. ("Top") and Jesse moved to the area of Franklin Co., PA and the interlocking Maryland and (present day) West Virginia panhandles. Top and Jesse had a hard start in Washington Co., MD and (present day) Morgan Co., WV. Top settled in Sleepy Creek about 1810 and lost his first wife soon after their son John J. was born in 1812. Tolbert Sr. may have raised Top's son John J. from his first wife and perhaps some of Jesse's kids. Top remarried Sarah Meeks and had a large and successful family. Jesse had a large family with his wife Mary, a Native American, and lived mainly in Washington Co., MD. John J. Rockwell married Nancy Potter in Morgan Co. in 1834 and had a large family. They moved, somewhat piecemeal, to central Illinois, apparently following the railroad that most of them made their living on by that time. John J.'s sons John and Edward were in Illinois by 1860 and the whole family - John J., Nancy and their 10 children - were there by the end of the war or soon after. The girls married into the Stanger, Wampler, and Benjamin families in Illinois. John J. spent his last years with his daughter Maria Benjamin. We would like to find descendants of the Benjamins - they may have information about John J.'s unknown mother. John J. Rockwell's son Edward married Margaret Karr, a descendant of Walter Ker who was banished from his native Scotland to New Jersey on account of his fundamentalist Presbyterianism. Edward Rockwell's son Walter married Eva Beckley, a descendant of 18th Century German immigrants to New Jersey (Beckley/Bechtle , Hurff, and Ries families) and 17th Century Dutch immigrants to New York and New Jersey (including the Wyckoff, Covenhoven, Van Cleef, and Sutphen families) Moses Cleveland immigrated from Suffolk, England to New England in 1635. He married Ann Winn in 1648 in Woburn, Massachusetts. Moses and Ann had 5 daughters and 7 sons, and their descendants include many prominent Americans including a president, military men in every war from the pre-revolutionary Indian wars, and a founder of Cleveland, Ohio. These descendants married into many old colonial families including the Palmers, Gardners, and Hoisingtons/Horsingtons. Our Ohio branch of Clevelands, descended from the Edward (son of Moses) line, was established in Norwalk, OH by Edward Cleveland in 1832. His grandson William Henry Cleveland received a disability discharge in the Civil War. William Henry married Emma Arvilla Parker, who emigrated from England with her parents. Their son Delbert Alanson Cleveland (1866-1939) bought the center of Elyria, OH, sold prior to the Depression, and retired to Texas. The Byron family of Huron County, Ohio, was established there by John Byron and Nancy Jane Barnes. John may have been killed in the Civil War. His only son Frank J. Byron married Emma Rumsey, a niece of Emma Arvilla (Parker) Cleveland. The Byrons attended Cleveland family reunions during the early decades of the 20th century. Another prominent family surnamed Cleveland, of Norwalk and Huron County Ohio, was founded there by George Morris Cleveland, and was descended from Aaron (b. 1655) son of Moses (the Immigrant), as was Grover Cleveland. Julia Maria Boncquet immigrated through Ellis Island in 1907 with her parents, Henri Isidore Boncquet and Theresia Pelagia Pyck, and many of her siblings. This family had deep roots in Flemish Belgium, in the area of Zonnebeke east of Ieper. Julia's maternal uncle Isidore Pyck had settled in Minnesota and the family moved there. Soon her parents moved to Washington State, leaving the older daughters in Minnesota. Julia Married Gustave John Pauly's son Francis, a European-trained musician from Minneapolis.
Gustave John's Biological Parents
29 December 2011 - 3:53:33pm (originally published 15 Dec 2011) 15 February 1855 - 15 December 1911 Susanne (Pauly) Holden has followed up on the discovery of Gustav John's (GJ) biological sister Carrie (Mann) Crandall (see news item below). Through diligent work she has located Carrie's baptism in the records of St. Mark's Church of Shakopee, MN. Fortune following hard work, the names of Carolyn Catherine (Carrie) Mann's biological and adoptive parents were both recorded in the Parish record book. Carrie was only the eighth child baptized at St. Mark's. She was baptized with several others on 1 November 1859. Carrie was born to Christian and Wiebke (Ohm) Mann and adopted by her uncle John Mann and his wife Catherine Joanna Myers. John, Catherine, and Carrie lived near Chaska in Carver County according to the 1860 census. Carrie's brother GJ was adopted by John and Anna Maria (Caster) Pauly who lived close by near Chanhassen, also in Carver County. We know little about Christian and Wiebke (Ohm) Mann. Christian immigrated to Baltimore with John and their family from Germany in 1838. No other record of Wiebke is known. Thomas Ohm was the father of another child (Charles T. Ohm), baptized the same day, apparently just before Carrie. Catherine Mann was a witness or godmother for this child. Thomas Ohm may have been Wiebke Ohm's brother. He immigrated in 1848 or 1849. The Ohm family is Danish and Prussian. No record of Thomas and Wiebke exists in the 1840 Danish census, said to be completely transcribed, so perhaps they were in Prussia by this time. This discovery answers many questions about the origin of GJ. It puts the various family stories in perspective: as usual, parts were true, others not. The recollection of a gr-granddaughter of GJ that her father said he saw the name "Owen" in a log is partially confirmed, as the names Ohm and Owen sound similar. However, the stories about the circumstances of how Carrie and GJ came to be orphaned are not yet directly addressed. What became of Christian and Wiebke Mann? Knowing the immigrant parents of GJ substantially completes the North American genealogy of his children, all born to Amelia (Young/Lajeunesse) Pauly. Although GJ's North American pedigree is short, Amelia was born into an old French Canadian family with hundreds of ancestors in New France and Quebec. A short bio of GJ is located at the Slices of History wiki.
Rockwells of Rockwell International
20 September 2011 - 10:00:16am Are we related to the Rockwell family of Rockwell International? The iconic 20th century company Rockwell International was in part formed and developed by industrialist Willard F. Rockwell Sr., who was succeeded by his son Willard Rockwell Jr.  Willard F. Rockwell Sr.  Willard F. Rockwell Jr. These census documents trace the Willard Rockwells to Maine and Nova Scotia through Fred Rockwell b. 1862 in Maine and Benjamin Rockwell b. 1841 in Canada:   George Larson has traced Benjamin and the other Nova Scotian Rockwells back to the immigrant William Rockwell. The Willard Rockwells, Sr. and Jr., of Rockwell International are descended from the New England Rockwells, not the unrelated southern Rockwell/holds founded by immigrant Robert Rockwell. This genealogy is concerned with the southern Rock*s.
Byron Family of Huron County, OH
14 September 2011 - 4:04:10am The Byron family of Huron County, Ohio, was established there by John M. C. Byron of New York and Nancy Jane Barnes. John may have been killed in the Civil War. Their only son Frank J. Byron married Emma Rumsey, niece of Emma Arvilla (Parker) Cleveland, and had many children. Nancy Jane Barnes' mother Mary, last name unknown, was according to census records born in Ohio in 1814, a pioneer to the area. The Byrons attended Northern Ohio Cleveland family reunions during the early decades of the 20th century, sometimes numbering more than the Cleveland attendees. The common ancestors of the the Byrons and some of the Huron County Clevelands were James Parker and Harriet Hannah, both born in England, whose daughter Emma Arvilla Parker married William Henry Cleveland.
French Canadian Ancestry of Amelia Young
12 September 2011 - 2:43:02pm The North American ancestors of Amelia Young (b. 1856), daughter of French-Canadian immigrants Charles Lajeunesse/Young and Marguerite Gibeau have been identified (see ancestry chart). These number over 500 distinct individuals, not counting multiple descents such as from Lucas Loiseau and Françoise Curé, or Perrine Bourg (one descent from each of her husbands Simon Pelletret and René Landry), or Guillaume Labelle and Anne Charbonneau, and others. Amelia Young was descended a remarkable 4 times from Jacques Archambault and Françoise Touralt: 3 times from the Gibeau side and once from the Lajeunesse line. Most immigrant ancestors were French, however there were exceptions such as the Englishman Lawrence Granger and the Spaniard Joseph Serran. Some of the Carignan soldiers may have been from Italy or other European countries. Among the ancestors were several Filles du Roi, including Madeleine Niel, Jeanne Charreton, and Marguerite Cardillon. Earlier-arriving (before 1663) marriageable women are sometimes called Filles à Marier. These also were among the ancestors, including Catherine Marchand, who married Laurent Archambault (b. 1642), and Marguerite Breton. The first immigrants were trappers and traders. Among these was ancestor Eustache Prevost. To protect the trappers and traders from the Iroquois, the French government sent a company of several hundred soldiers. Many of these remained in New France and started families there. Among these were ancestors Étienne Charles dit La Jeunesse, Jean Robin dit La Pointe, and Pierre Limoges Amand dit Jolicouer. Some attempt has been made to present the stories of these ancestors, particularly the immigrants, but much remains to be done.
Our Great Civil War
19 June 2011 - 2:30:27pm updated  Of our direct ancestors, only William Henry Cleveland is known to have served in the US Civil War. He entered service 23 Feb. 1864 as a private in Company B of the 25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and received a disability discharge 13 Feb 1865. During this time the 25th Ohio saw action in the battles against Fort Sumter and Charleston, Honey Hill, Coosaw River, and Deveaux's Neck. This regiment lost during service 280 men, including 158 from combat wounds. There are additionally two or three direct ancestors about whom little is known who might have served in the Civil War. Many more family members served, brothers and sons of our ancestors. Of the branches of our family about 4 generations ago: Pauly: John Pauly (b. Luxembourg 1822), adoptive father of Gustave John Pauly (b. MN 1855), was never in military service in America. The identity of Gustave John's biological father is not known, but one tradition has him fighting in the Civil War, and his wife serving as nurse. There is no known record of him or his wife (whose identity is also unknown) after the war. Young: Charles Young did not serve. His only known brother did not emigrate from Canada. Rockwell: "Three of the seven sons [of John J. Rockwell] was in our great Civil war. But the[y] birth different opinions regarding its true and main cause." - Edward P. Rockwell. The three sons of John J. Rockwell who served were George, Thornton, and William. All three survived the war. A fourth brother, John W., was conscripted at the age of 23 into the Confederate army presumably in Virginia, "although his sympathies lay with the North. He evaded the officers and migrated to Bloomington, Illinois in 1861" - obituary, Bloomington, IL, 19 Dec., 1913. Ancestor Edward P. Rockwell did not serve in the Civil War. Brothers Thornton and William Rockwell served in the 150 Illinois Infantry, Company B. This Regiment was formed in February 1865 and was mustered out in January, 1866, The Illinois 150th was assigned to Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia, and Company B was assigned to Atlanta before mustering out there. No men in this regiment died from combat wounds, 58 died from disease. Their brother George Rockwell may have been the George Rockwell who served in Company F of the 112th Illinois Regiment. This regiment had extensive action for 2 1/2 years beginning in the Autumn of 1862 in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. The regiment lost 234 men, 80 in combat and 154 by disease. George's brother Edward said of him: "Brother George went through the hold strenious [sic] & distractive Siege. With a bullet passing through his body barely missing his heart. "After the war ended he came out to Illinois and Brother Peter at that time had charge of a division as RoadMaster. Gave him a position as Bridge carpenter and while at work on building bridge at LaSalle lost his balance and fell 72 feet & was instantly killed after going through all of the most serious struggles of humanity in war." In Aler's History of Martinsburg and Berkeley County, a George W. Rockwell is listed in the roll of Company E, Second Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate States Army) - He was promoted in 1863 to 3rd Lieutenant. This unit was part of Stonewall Jackson's Brigade. There was another George Rockwell, 40 yrs old, listed in the 1860 Berkeley Co. Census as a laborer in the household of P.H. Cookus. Beckley: A detailed obituary of ancestor George W. Beckley makes no mention of any military connection. George W.'s brother James H. may have been the Sgt. James H. Beckley who served in H Co., 72nd Indiana Regiment. The 72nd Indiana was active from August, 1862 to June, 1865 and saw extensive action. Brother William may have been one of the William Beckleys who served with Pennsylvania Infantry units. Kerr: No Civil War service record of Edwin or Henry Allen Kerr has been found. Cleveland: Ancestor William Henry Cleveland served in Company B of the 25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and received a disability discharge 13 Feb 1865. This regiment lost during service 280 men, including 158 from combat wounds. Of William Henry's brother Alanson Cleveland, Jr, Edmund Janes Cleveland writes "Last heard of pending Chattanooga battle, when he was a Union scout. Went to Buffalo, NY, said he would go to Europe." Alanson was a private in Company A of the 24th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which saw action a dozen or so times including Shiloh, Perryville, and Chicamauga prior to Chattanooga. The regiment mustered out in Chatanooga in 1864, so it's possible that Alanson was discharged there but did not return home. The Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 lists Alanson as a private signed for a term of three years, but makes no mention of discharge. William Henry's brother James Roderick was only 15 at the outbreak of hostilities, however he might have enlisted later. There were several James Clevelands who served in Ohio units. Griffith: Judge Silas W. Griffith's origin is a mystery. His birth place is consistently given as Maryland. There was no Silas Griffith in the Maryland regiments. There are mentions of at least two Silas Griffiths in military records as Confederate soldiers. One died in 1862 as a POW in Murfreesboro, TN. Another Silas Griffith served in Company F, 97th Virginia Militia, CSA. This was more likely the Silas Griffith, b. abt 1838, VA, listed in the family of Adam Griffith in the 1860 Page Co., VA census. The 97th was raised from Page and nearby counties. The 97th Militia was disbanded in 1862, Parker: Emma Arvilla Parker's brother John, b. 1842, may have served. There were hundreds of Civil War veterans named John Parker, more than 30 in Ohio regiments. Boncquet: This family immigrated in 1907. Pyck: Of this family only Theresia Pelagia and Isidore emigrated from Belgium. Isidore was born in 1859, too young to have served in the Civil War.
Walter Ker of Scotland and Freehold, NJ
5 April 2011 - 4:42:09pm Margaret Celia Karr married Edward P. Rockwell in 1862 in McLean Co., IL, soon after Edward migrated from his birthplace of Sleepy Creek, Morgan Co., VA (now WV) at the outset of the Civil War. Margaret Celia Karr's family was known to be descended from the Kerr clan of New Jersey, and now the link has been made. Margaret was descended twice from her great-grandfather (gr-great-grandfather on her mother's side) John Karr of Cumberland, NJ. John Karr was the grandson of the immigrant Walter Ker, who was driven from his homeland in Scotland in 1685 to North America on account of his fundamentalist religious practices.
The lost sister of John Gustav Pauly (b. 1855, MN)
12 February 2011 - 8:19:53am Progress has been made on finding the birth family of John Gustav Pauly. His biological sister has been identified. Previously she was known by family legend and from a mention of her as "C.C. Crandall" (or Grandall) in the death notice for John Gustav Pauly. Multiple pieces of evidence, most notably this 1920 census, indicate that Carolyn C. "Carrie" Mann, wife of Timothy Crandall, was John Gustav's "lost" sister. It appears that the family story that John Gustav's sister was adopted into another family may be correct. John and Catherine Johanna Mann had no children in the 1857 Chaska, Carver Co., MN, USA Census. Caroline appears as a 2 year old with this family in the 1860 census.
Old News from Sleepy Creek
14 January 2011 - 6:27:25pm As noted in an earlier News item, John J. Rockwell was from Sleepy Creek, which today is found in Morgan County, West Virginia. He was born 20 January 1812. A few weeks later, 3 February 1812, the great temblor that flattened New Madrid (now Missouri, then Chickasaw territory) struck. Perhaps not coincidentally John J.'s mother passed away while he was an infant - we do not know the circumstances. John J.'s father Tolbert "Top" Rockhold soon left to serve in the War of 1812, leaving the infant in the care of its grandparents. After the war, Top started a new family in 1816 with Sarah Meeks, leaving John J. with his grandparents and us with some questions. Who was John J.'s mother, who died around 1812? That is - what was her name, what was her pedigree (in the genealogical sense), and how and where did she live and die? Which set of grandparents raised John J? Census evidence from 1820 and 1830 indicates that it may have been Top's parents, Thomas Tolbert Sr. and Sarah Clawson (who died in 1814), but census records from this period do not name individual household members, so this is circumstantial. A lot of Sleepy Creek Rockwells have been added, as well as Mendenhalls, Tedricks, Courtneys, Stewarts, Hovermales, McColloughs, Michaels, and others. Sleepy Creek goes by several place names during this period. In 1812, Sleepy Creek was in Berkeley County, and West Virginia had not yet seceded from Virginia, so the place should be recorded at that period as Sleepy Creek, Berkeley Co., VA, USA. When Berkeley County was divided in 1820 the place becomes Sleepy Creek, Morgan Co., VA, USA. And finally when West Virginia is created in 1863 the place is as it is today, Sleepy Creek, Morgan Co., WV, USA. Newly entered individuals should follow this pattern, but older entries made before the significance of Sleepy Creek to the Rockwell history was realized were done with less attention to detail and in other styles. Let us know if you find one that needs revision (links are on every page) or get a login if you don't have one and edit it yourself.
Update on the Pauly Family Rock Stars - Lady Gaga
17 September 2010 - 6:36:55pm Thanks to cousin Sue (Pauly) Holden, a new batch of old pictures has been added. Two of Gustav John Pauly, and two of Marguerite Gibeau, and many others of their descendants and allied families. Also many updates and corrections to the Paulies have been made, with more to come. Included among these is the information that the diva Dame Albani's cousin Amelia (Young/Lajeunessse) Pauly (b 1856) was called "Gaga" by her grandson. Lady Gaga (b 1986) foreshadowed by many decades.
Rockholds/Rockwells in Morgan Co. VA (now WV) and their migration to McLean Co. Illinois
26 August 2010 - 7:34:43pm There is now more detailed, corrected, illustrated, and sourced information about the Rock* families of Morgan County, VA and surrounding areas and those that left for lllinois. This new research was sparked by a letter from Edward P. Rockwell to his son Walter. Edward's letter disproves the theory formerly favored on this website that Jesse Rockhold was the father of John J. Rockwell. The letter identifies "Tolbert" as John J.'s father, but due to several coincidences and difficulties in reading and interpreting the letter which seems to have been dictated, it is not clear whether the person identified is Thomas Tolbert Rockhold Sr. or Thomas Tolbert Rockhold Jr. Based on some details such as the relative age of the men and the mention of "[Tolbert] married again and raised quite a family of boys (& girls?)" the evidence seems to favor that Thomas Tolbert Rockhold, Jr. was the father of John J. Rockwell. This website has been updated to reflect this theory, but it remains a possibility that John J.s father was instead Thomas Tolbert Rockhold, Sr.
Privacy and Security
1 August 2010 - 7:38:08pm We've been wrestling with issues of privacy and security of online genealogy and family history information lately. Previously this site contained almost no information about living persons, and most information about deceased persons was publicly available. However, we would like to record family history information about living people if this can be done safely and securely, and we recognize that information about deceased persons may be sensitive and even a security risk for their survivors. Hence the site policy is now to restrict access to deceased persons who have living close family members to registered visitors only. We are also experimenting with "Family Vault" encryption for living persons. Encrypted notes are attached only to restricted individuals, so even the ciphertext is not publicly available. Feedback on these changes is welcome. Please let us know if you need or have forgotten your access credentials.
Secure Sockets
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We're Back & Better (mostly)
21 March 2010 - 8:54:59am After some time off while we upgraded to PGV 4.2.3 and worked through some interruptions paulyfamily.org is back. We've also been working to flesh out sources, starting with the Pauly, Rockwell, Cleveland, Boncquet, and allied families. You should see faster response and updated reports and charts. Some special characters in News entries (below) are mangled, but there should be no other side effects. As always, we're happy to hear from you - just click the link at the bottom of any page.
Emma Lajeunesse aka Dame Albani: A Pauly Family Rock Star
24 December 2009 - 10:39:00am In a 1909 Minneapolis Tribune article, Amelia Young Pauly referred to "Madame Albani" as a cousin. I tracked down Mme. Albani, born Emma Lajeunesse, who it turns out was the original 19th century Canadian rock star. Back then, they called rock stars opera divas. I noticed that Emma's father Joseph Lajeunesse was born one year before Amelia Young's father Charles Lajeunesse (later changed to Young) in St. Martin, Laval, Quebec. I have a reference to a professional genealogy of Mme. Albani which I'll look up next time I visit the Allen County Public Library. But in the meantime I'll assume that Charles and Joseph Lajeunesse were brothers and so Charles Lajeunesse/Young was Emma the rock star's uncle and Amelia Young/Pauly was her cousin. Biographies of Mme. (actually Dame, she was buds with Queen Vickie) Emma Lajeunesse/Albani claim she is descended from 17th century French immigrant Etienne Charles dit Lajeunesse. There is a genealogy focussing on her Labelle ancestors on the website www.leslabelle.com. I've used this as a source for the Canadian ancestors of the Minneapolis Young family. This relation to a famous cousin explains a lot about this family, beyond providing the clue needed to connect with the Quebecois Lajeunesse genealogy. Francis Pauly Sr. and his siblings, Amelia Young/Pauly's kids, were trained as musicians, actors, an elocutionist. Francis and one of his sisters were trained in Europe (this was the subject of the 1909 article I mentioned). Despite these efforts no other rock stars resulted. Amelia Young's husband, Gustave John Pauly, a successful banker, died in middle age. He left his family cared for with a trust. But the trust was embezzled just prior to the depression, leaving the family of artists with little income. Curiously, Mme Emma Albani also lost her savings at about the same time to "bad investments". I'd like to investigate these financial problems to see if they were related. Hmm, I wonder what Neil Young's genealogy is?
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Old and New Amsterdammers
8 December 2009 - 9:19:40am From The Sutphen Family (1926) genealogy we find several ancient ancestors: van Sutphen, van Zutphens, van Cleefs, Pietersen, van Nuys. The earliest is Dutchman Dirck van Zutphen, "the hero of Breda", born about 1562. In America, there was Aucke Jansen van Nuys, a builder of private and public buildings in New Amsterdam in the 17th century.
Mary "Horsington" is a Hoisington
9 September 2009 - 9:04:54am Mary "Horsington" (as spelled in the Cleveland/Cleaveland genealogy), wife of Edward Cleveland (b abt 1749) is of the Hoisington family, Through several generations of Hoisingtons and a couple of Shailors, we arrive at the immigrant Thomas Shailor/Shaylor (b. abt 1645, Stratford on Avon, England). Thomas married Marah Spencer in Connecticut, daughter of immigrant Gerrard Spencer (b. 1614, Bedfordshire, England). The Spencer family (http://www.althorp.com/estate_family.php) has a well-developed genealogy, although some confusion exists. Others have traced many prominent Americans (as well as British) to Spencer ancestors, including George Washington and F.D. Roosevelt, as well as many other politicians, artists, and capitalists. These pedigrees can be found from http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/spencer.htm and http://kinnexions.com/kinnexions/cousins.htm. As it turns out, the Hoisington immigrant, John (b. abt 1640, England or Wales) spelled his name "Horsington".
Lux Paulys, Castors and Belgian Pycks and others
9 September 2009 - 8:13:37am With information from a Luxembourgish website, http://www.spetzbouf.com/heredis/accueil.htm, the maiden name of John PAULY's (b. 1822 Rédange-sur-Attert, Luxembourg) wife Anna Maria is now known: CASTOR. Her brother, Gustave "Frenchie" CASTER and descendents are now listed as well. Welcome to Castors, Casters, and Custers. Another website, this one from Belgium, http://www.vrijwilligersrab.be/blog/index.php, lists the grandparents of Pierre Jean PYCK (b. 1824 Zonnebeke, Belgium). Welcome to Pycks, Lesages, De Leus, and Catteeuws.
Robert Rockwell family of Nansemond, Virginia
12 December 2008 - 9:09:56am Recently the early land records of Virginia have been put online. Searching these for Rock* cognates yields five entries about or mentioning Robert Rockwell and his family. These records are shown and transcribed under the media tab for Robert Rockwell. It is my understanding that the online records are early transcriptions of local records, so the transcriptions given are doubly transcribed. The first record dated 19 August 1637 grants 250 acres of land along the Nansemond to Robert Rockwell for transportation of his family, who are listed by name. The names include daughter Mary, who had not been listed in this genealogy. Wife 'Hanah' could have been a transcription error from Sarah, the commonly given name for Robert's wife. Child 'Thomasin' could be a transcription error from Thomas. Also included is a servant, Mary Hayes. The second survey of the 250 acres, dated 26 October 1638, is signed by a Thomas Rockwell. This is possibly the brother of Robert mentioned in the third, 1645 survey and assessment of the 250 acres. These three surveys of Robert's Nansemond tract are perfectly consistent in the spelling of his last name as 'Rockwell'. Either Robert himself or a family member may have been present when these were recorded. In contrast, the 1647 and 1650 records are mentions of the Rockwell tract in the description of other tracts. In these last two records Robert's last name is spelled 'Rockhole' or 'Rockhold'. So it may be that Robert spelled his name 'Rockwell' (presuming literacy), but pronounced it more like 'Rockole'. A less likely alternative is that Robert had been disguising his identity in the early years in the Colonies, but felt less need to do so by 1647. The puritans residing in Nansemond resettled in Anne Arundel county, MD (Early New England By David A. Weir, p. 13) in 1649 because of religious pressure from the Virginia government and because Maryland promised better treatment.
Rock* DNA origins - Haplogroup I1 (formerly I1a)
30 November 2008 - 3:59:39pm Entering data from male descendents of Robert Rockhold (b. abt 1605) from the Rockwell DNA project, as recorded here, into the Haplogroup Predictor, predicts haplogroup I1 (formerly designated I1a). Haplogroup I1/I1a is discussed here, which contains this reference with a very useful Fig. 1, showing our Rock* origins in far northern Europe. Ken Nordtvedt states that the Rock* value of 12 repeats for DYS 462 indicates a more southerly origin in the I1 range. Unfortunately this does little to help discern Robert Rockhold's (b ~1605) origins. He may have been from the Netherlands - the Netherlands is a hotspot for haplotypes similar to the Rockhold haplotype. However Rockhold (and Rockwell for that matter) is an English name, not a Dutch name. note: the New England Rockwells (not the main group covered in this genealogy) are Haplogroup R1b, the most frequent Haplogroup in Western Europe. In parts of England the frequency of R1b reaches 90%.
Heimer Hypothesis
26 May 2008 - 2:58:13pm UPDATE: The Heimers have been found in 1870. They were listed under "Heinen" in the Minnesota census, with John included. Gustave John PAULY is not descended from the Heimers. Gustave John's origins are still a mystery. Unfortunately, Gustave John's adoption is not in the surviving official records of Minnesota.
New Clevelands
21 January 2008 - 12:30:30pm The Cleveland and Cleaveland Genealogy (Cleveland, 1899) has extended the line from Ruby Cleveland back to Ann Winn (b. 1628) and Moses Cleveland (b 1620) and their ancestors. Moses was the founder of most Cle(a)velands in America. He and Ann Winn immigrated from England around 1635. Our line descends from their son Edward and Deliverance Palmer. President Grover Cleveland descended from Moses' son Aaron and Dorcas Wilson. The entire 3-volume Cleveland and Cleaveland set is available on this site. Please email webinfo (at) simplemax (dot) net for the URL.
New Paulys
29 December 2007 - 10:42:33am A European website, http://www.spetzbouf.com/heredis/accueil.htm, has parish records that extend the genealogy of John Pauly (b. 1822) back to before 1632 in Luxembourg. John/Jean Pierre Pauly (b. 1822) adopted John Gustave/Gustave John in the 1860's.
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