A running account of my adventures in genealogy!
A friends wife mentioned having Read ancestors from Westmorland County New Brunswick. This is where our Hickman’s are from. She also has Nova Scotia ancestors that were in the lumber business – same as our Davison family.
We must be related right? So the hunt is on!
Thus far, I’ve found a Reed – Howell connection starting with the marriage of Annie M. Wells to Capt Benjamin A. S. Read in 1822 . Not sure where that leads – more to follow.
Click here to see all five finalists, and register your vote for #1!
Danish genealogist Jacob Holdt has an interesting site that traces the roots of his family an almost unbelievable number of ancient people.
“Hitchhiking with my son, Daniel, to see Acropolis – built by Pericles – his 2nd cousin 82 times removed . Since then he has on his own hitchhiked all the way from Denmark to China to see the Great Wall which his 79th great-grandfather caused to be built.
Note: None of these relationships carry any genetic significance since we almost all descend from these famous people as I show here…”
These links show some of our trees that extend furthest back in time (wide charts – scroll horizontally):
Charlemagne 742 – 814
Gabhran Macdomangairt (500 – 599)