Mary Browne, wife of Captain Thomas Willett

Several trees have Mary as the daughter of Thomas Brown, but she is the daughter of John Browne and his wife Dorothy, early settlers of Plymouth Colony and Rhode Island. Mary published a book about her father that also contains a Willett genealogy. John Browne was highly regarded and of a good family but that family connection has not as yet been established.

Mary Brooks, wife of Matthew Ford of Wallingford Ct, m 1674

Most genealogies have as Mary's father, John Brooks of Hartford. While John Brooks had a daughter Mary who was a minor when he died and she was born later than this Mary whose father was most likely Henry Brooks of Cheshire or his brother John. The dates for John just don't work. Other genealogies have her as a daughter of John Brooks of New Haven who they claim to be a brother of Henry. I haven't located any information identifying a brother John of Henry, but a son named Henry. It could be that Henry is Mary's grandfather. Henry supposedly served with Cromwell and relocated after the reinstatement of Charles I in 1640. He would then be too old to be the father of Mary. In any case the Hartford Brooks is not the father of Mary who married Matthew Ford. Beware of a lineage done by a Rockey or Rockley as he has Henry Brooks arriving in Connecticut in 1676, far too late to be leaving because of Charles I, and working as a blacksmith or farrier in 1684. He would have been quite elderly by that time.

William H. McCaskey, Meigs Ohio

I'm not sure how misinformation appeared on Find A Grave and the Ohio Tombstone project but the information that the grave in the McCaskey cemetery is that of William H. McCaskey, son of Joseph and Sarah is glaringly wrong. The photo of the stone clearly states: William H. son of Joseph & Sarah McKNIGHT. He was also, as seen in a close up view, either 12 or 17 y/o, clearly not William McCaskey, supposed husband of Elizabeth Cline/Kline. One now has to wonder if the father of Samuel McCaskey was named William. There are two McCaskey males listed on the Find a Grave site in that cemetery, Noah and Elmer with no birth dates.

This error was corrected on the site.

More on the Burkitts/Burketts-NOT SWISS and not Burkhardts

After much time and effort I have located evidence that Joseph Burkett of Butler Alabama was descended from a line of Burkitts (original spelling) going back to North Carolina (Thomas who married an Indian woman, or possibly a Melungeon) and further back to an early Burkitt arrival in colonial Virgina (there was an Ellis there 1654 and another Burkitt in 1633.
There is no evidence that anyone by the name of Burkhardt/Burkhart ever changed their names to Burkitt.

Thomas Luten and Mary CURRER

The family trees I've seen persist in naming the wife of Thomas Luten, b abt 1651 as Mary Cullen (dau Thomas and Sarah Sarah Alderstone). The wills of Jonathon Currer and his daughter Sarah make it abundantly clear that her name was Currer. Her first marriage was to an unnamed person. There was a warrant issued in 1681 for him to marry her, as RELICT OF, a copy given to her father John Currer.

Jonathan Currer's wife was Mary Cullen as seen in the will of her father, Thomas Cullen :





Know all men by these presents Deed of Gift That I Thomas Cullen living in
Chowan Precinct in Albemarle County within the Province of Carolina doe give
Grant and Confirme unto my loving wife Sarah Cullen all the land I now Live
on and the building and orchards that is or shall be thereon with the Land
adjoining of my Claim for six hundred and forty acres of land or thereabouts
To say from Samon Creeke on the south and soe northward along the River side
unto a certain marked tree on the edge of the hill according to Survey made
of the said Land she the same to have and enjoy during her life from the date
herof. And after her desease by this present Deed I Give that part of the
Said Land whereon I live and the building Orchards and what is or shall be
thereon unto my Daughter Martha Cullen to begin at or from the north side of
the Branch next the River and near the dwelling house the line to goe west
over the neck of land to salmon Creeke and from the north side of the said
Branch to goe Southward along the River and about to the Westward into salmon
Creeke and Northward if the Creeke permits till (bland) the aforesaid
deviding line unto her and her heirs to have hold and enjoy for ever <60a>
And after my wife Sarah's decease or when she my said wife please by this
present Deed I give the other part of my said land and the house thereon and
what is or shall be thereon of buildings etc. unto my daughter Mary wife of
Jno. Currer to begin at or from the North side of the aforesaid Branch next
the River and house and to goe West by foresaid deviding line unto sammon
Creeke and from the north side of aforesaid Branch up the River Northward
unto the marked tree or trees where my north line and claim for Rights and
survey Ends And all the Cattle formerly given unto my Daughters Mary wife of
Jno. Currer and Martha Cullen with the increase of them I now again give and
confirme unto each of them In and by this deed of Gift for testimony of the
said Gifts Grants and every particular of them I hereunto sett my hand and
seal this 10th day of March 1678/79.
Tho. Cullen sigillum
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of us
Henry Bonner
Alexander Lillington
Entered upon Record this tenth day of March 1678/79 as attest
Paul Lathum Clericus Curia
(The Colonial Records of NC NC Higher-Court Records 1697-1701 page 32 by
Mattie Erma Edwards Parker)

George Pace/Sarah Maycock, Jamestown VA 1600s

Virtually all the trees I see has Sarah Maycock, wife of George Pace, as the daughter of Samuel Maycock.
However, in the book "The Cradle of the Republic: Jamestown & James River" this was found:
A deed by Richard Pace, Powell's Creek, son & heir apparent of George Pace, son & heire as the first issue by my mother Mrs. Sarah Maycocke, wife unto my aforesaid father, both dec'd, confirm the sale of wight or nine hundred acres lying near unto Pierce's hundred als. flower due Hundred to Thomas Derew as per bill of his father October 12, 1650.
Sarah Maycock was the WIFE of Samuel Maycock, not the daughter. Several sources found on Google Books, out of print sources make Sarah Samuel's widow and not his daughter.

Jabez Jarvis and Keziah Ridge

1. There was no Keziah Ridge born to William and Winnifred Ridge.
2. Jabez Jarvis's wife would have been born abt. 1730-40, the same time period as the Ridges. That would be a miracle
3. Records list Jabez's wife as being Elizabeth.