NEW Facebook group

Facebook changed the way it hosts groups, and my original Facebook group was about to be archived. I have transferred all of the postings and documents to this new group. Enjoy! SCHOUTEN - Ephraim (1758-1807) and Sarah LaDue (1756-1849)

Facebook group

I have created a Facebook group for family members who are interested in the genealogy of the Schoutens dating back to Ephraim (1758-1807) and Sarah LaDue (1756-1849) in New York (New Amsterdam). If you are a Facebook user, please consider joining the group and adding information you may have. If you are not a Facebook member, why not create a profile and join in the fun?

Brick walls

Many times when we research genealogy, we hit proverbial "brick walls," or ancestors that we cannot verify. Two such ancestors include Enoch Canada Morris (b. 15 May 1830 probably in Montgomery Co., IN; d. 11 Oct 1920 in Windsor, Shelby Co., IL). I have yet to establish his parents' names or any other relevant information. The others are the parents of Thomas Swiney (b. 24 Mar 1787 probably in KY; d. 10 Jan 1869 in White River Twp., Johnson Co., IN). His parents' names were John Swiney and Jennet. We found the will of a Jennet Swiney, who died in Bath Co., KY, in 1838, and that is in the close vacinity of Thomas' wife's (Elizabeth Wishard--b. 26 Sep 1783 in Fayette Co., PA; d. 31 Aug 1844 in Johnson Co., IN) parents' graves. Her parents were William Henry Wishart/Wishard (b. 17 Sep 1729 in St. Andrews, Thornhill Parish, Perthshire, Scotland; d. 31 May 1814 in Carlisle, Nicholas Co., KY; buried in Parks Graveyard, Pleasant Valley, Nicholas Co., KY) and Susannah (Susan) Elizabeth Lytle (b. 28 Mar 1753 in County Tyrone, Ireland; d. 16 Jan 1795 in Fleming, KY; buried in Parks Graveyard, Pleasant Valley, Nicholas Co., KY).