Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Bilyeu and Workman (and their variant spellings) families who came mainly from Belgium (French Flanders), England, France, Holland, Ireland, Scotland, and possibly Germany. Early ancestors settled in New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia in the 1600's. In the 1700's, some settled in Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Many...

William Harp was born ca. 1783. He married Charlotte Harrison, daughter Jame Harrison (ca. 1735-ca. 1806), a Revolutionary War soldier, in 1804 in Granville County, North Carolina. They had twelve children, 1805-ca. 1829. The family was living in Overton County, Tennessee, in 1830. There is no record of his death, but William does not appear in records after that time. Charlotte Harp was in Crawford County, Missouri, in 1832, and in Madison County,...

Pierre Billiou (born ca. 1600) and Francoise du Bois, both born near Lille in French Flanders, were married in the Walloon church in Leyden, Holland, on April 6, 1649. Pierre was the son of Thomas Billiou who fled Wicres, France, to Holland for religious freedom. Pierre, Francoise and their family of four daughters set sail on the ship St. Jan Baptiste in 1661, bound for New York. They were instrumental in settling Staten Island. Descendants and relatives...

There are no facts to identify Daniel Brumley with certainty. Samuel Brumley (1681-1748), probably Daniel's son, was a ship carpenter and planter in Lancaster and Northumberland Counties, Virginia, married to a woman named Margaret. From this beginning, the compiler lists vital data about thirteen generations of Brumleys and related families.

Benjamin Rush was born 3 February ca. 1717 in King George County, Virginia and died 23 May 1801 in Cape Fear River, North Carolina. He married (1) Amy. He married (2) Alice Grigsby, daughter of William Grigsby and Ursula Mann 1 April 1744 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia. They had twelve known children. He married (3) Elizabeth. Descendants lived mainly in Virginia, Mississippi, Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennesse, Kentucky, Texas,...

Periodical for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Bilyeu (and variant spellings) who came mainly from Belgium (French Flanders), England, France, and Holland. Some settled in New Amesterdam (now New York City) ca. 1661. In the 1700's, some settled in Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia. During the 1800's, some moved to Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana,...

Abraham Grooms was born about 1740 near Gunpowder Falls, Maryland and died in Adams County, Ohio in 1840. His wife's name was Margaret. He served in the Virginia militia during the Revolutionary war. Descendants lived in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, California and elsewhere.

Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Reed (and variant spellings) families who came mainly from England, Ireland, and Scotland. Some immigrated to Massachusetts in the 1600's. During the 1700's, some moved to Connecticut, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia. Later descendants and relatives also lived in Alabama, California, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri,...