Simon Mills (d.1683) immigrated from England to New England before 1639, at which time he moved to Windsor, Connecticut. He married twice. Descendants lived in New England, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, California and elsewhere.

Descendants of James Claughton (ca. 1590-1647), who was born in England. He was a mariner by occupation. Some time between 1640 and 1647 James moved his family from Kent Island, Md. to "Coan" or present day Northumberland Co., Virginia. Includes Fluker, Cox, Lewis, Neale, Lamkin and other families, who were in Virginia in the early 1600s. Descendants live in Virginia, Maryland, Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Utah and elsewhere. Includes Fluker, Cox,...

William Pridgen was born in about 1700 in North Carolina. His first wife is unknown and he is thought to have married (2) Martha Horn. He did marry (3) Mourning Thomas, widow of Joseph Thomas, on 13 Nov 1761 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. William's will was probated on 11 May 1762 in Edgecombe County. William had ten known children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina.

John Bomar (1757-ca. 1844), a Revolutionary War soldier, was born in King and Queen County, Virginia. He probably married at least twice and may have been the father of ten children, born ca. 1784-ca. 1810. He and his family migrated to Hardin County, Kentucky, ca. 1806. Some of the Bomar/Bowmar/Bomer etc. families listed in this work are his descendants. Includes the Buckner, Cruse, Ferguson, Hazle, Lamkin/Lampkin and other allied families.

William McGaughey/y (d. ca. 1750) was the first in this family to come to America. He was born in Northern Ireland and sailed from Glasgow, Scotland to America ca. 1738. He married Margaret in Scotland. In 1745 the tract of land was assigned to William McGaughney in Hamilton Ban Township, York Co., Pennsylvania. Descendants live in Pennsylvania, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi, Illinois, Colorado and elsewhere. Variant spellings include McGaughey/McGaughy. Includes...

Jacob Schoff was born between 1725 and 1730, perhaps in Hornberg, Württemberg, Germany. He married Elizabeth Darrow (Devereaux?) in 1752. He died in Brunswick, Vermont.

Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Wood(s) families who came mainly from England, Germany, Holland, Ireland, and Scotland. Early ancestors settled in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia in the 1600s. In the 1700s, some settled in Nova Scotia (Canada), and in Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, and Wisconsin....

Mons Christian Sande (1843-1907) married Maren Elida Baarley, and immigrated in 1869 from Norway to Rolette County, North Dakota. Descendants (chiefly spelling the surname Sands) and relatives lived in North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana, Idaho, California and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Alberta and elsewhere in Canada. Includes ancestors and relatives in Gloppen parish, Sogn og Fjordane County and elsewhere in Norway.

William Pridgen was born in about 1700 in North Carolina. His first wife is unknown and he is thought to have married (2) Martha Horn. He did marry (3) Mourning Thomas, widow of Joseph Thomas, on 13 Nov 1761 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. William's will was probated on 11 May 1762 in Edgecombe County. William had ten known children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina.

The earliest known ancestor of this family was Jacob Sowers, Sr. (b. ca. 1710, d. 1781), who was born somewhere in Germany. His emigration date is not known, but it is believed that he came to Frederick Co., Virginia from Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. His wife's name was Mary. They had at least five children. The oldest Jacob Sowers, Jr. was born ca. 1742 in Frederick Co., Va. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Missouri, Maryland,...