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English French Walloon and West Indian (mainly Jamaica and Haiti): from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements haim heim ‘home’ + rīc ‘power ruler’ introduced to England by the Normans in the form Henri. During the Middle Ages this name became enormously popular in England and was borne by eight kings. Continental forms of the personal name were equally popular throughout Eur...
I'm not sure if this is where I post this, but this is my project and I am in definite need of collaborators. My great grandfather's name is Henry Gaston Duncan. He passed away May 14, 1939 in Gaffney, South Carolina. I can't find any evidence of him ever existing prior to marrying my great grandmother, Maggie Aiken. In the first census that I found them was in the 1900 one. They were using hi...
IN SEARCH OF THE LEGACY, FAMILY, AND INFORMATION Johannes Theodorus Mosman is the eldest member of our Mosman family to come to America. He had 14 children. Nine married and had children. In 1897 he gave an original oil painting to each of his grandchildren and continued painting for every grandchild as they were born. This painting was a symbolic family portrait. It is said that he painted app...