This is a sub project of Anne Arundel County, Maryland Which is a sub project of Maryland counties, cities and towns The early (pre-Revolutionary War) colonists of Anne Arundel, MD, seem to have been responsible for an unusual number of descendants. Perhaps this is only because they have been unusually well documented. Families of interest include: Anderson Family Ashman Family Beal...
Join this project (Actions > Join Project) if you would like to become part of it Soon after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, King William and Queen Mary ascended to the throne of England. They offered the Huguenots the privilege of settling in Virginia. About 600 came to Virginia in 1700- 170. Many settled at a deserted Indian village called Manakintown.which is on the south side of the...
Complete listing of Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 (from book published 1912 by George Cabell Greer, now copyright-free)Over 17,000 names here: add Geni profiles you manage to this project that appear on the list.Citation:Greer, George Cabell. Early Virginia immigrants, 1623-1666. Originally published: Richmond, Va., 1912. Compiled from Land Office records; gives name, date of entry, and ...
Located in Segar Township, Colony, Washita County, Oklahoma; Legal description: NW ½ Section 32, Township 10 N, Range 14 W. From Colony, Ok, 3 miles south, then ½ mile west. A tract of land was deeded to the Domestic Reformed Church for church purposes, however there is no deed to the cemetery. The cemetery is also known as Buck Creek Cemetery. Caretaker: Jerry Weichel Find a Grave OK...
As a result of the Depression Samuel Forsyth was haunted by the tramp of single unemployed men on the dole: he envisaged a scheme to start a farm-training settlement to help them gain jobs. He personally raised £5000 by public subscription and obtained land at a low rent from the government near Willunga. In June 1930 he opened Kuitpo Industrial Colony where men could work for their board and l...
New Virginia Colony was a colonization plan in central Mexico, to resettle ex-Confederates[1] after the American Civil War. The largest settlement was Carlota, approximately midway between Mexico City and Veracruz, although other settlements were planned near Tampico, Monterrey, Cuernavaca, and Chihuahua.[2]The venture was conceived by Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury . Because of his work for ...