Family Trees of the USA

Originally written May 09, 2016: Another spelling is: Sir Humphrey Gylberte. He is a distant relation and ancestor of mine. He lived 1538 to September 09, 1583. Age 44 or so was when he died. He was born in  Greenway, Brixham, Devon, England.  Parents are: Otho (or Otto or Otes)  Gilbert and Catherine Champermowne. Otho was of Compton Castle and was the son of Thomas Gilbert and Isabel Reynward. Otho was born August 05, 1513 to 1518 and died February 18, 1547 to 1547.  He was the fifth son of his parents, according to one source. He was the second son, according to another source. I will research and answer this. RESEARCH AND WRITE MORE.  One source says he had six sons and 1 daughter. Another source says he had two sons: John and Raleigh Gilbert. I WILL RESEARCH MORE. His brothers were: Sir John Gilbert and  Adrian Gilbert  (see). His half brothers were: Carew Raleigh and Sir Walter Raleigh. They shared the same mother, Catherine Champermowne. Cousin of Sir Richard Grenville. The fami

Originally written May 09, 2016: Note: I will keep adding to this, so please make sure to check back here periodically. 1580 1578-1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigate the world. 1583 June 11, 1583  Sir Humphrey Gilbert  made his second attempt to find where to plant an English colony in America. They left Plymouth, England on this day. They arrived in Newfoundland on August 03, 1583. August 03, 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert and crew arrived in Newfoundland. August 29, 1583, the "Delight" sunk. One hundred souls were lost, along with many of Sir Humphrey Gilbert's records. The "Delight" was part of the June 11th expedition. September 09, 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert sank at sea in the "Squirrel." It was on his return home to England from the June 11th expedition. 1584 February 06, 1584  Adrian Gilbert , brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, received Letters Patent to continue the search for the Northwest Passage. March 25, 1584 Sir Humphrey Gilbert's half brot

Originally written May 09, 2016: Note: I will keep adding to this, so please make sure to check back here periodically. 1570  Sir Humphrey Gilbert  (see) married Anne Aucher and they had six sons and one daughter. 1578 1578-1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigate the world. June 11, 1578 A Letters Patent was issued to Sir Humphrey Gilbert (aka Sir Humfrey Gylberte) by the Queen Elizabeth I for Western discoveries, and to plant an English colony in America, with the provision he would not cause any harm to Spanish subjects. September 26, 1578 Sir Humphrey Gilbert assembled a rather large fleet, which sailed from Dartmouth, England. However, storms made them seek refuge in Plymouth, England until November 19, 1578. He gave up this attempt. The plan of the voyage by Sir Humphrey Gilbert was to establish a new English colony between Cape Hatteras and the Hudson River. 1579 April Sir Humphrey Gilbert returned to England after his sailing.

Originally written May 09, 2016: THE PLAN AND STARTING POINT OF THIS BLOG Where should I begin? The truth is I can start with Adam from the Bible or with several other individuals and several other nations. However, I have decided to start with the history of the United States of America. I live here and my immediate family tree is from here, after all. This is the best point in time in which to begin, needless to say. Never mind how our current events, nationally and globally, have made me all the more curious as to our beginnings as a nation and how the values and principles have sustained us to this point. I have chosen the year 1585 to begin my pursuit of getting to know American history through my family tree. But, why start here? People lived in what we now call the USA for many years before 1585, but this is when the King of England, and the explorers, had the vision to have a permanent English settlement in North America. It is where our values and principles had their foundati

Original written May 08, 2016: Let me begin with the story of how all of this was set into motion. Remember from the last blog post that doing the family tree thing was just... well... not my cup of tea. It wasn't what I was interested in at all. DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE AND UP THE FAMILY TREE Four years ago, my Granny called me and told me how a family member was working on our family tree and how that family member discovered some interesting and unexpected information. Since Granny sounded interested in it, I was. But, that was the only reason. After all, before my family member's search, here is what we knew: We knew that Granny's side was here in the U.S. for only four or five generations or so and my grandfather was the second generation. Therefore, we were relatively new to the United States. Well, we have discovered since how what we thought we knew was not entirely true. Granny brought to my attention, at this point, how we had a family member by the name of Bryan, Bri

THE STORIES OF HISTORY Originally written May 07, 2016: Life is full of stories. Some are true and some are make-believe. Every life has several stories which could be told of every day, never mind over the course of a week, month, year, or decade. What makes things fascinating is how most of our stories intersect with other people's stories and how each person will remember only their version or angle of the story. After all, stories are individual and collective. I don't know about you, but I love a good story, true or make-believe, and I enjoy reading them, hearing them, telling them, and even making them up or embellishing them in an effort for entertainment or escapism. However, one of my favorite ways to tell an tale is to make up stories based off of historical facts and fill in the gaps of what could have happened when we do not know the full story. Its purpose is to explain what could have been and helps us learn about what that life was like and teaches us about histo

Welcome to my new blog. It is a blog about how I have traced my family back to Roanoke and Jamestown, Virginia, as well as to several U.S. Presidents, signers of the Declaration of Independence, Nero, Adam, Joseph of Arimathea, Constantine, Charlemagne, the Plantagenets, the Tudors, etc. I will share how I have traced my family tree, what it has meant to me, and how I have learned about roots, faith, and history through my family tree.