Welcome

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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.

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Sir Humphrey Gilbert

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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 ...
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1570-1579 Timeline

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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.
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Where to Begin: A Look at History Through My Family Tree

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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...
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