Dinwiddie county, virginia compiled genealogies genealogy. Thurston brown, thurston genealogies, 16351892, person no. Thruston coat of arms the spelling of the name thurston in america was previously thruston. The thurston genealogy and family tree page welcome to the thurston family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. In 1982, he was awarded the fields medal for his contributions to the study of 3manifolds. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. In his book, thurston genealogies, author brown thurston says that in an ancient document related to the militia, young daniels name is listed as a petitioner. The oldest book in this list is a genealogical history of the house of yvery. The thrustonthurston family of virginia was a very prominent family.
Happelrundschau happel genealogy happel genealogy is a magazine on cdrom and internet, which is principally involved in researching this special family name. My original design for publishing the second edition oft hurston genealogies was to reproduce all that the first edition contained. Apparently someone objected to his name on the petition. Richardson memorial, comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three brothers ezekiel, samuel, and thomas richardson. Home brown genealogy brown surname facts page brown coats of arms dna project brown links brown books welcome the purpose of this site. Prior to 1700, page 741, reporting thomas thurston married esther clark as his 2nd wife. Thurston genealogies by brown thurston online at alibris. Jul 25, 2014 in 1880, brown thurston a painter, publisher and genealogist, traced his ancestry and published the first edition of his book, thurston genealogies. Charles was a clerk to the officers and spent much of his time in writing reports. Thurston genealogies by brown thurston 2015, hardcover for. Thurston genealogies by brown thurston booksamillion. Clerk district court has divorce and court records from 1889. In this book, he speculated that the english home of daniel thurston, immigrant to new england, may have been cranbrook in the county of kent. Thurston, brown, thurston genealogies, 2nd edition, portland, maine.
From 2003 until his death he was a professor of mathematics and computer science at cornell university. My husband did have an uncle whose name was james emery myers b. In brown thurston s book,he basically explains how he corresponded with anyone and everyone with the name thurston and asked for genealogical information from their family bibles and personal knowledge. The regiment trained at camp beauford in augusta, maine, and on february 18, 1862 they left for ship island, mississippi. Brown genealogy of many of the descendants of thomas, john, and eleazer. Im not looking for the thurston genealogies book, but rather all the correspondence that he used to make the book. His letter at the family gathering mentions how he has thousands of correspondences with families across the nation. History and genealogy of the ancestors and some descendants of stukely westcott requires digital library. Thurston genealogies by brown thurston overview this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Download and read online for free thurston genealogies by brown thurston. Gloucester county, virginia compiled genealogies genealogy. Does anyone know how i can get a copy of thurston genealogies by brown thurston. Person page genealogy brick walls genealogy brick walls.
The weston historical society, in celebration of westons 200th anniversary, has transcribed. A hand written genealogy of the family was originally compiled by john thruston 16061675 and continued by johns son edward. Monmouth county new jersey new jersey calendar of wills 1670 1730 lr. Brown thurston was born on a farm one mile east of winthrop village, me. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. William paul thurston october 30, 1946 august 21, 2012 was an american mathematician. In 1880, brown thurston a painter, publisher and genealogist, traced his ancestry and published the first edition of his book, thurston genealogies. The addition of these digital resources and books published after 1997 enriches the. Page xv i am ashamed, my dear sir, that the business of genealogy, has, in times past, engaged bo little of my attention. Taylor compiled the genealogies of seventyfive weston families.
Source citations are included at the bottom of the page. Washburn, mabel thacher rosemary, ancestry of william howard taft, new york. And as we all know, handwriting leaves a lot to be. Find thurston trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna projects, and much more at the largest directory to free and pay genealogical sources. Descendants of james courtney descendants of james courtney.
The thrustonthurston family genealogy was also published in the william and mary. This site builds on the work of brown thurston in his 1892 edition of thurston genealogies 16351892. Family tree maker user home page for mary thurston washington. If you have any thurston s in your family tree, you will find them in this book written in 1880. The information in that book is being transcribed into a searchable database on site here and also located in gencircles. Brown thurston was a friend of dows and shared his views. Thurston county, nebraska record dates edit edit source. The ancestry of phoebe tilton, 17751847, wife of capt. The seventeen years that i have spent upon this work have given me such an interest in it that i shall still keep an interleaved book for corrections and.
By the second edition of 1892 he had cleared up several mysteries and placed him in the line of daniel thurston. Frank allaben genealogical company 1908, 45, heritage quest digital library. David thurston, for more than forty years pastor of the congregational church in winthrop. Documents relating to the colonial history of the state of new jersey, volume xxlii, calendar of new jersey wills, vol. Source page genealogy brick walls genealogy brick walls. Thurston hunt historical records and family trees myheritage. Thurston genealogies paperback september 8, 2010 by brown thurston author 5. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the thurston surname. Genealogy of charles myrick thurston and of his wife, rachel hall pitman. The brown genealogy and family tree page welcome to the brown family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Thomas thurston family group thomas thurston ahnentafel. Thurston family trees, crests, genealogy, dna, more.
Thurston genealogies classic reprint brown thurston on. He did an outstanding job considering they did not have computors or even good typewriters. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the brown surname. Excerpts from the old john thruston memorandum book. He was a pioneer in the field of lowdimensional topology. S21 thurston brown, thurston genealogies, 16351892, downloaded from the family history library at available as a download only from a computer in the family history library. Thurston county, nebraska genealogy familysearch wiki. At the first edition of his genealogy of the thurston family in 1880, brown thurston was not sure if moses was a descendant of daniel thurston, the first of the thurstons to emigrate in 1635. This website is dedicated to family history for the brown surname and its several variants. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. This is one of several volumes of public records, of the state in the registry of deeds for york county, me. Family tree maker user home page for marythurstonwashington.
In brown thurstons book,he basically explains how he corresponded with anyone and everyone with the name thurston and asked for genealogical information from their family bibles and personal knowledge. Weston, vermont the weston historical society p o box 247, weston, vermont, 05161 between 1916 and 1974, raymond a. The portland reference book and city directory for 185051 portland, me thurston and co. Happelrundschau happelgenealogy happelgenealogy is a magazine on cdrom and internet, which is principally involved in researching this special family name. African american family histories and related works in the library.