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The Muddle that is John Vendrick, Sr.

Becky Sumrell
February 27, 2021

The Reverend Joshua Kocherthal baptized John Vendrick in New York on 25 Aug 1710 (The Book of Names: Especially Relating to the Early Palatines and the First Settlers in the Mohawk Valley by Lou D. MacWethy, p. 23). He may have been born there or on the voyage. His parents were Benedictus and Christina. Sometime…

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John Vendrick, his wife, and his mother

Becky Sumrell
February 27, 2021

About a week ago, I was poking around in Currituck County land records. I don’t even remember why. While skimming through the index, I stumbled over something, or…

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Genealogy on YouTube

Sara Whitford
February 5, 2021

If you’re like me, you spent more time watching YouTube in 2020 than you had previously. Some of those months when so many things had seemed to grind…

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East Carolina Roots Family Trees Update

The East Carolina Roots Family Trees section of the site uses genealogy database software and it is sorely in need of some…

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Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) Craftsman Database Search

Do you happen to have a carpenter in your family tree?  How about a blacksmith?  A bricklayer?  Or any of 127 different…

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Family Tree Fact Check: Cason and Averilla Scott

Too many researchers conclude Cason and Averilla Scott were husband and wife. I have lost count of the number of trees, forum…

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West Craven Highlights

West Craven Highlights now digitized and searchable online

If your family is from the Vanceboro area, you will certainly remember the paper that was produced by the Cannon family, West…

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Everton Miscellany

Here are some bits and pieces I’ve collected concerning the Everton surname in Craven County.  I am fairly confident that John Everton…

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