Genealogy

OUR Fathers in a wondrous age,
Ere yet the Earth was small,
Ensured to us an heritage,
And doubted not at all
That we, the children of their heart,
Which then did beat so high,
In later time should play like part
For our posterity.

--Rudyard Kipling, The Heritage

This page will be updated as my research continues. I hope to eventually include scanned photographs and newspaper articles. Ever the glutton for punishment, I'm researching a half-dozen or more families, some of which appear here. To find out more, choose a family:

• Adams -- My father-in-law's family. With few exceptions, the descendants of Thomas Adams and Elizabeth Kingdon have remained in the Branford area -- in some cases on the same property as their immigrant ancestors!

• Paterson -- My maternal grandmother's family.

• Somerset -- My father-in-law's family. Their relation to the Somerset family of Toronto Township is uncertain.

• Sumpter -- my father's family (In progress!)

• Warden -- My mother's family. An illegitimate birth back in 1873, and another around 1852, temporarily brings my Warden line to a halt -- in fact, had there been a marriage, the family name would have been Edwards. Until I can solve the mystery, I've taken the line back through my Edwards (or Edward) ancestors.

• Young -- my mother-in-law's family (In progress!)

In all cases, the names of the living have been omitted for privacy. If you're related to any of the above, I'd love to hear from you.