User:Kborland

My name is Kevin Borland (1975-), and I live in Arlington, Virginia. I was born January 20, 1975 in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Biographical Sketch
This user page is strictly dedicated to my genealogical research. Click here for my biographical sketch with links related to the other non-genealogy-related aspects of my life.

Ancestors
The following tree shows the first few generations of my ancestors, and also demonstrates my ethnic composition. The numbers 1 through 7 marked next to the ancestors below divide my ancestry into 7 distinct groups, which are explained below the tree. For convenience, these groups are referred to by their assigned numbers throughout this page.

Ancestor Tree

 * Kevin Borland (1975-)
 * Steven Thomas Borland (1950-)
 * John Earl Borland (1924-1986) #1
 * Helen Eloise Freudenberg (1928-1989)
 * Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968)
 * Maximilian Sigmund Freudenberg (1858-1921) #2
 * Eloise Lindauer (1860-1935)
 * Charles Frederick Lindauer (1835-1921) #3
 * Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931) #4
 * Maria Elisabeth Winblad (1895-1987) #5
 * Kathleen Szczesny (1949-)
 * Joseph John Szczesny (1920-1997) #6
 * Margaret Rice (1924-2007) #7

Ancestor Groups

 * 1) John Borland is best described, ethnically, as a descendant of a sprawling tree of Ohio pioneers and early Ohio settlers. John's ancestors are generally of Germanic descent (including Scottish, German, Dutch, English, Norweigan and Swiss nationalities), although a few apear to be of Celtic (Welsh and Irish) and Italic (French) descent.
 * 2) Maximilian Freudenberg was an immigrant from Berlin, Germany to New York City. He arrived in New York in 1875.
 * 3) Charles Lindauer was the son of an immigrant family from Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine. His parents came to America on their honeymoon.
 * 4) Anna Kershaw is the descendant of early Dutch immigrants to the New York City area. Her family traces back to the Dutch who came to New York when it was New Amsterdam.  She also had a German maternal grandmother.
 * 5) Maria Winblad is primarily of Nordic descent. Her mother and father immigrated to the United States together from Norway, although her distant ancestry includes connections to wealthy families in Scandinavia with roots outside of the region.  Most of the work in tracing this side of my family has been done by my cousin, Richard Arthur Norton.  Richard is my paternal grandmother's sister's son.
 * 6) Joseph Szczesny is of Slavic descent. I haven't been able to trace his ancestry back very far back yet, but so far, I have found that he descends from members of the Polish and Lemko ethnicities.
 * 7) Margaret Rice descends from a coal-mining family in Pennsylvania. All of her ancestors came to America from Lithuania, although some of them are not Lithuanian by ethnicity.  Her pedigree includes individuals of Lithuanian, Slavic and Jewish ancestry.  Most of the work in tracing this side of my family has been done by my cousin, William Mitchell.

Complete chart of known ancestors
To view a series of charts demonstrating all of my known ancestors, click here.

Tracing my Ancestors Back to Europe
Of the seven groups listed above, all but two are traced completely back to Europe. Group #1 still has many loose ends that need considerable research and collaboration. However, Group #4 probably only needs to be traced back one generation further to connect to existing New Amsterdam Dutch genealogies which trace nearly all of the New Amsterdam Dutch settlers' families back to Holland.

Group #1 Ohio Research
By now, I have traced nearly all of the ancestral lines of John Earl Borland back prior to their migration to Ohio. A tree demonstrating John Borland's Ohio ancestors can be viewed by clicking here. There are, however, a few pieces of important data missing, and one loose branch. The missing information to complete the tree is as follows:
 * The parents of John's ancestor Harrison Miller are presently unknown (although suspects have been identified). As Harrison Miller was born in Harrison County, Ohio, his birth is the most important missing link in John's Ohio genealogy, since Harrison's parents, and probably his grandparents, settled in Ohio.
 * The maiden name of John's ancestor Catharine, the wife of Ninean Walker, is presently unknown.
 * The given name of ? Welch, father of John's ancestor Hannah Welch, is presently unknown.
 * The maiden name of Margaret, mother of John's ancestor Hannah Welch, is presently unknown.

Group #1 District of Columbia Research
John Borland has a single ancestor, Mary ?, who resided in the District of Columbia in the early 1800s, whose ancestry has not yet been traced back to Europe.

New York Research
The following ancestral lines have not yet been traced back further than New York:

Post-Revolution (Group #4)

 * The parents of Anna Kershaw's maternal grandmother Catherine Willitt (c1800-aft1850) are unknown. The earliest reference to her is her 1819 marriage to Samuel B. Eldert in Hempstead, Queens, New York (now Nassau County).

Colonial Period (Group#4)
The following is a list of Anna Kershaw's ancestral lines that have not yet been traced back from New York to Europe:
 * Marguerite Snediker (c1730-?) (lived in New York)
 * Frederick Simonszen (bef1672-aft1692) (resided in New York)
 * Israel Eldert (c1734-aft1800) (mother unknown, born in Nassau County, New York)
 * Anna Totten (c1736-aft1763) (married 1760 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York)
 * Jonathan Smith (bef1656-aft1724) (resided in New York)
 * Gerrit Claessen Van Letten (c1666-?) (child resided in Nassau County, New York)
 * ? ? (bef1675-?) (child resided in Nassau County, New York)
 * ? ? (bef1695-?) (child married in Nassau County, New York)
 * Annetje Denyse (c1645-?) (resided in Kings County, New York)
 * Mary Birdsall (bef1767-aft1830)
 * Hendrick Hermanszen (bef1642-?) (had grand-daughter in New York)
 * Egbertje Jans (bef 1642-?) (had grand-daughter in New York)
 * Annetje Jans Snedeker (bef1636-?) (had child in New York, surname not 100% certain)
 * Marytie Gerritse (c1690-?) (had child in Kings County, New York)
 * Geertje Dircks ? (c1622-?) (married in Kings County, New York)
 * Aeltje Cornelis Cool (?-bef1683)

Colonial Period (Group #1)
The following are a list of John Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to colonial New York, prior to their migrations to Ohio, but have not yet been traced back to Europe:
 * Mary Elenor Hanna (c1646-aft1668) (born in New York)
 * Dirck Dircksen De Mayer (1608-aft1634) (had child in Albany, New York)
 * Maritje Jans ? (bef1619-aft1634) (had child in Albany, New York)

Colonial Period (Group#1 and #4 Shared)

 * Maria Johannes Theunis (c1642-aft1667) (married in Brooklyn, New York)

Group #1 Maryland Research
The following are a list of John Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Maryland, prior to their migrations to Ohio, but have not yet been traced back to Europe:

Post-Revoultion
The following two ancestors are of top priority, as they are not yet traced back to colonial times:
 * ? Welch (c1790-c1827) (married in Harford County, Maryland)
 * Margaret ? (c1793-1858) (born in Harford County, Maryland)

Colonial Period

 * Elizabeth ? (c1743-1815) (married in Baltimore County, Maryland)
 * Abraham Ross (bef1743-aft1758) (had child in Queen Anne's County, Maryland)
 * Sarah Cochran (c1685-aft1705) (married in Prince George's County, Maryland)
 * Henrietta Parks (bef1759-aft1798) (born in Baltimore County, Maryland)
 * Amy Greene (1698-1744) (born in Baltimore County, Maryland)
 * Sarah Mumford (1672-1721) (born in Baltimore County, Maryland)
 * Henry Butler (c1666-1746) (married in Baltimore County, Maryland)
 * Susannah ? (c1689-c1745) (married in Baltimore County, Maryland)
 * Alice ? (bef1658-aft1673) (had child in Maryland)
 * Abraham Vaughn II (1706-1767) (born in Baltimore County, Maryland)
 * Elizabeth Griffeth (1675-1752) (born in Cool Springs, Calvert County, Maryland)
 * Joseph Hawkins (c1665-1725) (born in Baltimore County, Maryland)
 * J. William Wheeler (1658-1738), born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, progenated the Wheeler family of Baltimore County, Maryland (St. Paul's Parish)
 * Susannah ? (1670-1703) (born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland)
 * Martha West (c1685-aft1728) (married in Maryland)
 * Thomas Parsons (1632-1684) (born in Baltimore County, Maryland)
 * Isabella ? (1630-1717) (born in Herring Creek, Anne Arundel County, Maryland)
 * Elizabeth Johnson (1640-aft1669) (born in Calvert County, Maryland)
 * Thomas Morgan (c1639-1697) (born in Baltimore County, Maryland)
 * ? ? (b1719-?) (had child in Baltimore County, Maryland)

Group #1 Pennsylvania Research
The following are a list of John Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Pennsylvania, prior to their migrations to Ohio, but have not yet been traced back to Europe:

Post-Revolution
The following four ancestors are of top priority, as they are not yet traced back to colonial times:
 * Ninean Y. Walker (bef1799-aft1820) (had child in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania)
 * Catharine ? (c1794-aft1860) (had child in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania)
 * Alexander Morrison (1808-1853) (born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania)

Colonial Period

 * William Hamilton (bef1745-?) (resided in Carlisle, Pennsylvania)
 * John McNabb (bef 1731-aft1746) (married in Chester County, Pennsylvania)
 * Phoebe Gleave (bef1693-aft1710) (married in Chester County, Pennsylvania)

Group #1 Virginia Colonial Research
The following are a list of John Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to colonial Virginia, prior to their migrations to Ohio, but have not yet been traced back to Europe:
 * Lydia Gregg (1763-1817) (born in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia)
 * John Capper (1725-aft1754) (son married in Virginia)
 * Margaret Miller (bef1703-aft1745) (died in Frederick County, Virginia)
 * Elizabeth Hubbert (bef1693-aft1709) (born in Kent City, Virginia)

Group #1 New England Colonial Research
The following are a list of John Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to colonial New England, prior to their migrations to Ohio, but have not yet been traced back to Europe:
 * James Ashton II (1652-1705) (married in Providence, Rhode Island)
 * Hannah ? (bef1638-aft1658) (married in Boston, Massachusetts)

Group #1 New Jersey Colonial Research
John Borland has a single ancestor, Jacob Coale (c1655-c1692), who was born in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey, whose ancestry has not yet been traced back to Europe.

Tracing my Family Lines Through Europe
The amount of information on my family lines in Europe varies greatly. DNA evidence suggests that most, if not all, of my ancestors have resided in Europe since the ice ages, long before the advent of written recording of genealogical information. Therefore, the goal is to find living male descendants who have direct paternal ancestry leading to my earliest-known male ancestors in Europe, and living descendants who have direct maternal ancestry leading to my earliest-known femal ancestors in Europe, for DNA testing. DNA testing, to the extent donors are available, will likely be the key to tracing branches of my family tree deeper into Europe, where direct written genealogical evidence is not available. The following subsections discuss the current depth of the research on my family lines in Europe:

Rogaland (Group #5)
The following are a list of Maria Winblad's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Rogaland, Norway, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Jakob Gunnarsen (1764-1838) of Lindtjørn (born in Ogna, Rogaland, Norway)
 * Ingeborg Pedersdatter (1750-aft1773) (married in Ogna, Rogaland, Norway)
 * Amund Hansen (bef1735-?) of Herredsvela (had child in Herredsvela, Norway)
 * Gitlaug Tollaksdatter (bef1735-?) (had child in Herredsvela, Norway)
 * Mikkel Mikkelson (c1656-1692) (married in Helleland, Norway)
 * Aasa Torsdatter (c1660-aft1688) (married in Helleland, Norway)
 * Berit Salmundsdatter (bef1660-?) of Helland (born in Helland, Norway)
 * ? ? (bef1675-aft1692) (had child in Røysland, Norway)
 * Ole Torgerson (bef1675-?) (child married in Bjerkreim, Norway)
 * Eivind Mikkelson (1628-?) (born in Bjerkreim, Norway)
 * Salve Henrikson (c1656-?) of Tysland (born in Tysland, Norway)
 * Styrkår Hendrikson (bef 1645-?) of Tysland (born in Tysland, Norway)
 * Guri Gjermundsdatter (bef1675-?) (had child in Laksesvela, Norway)
 * Nils Torgiusen Motland (?-1713) (born in Motland, Norway)
 * Elling Ormson (1618-1676) of Solbjør (born in Solbjør, Norway)
 * Nils Olsen (1708-1773) of Solbjør (born in Solbjør, Norway)
 * Inger Olsdatter (c1673-1711) of Eikeland (born in Eikeland, Norway)
 * Anders Einarson (1664-1733) of Kløgetveit (born in Kløgetveit, Norway)
 * Gjertrud Sivertsdatter of Holmen (born in Holmen, Norway)
 * Gunhild Hoskuldsdatter (1630-1680) (born in Holmen, Norway)
 * Steinvor Arnbjørnsdatter (?-aft1640) of Odland (born in Odland, Norway)
 * Gjertrud Ormsdatter of Solbjør (?-1677) (born in Solbjør, Norway)
 * Svale Mortenson of Gjeitreim (bef1605-bef1661) (born in Gjeitreim, Norway)
 * Ingrid Sivertsdatter of Grøsfjell (bef1602-aft1620) (born in Grøsfjell, Norway)

Vest-Agder (Group #5)
The following are a list of Maria Winblad's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Vest-Agder, Norway, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Pernille Helene Pedersdatter (1764-?) (born in Meberg, Vanse, Norway)
 * Hans Hansen I (1729-1767) of Log (born in Log, Farsund, Norway)
 * Zigri Zigrorsdatter (1720-?) (married in Farsund, Norway)
 * Dorothea Nilsdatter (bef1660-?) (had child in Skadberg, Norway)
 * Vodju Olsen (c1700-?) of Eigeland Ytre (born in Eigeland Ytre, Norway)
 * Anna Nilsdatter (bef1660-?) (had child in Eigeland Ytre, Norway)
 * Ole Andersen (1626-1678) of Eigeland Ytre (born in Eigeland Ytre, Norway)
 * John Børelsen (1643-1680) of Saudland (born in Saudland, Norway)
 * Mette Stenersdatter (c1650-?) of Hassel Nord (born in Hassel Nord, Norway)
 * Svanhild Salvesdatter (c1710-?) of Øye Øvre (born in Øye Øvre, Norway)
 * Anders Svendsen (1600-1683) of Gullestad (born in Gullestad, Norway)
 * Ingerid Gunnarsdatter (1742-1827) of Hamre (born in Hamre, Norway)
 * Berte Reiersdatter (c1680-?) of Lona (born in Lona, Norway)
 * Nils Torkildsen (1566-?) of Sunde (born in Sunde, Norway)
 * Brynhild Olsdatter (1562-?) of Djupvik (born in Djupvik, Norway)
 * Ånen Joensen (1668-1739) (had child in Liland, Norway)
 * Lauritz Pedersen (1620-1676) (grandchild born in Liland, Norway)
 * Ingeborg Bjørnsdatter (c1620-?) (grandchild born in Liland, Norway)

Østfold (Group #1)
The following are a list of John Earl Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Østfold, Norway, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Andries Arentse Bradt (c1578-aft1616) (born in Fredrikstad, Norway)
 * Aeffi Kinetis (c1584-aft1616) (born in Fredrikstad, Norway)

Sweden (Group #5)
The following are a list of Maria Winblad's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Sweden, whose parents are presently unknown:

Södermanland

 * Lars Magnus Wingblad (born in Västra Vingåker, Sweden)
 * Lars Öknaberg (1755-?) (had child in Torshälla, Sweden)
 * Brita Olsdotter (1757-?) (had child in Torshälla, Sweden)

Örebro

 * Anders Olofsson (bef1660-aft1675) (had child in Örebro, Sweden)
 * Anna Eriksdotter (bef1660-aft1675) (had child in Örebro, Sweden)

Jämtland

 * Jonas Martinell (bef1755-aft1773) (had child in Jämtland, Sweden)

Uppland

 * Nils Ruuth (c1649-1704) (had child in Rasbo Kil, Uppland, Sweden)
 * Catharina Wattman (c1653-1722) (had child in Rasbo Kil, Uppland, Sweden)

Västernorrland

 * Mårten Persson of Blästa (1627-?) (born in Blästa, Sweden)
 * Dordi ? (?-?) (had child in Blästa, Sweden)
 * Margareta ? (bef1645-?) (had child in Blästa, Sweden)
 * Margareta Olovsdotter (?-1705) (had child in Lästa, Sweden)
 * Nils Eriksson (1639-1737) (had child in Lästa, Sweden)
 * Märta Njulsdotter (1651-1727) (had child in Lästa, Sweden)
 * Anna Johansdotter (bef1745-?) (resided in Lästa, Sweden)
 * Johan Eriksson (1703-1773) (born in Nyland, Sweden)
 * Erik Danielsson (bef1650-aft1668) (had child in Bursjö, Sweden)
 * Barbro ? (bef1650-1691) (had child in Bursjö, Sweden)
 * Nils Sedin (bef1735-?) (had child in Ytterlännäs, Sweden)
 * Catharina Haartman (1730-1764) (had child in Ytterlännäs, Sweden)
 * Karin Israelsdotter (bef1660-?) of Dal (born in Dal, Sweden)
 * Dordi Persdotter (bef 1630-?) of Ås (born in Ås, Sweden)
 * Olof Olofsson II (bef1630-?) of Bölen (born in Bölen, Sweden)
 * Per Håkansson (bef 1610-?) of Västansjö (born in Västansjö, Sweden)
 * Erik Persson (bef1625-?) of Västansjö (born in Västansjö, Sweden)
 * Karin ? (bef 1625-?) (had child in Västansjö, Sweden)
 * Jon Larsson (c1625-1692) of Näs (born in Näs, Sweden)
 * Johan Eriksson (bef1660-?) of Västby (born in Västby, Sweden)
 * Märta ? (?-1685) (had child in Näs, Sweden)

Östergötland

 * Jöns Eriksson Klingenberg (1595-1649) (born in Östergötland, Sweden)

Berlin (Group #2)
Maximilian Freudenberg was born October 25, 1857 in Berlin, Germany, to parents Sigmund Freudenberg (c1835-?) and Clara Horwitz (c1835-?). Maximilian progenated the Freudenberg family of Jersey City, New Jersey. No link has yet been established bewteen Sigmund Freudenberg and the other Freudenberg families of Berlin, Germany. However, research on the Horwitz families of Berlin has revealed a potential match of Clara Horwitz with Clara Charlotte Horwitz (1834-?), although further research is required to substantiate the proposition that the two Claras are the same person.

Baden-Württemberg (Group #1)
The following is a list of John Earl Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Baden-Württemberg, Germany, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Sophia Ulmann (1658-aft1696) (married in Michelfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
 * Georg Seltzer (1604-aft1640) (born in Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
 * Anna Christian Elizabeth Wagoner (1726-aft1760) (born in Waldangelloch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
 * Christoph Coehl (1659-aft1685) (had child in Waldangelloch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
 * Elisabetha ? (1663-aft1685) (had child in Waldangelloch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
 * Freiderick Michel Buckenmeyer (bef 1675-aft1689) (had child in Waldangelloch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
 * Catherina Barbara ? (bef 1675-aft1689) (had child in Waldangelloch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
 * Elizabeth ? (bef1737-aft1752) (married in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
 * Anna Bauer (c1605-aft1640) (had child in Michelfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Baden-Württemberg (Group #4)
The following is a list of Anna Kershaw's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Baden-Württemberg, Germany, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Magdalena Le Febre (c1654-?) (married in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Altenbruch (Group #1)
The following are a list of John Earl Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Altenbruch, Germany, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Barent Van Rotmer (?-bef1632) (had child in Altenbruch, Germany)
 * Geesje Barents ? (?-?) (had child in Altenbruch, Germany)

Bavaria (Group #4)
Anna Kershaw had the following ancestor from Bavaria, whose parents are yet unknown:
 * Lydia Villeman (c1640-?) (married in Bavaria, Germany)

Jever (Group #4)
Anna Kershaw had the following ancestor from Jever, Lower Saxony, Germany, whose parents are yet unknown:
 * Lucas Eldertszen (bef1636-?) (born in Jever, Lower Saxony, Germany)

Neuenburg (Group #5)
Maria Winblad had the following ancestors from Neuenburg, Germany, whose parents are yet unknown.
 * Mauritz Von Kanne (c1528-?) (had child in Neuenburg, Germany)
 * Catharina Von Horst (c1533-?) (had child in Neuenburg, Germany)

Miscellaneous (Group #1)
The following is a list of John Earl Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to other parts of Germany, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Jan Pieterszen Van Huysen (c1605-c1675) (born in Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
 * Anna Dorothea ? (1695-aft1728) (born in Diessel, Hessen, Germany)
 * Paulus Van Der Beek (c1623-1680) (born in Bremen, Germany)

Miscellaneous (Group #5)
Maria Winblad had the following ancestors from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, whose parents are yet unknown.
 * Adam Wellingk (c1490-?) (resided in Werne, Germany)

Strasbourg (Group #3)
Charles Lindauer was the son of Oscar Arthur Moritz Lindauer (1815-1866) and Sophia Weber (1815-1891), both of which immigrated from Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France, on their honeymoon. Research on the Lindauer family of Strasbourg, France is presently underway, while there are currently no leads with regard to the possible parents of Sophia Weber.

Artois (Group #1)
The following are a list of John Earl Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Artois, France, whose parents are presently unknown:


 * Chretien Du Bois (c1590-1655) (born in Wicres, Artois, France)
 * Cornelia ? (?-?) (married in Wicres, Artois, France)
 * Matthew Blanchan (?-1688) (born in Neuville, Artois, France)

Miscellaneous (Group #4)
Anna Kershaw had the following ancestors from other regions of France:
 * Joris Rapalje (1604-1663) (born in Valenciennes, France)
 * Jeronimus Trico (bef1590-?) (born in Prisches, France)
 * Michele Sauvagie (bef1590-?) (had child in Paris, France)
 * Joost Duryea (1650-1727) (born in Rochelle, Picardie, France)
 * Carel Fonteyn (bef1649-bef1687) (married in Honnechy, France)
 * Catharyn De Baile (bef1649-1707) (married in Honnechy, France)

Miscellaneous (Group #1)

 * Magdeline Joire (1611-?) (born in Armentierres, France)
 * Joseph Peregois (1663-1720) (born in France)

Group #6 Research in Poland
The following ancestors of Joseph Szczesny have been traced back to Poland:

Mazowieckie

 * Wincenty Szczęsny (1771-1841) of the Szczęsny family of Płońsk, Poland
 * Franciszek Szczęsny (1817-?) of the Szczęsny family of Płońsk, Poland
 * Petronella Zygmuntowicz of the Zygmuntowicz family of Staroźreby, Poland
 * Paweł Staszewski of the Staszewski families of Zaborowo, Poland
 * Maryanna ? (?-?) of the Staszewski families of Zaborowo, Poland

Galicja

 * Piotr Dzyban (c1860-aft1894) of the Dzyban family of Galicja, Poland (Дзибан)
 * Marianna Dawid (c1860-aft1894) of the Dawid families of Galicja, Poland (Давид)

Group #5 Research in Russia
The following are a list of Maria Winblad's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Russia, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Hans Christoffer von Rohr (1626-1700) (born in Sujda/Суйда, Russia)

Group #7 Research in Lithuania
The following ancestors of Margaret Rice have been traced back to Lithuania:
 * Eva Daukšaitė (1883-1971) of the Douse family of Centralia, Pennsylvania
 * Mykolas Račius (c1822-c1860) of the Račius families of Marijampolė, Lithuania
 * Maria Wilkowska (c1852-1915) of the Wilkowski families of Marijampolė, Lithuania
 * Eva Schmitt (bef1830-aft1896) of the Schmitt families of Marijampolė, Lithuania

Group #5 Research in Latvia

 * Hans Detterman (1590-c1645) (died near Riga, Latvia)
 * Anna Cordintytär Durkopp (c1532-1619) (had child in Riga, Latvia)
 * Georg Von Tiesenhausen (bef1555-aft1569) (had child in Riga, Latvia)
 * ? Von Haster (bef1555-aft1569) (had child in Riga, Latvia)
 * Margareta Von Tepel (c1520-?) (had child in Riga, Latvia)
 * Sophia Von Undäss (1495-?) (had grandchild in Riga, Latvia)
 * Palamedes von Rigeman (?-1557) (died in Riga, Latvia)
 * Anna Berndtintytär Von Hoffe (c1505-1571) (had grandchild in Riga, Latvia)

Group #5 Research in Estonia

 * Joachim Kordes (bef1585-?) (born in Narva, Estonia)
 * Elisabeth Cordintytär Von Telte (?-?) (born in Estonia)
 * Reinhold Von Koskull (bef1560-?) (resided in Sompa, Estonia)
 * Anna Von Ungern (bef1560-?) (resided in Sompa, Estonia)
 * Wolmar II von Treiden (c1564-?) (born in Estonia)
 * Lucia von Bremen (c1569-?) (born in Estonia)
 * Helena Von Der Hude (bef1710-?) (resided in Tartu, Estonia)
 * Katarina Heysentytär Patyner (?-1523) (had child in Estonia)
 * Albert Von Vegesach (c1460-1524) (married in Tallinn, Estonia)
 * Anna Berndtintytär Schultman (c1465-?) (married in Tallinn, Estonia)
 * Joachim Gantschau (?-1622) (had child in Narva, Estonia)
 * Caspar Drelingk (?-1610) (had grandchild in Narva, Estonia)
 * Ursula Niener (c1550-aft1612) (had grandchild in Narva, Estonia)

England (Group #1)
The following is a list of John Earl Borland's ancestors that have been traced back to England, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Mary Hatfield (c1753-1833) (born in London, England)
 * John Clunn (1704-1759) (born in London, England)
 * Rebecca Colville (c1605-aft143) (born in England)
 * John Throckmorton (bef1601-c1683) (born in Norwich, Norfolk, England)
 * Katherine Hyde (1608-1682) (born in Lancashire, England)
 * Katherine Johnson (1584-1630) (born in Lancashire, England)
 * Robert Hulme (c1555-c1604) (born in Reddish, Lancashire, England)
 * Alice ? (bef1563-aft1578) (had son in Lancashire, England)
 * Stephen Gill (bef1658-aft1673) (born in Yorkshire, England)
 * Thomas Price (1610-1701) (born in Isle of Wight, England)
 * Robert Phillips (c1590-aft1613) (born in England)
 * Brigetta George (1595-aft1613) (had child in Montague, Somerset, England)
 * Christopher Gist (bef1658-bef1693) (born in England)
 * Edith Cromwell (bef1658-aft1694) (born in England)
 * Matthew Borden (1564-1620) (born in Frittenden, Kent, England)
 * Joan ? (c1572-aft1620) (born in England)
 * Richard Fowle (1569-1632) (born in Kent, England)
 * Joan Fowle (1604-1688) (daughter of Richard, mother unknown)
 * William Shattuck (1628-aft1693) (born in Somerset, England)
 * Tabitha Burgess (1821-1906) (born in Wales, but both of her parents born in England)

England (Group #4)
The following is a list of Anna Kershaw's ancestors that have been traced back to England, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Jane Hewlett (c1627-c1665) (born in Buckinghamshire, Enlgand)
 * James Mott (bef1606-?) (had child in Saffron Walden, Essex, England)
 * Grace ? (bef1606-?) (had child in Saffron Walden, Essex, England)
 * John "Rock" Smith (c1615-1706) (born in England)

Northern Ireland (Group #1)
The following are a list of John Earl Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Northern Ireland, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * John Boreland (bef1720-1778) (born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland)
 * Rachel Moore (c1720-aft1763) (married in County Antrim, Northern Ireland)
 * Andrew Harper (bef1800-aft1832) (born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland)
 * Lydia Boyce (c1690-1747) (born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland)
 * John McQuiston (1767-1841) (born in County Derry, Northern Ireland)
 * Barbara Simpson Arthurs (1769-1837) (born in County Derry, Northern Ireland)
 * James Forbes (1798-1863) (born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland)
 * William Johnston (c1745-aft1776) (born in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland)
 * Margaret Johnston (c1745-aft1776) (born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland)
 * John Fawcett (bef1668-aft1683) (married in County Armagh, Northern Ireland)
 * Judith Thwait (bef1668-aft1683) (married in County Armagh, Northern Ireland)
 * John Nelson (c1745-aft1776) (born in Northern Ireland)
 * Sarah Ann Johnston (1811-1888) (born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland)
 * Sarah Stewart (c1760-aft1830) (born in Northern Ireland)
 * Margery Walsh (1713-1777) (born in Northern Ireland)

Wales (Group #1)
The following are a list of John Earl Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Wales, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Thomas Shepherd (bef1664-aft1679) (born in Wales)
 * ? Ellis (bef1664-aft1679) (married in Wales)

Scotland (Group #1)
The following are a list of John Earl Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Scotland, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * William Sinkler (bef1693-aft1710) (born in Scotland)
 * James Murray (1665-1704) (born in Tullibardine, Scotland)
 * Nancy May (bef1745-?) (born in Scotland)

Scotland (Group #5)
Maria Elizabeth Winblad had the following ancestors from Scotland, whose parents are yet unknown:
 * Hector MacLean, Lord of Dowart (c1570-1630) (resided in Dowart, Scotland)
 * Isabella Atcheson of Gosford (resided in Dowart, Scotland)
 * Henry Aichensoune (bef1450-1492) (resided in Edinburgh, Scotland)
 * Martha Drummond (?-?) (resided in Edinburgh, Scotland)
 * Isabel Grey (c1530-?) (born in Scotland)
 * Marian Throupe (?-?) (born in Edinburgh, Scotland)
 * Margaret Rankyn (?-c1540) (resided in Edinburgh, Scotland)
 * Elizabeth Dunlop (bef1468-?) (child resided in Edinburgh, Scotland)
 * Margaret Barnat (?-?) (resided in Scotland)

Republic of Ireland (Group #1)
John Earl Borland had the following ancestors from the Republic of Ireland:
 * Margaret Linch (c1698-1781) (born in Dublin, Ireland)
 * Cornelius McDermott-Roe (?-c1807) (resided in County Roscommon, Ireland)

Group #4 Research in Liege
Anna Kershaw had the following ancestors from Belgium, whose parents are unknown:
 * Jacques Cossart (1595-?) (married in Liege, Belgium)
 * Rachael Gelton (c1600-?) (married in Liege, Belgium)

Group #5 Research in Flanders

 * Lukas Lukasson Von Quickelberg (bef1565-aft1582) (born in Flanders, Belgium)

Group #1
The following are a list of John Earl Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to the Netherlands, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Hendrick De Boog (bef1618-aft1633) (born in Amsterdam, Netherlands)
 * Lysbeth Salomons ? (bef1643-aft1660) (married in the Netherlands)
 * Jan Joosten Van Meteren (1625-1706) (born in the Netherlands)
 * Maycken Hendricksen ? (c1625-aft1706) (born in the Netherlands)
 * Andries Willemze Hopper (1622-1659) (born in the Netherlands)
 * Grietje ? (bef1635-aft1656) (born in the Netherlands)
 * Magdaleentje Jans Theunis (c1634-1711) (born in Voorsthúÿsen, Netherlands)
 * Gysbert Jansen Van Blarcom (1580-aft1601) (had child in Blarcom, Netherlands)
 * Ann Jacobse ? (bef1586-aft1601) (has child in Blarcom, Netherlands)
 * Mitje Slagboom (c1609-aft1633) (born in Amsterdam, Netherlands)
 * Divertje Cornelijs (c1605-bef1680) (born in Beemster, Noord Holland, Netherlands)
 * Grietje Jans Van Groeningen (bef1637-aft1662) (born in the Netherlands)

Group #4

 * Agnietje Van Dyck (1644-aft1711) (born in Amsterdam, Netherlands)
 * Johannes Schenck (1656-aft1747) (born in Zierikzee, Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands)
 * Roelof Martense Schenck (c1630-?) (born in Netherlands)
 * Maria Magdalena De Haes (1660-1729) (born in Middelburg, Walcheron, Zeeland, Netherlands)
 * Albert Albertsen (c1619-?) Ter Huinen (born in Huinen, Gelderland, Netherlands)
 * Wolfert Gerritse Van Kouenhoven (bef 1595-?) (married in Amersfoort, Netherlands)
 * Neeltgen Jacobsdochter ? (bef1590-?) (married in Amersfoort, Netherlands)

Group #1 and #4 (shared)
John Earl Borland and Anna Kershaw had the following shared ancestors from the Netherlands, whose parents are unknown:
 * Casper Springsteen (c1616-bef1652) (born in Groeningen, Netherlands)
 * Geertje Jans ? (bef1625-aft1652) (born in the Netherlands)
 * Thomas Badie (bef1597-aft1608) (born in the Netherlands)
 * Aeltje Braconje (1589-1679) (born in the Netherlands)

Group #5

 * Hans Gubbertz (?-1622) (born in Brabant, Netherlands)
 * Catarina Boij (bef1565-aft1582) (had child in Netherlands)

Group #1 Research in Switzerland
John Earl Borland had one ancestor, Andreas Schmitt (1738-1811), who immigrated to Maryland from Switzerland. I have not yet been able to find the parents of Andreas in Switzerland.

Group #1 Ancestor of Unknown Nationality-William Rippeth
John Earl Borland has one ancestor, William Rippeth (c1754-1853), who was documented to have been born in Prussia. William's ancestors, as well as his modern-day country of origin, are presently unknown.

Group #4 Ancestor of Unknown Nationality-Willem Bennet
Anna Kershaw's ancestor Willem Bennet (c1605-?) is of unknown nationality.

Famous Ancestors and Cousins
To view my connections to these famous ancestors and cousins, click here.
 * Pressident Bill Clinton
 * President Richard M. Nixon
 * President Harry S. Truman
 * Alice Cooper
 * Bruce Springsteen
 * John Glenn
 * Marlon Brando
 * Joan Crawford
 * General George Patton
 * Lizzie Bordon
 * W.E.B. Du Bois
 * Humphrey Bogart
 * Governor Howard Dean
 * Michael Kirk Douglass
 * The royal families of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, France, Italy and England

Top-Priority Focus Areas of my Present Genealogical Research

 * Determining the parents of Harrison Miller and Catherine Willitt (c1800-aft1850)
 * Setting up family pages for my Welch, Walker, Morrison and McDermott-Roe surnames, and tracing related lines back to colonial times
 * Determining the nationality of William Rippeth (c1754-1853) and Willem Bennet (c1605-?)
 * Writing biographies for all ancestors
 * Creating family pages for each top-level ancestor
 * Creating descendant charts for each top-level ancestor accessible on the family pages
 * DNA testing of myself and certain living relatives who carry genealogical evidence related to my family lines
 * Inspecting the ancestry of Morten Svaleson, the source of all my lines leading to nobility
 * Research on ancestors of royal lines

External Genealogical Contributions

 * Borland Family Tree (My family tree on Ancestry.com)
 * The Pioneers of Northeast Harrison County, Ohio (My genealogical research on Harrison County, Ohio)
 * Another Little Girl (My transcription and annotation the biography of my distant cousin Margaret E. Morrison)
 * Find a Grave Contributor: Kevin Borland (My contributions to Find a Grave)