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 is 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.

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 complete tree of 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)
 * Nicholas Van Letten (bef1695-?) (daughter 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 Denyce (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)
 * Elizabeth Hubbert (bef1693-aft1709) (married in Anne Arundel 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

 * Margaret Hamilton (c1745-aft1776) (had child in 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)
 * Michael Capper (1754-1804) (married in Virginia)
 * Margaret Miller (bef1703-aft1745) (died in Frederick County, 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:

Norway (Group #1)
The following are a list of John Earl Borland's ancestral lines that have been traced back to Norway, whose parents are presently unknown:
 * Andries Arentse Bradt (c1578-aft1607) (born in Fredrikstad, Norway)
 * Aeffi Kinetis (c1584-aft1616) (born in Fredrikstad, Norway)

Norway (Group #5)
The following are a list of Maria Winblad's ancestral lines that have been traced back to 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)
 * Giertrud Gardsdatter (aft1750-?) of Heigrestad
 * Peder Andreas Hansen (1790-1849) of Log
 * Maren Sophia Olsdatter (1791-1868) of Gullestad
 * Mikkel Kristofferson (1711-1749) of Odland
 * Torger Olson (1691-1772)
 * Guri Torgersdatter (1692-1777)

Sweden (Group #5)
The ancestors of Maria Winblad have been traced back many generations into Sweden, some lines tracing back beyond Scandanavia. For Maria's father John's ancestor tree, click here.
 * John Edward Winblad I (1856-1914)

Lines of Nobility (Group #5)

 * Anna Elisabeth Von Rohr (1701-1744)
 * Morten Svaleson of Gjeitreim (1620-1676)

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)
 * Madeline Jorisse ? (?-?) (had child in Mannheim, 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)

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)

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 Louis Regnard Weber and Jeanette Pfeffinger have recently been identified as suspected 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-?) (had child in Prisches, France)
 * Michele Sauvagie (bef1590-?) (had child in Prisches, 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)
John Earl Borland's ancestor Joseph Peregois (1663-1720) was born somewhere in France.

Group #4 Research in Belgium
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 #6 Research in Poland
Families include: Click here for a list of all known ancestors of Joseph Szczesny. No DNA research has yet been initiated on these families from Poland.
 * Szczęsny family of Płońsk, Poland
 * Staniszewski
 * Dzyban (Дзибан)
 * Dawid (Давид)

Group #7 Research in Lithuania
Families include:
 * Daukša (ancestors of the Douse family of Centralia, Pennsylvania)
 * Račius
 * Wilkowski
 * Schmitt

For a list of the known ancestors of Margaret Rice, click here. No DNA research has yet been initiated on these families from Lithuania.

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)
 * Mary ? (1579-1627) (born in Kent, England)
 * 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)

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

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 ? (bef1641-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 II Ter Huinen (c1619-?) (born in Huinen, Gelderland, Netherlands)
 * Gerret Wolfertsen Van Kouenhoven (c1610-c1645) (born in 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 #1 Research in Switzerland
John Earl Borland's 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 #5 Research in Finland
One branch of Maria Winblad's family, starting with her ancestor Anna Elisabeth Von Rohr (1701-1744), traces back to Finland. For a list of Anna Von Rohr's ancestors, click here.

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.
 * President Richard M. Nixon
 * President Harry S. Truman
 * Alice Cooper
 * Bruce Springsteen
 * Marlon Brando
 * Joan Crawford
 * General George Patton
 * Lizzie Bordon
 * W.E.B. Du Bois
 * Humphrey Bogart
 * Governor Howard Dean
 * 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 of Gjeitreim, 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)