#52 Ancestors - Fresh Start
Most of my ancestors came to America a long time ago, looking for their Fresh Start. I haven’t found the immigration stories of 99% of them. Those that I do know about are:
1) John Jones
John was born in Wales. I have a good candidate for his father, but need to research it more.
2) Daniel Davis (possibly Alvina’s step father, not bio father) and 3) Jane (Williams) Davis, with daughter 4) Alvina Davis (aka Elwina Williams) and son John Davis.
Daniel, Jane, Alvina and John were born in Wales and came to Pennsylvania before between 1851 and 1860.
5) John and 6) Ann (Dugdale) Worth
John and Ann were married in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England on 5 May 1845. On 27 March 1846 they are on the ship St. James, sailing to New York.
7) William Bradford and 8) Alice (Carpenter) Bradford
The Bradfords were born and raised in Yorkshire (William) and probably Somerset (Alice). They were separatists who moved first to Leiden, Netherlands, in order to practice their religion as their consciences dictated. They then sailed on the Mayflower to what became Plymouth Plantation, Massachusetts, in 1620.
Eight out of thousands isn’t too good! But I’ll be able to add to this list eventually.