Posts Tagged England

February Birthdays

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on February 1st, 2010

It’s time to recognize ancestors who were born in February:

  • Jonathan Curtis, 8x-great-grandfather, born 19 Feb 1690 in Wiltshire, England.
  • John Garrett, 5x-great-grandfather, born 19 Feb 1739 in Kennet, Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • Catherine Powell, 5x-great-grandmother, born 20 Feb 1785 in Burke County, North Carolina.
  • Rosamond, 4x-great-grandmother, born 25 Feb 1805

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Surname Saturday: Kendrick

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Family Stories on November 28th, 2009

Kendrick is my own surname.  It’s a challenging line to research, as I have found little documentation prior to the mid-1800’s.  I have yet to discover an immigrant ancestor in this line, but expect to find him coming from Great Britain.

Francis Taylor KENDRICK (1876 – 1966) was my paternal… Read the rest

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Journey Across the Pond

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on October 3rd, 2009

Came-on-a-Ship-WMost lines of my family tree came to America before 1750.  I have very little documentation of their journey across the pond at this point, as I’ve been concentrating on completing my American records first.

Confirmed Passenger Lists

The only passenger list that I have is for the Read the rest

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And then there were 16

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on August 8th, 2009

Randy Seaver’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Assignment is to list one’s 16 great-great-grandparents, include their dominant ancestry and to calculate one’s own dominant ancestry.

My spin on this is to look back an additional four generations from the ggg’s in order… Read the rest

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August Birthdays

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on August 2nd, 2009

Let’s recognize ancestors and close relatives who were born in August:

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Kendrick Surname Fun Facts

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on February 12th, 2009

The Kendrick surname is usually considered to be of Welsh, English, or Scottish origin.  The Welsh and English origins of the name are quite similar. In Wales, it was derived from the personal name “Cynwrig,” meaning chief man.   In England it was derived from the given name “Cenric” or “Kendrich”,… Read the rest

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