You had me at “Her will left her husband exactly $1, but my grandfather apparently loaned her $562.75 in 1924. And there actually is a French connection in this story.”
Dipping my toe into the Substack pond...This week's post features some of the DNA evidence that I feel supports the sibling relationship between my great-great-grandfather Patrick McAndrew and his neighbor Ellen McAndrew Mulherin. I drew much of the information from Ancestry's various DNA reports.
Thank you for explaining your thoughts about the DNA connections and matching them with what you've found on the paper trail side. DNA research is another tool in the genealogical toolbox. Brava!
Looking forward to the series about your colonial era South Carolina ancestor.
Your writing also teaches good research methodology practices such as:
“Lots of trees show Richard as the father of my 3rd great grandfather, William Lang. However, nowhere have I found documentary evidence sufficient to confirm that. If you know of any, please let me know.”
I found my grandfather listed as a creditor in a 1928 probate file. That sent me down a genealogical rabbit hole for a couple weeks.
https://open.substack.com/pub/findingtheflock/p/the-greenewegenaar-connection?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1regmt
You had me at “Her will left her husband exactly $1, but my grandfather apparently loaned her $562.75 in 1924. And there actually is a French connection in this story.”
Thank you for sharing your post. 🤗
LIVE Mondays with Myrt - 9 June 2025
Join us at Noon Eastern to discuss oddities of digital record sets on FamilySearch and HathiTrust that make citations important.
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I’m joining Jennifer Jones’s 50-Day Family History Blogging Challenge. Here’s the first post, just finished.
https://karenaboutgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/06/50-day-family-history-blogging.html
POWER to the ladies! They've got spunk. Thank you for sharing.
Dipping my toe into the Substack pond...This week's post features some of the DNA evidence that I feel supports the sibling relationship between my great-great-grandfather Patrick McAndrew and his neighbor Ellen McAndrew Mulherin. I drew much of the information from Ancestry's various DNA reports.
https://myleavesonthetree.blogspot.com/2025/06/dna-evidence-to-support-patrick-and.html
Thank you for explaining your thoughts about the DNA connections and matching them with what you've found on the paper trail side. DNA research is another tool in the genealogical toolbox. Brava!
Thank you for reading. The writing helps me make sense of all that I've discovered in my research. I'm glad to have a platform to do so.
I am about to release part #5 (tomorrow) of my series about Richard Lang but if you haven't been following and want to start at the beginning, you can find Part #1 here: https://bjnlsgenealogy.substack.com/p/richard-lang-1744-1816-1-overview?r=1n71wo
Looking forward to the series about your colonial era South Carolina ancestor.
Your writing also teaches good research methodology practices such as:
“Lots of trees show Richard as the father of my 3rd great grandfather, William Lang. However, nowhere have I found documentary evidence sufficient to confirm that. If you know of any, please let me know.”
Keep up the good work Jane. 🤗
Thank you. I really appreciate your feedback! 🙂