Diana Muir

Genealogy is a lifetime pursuit and it's very unusual to find someone whose pedigree can be traced back almost 100 generations. The ancestry of Kane Churko does just that. Although many of his lines are Hungarian, Polish, or Russia and are difficult to trace more than a few generations, as most Canadians he also has a few English, Welsh, and Scottish lines which seem to go on forever. Not only is he related to Atilla the Hun, but to Julius Caesar, Dagobert I and II, Merovech, Charlemagne, Prince Henry Sinclair, and the Grail Fisher King as well. Famous men and women are common as you go through the pages, including Elizabeth Stewart, Cleopatra, and Anna of Arimathea. There are even a few Templar Knights and Crusaders if you look close enough in the Montdidier line. Although it is difficult to document most events before 1500, some of the lines go back to 87 B. C. Enjoy the journey as you explore almost 100 generations of pedigree charts. Volume 2, which accompanies this book, will contain 50 generations of family groups.

Many books have written about Albert Pike. Authors have discussed his early life and education, his travel to the western states, his history as an Oddfellow, Freemason, Knight of the Golden Circle, Ku Klux Klan and as a Native American advocate. They've dissected his writings, especially the Morals and Dogma, and tried to determine if his World War III letter is real or fraudulent. One thing they've never discussed are the things that happened around him as he grew older and what molded and formed his personality. They also have never talked about his family, his wife and his '10' children and the trials he went through as a father and a husband. Those are some of the things which I'd like to address. I believe that we are all the product of 'nature' and 'nurture.' In other words, we need to learn who his ancestors were; what attributes he might have inherited, what ideas and beliefs were passed down to him, and how the environment he grew up in influenced his ideas and writings. Albert Pike was the descendant of '3' of the original 9 Knights Templars, as well as the Kings and Queens of England, Ireland, Wales, France and Germany. The question is: Did he know? Did it influence what he believed? Enjoy the journey as we discover the man behind the legend. I think you'll be very surprised at what we learn.

David Harrison's ancestors, including the Harrison, Domville and Warburton families of Cheshire, England have lived in the same area for hundreds of years. Landed gentry, they are descended from noble and landed families who occupied the great houses of Lymm Hall, East Hall, and Arley Hall, spreading their influence throughout the shire. Descended from men such as Adam de Dutton, who arrived with William the Conqueror in 1066, they were granted knighthoods and lands for their loyalty and service. Descended also from King Edward I, the Lords of Liecester, and Lord Stanley their ancestry extends back to the Duke of Normandy (Rollo) and the Sea-Kings of Norway and Finland on both his mother and father's side. Included in this volume are records of many families; Bate, Brereton, Cartwright, Chadwick, Davenport, Dickinson, Domville, Griffiths, Grimshaw, Harrison, Hatch, Harrington, Molymeux, Mort, Pritchard, Rollo, Stanley, Stirrup, Twist, Wakefield, Warburton. Vol. 1 contains the pedigree charts for his families and Vol. 2 contains the family groups and individual information. Each are indexed.

David Harrison's ancestors, including the Harrision, Domville and Warburton families of Cheshire, England have lived in the same area for hundreds of years. Landed gentry, they are descended from noble and landed families who occupied the great houses of Lymm Hall, East Hall, and Arley Hall, spreading their influence throughout the shire. Descended from men such as Adam de Dutton, who arrived with William the Conqueror in 1066, they were granted knighthoods and lands for their loyalty and service. Descended also from King Edward I, the Lords of Liecester, and Lord Stanley their ancestry extends back to the Duke of Normandy (Rollo) and the Sea-Kings of Norway and Finland on both his mother and father's side. Included in this volume are records of many families; Bate, Brereton, Cartwright, Chadwick, Davenport, Dickinson, Domville, Griffiths, Grimshaw, Harrison, Hatch, Harrington, Molymeux, Mort, Pritchard, Rollo, Stanley, Stirrup, Twist, Wakefield, Warburton. Vol. 1 contains the pedigree charts for his families and Vol. 2 contains the family groups and individual information.

Volume 2 of Sir David S Owens ancestry contains the family groups of the first 25 generations; even though there are more than 125 generations identified and available on Ancestry.com.. Most people can trace their ancestry back to the royal houses of Great Britain and Europe simply because of "survival of the fittest." Only the wealthy could afford the resources necessary to survive the numerous plagues, droughts and natural disasters and wars that plagued the Middle Ages. Although families were often very large, many of the children died young from disease. Even so, genealogy is a life-long pursuit and there is always more to do. It should be noted that most records end about 1500 and before that lineages are based are medieval texts, heraldry records, land probates records, and legend. One of those legends in David's genealogy is that of the Campbell Clan of Scotland being descended from King Arthur. It goes even further back to Roman times.. While this line certainly can't be proven, it's fun to consider the times our ancestors must have lived through. The front cover is a photo of Chillingham Castle in Scotland, the home of Bennett family. It has a long 'haunted' history and is still open today for tours.

The ancestors of Sir David S. Owens, can be traced back to about 900 B. C. His ancestors include sea kings of Norway and Orkney, Kings and Queens of Scotland and England, and the royal families of Europe and Jerusalem. They even include several Knights Templars and the King of Jerusalem. In the United States, David is related to two Presidents (John Knox Polk and Franklin Pierce) and many colonial families who were important to the founding and expansion of the United States. A Freemason, David walks in the steps of several of his Freemason ancestors including President John Knox Polk who was a 5th generation Freemason. Men fought in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, Mexican American War, Civil War, WW1 and WW2, as well as the VietNam War. From Boston to California, the Owens ancestors were part of the fabric of America. Front Cover - Roslyn Chapel in Fifeshire, Scotland which one of David Owen's ancestral relatives; William Sinclair (son of Prince Henry Sinclair) built in the mid-15th Century.

Abbeville, South Carolina was a center of Revolutionary action and often saw heated battles between the Patriots and the Loyalists who tried to regain the large village for England. Amongst the settlers were Captain Thomas Weems and his wife Elizabeth Redfearn. They owned many slaves, brought to the marriage from the Redfearn plantation in Virginia, and had a large family to run their large plantation south of the village. Today the name of Weems has spread across the southern states and is well known for both white and black farmers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, and soldiers. The Weems treated their slaves well and built a school to teach them; a rarity amongst slave owners. When the Civil War was over, many stayed in Abbeville and the surrounding others, while others went to Georgia, Alabama and points west.

From the pastrues of Hampshire, England and castles of Bayern, Germany to the hills of North Carolina, the Franks and Hill families sought out new beginnings as they came to the Americas in the 1700s. They fought in every battle in their new home; the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Korean War and WWI andWW2. Amongst them was John Sevier, originally Xavier from France, his father and uncle stowed away on board a ship and came to the Americas before the Revolution. John Sevier became a leading member of the new westward movement and in 1784 petitioned Congress to create the State of Franklin out of property in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.

Journey back through time as we discover our ancestors who went from the farmlands of Illinois back to the castles of Balwearie and Dundonald in Scotland. Knights Templars, Lord, courtesans and simple peasants fought for freedom, family, privilege and honor. Over 600 years of history, this is the story of Artie Brown and Nellie Scott.