In memory of THOMAS HOMAN who died Jan. 17, 1832, AEt, 75. His Wife TABITHA HOMAN, died March. 11, 1837. AEt, 73. Also two Daughters TABIT...

 This is #4 in my series of blog posts about my ancestors who served in the American Revolution. This painting depicts Glover's Regiment...

PITMAN / PITTMAN / PETMAN / PICKMAN Thomas Pitman, my 10 th great grandfather, was born about 1614 in England. His origins and h...

JILLINGS / GELLINS /  JILLENS / JILLINS Thomas Jillings, my 7 th great grandfather, is a mystery.  I don’t know his parents, or hi...

BRIMBLECOMB / BRIMBLECOME / BRIMBELCOMB / BRIMBLETON etc. Back on October 14 th I posted a   “ Surname Saturday”story about the HOM...

FORTUNE / FORTIN Elias Fortune, my 9 th great grandfather, first  arrived in Marblehead as a fisherman for Moses Maverick, my 10 th g...

Edward Homan Probate 1713, naming his wife as "Richard" Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881 .Online database....

ALLERTON My 11 th great grandfather, Isaac Allerton (1586 – 1659) arrived in New England on board the Mayflower in 1620 with his pre...

A Map of Boston Harbor Please note the locations of Noddle's Island, Thompson's Island and Dorchester  MAVERICK / MADERICKE ...

GOULD I have two lineages descending from Alexander Gould of Maine.  I also have two more Gould lineages descending from Richard Gould, wh...

This Stone is set up to Perpetuate the me- mory of Mr. JOSEPH HOMAN, Who departed this Life Decr. 3d 1789 Aged 80 year ...

These gravestones were photographed at Old Burial Hill in Marblehead, Massachusetts.  This graveyard was established in 1638. This s...

USS Constitution berthed at Charlestown, Mass. “Old Ironsides” was built in Boston in 1797, one of the first six frigates constructed f...