1743- Arnold Newton is born to Thomas Newton and Susannah Howard in St. Mary's, Maryland.
(Arnold Newton and I are 1st cousins 6 times removed. Our common ancestors are Katherine and Thomas Newton.)
Ancestry & Genealogy of Alfred Leslie Worland, Rosella Johnston and Allied Colonial Families.
Early Maryland caught my eye - my Richard Brightwell arrived in 1666 and became Captain of the Horse Rangers; his grandson, my William Kinnick, was a Sergeant Major in the Rev War.
ReplyDeleteAs you say, so well: "This is their story, and the story of a nation."
Keep those ancestor stories coming!
Bill ;-)
http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/