Spear/Speir/Speer families in Georgia

Abraham Spears The First Spear/Speer/Speir families in Georgia So who was the first Spear/Speer/Speir to travel and settle in Georgia? Although there is no definite proof, it was probably Abraham Spear (or Spears)and Jesse Spears. The British rewarded loyal and hard working settlers in early Georgia by granting land to these colonists. Records of these [...]

Speer/Speed family in texas

Descendants of Michael Speed The family of Mary America Speed-Speer lived in Hopkins County, Texas. She was the sister of William Gaston Speed. He was the recently deceased husband of Mariah Ann Durham- Speed and the father of James Monroe Speed. Both parents of his nephews “Johnnie and “Willie” were recently deceased. In 1867 James [...]

Speer/Spear men – during Civil War

37th Alabama Regiment of Volunteer Infantry CSA | Slaton – Stalvy Spear, ThomasPrivateCompany CPOW at Missionary Ridge TN on 25 Nov 1863 and sent to Nashville TN, Louisville KY and on to Rock Island Prison IL Spears, Archibald C (“Arch”)Rank Unknown (presumed to be a Private as he is also listed as “Musician”)Company FEnlisted 10 [...]

Martin – Coat of Arms, surname meaning

Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site: Photo The ancient surname Martin is patronymic, meaning “son of Martin”. As Martin was such a popular first name in the Middle Ages, it is not surprising that the surname is very widespread. The name comes from the word “mars”, meaning “god of war”, and developed through Martinus and Marinus [...]

Williams – coat of arms, surname meaning

Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site: Photo This distinguished family name can be traced as far back as the Domesday Book, with a Robert filius Willelmi recorded in 1086; Richard William lived in Oxfordshire in 1279, and a John Wylyam was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls in Sussex in 1296. Legend has it that the family [...]

Wright – Coat of Arms, surname meaning.

Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site: Photo The name Wright is occupational from the Old English word “wryhta”, meaning “carpenter, joiner, one who wrought”. Early records show a Petere le Writh in Sussex in 1214 and a Robert le Wrichte was recorded in Essex in 1255. The ancient family motto was “Meritez” (French, meaning “Deservedly”). Source: [...]

Native American Speer – James Speer, Cherokee

Cherokee Phoenix Index Extract of a letter from Colonel Hugh Montgomery to the Secretary of War, dated Cherokee Agency, 21st October, 1828: “I had occasion to mention to you several times the personal hostility which those people had expressed against Rogers and Maw, on account of their mission to this country, but had hoped that [...]

Zebediah Payne, son of “Trader” Payne and Yanoke Ayres Payne

RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Union of Parra and Urban Family # Name: Zebediah PAYNE# Given Name: Zebediah# Surname: Payne# Sex: M# Birth: 1782# Death: 6 Oct 1827 in Bedford, Tennessee, United States# Change Date: 18 Oct 2001# Note: Deed book MM page 49 4 Oct 1842 Zebediah Payne, W E Venable, and H S Emmerson and [...]

Partial Patriot Act Extension Approved

Partial Patriot Act Extension Is Approved by Senate Panel – washingtonpost.com Partial Patriot Act Extension Is Approved by Senate Panel

Relics to return to Egypt

AFP: France to return stolen relics to Egypt PARIS — France decided on Friday to return to Egypt five relics stolen from Luxor’s Valley of the Kings and sold to the Louvre, two days after Cairo severed ties with the Paris museum in protest. A special commission of the French museums agency decided unanimously to [...]