My paternal lineage (to my surprise beings Im from the North) immigrated from Scotland & Ireland into I believe Maryland & Virginia fought Rev War then settled into Rowan NC then East Tennessee, Surnames Gillespie, Graham, Cathey, Byrne & Hanna. Thank you for these videos! Love the history!!
I just found your channel and I'm excited to see more. I have some catching up to do, but I will enjoy! I searched my surname and didn't find it, but found both my maternal grandparents': Allen and Gardner. I do know quite a bit about my ancestry, though. I read your page on wikipedia and found your focus fascinating. Carry on.
@ktspirit1 Hi, and welcome to the channel! Allen was covered, and Gardner is on the list to cover. Send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I'll reply with the latest Family Catalog.
I live in Surry County, NC, and I happen to know a few Armstrongs, so it's probable that their descendents are still in the area. Interesting stuff, Dr Barry! Thank you
Such an interesting program! I agree completely with your opinions of the treatment of indentured servants. I have been reading about Jamestown during the Starving Times and couldn’t help being shocked by the reports of cannibalism. It’s miraculous the settlement was able to survive at all. Thank you again for your time and knowledge you so generously share with us.
@@gracie4duke Gracie, you're precious! You are so capable of putting wind in my sagging sails. It's amazing how many of our ancestors came through Jamestown before 1650.
I came back to this latest video, because, well, it's the latest. I'm a new subscriber. I really enjoy reading everyone's comments, almost as much as I enjoy the video content. I would like to mention the search button on the channel main page. It's a handy tool to search a surname (or variation) and see if it's been covered. I know I found some information I didn't know for some of my own family tree. Just a suggestion and I hope it helps.
I can't imagine anyone being ungrateful for the free and profitable service you perform.. My 2 daughters live at Proctorville, Ohio with their families. Proctorville was originally called, Proctors Landing.. It was a Quaker settlement on the Ohio River..The Rome Beauty apple was cultivated there by the Gillette's or Gillet Orchards. An old lady told me that they had changedtheir names when the safety razor became popular.. There are also Armstrongs here.I can only trace my Drakes to Montgomery County Virginia, to a landgrant after the Revolution.I suspect but I don't know that they might have previously been in Isle of Eight County...Thanks again..Paul..
Could you do the last name Welborn? My family has been in Pickens County SC for at least 5 generations, but have always heard that they were originally from England.
Proctor is in my family tree. My late wife's aunt married Olin Miles Proctor, grandson of Moses Proctor and Patience Rustin who were the pioneer Proctors who first moved into The Great Smoky Mountains. A thriving town called Proctor, named for the family, existed until the Federal government decide to establish a Park and to allow Alcoa to build Fontana Dam and flood the access road, promising to built another one to connect those forced out to their ancestorial homes and cemeteries. Are you related to this branch of the Proctor family?
Thank you for your wonderful cultural channel dr Barry. I gathered meaning and origin of surnames you mentioned briefly here it’s Reilly is a gender - neutral name of Irish origin. A traditional last name derived from o raghallaigh , Reilly means “ descendant of Raghaill each “ referring to the familial lineage of those who originally carried the title. Proctor is an English occupational surname , originally meaning ( steward ) , derived from Latin procure “ to manage “ . Red wine is Americanized form of south German Rettwein , from personal name Ratwin . Armstrong derived from a Middle English meant someone with strong arms . The Scottish Armstrong is reputed to have been originally bestowed by “ an ancient ( sic) king of Scotland “ upon “ Fairbairn , his armour - bearer “ following an act of strength battle. Tankersley surname meaning English ( West Yorkshire and Lincolnshire) : habitational name from tankersley in Yorkshire named from the old English personal name thancred ( genitive thancredes) +old English ( wood woodland clearing) . I hope you like my research. Best wishes for you your dearest ones .
All these names are common here in the Ozarks. My own family tree has Drakes on my Mother's side. They were from Western Georgia originally. There are Armstrong's on my dad's side of the family. They seem to have originally started in and around Danville, Virginia prior to the Revolution. Tankersley is well represented here in the Bootheel.
Hi Terry, I'm glad to know that the Tankersley folk are still doing good in terms of numbers. They have died out in their original homeland. I hope you are doing well in the Ozarks! Barry
My family is recently from Texas (1846-1895) but before that were from the upland south (Tennessee, Kentucky) and the rest from the lower south ( Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, georgia etc.) Obviously before that almost all were from the Carolinas and Virginia in the Colonial and pre westerward expansion days. Ill give you the more recent names of my Texas Settlers to add to your list if you will take them. Northcutt Morgan, Sizemore, and Gaskins (Paternal side) and Tarpley, Teague, Bolton, and Golden (Maternal side) thanks! love your videos.
@WillowGarden-uv3vt Thanks for these names. I think most of them were covered. At the end of the video, I give an email address where you can wrote for the list of over 900 family names.
The Redwine family was important in Union County, NC in the railroad. Since the railroad was also important in Rowan County, home of the Spencer Shops rail yard and current NC Transportation Museum, I wonder if there is a connection with the family you note there. Two different Armstrongs run veterinary clinics here; a possible connection to the Armstrong family you noted in neighboring Anson County. A friend from Mississippi is a Riley, though I don't know of her antebellum ancestry. I know some Proctors; never heard the name Tankersley. I enjoy finding these associations, however tenuous! Thanks for the entertainment and edification, Barry.
@luisvelasco316 Luis, it's awesome as always to hear from you. My roots go back to the Carolinas and Virginia. This show has taught me about the rich contributions your state has made to America.
@@BarryVannI live in Surry County NC. Their are Armstrong's in Yadkin co NC,which use to be part of Surry in 1850 it became a County. SURRY came from Rowan Co in 1770s. Barry like you I got kin all over the USA . All started in VA,PA, Even New Amsterdam.
Hi, Neighbor and 'Jesus beam me up' is no lie! My 1st duty station in our mans Army was Ft. Riley, Ks at Camp Funston with the 97'th Engineers herding a 5-ton water truck. Take a hillbilly out of the Blue Ridge and stick him in Kansas and there's a good horror movie, right there. And didn't know any Armstrongs but I did have a pal in Murphy that ran a junk yard called Iron Fist. Hope yall are dried out andf powered up. Still haven't ground leaves here yet but it can happen any time. Don't know about Asheville but I'll be that way to the v.a. in december, God willing. So hold the Valley down as I will here. God Bless Yall!.
Howdy, brother Lewie! We are drying out just fine. One of my neighbors has a female dog in heat, so our little holler is experiencing a lot of howling dogs. I have already ran the John Deere through the leaves once. Fall is here!
I don’t know how you do it!! Searching out my ancestry has been like searching for a needle in a haystack. I’m a lifelong Louisianan. As far as I know, my family has always lived here. I have Native American Indian on both my mom & dad’s side. But I haven’t found out which tribes we are from. Frustrating My dad’s dad was from Germany, I’m told. He was a ROWE. Dads mother was COLLINS (Her mother was the Indian) My mom’s parent were TEMPLE and WHATLEY (His mother was the Indian) Do you have any hints that may help me find my ancestors. It’s hard work.
@sonjajohn1166 I can tell you what I have done. Build the most accurate family tree you can and post it to Ancestry.com and Family Tree DNA. Have your DNA tested by both companies. Here’s the key: have your MtDNA tested. Get a brother, dad, or uncle on your dad's side to have his Y chromosome tested. Be prepared to be surprised and perhaps disappointed. When you have done these things, let me know. You are right; it's not easy or cheap. I pay $34.99 a month to Ancestry.com to have access to official records like birth, death, census, and voting. I also know history really well.
Always useful for me to watch your posts. If I see a unique or new to me surname I look to see if it’s among my DNA matches. I have a dozen DNA matches who have Tankersley out in the depths of their trees with a connection in Virginia. And it appears that the name with the precise spelling does not occur in the Canadian census from 1825-1931.
Hi Steve, I couldn't help but notice your Envirogeek name. My masters is in environmental geography and my PhD was awarded by the Department of Earth and Geographical Sciences at the University of Glasgow. Are you in Canada?
@@BarryVann Yes. After many years in IT, I went back to University and did a BSc in Environmental Science with a Major in Geography. Was able to leverage my skills to do some GIS and remote sensing. Some time in contaminated sites work, but unfortunately the oil industry and decision makers here in Alberta haven’t quite grasped what is happening.
Snowden, McGuire, Francis (possibly originally Francisco), Nickell, White, in southeastern Kentucky. Snowden came from Pennsylvania from sons of Joseph Snowden.
@BarryVann, I was very intrigued by your surname.. no Vann in my lines. I was going to see if you could lead from my 3rd Great Grandfather Ulster Scot John Junkin(s) from Ulster (Belfast or Larne) to Charleston in late 1806. I have him after 1806. I do know he was a schoolmaster in 1812 via British Aliens Census. Before 1806 is a brick wall. I don't know why people get so burnt over Scotch-Irish either.
Write to me at vanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I will send you the list of over 900 families that I have covered. It provides the episode and the dates of their premiers. Several of your names have been covered. Thanks, Barry
in my tree: Wood, Woods, (Richard "dicky" Woods from Abigndon, Va is my 3rd ggranfather) , White, (as in the black boys fame of the revolutionary war), Johnson, Balch, (signer of the Mecklinburg declaration), Shields, Turman, Pirtle, Stokes just to name a few I'm a Johnson
Write to me at vanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I will send you the list of over 900 families that I have covered. It provides the episode and the dates of their premiers. Several of your names have been covered. Thanks, Barry
James, I couldn't help but notice your last name. I was raised by my maternal grandparents; they were Rufus and Vernedith Voyles. Fain is on the list of names to cover. Thanks for watching and for writing.
