Welcome
to our Genealogy, Heraldry, & DNA website
This is our family history site
and I hope it will help you along your journey finding some of your
ancestors. I have documented (with references) on this site where I found all the
information. It does not mean that everything on this site is
100% accurate. Some of the information is from family history books which
are subject to the interpretation of the authors. Before you use this
information elsewhere, it is best to verify all the information/references (deeds,
wills, census, church, and bible records, etc.) first hand to make sure it is
accurate.
 
Since it is only natural for those that have an interest in
genealogy to wonder about their heraldry, this web
site is dedicated to the heraldic bearings of our family names as well as our
family genealogies.
DNA, something new in the world of genealogy. To try to break
through
some of the barriers in genealogy research. Dedicated to the Briant/Bryant,
Conway/Conaway/Connaway, Hanna/Hannah/Hannon and Lewis Surnames. Visit this page to learn how, where, why.

Henry & Dianne are searching for family tree dead ends and
missing links.

Names associated with our family:
Akin, Anderson,
Arnold, Bailey, Baker, Barber,
Barnett, Belcher, Bennett,
Bobo, Booth, Bryant, Carlton,
Carnell, Chaney,
Chastain, Clay, Cleary, Coleman,
Conaway, Couch,
Croshaw, Curtis, Davis, Dixon,
Dozier, Eaton, Erwin, Farrar,
Ferguson, Fox, Gibson, Goggans, Goodloe,
Gotcher, Hainsworth, Hannon, Hargrove,
Howard, Jameson,
Kendall, Langston,
Lassiter, Lawrence,
Lemon, Lewis, Nunnally, Parker, Patrick, Patterson,
Perkins, Perley, Perrin, Peterson, Pew, Poore,
Price, Richardson, Richbourg, Rinehart,
Robinson, Roebuck,
Royall, Salisbury, Sibert, Smith, Smythe, Spencer,
Swayne,
Taylor,
Toole,
Turner, Wade, Walker, Warren,
Warren MayFlower line, Watkins, West,
Willis,
Wise, Womack,
Works, Yarbrough.
Lineage files for those in bold
can also be found by clicking on the name or by going to my Aunt's homepage - The
Conaway Homepage - as well as more information on the Conaway family.
Henry's German family names include:
Aciger, Aders,
Assel,
Auracher, Bechtlen,
Bekur, Benz,
Bernhardt, Blankenstein,
Bilickin, Dreher, Faigele,
Friedrichs, Gereke, Grotz,
Haffners, Hartman,
Hasenauer, Hayler,
Heck,
Hegel, Herbst,
Hessel, Heufflen, Hochmuott,
Junghanss,
Kate, Keil,
Knapple,
Kopp, Kunberger, Kreder,
Kruse, Landenberger,
Linke, Luddemann,
Majer, Mayer,
Markgraf, Markmann,
Metzger,
Muller, Miller,
Nagel, Reithmueller,
Richter,
Rober, Rose,
Ruehl, Schaechinger,
Schaffer, Schmied,
Schott, Schreiber,
Schultz,
Schultze, Schweiher,
Seytz, Sigloch,
Stierlin, Ulrich,
Weber, Weibler,
Wiedmajer, Wusthof,
Zweigle.

Conaway/Turner - Dianne's
Father's line
Henry Conaway
born 1784 in SC married Nancy Turner 9 Nov 1806 in Warren County,
GA. They had 8 children. Nancy's father was John Turner? After
Nancy's death Henry married 4 Jan 1849 Nancy (Epsey) Dozier widow of William
Bray. Henry died 1858 in Warren County. Henry's parents were Arthur
Connaway and Anne. Where does the line go back from there?
Also working on the John Turner line through his son
Revolutionary War Soldier Noel Turner born 1764 in NC.
Walker/Hannon
- Dianne's Father's line
Wells Walker
born 20 May 1789 married 23 Aug 1821 in Warren County, GA. to Sarah Hannon
born 1 June 1779. They had 9 children. What was his relation to Joel
& Holliberry Walker? Joel was a Revolutionary War Soldier. Wells
lived near the widow Holliberry until her death. Who were Wells'
parents? Sarah's father was Henry Hannon from Maryland. Was her
Mother part Cherokee Indian? Wells is sometimes written with a "dot" over
the "e". Was his name Wills, maybe short for William? Who were his
parents?

Yarbrough - Dianne's Mother's
line
James Yarbrough
& his oldest son Charles were killed in Franklin County, GA 11 May 1792 by
Indians. His wife moved the family to SC. When his children were old
enough to claim the land their father received for his services in the
Revolutionary War, they
returned to Georgia. James was the son of Joshua Yarbrough isted on the 1766 Bute
County, NC tax list. Who was James's wife?
Welcome Salisbury
born 1792 in RI married Polly in NY. Their daughter Adeline Salisbury
married Levi Eaton about 1834 in NY. The families later moved to
Michigan, Ohio, and Arkansas. The story is that Grandfather Salisbury
returned to England to claim the family inheritance and the ship sank on the way
back to America with the inheritance & Grandfather aboard. This story is
believed to be fiction. This family's ancestors came over on the MayFlower.

Continued
Taylor/Arnold - Dianne's
Father's line
Another family
story says that Nancy Arnold (died 8 Feb 1829 Dallas County, AL) and her
brothers came over from England. Years later they received word they had
been left a considerable estate from their parents who were apparently still in
England. They hired a lawyer to to go NY to claim their inheritance for
them. On his return, the lawyer said there had been a mistake - that no
large fortune was left to them. However, the lawyer suddenly had a large
amount of money without any apparent source. He & his wife went on a
trip to Europe & he spent huge amounts of money in the area where they
lived. The family believed that the lawyer kept the money for himself
& lied to Nancy & her brothers. This story may just be family
fiction. Nancy was married to Arthur Taylor
(died 4 December 1833 Lowndes County, AL).
John M. Gotcher
born 1832 in AL moved with his family to Columbia County, AR sometime before
1860. His first wife was Nancy Jane Jeffries, daughter of Gainor Jeffries
& Mary Armstrong. John along with his brothers-in-law served in the
civil war. After their 2 children were born, Nancy died and John married
Caroline Cleary, daughter of William Cleary and the widow of one of
Nancy's brothers. The family then moved to Texas. Looking for
information on John's ancestors. Carolyn is my mtDNA line.

Richbourg - Dianne's Mother's
line
William Richbourg
was born about 1802 Sumter County, SC, lived in
Mississippi and died 1860's in Texas. He was undoubtedly descended from
the Claude Philippe de Richbourg line of SC. Looking for documented proof of his
descent. William married 4 April 1822 in Monroe County, MS to Mary
Elizabeth Gibson born 4 February 1807 in GA. Where in Texas did
William die? I descend through their son Flood McGrue Richbourg who served in
the civil war. Have recently found what I believe to be his French ancestors.
That documentation is under Richbourg above.
Gibson - Dianne's Mother's line
Who were the
parents of Joseph Gibson who left a will 1849 in Monroe County,
MS? Deeds indicate he moved his family from Lincoln County, TN to
Mississippi around 1819. What was the family name of his wife Lydia?
Barber - Dianne's Father's line
Does anyone know
the death date of Josiah Woods Barber, Sr. (born 1808)? He died in
Comanche Co, TX & his second wife is buried there in the Indian Mountain
Cemetery.

Still Searching
Carnell/Dixon
- Dianne's Mother's line
Was Anna born 27
July 1798 NC who married about 1820 Humphreys County, TN to James M. Parker born
1 Oct 1802 Shelby Co, KY the daughter of Hubbard Carnell & Elizabeth Dixon?
Hubbard's will no longer exists, but other documents indicate a connection &
I wish I could prove it.
Parker - Dianne's Mother's line
Looking for
ancestors of Samuel Parker who died 1820 Humphreys County, TN and his
wife Mary. His son Joshua was born 1776 in Virginia and married Mary
Patterson 1800 in Shelby County, KY.

Dozier/Baker
- Henry's Mother's line
Marcus L. Dozier
born 1830 GA died before 1880 TN married about 1848 GA Martha L. Baker (daughter
Isaac Baker) was descended from the Leonard Dozier line. Tradition places him as
son of William Dozier (son of Leonard Wesley Dozier & Polly Malone) born
1800 died 1835 DeKalb County, GA. William married about 1828
Elizabeth. It is believed he was one of the orphans of Leonard Dozier that
received land in DeKalb County, GA in 1821. William is on the 1830 DeKalb
Census with wife & children. Elizabeth is on the 1840 census with
small children. Looking for more information on William & Elizabeth.
Bryant - Dianne's Father's line
My line descends
from Abraham Bryant of Reading, MA and his wife Mary Kendall.
Abraham was born 1647 in England. Has his line been traced in England?
Willis - Dianne's Father's line

Richard Willis born 1745 married Drusilla Pearson Barnett about
1744 in Spartanburg County, SC. Drusilla is listed as the first child in
the Bible of Joseph Barnett & Lucy Wade. She is listed as Drusilla
Pearson in the Willis Bible. Where did the name Pearson originate?
Had she been married before Richard? Was that a family name? Who were Richard's parents?

I've
looked everywhere for information on the father of George Rinehart who
was reportedly killed by Indians during the Revolutionary War. What was
his name? Was his mother Barbara, the daughter of Conrad Henshaw (Henshue)
who mentioned them in a will 1806 Wythe County, VA? Who were the parents
of his wife Hannah Sibert?
Have not been able to prove that Peter Roger Robinson was descended from
Christopher Robinson of Virginia. Have not been able to prove he went to
the Medical College of Virginia as family said he did. Have not been able
to connect his wife Mary Ann Carlton to the Edward Carlton Line of
Virginia. Help!
Would love to correspond with anyone on the above lines & welcome any
additions or corrections. The information in the data files represents
research I have done along with family information shared with us by others. I
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