His life spanned almost the entire eighteenth century of virginia and he is the progenitor of the virginia stinson family, including those who went further south after the revolutionary war. It is from a family of stinsons of tennessee and texas that had originated in buckingham county, virginia. Oklahoma history center family tree family histories. Gibson photos, genealogy, family history, recipes at ancient faces family treasures. This was about 23% of all the recorded stinsons in the usa. They had john 1 year before archibald died at 37 years old. I have researched the stinson name and have found in many sites that the stinson name was spelt so many ways, i found one site the indicated the name was in the 1066 doomsday book spelt as stientunei belive i have the correct spellingand from this the names stephenson, stinson, steenson etc derived from it. I had some trouble presenting it in traditional family tree format, because the show isnt often clear on the specifics. Yorkshire had the highest population of stinson families in 1891.
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Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. A free guide to help you discover stinson ancestors in online databases, obituaries, surname histories, census records, war ration books, naturalization petitions. Genealogy, family history, local history, messaging forum and more. So obscure a person is a family history and genealogy of alexander stinson senior of buckingham county, virginia and his virginia descendants. In 1891 there were 51 stinson families living in yorkshire.
His family consisting of his wife and eleven children all accompanied him, with the exception of his eldest son, john, his second son, david, and his eldest daughter, mary, 12 the genealogy of the fox family who probably by this time were all married and had settled down in homes of their own. Genealogy records and family and personal papers manuscript. Examples of the surname recordings include alys stenenson, married at greyfriars, london on august 30th 1557, robert stainson, who married jone bedstead as recorded at st dunstans church, stepney on august 1st 1621, and robert stinson, also married at the same church on may 4th 1663. It is a story of a man who wanted too much, and his virginia descendants, who were the beneficiaries of his quests. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. While the family was traveling through butler county in 1835, mary blacks became sick and died. He was born and raised in the blue mountains about 50 km 31 mi northwest of sydney and later moved to the mcpherson range near beaudesert in south east queensland, australia. Crain, 1 book eula abigail stimson, 1 book william h. Available for sale at ednabarney, so obscure a person is the story of our ancient forebear alexr stinson, who as a young man in the 1730s had petitioned the virginia council for 12,000 acres and was rejected as too much land for so obscure a person. While rinie, as a character, is somewhat lacking in strength, the other characters. Life is full of errors in judgement, missed opportunities, and the fateful events that upend all our carefully constructed plans. So obscure a person tells the story of alexander stinson senior of williamsburg and buckingham county, virginia. The surname stinson was first found in northumberland where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the norman conquest in 1066 early history of the stinson family.
Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the stinson surname. There are already 184 users and 4,329 genealogy profiles with the stinson surname on geni. Explore stinson genealogy and family history in the worlds largest family tree. Explore myheritages records for the stinson family source. Family tree maker home pages for users starting with sti.
Set in colorado in some indefinite time between 19201950. Stinson family trees, crests, genealogy, dna, more linkpendium. The bates family papers is comprised of documents, books and photographs relating to the. Search 2,349 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. This book has great photos that go from the beginning to the end of the stinson aircraft company. The first lord was sir brian staunton who was lord of staunton during the time of edward the confessor in 1047. When you find a useful new resource, go to the right linkpendium page. This was about 14% of all the recorded stinson s in the uk. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Find the most updated accounts of an ancestors family.
I also find it interesting reading from a historical. Other surnames mentioned within a biography are not included in these lists of surnames. Based on my recommendation, many readers purchased edna barneys book, so obscure a person a genealogy and history of alexander stinson and his virginia descendants, and so i feel responsible when i find errors in the book. My family line includes a stinson connection and this book helped me learned more about earlier generations.
Grimes allowed her to borrow the book, and kennedy created her own. Russell county, virginia compiled genealogies genealogy. Stinson is a patronymic name meaning son of stephen, which name originated from the greek stephanos crown or wreath. There are many variants, including stephenson, stevenson, and steenson. This section makes it possible to view all the biographies currently available for the stinson family surname. There is also genealogical information on the stinson family.
This post is in answer to the email following, received today. Familytreemaker user trees with surnames starting with sti. Genealogy records are specifically compiled for the use of genealogists and family. Smith family tree reid, faulkner, booth, garland, stacy, wright, stinson, a family tree website. He served as secretary of war 191119 under william howard. The stinson, walley moore tree, a family tree website. Stinson the presbyterian ministerial directory, 1898 source. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. His life spanned almost the entire eighteenth century of virginia. The latest issue of the nsdar magazine, mayjune 2008, lists my patriot ancestors, alexander stinson senior and his son david stinson, of buckingham county, virginia, as new patriots of the national society daughters of the american revolution.
Smith family tree reid, faulkner, booth, garland, stacy. Welcome to another post where i collect random himym knowledge and present it to you in a funfilled, easy to read format. In 1840 there were 81 stinson families living in maine. Below is a family biography included in county of todd, kentucky, historical and biographical edited by william henry perrin and published by f. I published so obscure a person, today march 2007. He is thought to have been robert black, possible son of hugh black, of edgefield district, south carolina. Join the gibson surname project surnames include gibsen, gibson, giebson, giepson, gipsen, gipson. The history of this stinson family in the unites states dates back to the. He is the progenitor of the stinson family of buckingham county, including those who went further south after the revolutionary war. Genealogy is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Whether youre searching in a grandparents attic or through the most cryptic archiving systems, this book has brandnew chapters on what.
Henry lewis stimson september 21, 1867 october 20, 1950 was an american statesman, lawyer and republican party politician. Incidentally, the mary jane stinson and her husband, isaac tatom mentioned in the clipping below, appear on pages 58, 59, of my genealogy book. You are not logged in log in sign up you are currently not logged in as a member of myheritage. Though there is no tombstone, a small wooden picket fence surrounds his grave. Find stinson trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna projects, and much more. Start your family tree now is your surname stinson. I thought it would be interesting to compile all of the family info we have for each main player in the world of how i met your mother. Maine had the highest population of stinson families in 1840. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our stinson research. Spelling variations of this family name include stinson, stimpson, stevenson, stephenson, stephinson, stevenston, steenson, stenson, steinson. Ednas research, in most cases, is outstanding, but she sometimes makes broad leaps in her interpretation. Stinson genealogy, stinson family history geni family tree. Alexander stinson was the original stinson in the buckingham county area. Completely updated for todays search tactics and blockades, the everything family tree book has even more insight for the stumped.
Catharine westenberger stinson simon 25 feb 1864 philadelphia, philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states abt 1899 managed by david stinson last edited 8 jan 2020 jesse stinson 11 jan 1786 deer isle, hancock, maine, united states 1863 managed by adrian stanley last edited 7 jan 2020. The most stinson families were found in the usa in 1880. This book, which includes five generations of his descendants, is the result of years of research at courthouses and libraries in virginia and elsewhere. Stimpson, 1 book ulery stinson, 1 book lennie martin dodson, 1 book thomas stimson bayley, 1 book george adams boyd, 1 book roxanna shope, 1 book lawrence kreisman, 1 book edna barney, 1 book stimson bullitt, 1 book marjorie claire stinson, 1 book fred d. Stinson family set for reunion 154 years in making dothan eagle. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. If you want your lineage be in a simple arrangement but carrying great weight in content, this family tree book is one of them that illustrates your familys life long pedigree in a book layout which you can carry anywhere you want. Published genealogy books and articles edit edit source use this list to. Bernard oreilly 19031975 born alfonso bernard oreilly was an australian author and bushman of irish descent. He was the first person to be buried at ebenezer west missionary baptist church cemetery. Welcome to the stinson family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. He was alexander stinson senior of williamsburg and buckingham county, virginia and his lifetime spanned almost the entire eighteenth century of colonial virginia. I purchased our stinson s book recently and was happily surprised to find that it is still available.
We do have the stinson coat of arms family crest along with the surname history from the above countries. A family tree genealogy website researching gallant, garland, doane, young, mayo, neville, nickerson, higgins, stinson, gresley and other surnames. Please keep in mind that this is a list of only the primary biography surnames. Search 123 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Some of the information displayed may be restricted. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or. Archibald stinson was son of david stinson, who was the son of alexander stinson. Over his long career, he emerged as a leading figure in the foreign policy of the united states, serving in republican and democratic administrations. Dictionary of american family names 20, oxford university. In addition, a short family history is preserved in the digital family history book at the base of the tree. The stinson family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Home familytreemaker trees users with surnames starting with sti. Identify publications, to quote elizabeth shown mills, about an ancestors fan club friends, associates, and neighbors. Stinson family history notes that the first recorded spelling was that of edward stynson in 1539 in the northumberland county records.