“Chuck Maxfield's
Genealogy Page"

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direct line only

A brief listing of a line of descent. This is used for lines of ancestry of the subjects, which lines have been well documented in published books and periodicals available at many good genealogical libraries. References are given.

surname genealogy

A full genealogy of all of the descendants of a person or couple who at any time bore the family surname. This kind of genealogy is given for families for which comprehensive secondary sources are not easily available.

full genealogy

A full account of all of the descendants of a person or couple. On this web site full genealogies are given only for the most recent generations of families--generally about the last five generations.

direct line with siblings

A listing of a direct line of the subjects' ancestors, and in addition information on all of the children, and their spouses, of each neuclear family in that line.

information on ancestors

Data on all lines of ancestry of a particular person, with information comparable to that found in a direct line with siblings. This kind of genealogy is used where a person's ancestry has ben traced only a short way, and not to any original immigrants.

1. If you know how you are related to me, you may begin with my page: Family of Charles A. Maxfield
   
2. For Maxfield Genealogy, any line, go to: Maxfield Index.
   
3. For all others, go to the ahnantafels at the bottom of this page, select the one you would like to search. Using the search function in your computer (Control + F in my computer), search for a name, place or date.
4. Each family group has links to parents and children, and back to this Welcome Page.

BAYLEY

Direct line with siblings, of line of descent from John Bayley, who came to New England on the Angel Gabriel in 1635, to Marie Angenette (Bayley)(Tirrell) Fearing (1820-1910).

BLANCHARD

Direct line with siblings of several lines of descent from Thomas Blanchard, who came to New England on the Jonathan in 1639, the longest line extending to Lewis Austin Blanchard (1820-1890) and his wife Lydia Hollis (1827-1906).

HATHAWAY

Direct line only of the lines of descent from Arthur Hathaway, of Marshfield, Plymouth Colony in 1643 to Adiel Harvey Hathaway. And a full genealogy of the descendants of Adiel Harvey Hathaway (1864-1935) and his wife Julia Lawton Reed (1873-1956). Also some information on these related families:

• the family Benoni Youen (before 1671-after 1719)
• the family of John King (1781-1860) and Polly Briggs (1784-1847).

KRUMBHOLZ

full genealogy of the descendants of George Adam Krumbholz (1857-1936) and his wife Pauline Zeller (1855-1939), immigrants from Germany who came to America in 1884 and about 1879 respectively, and settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

MAXFIELD

Information on all Maxfield lines in America will be found in this section. It currently includes:

• Surname genealogy of the descendants of Clement Maxfield of Dorchester, Massachusetts probably by 1639;
• Surname genealogy of the descendants of John Maxfield of Salisbury, Massachusetts in 1652;
• Surname genealogy of the descendants of William Maxfield of Brooklyn, New York (b. England abt. 1780/1);
• Information on the earliest generation of several other lines;
• links to other Maxfield sites;
• outline list of all Maxfield descendents in America.

REED, William

direct line with siblings of several lines of descent from William and Avis Reed, immigrants to Weymouth, Massachusetts by 1651, the longest line extending to Julia Lawton REED Hathaway (1873-1956) of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, with a full genealogy of the descendants of Lemuel Reed (1787-1848) and his wife Falley Woodmansee (1787-1876).

SEEKELL

A survey of the first four generations of persons originating from New England with the surnames SEEKELL or SEEKINS, in a search for the ancestry of William W. Seekell who married Delany Pittsley in 1829.

STETSON

Direct line only of the line of descent from immigrants Robert Stetson and his wife Honour Tucker, who arrived in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, about 1642, to Anthony Stetson (1693-1747) and direct line with siblings from Anthony to Smith Stetson (1786-1817) and his wife Phebe (Horton) (Stetson) (Pope) Taber (1786-1838).

THOMAS

Direct line with siblings of the line of descent from William Thomas (abt 1573-1651), who came to Plymouth Colony by 1636 and settled in Marshfield, to Calvin Thomas, Jr. (1825-1863) and his wife Hope Ann Richardson (1833-1912), including information on William Richardson (1810-1878), the father of Hope Ann (Richardson) Thomas

TIRRELL

Direct line only of the line of descent from William Therrill, of Boston, Massachusetts by 1654, to James Bradford Tirrell. And a full genealogy of the descendants of James Bradford Tirrell (1852-1938) and his wife Sarah Jane Blanchard (1855-1935). Included in information on the family of Nicholas Simpkins (about 1599-1656) and Isabel Saule (1606/7-before 1669), who came to Massachusetts before 1632.

BAUER/TODD

Full genealogy of the descendants of John George Bauer (1850-1932), alias John Todd, immigrant from Germany in 1866 who lived in Lancaster and Coatesville, Pennsylvania.

HARNISH

Direct line with siblings of the line of descent from Martin and Magdalena Harnish, who came to America by 1718 and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to Jacob S. Harnish (1857-1919) and his wife Annie Marie Shaubach (1861-1919).

Also information on some related lines:

• Shaubach-Wirth- Echternach - direct line with siblings of the families of immigrant Conrad Echternach, his son-in-law immigrant Paul Wirth, and his son-in-law immigrant Andrew Shaubach, with a full genealogy of the descendants of Andrew and Christiana (Wirth) Shaubach
• Schopf - direct line with siblings of the two generations known to me of the Schopf ancestors of Elizabeth (Schopf) Harnish (1831-1893).

HOWETT

direct line with siblings of known ancestors of Cora Estelle (Howett) Martin (1882-1970) of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, including the following lines:

• HOWETT, George
• JOHNSON, William
• WATSON, Gabriel
• BROWN, Isaac
• McCOLGAN, Thomas

MARTIN/GOCHENAUER

full genealogy of the descendants of Mary Gochenauer (1836-1916) of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, whose descendants went by the name of Martin, with information on her parents, John and Lydia (Elliot) Gochenauer, and on the probable Martin ancestors of her children.

RANCK

direct line only of the line of descent from Jean Valentine Ranck (1668-1710) through his son John Philip Ranck (1704-1784), immigrant to Pennsylvania in 1729, to Adam Michael Ranck. And a full genealogy of the descendants of Adam Michael Ranck (1850-1922) and his wife Caroline Wenger (1850-1941) of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

WILHELM and RINTZ

Wilhelm and Rintz ancestors of Mary A. (Wilhelm) Bauer (1879-1957) including lines of descent from Jacob Wilhelm and his wife Susanna Burgess, and from immigrant John Rintz and his wife Barbara Burgess.

BASSETT

Direct Line with siblings from Ann (Holland) (Bassett) Burt (1606-1672/3), immmigrant to Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1635, to Carrie (Bassett) Brooks (1868-1963)

BROOKS/BREUX

full genealogy of the descendants of Francis Xavier Breux and his wife Julia Etienne, who came to America about 1857 and settled in southern New Jersey, with some information on their ancestors in France, and also some information on immigrants George and Susanne Elizabeth (Morin) Girod and Charles Henry Rieff and some of their descendants.

COLLINS

full genealogy of the descendants of William Wright Collins and his wife Selina Hibbert, immigrants from England to Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1848, with some information on their ancestors in England, and also information on the related Hollingworth family

LEZENBY

surname genealogy of the descendants of Cornelius Lezenby and his wife Eliza Wilson, immigrants from England, who came to America about 1846 and settled in Camden, New Jersey, with some information on ancestors in England. Also some information on the related family of Joseph Fox (1805-1876) and his wife Jane Brown (1805-1885).

REEVES

direct line only from Thomas Reeves, who died in 1650, and his wife Hannah Rowe, to Martha Hattie (Reeves) Woodruff (1839-1916), and also the following related lines:

• Christopher Foster and Frances Stevens (married 1628).
• Edmund Shaw, Sr. (will 1675, proved 1677)

WOODRUFF and WHEATON

Direct line with Siblings from Robert Wheaton, immigrant about 1636, to Sarah (Wheaton) Woodruff (1715-`1799), and from her husband, Enos Woodruff (1719-1795) to Lulu (Woodruff) (Lezenby) Gilday (1877-1953).

ANDERSON AND CHRISTENSEN

Anderson and Christensen ancestors of Jeanette (Anderson) Sonnenberg (1926-2004), including lines of descent from immigrants Soren Anderson and Lena Christensen and lines of descent from immigrants Christen L. Christensen and Andrea Lydia Nelson.

CARPENTER and PALMER

Direct line with siblings from William Palmer, immigrant about 1638, to Esther (Palmer) Carpenter (1776-1844), and from her husband Jacob Carpenter to Leona (Carpenter) Sunday (1885-1987).

GOODELL

partial genealogy of the line of descent from John Goodell and his wife Elizabeth Mead, immigrants from England about 1830, to Ellen (Goodell) Carpenter (1864-1945), and also some related lines.

SANDERS

direct line with siblings for William Sanders, who emigrated from northern Ireland about 1838-9, and his wife Cynthia O'Dell to Bernice (Sanders) Sonnenberg, also with information on the family of John Peterson, immigrant from Denmark in 1865, and his wife Hannah Christensen.

SONNENBERG

full genealogy of the line of descent from Ludwig D. Sonnenberg and his wife Barbara Fetzer, immigrants to America in 1886 who eventually settled in North Dakota, to Paulette Jean Sonnenberg (b. 1947).

SUNDAY/SONTAG

Direct line with siblings from Hans Adam Sontag, who came from the Palatinate to Pennsylvania in 1741, and his wife Anna Elisabetha Pfaff, to their fourth generation descendant, Daniel Sunday (1809-1872). who migrated from Pennsylvania to Indiana; and a full genealogy of the descendants of Daniel Sunday and his wife Catherine Rheinhart. Also some information on these related families:

• Jacob Motsolf (1817-1887), who immigrated from France to Indiana before 1844.
• George Noll (1786-1852) who migrated from Pennsylvania to Indiana.
• Legal (adoptive) ancestry of Barbara Jane (Murphy) Sunday (1926-1993), including descent from Thomas Murphy (about 1819-before 1880) and his wife Mary A. Flanagan (about 1821-2-after 1880), descent from Sanford Salisbury (about 1795-6-perhaps 1896) and Sarah Sawdey (1801-perhaps 1885), and descent from James Stone (1801-1877) and Lucy Newton (about 1825-6-1901).

Direct Lines of descent from early settlers of several communities to lines of ancestry that connect to the persons to whom this website is dedicated.

EARLY SETTLERS OF PLYMOUTH, NEW ENGLAND

Direct lines will eventually include surnames Adams, Alden, Bangs, Barnes, Barrows, Bartlett, Billington, Brewster, Briggs (Clement), Bumpus, Bryant (Stephen), Chandler, Church, Clarke, Collier, Cooke, Doane, Faunce, Ford, Glass, Harlow, Hayward, Hicks, Howard, Howland, Jenney, LeBaron, Little, Lucas, Masterson, Mitchell (Experience, Morton, Mullins, Nelson, Pontus, Pope, Prence, Ring, Rogers (Thomas), Samson, Shaw (John), Shurtleff, Soule, Standish, Tomson, Warren, Washburn, West (Francis), Winslow.

EARLY SETTLERS OF WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS

Direct lines will eventually include surnames Bates, Bicknell, Burrell, Byram, Drake, Dyer (Thomas), Harding, Holbrook, Hollis, Kingman, Lovell, Nash, Phillips, Porter, Pratt (Maccuth), Priest, Reed (Philip), Rogers (John and Judith), Stream, Vining, Vinson, White (Thomas), Whitmarsh.

EARLY SETTLERS OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Direct lines will eventually include surnames Barr, Bowman, Eby, Groff, Hernley, Herr, Hostetter, Kauffman, Keller, Kendig, Kreider, Landis, Quickel, Resh, Royer, Shenk, Stoner, Wenger, Zimmerman

Lists of all the ancestors in America, which I have identified, of the following persons:

• Charles Maxfield III

• Christyann Ranck

• Constance Lezenby

• Christine Sunday

• Brenda Casselman