This is a continuation of the Burdick story which I told last month. The Westerly, Rhode Island, ancestors are so intertwined with each...

According to Burdick family historians, Burdick may have initially been Burditt. Over the centuries, surname spelling was not exact, with...

It is always fun to find evidence of the early ancestors today. In the case of John Randall, I found that his son's house still exists in...

I am always amazed at the great American experiment with democracy and personal freedoms guaranteed by the US Constitution, which was and...

John Maxson was born in the Spring of 1638, the first white child born in Rhode Island. His life began traumatically. Before he was...

In the last article, I wrote about George Stillman’s wife (Jane Pickering) and her ancestors. In this article, we turn our attention to...

This is a story of religious freedom, a hard-fought battle in the early days of this nation. Because of these early battles, we have...

James Badcock/Babcock was born in 1612, perhaps in or near Wivenhoe, but most likely, in the County of Essex, England. Nothing has been...

It is always fun to find evidence of the early ancestors today. In the case of John Randall, I found that his son's house still exists in...