Welcome! This Family History Website contains genealogy information regarding
the families of Larry and Jane Wilson. Surnames of particular interest on Larry's
side of the family are Brown, Grych, Harvey, McAnally (McNally), Vitosky (Vitovsky),
and Wilson. On Jane's side of the family they are Steere, Cotter, Robinson,
and Barney.
Background Information
Larry's earliest known ancestors include
Beriah Brown of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It is commonly thought that
Beriah was the son of Charles Brown of Rowley, Massachusetts
who apparently arrived in America from Suffolk, England, around 1640. Other
sources suggest that Beriah immigrated directly from Wales to Rhode Island. A few generations later
Jonathan Brown, who fought in the Revolution in Rhode Island, moved to the Hartford
/ Granville area
of Washington County, New York. Jonathan's grandson, Nathan, moved to Dakota, Minnesota,
in 1847 and was, therefore, the first non-native settler in Winona County, Minnesota.
Jane's earliest known ancestor was John Steere who settled in Providence, Rhode
Island around 1630. Her relations also include the Cotters and Robinsons in Rhode
Island, particularly South County and Narragansett. Thus, while Larry grew up in
Minnesota and Jane in Rhode Island, they met many years later and discovered that
their early ancestors lived only a few miles from each other in Rhode Island.
Special thanks to Francine Smith, Patrick Wilson, and Don Rathbun for all of their
contributions and help on the Brown/Wilson lines.
Our Family Tree Data
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on the main menu at left or by clicking here.
We have also uploaded our data to RootsWeb WordConnect. Please click on the
link to that site: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ldwilson
(Data was last updated on 09/26/2011 .
Both methods of access provide a variety of genealogy reports and charts for this
database and the information can be downloaded from either in the form of a GedCom
file.
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and detailed information for living individuals is suppressed. If you are
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you additional access privileges. Please contact me directly at the e-mail
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Disclaimer
Many friends and relatives have contributed to and have been involved in the search
for the information that has been provided on this site. Also much additional information
has been obtained from other Internet sources. While efforts have been made to document
the sources and verify the information, there is no way we can be absolutely sure
about each family member belonging to that particular family, nor the dates and
other information. If you believe any of the posts are in error, you may send your
information and/or corrections to my e-mail address above.
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