Betty's Boneyard Genealogy Blog

Essays, personal musings and reflections on my genealogical research, experiences, history in general, family history and more in the United States and Canada.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

My Ancestors in the American Revolution: Pvt MATTHIAS FENTON

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Old Red Lion Inn, Bensalem twp, Bucks Pennsylvania MATTHIAS FENTON was born about 1745 in Northampton twp, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He...

Sunday, November 2, 2025

My Ancestors in the American Revolution: Ensign ABRAHAM BROWN II

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Abraham Brown II gravestone Arch Hill Cemetery Northfield NH ABRAHAM BROWN II was born 8 May 1754 in Epping, Rockingham, New Hampshire....

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

My Ancestors in the American Revolutionary War: JAMES WHITECOTTON I

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(This post was originally published on this blog in May 2010. It has been updated with new information) I have a great number of ancestors ...

Monday, October 27, 2025

My Ancestors in the American Revolutionary War: NATHAN EDSON II

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** This is the first of a series of posts I'll be making leading up to the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolutionary War on July ...

Friday, July 4, 2025

Happy 4th of July 2025: My Revolutionary War Ancestors

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Here is a list of my 35 Revolutionary War Ancestors, updated from 2023! Revolutionary War 1776-1783 Mother's lineage JEREMIAH MARTINE ...

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Betty: Welcome! My name is Betty Tartas. I have been actively researching my family tree for over twenty years! Everything from Hillbillies to Harvard Grads, Mayflower passengers, Quaker abolitionists, Melungeons, Puritans, early Virginia colonists, New Amsterdam Dutch, French Huguenots, German/Swiss Lutherans, Scotch Irish Loyalists in Nova Scotia,Canada and more. Deep ancestry in the UK, especially England & Scotland. I am particularly interested in DNA & Genetic Genealogy.

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