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My websites are here to share information about me and my research. My passion is family history research and sharing that passion with others! I love the “hunt” and the detective work it entails. I’ve visited many large and small-town libraries and courthouses over the years, to try to document my family and their history. I’ve corresponded with a lot of cousins along the way, and that is by far the most gratifying of all.
As I go about my day-to-day activities, I often think of the hardships that my ancestors endured — sailing for a new world on a small, overcrowded ship for weeks on end; plowing fields with only horse-drawn plows; cooking over hot fireplaces with long dresses on to prepare daily meals; raising many, many children with no “modern” conveniences; and moving from state to state by wagons to try to improve their lives and those of their children. My admiration for my strong-willed and brave ancestors is matched by my desire to tell their story.
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I am a retired university professor and professional researcher with lots of experience in genealogy. I note that you have repeated the genealogy contained in “An American Family Called Warren,” William Wallace Warren, Harleysville, PA: self-published, 1992, without warning that much of it is undocumented and therefore unreliable.
I am not a Warren descendant — at least not from this family — but Sarah McCallister, who married John Warren March 10, 1807, in Monroe Co., [W]Virginia, was the sister of my 3ggrandmother Eleanor McCallister Talbert. So, I have both additional information about and interest in this particular branch of the Warren family.
I have approximately 75 pages of DOCUMENTED information about John and Sarah McCallister Warren’s immediate family, including censuses, deeds, death records, etc. This is not information contained in William Wallace Warren’s book which is long on conclusions and short on documentation.
John and Sarah Warren had the following children who survived to adulthood:
A. James Warren, b. 13 Aug 1809, Monroe Co., Virginia. d. 29 Aug 1858, Alleghany Co, Virginia.
B. Eleanor/Ellen Warren b. abt 1816 Monroe Co., Virginia, d. aft. 1880. Married Samuel Rusk.
C. William L. Warren b. April 18, 1817 in Monroe Co. [W]Virginia, d. February 7, 1888 Lewis Co., West Virginia.
D. Andrew Jackson Warren b. 4 February 1820 in Monroe Co., [W]Virginia, d. 27 May 1896, Gallia, Lawrence Co., Ohio.
Uriah N. Warren and Thornton Warren definitely were NOT the sons of John and Sarah McCallister Warren. Uriah’s parents were Nathaniel Warren and Nancy Galbraith of Rockbridge Co., Virginia. Thornton’s parents were Uriah Warren and Elizabeth Hampton.
I have about 20 pages on Uriah N. Warren, including his parents and two sisters, Arabella Warren Nelson and Anne E. Pare.
I will be happy to share my documented research if you are interested.
Janice McAlpine
Hi, Im from the N.C., Tn., Knox Co. Ky Powell line. I have been trying to find my 3rd GGF Levi Powells background and parents. Would you happen to have any information on him?
Thank You
Hi Gary, I have no information on your Levi Powell. I only know that my husband’s ancestor, Benjamin Bridges Powell was born in Tennessee in 1801. I do not know where he was born, nor do I know his parents’ names. They moved to Illinois in 1830. Good luck in your search.
Elaine Powell
Janice, Thank you so much for contacting me and giving me updated information on the Warren family. I have made the correction to this website to show that Thornton F. Warren and Uriah Nathaniel Warren were NOT sons of John Waren/Warren and Sarah Jane McAllister. I appreciate all the information that you have provided.
Elaine
My name is Jennifer Drake Robbins, my grandmother is Celia Lynn Warren Drake. My family is from Morgantown KY, where I have been to Warren Mills Cemetry several times as my family is buried there. I am so happy to come across this information. My grandmothers father is Marvin Lee Warren. All this information is blowing me away! I would love to talk to you more about it. I know my grandmother is going to find all this exciting too! Contact me anytime…jennifer.robbins@wku.edu
Hi Jennifer, It is good to hear from you. It’s always nice to connect with a cousin. It seems you and I are 4th cousins, once removed, AND 5th cousins, once removed. I will contact you privately by email.
Here is your grandmother’s direct line back to our early Waring>Warren ancestor:
1 Christopher Waring b: Abt. 1585 in Carlstock, Greenwich, Kent, England d: Oct 1626 in Ilsington, Devon, England
+Alice Webb m: 15 Jun 1613 in Sydenham, Damerel, England
…..2 Richard Waring b: Abt. 1615 in Greenwich, Kent, England d: Abt. 1670 in Brookhaven, Long Island, New York
………+Elizabeth Ivatt b: Abt. 1614 m: 1640 in England d: Bef. 1654 in England
………….3 Richard Waring b: 1650 in England d: Bet. 1696 – 1697 in Cold Springs, Long Island, New York
……………..+Lydia Akerly m: 1671 in Brookhaven, L.I. NY
……………….4 John Waring (Waren) b: Abt. 1672 in Cold Springs, Long Island d: Abt. 04 Jul 1733 in Amity Township, Philadelphia County, PA
………………….+Elizabeth White b: in Southhampton, L.I., Suffolk Co., NY m: 1694 in Oyster Bay, L.I., NY
…………………….5 Michael Waren b: 15 Jul 1711 in Queens County, Long Island, New York d: 24 Feb 1795 in Rockingham Co., VA
……………………….+Catherine Hinton b: 1726 in Amity, Pennsylvania m: 1745 in Philadelphia, PA d: Oct 1804 in Rockingham Co., VA
…………………………6 Jacob (Wearen, Sr.) Waren b: 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia d: 1817 in Garrard County, KY
…………………………..+?
…………………………….7 John (Waren) Wearen b: 13 Dec 1785 in Greenbriar County, VA d: 07 Jul 1864 in Garrard County, KY
………………………………+Sarah “Sally” Jones b: 1785 in VA m: 09 Aug 1805 in Garrard County, KY d: Bet. 1864 – 1870 in Butler Co., KY
………………………………..8 Arthur Warren b: 28 Oct 1810 in Buckeye, Garrard County, KY d: 14 Jul 1895 in Warren’s Mill, Butler County, KY
…………………………………..+Martha “Patsy” Arbuckle b: Dec 1812 in Garrard County, KY m: 19 Dec 1831 in Garrard County d: 15 Sep 1846 in Butler County, KY
…………………………………….9 John Logan Warren b: 11 May 1844 in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois d: 05 Oct 1905 in Warren’s Mill, Butler County, KY
………………………………………+Burilla Carolyn James b: 31 Aug 1846 in Ohio County, KY m: 01 Nov 1866 in Butler County d: 01 Jan 1920
………………………………………10 William Volney Warren b: 15 Jul 1867 in KY d: 01 Mar 1938
………………………………………..+Yettie Goodall b: 13 Jan 1877 in KY m: 1893 d: 28 Oct 1957
…………………………………………11 Marvin Lee Warren b: 27 Nov 1914
……………………………………………12 Celia Lynn Warren
Elaine Powell
I am trying to establish Richard Warren with the Colonial Dames. Their genealogist has completely disregarded An American Family Called Warren because some of the information seems to come verbatum from a Jacobus article in the NYGBR. Do you have any suggestions for sources other than An American Family Called Warren? You suggested this book to me several years ago and it was a gold mine! Thank you.
I am a descendent of Uriah Warren. It is a long story.
In reading the emails at this site I feel that there will be a connection eventually with my Warren line. My Great Aunt Mary Bandy had worked with someone on getting our family tree researched. I believe them to be related through the last name Drake (from OK). The research goes back to Liddia Ann (Warren) Gibson (1846) having a mother that was 1/2 Indian. In LDS it showed Liddia Ann Warren’s parents to be John Warren (?) and Dorcus (Jones) Warren (1810). I had someone from LDS church tell me that there was record of Dorcus marriage to John Warren. A lot of the records are locked up and I was hoping that someone could give me some information. LIddia born in Marshall, MS, Dorcus owned land in 1860 in Pulaski, Ark. Hope for help, Thanks Debbie from Santa Clarita, CA.
Elaine Powell,
I hope this e-mail finds you well.
I’m new at genelogy and have been entering our information from the various family sources all this week (my mother was a Waring).
Today I took a break and did a computer search on Benjamin Page Waring. My grandfater was Joseph Ferris Waring, his father was Benjamin Page Waring, and his father was Joseph Ferris Waring. The location in NY also checks out and the general family history reads the same.
Could you hlep me with details about the Benjamin Page Waring on your website and, if possible, with line moving bacwards to Richard Waring. I would also be delight to share any information I might have that would help you or others.
My e-mail address cwebber-usda@lane-ag.org.
Thank you so very much.
Chuck Webber
Chuck, I found out about Benjamin Waring from Michael Waring, who is a also descendant of Richard Waring. He is the FIRST descendant I’ve found that kept the spelling of WARING! So now I’ve found another WARING! Benjamin Page Waring (the 2nd) was his grandfather and Joseph Ferris Waring was his great-great grandfather. So if your grandfather is Joseph Ferris Waring then you are either a couple generations older than Michael or their was another Joseph Ferris Waring in the family. I will email you and ask for your exact line and then I can figure out your relationship to Michael and then I can put you in touch with him.
Elaine
Elaine, Thank you so very much. I have Joseph Ferris Waring (b. 1834) as the father of Benjamin Page Waring (b. Sept. 6, 1863) who had 7 children (I have the information for the other children too.), two of the sons were Joseph Ferris Waring (b. April 26, 1909, my grand-father) and Benjamin Page Waring Jr. (b. Oct. 25, 1909) his brother.
I look forward to receiving your e-mail. If you’ve sent it already, I must of missed it. I look forward to sharing what I have on the Warings. Agian I’m new at all of this. Thanks for all of your work.
Best Wishes,
Chuck
Debbie, I have searched my family file and I find no persons named Liddia Ann Warren or Dorcus Jones. I also do not find a John Warren who is married to a Dorcus.
I’m not sure what you mean by “a lot of records are locked up.” ALL the LDS records are on microfilm, you just need to go into their catalog section at http://www.familysearch.org and then into “Search Records” and then “Library Catalog” and search there. The originals are in archives, but all records are either on microfilm or are online. Eventually ALL their records will be online.
I also checked my WARREN book and found none of the names. If you can try to give me any more names that might connect, I will check again. Names, dates, and locations would help.
Regards,
Elaine Powell
I have traced my geneology back to Col Joseph Bridger, a direct descendent he was my 12th generation grandfather. I am interested to know if I have the correct tracing. My line follows his son Joseph Bridger Jr who changed the name to Bridges. Do you have any information on this line? Also, I am currently researching documents so I can have what is required for membership in the Bridger Family Association and to gain membership in the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century, under my direct ancestor, Joseph Bridger. My mother has the information needed for the Daughters of the American Revolution and has already obtained this membership. Any information you can help with would be appreciated.
My Father is William Edward Bridges.. this is what I have so far..
1. PATERNAL ANCESTRY
Henry Bridger663
Richard Bridger661
Unknown Name Unknown664
Lawrence Bridger659
Margery Eliot662
Samuel Bridger646
Unknown Name Unknown660
Col Joseph Esq. Bridger Sr.627
Mary Neuce647
Joseph Bridges Jr.613
Col. Robert Pitt648
Hester Pitt628
William Bridges Sr.594
Tristam Norsworthy649
John Norsworthy629
Elizabeth Norsworthy614
Ms. Unknown630
William Denton Bridges Jr.558
Elizabeth Godwin595
John Bridges518
Unknown Name Unknown559
Thomas Bridges474
Elizabeth Hamrick519
Thomas Bridges445
Psbl John Stubbs520
Rebecca Stubbs475
Rebecca Connors521
Peter Bridges415
Sara K Roper446
William Jefferson Bridges365
Eliza Jane Brown416
Peter Bridges315
Ellen Stuart366
James William Bridges217
William P Kyle367
Dora Kyle316
Mary E. Unknown368
William Edward Bridges115
William Orlando Windham369
Dave Cleveland Windham318
Mary Rosetta Voorhees370
Idabelle Windham218
James Brockman417
James Melvin Brockman371
Marva Unknown418
Elzada Brockman319
Derissie Harvey372
Okay that didn’t print like the page displayed it, but maybe u can make sense of it.. I hope. I think we are related somehow !
Stephanie,
It is good to hear from you. Col. Joseph Bridger (1628-1686) is my 10th great grandfather. His son Joseph did not change his name to Bridges. He kept the spelling Bridger. However, Joseph Jr.’s son William Bridger DID change the spelling to Bridgers by 1718, after he moved to Bertie Co., NC. I have been told that some later generations did change the spelling of the surname to Bridges, but I also know there is an entirely different family associated with the Bridges surname. If you look at the Bridger DNA results webpage at http://small-stuff.com/BRIDGES/results.htm it shows that there are distinct Bridger/Bridgers/Bridges families that are NOT related. (The Col. Joseph line is called Group 2) Some people who DO believe they are descended from Colonel Joseph are, in fact NOT descended from him. The only way someone would know for sure is to get a male Bridger in your family tested. Otherwise, good source documents to prove your specific ancestral line is needed. And, the Bridger Family Association will require you to provide proof of each generation’s relationship before membership is approved. The group is always welcome to new members. To get the application, go to their website at http://www.bridgerfamilyassn.org/membersp.htm
I am also applying for membership in Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century under Col. Bridger.
I’m not sure if I understand the list you sent to me. If you could put your line in the format below, that would help a great deal. Here is my line of descent from Col. Bridger…
1 Joseph Bridger 1628 – 1686
…+Hester Pitt 1631 – 1711
….2 Joseph Bridger 1658 – 1713
….+Elizabeth Norsworthy 1663 – 1727
……3 William Bridgers 1675 – 1729
……+ Elizabeth Godwin
….. 4 William Bridgers 1703 – 1729
…….+ Sarah Dew 1705 – 1754
…….5 Patience Bridgers 1729 – 1762
……. + Thomas Cotton 1722 – 1787
……… 6 Talitha Cotton 1743 – 1846
……….+ Robert Hobday 1744 – 1797
…………7 Thomas Cotton Hobdy 1780 – 1850
…………+ Elizabeth Brackin 1780 – 1850
………….8 Alexander Hobdy 1818 – 1880
…………..+ Sarah Ann “Sally” James 1825 – 1880
…………..9 Evelyn Hobdy 1846 – 1938
…………..+ Samuel Francis Warren 1834 – 1911
……………10 Alexander Arthur Warren 1868 – 1947
…………….+ Martha A. Short 1874 – 1899
……………..11 Catherine Evelyn Warren 1895 – 1983
…………….. + Ora Ezrah Hatfield 1897 – 1944
…………….. 12 Edsel Arthur Hatfield 1919 – 2007
……………….+ Jessie Louise Whitelaw 1921 – 1991
……………….13 Elaine Marie Hatfield ME
I have a lot of information on other descendants of Joseph Bridger. I have been to Isle of Wight County, Virginia many times and have copied many documents in the courthouse on this family. So if you tell me your exact line, perhaps I can help you. You can email me directly at Elaine64@aol.com.
Thanks,
Elaine Powell
I JUST STUMBLED UPON YOUR WEBSITE AND I’D LIKE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE WARRENS OF GARRARD CO. KY. PLUS I’D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY SLAVE RECORDS FOR GARRARD COUNTY OR IF THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE LISTED OWED SLAVES.
Elaine Powel,
Hello! I hope all is well. Unless I missed your e-mail, I haven’t received your e-mail yet, and if if was sent could you resend it thanks.
Best Wishes,
Chuck (Charles Webber)
Fritz,
I have no knowledge of our Warren family owning slaves. The family were Quakers in the 1700s, and the Quakers decided that slavery was immoral and therefore, they did not own slaves. Later on some of the family left Quakerism and became Baptists.
There are slave census records for Gerrard County for 1850 and 1860. You can link to Ancestry.com at the website
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Garrard/
You will either need a subscription to Ancestry or you can go to any library and see those from any library computer.
What more would you like to know about the Warrens of Garrard County?
Regards,
Elaine
Hi Chuck,
Could you please send me your direct line with names, dates, and locations? The Michael I told you about submited his line (shown below) to me. It would be impossible for your grandfather to be the same Joseph Ferris Waring as his ancestor, because his Joseph was born in 1773! So we’ve got 200 years, or about 8 generations to “fill in.”
1 Christopher Waring b: in Carlstock, Greenwich, Kent, England d: Oct 1626 in Ilsington, Devon, England
…. +Alice Webb m: 15 Jun 1613 in Sydenham, Damerel, England
2 Richard Waring b: Abt. 1615 in Greenwich, Kent, England d: Abt. 1670 in Brookhaven, Long Island, New York
…… +Elizabeth Ivatt b: Abt. 1614 m: 1640 in England d: Bef. 1654 in England
.. 3 Richard Waring b: 1650 in England d: Bet. 1696 – 1697 in Cold Springs, Long Island, New York
…….. +Lydia Akerly m: 1671
….. 4 Edmund Waring b: 1674 in Brookhaven, Long Island, Suffolk Co., New York d: 05 Aug 1749 in Rowayton, CT
……….. +Elizabeth Boutin b: 1681 in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York m: 06 Oct 1698 d: 07 Nov 1760 in Norwalk, CT
……. 5 Michael Waring b: 16 Jul 1715 in Queen’s Village, Oyster Bay, New York
………. 6 Henry Waring
………… 7 James Waring b: 1773 in Stamford, Connecticut
…………… 8 Joseph Ferris Waring
…………….. 9 Benjamin Page Waring
……………….. 10 Benjamin Page Waring b: in Bronx, New York
…………………. 11 James Waring
……………………. 12 Michael Waring
If you send me your line, I can see how you fit into his line.
Regards,
Elaine
Elaine, I think we may have the same book. My great great uncle earlis hudson gifted it to me and it was kept originaly by my uncle victor who lived with my grandmother hudson in Beaver Dam KY. My Grandfathers name is Jerrel Hudson. I am going to my sons class on tuesday to bring the book in to talk about our family line specificly the upside down tree and being a decsendant of Jesse James. Is there anything that you can add that I should know? I keep this book like a treasure and am very proud to have so much history, I would love to communicate with you about some of the things in this book. Thanks for the website it was so cool to see all of this. -Sarah
Sarah,
I have sent you an email reply.
Thanks.
Regards,
Elaine
Please contact me via e-mail.