If we could trace Louise’s Jervis family back far enough, we would eventually find our common grandparent.
And if we did find that ancestor, we could perhaps trace forward to find our Elizabeth.
Continue reading72 – Louise’s Jervis Jump Start
71 – Jarvis or Jervis or Gervis or ?
As you’ve seen, there are a variety of spellings for Jarvis.
Jarvis, Jarvais, Jervis, Jervais, Gervis, Gervaise, Gervace, Jarvice, etc.
Can we come up with the definitive form? Did Elizabeth use only Jarvis, or could she have used any of these other spellings?
Continue reading70 – Elizabeth Search Redux
In May 2018, Celia Cotton offered to help me reboot my search for Elizabeth Jarvis in England.
At the time, I didn’t know about the DNA match with Louise Longworth. So all Celia had to go on was our “problem statement”.
Continue reading69 – Celia and Louise
Not Thelma and Louise. Celia and Louise.
Genealogy involves time-consuming research – hunting for citations and stories and references. And you’ve heard me bemoan the brick wall.
But sometimes you just get lucky. And I did. Twice.
Continue reading68 – Going Nowhere
After months of effort, my search for Elizabeth in England was going nowhere. I tried lots of traditional research methods, a few listed below. None worked.
I had hit the genealogical brick wall.
Continue reading67 – Calendars and Dates
Elizabeth Jarvis’ survey was done February 4, 1684.
What’s up with that? The document clearly says February the 4 1683.
Continue reading66 – Elizabeth Jarvis – A Few More Facts
Let’s examine a few more facts and assumptions about Elizabeth in Pennsylvania. These will help our search for her in Britain.
Continue reading65 – Elizabeth Jarvis (8G)
It’s 1684.
In the woods along Ridley Creek, Elizabeth Jarvis and her son built a primitive cabin with help from neighbors.
This will be home for Elizabeth, her 12-year-old son Joseph and 4-year-old daughter Ruth.
Now they need to clear some land and get a garden before winter.
Continue reading64 – You’ve Read the Blog, Now Get the Book
That’s right. Family Nibbles is now available as a book. You can enhance your personal library, and give a gift to a Teply family member.
Continue reading63 – End of a Teply Era 1865-1925
We’ve taken a look at an era of Teply families, from Frank Teply’s birth in 1865 and arrival in America in 1867 as a child to Ben Teply’s early death in 1925.
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