Robert Battle's genealogy projects
To contact me about any of these documents, write to:
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Online documents:
Samuel St. John descendants and documents
The career and relationships of Richard de Cornwall
Fackler family files
American and British descendants of William Spencer of Savannah, Georgia (continuation of the 2002 TAG article below)
My own ancestry (last updated 2 June 2013)
Published articles:
Ancestors of Widow Martha1 (Wood) Beard and Mary1 (Wood) Platt, Both of Milford, Connecticut. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 178 (2024): 150-168 and 272-292.
The Identity of Mary, Wife of Reynold1 Marvin of Connecticut. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 178 (2024): 189-192.
The Identity of Anne, Wife of Dr. Richard1 Palgrave of Charlestown, Massachusetts. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 178 (2024): 52-72.
The English Ancestry of Ellis1 Barron of Watertown, Massachusetts, Part I: Winfarthing Registers and Manorial Court Records. The Genealogist, 38 (2024): 96-139.
The English Origin of Zacheus1 Curtis of Salem, Reading, Gloucester, and Rowley, Massachusetts. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 177 (2023): 225-228.
The Archer Ancestry of Samuel1 Fogg and John1 Legate of Hampton, New Hampshire, and Margery1 (Legate) Younglove of Ipswich, Massachusetts. The Essex Genealogist, 43 no. 3 (August 2023): 125-138.
The English Ancestry of Samuel1 Younglove of Theydon Garnon and Epping, Essex, and Ipswich, Massachusetts. The Essex Genealogist, 43 no. 3 (August 2023): 139-151.
The English Ancestry of Philip1 James of Hingham, Massachusetts: With the James Ancestry of the Gilmans of Hingham, Norfolk. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 177 (2023): 101-118.
With John C. Brandon: Identity of Anne, First Wife of Robert1 Woodmansey, Schoolmaster of Boston, Massachusetts, and of Her Niece, Anne1 (Not Storer), Wife of James Truman and Robert Skinner of Maryland. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 177 (2023): 67-84.
The Identity of Ann, Wife of Thomas1 Jones of Hingham, Hull, and Manchester, Massachusetts. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 176 (2022): 369-373.
With Henry B. Hoff: The English Ancestry of Rodolphus1 Elmes of Scituate, Massachusetts, and His Cousins John and Samuel Sellon of Massachusetts and Lydia M. (Latrobe) Roosevelt of New York. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 176 (2022): 233-248 and 409-417.
With Hal Bradley, Steven D. Norris, and Lynne Cleaver: The Two Wives of Rev. Edward1 Norris of Salem, Massachusetts. The American Genealogist, 92 (2021, pub. 2022): 17-27.
The English Origin of Robert1 Carr and Caleb1 Carr of Rhode Island. Rhode Island Roots, 48 (2022): 58-75.
Some Notes on the Ancestry of Mary1 Stallon alias Butler, Wife of Abraham1 Belknap of Lynn, Massachusetts. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 176 (2022): 173-178.
With Randy A. West and Robert Charles Anderson: The English Connection of Robert1 Keyes of Watertown and Newbury, Massachusetts, and John1 Swett of Newbury. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 176 (2022): 5-17.
With Leslie Mahler: Three Great-Migration Gentlewomen: Sisters Margaret (Gentleman) Ibrook, Susan (Gentleman) (Hunter) Hollingsworth, and Joan (Gentleman) (Herrington) Youngs of Southwold, Suffolk, and Massachusetts. The American Genealogist, 91 (2020, pub. 2021): 250-260.
The Wives of Rev. FrancisA Boughey, Father of Elizabeth1 (Boughey) Harris of Roxbury and Muddy River, Massachusetts. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 175 (2021): 342-344.
Some English Records of Robert1 Woodmansey, Schoolmaster of Boston, Massachusetts. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 175 (2021): 345-347.
Notes on the Family of William1 Gager of Little Waldingfield, Suffolk, and Charlestown and Boston, Massachusetts. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 175 (2021): 231-237.
The Colman and Cutler Ancestry of John1 Thorndike of Essex County, Massachusetts, with the Colman Ancestry of John1 Coggeshall, Muriel1 (Gurdon) Saltonstall, and Jemima1 (Waldegrave) Pelham. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 174 (2020): 314-321, 175 (2021): 79-93, 180-191, and 247-268.
Anthony1 Caverley, Dancing-Master, of London, Barbados, and Massachusetts. The American Genealogist, 91 (2019-2020, pub. 2020-2021): 81-90 and 217-224.
Identity of Alice, Wife of Thomas Derehaugh of Badingham, Suffolk. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 173 (2019): 302-314.
Who Was Ursula Woodgate? Identifying the Wife of Francis Quarles and Mother of Joanna1 (Quarles) Smith of Boston, Massachusetts, and Lyme, Connecticut. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 173 (2019): 101-118.
Magdalen (Hall) Camp Was Not the Grandmother of William1 Curtis and Mary1 (Curtis) Ruggles of Roxbury, Massachusetts. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 173 (2019): 119-121.
Parentage of Samantha Rose St. John & Caroline Azuba St. John. The St. John Genealogy Newsletter, vol. 1 issue 7 (Nov-Dec 2018): 4-13 (link here) [NB: if link does not work, original submission is here].
Mary (Caverley) Avery, Second Wife of Joseph1 Avery of England, Scotland, South Carolina, and Georgia. The American Genealogist, 90 (2018): 119-136 and 189-204.
Confirmation of the English Origin of Richard1 Cooke of Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, and Boston, Massachusetts. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 172 (2018): 125-134.
The Invented Irish Origin of Michael Cyprian1 O'Byrne of LaSalle, Illinois. The American Genealogist, 88 (2016): 241-253. Online here.
The Wood Connection of William1 Addis of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and New London, Connecticut, and William1 Barnes of Salem and Gloucester, Massachusetts. The American Genealogist, 86 (2012, pub. 2013): 152-156. Online here.
Enigmas #28: Was Millicent, Wife of Andrew1 Neale, of Boston, a Daughter of William1 and Sarah (Wilshire) Barnes? The American Genealogist, 86 (2012, pub. 2013): 54-60. Online here.
Joseph1 and Margaret (Mackenzie) Avery of England, Scotland, South Carolina, and Georgia: With a Royal Descent for Margaret (Mackenzie) Avery. The American Genealogist, 84 (2010): 52-64. Online here.
The English Origin of Elizabeth1 (Boughey) Harris of Roxbury and
Ancestors and Descendants of William1
Spencer, Immigrant to
English Ancestry of Anne (Derehaugh)
Stratton of
An Addition to 'The Godbold
Ancestry of Fishers and Fiskes of Early
The American Society of Genealogists