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Happy Thanksgiving! Grace, Favor, Thankful, and Blessed. Recent Direct Ancestors named Anna and Related Names.

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

The main meaning of my name Anna is grace, divine favor, and God has shown favor. It comes from the Hebrew name Hannah. Is can be related to the name Anastasia, meaning resurrection. In other languages, from around the world, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty and Self-Acceptance, Bible Study, Catholic, Genealogy, Religious, Uncategorized | Tagged Agnes, Albert, Ana, Anastasia, ancestors, Ancestry, Ancy, Ann, Anna, Anne, Annette, Annis, Armstrong, Barrett, Blessed, Catholic, Chambers, Christian, Cole, Cool, Cunningham, Davidson, Desiree, Doman, Doty, Doughty, Druckenmiller, Dumm, faith, family history, Family Tree, Favor, Favour, Featherstone, Genealogy, Gooden, Grace, Graham, Greatsinger, Grosshans, Hafer, Hannah, Happy Thanksgiving, History, Hoerner, Jesus, Johanna, Joynt, Kennedy, Kuhl, Lamb, Larkin, Linaberry, Lindaberry, Linnenberg, Litts, Mary Ann, Mary Mother of Jesus, McGuire, Mertz, Mine Ancy, Nancy, Norris, Palmer, Price, Prindle, Priscilla, Propheter, Rogers, Scherp, Shepherd, Spatz, St. Anna, St. Anne, Stafford, Talbot, Thankful, Thanksgiving, Watts, Weinmann | Leave a comment

Surname Saturday: My Wentworth Ancestors of Colonial Virginia, Maryland & Yorkshire, England. Our Kin Barbara Wentworth & Robert Holgate, Archbishop of York.

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Many describe our Wentworth ancestors as Gateway Ancestors, meaning a direct link to being descended from royalty. This is partly true, via a female line some generations back lead to being descended from King John I of England. I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Famous Kin, Genealogy, Religious | Tagged Ancestry, Anthony Norman, Aquia, Archbishop of York, Austraila, Barbara Wentworth, Barrett, Bernacke, Bossenden Farm, Calverley, Canterbury, Charles County Maryland, Christian, Colonial America, Colonial Maryland, Colonial VIrginia, County Kenty England, Cromwell, Davis, De Warenne, Doty, Doughty, Dover, England, English Royal Family, Fahey, Fahy, faith, family history, Family Tree, Fay, Ferrybridge, FitzWilliam, Flanders France, Flinthill, Fliteholle, France, French Huguenots, Furnival, Gateway Ancestors, Genealogy, Gooden, Grimethorpe, Hales, Hemsworth, Henry VII, History, Hodgson, Holgate, Huguenot, John Lackland, Johnson, Joynson, King John I, King John of England, Markenfield, Marmion, Mathena, Matheny, Mirfield, Moseley, New Hamshire, North Elmshall, Pontefract, Queen Mary I, RitzRoy, Robert Holgate, Savile, Scrooby, Sotehill, South Kirkby, Stafford County Virginia, Swinnowe, Swinowe, Thomas, Warenne, Watts, Wentworth, Wentworth-Woodhouse, Womersley, York, Yorkshire, Yorkshire England | 4 Comments

A Tangled Web Weaved. An Invalid Spouse, a Mistress, Illegitimate Children. What a Modus Vivendi!

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

“Oh, what a tangled web we weave when at first we start to deceive.” – Sir Walter Scott. From his poem “Marmion”. This week’s writing prompt for 52 Ancestors is Favorite Recipe. I always cringe when this writing prompt or … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Genealogy | Tagged 52 Ancestors, A scandalous affair, Affair, Ancestry, Arkansas, Baptist, Benton County Arkansas, Bradshaw, Carter, Christian, Crawford County Illinois, Deaf, Doty, Doughty, Ethan Frome, faith, family history, Family Tree, Gambill, Genealogy, Gibson, Gooden, History, Illegitimate children, Illinois, Joan Allen, Liam Neeson, Marmion, McGuire, modus vivendi, other woman, Palo Pinto, Patricia Arquette, Primitive Baptist, Sanford, Scott County Virginia, Shiloh, Sir Walter Scott, Slave Owner, Springdale, Tennessee, Texas, twins, Walter Scott, Washington County Arkansas, Watts, Yarberry, Yarbrough | 1 Comment

My McGuire/Maguire Ancestors in Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana in USA.

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

The surname McGuire/Maguire is an Irish surname (also found in Scotland), with its roots to be found in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland). The surname McGuire is an Anglicized version of the Gaelic name Mag Uidhir, which means son of … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic, Christmas, Genealogy | Tagged ancestors, Ancestry, Barnes, Barrett, Battle of Blue Licks, blog, Blue Licks Battlefield, Catholic, Christmas, County Kerry, Daniel Boone, DNA, Doty, Doughty, family history, Family Tree, Famous Kin, Fermanagh, Genealogist, Genealogy, Gooden, Goodin, Goodwin, History, Indiana, Ireland, Irish, JD Vance, Kentucky, Lamb, Maguire, Maxey, Mayflower Pilgrim, McElligott, McGuire, McNamara, North Carolina, Northern Ireland, O'Brien, Primitive Baptist, Quakers, Reagh, research, Scotland, Tralee, Ulster, Urquhart, Virginia, Watts, Whitlock, Writing | 9 Comments

Urquhart – Some of my Scottish Ancestors. And Related English Watts and Goodwin/Gooden Lines

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Aye, I have Scottish Urquhart ancestors❣️

My Watts, Gooden/Goodwin, and Urquhart lines.
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Posted in Genealogy | Tagged Ancestry, Australia, Barrett, Canada, Conisbrough, Crawford County Illinois, DNA, Doncaster, Doty, Doughty, England, Family Tree, Genealogy, Gooden, Goodin, Goodwin, Rogers, Scotland, South Yorkshire, Urquhart, USA, Virginia, Watts | 7 Comments

Tag Archives: Watts

Happy Thanksgiving! Grace, Favor, Thankful, and Blessed. Recent Direct Ancestors named Anna and Related Names.

Surname Saturday: My Wentworth Ancestors of Colonial Virginia, Maryland & Yorkshire, England. Our Kin Barbara Wentworth & Robert Holgate, Archbishop of York.

A Tangled Web Weaved. An Invalid Spouse, a Mistress, Illegitimate Children. What a Modus Vivendi!

My McGuire/Maguire Ancestors in Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana in USA.

Urquhart – Some of my Scottish Ancestors. And Related English Watts and Goodwin/Gooden Lines

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