Seeber-Wright Family Tree

My copy of FTM 2012 arrived yesterday. I got is all set up, and downloaded my tree from Ancestry. It does take a while. I have over 3000 people in my tree, a lot of pictures. The software downloads this AND most all of the media associated with the Ancestry sources....that's a LOT of census images! Very cool that they are now all downloaded to my computer! So far I have been very impressed. I worked on resolving name places (and making them all consistent). This has gone quite well, and the changes have been uploaded to Ancestry. Changes I have made in Ancestry have seamlessly made their way to FTM. The only other feature I have had time to try is the migration mapping. Very Nice! You can uses your facts which have location information to track your ancestors movement over time. Have an event you don't want to use? Simply de-select it. So my preliminary verdict is: two thumbs up!

Below is a summary of the Revolutioanry War record of Lt. William Seeber DOB Death relation Date Unit Battles 13 Jun 1747 2 Jun 1848 5th G Grandfather 18 Feb 1779 Ensign, 1st Reg, Tryon County, Clydes Regiment NARA Comp Service Record May 1779 Ensign, 1st Reg, Tryon County, Clydes Regiment NARA Pension Nicolaus Yorden 13 Apr 1779 Ensign, 1st Reg, Tryon County, Clydes Regiment NARA Comp Service Record 15 June 1779 1st Reg, Tryon County, Clydes Regiment NARA Comp Service Record 5 Jul 1780 1st Reg, Tryon County, Clydes Regiment NARA Comp Service Record 6 Jul 1780 Lt. 1st Reg, Tryon County, Clydes Regiment NARA Comp Service Record 20 Jul 1782 Lt. 1st Reg, Tryon County, Clydes Regiment NARA Comp Service Record

Genealogic Proof Sheet Name David Seeber DOB 1803 Death 1876 Question(s): Place of birth, Father of David Seeber Conclusion: Birth - Montgomery County, NY, likely Canajoharie area Father   - most likely John W Seeber, possibly Audolph Seeber Source Evidence Conclusions History of Ford County Daughter Harriet born in Montgomery County At Harriets birth (1831), residence was likely Montgomery County Proof, Lorenzo Seeber birthplace Born in NY, Montgomery CO, prob Canajoharie At Lorenzo's birth (1837), residence was probably Montgomery County NY, possibly Canajoharie Will of David Seeber Witnessed by Garret Seeber Probably a relative, perhaps brother. (This will be used to in conjuction with the 1840 census and Marcia Alary Seeber's family tree.)   History of Ford County Grandpa

I am starting a research project using a combination of cluster and surname analysis. The Seeber migration to Illinois from New York. Several of the Seeber’s migrated from New York to Illinois, settling mostly in McHenry, Lake and DeKalb Counties. Of main interest to me is David Seeber, my 3rd great Grandfather, who migrated to Illinois with his son, Lorenzo, and Lorenzo's family. My interest stems from his will, which is witnessed by Garrett Seeber. There is a Garrett seeber of the same generation, from the same state (New York) living in McHenry County (not too far away). Are they related? Brothers? Cousins? According to the General Land Office (GLO) the following Seeber’s held land in Illinois Sylvanus Seeber   (b May 1823) wife: Celestia (b 1827) 9 Jan 1846   10 April 1847 Section Twp Range Meridian Counties 31 43-N 9-E 3rd PM McHenry Abraham J (A J, Abram I) Seeber (b 1815) wife: Delia, Dellia (b 1821)

Poking around in Ancestry.com today, i found this gem: Civil war draft record. Jacob G. Geil, Iowa, 1863. My wive thought I had gone crazy when I shouted Sssscccoooooooooooooooorrreee!!!!

The other day I tried a new search engine: Mocavo Mocavo is a genealogic search engine. It does an excellent job of producing genealogical results, with none of the usual "crud" you typically get with a Google or Yahoo search. I have used it multiple times now, with great success. Most notably, Mocavo uncovered a link to a land map showing the holdings of my ancestor, Lorenzo Seeber (among others). Give Mocavo a try! www.Mocavo.com.

John M. Rearick (1829-1919) John Moses (Marvin?) Rearick 1 was born on 2 Oct 1829 in Alden, Erie, New York 2 – 8 and grew up around his dad’s grist mill.   According to his daughter, Anna Jeanette, John was industrious and helped in the construction and keeping up the grist mill, but did not have much time to attend school 17 . The Mill prospered, the land was very fertile, being in the Lake Plain area of New York 17 . According to Civil War pension records, he grew up a dark complexioned man, with black hair and gray eyes, standing about 5’ 8” tall. In 1854, John married Sara Ladd. Sara had been a school teacher in Vermont.   She went “Out West” on the Erie Canal. then called Governor Clinton’s Big Ditch, to Buffalo, N.Y. 17   John’s new family prospered, and by August 1860 John owned 35 Acres of improved and 11 acres of unimproved land outside of Mill Creek. He also owned 1 horse, 2 milch cows and 3 other cows. 9 The Civil War On 14 Jul 1864 John joined the Union Army. According to

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Today, while cruising member connect on Ancestry.com, I found reference to my 5th great grandfather, Seth Arnold. The reference referred to his being a founding father of Haddam, Connecticut. This led to a web search about Haddam, and then on to yet another site, this one with several references to the Arnold Family and the part they played in Hartford and Haddam. There was also a reference to Seth Arnold's service in the Revolutionary War. Hmmm, this was new to me..... A search of Ancestry found several references to his war service (hey Ancestry, why no shaky leaf hints?). This led me to search Footnote.com Jackpot! The Revolutionary War Rolls and Pension Records of Seth Arnold. Lots a good information, including his sworn affidavit in 1832 (he lived to be over 100) He served multiple times during then war and was in several battles. He was also captured while serving on a French privateer (Revenge of Fourteen Guns) and was held for several months on the prison ship Good Hope (wh

The Rearicks The name Rearick is of German origin, and has been spelled many different ways in historical records. In the early years of America’s history names were often spelled phonetically, creating many variations in the spelling, especially with non-English language names. The most common spellings were Rarick (earlier generations) and Rearick (later generations), but other spellings include Roerich, Rorig, Rarich, and Rohric (among others). In spite of the variations in spelling, the Rearick line can be best described with one word:   PIONEER. Four generations of the Rearick clan struck out on their own, building new lives in previously unsettled lands. From New Jersey, to New York, to Kansas, they made their way to the current “frontier” of their generation, and built a new life from scratch. Hans Conrad (Conrad) Rarick 1723-1790 The patriarch of the family is Hans Conrad Rearick, also known as Conrad Rarick, Sr. (This monograph will use Hans Conrad to differentiate from