Stuart Awbrey
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Signed 18 Aug 2015 | 36,010 contributions | 3,744 thank-yous | 1,453 connections
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Stuart A. Awbrey
Born 1930s.
Ancestors 
Son of Harry Urban Awbrey
and Lila Louise (Hudspeth) Awbrey
Brother of
Dennis Awbrey and Sharon Awbrey
Profile last modified
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| The source page THE EARLY AUBREY/AWBREY FAMILY IN WALES FROM 1060 TO 1350 provides an explanation regarding the existence, the lineage, and circa birth dates of the early Aubrey/Awbrey individuals in Wales. |
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Coordinator - Wales Project for Membership. Co-Coordinator for the Aubrey/Awbrey Name Study. Member Mentors Project |
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WikiTree Pages
- Planned Pages Related to Aubrey/Awbreys in Wales:
- Pages for Brecon Cathedral, Llanelieu Court, Tredomen and Tretower.
Genealogy research never stops. What an addiction!
Biography
WikiTree Day Attendee: 2022
Stuart Awbrey has Welsh ancestors.
Descendant of William Carr. Stuart is a 6th Generation Texan.
Stuart Awbrey is a member of the Wales Project.
Stuart Awbrey is a member of the Wales Project (Membership, Counties Team - Brecknockshire, Managed Profiles Team, Topics Team).
Stuart Awbrey is a Project Member of the Texas Project.
Descendant of John Awbrey, possible Gateway Ancestor.
Stuart is the 17th great grandson of King Edward III.
Stuart is the 21st g grandson of Henry II, King of England.
Stuart is the 25th g grandson of Duncan I. King of Scots.
Stuart Awbrey is a member of the Awbrey Name Study Project.
Stuart Awbrey is a member of the Hudspeth Name Study Project.
Stuart Awbrey is a member of the Lawhon Name Study Project.
Stuart was featured in a Meet Our Members Post on the G2G Forum!
Born in 1937 at Kleberg County Hospital, Kingsville, Texas. In 1960 moved to Austin, Texas while in the Army. Moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1973 after being employed by USAA.
Military
I joined the U.S. Army in February, 1960. After basic training, worked in the Battalion Headquarters of the 4th Missile Unit, 7th Artillery at Bergstrom Air Force Base, Austin, Texas. The unit was a Nike-Hercules missile unit whose role was to protect Strategic Air Command bases. I completed my service in 1963.
Education
- 1955 - Graduated H.M. King High School, Kingsville, Texas.
- 1959 - Graduated with a Business degree from Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M University at Kingsville).
- 1963-65 - Additional undergrad work at University of Texas - Austin, Texas earning teacher certification in secondary education.
- 1970s - Completed course work to earn the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation.
Employment
- 1953-59 & 1963-65 – Employed part time as parts department inventory controller for the Chevrolet dealers while attending high school and college in Kingsville, Texas and while attending the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.
- 1965-73 - Worked as an underwriting manager for Farmers Ins Group at the Austin, Texas regional office.
- 1973-98 - Held management positions in various home office staff level Property & Casualty Underwriting units at USAA from 1973 until retirement in 1998.
Insurance Industry Activities
Positions held in state auto insurance plans (SAIP):
- President - Texas SAIP
- President - Western Association of SAIP
- Chairman - Texas SAIP Technical Committee
- Chairman - California SAIP Technical Committee
- Member - Mid-Atlantic SAIP Association - D.C. representative
Other Past Activities
- President - Mens Garden Clubs of America - Austin, Texas Chapter in 1960
- President - Southwest Region - Mens Garden Clubs of America 1960-61
- Certified Mens Garden Clubs of America flower show judge
Awbrey Magna Carta Trail
There is an ongoing effort to establish our emigrant ancestor John Awbrey as a Gateway Ancestor. Most of the work has been done by Liz Shifflett. See John Awbrey’s profile and the Awbrey Magna Carta Trail page for current information. The research is equally applicable to John’s brothers Henry and Thomas.
Related Magna Carta Surety Barons
- According to the Relationship Finder:
- Gilbert de Clare – 19th great grandfather
- John de Lacy – 19th great grandfather
- Hugh & Roger le Bigod – 20th great grandfather
- William de Mowbray – 20th great grandfather
- John Fitz Robert – 21st great grandfather
- Henry de Bohun – 21st great grandfather
- Robert FitzWalter – 21st great grandfather
- Robert de Ros – 21st great grandfather
- Robert de Vere – 21st great grandfather
- Saer de Quincy- 21st great grandfather
- William d'Aubigny – 23rd great grandfather
- William de Huntingfield – 23rd great grandfather
- William Malet- 24th great grandson
- William de Lanvallei – 1st cousin, 21x removed
- Geoffrey de Say – 1st cousin, 24x removed
Current Genealogy Memberships
- Genealogical Society of Kendall County (Texas)
- Texas State Genealogical Society
- San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society (Texas)
Genealogy
Interest in Awbrey family history began in the 1960s when an aunt and some cousins held several family reunions.
My interest in Awbrey family history became active again in 2014. For several years I had been interested in my wife's research on her Martin and Dooley family genealogy. This included visits to various locations in the U.S. and to Gien, France where her great-great grandfather lived while a member of the French General Assembly.
While planning a trip to Bristol, England in 2014, for more Martin family research, we decided to visit Brecon, Wales, the ancient location of Awbrey ancestors.
Visits To Wales
That first visit was revealing. I visited Awbrey related sites at Abercynrig Estate, St. Ellwy's Church at Llanelieu, Christ College and Brecon Cathedral. There was much I did not know at that time.
In 2016, a second visit to Brecon and surrounding areas were much more productive due to research that had been done. Visits to additional sites and buildings related to the family were made.
In 2018, a third visit to Brecon was made with my wife, cousin Liz Shifflett, cousin Lauryn Awbrey Maclure and husband Neil. Each of the cousins are descended from emigrant John Awbrey. We stayed a week in the ancient seat of the Awbreys - Abercynrig Manor House and Estate, Brecon, Wales. Visits were made to Awbrey family related sites: Awbrey Chapel/Christ College, Brecon Cathedral, Llanelieu Court, St. Ellwy’s Church, Tredomen, Tretower, Cantref, Crickhowell. Often we were searching the parish churches for Awbrey memorials.
Aubrey/Awbrey Family Research Sources
My Awbrey family research has been greatly assisted by books self-published by cousins:
- Aubrey/Awbrey edited by Mildred Awbrey in 1966.
- Aubrey-Awbrey of Virginia and Kentucky published by Walton L. Aubrey in 1987.
- Awbrey-Aubrey Family Heritage and History published by Jack C. Awbrey in 1991.
- Aubrey/Awbrey - Dominion and Decline published by Jon A. Awbrey in 2007
- I have a collection of books based on manuscripts written by John Aubrey, F.R.S. who is a 2nd cousin 8x removed, the great grandson of William Aubrey, D.C.L., my 9th great grandfather.
- I have a pedigree chart of ancestors for the period 1030 to pre-1600s prepared by Darrell Wolcott, The Center for the Study of Ancient Wales.
Onsite Research
- Onsite research has been done at:
- The National Archives, Kew, London
- National Portrait Gallery, London
- FamilySearch center in Salt Lake City, Utah
- The Center for the Study of Ancient Wales.
Online Research
- Online research has been very productive with:
- searches on WikiTree
- general searches on Google
- searches of the National Archives and the National Library of Wales.
Genealogy research never stops. What an addiction!
Sources
- Personal information.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Stuart's formal name
- full middle name (A.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (4)
- private siblings' names
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Stuart or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Stuart or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Stuart Awbrey: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-BY119485, FTDNA kit #410976, MitoYDNA ID T15315 [compare]
- Cole Aubrey
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Y-Chromosome Test 37 markers, haplogroup E-BY119485, MitoYDNA ID Y10020 [compare]
- Stuart Awbrey: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H3v-T16093C, FTDNA kit #410976
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100.00%
100.00%
Stuart Awbrey:
23andMe, GEDmatch M430988 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A099361 [compare], Ancestry member sawbrey37
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50.00%
50.00%
Sharon Awbrey :
23andMe
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~1.56%
John Simpson :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Patrick Dear :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XV6586154 [compare], Ancestry member Pat_Dear
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~0.78%
Jill (Seltenreich) Romo :
AncestryDNA
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Stuart:
- Stuart Awbrey is a Wonderful WikiTreer Apr 18, 2024.
- Stuart Awbrey is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jan 11, 2024.
- Stuart Awbrey is a Wonderful WikiTreer Dec 9, 2023.
- Stuart Awbrey is a Wonderful WikiTreer Sep 13, 2023.
- Stuart Awbrey is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jun 26, 2023.
- Stuart Awbrey is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jun 8, 2023.
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Lisa Anne Leach and Stuart Awbrey are a DNA Match on Chr: 15 at 7.9 cM.
Comparing Kit NV2420381 (Lisa Anne Leach) and Kit M430988 (Stuart Awbrey)
Largest segment = 7.9 cM ***DNA MATCH***
Chr 15 B37 Start Pos'n B37 End Pos'n DNA
Chr. 15 27,095,320 29,467,605 7.9 cM ***DNA MATCH***
Total Half-Match segments (HIR) 24.2cM (0.675 Pct)
edited by Richard (Jordan) J
Hi always nice to find cousins here on the tree. and was totally thrilled to see you also have a Welsh connection, mine is through my mothers Bowen Family her Great grandparents the Edwards William & Mary (Jones) Edwards both born in Flintshire, Wales and that's where I stop in Wales, so far can't be digging in the right places. if you can offer some guidance I would really appreciate that.
Kindest regards Will Ferrett Ferrett-36
Stuart
I have also seen some updates to the Powys online databases. I began to search yesterday, there is a great amount of information on most of families in Brecon. I'm think I found some more information on the Burghills, they were another compainon of Newmarche. Newmarche was a border baron in Normandy, so it kinds of makes sense for William the Conquouer to appoint him to the Welsh boarder in the same role. I've found 3 families in proximity to Newmarche lands in Normandy.
edited by Cole Aubrey
My research over the years leads me to the conclusion that the description of the origin of the Aubreys in this area is not correct.
The book makes reference to Dr William's inquisition. Remember there are two links for it from his profile.
It will be interesting to see what you find on the Powys databases.
https://journals.library.wales/view/1380216/1385120/78#?xywh=264%2C1838%2C3018%2C1936&cv=78
The Awbrey's were staunch Royalist , even after they moved to America and even then relied heavily on there connections to secure grants in the northern Neck, although it seemed Francis was well connected to the current gentry class at the time. The one key piece of evidence for a Norman/Royalist origin is the David Gam connectection. His crest remainings within the Aubrey shield well after the events of the War, indicating to me that they also wanted to present themselves as Royalist as well. The intermarrying amounst the other campaign families of the pacification over Brecon would also indicated to me of trying consolidate and remain in power. Unfortunately Newmarche's son was disavowed and the De Bohan took over then the Herberts. It appears that the other Norman families that allied with Newmarche, took a step back as the Walbeffoe's , Burghills and Gunters as well.
A coincidence - while searching for a profile today I came across one you created - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Aubrey-934. I typically click on WT Sourcer to see if additional sources are available. In this case Ancestry has some. Do you want to update it?
Several times I have thought about contacting you regarding updating the Aubrey/Awbrey Name Study but something always comes up. For example, I am no longer sure about the Normans being the source of our surname in Normandy. New information is the Alberics were prominent in Northern Italy going really far back. The Normans used the Teutonic language which came from ancient Germany. So, the Alberic name is in both locations. Or, the Alberic/Aubreys came into Northern France directly from Germany.
Also, we have a very active cousin who lives in Oxford who has data on numerous Aubreys. His sources seem valid but are not readily accessible to me. Problem is he will sometimes send 3 or 4 long messages a day. I don't have that much time. And, he has discovered yet another variation of the name. So far, it looks accurate that we have a line named Heuberry (I may not have the spelling just right).
How is it going with you?
Not able to invest a lot of time on research this year but i plan on trying to get back into it soon.
I am so glad that I queried you about your correction and thank you again for taking the time to respond.
I have already started to rectify these and will check this page regularly in future.
Is it an algorithm that finds these?
I wish that I had known about this months ago. Clearly it is time to further explore the drop down menus on the tabs.
re Josiah Bevan 1875. Bevan -1657. "Warning 864: Almost empty tags". What are empty tags? What does this mean?
Thank you.
Jane
Suggestions and Warnings appear on your Suggestion List which can be found under the menu label "My WikiTree" located towards the upper right of your profile. Scroll down to and click on "Suggestions" to see if you have any profiles that need attention.
Suggestions and Warnings also appear on a list provided for Data Doctors to work from.
Stuart
Bless you and your family.
edited by Jane (Cournoyer) McNicol
https://hubery.one-name.net//getperson.php?personID=I1484&tree=Hubery
Could this connection be the link between the Y-DNA ?
I checked and found that in May 2016 FamilyTree DNA (I think that was the first results after the test) a Thomas Lorenzo Obray matched at 37 markers. The father listed is John Obray - the location was Pembrokeshire. The only other information was an email for someone.
I searched my AncestryDNA results and found the same person and family as seen on the FamilySearch link you sent.
See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Obray-8
This looks like a good starting place:
https://hubery.one-name.net//getperson.php?personID=I1859&tree=Hubery
I scanned the web site last night and there seems to be some sources to support creating profiles for some of the later generations in Wales.
Ive added some of the wiki tree bios to my website for some of those i have to improve those i have
i have sent you the pedigrees charts for some of those without dates hope you received them in good health
I will send you a private message so that you can see my email address as it is not permitted to enter it here.
Your Hubery name study is really interesting.
The Obray spelling first appeared on a DNA test of mine done some time ago. Some years after that I was contacted by a cousin, a professional genealogist in Englnad, who explained how the name came about. A relative of his from Glamorgan joined the Royal Navy. For whatever reason he was registered as Obra instead of Aubrey. At some point later this line added the y to the name. Some of them ended up in Kent. Some of that group became Mormons. Some of the Mormons came to the U.S. One of that group later moved to Utah and was a high priest in that church.
Good luck with your efforts on WikiTree.
I used your Texas google group email address and added you to the page. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Kleberg_County%2C_Texas
Mary
Thank you for your message a couple of months ago regarding membership of the Wales Project. I am sorry I have not been able to get back to you until now. I am recovering from a long illness and am only just getting back into WikiTree. I don't have capacity to rejoin Wales at the moment, as I'm just focussing on my Hendy Name Study, but I will be sure to let you know as and when I do. You are doing a fantastic job. Thank you for all your service, and keep up the good work!
Susie :-)
It was good to hear from you. Good luck with your recovery.
Thanks for the compliment.
I want to spend more time on adding my ancestors and relatives.
Stuart
We now have a Google group for the Texas Project. If you are interested in joining the Texas Google group, please send me your email address by private Wikitree email.
I will then add your email address and you will be set to receive the postings.
thanks
Mary Richardsoln, Project Coordinator, Texas
We're doing our semi-annual check-in with members to see if you have been active in the last six months? Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the 1776 Project that you respond to these check-ins.
Please post your reply as a reply to this message on your page, for convenience of the record keeping.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Mary Richardson ~ Project Coordinator,1776 Project
Next month we will attend the re-dedication of Ft Martin in Tennessee (built by my wife's 4th g grandfather, Gen Joseph Martin) and then on to Martinsville, VA for a re-dedication of his statue. We will also visit a cemetery, previously not accessible, where several Martins are buried.
So, there will be plenty to add on WT.
Thanks, Stuart
Mary
Thanks for joining the Tree Hugger Project/ Appreciation Team Project! I've awarded you a project member badge and added you to the team member list.
Please read the Tree Hugger project page and the Appreciation Team page and add Appreciation to your list of followed G2G tags. When you have a chance, please submit a join request to our Google Group, where our project communicates. Please make sure to add your name and WikiTree ID to the request so we can get you set up. Here's a link: https://groups.google.com/g/wikitree-appreciation/members
The Appreciation Team has a task list; please read it and give me an information where you would like to help. You find the list here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Appreciation_Team:_List_of_Tasks
We look forward to working with you!
Dieter Lewerenz
Co-leader Tree Hugger Poject
edited by Dieter Lewerenz
I failed to include my wiki id on the Google Group Join Request. It was sent 21st or 22nd.
Got tripped up by not reading and because a different procedure is used to add new members to the Wales Project Google Group.
Can you fix this? Or, what do I need to do?
Stuart
edited by Cole Aubrey
visit https://hubery.one-name.net/
I am checking in on behalf of the 1776 Project to announce the new project membership requirements and to verify that you are still interested in being a member of the project. All project members are being asked to join one of the project teams and also to make at least one project contribution every 6 months. We are also asking all project members to join the project's Google Group for project communications.
If you are interested in remaining with the Project, please reply to this comment or send me a message, request to join the Google Group, and let us know what team you would like to participate on.
We really appreciate your contributions on WikiTree, and thank you for all your hard work. If you have any questions, please ask. We would also love to hear any feedback you may have for the project.
If we don't hear back from you we will assume that you no longer wish to participate in the project and if so, you could rejoin at any time as is convenient for you.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
SJ - 1776 Project Leader
edited by SJ Baty
The Ambassadors project has been reorganizing and is looking for those who have a membership at a genealogical society, to help in spreading the word about WikiTree.
We're working on ways to improve how WikiTree connects and interacts with genealogical and local history societies. This is the kind of thing we want to do:
Are you interested in participating in some way? Do you have some ideas to share?
Azure Rae ~ co-Leader of Ambassadors Project
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Perinton-1
You are all set with a badge and ready to let me know by private email, what space page you have in mind to work on for an addition to Texas. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas
edited by Mary Richardson
deleted by Stuart Awbrey
Another shortcut I sometimes use when I know a name, such as Samuel Whitcombe, is to do a Google of "wikitree followed by the name I am looking for. Usually it will give you the link to the WikiTree profile.
If you are interested in the origin of the Aubrey/Awbrey name, check out this link - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Awbrey_Name_Study
Let me know if I can be of any assistance in your research.
Congrats on the Super Star Badge!
As I write, I see you were born- Kingsville, moved to Austin, then later to San Antonio. Business degree at A&M.
Would you like for me to list you as a member of the Texas project?
Mary - Team leader - Projects