Amanda (Moyer) Torrey
Honor Code SignatorySigned 29 May 2019 | 24,914 contributions | 400 thank-yous | 2,557 connections
Signed 29 May 2019 | 24,914 contributions | 400 thank-yous | 2,557 connections
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anyone who shares the same genealogical or historical interests.
Here is my family tree.
with
anyone who shares the same genealogical or historical interests.
Here is my family tree.
tested
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Emory Moyer
and Grace (Rogers) Moyer
Sister of
Sylvia (Canaday) Matthews [half], Ben Canaday [half], Patricia Moyer [half] and Thomas Moyer [half]
Mother of
[private daughter (1970s - unknown)], [private daughter (1970s - unknown)], [private daughter (1980s - unknown)] and Robert Torrey
Profile last modified
| Created 19 May 2013
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Contents |
Biography
FOCUS ON PASSENGER LISTS FROM SCOTLAND [4]
Begin to follow Path with Paul Sorensen: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Relationship&action=calculate&person1Name=Sorensen-4427&person2Name=Moyer-780
I'm 7th cousins 3xs removed of Abraham Lincoln (hysterical) [5]
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| Rabbit Holes and Shiny Things. (Inspired by the g2g comment by Danielle Liard.) |
Descendant of Peter Gruber, and Maria Kraher arrived from Salzburg on 12 Mar 1734, from aboard the Transport "Purysburg".
Descendant of Ruprecht Kalcher,and Margaretha (Gunther) Kalcher arrived from Salzburg on 28 Dec 1734 aboard the Transport "Prince of Wales".
Descendant of Johannes Christopher Gugle aboard the 3d Swabian Transport arriving Nov. 1752.
Descendant of Daniel and Margaretha (Hannelein) Schubdrein 2nd Swabian Transport, The Antelope, arriving 23 Oct 1751.
My name is Amanda Moyer Torrey. I am primarily interested in 2 genealogical directions:
- 1) Mine which we find here on this profile page
- 2) My husband David Torrey
This profile is part of the Torrey Name Study.
MATERNAL: family who settled in Georgia: Virginia/South Carolina Georgian ports. They were
- Austrian Salzburgers: Gruber/Groover Salzburgers: Effingham [6] - Savannah port Ship: Purysburg
- McElveens/Harveys
PATERNAL: Pennsylvania Clearfield County: Germans (Moyer, Kramer, Hubler) English/Welsh/Scottish (Lansberry, Owens, Gillespie)
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| Collector of Shiny Things . . . Ooooh, Look! |
DNA
- Me: Mitochondrial B734779 mtDNA
[For the Full Sequence mtDNA test you have done, with a match genetic distance of 0 (i.e. a perfect match) you can be 95% confident that the common maternal ancestor occurred in the last 22 generations (~550 years), and 50% confident it occurred in the last 5 generations (~125 years).]
- David: B735085
- Robert: N55360 [7]
- BEGIN HERE [8]
- A good starting point for genetic genealogy is the “getting started” link at https://isogg.org/
- Jim Bartletts has an excellent blog https://segmentology.org/
- GEDmatch has https://www.gedmatch.com/education/
- FTDNA has https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/categories/1500001411561-Your-Results-Tools
- DNA Study [9]
Advisors
- Sandy Craig Patak The BEST guide, teacher and friend a newbie could ever ask for!!!!
- Robin Lee Relationship to me [10] Wise, Steady and a valued Beacon
- Jackie Prentice A beautiful taste of Scotland!!!
- Melanie Paul Bringing beauty, fun, inspiration and joy to profiles and family trees everywhere. Thank you Australia for Melanie Paul!
Favorite Sources
GENERIC Cyndis list: [11]
GEORGIA
- Pearl Rahn Gnann (1956), Mrs. Charles LeBey (1970), Georgia Salzburger and Allied Families (Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1956, 1970); digital images, Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/georgiasalzburge00gnan/page/n4/mode/1up).:
- https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Georgia,_County_Marriages_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
SOUTH CAROLINA
https://www.ourfamtree.org/soldier/search.php?state=&fname=&lname=McElveen&rank=®iment=&keywords=&btn=Search
SCOTLAND
McElveens and House of Grimmet:
Digital Afterlife
- Advance Directive
In the event of my passing into the next phase of lifes' journey, or that I have become unable through physical or mental illness, to continue my labour of love on my branches, I place the profiles I manage into the caring hands of the Wikitree Admin. If any member(s) of my family have the desire to continue what I have started, I ask that they be allowed to manage those profiles and have the guidance to continue in the proper manner. Any locked profiles that I manage I believe to contain only information that can be found on the internet, so they may be dealt with as privacy would allow.
Sources
- ↑ "Model to correctly use DNA testing for genealogy [1]"
- ↑ Sample model for reference [2]
- ↑ Electric Scotland [3]
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Amanda's formal name
- full middle name (M.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- personal memories about Amanda (9)
- images (4)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (4)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Amanda (Moyer) Torrey: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1-C16239T, FTDNA kit #B734779, MitoYDNA ID T14920 [compare]
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100.00%
100.00%
Amanda (Moyer) Torrey:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch UZ9855520 [compare], yourDNAportal AMA50dbac4e
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Carolyn (Pinder) Summers
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UA4509593 [compare], yourDNAportal CAR46fe48d2, Ancestry member caryland52
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~0.78%
Greg Welker :
23andMe, GEDmatch EE1864835 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NR9763633 [compare], Ancestry member gwelker_OH
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch CY8026799 [compare], FTDNA kit #802515
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch CZ698652C1 [compare]
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Amanda:
- What do "DNA Connections" on the right panel of our profiles tell us Feb 13, 2023.
- Amanda Torrey is a Wonderful WikiTreer Feb 10, 2023.
- A Question about Triangulation Jul 4, 2021.
- Amanda Torrey is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jan 14, 2021.
- Amanda Torrey is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jan 6, 2021.
- Amanda Moyer is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jul 15, 2019.
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Mary
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B 1697. D 2 Dec 1740 Compiled by Fred Lee Groover.
Perhaps a fellow Wiki Tree member may have connections? Would love for you to have one. There is no publishing information, as Fred contacted family members and they put in their requests for the number of copies they wanted.
Respectively, Carolyn Pinder Summers
I believe oh I believe!!!
My apologies for not getting back to you sooner Carolyn!
I had first heard of this book a couple of years ago and searched for a copy. I know there's one in Salt Lake City that may (I am so not certain) that might be digitalized. But as I remember there was no way I could get my hands on that book. I was hoping at some point Wikitree would get enough cache to get a copy for their archives.
It's considered reference, not source material, but I think its a family treasure and we should honor the work a family member put into it.
It will show up some day...I know it will.
warm regards Amanda
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I know there's another man from a different line in Georgia who also had a slave on his property with children so this wasn't an uncommon practice. I've had the US Black Heritage Project tag for awhile thinking I'd follow up, but haven't known how to approach the topic. Is anyone else looking at this practice? I'd be thrilled to be a part of that study...
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Thank you for adding information on my Grandmother, Elene Groover. I am going to get "with the program" and update my site. I may have some pictures which you might be interested in.
Regards, Carolyn Pinder Summers
I am looking forward to your contribution to Peter's profile - to clarify the family even more. So sad he died so soon :(
I think I wrote a great deal about this topic in William Gillespie, her father's profile.
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We now have a large membership for Province of Carolina Team. As previously discussed in the leadership Team, I have split the Province of Carolina Team https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_Carolina_Team into the following :
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_North_Carolina_%281712-1776%29_Team
And
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_South_Carolina_%281712-1776%29_Team
Please reply to me with your answer of which team you want to work on (this may be multiples)
A) All three teams
B) This Province of Carolina Team https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_Carolina_Team
C) This Province of North Carolina Team https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_North_Carolina_%281712-1776%29_Team
D) this Province of South Carolina Team https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_South_Carolina_%281712-1776%29_Team
Of note there is A Quality Assurance subteam listed on the Province of Carolina Team page which you may be interested in also.
Be sure you fill in your strong points and interests next to your name on the Carolina team page
(I will continue as Team Leader of all three)
Mary ~ Team Leader
Here are some links on Salzburgers https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/ebenezer-colony/ "This unique settlement of Lutheran refugees from Salzburg, Austria, was included in the Lutheran Synod of South Carolina "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburger_emigrants this one sounds like they landed Charleston, South Carolina.
https://www.armstrong.edu/history-journal/history-journal-ebenezer-and-the-salzburgers-separatist-identity-in-colonia
https://www.carolana.com/Carolina/Settlement/lutherans_in_carolana.html
I just need to know which of the Carolina Teams you are interested in.
I am on Georgia team also. If that is your worries.
A), B), C, or D Carolina Teams?
Mary Province of Carolina Team Leader
Loved the article from Armstrong and that the young lady who wrote it (an Arnsdorff) was a Salzburg descendant. Also observing that her family was paramount in indexing Georgia Salzburger and Allied Families. It's not perfect, but that indexing is sure helpful.
Anyway Genealogy, the Salzburgers in particular brings so many aha moments in many very physically connecting ways. And then doing this project is interesting because my lineage seemed like such a personal thing to me but takes on a whole new meaning as we might identify some Hive Mentality at work. That passion of the Divine FIRE mixed up in their understanding of Christianity and how it fit into Luther's mindset. That passion and holy work ethic that ran through their bodies to make this particular community absolutely radio active. It bond them together in a common "shoulder to the wheel" as a bulwark against the odds and howling at the moon in church which separated them from all other colonists. You can see a Salzburger A MILE AWAY.
Then their children who did not have the same motivations as their parents. The shift is so clear. How other people that weren't Salzburgers wanting to benefit from the Salzburger product moving in and rubbing up against the distinctively different motivations of Salzburgers. They simply didn't mix.
Salzburger conflict with the Georgian trustees was the very same as against the Catholic bishopric in Austria. The fact that the whole process lasted even 45 years says something important.
So I'm culling people, gathering familes, opening profiles to fill in the holes to see the connections. I find I'm opening far more profiles than finding familial connections with their lines, but perhaps this will become links on other journeys backward. Its hard when I do find a connected profile, the history can be really bad and the profiles don't make sense when up against real facts -- actually that's fun to see. There is a crossroads between personal profile and actual history. I feel like an archaeologist!!!!
Because Salzburgers and their relationship to the world makes them ideal for a project, what will be interesting is seeing their shifting worlds with time and a bigger colony turning into a country blending all sorts of European countries together. Distinctive, but together. perhaps even a dialectic? shoot.
I realize I'm preaching to the choir...but still in data collecting mode...my brain just won't stop!!! lol. and the thought that there are people out there that can understand WHAT THE BEANS I'M TALKING ABOUT is -- intoxicating. Can you imagine knowing me personally? I love my friends and family. They indulge me so!
I'll have a question later when I can step back and see a picture.
There's something about Lutherans here in the U.S. These are evangelicals. How does that fit or compare with a synod that seems so -- staid? Is there a distinctive Lutheran experience here between these wildlings and self contained christianity?
I'm already seeing a little South Carolina influence here and there trickling from the north. What should I be looking for? Is there a time we see a real bridge forming or does this only happen when the Revolution and outside directives bust up the colony? Was it the American Revolution, attrition or Boltzius' death that finally dissolved the point for the colony to be together? -What seems to be happening is the glue that made this experience happen was philosophical, not economical and that's why the two didn't mix when it came down to it. After all the original Salzburgers went through, a little Revolution wouldn't break it apart, but some alchemical from within the hive that changed its nature and purpose. Is THAT identifiable?
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Welcome to US SoCOL Province of Carolina Team. Will you add a bit about yourself and your strong points on this team page. Also there is a lot to read on the page... https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Province_of_Carolina_Team
Mary ~Province of Carolina Team Leader
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I have no idea what amazing thread you came out from. Isn't Genealogy a wonder? I'm in the middle of integrating 1 of 3 very large branches from MyHeritage and am LOST in the twigs... You may see a message from me again, and can store it anyway you choose. Thank you so much for dropping by and letting me know you actually exist in these white boxes -- 17th Cousin! so fun! Thank you for pointing to 15th Century FitzHerbert! makes me giggle. Amanda
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6 - John WISE ca 1790-1835 5 - Bridger John WISE 1820-1863 4 - Margaret E. WISE 1862-ca 1930 3 - Alma GROOVER 1892-1952 2 - Grace ROGERS 1 - Amanda J. MOYER I am surprised that there is not my Chr 7, but it's ok, so another way of research with my 23andMe list of relatives. Best regards
We are related by a segment on our Chr. Do you have William WISE and Sarah Margaret DENMARK in your ancestors ? Bulloch County Georgia...
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