Bartley McRorie
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As an amateur genealogist, this article resonated:
In Defense of Amateurs
My mother and uncle (her brother) started researching our family history, and since her passing, I have picked up the mantle, and am pursuing it! My goal is to leave something here on WikiTree, built on facts and good sources, that my grandchildren can rely on and enjoy!
I am a descendant of two different Maupin 3g grandfathers, which spurred my interest in their line. So, I am coordinating the Maupin Name Study, click here to check it out!
Rhoda Maupin's Photo Album |
A significant addition to that project is: 3G Grandma Rhoda (Holt) Maupin's Photo Album. I am honored to have inherited this late nineteenth century photo album and am working to identify as many of the photos as possible, and to integrate the contents into our genealogical understanding of her family and times. It may be found as part of the Maupin Name Study under the heading: Maupin Treasures.
A somewhat whimsical side project is to keep track of the number of Maupin cousins who married. It is more common than one would think!
As they are discovered, they are logged on this page of Maupin Cousins Who Married.
I have noticed that some of my distant DNA cousins are Black! I would love to find out how we are related! But, African-American genealogy can be especially challenging for many reasons. So, I am helping the US Black Heritage project add profiles of black Americans into WikiTree. Many of those I work on are members of my wife's family.
As a sub-project of the Black Heritage Project, I am working to complete the addition of all 100 Voices from Digital Harrisburg to WikiTree!
My father graduated from the Naval Academy Class of 1952, and I have started doing the genealogy for other members of his class. What an amazing group of guys!
(For more info on the Declaration of Arbroath see this WikiTree page.)
I am descended from 18 of the Jamestown Society Qualifying Ancestors, including:
My sixth great grandmother, Mary (Osborne) King, is a product of the "Great Puritan Migration." All four of her great grandfathers immigrated from England between 1621 and 1640:
So far, it seems I am not descended from any Mayflower passenger. However I am related to:
Bartley has had AncestryDNA and Family Tree DNA mitochondrial, Y, and autosomal tests:
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Here's to great profiles!
All the best,
Bart
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Jerry Owens and Bartley McRorie are both descendants of Margaret (Via) Maupin (1701-1789).
Cheers, Jerry
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Thank you for being part of the Charming Chestnuts team this weekend. Leon Tuck was the #1 Olympian, and our team won a bronze medal, a silver medal, and a gold medal, and achieved first place overall! Great job, and great fun working with you, too! ~ Star
edited by Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
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All the best, Bart
Cheers, Liz
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Cheers, Liz
Thanks for having a big heart ? and adopting those Orphaned Profiles. And thank you for all that you do on WikiTree! You have some beautifully sourced profiles. Every ancestor you honor in this way is beneficial to our global tree.
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Cheers, Liz
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Cheers, Liz
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