BROWN, BURT, ABNEY, WATTS, and related families

My search to discover and document my roots began more than 15 years ago, and it remains an ongoing project. Most of my research has focused on the Southern states of Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and Texas. My main surnames of interest are those of my grandparents: BROWN, ABNEY, BURT, and WATTS. This family tree covers my branches of these families as well as other related lines.

The Internet is proving to be a wonderful tool for genealogical research and publishing. It is no longer necessary to wait until a research project is finished (Is family history research ever finished?) to publish our results. We can now get whatever we have out there to share; based on the best information we have, and keep it up to date as new material becomes available. The drawback is that, inevitably, errors and omissions are included with the valid results. This web site is very much a "work in progress". I try to make it more complete and accurate with every update. You can help me by letting me know when you come across mistakes on these pages and by sharing new information you uncover. Please send me copies of any documents, photos, diaries, old letters, family group sheets, censuses - anything you might have that applies to the families on these pages. Together, we can accomplish much more than each of us ever could alone.

The best part of family history research is sharing it with others. I hope that you found something here to help you with your research. Thank you for visiting and I hope you will come back often. Please contact me via the link below so we can get acquainted.

In navigating this site you will come across a number of different icons, and here is what they mean:

*This tree

indicates my direct ancestors
*In Surnames this icon

means there is photo of this person
*Click on a small camera like this

for additional photos
*Click on a icon like this

to find text documents