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Moreland, McVicker, Scruggs, Family

 Reunion at Porterville, California, 1951

Moreland, McVicker, Pinnell, Scruggs and allied families

Introduction

Surname Index

Newsletter Archives

Ancestral

Migration Routes

Immigrant Ancestors

War Veterans

Source Documents Archive

2006 Genealogy

Research Trip

Photographs and

 Images Archive

Moreland, McVicker, Pinnell, Scruggs and allied families

Our Maternal family ancestors are, for the most part, “Scotch-Irish” and English in origin.  Most if not all of our family arrived in America prior to the Revolutionary War.  The Scotch-Irish have always been known as fiery and restless people.  It seems that they were perpetually on the move in an effort to find “greener pastures” or to quote Daniel Boone, more “elbow room.”   There are no great or famous persons within this family tree.  Most supported their families through farming and stock- raising.  Some were lawyers, teachers and preachers.  On the whole they were pretty much just “regular folks”.

     Edward Wade was one of the early settlers of the Virginia colony having arrived aboard the ship “Paul” on July 2, 1635. Giles Carter landed in Virginia circa 1653 as an indentured servant.  In 1677, then a landowner in Henrico county, Giles was intimately involved with Colonel James Crewes in the historic event called Bacon’s Rebellion.  

     During the American Revolution, Hannah (Bracken) Bishop protected her family bible by sitting on it as she watched Tories burn down her South Carolina home.    Abraham Eades was one of many citizens of Albemarle County such as Thomas Jefferson and his brother Randolph Jefferson to sign the Albemarle County Declaration of Independence, on April 21st, 1779, the original of which is preserved in the rooms of theVirginia Historical Society in Richmond.  Michael Dickson and Nicholas Bishop, III were both present, on August 6, 1780

at the siege of Yorktown, in 1781, which effectively ended the American Revolutionary War. He also served as a teamster in the War of 1812.  

Virginia to the upper part of East Tennessee.  This event occurred before the state of Tennessee was even formed. They had come from the Virginia frontier, moving down mountain valleys into this new region as the Indians moved out or even perhaps at times before.   Our 6^th great-grandparents Benjamin and Anna (Abbott) Peachee traveled the Pennsylvannia Road and the Ohio River during their migration from New Jersey to Kentucky around 1794.   Our 3^rd great-grandfather Asa Pinnell came to Maries County Missouri most likely between

Missouri in 1853.  In between George and his wife Hannah produced 10 offspring and resided in South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, as well as Missouri.  The family of our our 3^rd great-grandparents William and Sarah (Douglass) Rhodes traveled via the Old Spanish Trail with the Turner-Duke wagon train to California in 1857.  Along the way they narrowly missed being involved in the    “Mountain Meadows Massacre” which occurred in Utah on September 11 of that year.   Our Rhodes family is listed among the pioneer families of Tulare County having arrived there as early as 1860.  

Moreland, McVicker, Pinnell, Scruggs and allied families (MMPS)

Surname index

The following the surnames of direct ancestral lines found in our maternal family tree.  Web pages have or will be constructed for each name.  For more information about a specific family you are invited to click on the appropriate surname link listed below.   Please note that we have two(2) JOHNSON and two(2) PARKER families in this database.

ABBOTT;   AGUILLON;   AQUITAINE;   ARMSTRONG;   ARTOIS-CAPET;   BACON(Grimbaldus);   BADLESMERE;   BALL;   BARDOLF(FitzBardolf/FitzEudes);   BASSET;   BAYHALL;   BAYNARD;   BEARD;   BEAUFO;   BEAUMONT;   BELLEME;   BENNETT;   BISHOP;   BLEASDALE;   BLEW;   BODRUGAN;    BONDE;   BOOKER;   BRACKEN;   BRIENNE;   BROWN;   BRUMWELL;   BUCHAN;   CAMPBELL;   CARMINOW;   CARTER;   CHAMBERLAIN;   CHANUDOS;   CHAWORTH;   CHILDRESS;   CHRISTIE   CHRISTMAN;   CLEMENS(Clemmons);   CLEMENTS;   CLOUE;   COLEMAN;   COMYN(Comines);   CULPEPPER(Colepeper);   CUMMINGS;   DEMOSS;   DICKSON;   DOUGLASS;   DOWDLE;   DUGALE;   EADES;   EDNEY;   ENGLAND;   EREMBURGIS;   EUBANKS(Eubank/Ubanck);   EULISS;   FALAISE;   FELTON;   FERRERS;   FITZHENRY;   FLANDERS;   FOLIOT;   FRESNEY;   FREVILLE;   GAINSFORD;   GARDNER;   GIFFARD;   GILA;   GOODE;   GREEN;   HANHAM:   HANSLOPE;   HARDRESHULL;   HAWYSE;   HINGHAM:   HOWSON;   JOHNSON, D;    JOHNSON, M.E.;   JORDAN;   KERR;   KRAEMER;   L’AIGLE;   LANGSTON;   LAVEL;   LAWSON;   LIMES;   LINEBERRY(Leyenberger/Lineberger);   LOUX;   MARE;   MARTIN;   MASON;   MAUDUIT;   McVICKER;   MOFFAT;   MOLEYNS;   MONTREVAULT;   MORELAND;   MOUGENAT;   MURDAC;   MYNSTON;   NEELY;   NEUVILLERS;   NEVERS;   NORMANDY;   PARKER (1);    PARKER(2);   PASQUE;   PATTEN;   PEACHEE;   PINNELL;   PLANTAGENET;    POLE:   PORTNER;   POYNINGS;   PROVENCE;   PUGEYS;   QUINCY;   RALEIGH;    RHODES;   RINGUELSBACH;    ROBERTSON;   ROHRBACH:   ROPER;   ROSS;   ROYSTON;   SAY;   SCOTLAND;   SCRUGGS;   SHEPERD;   SMITH;   STEVENS:   STURLER;   STUTEVILLE;   TAILLEFER-D’ANGOULEME:   THON;   TODD;   TOMSON;   VANDIFORD;   VERE;   WADE;   WAKE;   WALKER;   WALLER;   WERLI(Verly);   WHALESBOROUGH;   WIMER(Fitzwimer/Fitzroger);   WRIGHT;   YARBROUGH;   ZANDT

The following LINK will take you to a database that contains all of the above surnames.

MMPS Surname Locator

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We have archived copies of our family newsletter.  The Newsletter is published quarterly, and focuses upon interesting aspects in the lives of our ancestors included in the family tree of our maternal ancestors. Inquiries concerning this publication should be directed to us via the contact information found at the end of this page.

Use the following LINK to view the past newsletters pertaining to our maternal family.

MMPS NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

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Ancestral migration routes

Tracing your own family’s paths of migration can prove crucial in identifying previous generations and eventually, figuring out where and how they arrived in the “New World” as well as where they eventually settled.  Knowing the network of trails American pioneers traveled can help you guess where to start looking.  The trail descriptions provided on these pages will assist you in understanding the routes your ancestors may have taken to find new homes and opportunities in the vast area now encompassed by the United States. 

LINK to more information about direct ancestors within our database for whom

we have identified probable migration routes to new opportunities in America:

AMERICAN MIGRATION ROUTES:

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LINK to our galleries of images dedicated to American migration routes:

American Migration Image Archives

Your LINK to resources and research strategies designed to assist with investigating

the paths taken by your ancestor’s as they moved throughout the United States:

Researching Our Migrating Ancestors

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Castle Garden, America’s first

immigration center 1830-1892

Immigrant ancestors

Ellis Island, immigration

Reception  center 1892-1921

Almost everyone has had a desire to know from where his or her ancestors emigrated.  Once this discovery is made you will most likely begin to track your ancestors back in time and place. Finding an immigrant ancestor's place of origin is the key to finding earlier generations of the family. It provides access to many family history resources in that home area. Once you know a former place of residence or a birthplace, you may be able to add more generations to your pedigree. Learning about your family's history and experiences can be a source of enjoyment and education for you and your family.

LINK to more information about direct ancestors within our

database identified as progenitors of their family lines in America:

IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS:

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LINK to resources and research strategies designed to assist with your

research To  learn more about Ancestors  who immigrated to the New World:

IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS:  Research & Resources

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War veterans

The discovery that an ancestor was involved in one of our national wars or conflicts is usually an exciting and fulfilling experience.  The information we glean from records regarding military units and battles fought tends to provide researchers and their families with a heightened feeling not only our ancestors’ sacrifices but also our own sense of having roots back to those important events that made our country what it is today.    Information about the war veteran’s of one’s family is also an excellent means of gaining the attention of children as well as indifferent relatives.

LINK to more information about persons in our MMPS database identified as veterans of

America’s wars, and the various military units in which they served our country:

WAR VETERANS:

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LINKS to some of the military units in which they served our country:

2^nd New Jersey Regiment of the Continental Line (Revolutionary War)

10^th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line (Revolutionary War)

2^nd Virginia Cavalry, Company K, CSA (Civil War)

5^th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, CSA (Civil War)

LINK to our galleries of images dedicated to the above military units:

Military Unit Image Galleries

Your LINK to descriptions of America’s major wars as well as supplemental information designed to

assist with your research to learn more about ancestors who served in the United States military:

Researching our War Veterans

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Source documents

     The documents contained herein have been located during our research of this family, and used as evidence to prove many of the facts contained within the database of this family’s record.

     Most of these documents can be considered as primary or secondary.  Primary evidence is usually defined as the best available to prove the fact in question, usually in an original document or record.  Secondary evidence is in essence all that evidence which is inferior in its origin to primary evidence. That does not mean secondary evidence is always in error, but there is a greater chance of error.  Examples of this type of evidence would be a copy of an original record, or oral testimony of a record’s contents.  Published genealogies and family histories are also secondary evidence.

     Classifying evidence as either primary or secondary does not tell anything about its accuracy or ultimate value.  This is especially true of secondary evidence.  Thus it is always a good idea to ask the following questions: (1) How far removed from the original is it, (when it is a copy)?;  (2) What was the reason for the creation of the source which contains this evidence?; and (3) Who was responsible for creating this secondary evidence and what interest did they have in its accuracy?

SOURCE:  Greenwood, Val D., The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, 2^nd edition, Genealogical Publishing  Co., Baltimore, MD 21202, 1990, pgs. 62-63

You are welcome to download any of the documents contained within this archive.

  Should you encounter a problem obtaining a copy you may get in touch with

 us via the contact information found at the end of this page.

Use the following LINK to

view the source documents

pertaining to this family.

SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Moreland, McVicker, Pinnell,Scruggs and allied families (MMPS)

2006 genealogy trip

During the entire month of April, 2006 we were fortunate to have had an opportunity to take a genealogy research trip.  During that time we drove from New Jersey to California and back.  Along the way we stopped at many county courthouses, libraries and historical societies.  We also visited with several family members both near and distant.  At each place we spent much time collecting information about our maternal family.  We maintained a journal of our daily activities that you may find interesting to read.  We also took photographs of the people and places visited as well as the many family records we were able to locate.  Both are offered here for your scrutiny in the hope that you may find something of interest to you and your research.

Use the following LINK to view the entire daily journal of our trip.

THE JOURNAL

Use the following LINK to view the many images we collected during the trip.

IMAGE GALLERY

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Photo archives

During our research we have collected images and photographs that are of general interest to a particular family.  Some of them are presented on this website because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past lives.

If you have any photographs or other images relating to this

ancestral family we would greatly appreciate hearing from you.

Use the following LINKS to ascertain whether we have any images that pertain to this family.

FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS and IMAGES

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