RN #211 Geographic Chronology

Understanding the geography of the land that was occupied by your ancestors can be a help in time of  tree climbing road blocks. [Called "brick walls" by some.]  This notebook contains my research into the geography of the homeland of my own ancestors.  It contains a series of maps/tables/charts/and names of towns that have been involved along my own tree climbing experiences.  It starts with what I call "the skeleton". 

This is basically an outline of the geographic area (map) my ancestors were located.  It has a mileage marker placed (to give scale), and a compass to give direction.  The major rivers are identified and named, thus giving the earliest roadways and natural barriers to the land. This become the foundation for my exploration.

The mountains were to play a major roll in the settlement and land use.  The figure above shows the addition to  "the skeleton" map giving new insight into the natural barriers which forced settlement among these hills.  Map after map can be drawn is sequence using the skeleton map.  This notebook contains my maps which have been drawn over the years of tree climbing.

RN #187 House of Trevor Geography

This notebook contains much early work on the lineage of Tudor Trevor.  It is a collection of items pertaining to the history and geographic areas that were part of the family's history.  Several items are summary papers written for the family newsletter The Jones Genealogist, first published in 1989.

Record of the House of Trevor (summary paper)
Chronological chart(s) 350 AD -1980 AD
Cholmondeley of Cholmondeley (Cat.Ref. DCH)
Gretton (Sherard) Manuscripts (Cat.Ref. DE1431)
House of Trefor (Trevor) flow chart 900 AD -1680 AD
Maelors
Oswestry
     Leighton (Sweeney) Leighton family of Sweeney, Oswestry, Shropshire (Cat.Ref. 177)
     Hanmer family of Pentrepant, Shropshire (Cat.Ref. 894 and 1144)
     The Halston Collection (Cat.Ref. 2171)
     The Henlle Hall Collection (Cat.Ref. SRO 2847)
     Lloyd family of Leaton Knolls (Cat.Ref. 103)
     Fitz-Alan family, Earls of Arundel
     Venables Collection (Cat.Ref. 484)
Whittington
     Parish in hundred of Oswestry, Co. Salop
     A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Lewis
     Whittington Castle
     Halston Estate, Muniments of title, Whittington, land in Hindford
     Whittington, Common Rights in Babbinswood
     The Henlle Hall Collection (Cat.Ref. SRO 2847)
     Halston Estate, Muniments of title, Lower Ridge, Ellesmere
Valle Crucis
Dinas Bran
Simcoe family of Devon (Cat.Ref. 1038 M)
Shropshire or Salop
Llwyn - Onn (Llwynynn)
     City of Chester Assembly (Cat.Ref. ZA)
     Mostyn-Owen (Cat.Ref. 3890)
Pengwerne (Pengwern)
     Chester City Quarter Sessions (Cat.Ref. Q)
     The Cobden Papers (Cat.Ref. COBDEN)
     City of Chester Town Clerk (Cat.Ref. ZTC)
historic maps/charts/figures

RN #141 Pneumansend Creek 1673

This notebook contains research on Pneumansend Creek area in Virginia.  This was the first creek identified in the land grant of Cadwallader Jones, 1673.  It includes analysis of all grants along this creek involving a large number of individuals.  A series of maps were generated using this research.

Cadwallader Jones lands on Pneumansend Creek beginning Nov. 1673
Index listing Cavaliers and Pioneers, 1665-1728
Clement Herbert (lands)
John Barrow (lands)
John Prosser (lands)
John Phipps (lands)
Henry Berry (lands)
Capt. Alexander Fleming (lands)
John Gillett (lands)
25 Sept. 1665 (map)
17 Apr 1667
27 Sept 1667
19 Sept 1671
5 Nov 1673

Multiple maps and drawings of Pneumansend Creek area.  Two samples are shown below.

Geography and genealogy are 1st cousins in this JONES surname tree climbing.