Elroy Christenson's Family Index


Follow these links to the major family groups. 
Ball   1611 England - 1795 Virginia

Ballinger 1750 England -1800 South Carolina 

Barron 1635 Jamestown,Virginia

Bluetooth King of Denmark
   940-987 Jelling, Denmark

Brashear/Brassieur 1635 Virginia 

Burns 1820 South Carolina 

Camp 1635 Virginia - South Carolina 

Christenson 1770
      Denmark & USA 

Clyde 1806 NY and Arkansas 

Clark 1840 Alabama 

Cole 1840 Alabama

Due   1200 Denmark royalty

Egeberg 1870 Norway & Texas

Graydon 1820 South Carolina 

Greenwood Virginia 

Greer Ireland 1743, South Carolina 

Hollaway 1750 Virginia, Arkansas, Texas 

Johnson 1880 Norway/USA) 

Jones 1830 Alabama 

Kirkland Maryland, VA, SC, AL & TX 

Machen 1744 Virginia - 1860 Arkansas 

Marshall  England - Virginia - 1680 

McDowell 1820 South Carolina 

Møller 1767 Denmark 

Payne 1820 South Carolina 

Pedersen 1820 Denmark 

Renwick 1760 Scotland, Ireland &South Carolina 

Rohne 1870 Norway-Texas 

Roney 1758 No. Caro. & Alabama 

Spann   c1680 Ireland, Virginia, N. & S. Carolina 

Starling 1720 Virginia 

Tarpley 1730 Virginia 

Terry 1790 South Carolina - Arkansas 

Wells 1810 Virginia-Alabama 

White 1760 Virginia- Natchez Terr.


Ball Family Index
England, Virginia and South Carolina
This line leads to George Washington and linked early Virginia Families.  It is not a direst line connection but by marriage.

Mary Ball
b, abt 1708 VA   d. 25 Aug 1789 VA
m. Augustine Washington 1730  
             
                                Col. Joseph Ball
                                 b. abt 1649 Millenbeck, Lancaster Co., England
                                  m. Eliz. Julia Romney 

                                                Col. William Ball
                                                b. abt 1615 England    d. aft 15 Oct 1689 Millenbeck, VA
 
                                                        Richard Ball
                                                        b. ? 1595 England          d. England
                                                       
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Ballinger Family Index
Gloucester, England & South Carolina

This line is still in need of much research if anyone has information on the Clark family of South Carolina or Alabama, I would very much like to know about it.

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Barron Family
South Carolina, Alabama
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Brassieur/Brashear Family
France, England and Virginia

This family came from France and were probably Huguenots run out of the country of French by Louis XIV's army. After spending a short time in England they came to the colonies where eventually Benjamin Benoit Brassieur become a citizen of Virginia.

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Burns Family
South Carolina, Alabama

This family group was the main reason I started genealogy research eight years ago. My mother had always told me that I was related to Robert Burns the great Scottish poet. Since then I have found a number of Scottish relatives but so far no Robert Burns in my background. This line is still in need of much research if anyone has information on the Burns of Alabama or South Carolina, I would very much like to know about it.

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Camp Family History
Virginia, South Carolina, and Arkansas

This particular family in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War but also go back to Jamestown.


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Christenson Family
Denmark, Texas, USA

There are a number of links here to family photos with image map links. The Scandinavian's first name are used as the last name of their sons or daughter, thus Christian's son Paul would be Paul Christenson

See the Norwegian settlers of Bosque Co., Texas

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Clark Family
Alabama

This line is still in need of much research if anyone has information on the Clark family of South Carolina or Alabama, I would very much like to know about it.

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Clyde Family
New York, Alabama and Arkansas

This line is still in need of much research. If anyone has information on the Clyde family of New York, I would very much like to know about it.

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Egeberg Family
Norway and Texas

Graydon Family
South Carolina, Alabama

This line is still in need of much research if anyone has information on the Graydon family of South Carolina, I would very much like to know about it.

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Greer Family
Ireland, South Carolina, Alabama

Alexander Burns b. 1812 SC
m. Margarete Greer  29 Jan 1834 in Tallapoosa Co., AL
 
Joseph Greer, Sr. b. 4 Aug. 1770 ?S. C.
 m. Priscilla(?perJoseph Greer
 
Joseph Greer, 1st     d. before 1799 buried: SC
m. unknown*
 
? John Greer "The Immigrant" b. before 1743 Ireland or Scotland
 m. unknown*
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Hollaway Families
Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi Territory, Louisiana, and Arkansas

The Hollaway family probably came from England but the original immigrant of the family has not been found to this date. Our earliest record of an appropriately placed ancestor is in King and Queen County, Virginia before 1703.

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Johnson Family
Norway and Texas
Egeberg/Johnson lineage Map | Photo of Christenson/Rohne/Johnson Family with links

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Jones Family
South Carolina, Alabama and Arkansas
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Kirkland Family
Virginia, S. Carolina, Alabama, and Arkansas

THE FAMILY LINAGE:
 

Kirkland families of AL and South CarolinaHistory of Henry Co., AL

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Machen Families
Scotland, South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas

Origin of the Machen Names from Scotland and England

Other spellings of the name are found in the census as Macen, McInne, Machin,Machan Macken, Makin or Mackin although the family usually spells it Machen. My own lineage is from these Machens.
 
 

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Marshall Family
?Scotland ?England and Virginia
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McDowell Family
England and South Carolina

This line is still in need of much research if anyone has information on the McDowells of South Carolina, I would very much like to know about it.

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Møller Family
Denmark
All of the following ancestors were born in or near Odby, Denmark on the Jutland pennisula. The Scandinavian's first name are used as the last name of their sons or daughters, thus Christian's son Paul would be Paul Christenson. In this particular case Møller also means the trade of miller and these Møllers did in fact operate a grain mill at various location on the Jutland peninsula.                                                                                          Niels Alexandersen Falster (1180 -1285) royal mayor
                                                                                         unknown

                                                                                            
Alexander Pedersen (a knight by 1185)
                                                                                              Margarete

                                                                                                  
Peder Pedersen (about 1130 d after 1157)
                                                                                                   Ingefred Assersdatter                                                                                                         Peder Bodilsen (about 1100 confusing date  d after 1157)
                                                                                                        his mother: Una (unknown possibly royal family)

                                                                                                           
Peder Bonde (1080-1130)
                                                                                                            Bodil Eriksdatter, Princess of Denmark (1080-1135)

                                                                                                                                                   Erik I, King of Denmark (1056-1103)
                                                                                                                                                   Bodil Thurgotsdatter. (1056 - 1103) 
                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                         Sweyn II Estridsøn, King of Denmark

                                                                                                                                                         Rannveig Thorsdatter

                                                                                                                                                              Ulf A. (Thorgilsson) Thrugilsson
                                                                                                                                                              (Earl of England) (b abt 995)
                                                                                                                                                              Estrid S. (Svensdottir) Princess of Denmark


                                                                                                                  Svein I Haraldsson "Forkbeard"
                                                                                                                       King of Denmark and England
                                                                                                                        Sigrid S. (Storrada) Skogarsdottir "The Haughty" 

                                                                                                                               Harald H. (Gormsson) "Bluetooth"
                                                                                                                               King of Denmark (r.940-987)
                                                                                                                               Gynrith (Olafsdottir) of Sweden, Denmark and Norway

                                                                                                                                     Gorm "The Old" Hardeknudsson/Hardeknodsson b. 835
                                                                                                                                     
Thrya/Thyri "Danbrod" Klacksdottir
Payne Family
England, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

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Peder Christensen  b. 1778 Nørre Nissum, Ringkøbing
Ane Johanne Jensdatter  b. 1785 Nørre Nissum, Ringkøbing
Christen Pedersen  b. about 1750 Nørre Nissum
Ane Pedersdatter b. 1752 Nørre Nissum, Ringkøbing
Peder Christensen  b. ?1730 Nørre Nissum, Ringkøbing
Ane Johanne Jensdatter

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Renwick Family
Ireland, Scotland and South Carolina

The original ancestor of this family came to the Colonies as zealot missionaries after their more radical relative, James Renwick, was the last Covenanter religious martyr to be hung in Scotland in 1688. The family then fled to Ireland from which they immigrated to South Carolina.

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Rohne Family
Norway and Texas

The actual name of this family probably came from the farm on which Evan, Paul's son was raised or worked in Løten, Norway.

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Roney Family
South Carolina and Albama

This line is still in need of much research if anyone has information on the Roney of South Carolina, I would very much like to know about it.

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Spann Family
England, Ireland, Virginia, and South Carolina

James Roney (Ronay/Ronie)  b. 1825 S. C.
m. Mary Martha "Polly" Spann   b. 1830 SC

John Edward Spann b. about 1799 Ridge Springs, Edgefield Co. (now Saluda Co.), S.C.
 m. Marcilla Odom
Henry Spannb. about 1773 Bear Springs, Dobbs Co., N. C.
1m. Mary Couch by 1797
2m. Mary Pou c1804*
3m. Martha Sara Bond 1814/15
John Spann   b. about 1746 Johnston County, North Carolina Colony
m. Amelia "Milly Smith abt 1771

      John "The Elder" Spann b. about 1719 to 1723 Surry Co., N.C.
        m. Sarah Smith abt 1746,

            John Spann (Capt.) b. 1689 ? Dublin, Ireland or Prince George Co., VA.
            m. Mary Norwood abt 1716

                 Rev. Benjamin Spann b. ? Craven Co., Ireland

                  m. unknown

                       Richard Spann/Spanne
                        b. 1624 perhaps Bromborough, Cheshire Co., England
                        Dorcas Broster  about 1625 probably Cheshire, England

                             Edward Spanne 
                                b. bef. 1580 Bromborough, Cheshire Co., England
                              Margrett Harvie/Harvey 

                                      Richard Sponne/Spanne   bef 1560 Bromborough, Cheshire Co. Eng.
                                      Catherine Deinson/Denson  


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Tarpley Family
Virgina and South Carolina

This line is still in need of much research if anyone has information on the Tarpley family of Virginia, I would very much like to know about it.

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Terry Family
England, South Carolina, Alabama and Arkansas

The Terry family starts with Thomas Terry, an Episcopal Methodist missionary, who immigrated to South Carolina about 1790.

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Wells Family
South Carolina & Mississippi Territory

This family links up with the Hollaway family in the Natchez Territory very quickly after the American Revolution.

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White Family
South Carolina & Mississippi Territory
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