While researching ancestors living in Colonial Virginia during the 17th century, I found several records of land grants.
Land
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Immigrants Blog Posts
So Far Away
My great-uncle Frank immigrated to the United States from Japan in 1905 to further his education, so far away
Immigrant Ancestors, Fresh Start
52 Ancestors, in 52 Weeks – Week1: Fresh Start.
The varied reasons my European ancestors immigrated to North America for a fresh start.
Samuel Jordan: First
52 Ancestors, in 52 Weeks – Week 1: First
When I think ‘First’, as it relates to genealogy, I think of my first ancestor to arrive in North America, Samuel Jordan, 1575-1623.
Frank Takeo Flucawa
Born Takeo Furukawa on 15 March 1883 in Tottori-Ken, Tokyo, Japan, little is documented of his early childhood. Family oral history stories say that the young Takeo experienced hunger, poverty and the loss of his family. Additionally, the stories tell of friendship, spiritual learning and scholarship.