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1. Abbe -- Mercy Abbe was born in 1680. She married Jonathon Ormsby Sr.. The Ormsby family married into the Howard family.
2. Armstrong -- Mrs. Thomas Armstrong of Maidstone, Kent, England, had the maiden name Lamont. She was the sister of Margaret Lamont Churchill. Thomas Armstrong was the mayor of Maidstone from 1929 to 1930.
3. Barnes -- Samuel Barnes was born in 1620. His daughter Unice married into the Franklin family. The Franklin family married into the Howard family in the early 1800's.
4. Battles -- Edward Battles was born in 1743. His daughter Perly married into the Franklin family, which married into the Howard family.
5. Berbage   --   Elizabeth Berbage was born in 1604 in Dorchester, and died in 1665 in Newton, Middlesex, MA.  She married elder Thomas Wiswell.  They were the great-great-grandparents of Sarah Richardson. Sarah married Ephraim Wyman in 1754 in Massachusetts. 
6. Bleakney -- Annie Maude Bleakney ("Aunt Anne") married Chester K. Churchill, who was a cousin of Wilfred Churchill. Anne and her daughter Patti, an artist, lived in the Detroit area.
7. Blumenstengel -- Martha Blumenstengel married the elder Johann Hoffman in 1652. Follow her descendants through the Tjaden family, then Crans, and McKindely.
8. Bolter -- Mary Bolter was the wife of Elias Trask in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Their daughter Mary Trask was born about 1734. Mary Trask married Zaccheus Churchill in Plymouth.
9. Bradford -- William Bradford, the first governor of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, was the uncle or cousin of Hannah Pontus. Hannah was the wife of John Churchill.
10. Brand.  Ellen Brand was born in 1569 in Barkway, Hertfordshire, England. She married Thomas Wymant. Her great-grandson, John Wyman, left England and went to Woburn, Massachusetts where he married Sarah Ruth Nutt
11. Brandt -- Francoise Tjaden married Willem Karel Crans, and she is Mom’s grandmother. The mother of Francoise had the maiden name of Brandt.
12. Bronson. -- Sarah Bronson married Myles Nutt.  Their daughter Sarah Ruth Nutt was born about 1624 in England, and married John Wyman in Massachusettes.
13. Brown -- Joyce Brown got married to Peter Wees, and their son was William Wees. William and his wife Isabelle Randall Wees went from Canada to Benton Harbor, Michigan, to become farmers.
14. Buiseman -- Roelof Buisman, 1821-1883, was the second husband of Johanna Herm. C. P. Schouten (Brandt) in Wijhe, Holland. Johanna’s granddaughter was Francoise Tjaden Crans.
15. Carpenter -- Their family married into the Ormsby family, which married into the Howard family.
16. Carter -- Capt. John Carter lived in Woburn, Massachusetts in 1650 with his wife, Elizabeth Grove Carter. Follow their descendants through the Converse family, then Richardson, Wyman and Churchill.
17. Chantrell -- John Chantrell was born about 1640. Follow his line down through Kempton, Battles, Franklin, Howard, and then McKindley.
18. Churchill -- Nelson Churchill is the father of Wilfred L. Churchill, and he is the father of Donald N. Churchill.
19. Churchwell -- Our ancestor John Churchill spelled his name this way occasionally, because spelling was flexible at that time.
20. Crans -- Jeanette Crans married William Myrl McKindley, and they are Mom’s parents.
21. Cressal.  Joan Cressal was born in 1575.  She married Thomas Wyman in Westmill, Hertfordshire, England.  Her grandson John Wyman traveled across the Atlantic to Woburn, Massachusetts. 
22. Converse -- Deacon Edward Converse was an officer in the military, with a distinguished reputation in the war with the Indians. His great granddaughter Hannah Converse married Jacob Richardson. Their granddaughter Sarah married Ephraim Wyman, and left Massachusetts in 1771 to live in Yarmouth.
23. Cruese Mary Cruese (or Crense) was born in 1535 in Wicroft Castle, Devonshire, England. She married William Churchill. They are the great-grandparents of John Churchill, who appeared in Plymouth in 1643 and married Hannah Pontus.
24. Curtis -- Stanley Curtis married Wilhelmina Crans.
25. Darling -- Dennis Darling and his wife Hannah Francis were both born about 1640. Follow the family line down through Battles family, then Franklin, Howard, and McKindley.
26. Deland -- Bethia Deland was born in 1712. She married into the Kempton family, which later joined the Battles family. The Battles family married into the Franklins, which married into the Howard line.
27. DeLisle -- Marilyn Churchill married Ralph DeLisle.
28. Doane -- Druscilla Doane was married in 1788 to James Wyman in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
29. Donnan -- Margaret McKindley, the daughter of John McKindley, married Alexander Donnan Jr. of Galway, New York, and had some children.
30. Duxford.  Katherine Duxford was born in 1569 in Westmill, Hertfordshire, England. She married Thomas Richardson and had a daughter, Elizabeth Richardson. Elizabeth married Francis Wyman
31. Easton -- David Easton is the father of Sylvesta Easton Howard. Sylvesta’s daughter Helen married Francis Austin McKindley.
32. Flint -- Gertrude Flint, born in 1795, married Rufus Churchill in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Her grandson was Aaron Flint Churchill, the famous sea captain. Her husband was the son of our ancestor Ephraim Churchill, who was born in 1759 and emigrated from the US to Canada.
33. Ellis -- Mary Ellis was born in New York in 1822 or 1824. Her grandfather Ellis had been a pioneer to a section of New York that later became known as Ellisburg Township. Mary Ellis married William McKindley, and their son Francis married Helen Howard. After her husband died, Mary Ellis married Hiram Tubbs and they moved to Benton Harbor.
34. Ellis -- Experience Ellis was the daughter of Matthias Ellis of Sandwich, Massachusetts. Experience married Stephen Churchill in Plymouth, Mass. Stephen was born in 1685.
35. Foerst -- original name of Marie Forest, Dad’s mother. Marie's father spelled his name Foerst, and later the family Americanized it to Forest.
36. Forest -- Marie Forest was the wife of Wilfred Churchill.
37. Francis -- Hannah Francis was born about 1640. She married Dennis Darling. Follow that family line down through the Battles family, then Franklin, Howard, and McKindley.
38. Franklin -- Purley Franklin, born 1794, married into the Howard family. Her ancestor James Franklin was born in 1650.
39. Gannon -- Martha Forest married John Gannon. Their son Phillip is Dad’s first cousin. Phillip was the president of Lansing Community College.  
40. Gilford -- Elizabeth Ann Gilford was born in the early 1700's.  She married Walter Larkin.  The Larkin family joined the Wyman family, then the Churchills.
41. Gridley -- Ethelyn Nutting married Mac Gridley. Ethelyn was Mary McKindley Nutting’s daughter.
42. Groenhoff -- Elizabeth Groenhoff was married in 1791 to Bernard Hoffman. Their daughter Elizabeth married Ubbo Peiters Tjaden, and they became the grandparents of Francoise Tjaden (Mrs. Willem Karel Crans).
43. Hanson -- Wybra Hanson was born about 1590 in England. She married William Pontus and lived in Holland before emigrating to Plymouth, Massachusetts. Wybra's daughter Hannah Pontus married John Churchill.
44. Harris -- Lavinah Harris, born 1765, married John Howard, grandfather of John F. Howard. John F. Howard was the farmer in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Lavinah Harris is probably no relation to the Mary Harris of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, who married Thomas Churchill.
45. Harris -- Mary Harris was born in 1795, and married Thomas Churchill, a sea captain in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. She is probably no relation to the Lavinah Harris who married into the Howard family.
46. Hibbard -- Arsenath Hibbard was born in 1768. She married Ephraim Churchill in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Ephraim emigrated to Yarmouth from Plymouth after the American revolution. Arsenath Hibbard Churchill is buried in the Churchill Cemetery in Yarmouth.
47. Hilliard -- Elizabeth Hilliard was married to Gilbert Peters. Gilbert was born about 1645. Follow their descendants through the Deland, Kempton, Battles, Franklin, Howard, and McKindley family lines.
48. Hoffman -- part of our relationship to Martin Luther. The Luther family married into the Hoffman family, which married into the Tjaden family.
49. Horton -- Esther Horton, born 1711, married into the Franklin family. The Franklin family married into the Howard family.
50. Howard -- John F. Howard was the father of Helen Howard McKindley.
51. Jersey -- Mary Jersey was born in 1572 or 1573 in England. She married George Kempton. Follow the family line down through Battles, Franklin, Howard, and then McKindley.
52. Johnson -- Capt. Edward Johnson and his wife Susan helped found the town of Woburn, Massachusetts. He came from Kent, England. He died in 1672. Follow his line through the Richardson family, then Wyman, then Churchill.
53. Kempton -- Married into the Battles family, which married into the Franklin family, which joined the Howard family.
54. Kerry -- Stanley Kerry, or Stanley Rice Curtis, born June 1897. He married Wilhelmina Crans. His biological mother, Anna Rice, died in childbirth and so his mother’s sister, Lucy Kerry, raised him as her own. It was at the Kerry home that Myrl McKindley proposed to Jeanette and quickly married her that very evening.
55. Killam -- Susannah (Rose) Killam was born in 1779. She married Zaccheus Churchill in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
56. Larkin -- Mary Larkin was married to William Wyman. Her daughter, Ruth Anne Wyman, married a farmer in Nova Scotia by the name of Nathan Churchill.
57. Lamont -- Margaret Lamont came from Scotland to Nova Scotia, Canada, where she met Nelson Churchill, Dad’s grandfather.
58. Lang -- Caroline (Carrie) Lang was born in 1855. She married Franz Foerst, and their daughter was Marie Forest (Mrs. Wilfred Churchill).
59. Lewis -- Sally Lewis is the wife of David Easton. Sally is also the mother of Sylvesta Easton Howard.
60. Lindemann -- Margarete Lindemann was born in 1460. She married Hans Luder. Their son, Martin Luther, was a famous ex-priest.
61. Long -- Anna Long was married to James Converse. Their granddaughter Hannah Converse married Jacob Richardson. Their granddaughter Sarah Richardson married Ephraim Wyman, and moved from Massachusetts to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1771.
62. Lowell -- Lucretia Lowell was born in 1800. She married Joseph Randall, and their daughter Isabel married William Wees. Their daughter married William McKindley.
63. Luder -- Martin Luther's father and grandfather. Spelling was flexible in those days.
64. Luther -- We are related to Martin Luther through Mom’s side of the family, through Crans, Tjaden, and Hoffman.
65. Manchester -- Priscilla Manchester married Ephraim Churchill, who was born in 1709 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
66. Martin -- Edward Martin was born in 1605. His daughter married into the Omsby family, which married into the Howard family.
67. McAuley -- Martha McLean was born in 1789. She married William McKindley, then was widowed. Her second husband was John McAuley.
68. Kindley -- Myrl McKindley married Jeanette Crans.
69. McLean -- Martha McLean married William McKindley. She was left a widow and made a needlepoint listing her siblings. She married her second husband, John McAuley. She died prior to the Civil War.
70. Meller -- Eleanor Meller was born in 1565. She married John Churchill. They are the grandparents of the John Churchill who appeared in Plymouth, Mass. In 1643 and married Hannah Pontus.
71. Mellowes Oliver and Elizabeth Mellowes lived in the first part of the 1600’s. Follow their family line down through Chantrell, Kempton, Battles, Franklin, Howard, and McKindley.
72. Mijne -- Alida Wilhelmina Charlotta Mijne is full the name of the woman who married Pieter Crans in 1835. Her son, Willem Karel Crans, left Holland and lived in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
73. Morrill -- Albert Alphronus Morrill married Elva A. Wees. Elva was the sister of Cynthia Wees. Another Morrill: Mary Morrill Wagner, who went on a trip to the Chicago World’s Fair with her husband and with another couple, William and Cynthia Wees McKindley. Mary Wagner’s granddaughter, Edith Wagner, was a close friend of Carol McKindley.
74. Moses -- Jesse Moses was married to Jean Lamont Churchill, the sister of Wilfred Churchill.
75. Nichols -- a sister of Sylvesta Easton Howard had a grandson named Nichols, first name not known.
76. Nutt -- Sarah Nutt married English-born John Wyman in 1644. They raised seven children in Massachusetts.
77. Nutting -- Mary Sylvesta McKindley, born 1871, the sister of William McKindley, got married to Earl Nutting. Their two kids, Francis and Ethelyn, were about the same age as Myrl McKindley. "Aunt Mamie" helped Carol McKindley label the family photo albums.
78. Olds -- Archie McKindley married Vira Ann Olds in 1888. They are grandparents of Jack McKindley.
79. Ormsby -- Richard Ormsby was born in 1605. One of his descendants married into the Howard line.
80. Otto -- Petronella Otto was the wife of Dr. Johann Martin Hoffman. Follow that family line down to the Tjaden, Crans, and McKindley families.
81. Pearl -- Minerva Pearl got married to Warren H. Pearl, the person Pearl Grange was named after. Minerva was the sister of Lucretia Randall. Lucretia was the mother of Cynthia Wees.
82. Peters -- Edward Peters was born in the early 1600’s. His great-granddaughter Bethia Peters was born in Salem, Massachusetts in about 1690. She married into the Deland family. Her daughter married into the Kempton family, then the Battles family, then the Franklin family, then the Howard family.
83. Pierson -- Bartholomew Pierson lived in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1640. He and his wife Ursula were in Woburn in 1653. Follow their descendants through the Richardson, Wyman, and Churchill family lines.
84. Pontus -- John Churchill, who was in Plymouth in the 1640’s, married a woman named Hannah Pontus who was related to the governor of the colony.
85. Pratt -- Family married into the Battles family, which married into the Franklin family, which married into the Howard line.
86. Randall -- Isabell Randall married William Wees and moved to Berrien County, Michigan. Their daughter: Cynthia Wees McKindley.
87. Reed -- Rebecca Reed married Edward Johnson, and their daughter Mary became Mrs. Enoch Richardson. Their daughter married Ephraim Wyman.
88. Reeves Robert Reeves was born in 1570. Follow his descendants down through Kempton, Battles, Franklin, Howard, and then McKindley family line.
89. Richardson Sarah Richardson married Ephraim Wyman in 1754. They left Massachusetts after having nine kids, and settled in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, where they had four more children. Her great-grandfather Samuel Richardson had emigrated to Massachusetts from the old country (probably England).
90. Roda -- Jacoba Roda was the mother of Bernard Wilhelm Hoffman. Follow her descendants through the Tjaden family, then Crans, McKindley, and Churchill.
91. Rogers John Rogers was born in about 1610. His daughter Lydia Rogers married Joseph White. Follow the family line through the Darling family, then Battles, Franklin, Howard, and McKindley.
92. Rowlings -- Thomas Rowlings was born about 1583. He died in Boston. Follow his line down through the Kempton family, Battles, Franklin, Howard, and then McKindely.
93. Schoenmakers -- Johanna Schoenmakers was married to a man named Jan Crans. Her grandson was Willem Karel Crans, who left Holland and went to Benton Harbor, Michigan.
94. Schouten -- Johanna Schouten is a woman who married a man by the name of Brandt. Their daughter, Jeanette Brandt, married Peter Tjaden and had a daughter named Francoise Tjaden.
95. Smith -- Jedidah Smith was born in the late 1600's or early 1700's.  She lived in Massachusetts at some point in her life.  Her daughter married into the Doane family, which joined the Wyman family, then Churchill..  
96. Sweet -- Lovella Sweet married Rinaldo Howard. Renaldo was the brother of Helen Howard McKindley. Lovella had a brother, Mark Sweet.
97. Sutherland -- Jos. Sterling Howard, brother of John F. Howard, had a daughter Matilda Howard who married Lewis Sutherland. There are lots of Sutherlands in the old family albums, including a Sterling "Southerland" and his red-haired wife Elma Pearl Sutherland.
98. Thornton -- Mehitable Thornton was born about 1650. She married Thomas White. Follow their descendants through the Darling, Battles, Franklin, Howard, and McKindley lines.
99. Thyssen -- Teresa Thyssen was the first wife of Willem Karel Crans. She died, and he remarried afterwards, twice.
100. Tjaden -- Francoise Tjaden married Willem Karel Crans, and they are Mom’s grandparents.
101. Trask -- Mary Trask was born about 1734 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married Zaccheus Churchill. Their son Ephraim left Plymouth for Yarmouth.
102. Tubbs -- Mary Ellis, the mother of Francis Austin McKindley, remarried after her first husband died. Her first husband was William McKindley. Her second husband was Hiram Tubbs. There is an Art Tubbs who is the son of Ed Tubbs.
103. Tyller -- Gracy Tyller was born about 1478 in Dorset, England. She married Thomas Churchill. They are the G-G-grandparents of John Churchill of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
104. Underwood -- Maria Underwood, born in the 1500's, married Richard Upham. Their daughter married into the Ormsby family, which married into the Howards.
105. Upham -- Richard Upham, born in the 1500's, had a daughter who married into the Ormsby family. The Ormsby family married into the Howard family.
106. van der Veer -- Jelle van der Veer is the grandson of Francoise Tjaden’s brother.
107. Von Bora -- Katherina Von Bora, an ex-nun, married Martin Luther, an ex-priest. Follow the family line through the Hoffman, Tjaden, Crans, and McKindely families.
108. Van Meerkirk -- Aantje van Meerkirk is the woman who married Direk Crans. Their son, Jan Crans, was born in 1765.
109. Wagner -- See Morrill.
110. Walker -- Sarah Walker was married to Edward Johnson in Massachusetts. Their granddaughter Mary Johnson was married to Enoch Richardson; and their daughter Sarah was married to Ephraim Wyman. Sarah and Ephraim left Massachusetts in 1771 to live in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
111. Wees -- Cynthia Wees married William McKindley. They are Mom’s grandparents. Cynthia Wees was also known as "Grandma Cynthia."
112. White -- Thomas White was born in 1599. His great-granddaughter, Mehitable White, married a man whose last name was Darling. Follow the family line through the Battles family, then Franklin, Howard, and McKindley.
113. Wiswall -- Elder Thomas Wiswall lived in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife Elizabeth. Follow their descendants through the Johnson family, then Richardson, Wyman, and Churchill.
114. Wyman -- Francis Wyman was born approximately 1590 in England. His descendant Ruth Anne Wyman married Nathan Churchill in Nova Scotia. Their son was Nelson Churchill, Dad’s grandfather.
115. Ziegler -- Anna Margaret Ziegler married Heine Luder. They had a son, Hans Luder, in 1459. Hans was the father of Martin Luther, a famous ex-priest.
116. Zuver -- Chloie Howard, the daughter of Rinaldo Howard, married a man by the name of Zuver and had two children: Flossie Zuver and Lovella Zuver.
117. Zwaden -- Anna Marguerita Zwaden was married in 1676 to Johann Ernst Hoffman. Follow her descendants through the Tajden, Crans, and McKindley families.