A Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics graduate and retired TWA aircraft mechanic (Kansas City Overhaul Base). My hobby interests are history, genealogy and aerospace.

I've gained some experience researching our families U.S. and European genealogy, much of which turned out being quite remarkable actually. I now totally see how and get, Steve Olson's article "The Royal We" in the May 2002 issue of The Atlantic and his claim "Everyone of European ancestry is descended from Muhammad and Charlemagne".

For proving our families Scottish ancestry I used the following sources.

The research of the 19th century genealogist Robert Riddle Stodart. The National Records of Scotland, Scotland's People, sasines from early burgh records/notary protocol books, various accepted peerage books of Scotland, Mormon church/Family Search film records, last wills and testaments. The websites of Wikitree, Patrick's People and the Peerage.

Yes, I'm always willing to help researchers.

*Honoring U.S. Military Service of my Father, Great Grandfathers and Great Grand Uncles*

(Find A Grave Memorial ID after name)

French and Indian War

6th Great Grandfather Petrus Nevius 17193823- F. and I. World War marker on grave.

Revolutionary War

6th Great Grandfathers

John Schureman 124248793 - A member of the Provincial Congress, New Brunswick, N.J.

Isaac Hull 268577416 - LT. Quartermaster, N.J. Continental line.

David Long 263786269 - Pvt. PA. 1st Battalion, Washington County Militia.

5th Great Grandfathers

David Petrussen Nevius 17193725 - Sgt. express rider, N.J. Militia.

Matthew Van Dyke 154732336 - Ensign, N.J.

John E. Rutter 263048197 - LT. MD. 2nd Battalion 5th Company.

John Aik Jones 123360775- Pvt. PA. Press ganged into Brit navy, deserts, joins Yanks.

Isaac Johnson 263264196 - Pvt. PA. Militia, 8th Company, Chester County.

Henry Leinbach 55074503 - Pvt. PA. 1st Battalion.

Henry Gehrett 47445400 - Pvt. PA. Militia as a soldier and wagon master.

Leonard Garrison 148514647- Pvt. PA. minute man, spy and frontiersman.

6th Great Grand Uncles

Samuel Hull 103857331 - N.J. Continental line.

*The 6 brothers of my previously listed 6th G. Grandfather David Long,

Eliel Long 130242624, Noah Long 264674901, John Long 298430883 and James Long 30084754 served in same militia. His other brothers Gideon Long 120701870 and Jeremiah Long 15120413 served in the 8th PA. Regt.Continental Line who wintered at Valley Forge in 1778.

5th Great Grand Uncles

George Garrison 148596544 - Capt. - PA. Militia.

Benjamin Hull 206435338 - Pvt. 4th Inf. Reg. N.J.

Isaac Hull Jr. (see father Isaac mem.) - Pvt. 2nd Reg. N.J. Militia.

Johan Daniel Leinbach 47628554 - Capt. - PA. 7th Company 5th Battalion

Martinus Nevius 132343381 - N.J. militia.

Caleb Johnson (see brother Isaac mem.) - Pvt. PA. Militia 8th Company, Chester County.

William Rutter (see brother John mem.)- Sgt. MD. 2nd Battalion, 5th Company.

Alexander Rutter (see brother John mem.) - MD. 2nd Battalion, 5th Company.

**James Schureman 7751716 - Capt. N.J. Militia.

U.S. Senator and 3 term Congressman of New Jersey,

delegate member of the 1st Continental Congress.

War of 1812

5th Great Grandfather Thomas Hull 255146384 - Seaman, USN, POW

4th Great Grandfather Joshua Gosnell 265983485 - 3LT. MD. Militia- Randall's Battalion Riflemen.

4th Great Grand Uncle John Leinbach 55074158.

3rd Great Grand Uncles

Greenbury Gosnell 270816762 - Pvt. MD. Militia - Randall's Battalion Rifleman.

Matthew George McMath 32464143 - Pvt. PA. Militia - Irwin's 1st Reg. Riflemen

Mexican War

3rd Great Grand Uncle John Schureman Nevius Jr. 1031093 - 2LT. Co. E 10th Inf.

Civil War Union Army

3rd Great Grandfather Archibald Alexander Nevius 3090137- Pvt. 48th MO. Inf.

2nd Great Grandfathers

Jacob Franklin Gehrett 197894255- Pvt. 110th PA. Inf. Wounded at Petersburg, VA.

William Howard Sias 96759892- Pvt. Co. B 28th PA. Inf.

3rd Great Grand Uncles

John Ewing Sr. 26750417- IA. 3rd Inf.

Joseph McCarty Ewing 33417972- Co. E 9th Rgt. IA. Inf. Drummer

Robert 'Pap' Forsyth 121028444- 5th PA. Co. E Heavy Artillery.

James Forsyth 51154830 - Pvt. 18th PA. Cav. Co. H, POW, died at Andersonville, GA.

Colin Forsyth 33413191 - Pvt. Co. H 23rd Rgt. PA. vol. Inf. Wounded by canonshot.

Adam Gehrett 3255305 - Pvt. Co. F 31st PA. Inf. died in hosp. after battle in VA.

Jacob Gehrett 27881576 - Co.H 1st D.C. Inf. died in hosp. in D.C.

James Filson Hull 146052213 - Co. D 14th W.V. Inf. Bugler

2nd Great Grand Uncles

James Wilson Gehrett 133846606 - Pvt. PA.

George Washington Gehrett 64930890 - Co. H 143rd PA. Inf.

Henry Gehrett 87978922 - 8th KS. Inf. POW for 3 months.

Charles William Rutter 27000870 - Co. K 202nd PA. Inf.

Martin A. Rutter 76094696 - Pvt. Co. K 78th PA. Inf.

Spanish American War

2rd Great Grand Uncle William Schureman Nevius 270242047 - Co.F 8th U.S. Inf.

Great Grand Uncle Roy Nevius 19217810 - Pvt. Co. M 12th MD. Inf.

WW I

Great Grand Uncle James Earl Frantz 66796457 - Pvt. Co. F 5th AL. Engineers.

WW II

Grand Uncles

Elmer 'Bud' van Dyke Nevius 97593020 - CPO, USN Seabees, Aleutian Islands.

John D. Gehrett 50848112 - USNR.

Fred Zajdel 269128076 - Army Air Corps * Not a DNA blood relative.

Korean War

My Father, G. Smith - Pfc. Army Ordnance, deployed to Japan.

Uncle Elmer O'Bruba 262156780 - USN Seabees *Not a DNA blood relative.

Uncle Ralph E. Smith 236092597- Army *Not a DNA blood relative.

Vietnam

Uncle Stephen W. Milko 29651829 - Army Special Forces intell. code breaker *Not a DNA blood relative.

Peacetime Military

Great Grand Uncle Russell Kultau 12012798- 1920's Army Air Corps.

Grand Uncle William Lewis 238463346 - 1930's Maj. Army *Not a DNA blood relative.

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- New World Colonists and Pilgrims -

Through my maternal Grandmother Clarabelle "Nunnie" (Nevius) Knoll 59142898 and her 4th Great Grandmother Johanna (Stoothoff) Nevius 17193792.

My 11th Great Grandfather was Wolfert Gerritsen Van Kouwenhoven 173929212 - b1579 d1662. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfert_Gerritse_van_Couwenhoven

A founding father of New Amsterdam, the Dutch colony on Long Island which became Brooklyn, N.Y.

Through my paternal Grandmother Ethel Josephine (Gehrett) Smith 29651790 and her 4th Great Grandfather Isaac Hull 268577416.

My 12th and 11th Great Grandfather's Edward Fuller and his son Samuel Fuller 221915263. Were passengers on the Mayflower and settlers of the Plymouth colony. On my ancestry.com account, I have many DNA matches of 3rd, 4th and distant cousins of this lineage with the surnames of Hull, Fuller, Bonham, Dunham, Drake, Bishop, Barlow, Martin and York.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fuller-48

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- European family History -

10% of my DNA is of German heritage and is all gotten through my maternal Grandfather Charles Albert Knoll 59142896. His paternal grandparents were John Adam Knoll and Katherine (Loeffler) Knoll of Seidenroth, Germany. Other than that nothing else is known of them, end of line. My Grandfather Charles maternal grandparents were Charles Carl Freiwald 120010461 b. Konigsberg, Prussia and Anna Katherine (Vaupel) Freiwald b. Essen, Germany.

My maternal Grandmother Clarabelle (Nevius) Knoll 59142898 had Dutch heritage DNA through the Nevius's. But she also had Scottish heritage DNA through her G.Grandparents. John "Abe" Forsyth

73154776 born at Shotts, North Lanrkshire, Scotland and Susan G. (Ewing) Forsyth b. S. Ayrshire, Scotland.

See my 8th Great Grandmother Margaret (Japhray) Forsyth 288827081 and her Grandfather (My 10th) Hugh Jaffray 288828620.

Another two of Clarabelles's G.Grandmothers's were Margaret (Alexander) Nevius 22427138 b. Ireland and Nancy (Hemphill) Frantz b. Ireland.

Through my paternal Grandfather William Howard Smith 29651767, our surname

Smith, originates from my 3rd G.Grandfather David Smith, who was born in and immigrated from Ireland. His wife Mary (Walker) Smith was also born in Ireland. Other than that, nothing else is known of David and Mary Smith, end of line.

17% of my DNA is of proud Scottish heritage. All of which is inherited through my 2nd G. Grandmother Martha (McMath) Smith 148603673, back through McMath's, Wright's, Cornwall's, Dundas's and eventually back to the middle ages. See my 11th G.Grandfather Nicholas Cornwall of Bonhard 278663603. His Grandfather John Cornwall was KIA at battle of Flodden 9 Sep 1513. On my ancestry.com account, I have many living DNA matches of 3rd, 4th and distant cousins with the surnames of Bruce, Isaacs, Stewart, Dundas, Drummond, MacDougall, Forrester, Mowbray, Cornwell and Wright. ALL surnames of Cornwall, Moubray, and Dundas ancestors and descendents. Which is more proof of evidence of this lineage, per my posted sources and because of my 8th G.Grandmother Katherine (Dundas) Cornwall 300384458, it makes,

***Joan (Beaufort) Stewart Queen Dowager of Scots 9401207 and James Stewart the Black Knight of Lorn 301042474 my 15th g. grandparents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Beaufort,_Queen_of_Scots

****Edward III Plantagenet King of England 1957 and Queen Consort Philippa d'Avesnes of Hainault 8341702 my 18th g. grandparents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III

*****Robert I the Bruce King of Scots 2894 and Queen Consort Elizabeth de Burgh 8586962 my 19th, 21st and 22nd great grandparents. Their daughter Princess Matilda (Bruce) Isaac of Scotland 85725771 is descended from:

The Magna Carta Surety Barons,

Gilbert de Clare 29376739, Richard de Clare 63614261, Hugh le Bigod 99492888 and Roger le Bigod 69748517.

Other earlier ancestors of note on this lineage. (Based on Robert I the Bruce King of Scots being my 19th g. grandfather).

King John I "Lackland" of England 1953 my 22nd G.G.

Queen Eleanor de Aquitaine 6437 of England and France my 23rd G.G.

Sir William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke 4437 my 23rd G.G.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshal,_1st_Earl_of_Pembroke

Princess Aoifa "Red Eva" MacMurrough 57584505 my 24th G.G.

David I King of Scots 8421389 my 25th G.G.

King Henry I of England 1949 my 25th G.G.

King William the Conqueror of England 1948 my 26th G.G.

Queen Consort Matilda of Flanders 8375320 my 26th G.G.

Henri I Capet Roi de France 21076 my 28th G.G.

King Gruffyd App Llywelyn of Wales 208200710 my 29th G.G.

Lady Godiva 35708891 my 31st G.G.

King Erik Segersäll the Victorious of Sweden my 32nd G.G.

King Alfred the Great of England 10675258 my 33rd G.G.

King Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor 6623 my 36th G.G.

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- Infamous Lineage -

Also through my maternal Grandmother Clarabelle "Nunnie" (Nevius) Knoll and her 5th Great Grandmother Ann (Terhune) Schureman 264043795.

My 11th Great Grandfather was Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, alias Moerat Reys 166322025 (c. 1570 - c. 1641).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Janszoon

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jansz-459

A Dutch pirate who was captured by Algerian's and escaped death or enslavement by converting to 'Turk'. He rose to become a Barbary Corsair and one of the most notorious of the Barbary pirates from the 17th century; the most famous of the "Salé Rovers".

After years of behaving very badly, he left piracy a wealthy man. He became a respected elder statesman in Morocco, where his legacy is viewed upon quite favorably by the people there.

Some of Jan Janszoon's infamous work history: ~https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Baltimore

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Abductions

Because of this infamous lineage, my 7th G. Grandmother Antje Jans "Ann"(Terhune) Schureman 264043795 previously mentioned above, was a 2nd Cousin 3xr of Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt 1058.

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- Notable Cousins -

Benjamin Franklin Jones 122437123 -1st cousin 5x removed,

Industrialist, co-founder of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp.

Shared ancestor - John Aik Jones Sr. 123360775

Benjamin's Grandfather was my 5th G. Grandfather.

Maj. Henry Martin Nevius 8458727- 2nd cousin 4x removed,

Civil War, Michigan 7th Cav. served as a LT. in the command of

George Armstrong Custer.

Shared ancestor - David Petrussen Nevius 17193725

Henry's G. Grandfather was my 5th G. Grandfather.

And finally just for fun on Fabpedigree.com-

Because of my 12th G.Grandfather Sir Robert Maule of Panmure 205411916, it makes current King Charles III of England my 13th cousin 1xr https://fabpedigree.com/s000/f054052.htm

and

Because of my 13th G. Grandmother Margaret (Moubray) Cornwall Graham of Barnbougle 279478811, Lady Diana Spencer 1888 was also my 14th cousin https://fabpedigree.com/s083/f005180.htm

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