Stroll through the thousands of pages of our family history. Our story spans more than a millennium and begins just beyond the links of this page.  As you stroll through the homestead, remember each soul and consider our heritage.  Click on any underlined name to know more. Before you leave, please, share your thoughts and memories.  If you have additional information, a tribute, anecdote, fact, correction, a photograph to contribute, please, let me hear from you at alanraycole@yahoo.com
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William Cole (1745) & Nellie Freeman
William Cole & Martitia Crawford
Oscar Cole & Paulina Bennett
Speed Cole & Americus Snodgrass
Stanley Clarence Cole & Elizabeth Clutts
Carl Elwood Cole & Ina McKee
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Faye Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Elias McKee (ca 1740) & Louise
Matthew McKee & Susannah Rouse
James McKee & Susan Dye
Isabella McKee & Nimrod Randolph
Francis Marion McKee & Maxie Emma Ware
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Colonel Dudley Ware (1757) & Mary
Rice Ware & Francis Vanhook
John Ware & Clarinda Muse
Rice Ware & Telithia Haggard
Maxie Emma Ware & Francis Marion McKee
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Thomas Clutts (ca 1865) & Elizabeth Gee
Elizabeth Clutts & Stanley Clarence Cole
Carl Elwood Cole & Ina McKee
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Faye Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

William Snodgrass (ca 1770) & Sarah
  Francis K Snodgrass & Jane S Galliher
Americus Snodgrass & Speed Cole
Stanley Clarence Cole & Elizabeth Clutts
Carl Elwood Cole & Ina McKee
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Faye Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

James Randolph (ca 1765) & Mary Dye
Nimrod Randolph Sr & Sally Kitty Wesley
William Randolph & Isabella Barber
Nimrod Randolph Jr & Isabella McKee
Francis Marion McKee & Maxie Emma Ware
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

James Haggard (1669) & Elizabeth Gentry
Edmund Haggard & mother Rice
Benjamin Haggard & Polly Nokes
George Haggard & Nancy Whitemore
Telitha Haggard & Rice Ware
Maxie Emma Ware & Francis Marion McKee
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

John Muse (1633) Sr
Thomas Muse Sr
John Muse Jr & Mary Sanford
Thomas Muse Jr & Sarah Chattin
Richard Muse & Margaret
James C Muse & Elizabeth Chesney
Clarinda Muse & John Ware
Rice Ware & Telithia Haggard
Maxie Emma Ware & Francis Marion McKee
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

George Nokes (1680)
Thomas Nokes
George Nokes & Diana Ditto
Polly Nokes & Benjamin Haggard
George Haggard & Nancy Whitemore
Telitha Haggard & Rice Ware
Maxie Emma Ware & Francis Marion McKee
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Arent Vanhook (ca1600) & Anna Populaer
Arent Isaacksen Vanhook & Stintie Laurens
Laurens Vanhook & Johanna Hendricks
Henry Vanhook & Deborah Parent
Samuel Vanhook & Higgins
Benjamin Vanhook & Francis Higgins
Francis Vanhook & Rice Ware
John Ware & Clarinda Muse
Rice Ware & Telithia Haggard
Maxie Emma Ware & Francis Marion McKee
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

William Chesney (1650)
Robert Chesney & Anne Ritchie
Alexander Chesney & Jane Fulton
Robert Chesney & Elizabeth Purdy
John Chesney & Elizabeth Jasper
Elizabeth Chesney & James Muse
Clarinda Muse & John Ware
Rice Ware & Telithia Haggard
Maxie Emma Ware & Francis Marion McKee
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Crawford (1100)
Colonel Valentine Crawford & Catherine
Joseph Crawford & Isaacs
Martitia Crawford & William Cole
Oscar Cole & Paulina Bennett
Speed Cole & Americus Snodgrass
Stanley Clarence Cole & Elizabeth Clutts
Carl Elwood Cole & Ina McKee
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Faye Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Royal Roots: Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Kings, etc...

Martin Dye (ca 1650) & Margaret Sessions
Arthur Dye & Katherine Hopkins
Jacob Dye & Mary
Mary Dye & James Randolph
Nimrod Randolph Sr & Sally Kitty Wesley
William Randolph & Isabella Barber
Nimrod Randolph Jr & Isabella McKee
Francis Marion McKee & Maxie Emma Ware
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Martin Dye (ca 1650) & Margaret Sessions
Arthur Dye & Katherine Hopkins
Jacob Dye & Mary
William Dye & Elizabeth Randolph
Delilah Dye & Robert Wesley
Christassis Wesley & Charles Barber
Isabella Barber& William Randolph
Nimrod Randolph Jr & Isabella McKee
Francis Marion McKee & Maxie Emma Ware
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

James Randolph (1720)
Elizabeth Randolph & William Dye
Delilah Dye & Robert Wesley
Christassis Wesley & Charles Barber
Isabella Barber& William Randolph
Nimrod Randolph Jr & Isabella McKee
Francis Marion McKee & Maxie Emma Ware
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Peter Higgins (ca 1750) & Susannah Craig
Francis Higgins & Benjamin Vanhook
Francis Vanhook & Rice Ware
John Ware & Clarinda Muse
Rice Ware & Telithia Haggard
Maxie Emma Ware & Francis Marion McKee
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Nicholas Jasper (1772) & Elizabeth
Elizabeth Jasper & John Chesney
Elizabeth Chesney & James Muse
Clarinda Muse & John Ware
Rice Ware & Telithia Haggard
Maxie Emma Ware & Francis Marion McKee
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole
 
 
Wesley
Guy (ca 920) & Phenan
Geoffrey & Emma De Sasualls
Licolph
Waldron & Adelicia Percy
Avenant of Welswe
Roger De Wellesley & Matilda O'Neal
Stephen De Wellesley & Alice De Cailli
Walter De Wellesley & Mary Taffe
Nicolas De Wellesley & Laura Vyoyan
William/Walrond De Wellesley & Ann Vavseur
Sir John De Wellesley
Sir William De Wellesley & Elizabeth
Walrond De Wellesley & Geraldine
Gerald De Wellesley & Grizelle Aylmer
Arthur De Wellesley & Margaret Ogilvy
Sir Hugh De Wellesley & Grizelle De Talbot
William De Wellesley & Gwendaline Courtney
Walter Wesley & Alice Tracey
Sir Herbert Wesley & Elizabeth Wesley
Bartholomew Wesley & Ann Colley
John Wesley & White
Timothy Wesley
Samuel Wesley
William Wesley
Samuel Wesley & Susannah
William Wesley & Delilah Goodall
Robert Wesley & Delilah Dye
Christassis Wesley & Charles Barber
Isabella Barber& William Randolph
Nimrod Randolph Jr & Isabella McKee
Francis Marion McKee & Maxie Emma Ware
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

see above
William Wesley (1750) & Delilah Goodall
Sally Kitty Wesley & Nimrod Randolph Sr
William Randolph & Isabella Barber
Nimrod Randolph Jr & Isabella McKee
Francis Marion McKee & Maxie Emma Ware
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Charles Barber (1808) & Christassis Wesley
William Randolph & Isabella Barber
Nimrod Randolph Jr & Isabella McKee
Francis Marion McKee & Maxie Emma Ware
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Nicholas Gentry (ca 1640) & Elizabeth
Elizabeth Gentry & James Haggard
Edmund Haggard & mother Rice
Benjamin Haggard & Polly Nokes
George Haggard & Nancy Whitemore
Telitha Haggard & Rice Ware
Maxie Emma Ware & Francis Marion McKee
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Robert Hopkins (ca 1625)
Robert Hopkins Jr
Katherine Hopkins & Arthur Dye
Jacob Dye & Mary
William Dye & Sarah Gordon
Isaac Dye & Matilda
Susan Dye & James McKee
Isabella McKee & Nimrod Randolph  
Francis Marion McKee & Maxie Emma Ware
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

William Parent (ca 1670) & Mercy
Deborah Parent & Henry Vanhook
Samuel Vanhook & Hannah Mount
Benjamin Vanhook & Francis Higgins 
Francis Vanhook & Rice Ware
John Ware & Clarinda Muse
Rice Ware & Telithia Haggard
Maxie Emma Ware & Francis Marion McKee
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

Richard Sanford (ca 1650) & Susannah
Mary Sanford & John Muse
Thomas Muse Jr & Sarah Chattin
Richard Muse & Margaret
James C Muse & Elizabeth Chesney
Clarinda Muse & John Ware
Rice Ware & Telithia Haggard
Maxie Emma Ware & Francis Marion McKee
Ina McKee & Carl Elwood Cole
Fredric Alan Cole & Marcella Patterson
Alan Ray Cole

 

James Patterson (1765) & Mary
Jonathan Patterson & Mary Littlejohn
Greenberry Patterson & Permelia Perkins
Christopher Patterson & Mary Reynolds
William Patterson & Mattie Elliott
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole
 
 
William Gaines (1808) & Nancy Oliver
John Gaines & Martha Rumsey
Robert Gaines & Marada Singleton
Christine Roberta Gaines & Arlis Ray Patterson
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Robert Elliott (1647) & Elizabeth
Robert Elliott II & Catherine
Robert Elliott III & Mary Rainey
Robert Elliott IV
Johnston Elliott II & Rebecca Mayes
Johnston Elliott III & Susannah Austin
Johnston Elliott IV & Debora Bastin
Silas Elliott & Artapriscilla Douglas
Mattie Elliott & William Patterson
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Christopher Singleton & Sarah Hundley
Robert Singleton & Sarah Floyd
Robert Singleton & Elizabeth Camden
Pleasant Singleton & Nancy Camden
mother Singleton
Marada Singleton & Robert Gaines
Christine Roberta Gaines & Arlis Ray Patterson
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Phillip Hundley (1631)
Phillip Hundley & Ann Kemp
Charles Hundley Sr & Anne Motley
Anthony Hundley & Frances Hundley.
Sarah Hundley & Christopher Singleton
Robert Singleton & Sarah Floyd
Robert Singleton & Elizabeth Camden
Pleasant Singleton & Nancy Camden
mother Singleton
Marada Singleton & Robert Gaines
Christine Roberta Gaines & Arlis Ray Patterson
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

George Douglas (1772) & Betsy
Thomas Douglass & Spicy Perkins
William Douglas & Lourinda Durham
Artapriscilla Douglas & Silas Elliott
Mattie Elliott & William Patterson
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

John Rumsey (ca 1810)
Martha Rumsey & John Gaines
Robert Gaines & Marada Singleton
Christine Roberta Gaines & Arlis Ray Patterson
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Thomas Mayes (ca 1710) & Margaret
Andrew Mayes & Rebecah McFarland
Rebecah Mayes & Johnston Elliott
Johnston Elliott III & Susannah Austin
Johnston Elliott IV & Debora Bastin
Silas Elliott & Artapriscilla Douglas
Mattie Elliott & William Patterson
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Thomas Durham (1715) & Mary
David Milton Durham & Jane Coleman
James Durham & Dorinda Warner
Lourinda Durham & William Douglas
Artapriscilla Douglas & Silas Elliott
Mattie Elliott & William Patterson
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Thomas Bastin (ca 1750) & Hannah Baldwin
William Bastin & Deborah Cook
John Benjamin Bastin & Sarah Ann Reed
Deborah Bastin & Johnston Elliott IV
Silas Elliott & Artapriscilla Douglas
Mattie Elliott & William Patterson
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Edward Cook  (1749) & Pricilla
Deborah Cook & William Bastin
John Benjamin Bastin & Sarah Ann Reed
Deborah Bastin & Johnston Elliott IV
Silas Elliott & Artapriscilla Douglas
Mattie Elliott & William Patterson
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

John Reed (ca 1776)
Sarah Ann Reed & John Benjamin Bastin
Deborah Bastin & Johnston Elliott IV
Silas Elliott & Artapriscilla Douglas
Mattie Elliott & William Patterson
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Thomas Maske (1651)
John Maske & Elizabeth
Judith Maske & Walter Leake
Elizabeth Leake & James Coleman
Jane Coleman & David Milton Durham
James Durham & Dorinda Warner
Lourinda Durham & William Douglas
Artapriscilla Douglas & Silas Elliott
Mattie Elliott & William Patterson
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Thomas Christian (ca 1636)
Thomas Christian & Rebecca New
Ann Mourning Christian & Samuel Coleman
James Coleman & Elizabeth Leake
Jane Coleman & David Milton Durham
James Durham & Dorinda Warner
Lourinda Durham & William Douglas
Artapriscilla Douglas & Silas Elliott
Mattie Elliott & William Patterson
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Robert Perkins (ca 1745) & Elizabeth Lollar
Reuben Perkins & Nancy Spellman
Joshua Perkins & Elizabeth Singleton
Permelia Perkins & Greenberry Patterson
Christopher Patterson & Mary Reynolds
William Patterson & Mattie Elliott
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Charles Littlejohn (1770) & Mary
Mary Littlejohn & Jonathan Patterson
Greenberry Patterson & Permelia Perkins
Christopher Patterson & Mary Reynolds
William Patterson & Mattie Elliott
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole
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Christopher Singleton & Sarah Hundley
John Singleton & Mary White 
Elizabeth Singleton & Joshua Perkins
Permelia Perkins & Greenberry Patterson
Christopher Patterson & Mary Reynolds
William Patterson & Mattie Elliott
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Robert Coleman (1622) & Elizabeth Grizzell
Daniel Coleman
Samuel Coleman & Ann Mourning Christian
James Coleman & Elizabeth Leake
Jane Coleman & David Milton Durham
James Durham & Dorinda Warner
Lourinda Durham & William Douglas
Artapriscilla Douglas & Silas Elliott
Mattie Elliott & William Patterson
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

Francis Leake (1549)
Richard Leake
Walter Leake
Walter Leake
William Leake & Mary Bostick
William Leake & Judith Maske
Walter Leake & Judith Maske
Elizabeth Leake & James Coleman
Jane Coleman & David Milton Durham
James Durham & Dorinda Warner
Lourinda Durham & William Douglas
Artapriscilla Douglas & Silas Elliott
Mattie Elliott & William Patterson
Arlis Ray Patterson & Christine Roberta Gaines
Marcella Faye Patterson & Fredric Alan Cole
Alan Ray Cole

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Notice
This site is a collection of reports from cousins far and near.  However, proof and sources have not been required for posting.  Although many  genealogists consider this reckless, I consider it a very successful way of gathering more information.  Information attracts information (and corrections). It also provides leads for new discoveries and direction in finding documentation.

Equally important, I have made contact with many distant cousins.   The research findings that are shared help others make advancements that they in turn share, creating a momentum.

I am most appreciative of cousins who are gracious with their research and forward it to me for posting on An American Family, making it available to all. 

We are always looking for your genealogy, family tree, family history, reunions, ancestors, descendants, census records, marriage records, marriage licenses, birth records, birth certificates, family pedigrees, social security death records, cemetery records, land deeds, property titles, military records, passenger lists, surnames,  research, portraits, and your GEDCOM.

 

FYI
Although there are about 500 web pages within
An American Family
at this time, some of them are the equivalent of more than 30 type-written pages, each.  An American Family consists of approxiamately 9 megabytes of text and another 60 megabytes of photography. The best way to determine the scope of this project is to translate those figures into something in which we are familiar. Nine megabytes holds approxiamately
4,500
type-written pages. That beats Shakespeare!

Enjoy as you stroll through our history.  But more importantly, if you  have additional information, a tribute, anecdote,  fact, or to contribute, please, let me hear  from you!   I want to make An American Family a treasure for our family.

Kilobyte (1,000 bytes)
1 Kilobyte: A poem
2 Kilobytes: A Typewritten page
10 Kilobytes: An encyclopedic page
100 Kilobytes: A low-resolution photograph

Megabyte (1,000,000 bytes)
1 Megabyte: A small novel
2 Megabytes: A high resolution photograph
5 Megabytes: The complete works of Shakespeare
9 Megabytes: The text of An American Family
60 Megabytes: The colection of s in An American Family
100 Megabytes: One meter of shelved books

 

 

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