Germanna History Notes

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This is a continuation of the research in Beyond Germanna on the First Colony people to further answer a question put to the list last week. Below are the articles that have appeared for the Rector family. It is true that perhaps more has appeared for the Rector family than for any family in any of the colonies. It is frightening that after many of years of research there were so many gaps to be filled. What is it like in your family?

p. 61. "The Wives of John Rector", by John Gott. John Rector, son of the immigrant, John Jacob Rector, was found to have had two wives. The second wife was probably the mother of most of his children.

p. 194. "John Rector", by James F. McJohn. There were two branches of the Rector family, and B.C. Holtzclaw thought the heads were uncle and nephew. Mr. McJohn points out this cannot be inferred from the records in the Siegen area.

p. 206. "Lucinda Rector", by James F. McJohn. Lucinda Rector was assigned by B.C. Holtzclaw to either Moses or William Rector, but she actually was the daughter of Joel Rector.

p. 287. "Fauquier's Arkansas Connection", by John Toler and John K. Gott. The ancestry of several early Arkansas governors includes a Rector.

p. 353. "The Wives of John Rector", by John Alcock. More work of an analysis nature on the wives of John Rector.

p.374. "Another Word on John Rector (1711-1773)", by John Alcock. A lawsuit involving land shows the slow process of legal remedy.

p. 431. "How Many John Rectors?", by Barbara Vines Little. Ms. Little finds that one John Rector was really two different John Rectors.

p. 488. "The Sons of Harmon Rector", by John Alcock. There were unplaced Rectors and an uncertainty about how many sons Harmon Rector had. Mr. Alcock presents the evidence there were only three sons, and names them.

p. 504. "Uriah and Maximillian Rector", by Tommie Brittain. Uriah and Maximillian were two unplaced Rectors, whom Ms. Brittain shows were probably brothers.

p. 505. "The Father of Uriah Rector", by John Alcock. The research of Mr. Alcock finds the father of Uriah.

p. 667. "The First Wife of Bennett Rector", by Brenda J. Thomas. Previously not recognized.

p. 679. "Cumberland Rector", by Evelyn Rector Schmidt. Another "lost" Rector.

p. 687. "James Rector", by Jenell Rector Cremans.

p. 777. "George Rector", by Barbara Rector Hill. Ms. Hill, after 30 years of research, found the parents and children of George Rector.

We gratefully acknowledge the work of John Blankenbaker who published over 2,500 Germanna History Notes via the Germanna-L@rootsweb.com email list from 1997 to 2008. We are equally thankful to George Durman (Sgt. George) for hosting the list and republishing the notes via rootsweb.com.

John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

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