Mightier Acorns

Journeys through Genealogy and Family History

A parody of a family coat of arms designed with acorns as elements, with the motto "ex gladnis potentioribus" Latin for "from Mighty Acorns"
From Mighty Acorns

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Tad Callin has been working on family history and genealogy since the late 1990s. He does most of his research on Ancestry and posts what he learns to WikiTree.

Category: Revolutionary War

Posts about ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War

  • Edward's Trail

    Teasing meaning from the absence of evidence (part 2) Last week, we were Still Finding James Callin – laying out records that may confirm that he was a Continental soldier in the Revolutionary War. We lack firm proof that the records show the same James Callin recorded in the Callin Family History in 1911, but…

  • Still Finding James Callin

    Teasing meaning from the absence of evidence (part 1) I owe a ton of thanks to two cousins for their part in getting my Callin Family History published: and John K. Callin. Joan is my 3rd cousin, 1x removed; John is my 2nd cousin, 1x removed. Our nearest common ancestors are William Callin and Elizabeth…