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: Bristol County, RI

Families that lived in the county and research done there.

  • Shepards and Rounds

    A two-for-one development – and a lesson in Endogamy Harriet Jenevereth “Hattie” Shepard (1874–1923) was the paternal grandmother of Merilyn Martin, my wife’s maternal grandmother – and thus, one of “Her Sixteen.” Hattie was born on 18 Dec 1874, the youngest of three children of Sylvanus S Shepard (1850–1921) and Lucy Gertrude Rounds (1848–1920). Her…

  • William Bowen: Two Revolutionary War Veterans

    New Wavetop: William Bowen (Sr.) (1760-1854) To orient ourselves: Amanda Lydia (Walker) Callin (1856 – 1933) was my 2nd great-grandmother – one of My Sixteen. A few weeks ago, we talked about her maternal grandfather, William Bowen, Jr.: Today we’re talking about his father – William Bowen (1760-1854) – and some of the speed bumps…

  • Consistently Misimagined

    In which we arrive in a world full of Johns Green(e) For nearly ten years, I have held onto the notion that I was descended from one of the founders of Rhode Island – a surgeon named John Greene. I was very excited about the idea, and the research I did on his biography became…