52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - The Beginning

This is the beginning. I have never blogged before or written anything for public viewing other than facebook posts. I will try to make these posts interesting. As stated in the description I am going to follow the prompts from Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks and try to write about a different ancestor every week.

I am not going to write about living people but just to set the scene I will tell you about the makeup of my family. My maiden name is Maby and I am married to a Richmond. I am a first generation American so all my lines will be found in the British Isles, Ireland, and Europe. My husband is from Texas so his lines will be primarily from the United States. His parents are living so they will not be mentioned and I will start with his grandparents. He has 4 siblings and many nieces and nephews. My parents are deceased so I may mention them from time to time. I have 2 siblings and 2 nieces. My husband and I have 3 children, 1 son-in-law, 2 children of the heart, and 3 grandchildren.

The lines that we have are:

Grandparents:
(U.S.) Richmond, Wilson
(U.K.) Maby, and Mossop.

Great-grandparents:
(U.S.) Richmond, Shaw, Wilson, Oldham
(U.K.) Maby, Maddox, Mossop, Clement

2xGreat-grandparents:
(U.S.) Richmond, Smith, Shaw, Harrell, Wilson, Boudreaux (Acadian), Oldham, Hull
(U.K.) Maby, Whelan, Maddox, Bowers, Mossop, Ball, Clement, Storace (Malta)

3xGreat-grandparents:
(U.S.) Richmond, Henry, Smith brick wall, Shaw, Jenkins, Harrell, Faust, Wilson, Franks, Boudreaux, Bourgeois, Oldham, Jackson, Hull, Bates.
(U.K.) Maby, Reed, Whelan, Evans, Maddox, Martin, Bowers, Fosker, Mossop, Walker, Ball, Hooper, Clement, Jones, Storace, Farrugia (Malta)

4xGreat-grandparents
(U.S.) Richmond, Milburn, Henry, Anderson, Shaw, Carle, Jenkins, Whttington, Harrell, Neatherlin, Faust, Cox, Wilson brick wall, Franks, Gervais, Boudreaux, Giroir, Bourgeois, Gaudet, Oldham, Wilkerson, Jackson brick wall, Hull, Renfro, Bates, Paul
(U.K.) Maby, Hart, Reed, Summers, Whelan brick wall, Evans, Davies, Maddox, Pulley, Martin, Wynn, Bowers, Nicholson, Fosker, Simpson, Mossop, Peele, Walker, Cole, Ball, Bagot, Hooper, Cook, Clement, Gray, Jones brick wall, Storace, Pullicino (Malta), Farrugia brick wall

Some of these U.S. lines continue back to the American Revolution and colonial days. Several are at their brick walls both for the U.S. and the U.K. and Malta. A few of the U.K. lines continue back 3 or 4 more generations. I am not sure if I will follow any particular order when I write about each ancestor but I will try and put them in perspective for  you as to their relationship to me or my husband. I am hoping this blog will help me to focus on one ancestor at a time and to make sure I have my ducks in a row as to sources and evidence.

Emjoy!