Scott C. Steward
Scott C. Steward was the founding editor at Vita Brevis; he served as NEHGS Editor-in-Chief 2013-2022. He is the author, co-author, or editor of genealogies of the Ayer, Le Roy, Lowell, Saltonstall, Thorndike, and Winthrop families. His articles have appeared in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, NEXUS, New England Ancestors, American Ancestors, and The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, and he has written book reviews for the Register, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, and the National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
My great-great-grandfather had 23 named children with two wives -- all but two of the nine children of the first…
On Childhood mortality
No, courtesy titles operate in relation to the peerage holder. Lord X Smith, or the Hon. X Smith, is the…
On Courtesy titles: a primer
Edward Tuck was Amos Tuck French’s uncle; Amos Tuck was his grandfather. I think Uncle Amos named children for both…
On College records
Exactly!
On College records
Thanks, James and Jeff -- such comments are treasured!
On 2019: the year in review concluded
I would start with what you know. Follow the Le Roy name back through vital records, keeping track of names…
On The Le Roy family register
Thank you! I create the charts in Word -- all the tools are present (mainly, once the chart text is…
On Mysterious Menteiths
I should probably work this into the post above, but for the moment I will add the following information about…
On Marrying up
Linda, I'm not sure I can say, definitively. I suspect that the person of the bride brought with it the…
On Marrying up
They indicate that the marriages (of American Livingston ancestors) left descendants.
On Marrying up