A Documented Family History
Nunc aut nunquam · Now or Never
Five centuries, traced record by record — from a Tudor priory in Hertfordshire and the patrician houses of Bern, across the Atlantic, and down through the American South to a Mississippi churchyard. Names, dates, and the evidence behind every one.
Ways in
Start wherever you like — the story for a quiet afternoon, the numbers for the scope, the discoveries for the surprises.
Start here
How deep it goes, at a glance — the ancestors, the generations, the reach, and the rigor behind it. One page.
See the scorecard →The centerpiece
The documented family narrative across five centuries, in three volumes — from a Tudor priory to a Mississippi churchyard. Manuscript under review; read a synopsis of each book.
Read the synopses →Who’s who
Every ancestor and kinsman in plain language — searchable, each with a confidence tier so you always know how sure we are. Living relatives kept private.
Browse the register →The discoveries
The best finds, told as stories: the ancestor who never existed, the three Aarons untangled by one pension file, the Corner family, and the Swiss line to 1387.
Browse the stories →A crossover
The family line laid against the timeline of Russian history — while Ivan the Terrible, Catherine, Napoleon’s Moscow, and the last Tsar filled the headlines, the family was doing its own quiet thing. A crossover with the Russia & Siberia project.
See the two clocks →The map
England & Switzerland → Virginia → the Carolinas → Tennessee → Mississippi & Alabama — the migration, traced stop by stop on a map.
Follow the journey →Explore · Live
Search a name and walk the line — each person opens their facts, our confidence in them, and the evidence behind them. Living relatives stay private automatically.
Explore the tree →Contribute · Live
Have a name, a story, an old photo, or a correction? Send it in — every submission is reviewed, and the good ones become part of the history.
Add your piece →A fun fact
Twelve Marys, eleven Williams, five Barbaras — which names repeat the most across five centuries, and how a few of them traveled down the line to honor an ancestor.
See the names →Every bit of this was built with a repeatable method — evidence tiers, primary sources, and an AI collaborator that proposes while you decide, with two practical kits for researching and writing a family history. Free to use.
For serious researchers & DAR
Behind the story sits the proof — the full research binder, the source-cited workbook, the DAR lineage portfolio, and the DNA findings. Available to family and reviewers.
The evidence
Research Binder v3.0 (~950 pages), the 34-sheet Ancestral Workbook, the four DAR Patriot paths, and the Big Y / mtDNA findings. Access shared on request.
Access on requestA note on privacy: this site tells the story of documented, deceased ancestors. Living relatives appear by name and relationship only, with no dates, places, or records — and sensitive documents are never posted publicly.