Author Archives: Barbara

I had to add my picture with my favorite team for the game.    Actually I am playing around on this new blogsite and trying to learn how to add photos and other links.   I plan to beging adding info starting … Continue reading →

Posted by Barbara Whiteside at 3:58 PM 0 comments Saturday, April 4, 2009 Siblings, Francis Voris and Hortensia Voris Hogan Hortincy Voris Hogan, youngest daughter of John and Rachel Montfort Voris, was born in 11/22/1810 in Mercer County, Kentucky, likely … Continue reading →

Monday, March 30, 2009 Descendants of Rachel Montfort Voris [John] RACHEL MONTFORT VORIS [JOHN] Rachel was the eldest of nine children born to Francis Sr and Charity Banta Montfort. Born in York County, PA on Aug 14, 1769 at Conewago, … Continue reading →

Labels: Montfort, Voris Saturday, March 21, 2009 Grave rubbing at Shakertown Cemetery 2007 Thought I might write about the visit to the cemetery at Shakertown in the fall of 2007 with my cousin, Diana Davis. We had just visited with … Continue reading →

Sunday, November 2, 2008 A few thoughts on family history What posseses someone to get head over heels researching their family history……for some I’m sure its to find someone worthy in order to join a prominent society..i.e. DAR, Society of … Continue reading →

Friday, October 31, 2008 The family history has expanded Just this week, when I thought I had found all I could find on the nine children of Francis Sr and Charity Banta Montfort, a sudden whim took me to Heritage … Continue reading →

Thursday, September 4, 2008 GEERTJE/CHARITY BANTA MONTFORT Geertje Banta Montfort, better known as Charity during her lifetime, did NOT die in Henry County, Kentucky but at the Shaker village at Pleasant Hill in Mercer County, Kentucky. She left her husband … Continue reading →

The Family of Francis Montfort Sr Francis was born in 1746 and moved to York County, PA about 1767. He married Geertje Banta, daughter of Hendrick Banta 3rd and his first wife Rachel Brower, before 1768 when their first child, … Continue reading →

Saturday, August 30, 2008 CORRECTING A MAJOR ERROR I’ve been noticing over the years, discrepancies in the wife and children of my great great great grandfather, Francis Montfort Jr [1784-1867]. Since I can prove the errors are wrong, here is … Continue reading →

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Hot Days in Hoosier Land I just received this picture of the Hendrick Banta 3rd cabin near Conewago, York County, Pennsylvania from my cousin Paul Gibbs. He lives near the site and found the cabin in … Continue reading →