Other Writings:

• "Genealogical Geography," an index of historical towns settled by our family.

• "Our Roots in Coulterville & Greeley Hill," an article written for the Mariposa County branch of the California GenWeb Project.

• "Coulterville Cemetery," a compilation of names and dates found in the Coulterville Cemetery, Mariposa County, California.

A miniaturized camera () next to a person's name takes you to a photograph which features the person. Some photos are shrunk to save screen space, but clicking with the right mouse and selecting "View Image" will show you the full-sized photograph.

A miniaturized mailbox () adjacent to someone's name indicates I have e-mail contact with the person. I do not list their address on this web site out of concern for privacy, however I will forward your mail to that person to help you initiate contact.

Each family book gives a narrative on each individual, by generation, and lists his/her children. Children are assigned a number and linked to their own narrative. The number represents the lineage by generation and order of birth in each generation (i.e. "1243" is a fourth generation descendant (four digits in the number) who is the third child of the fourth child of the second child of the progenitor.) When linked/underlined, the number will direct you back to the parents of the individual.

Additionally, my direct ancestors are highlighted in boldface italics.

BARRETT:

The BARRETT clan originates with Hugh Massey BARRETT (b. 1791) and Carolina BUTLER (b. 1794). Their son, Joseph BARRETT was born 13 Jan 1824 in Clonmel, Waterford, Tipperary, Ireland. Joseph moved to the new world and married Henrietta MACINNES of Scotland in Ontario, Canada. Joseph and Henrietta moved to California by 1857 and started a family in Hornitos, Mariposa County. Later they moved to Maxwell Creek (modern day Coulterville) in Mariposa County, and eventually to Merced County.

BEAMAN:

This line descends from Ezekiel and Polly BEAMAN of North Carolina. They had as many as three sons and seven daughters, among them were John Carl, Noah R., and William T. The couple moved from North Carolina into Indiana where they started their family but resettled in Doyle (Murray), Clarke County, Iowa in the 1850's.

GREELEY:

The GREELEY clan descends from Andrew GREELE of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England who sailed to the New World from Londonderry, Ireland. He married Mary MOYSE and began a line in New England. Andrew's great-great grandson, Stephen GREELEY (b. 1772 in Newcastle, Lincoln Co., Maine) and his wife, Hannah NELSON had as many as 11 children. Among the children were Burnham T. GREELEY (b. 1806) and Orchard Cook GREELEY (b. 1806) who both followed the Gold Rush to California. They settled in what is now known as Greeley Hill, near Coulterville, Mariposa County, California.

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