Connecticut Leads

Scholefield Family Tree Now that a general (but unverified) place is known for the Burnham family, the next step is to see if a likely father for Arnold was located in the area. Therefore, we search the 1810 and 1820 census for possible fathers in the Hartford, Connecticut, area. A search of the 1810 Census … Read more

The Burnham Side

Scholefield Family Tree There are several books online which contain information about Abigail’s family: Genealogical Records of Thomas Burnham, the emigrant, Genealogy of the Olmstead Family in America, and The Descendants (by the female line) of Joseph Loomis all found at Google Books. These three sources reveal that: Abigail Burnham was born 8 Jan 1788 … Read more

Sir William Scholefield?

Scholefield Family Tree As I push back, I am attempting to discover information about Arnold’s reported father — Sir William Scholefield. Unfortunately, there are no conclusive matches when using a Google search for his name as an exact phrase. Searches for Scholefields in Nova Scotia or in England also don’t turn up any matches. Additionally, … Read more