I'm a wife and mother of two school age kids, living the farm life in the "Thumb" of Michigan. I've had an interest in genealogy for as long as I can remember, but hadn't really pursued it until the last several years. Our family surnames include Robinson, Walat, Padlo, Shephard, Bennett, McGregor, Sitter, Apsey.
The Robinson genealogy was thoroughly researched by a great great uncle many decades ago, thankfully, and I can't begin to imagine how much time and effort he put into seeking this information and making it so easily accessible for the family's future generations. We're direct descendants of Isaac Robinson (1604-1704), who arrived at Plymouth Colony in 1631. My branches of the family tree made their ways to Maine, Wisconsin, Kansas (where my grandpa was born and raised), and eventually Grandpa ended up in Michigan, got married, and raised a family.
The Shephards, McGregors, Bennetts immigrated to Michigan in the mid-1800s, some of them coming through Canada first and then finding their way to Sanilac and Lapeer Counties, Michigan.

I'm a wife and mother of two school age kids, living the farm life in the "Thumb" of Michigan. I've had an interest in genealogy for as long as I can remember, but hadn't really pursued it until the last several years. Our family surnames include Robinson, Walat, Padlo, Shephard, Bennett, McGregor, Sitter, Apsey.
The Robinson genealogy was thoroughly researched by a great great uncle many decades ago, thankfully, and I can't begin to imagine how much time and effort he put into seeking this information and making it so easily accessible for the family's future generations. We're direct descendants of Isaac Robinson (1604-1704), who arrived at Plymouth Colony in 1631. My branches of the family tree made their ways to Maine, Wisconsin, Kansas (where my grandpa was born and raised), and eventually Grandpa ended up in Michigan, got married, and raised a family.
The Shephards, McGregors, Bennetts immigrated to Michigan in the mid-1800s, some of them coming through Canada first and then finding their way to Sanilac and Lapeer Counties, Michigan.