Credit where Credit is Due

This work has not been mine alone. Assistance is gratefully acknowledged from those listed below and, with apologies, to anyone that may have been omitted from this list.

 

  • My work is a continuation of the efforts of my late mother, Virginia (Frances) McCartney Hoekzema. She became interested in genealogy in the 1980s and, after taking a university extension course in the subject, thoroughly researched our family to the best of her ability. Given the pre-internet times, her accomplishments were significant. One of the results of her work was an extensive scrapbook produced in three copies and presented to each of her children. She and her younger brother, Tony Frances, organized a 1986 family reunion in Ohio for the Frances (a.k.a., DiFrancesco) clan that was well attended. As she aged, all of her notes and documentation was passed to me and it has been a wonderful source of information and inspiration.
  • The McClung family has been interconnected with the McCartney family for over 250 years. A McClung descendant, my fifth cousin, and site co-author Donald J. Martin, Ph.D. has done an outstanding job researching his family line. Donald has generously shared the results of his research and that combination initially created this web site. The McClung-related data and photos here are due to the generosity of Donald's efforts; and he is a pleasure to work with.
  • My sister, Carol (McCartney) Roberts and my brother, John L. McCartney have both been very helpful in providing more recent family information.
  • My life partner, Joan Zuckerman, has been supportive during this work; in addition she has assisted in proofreading my output.
  • My first cousin twice removed, the late Alfred Livingstone McCartney, was active in the SAR (Sons of the American Revolution). He was quite the genealogical researcher for his time; some of his work has found its way to me via letters he wrote to my grandfather Clinton McCartney and other family members. Thank you, Alfred, RIP.
  • Third cousin, Anne (Katterjohn) Gibbs from Kentucky has been extremely helpful with information from her branch of the family, including more letters written by cousin Alfred and information about his father, Livingstone A. McCartney and family.
  • Fourth cousin Ann (McCartney) Shaddock, from North Carolina, provided information regarding her line of descent from Charles McCartney, a son of Henry McCartney and Rebecca McClung, including several portraits.  She has been an on-going help to us.
  • Another fourth cousin, Gail (Sherman) Hakim provided pointers that helped me research her grandfather John Willard Sherman whose life had been a mystery to her family.
  • Fifth cousin Marilyn Meyer Wursten, from Utah, provided information regarding our connection with her Denton, Meyer, and Wursten ancestors.
  • My fifth cousin once removed, Karen Enzie-Craig provided information regarding our connection with her Denton, Enzie, and Fenton ancestors.
  • Another fifth cousin once removed, Leslie (Sheedy) Lintz provided information regarding our connection with her Kime, McClung, Reader, and Sheedy ancestors.
  • My sixth cousin twice removed, Frank McCullough has kindly provided substantial information and pictures regarding his Clark and Mather ancestors.  They were among the early pioneers of California and some led very interesting lives.  Thank you, Frank.
  • My seventh cousin Douglas E. Fox of Connecticut has kindly provided substantial information regarding our common Newton ancestors.
  • Cousin Timothy J. McGary provided information regarding Ellen Maude McCartney and her family.
  • Brian Dawe has been very helpful in tracing William McCartney, a son of Henry I, after William emigrated to Canada.

 

Craig McCartney