CROMARTIE GENEALOGY

SAM CROMARTIE

People standing in front of gravestone

William Cromartie Cemetery

By Sam Cromartie | August 1, 2017

Tonya Cromartie, David Cromartie, Sam Cromartie, and Kimberly Cromartie Horwedel at the William Cromartie Cemetery in Bladen County, North Carolina

The Orkney Islands, home of William Cromartie

By Sam Cromartie | July 26, 2017

Our ancestor, William Cromartie, came from the Orkney Islands, which rise from the sea just north of the northern coast of Scotland at the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska. They were ruled by Norway until the fourteenth century when Denmark took control of Norway. In 1486 James III of Scotland received them as part of…

Novels by Sam Cromartie

By Sam Cromartie | July 26, 2017

I have published three historical novels and three thrillers. They are listed under Sam Cromartie on barnesandnoble.com, Nook, Amazon, Kindle, Xlibris, and Apple iBooks. They may also be found at my website, www.samcromartie.com. The titles are as follows: Romanov Curse Romanov Quest Himmler’s Mistress Ultimate Duty Good Fortune’s Curse An Innocent Lie I would greatly appreciate…

Ancestry DNA

By Sam Cromartie | July 7, 2017

I had my DNA checked by ancestry.com. The results were as follows: 36% Europe West 34% Ireland (includes Scotland) 22% Great Britain 4%  Scandinavia 3%  Iberian Peninsula <1% Finland/Northwest Russia

Cromartie Reunion

By Sam Cromartie | October 5, 2016

The Cromartie Reunion scheduled for this weekend in North Carolina has been cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew.

Cromartie Reunion 2016

By Sam Cromartie | October 1, 2016

The Cromartie Reunion is scheduled for Sunday October 9, 2016 at the South River Presbyterian Church in Bladen County, North Carolina with registration beginning at 10:15 in the morning and the program at 11:00 followed by a catered lunch. RSVP for the lunch to Ann Butler at 910 395 0326 or to Sara Honeycutt at…

DNA results

By Sam Cromartie | September 8, 2016

I just received my DNA results from Ancestry.com. The results are as follows:Europe West 36%Ireland 34%Great Britain 22%Scandinavia 4%Iberian Peninsula 3%Finland/NW Russia <1% Great Britain and Ireland overlap with Scotland.

William Cromartie home

By Sam Cromartie | September 8, 2016

William Cromartie built his house near the bank of the South River in Bladen County, North Carolina about 1760. The frame structure contained seven rooms, two of which were upstairs. There was also a kitchen made from logs, a spinning house, milk house, smoke house, log barn, and potato house. William’s son John inherited the…

Henry Howland

By Sam Cromartie | July 25, 2016

Most of the Cromarties in the United States are descended from William Cromartie and Ruhamah Doane. Ruhamah Doane was descended from Henry Howland (born in England 1565 and died 1635 in England). They had three sons who came to the colonies: Arthur, John and Henry. According to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,…

86th Cromartie Reunion

By Sam Cromartie | October 6, 2015

The 86th Cromartie Reunion is being held Sunday October 11, 2015 at South River Presbyterian Church, Bladen County, N.C.  Registration is from 10:15 until the program begins at 11:00.  A catered lunch follows at noon.  James Reed Campbell will discuss our ancestor, “Mayflower Passenger Stephen Hopkins.”  RSVP by Oct 8 to Sara Honeycutt at 910…