CROMARTIE GENEALOGY
SAM CROMARTIE
The Orkney Islands, home of William Cromartie
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
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
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
The Cromartie Reunion scheduled for this weekend in North Carolina has been cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew.
Cromartie Reunion 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
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
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
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
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…
Stephen Hopkins, ancestor of Ruhamah Doane
Stephen Hopkins was an ancestor of Ruhamah Doane, wife of the William Cromartie who came to Bladen County, North Carolina from the Orkney Islands of Scotland in the eighteenth century. Hopkins was a Jamestown settler who returned to England and then traveled back to the New World on the Mayflower in 1620. Research indicates that…