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Marvin/Mervyn Project News: 19 May 2017
One of our subgroups is “Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, CT, 1638 & 1635: Sons of Edward Marvin, of Great Bentley, England”. Anyone will want to be aware of the four primary sources, which I have become aware of, for researching the Marvin/Mervyn families originating in Essex County, England from the 1400’s.
The U.S. copyrights have expired on the 1848, 1900 and 1904 publications. These are now in the public domain (after 100 years) and can be viewed at various websites, some free of charge. Besides this option, both scanned images and OCR transcriptions are being printed and bound at very reasonable prices. However, copyright terms do exist for the 1941 article.
There is every reason for collaboration between Marvin cousins in England and other parts of the world, and those who can trace their ancestry through the genealogies of the two Marvin brothers who emigrated in 1638 and 1635. Far from being a deterrent, these research sources are a call for using our DNA for mutual assistance. There is much written about the English ancestry which might as well help our cousins across the pond.
These sources are suggested for your research. Your project administrators are not thoroughly acquainted with the contents of any one of these publications, though we would be happy to know where group members fit within any Marvin genealogy.
1) Published 1848.
Genealogical sketch of the descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin who came to New England in 1635 Marvin, Theophilus Rogers, 1796-1882.
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hx4wu7;view=1up;seq=3
2) Published 1900
The English ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin, of Hartford, Ct., 1638 : their homes and parish churches by Marvin, William Theophilus Rogers, 1832-1913
https://archive.org/details/englishancestryo1900marv
3) Published 1904
Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct., 1638 and 1635. Marvin, George Franklin, 1834-
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89061972949;view=1up;seq=1
4) Published 1921
A portion of the war record of the Marvin family, 1775-1921; by Marvin, Sylvester Stephen, 1841-; Rumsey, Mary Elizabeth Marvin, 1851-
https://archive.org/details/portionofwarreco00marv/page/n12
5) Published July 1941 in The American Genealogist, July, 1941 Volume 18, pages 1-13
Notes on the ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin. Coddington, John Insley, 1903-
*This article provides evidence for two previous generations that the 1904 publication provided.
The American Genealogist (TAG) online: https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx
Under a licensing agreement with the New England Historic Genealogical Society, digital access to TAG (down to a rolling window of five years before the present) is available digitally to NEHGS members, and may be consulted in the ‘Databases’ section of the NEHGS website, americanancestors.org.
*NOTE* Parts of the authors understanding expressed in earlier works have been refined and corrected in later research. See especially, section on the English ancestry in the 1904 volume (pages 9-28) and the 1941 article for the best understanding of the correct English ancestry.
Thank You,
Tim Marvin
One of our subgroups is “Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, CT, 1638 & 1635: Sons of Edward Marvin, of Great Bentley, England”. Anyone will want to be aware of the four primary sources, which I have become aware of, for researching the Marvin/Mervyn families originating in Essex County, England from the 1400’s.
The U.S. copyrights have expired on the 1848, 1900 and 1904 publications. These are now in the public domain (after 100 years) and can be viewed at various websites, some free of charge. Besides this option, both scanned images and OCR transcriptions are being printed and bound at very reasonable prices. However, copyright terms do exist for the 1941 article.
There is every reason for collaboration between Marvin cousins in England and other parts of the world, and those who can trace their ancestry through the genealogies of the two Marvin brothers who emigrated in 1638 and 1635. Far from being a deterrent, these research sources are a call for using our DNA for mutual assistance. There is much written about the English ancestry which might as well help our cousins across the pond.
These sources are suggested for your research. Your project administrators are not thoroughly acquainted with the contents of any one of these publications, though we would be happy to know where group members fit within any Marvin genealogy.
1) Published 1848.
Genealogical sketch of the descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin who came to New England in 1635 Marvin, Theophilus Rogers, 1796-1882.
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hx4wu7;view=1up;seq=3
2) Published 1900
The English ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin, of Hartford, Ct., 1638 : their homes and parish churches by Marvin, William Theophilus Rogers, 1832-1913
https://archive.org/details/englishancestryo1900marv
3) Published 1904
Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct., 1638 and 1635. Marvin, George Franklin, 1834-
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89061972949;view=1up;seq=1
4) Published 1921
A portion of the war record of the Marvin family, 1775-1921; by Marvin, Sylvester Stephen, 1841-; Rumsey, Mary Elizabeth Marvin, 1851-
https://archive.org/details/portionofwarreco00marv/page/n12
5) Published July 1941 in The American Genealogist, July, 1941 Volume 18, pages 1-13
Notes on the ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin. Coddington, John Insley, 1903-
*This article provides evidence for two previous generations that the 1904 publication provided.
The American Genealogist (TAG) online: https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx
Under a licensing agreement with the New England Historic Genealogical Society, digital access to TAG (down to a rolling window of five years before the present) is available digitally to NEHGS members, and may be consulted in the ‘Databases’ section of the NEHGS website, americanancestors.org.
*NOTE* Parts of the authors understanding expressed in earlier works have been refined and corrected in later research. See especially, section on the English ancestry in the 1904 volume (pages 9-28) and the 1941 article for the best understanding of the correct English ancestry.
Thank You,
Tim Marvin