I have 118 Ransomes in my family history so far from Thomas Ransome born in the late 1500s/early 1600s to Timothy Wolfe Ransome born 3/3/1989. (We are currently in NJ) Anyone looking for connections?

Can anyone connect to this line? I would like more information about Samuel Ransom. I would also like to hear from any descendants of this line. Randall Fields Descendants of Samuel Ransom Generation No. 1 1. SAMUEL1 RANSOM was born 1728 - 1768, and died Bef. 1860. He married UNKNOWN GORY OR GORLEY. She died Bef. 1860. Child of SAMUEL RANSOM and UNKNOWN GORLEY is: 2. i. LEWIS2 RANSOM, b. Abt. 1788, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1860, Georgia. Generation No. 2 2. LEWIS2 RANSOM (SAMUEL1) was born Abt. 1788 in North Carolina, and died Aft. 1860 in Georgia. He married LAYER HOGSHEAD Abt. 1820. She was born 1799 - 1802 in North Carolina, and died Aft. 1860 in Georgia. Children of LEWIS RANSOM and LAYER HOGSHEAD are: i. JANE3 RANSOM, b. 1819 - 1845; m. UNKNOWN BRAMBLETT. ii. SAMUEL RANSOM, b. 1819 - 1845. iii. CATHERINE RANSOM, b. Abt. 1824. 3. iv. NANCY RANSOM, b. Abt. 1826, Buncombe County, North Carolina; d. 1896, Georgia or Alabama. v. JAMES RANSOM, b. Abt. 1830. vi. BEN RANSOM, b. Abt. 1836; d. Bef. 1908. vii. GEORGE W. RANSOM, b. Abt. 1838; d. Bef. 1908; m. MARY A. UNKNOWN. viii. SUSAN RANSOM, b. Abt. 1844. Generation No. 3 3. NANCY3 RANSOM (LEWIS2, SAMUEL1) was born Abt. 1826 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and died 1896 in Georgia or Alabama. She married FLOYD THOMAS Bef. 1864 in Georgia. He was born 1824 - 1844 in Tennessee, and died Aft. 1908 in Tennessee. Child of NANCY RANSOM and FLOYD THOMAS is: i. WILLIAM RUSSELL4 THOMAS, b. 07 December 1864, Rabun County, Georgia (near Clayton); d. 01 October 1947, Verbena, Chilton County, Alabama; m. (1) ABBIE STAMEY, Abt. 1884, Georgia; b. Georgia; d. 1899, (probably) Etowah County, Alabama; m. (2) SARAH ELIZABETH FRANCIS HOLDER, 21 July 1900, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama; b. 13 September 1882, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama; d. 02 October 1956, Sylacauga, Talladega County, Alabama.

The RANSOM [RANSOME, RANSON, RANSONE] Family Genealogy Home Page offers information on books, sites, and links about these names. It also includes the content listings of the RANSOM RESEARCHER, 1993-date, and information about early immigrants of these names. Http://www.peak.org/~mransom/ransom.html

Guy Brainard RANSOM was b in Thompson, Geauga Co OH, the only child of Giles Turner RANSOM and his second wife [first wife Mary DODGE died 1863] Ellen Lorain FERRIS, who was a cousin of Giles T, being the daughter of Nelson FERRIS & Sarah RANSOM [1812-1847/8]. Ellen b 6 Sep 1839 Columbus OH, d 6 Mar 1910 in Thompson, Geauga Co OH. Giles T was named after an uncle, Giles Turner RANSOM 1819-1862, who died of yellow fever on the gunboat General Bragg near Helina AR. Giles T was son of John RANSOM 1816-1888, [who, along with 11 others, is a sibling of my gg-gfa Sandrus RANSOM 1824-1849]. They were all children of John RANSOM [1784-1830] and Amea AMES, who m 2nd Zebulon RATHBONE and moved back to Avon, Livingston Co NY about 1834. Several of us are searching for info on the father of John; we believe he is also a John RANSOM, died "at sea" c1794, m Betsy BUTTON, who m 2nd Mr BABCOCK, possibly lived in Providence RI. NL Co CT is mentioned in the record also. John is in the 1810 census, Ontario Co NY. [m 1805]. I am looking into a possible connection to an Elijah RANSOM who was there in 1800-1820 censuses. The file indicates that John(1)'s mother was Elizabeth SAUNDERS or SANDERS. nfi Ellen FARRIS was probably raised by her aunt, Elizabeth, who also raised my gg-gfa Sandrus RANSOM. Elizabeth m John MINKLER and remained in Northern OH when her mom and some of the younger sibs moved back to Avon NY. There's 400 pages of notes up to about 1910 on this family in the Buffalo library. I have a copy. The John-John-Sandrus and descendants line is on the web, at http://www.peak.org/~mransom/family/sandrus.htm Take a look, drop me a line, I'd love to get something going with other cousins and really work this line. I've printed the key stuff in the RANSOM RESEARCHER. Mike RANSOM P O Box 1754, Albany OR 97321 mransom@peak.org 541-926-1199 RANSOM FAMILIES: http://www.peak.org/~mransom/ransom.html 1843 Wagon Train: http://www.peak.org/~mransom/pioneers.html

I'm looking for the parents and family of this man, born in Geauga Co OH, died Erie Co OH. I believe his parents are John RANSOM, possibly b 1784, died c1830 in Geauga Co OH. John m Amea AMES in 1805 in Livonia, Ontario Co NY. See my web pages on this family at http://www.peak.org/~mransom/family/sandrus.htm or my world-wide RANSOM resource pages at http://www.peak.org/~mransom/ransom.html Mike RANSOM, Albany Oregon mransom@peak.org