Little Otter to Lost River


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Pierre (Peter) Chastain (ca. 1662-1728) fled from France to Switzerland and later to England. He, along with his first wife and five children, arrived at the mouth of the James River in 1700. He had two more wives and several other children, who lived in (then) Goochland County, Virginia where he died. Descendants lived in Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Indiana and elsewhere.










Gold Star Honor Roll


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A History of the McElvain-McIlvaine Family Line


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"The popular spelling of McIlvaine, is apparently not so well known in either Scotland or Ireland, McElvain, McElvane, McElveen, etc. being most common in Scotland and McIlwaine, McElwain, etc. having the preference in Ireland."--Introduction.




The House of Grimmet


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Concerns McIlvain(e), McElwain(e), McIlwain(e) and McElvain(e) families who settled throughout the United States.







The Beroth Roots


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Ancestry and descendants of several related Beroth families in North Carolina.