(Photo above is of my Grandfather John Prouty Pepper in the early 1920′s.)
Welcome to my family history and genealogy blog!
Thanks for stopping by! Grab a “cuppa” or glass of iced tea, and get ready to learn about Gran’s family history!
While I have thoroughly enjoyed the process of family research since 1977, it is ultimately my goal to share with my family what I have discovered. I want my children and grandchildren (aunts, uncles and cousins, too!) to know about their family history. I will not try to sugar coat our ancestry or shield you from the bad or the ugly. It is what it is and regardless of the past, we are their descendants. So sit back and relax and hopefully enjoy!
This blog is devoted to my ancestry so the focus will be on my four grandparents and their family history! Grandpa Rust’s ancestors will be featured on another blog which will make each of our sites more manageable!
In the header above you will find genealogies dedicated to some of my main ancestral surnames, such as: BISHOP, HAMILTON/PEPPER, SALMON/SAMMON, ROORK, JACKSON, BOYER, DOUGHERTY/DAUGHERTY, and DAVIS.
Those pages are where I will provide the genealogy of each of our earliest American immigrant ancestors down to my grandparents.
As the eldest child of my generation I was blessed to have known and spent time with all four of my grandparents. Thank-you Grandma and Grandpa Pepper and Grandma and Grandpa Roork for all you did for me! I think of you often! XXXXOOOO
Aunts, uncles and cousins, do not despair! 
It is also my intent to share with my extended family our common ancestry. In these pages you will find fascinating stories and information about our direct and sometimes indirect ancestral family tree.
Get started by clicking on the links above to read about your ancestors. Our DIRECT ancestors’ surnames are CAPITALIZED and in BOLD.
It will take me a while to get everything uploaded but do check back often for updates. Better yet, please subscribe to the page so you will receive blog updates and posts via email. It is in the BLOG that I’ll be sharing my research process and other interesting information about our family’s past…THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY!
If you’d like to read the blog posts in chronological order, first go to the “Read BLOG here!” and scroll to the bottom of the page to read in order from the bottom to the top.
I will be adding a lot of information and photos to this blog over the coming weeks, months, and years!
I welcome any feedback on errors you may find and I will try to correct them ASAP!
In order to get access to everything the blog has to offer you must make a trip to the site occasionally at www.gransfamilyhistory.com.
Remember this is a work in progress so please be patient!
Don’t forget to leave a reply below and do invite other family members to join!
And again, thanks for stopping by!
Teresa (Hamilton/Pepper) Rust, in Northern California
Ok.. Nice… will be fun to follow
Thanks cousin! XXOO
I think this is an awesome idea. You can share it so much easier and record history as it happens, how cool.
Look forward to the history
I will be posting Jarvis and Trant family information soon! Those surname’s are part of my grandmother Rachel Fay Sammon’s history, she was born in Iola, Grimes, Texas.
who does the beautiful baby belong to? Thanks for your efforts and generosity. d
That is my first little grandbaby, Aidan Bradly Allen/Larsen, he is the son of my daughter Rachel and her husband Shane.
Dottie, that is my eldest daughter’s baby boy. My FIRST grandchild! Aidan is now almost 9 months old, he is so sweet! Rachel is now married to Shane Allen/Larsen and they live not too far from me so I get to babysit regularly!
he is a sweet baby for sure:)
Looking forward to following along! I would really like to learn to do a blog like this. Nancy
P.S. We leave for Scotland tomorrow!!!
I just learned and I am still in the process of learning how to do this site!
I went to Scotland last June and I loved it! What part are you visiting?
Teresa, this is wonderful!! I am sure I will find out info about my family that I do not know, Mom
Yes, you will! Check back again soon! Love, Teresa
Wow! You are so amazing. I love your layout and the header is so wonderful. What a great time we had in England and Scotland. Thank you for sharing your family history with me.
xo
Betty
You are the best, Betty! XO
very nice, Teresa.
Thanks, Aunt Helga!
What a wonderful job you are doing for all the families. I am very proud of you, however, you know that, Love Mom
Hi I am interested in Pepper family history are your Peppers from wexford Ireland any information apprecaited
Hi, Harvey, as it turns out our Peppers are really Hamiltons as the result of DNA testing. My maiden name is Pepper but through DNA we discovered that we do not relate to any other Peppers but rather to the Hamilton family in Massachusetts. Our adoptive Pepper family are descendants from Robert Pepper of Roxbury, MA and was an English Puritan. Do contact the people at the Pepper DNA Project and they can tell you more about the Irish line! http://www.familytreedna.com/public/pepper
Hi Teresa,
Thank you for your reply I will contact this link .
I enjoyed reading your family history ,well done to all !
Regards Harvey
You are welcome! Please let me know how your Pepper research goes.
I just found this today and intend to be back. You’ve done a fantastic job with this blog and I do intend to share it with my very large family! We should be able to help one another.