08 – Henry Hiestand Settled on Land Acquired from William Penn’s Sons And who were Henry Hiestands parents? Exactly where did he live in Lancaster County, PA? Why did heContinue reading “08 – Henry Hiestand Settles on Penn Family Land”
Author Archives: Wayne Haston
07 – Our Hiestands Begin Life in America
07 – Henry Hiestand – His Earliest Years in America William Penn’s first visit to his American colony in 1682 paved the way for our Henrich Hiestand to settle thereContinue reading “07 – Our Hiestands Begin Life in America”
Caney Fork of the Cumberland
Caney Fork of the Cumberland (The Book) Daniel Haston settled on the south side of the Caney Fork River in what was then White County, TN. The river holds lotsContinue reading “Caney Fork of the Cumberland”
06 – The Journey from Ibersheim to America
The Journey from Ibersheim to America Source: http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/ In early 1727, Henrich Hiestand probably boarded a barge in Worms, much like the one above, saying a “forever” goodbye to hisContinue reading “06 – The Journey from Ibersheim to America”
05a – Our Hiestands (Heystandts) – Refugees on the North Sea
05a – Our Hiestands (Heystandts) – Refugees in Friedrichstadt on the North Sea “Heystandt” was the way the Hollander-Dutch spelled our Hiestand name. In 1689 Ibersheim and the entire PalatinateContinue reading “05a – Our Hiestands (Heystandts) – Refugees on the North Sea”
05 – Where Henrich Hiestand Was Born – Ibersheim, Germany
05 – Ibersheim, GermanyGerman Home-Village of Our Hiestands https://www.akpool.de/ The village of Ibersheim (pronounced, Ibers-heim [“ib” as in “crib”]) is situated on what historically was an unprotected floodplain on theContinue reading “05 – Where Henrich Hiestand Was Born – Ibersheim, Germany”
04 – Swiss Anabaptists Flee to the Germany
04 – Our Swiss Ancestors Flee to Germany (Source: artuk.org) The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) Paves the Way for Swiss Anabaptists to Find New Homes Almost as soon as theContinue reading “04 – Swiss Anabaptists Flee to the Germany”
Baughman Maps and Images
J. Ross Baughman’s Maps and Images Just one of 85 pages of maps and images from J. Ross Baughman’s Books – Many or most of which Ross drew himself DownloadContinue reading “Baughman Maps and Images”
01-19-2021 Our Swiss Roots with Ross Baughman
Our Hiestand (Canton Zurich) Swiss Roots Video of the January 19, 2021 “Swiss Roots of the Hiestand/Haston Family” Zoom discussion with J. Ross Baughman as the expert guest. The fullContinue reading “01-19-2021 Our Swiss Roots with Ross Baughman”
Apart From This World
Free Book About Our Swiss Mennonite Roots: Apart From This World The Account of the Origins and Destinies of Various Swiss Mennonites Apart From The World: Ross Baughman, author. AnContinue reading “Apart From This World”
03 – Our Mennonite Roots
03 – What Do You Know About Our Mennonite Roots? Image from Christianity.com Rev. Samuel Hiestand’s parents, grandparents, and several generations before were all Mennonites. “Samuel Hiestand” – Wikipedia ThisContinue reading “03 – Our Mennonite Roots”
Lake Beneath the Crescent Moon
FREE Book About Our Swiss Homeland A Lake Beneath the Crescent Moon: Some of the history, legends and folkart from around Zurich ranging from prehistoric times through the 18th Century, alongContinue reading “Lake Beneath the Crescent Moon”
02 – Hastons Rooted in Switzerland
Our Haston Roots are in Switzerland For many years, even the most diligent researchers in the extended Daniel Haston family would hit the so-called genealogical “brick wall” with appearances ofContinue reading “02 – Hastons Rooted in Switzerland”
01 – In Search of Our European Roots
01 – In Search of Our European Roots It looks like a hopeless task to trace back the family of Daniel, but let’s keep stumbling in the dark until weContinue reading “01 – In Search of Our European Roots”
Book Project – Heritage of Daniel Haston
Book Progress Update – December 2020 1,029 Pages and 26 Chapters – December 2020 The work on this book actually began in the fall of 1999, when I started interactingContinue reading “Book Project – Heritage of Daniel Haston”
Hastons – A Family of Pioneers
Hastons – A Family of Pioneers Daniel Haston and his family were American pioneers, in the truest sense of the word. And we can’t begin to imagine how tough itContinue reading “Hastons – A Family of Pioneers”
Tragic Death of Wm Carroll Haston, Jr.
A Step in the Dark Hurled Mr. Haston into Eternity William Carroll Haston, Jr. was a great-grandson of Daniel Haston. His father was William Carroll Haston, Sr. – youngest sonContinue reading “Tragic Death of Wm Carroll Haston, Jr.”
Discovering Your Family History
Why Study Dead People? Or “Discovering Your Family’s History” Written by Deborah Johnson This article is based on an interview I had with Dr. Wayne Haston, an expert on discovering family history.Continue reading “Discovering Your Family History”
Colonel Howard H. Hasting, Sr.
Colonel Howard H. Hasting, Sr. 1950s-80s Daniel Haston Family Researcher Howard H. Hasting, Sr. March 23, 1905-April 1, 2003 Oldest of six children. Graduate of the United States Military Academy,Continue reading “Colonel Howard H. Hasting, Sr.”