07 - Richterswil, the "Village" of Our Swiss Hiestands Although our Hiestand ancestors lived in other villages around Lake Zürich, we can probably think of Richterswil as our Swiss hometown.  For that reason, we will be spending four nights in Richterswil, where - in our free times - we can...

05 - Zürich - A Walking Tour of the City On the afternoon of Saturday, June 17, 2023, we will tour the city of Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland.  It's one of the most important financial centers in the world.  Situated on the north shore of Lake Zurich and...

20 - Abraham and Daniel in the "Overmountain" of NC For approximately 10 to 15 years, Henry Hiestand's "boys"--Daniel and his older brother Abraham--lived in the "Overmountain" region of Western North Carolina.  Well, that's not totally accurate because that area became part of the 16th state of the USA, Tennessee...

06 - The Drowning Martyrdom of Anabaptist, Felix Manz On Saturday June 17, 2023 we will visit the site on the Limmat River in Zurich City where one of the first Anabaptist leaders, Felix Manz, was executed by drowning solely because of his Anabaptist faith.The people of Zurich crowded along...

19 - Abraham and Daniel Hiestand Settle in the "Carolinas" Headed for "the Carolinas" When the earliest post-Revolution settlers left their homes in places like Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia and said, “We’re going to the Carolinas,” that did not necessarily mean they were going to the area enclosed in the...

04 - Täuferhöhle (Anabaptist Cave) - Secret Place for Worship - Saturday, June 17, 2023, we will walk up the hill to see where Swiss Brethren (Anabaptists/Mennonites) met to worship in secret. -The German word Täufer = "Baptist" in English, not Baptist as a denomination but Baptist as "one who baptizes." ...

18 - The Mysterious Daniel MG. Hastings Mortality List Card The "1830 Revolutionary War Mortality Listing" Card In the early 1970s, Dwight Haston discovered the little card that you see pictured above.  He found it in a research library in Arkansas.  At that time, there was several members of the...

Building a USPS (Snail Mail) List for Occasional Mailings Related to the History and Heritage of Daniel Haston & Haston Family Events If your current surname (or the surname of a friend or relative who is related to the pioneer Daniel Haston family) is not spelled "Haston" or "Hastain" (example,...

DNA - An Introduction by Darvin Martin, Scientist & Genealogist View the June 7, 2021 Zoom Session with the Daniel Haston Family Association View Another Video: Darvin Martin Teaching the Basics of DNA Summary of the Q&A in the Video What are the main tests you can take to learn...

Thomas Archer - an Eccentric Man from Guilford County, NC Who Ended Up With 640 Acres from Military Bounty Land Warrant #2344 This is #3 in a sequence of 3 articles.  You should read the first two articles before reading this one. 1. "Daniel Haston" Rev War Land Grant 2....

17a - The "Guilford County Four" And the Epicenter of 1785 Land Fraud - James Glasgow's "Fairfield" Plantation This is #2 in a sequence of 3 articles.  You should read the first article before reading this one. 1. "Daniel Haston" Rev War Land Grant 3. Thomas Archer - the Man...

The "Daniel Haston" Rev War Land Grant Legal or Fraudulent? 640 acres in Houston County, TN (west of Nashville) were granted to Thomas Archer, based on Revolutionary War Land Grant #2344.  The right to the land was originally issued to a "Daniel Haston."  But was the name Daniel Haston just...

03 - Hiestand Bakery Bistro and Shop in Zurich, Switzerland View the Menu Options Alfred (Fredy) Hiestand comes from Hiestand family, which is the honorable bakery brand in Europe. He brought advanced production machinery and equipment, technology, management team and his product concept. In the year 1967, Alfred Hiestand established...

02 - Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen, Switzerland https://youtu.be/IWVG_ctdGWYThe Rhine Falls in Switzerland  is the most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.  You will see, not only the Rhine Falls in Switzerland, but the awesome landscape and villages that surround the Rhine River.The Rhine River Falls is on a stretch of...

01 - The Black Forest of Southwest Germany - First Evening Stop on Our Hiestand-Haston Family Heritage Tour to Switzerland and the Rhineland of Germany - The Black Forest is Known for its Awesome Beauty Our first evening will be spent in the Black Forest, along our way from Frankfort...

"Bud" (Clarence E.) Haston, Jr. Awarded the Gold Star Honor In WWII - An Honor Nobody Wants to Win - Thanks to Chuck Haston of McMinnville, TN for sharing this information with us.  Chuck's father (Judge Charles D. Haston) is Bud Haston's kid brother."Bud" Haston (Clarence Eugene Haston, Jr.) grew...

16 - Can I Get Into the DAR or SAR through Daniel Haston? The centennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1876 renewed a fervor to honor our country’s Revolutionary War patriots. In the year of that centennial, the Society of Cincinnati (Ohio) launched The Sons of...

15 - Henry Hiestand's Estate Settled and the Family Parts Ways Daniel's Mother & Father Die in 1777 and 1779 Peter Hiessandt, Sr.'s, (older brother of Daniel) Bible record was written in the old German script, but transcribed later by descendants.  Peter recorded some very helpful information about his mother...

Hiestand-Haston Family Heritage Tour June 14-27, 2023 - Switzerland & Rhineland of Germany Photo above: The "village" of Richterswil in Canton Zürich, Switzerland - where our Hiestand-Haston ancestors lived centuries ago. Download the Questions and Answers Document A Tour with Double-Value Scenic Value The "scenic value" of this tour alone...

Ruth Haston Norwood May 15, 1929 - April 3, 2021 A Daniel Haston History Hall of Famer Daniel was my gggg grandfather. David my ggg, Isaac [Isaac T.] my gg, Wm Carroll (not David's son) my g grandfather, Wm Isaac my grandfather. Ruth Haston Norwood (January 19, 2001) When I...