Jane and Ian had noticed the following similarities at this point between Matthew Lee ( son of Catherine Walton and Matthew Lee ) and Joseph Leigh Hunter The question became, is it possible Matthew Lee and Joseph Leigh Hunter were the same person? At this point, no way of proving Read more
Proof that Matthew Lee / Joseph Leigh Hunter was in Nelsonville, Ohio, this also supports the evidence that he applied for naturalization. It is interesting that Jane and Ian’s paternal grandfather kept this photograph and others ‘secret’, Jane’s father, Joseph inherited the photographs when his mother Jessie passed away.
The Declaration of Intention below says that Matthew Lee from England first arrived in the United States in August 1891. He has signed the document on 8th May, 1893, that it is his intention to become a citizen of the United States of America. Above is Matthew Lee’s Declaration of Read more
Jane and Ian are now 100% certain of our paternal lineage, so on to solving the next mystery. A previous post we made was this one – It means nothing to me, an unexpected relative Ian has been a huge fan of this musician since he was a teenager. The Read more
When Jane and Ian initially suggested to Bill how we thought we were related via DNA, Bill was very sceptical, Ian recalls that he thought Bill was slightly “hostile” to our suggestion, he told Ian to prove it with records! Proving it with records was something Jane and Ian knew Read more
Jane found the clipping below on FindMyPast. It is a clipping from Newcastle Evening Chronicle 10th March, 1892. The clipping details the death of Joseph Leigh Hunter aka Matthew Lee’s father, Matthew Lee (Senior) (1837-1892) We don’t know which son the clipping refers to, whether it was John or Thomas. Read more
We posted back in September 2021 about a mystery post card that Jane’s father has in his possession, click here to read that post. The earlier post mentions the names Sarah, Jack and Ada. Now we know for certain the real identity of Joseph Leigh Hunter; we know who the Read more
It took cousins Jane and Ian years to work out that their paternal great grandfather lied about his true identity. It seems he took the trouble to make it difficult for his family to discover that his real surname wasn’t Hunter. The only thing he couldn’t hide or lie about Read more
Image above is Jane and Ian’s Great-Grandfather Joseph Leigh Hunter, his wife and step-daughter Finding the real identity of Leigh Hunter and his son Joseph Leigh Hunter How we smashed our genealogical brick wall and made other interesting discoveries during our search to solve our family mystery DNA doesn’t Lie, Read more
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