About the Botsford Genealogy    
From England to America

When the Band of Botsfords was organized by Mr. Charles Woodruff Woolley, Sr. (he descended from the female line of Esther Botsford) in 1905, one of its main purposes was to seek out Botsford descendants. By 1906, over 500 pamphlets of the 1st Reunion had been mailed to descendants, genealogical and historical societies as well as libraries and colleges all over the country, seeking information on Botsford attendees.

During the next 30 years or so, genealogy volunteer workers began accumulating and recording general data about the 5 sons of Elnathan. Soon, each line had its own mimeographed copy. This tremendous task was done by countless numbers of volunteers and all of their names will never be known, but some are mentioned in published Botsford genealogies.

A hundred years have passed since 1905 and the Botsford Family Historical Association continues to honor that "main stay" of our association founders - Seeking Out Botsford Descendants.


"The least people can do is leave a history of themselves for those who come after". - Noah Webster

About Mary and Hannah





About the Joseph Line



Around 1938, the genealogy of Joseph was prepared for publication and finally published in 1939 (without an index.) The Joseph line was reprinted in 1983 and updated with supplemental data in 2004.

About the John Line



John Line draft was available in 1999.

About the Timothy Line



THe Timothy Line draft was available in 1999.

About the Samuel Line



The Samuel Line was published in 1977 and supplemented in 1991.

About the Henry Line



The Henry Line was published in 1959 and supplemented with new and corrected data.






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