Genealogical Research by Sally Cray

Genealogical Research by Sally Cray Ever want to know where your ancestors came from or what role they played in history? Let me help you I will research your family or property!

Wonder who lived in your house before you? If you're in Central Illinois with me, there's a good chance your property was owned by someone who rubbed elbows with Abe Lincoln himself. My latest successes have revolved around the DNA testing of my clients. Adoptions and orphans are no longer brick walls in your family history! DNA also confirms the research I will provide and can take you back beyond existing documentation.

08/24/2025

Somedays research gives you more information and no answers.

It was my privilege to return a Purple Heart to the appropriate family. 💜🇺🇸
08/07/2025

It was my privilege to return a Purple Heart to the appropriate family. 💜🇺🇸

08/02/2025

"Be not inhospitable to strangers lest they be angels in disguise" - Shakespeare
"or your cousin" -
Sally Cray

Some surnames can be illusive, especially if our ancestors were trying to assimilate to their new community. Track them...
07/26/2025

Some surnames can be illusive, especially if our ancestors were trying to assimilate to their new community. Track them by address in city directories and phone books!

07/01/2025

My journey through Maryland land records has been a challenge I was ready to accomplish! I found a cemetery that promised to be where my ancestors could have been buried only to learn that someone has moved all the headstones! Hopes shattered! Now to develop another plan to find my Glovers.

06/15/2025

Update - as I'm piecing together the property John Glover owned, it is confirming he was in Baltimore County by 1755. Plotting out the tracts of land, measured in perches, is quite a challenge. And I'll need to find property owned by others to triangulate the location more accurately.

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05/27/2025

I'm back from a whirlwind weekend in Louisville where I attended the National Genealogical Society conference and it was the best! Inspiring and educational presentations have me excited to dive into my research projects!

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My 7th great-grandfather is a Lancelot! Do you have a Lancelot in your tree?
04/14/2025

My 7th great-grandfather is a Lancelot! Do you have a Lancelot in your tree?

Great article on the impact genealogy has on you - and your researcher!
04/14/2025

Great article on the impact genealogy has on you - and your researcher!

It's 2 AM. Again. You're hunched over your laptop, squinting at a baptism record from 1847. Your eyes are wet. Your throat is tight. Your coffee went cold

I know my DNA clients experience this!
03/30/2025

I know my DNA clients experience this!

It's 2 AM. Again. You're hunched over your laptop, squinting at a baptism record from 1847. Your eyes are wet. Your throat is tight. Your coffee went cold

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Genealogical Research by Sally Cray

I will research your family or even your property! Wonder who lived in your house before you? If you're in Central Illinois with me, there's a good chance your property was owned by someone who rubbed elbows with Abe Lincoln himself.

My latest successes have revolved around the DNA testing of my clients. Adoptions and orphans are no longer brick walls in your family history! DNA also confirms the research I will provide and can take you back beyond existing documentation.