I am working on my family tree, and these are the names I'm working on:
| Name | Birth Date | Birth location | |
| My Father | Gilbert John Courtney | October 1904 | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| My Grandfather | Guy Chester Courtney | 1869 | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| My Great Grandfather | John Courtney | Plymouth, Massachusetts | |
| Ellen Cruthers | |||
| Deborah Taylor Jones | Sandwich, Massachusetts | ||
| Mollie Keegan | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| William Keegan | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| My Great Grandfather | Cook Laking | Lincolnshire, England | |
| My Grandmother | Helen Laking | December 11, 1871 | Hornsea Hall, Yorkshire, England |
| Caroline Moore | Fressingfield, Norfold, England | ||
| George Taggart | Fressingfield, Norfold, England | ||
| My Mother | Hazel Elenor Taggart | October 1912 | New York, New York |
| James Taggart | 1855 | ||
| My Great Grandmother | Eliza Valler | September 12, 1832 | Shipsponds, Plymouth, Massachusetts |
The picture above is of their store in Hornsea (?), England. The sign under "Laking" reads:
"Draper, Hosier, Haberdasher
Depot of the Christian Knowledge Society"
My Grandmother, Helen Laking, is standing in the doorway.
The Picture to the right is from a post card that my Grandmother had. It was from her town of Hornsea, England.
This was the Plymouth
house of Guy & Helen Courtney on Sandwich Rd in the Chiltonville
section of Plymouth, Mass.
This is the way I remember the Chiltonville, Plymouth, Mass. house, when, as a child, we would visit my Grandmother.
Ancestors of Gilbert John Courtney
Generation No. 1
1. Gilbert John Courtney, born October 1904 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died 1972 in Manhasset, New York. He was the son of 2. Guy Chester Courtney and 3. Helen Laking. He married (1) Hazel Elenor Taggart August 14, 1935 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of George Taggart and Mollie Keegan.
Children of Gilbert Courtney and Hazel Taggart are:
i. Gilbert John Courtney , Jr., born August 13, 1941 in Greenvale, Long Island, New York; married (1) Margaret Yohanna Spratt Abt. August 04, 1978 in Clarksville, Arkansas; married (2) Esther King October 09, 1992 in Neffsville, Pennsylvania.
ii. Robert Guy Courtney, born April 27, 1946.
Generation No. 2
2. Guy Chester Courtney, born 1869 in Chiltonville, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died January 11, 1944 in Chiltonville, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of 4. John Courtney and 5. Eliza Valler. He married 3. Helen Laking December 25, 1903.
3. Helen Laking, born December 11, 1871 in Hornsea Hall, Yorkshire, England; died Abt. 1965 in Manhasset, New York. She was the daughter of 6. Cook Laking and 7. Caroline Moore.
Child of Guy Courtney and Helen Laking is:
1 i. Gilbert John Courtney, born October 1904 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died 1972 in Manhasset, New York; married Hazel Elenor Taggart August 14, 1935 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Generation No. 3
4. John Courtney, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married 5. Eliza Valler Aft. March 28, 1852 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
5. Eliza Valler, born September 12, 1832 in Shipsponds, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 10. Silas Valler and 11. Deborah Taylor Jones.
Notes for Eliza Valler:
Birth records in Plymouth Vital Records -Microfiche v.3 p.126
Marriage Notes for John Courtney and Eliza Valler:
Intention of Marriage recorded March 28, 1852 in Plymouth Vital Records -Microfiche v.3 p.151
Child of John Courtney and Eliza Valler is:
2 i. Guy Chester Courtney, born 1869 in Chiltonville, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died January 11, 1944 in Chiltonville, Plymouth, Massachusetts; married Helen Laking December 25, 1903.
6. Cook Laking, born in Lincolnshire, England. He married 7. Caroline Moore.
7. Caroline Moore, born in Fressingfield, Norfold, England.
Child of Cook Laking and Caroline Moore is:
3 i. Helen Laking, born December 11, 1871 in Hornsea Hall, Yorkshire, England; died Abt. 1965 in Manhasset, New York; married Guy Chester Courtney December 25, 1903.
Generation No. 4
10. Silas Valler, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of 20. Silas Valler and 21. Mercy Morrey. He married 11. Deborah Taylor Jones October 20, 1809.
11. Deborah Taylor Jones, born in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Marriage Notes for Silas Valler and Deborah Jones:
Marriage from S.E. Massachusetts Vital Records - p.212
Children of Silas Valler and Deborah Jones are:
i. Saul Valler, born February 12, 1827.
ii. Simeon Valler, born February 14, 1829.
5 iii. Eliza Valler, born September 12, 1832 in Shipsponds, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died in Plymouth, Massachusetts; married John Courtney Aft. March 28, 1852 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Generation No. 5
20. Silas Valler, born June 1744 in Plimouth. He was the son of 40. John Valler and 41. Mary May. He married 21. Mercy Morrey January 11, 1770 in plimouth.
21. Mercy Morrey, born in plimouth.
Child of Silas Valler and Mercy Morrey is:
10 i. Silas Valler, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts; married Deborah Taylor Jones October 20, 1809.
Generation No. 6
40. John Valler, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married 41. Mary May September 22, 1733.
41. Mary May, born February 07, 1712/13 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 82. John May and 83. Ann(e) Warren.
Children of John Valler and Mary May are:
i. Sarah Valler, born October 29, 1734.
ii. Ann Valler, born October 24, 1736 in plimouth; died August 01, 1738 in plimouth.
iii. John Valler, born August 01, 1739.
iv. Silvanus Valler, born November 21, 1742.
20 v. Silas Valler, born June 1744 in Plimouth; married Mercy Morrey January 11, 1770 in plimouth.
vi. Anne Valler, born September 09, 1746.
vii. Simeon Valler, born December 13, 1748.
viii. Lois Valler, born November 15, 1752.
Generation No. 7
82. John May, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married 83. Ann(e) Warren April 08, 1712 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
83. Ann(e) Warren, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Children of John May and Ann(e) Warren are:
41 i. Mary May, born February 07, 1712/13 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; married John Valler September 22, 1733.
ii. John May, born December 08, 1722 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died September 1769 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
iii. Sarah May, born April 30, 1724 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died June 05, 1724 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Last Updated by Gil Courtney on February 10, 2001