The genealogy of my family in East Florida is actually quite easy to follow. It begins with three families who immigrated with the Turnbull expedition in 1768, and later walked the 70-mile Kings Road to Saint Augustine. The Leonardy and Pacetty families each had sons. The Bonelly family had two daughters. Immigrant sons married immigrant daughters and established themselves in the Ancient City. In 1867—in the shadow of the American Civil War—the great grandchildren of my Menorcan ancestors unified the family again. That brought the three original households under one roof.
The roof at 56 Marine Street in Saint Augustine.
The roof at 56 Marine Street in Saint Augustine.