Tracing Family roots

[gilmore]

All I have is a hand written note in an old 1860's Bible of the family going back to early 1600's. (and Ms Pocahontas!)

I am also Pocahontas' descendant. I read a few months ago in a biography of her that she has some 3 million living descendants, all through the Rolfes of Virginia.

[brandycr]

Genealogists are odd .Seen my line posted on another ladies site and noticed that she had many dates from grandparents down wrong(probably more to )so I contacted her to say if youd like the proper information deathdates etc Id gladly give it to you so records would be right and she got attitude said she knew it was right came from reliable source and she was leaving it as it was.Had to think geez whod know my name kids names ad birthdays better myself or a stranger.At our local library they have free genealogy classes you can sign up and take that teaches you the basics where to start document searches stuff like that so if anyones wanting to get involved Id say call your local library .

[Colin]

Someone else worked out my paternal grandfathers line..."Hebert", several of which were quite early settlers in eastern Canada (late 1600's), and before that, one was apparently an apothecary in the cour of Charles the *mumble

One of my ol' roomates was an Hebert with French roots in Eastern Canada. Maybe a relation of yours somehow Alan

[auld argonian]

As I've said before, I'm very lucky...one of my relatives who was an attorney in Denver back in the 1930's did all of the grunt work and it's amazing just how much material he managed to accumulate. That's my mom's dad's side, though and my own dad's family remains soemthing of an enigma...and none of them seem to be talking when I ask...suspicious?

...and love him or hate him, I can call ex-pres Clinton "Cousin Willie".

Best

AA

[macwilkin]

One of my ol' roomates was an Hebert with French roots in Eastern Canada. Maybe a relation of yours somehow Alan

Hebert is also a fairly common surname in Louisiana; for example, there was a Herbert who commanded the 3rd Louisiana Infantry (CS) at the Battle of Wilson's Creek.

T.

[LK-13]

GOOD GRIEF!!
I just found out I'm the decedent of POT DEALERS!!

Origins of the Clan Shaw
The Shaw family found themselves constantly beset by their larger neighbour the Clan Comyn/Cumming. They sought support by becoming allies with the powerful Clan Donald through marriage. Later they also became part of the Chattan Confederation as a sept of the Clan Mackintosh and then later they became a clan of their own. A Clan warrior by the name of Kiley Shaw was beginning to get tired of the day-to-day humdrum of the highlands, he started a raiding party he named The Plagues Horsemen, and they travelled around to far away clans and caused havok, Kiley and his clan were savage warriors, very skillfull and at the time there was none in the land who could defeat him. The English tried under Sir Barnum of Baileys but were slaughtered in a horrific and bloody battle of the Shire in 1456. Kiley was also a skilled trader and sailed to distant lands and traded spices they grew in Scotland for what we now know as Marijuana. Back then Marijuana was called the ghost weed. Kiley sailed the south pacific with his exotic boutique of Scotland's finest spices and became an extremely wealthy man, he ended his tenure as the worlds greatest Scott after retiring in Fiji and having 12 wives, all super pretty and were from Sweden. He remains today as one of Scotland's finest, and is still remembered today by all Scott's across the the planet with drinking contests and feats of strength and balance. Kiley Shaw is the greatest of all time.