Tracing Family roots

[elitekiltedcommando]

Can you see me as Queen?

Just give me a kilt or two, and then sure, why not?

[Riverkilt]

My favorite part of genealogy is the stories of ancestors...survial, crossing the Atlantic in ancient vessels, moving west by wagon train. Seems my ancestors were always on, or near, the frontier of their times.

My favorite ancestor was a guy who had a farm in upstate New York during the war of 1812. When the British came marching down the road past his farm house he grabbed his musket, went out on the front porch, and ripped off a round into the then passing platoon of Redcoats.

That Redcoat platoon then turned and ripped off everything they had into him. Instantly rendered him into "Swiss cheese" and ended his life on Earth. Fortunately he'd left some children.

Don't know that humans change much...most of my other ancestors, and I, often display the same "not well thought out" behavior.

Good thing there are no kilt stores near me...I'd walk in and shout..."I want one of everything!"

Ron

[Tattoo Bradley]

My favorite ancestor was a guy who had a farm in upstate New York during the war of 1812. When the British came marching down the road past his farm house he grabbed his musket, went out on the front porch, and ripped off a round into the then passing platoon of Redcoats.

That Redcoat platoon then turned and ripped off everything they had into him. Instantly rendered him into "Swiss cheese" and ended his life on Earth. Fortunately he'd left some children.

Don't know that humans change much...most of my other ancestors, and I, often display the same "not well thought out" behavior.

Good thing there are no kilt stores near me...I'd walk in and shout..."I want one of everything!"

Ron

I love those kind of stories Ron! I don't know whether to life or what! Hot-headness runs rampant in my family lineage as well.

Good thing there are no kilt stores near me...I'd walk in and shout..."I want one of everything!"
Ron

You, I, and a good chunk of the rest of the rabble!

[Wompet]

Let's see ...father's line was traced back to abt. 1575, mother's back to mid-1600s (had some correcting to do with that one - one of my earliest great-grandmothers was supposedly married for the first time at 62 and had her first child at 66). The Irish line has deadended for now at 1853.

As for stories, due to a little loop in my father's family tree I'm my own fourth cousin. I would explain, but most people require a diagram to get the full benefit of the explanation.