My ancestors were all very poor, and most lived below the radar. With
my father's family, I feel lucky to have gotten
to 1850 in one line. In my mother's it is easier. Her mother was from
a group of Bucks County people who actually owned land. I can get my
father's mother to a ship manifest, and that is it. Good for all those
people who can go back farther, but
a lot of us cannot. I feel very lucky to have 1200.
Elizabeth C
Jan Roberts wrote:
> I always wonder how people who claim links way way back have managed to
> actually make the link given that so many records have been lost. I consider
> myself lucky to have been able to go back to the mid 1550s on ONE line - most
> peter out in the late 1700s. Not questioning that you (and others) have done
> it, just wonder how you've done it.
>
> Cheers
> Jan
>
> From: Bob Vary [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, 4 July 2011 14:22
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] number of people in your file
>
> But not everyone has it well documented. I also feel that I have the good
> fortune to have several proven lines of descent from notable medieval
> figures. Whether it’s a mathematical certainty or not is irrelevant.
>
>
> From: John S. Adams [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 11:15 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] number of people in your file
>
> I don't think it has anything to do with "good fortune." It's almost a
> mathematical certainty.
>
> John S. Adams
> Hermosa Beach, CA
>
> ________________________________________
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> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] number of people in your file
> Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 15:35:50 -0700
> One reason is that some of us have the good fortune to be direct descendants
> historical people living in the 9th and 10th centuries......
>
>
> CE
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