David, You are so right!! After all, we can't pick our relatives, they are who they are. Anita >From: David Oakes <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history > <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: This forum >Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 07:54:42 -0700 > >On 7/3/07 4:03 PM, "John Philip Adams" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > All of you are going to be amazed to find out how so many of us with an >old, > > pre 1700, Virginia backgrounds are related to each other. The Caucasian, > > African, and Native American families are possibly related to each other >as > > close as 3rd cousins to 5th cousins. > >This inter-relatedness of colonial populations has been one of the most >fascinating things I've come across in my genealogical research! And, also >how much mixed ancestry there really is in many of us! > >In my own research, Iıve found hints of NA, not really provable, just >family >tradition in another part of the family, but in retrospect, it makes sense. > >Iıve also found so many odd coincidences. Like my husbandıs families are >from the very same area that a large part of my family was from, though no >blood relationship between us, so far. > >One set of my grandparents both have 3rd great grandfathers who were on >opposite sides of the revolution. My grandfatherıs 3rd great grandfather >was >a known tory loyalist & leader in that community, in the ³Hollows² of >whatıs >now Patrick Co.. My grandmotherıs 3rd great grandfather was the County >Lieutenant who ordered militia troops stationed on the other guyıs farm, to >keep an eye on those bad tories, & possibly ordered the farm confiscated. I >think itıs so funny & crazy that these two men, who were truly fighting >each >other, had 2 descendants who married all those many years later, and many >miles from VA. > > > It is hard to bash people for their opinions when you consider so many >of us > > are related to each other. > >I agree, it should to be much harder to bash, or hate, people to whom you >are related, even if if itıs a distant relationship. > >Thanks to all on the list for the many enlightening discussions, even if >they do get a little overheated sometimes. > >C.Etter - related to those darn Hairstons & to people like Harriet Beecher >Stowe! _________________________________________________________________ http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=hmtextlinkjuly07