Agreed, Mickey -- they make it all the more interesting! It seems some do not want to accept that part of their heritage! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mickey Fournier" <[log in to unmask]> To: "'Margaret Beckwith'" <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:31 AM Subject: RE: & OUR INDIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE ROOTS! > Oh, Lord, Margaret, it is the rogues in my family tree that keep me at > this. > They are by far more interesting than the good guys who farmed their land > and went to Church twice on Sunday! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Margaret Beckwith > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:53 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: & OUR INDIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE ROOTS! > > My suggestion to all of my fellow genealogists/family historians is to > realize we all have "heroes" and "hellions" in our ancestry! > > We need to be able to accept the "bad" with the "good", all with the > simple > goal of having the most complete and accurate genealogy possible! > > I tend to look at all aspects of my lineage with fresh eyes and an open > mind! > > This allows me to enjoy my work and honor my ancestors! > > Margaret Kerr Beckwith > Elkins, West Virginia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Poldi Tonin" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:25 PM > Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Hemings Jefferson > > >> Being an admirer of T.J., I find that suggesting another Jefferson male >> fathered Sally's children dishonoring T.J.'s memory. >> >> Sally was T.J's Slave and T.J's "Property" and under his control >> 24-hours > >> a >> day. >> >> As the DNA has proved a Jefferson paternity of Sally's child or children, >> the idea that T. J. passed Sally around to the men visiting his home is a >> blight upon his memory and morality. >> >> Passing Sally around would have made T. J. a whore-monger or pander at >> best. >> >> >> T. J. was not a saint---only another mortal with mortal inclinations. >> >> I wish this war would end. >> >> Poldi >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> "She is insane, of course. The family history has become a mania for >> her." >> Hercule Poirot >> >> http://www.FrontPorchRockerNews.blogspot.com >> >> http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Langford >> This project includes Lankford spelling also. >> >> "Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will >> eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne >> for a while by violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical." >> --Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, 1810 >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >> at >> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html