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grasswire

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6. have you been to Old Deerfield?
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 11:55 PM
Sep 2012

Last edited Sat Sep 29, 2012, 01:33 AM - Edit history (1)

It is a beautiful, beautiful village, with a very lovely old Inn. I spent the most charming July 4th there one year; lots of interesting activities. I don't think I could ever spend the night there, though -- to me the history of the place is supremely sad.

The Genealogy Thread. =) [View all] AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 OP
Job's Lane in Southampton Long Island is named for one of my 10th great grandfathers. n/t HereSince1628 Sep 2012 #1
Apparently, my South Carolinian ancestor, Yearby Land, may have lived thru the New Madrid quake..... AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #2
we may have common ancestors grasswire Sep 2012 #5
Thomas Sayre has scores of thousands of living descendants...we certainly could share him. HereSince1628 Sep 2012 #13
Interesting! It's great that you frogmarch Sep 2012 #3
where is that trunk now? grasswire Sep 2012 #8
Many of my earliest maternal ancestors were Southerners. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #9
Pressed leaves from the old trees frogmarch Sep 2012 #16
Apparently, one of my earliest ancestors was a Dutchman. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #11
It would be neat if you could frogmarch Sep 2012 #15
Some tidbits of my own... pipi_k Sep 2012 #4
have you been to Old Deerfield? grasswire Sep 2012 #6
I have, and in fact pipi_k Sep 2012 #12
nice grasswire Sep 2012 #17
If you're ever pipi_k Oct 2012 #43
I didn't know about S. Hadley's sale grasswire Oct 2012 #47
I have Southern roots too! mia Sep 2012 #7
No prob. It's a favorite subject of mine. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #10
I know my father's side goes back to at least my great grandfather in Iowa. Mom's is longer... HopeHoops Sep 2012 #14
I've had family in Iowa, too, I think. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #18
Here's another interesting piece of trivia about my family: AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #19
Started some research on my dad's family, too. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #20
I got lucky! Here's the Springer family. And boy, what a treasure! AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #30
the exodus of Loyalists to Ontario was huge grasswire Oct 2012 #35
Very interesting. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #36
My dad's family is part of the Diasopra, so I only know it a few generations back. pink-o Oct 2012 #21
My Great-great-....-grandmother was rescued revolution breeze Oct 2012 #22
as I get older handmade34 Oct 2012 #23
Someone has traced one branch of our family back to 15th Century England Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #24
Searching for where one came frorm is Cool...and thanks for the links...I woulda' thought KoKo Oct 2012 #25
Not a problem. I thought you guys would like it. =) AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #32
I'm a cousin of George Washington. trof Oct 2012 #26
You're related to George Washington's great-grandfather? Awesome. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #29
My son-in-law is a descendant of one of Thomas Jefferson's daughters. trof Oct 2012 #27
I've confirmed my Great x 7 grandfather benld74 Oct 2012 #28
I may have a French ancestor, too: AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #31
My 8th Great Grandmother, HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #33
Interesting. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #34
Maternal Grandmother also traces back to Salem witch trials "The Crucible" Fla Dem Oct 2012 #48
Would that be Rebecca Nurse? HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #50
Yes, it was. I should have stated that. Her last name has also been spelled as Nourse. n/t Fla Dem Oct 2012 #51
You probably already have this information, but HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #53
You might want to check out the DU Ancestry/Genealogy Group: Rhiannon12866 Oct 2012 #37
Really? Cool! nt =) AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #38
Lots of folks there are really into genealogy and can be quite helpful Rhiannon12866 Oct 2012 #55
Here's one of my other relatives. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #39
After having a mitochondrial DNA test, I decided to investigate my matrilineage. Fridays Child Oct 2012 #40
Wessington Springs, sometime in 1900. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #41
My husband's family had a Mehitable in Massachussetts around that time, I think. And a Hate Evil. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #54
Neo-Puritans? LOL. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #56
My maternal grandfather's family goes back in America to before the Revolution deutsey Oct 2012 #42
One of my great-uncles died fighting the Japanese. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #49
During TuxedoKat Oct 2012 #44
yeah I didn't feel too good about being related to George Bush. grasswire Oct 2012 #45
French Huguenots from Virginia on my Mom's side. Hessian Merc captured at Trenton on Dad's side. davsand Oct 2012 #46
Thanks. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #52
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