I took a break from the family genealogy and when I came back to it I found messages, hints, new family trees and all sorts of goodies to ponder over.
The first thing that intrigues me are the messages sent from fellow researchers. Some are very polite and ask you to check your information and then kindly remove your grandmother from their tree.
Some are asking for more information about uncle Harry who is in some obscure branch of your third great uncle's wife's family.
Some are just plain crazy and rude, sometimes both
I had a woman from England, whose picture had her staring straight at the camera with a very unpleasant frown on her face, inquire as to why I thought her 6th great grandfather would have divorced her 6th great grandmother to marry mine. No information as to what names I should check and no hello or goodbye.
I decided not to answer her. She can stew about that relationship for awhile.
I had posted some "ask them nicely" emails to some of the Kentucky clan, on John's side of the family. I didn't get any answers but I noticed that they must have decided I wasn't going away so they made their family trees PUBLIC. Which is a very nice thing to do.
Just doing that opened the door to some relatives that I had been unable to track.
I came across a Emanuel Wells, Sr. who was born in 1642 in Mulberry, Isle of Wright, Virginia. Working my way backward in his line I came across John Wills Wells who married Elizabeth Feltcher. John was the son of John of Bristol who married Alice Hobson. This is what this research tends to do, march you backwards in time, son to father, father to father and so on.
Well John of Bristol was interesting. I decided to Google his name, date and place and see what came up.
Apparently he was a Col. in the Royal Navy and worked as a collector of Customs for the James River.
He also inherited an estate from his father-in-law known as Magpie Swamps. It had 2000 acres, slaves, mill and a store. While enjoying this life style he supervised the building of Fort Monroe.
Let me tell you it is very easy to get caught up in all the stories and information out there on the Internet.
I decided to take a break and when I checked back in to the family tree I was suddenly exploring the Cary family.
I have to admit that I wander around the family groups. I'm not methodical and certainly NOT overly concerned with acquiring or saving every piece of information. If it's a direct descendant then I try to save it all but honestly all those brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles all who decided that 12 or more children would give the family name a good chance for survival, nope, can't do it.
There I am slowly working my way back in time. In 1644 John Cary and Elisabeth Godfrey married and became the proud parents of fourteen children, twelve which survived adulthood. They were also the first Duxbury, Mass. Settlers to move to the INTERIOR, in 1650, to a settlement called Bridgewater, Mass.
John was given a grant for a plantation in 1645. The first lots of Bridgewater were being taken up for the West Parish. His home was 1/4 mile east past the meetinghouse in West Bridgewater. He was the first Town Clerk from 1656-1681. He died in 1681 one year after his wife Elizabeth.
Just looking up Duxbury was interesting. There was discord between the two churches, too many pilgrims wandering around so moving inland was enviable.
Another break and back to the records and now I find I am researching the Edwards branch of the family.
A Richard Edwards born 1525 - 1566 was a poet and a playwright. He was also a Master of the Children's Chapel Royal in 1561. He composed Palamon & Arcite for Queen Elizabeth's pleasure in 1566. And, one of his plays still remains, The Excellent Comedie of ...Damon & Pithias.
I was quite happy reading up on Sir Richard, but it was time to check more family trees and see who his father and mother were. Imagine my surprise when up pops 12 family trees, all with the same information.
And, look who Richard's daddy was.
Agnes's husband refused, according to the gossip , on the Internet, acknowledge Richard's father, Richard.
It seems Agnes had been having a royal fling. Oh, Richard the Bastard did become a Reverend and he seems to be on the royal blood line list.
And, that being the case I really think we should have gotten an invitation to the latest royal wedding. I wouldn't have minded sitting in the back so as not to embarrass anybody.
Henry VII Lord of Ireland, King of England Tudor (1457 - 1509)
is your 13th great grandfather
Son of Henry VII Lord of Ireland, King of England
Son of King Henry VIII of England
Son of Reverend Richard, Sr.. - Illegitimate
Son of Richard
Son of Baron Joshua
Son of William
Son of Thomas Nathaniel
Son of Thomas Benjamin
Son of William
Son of David
Daughter of David
Daughter of Nancy Mary
Son of Ailsey "Arley" Melvina
Son of John David
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