INCREDIBLE geneology link

[MacWage]

Well, no Wages there at all.

But found this interesting name:

Wahhoohoo, Moses

Anyone ever heard of that one before?

[Steeplechase]

No Newmans, or Eubanks. Also none of the Robinsons or Paynes are our set. I was really hoping to find something on either the Robinson or Payne families, we have only trace them to the mid 1800's. Newman to late 1700's and Eubanks to the mid 1700's. Still looking for those that came across the pond.Although the site didn't help me, I'm sure it could be a fine resource for others. Thanks for sharing Alan.

[Scottish Chi]

Well, I tried 4 surnames names from my mothers side that lived in NC with no luck. Fortunately I have access to a book on that side of the family that will go back to GB 1590.

Glad it worked so well for you. This genealogy stuff is a great entertainment like looking for buried treasure.

Cheers! Bill

[Alan H]

I'm stunned. William Bryson, who emigrated...well.... "Bryce" and "Bryson" are septs of Clan MacFarlane. YAY!!!!

I'm sorry it didn't helop out some of you guys who looked through th elistings. Maybe I just got incredibly lucky with Myrtle Viola Snyder.

[Rex_Tremende]

I cannot find a thread to follow from any of my obscure family on the site you mention. However, I managed to trace one branch of my family tree back to Switzerland circa 1600 on RoostWeb.com. Like most of these sites, it relies on the research of others.

In the 70's, I spent some time with my father in Washington, D.C., at the National Archives, where I dug up some records documenting my paternal lineage. There is nothing like the joy of making one's own discoveries, but it is a time-consuming pursuit. I suppose if I spent less time here, I'd have more time for that sort of thing.

Regards,
Rex, avoiding his real work.

[Big Paul]

Lots of Murray's! But none from my line..

[Cawdorian]

Alan,

Welcome to the genalogy addiction, it goes very well with the kilt addiction.

Most of the people who emigrated to the Philadelphia/Lancaster PA are were Scots Irish from Northen Ireland who went to Ireland from Scotland during the Highland Clearances of the early 1700's. They migrated down the "Great Wagon Trail" from Pennslyvania to the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee.

As Rex notes www.rootsweb.com is also a gold mine of information. There is a lot of misinformation and just plain blantant errors out there on the web, look for the well documented sources of information and also at the personal page for each of your ancestors.

Happy hunting, it's great fun.

[mkmound]

Anyone have links to a good site for Texas genealogy? My family has been here on both sides since the 1880s.

Mark

[Cawdorian]

Mark,

Try www.rootsweb.com for starters, this is a huge free genealogical data base, they have many message boards, they are subdivided by surnames. Locate the message board for your surname, you may find some fellow Texans with your surname on the board. Most of the members will freely share information with you. In many cases they can direct you to previous research or resourses for your surname.

Another thing you can try is to do a google search for the surname or even put your ancestor's name in quotation marks, sometimes it is surprising what you will turn up. There are also some famly associations that have websites, you might see if you find a site for your surname.

Be forewarned, genealogy is very addictive, much like kilts.