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Rootsweb.com RSS Feed for AMXROADS http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AMXROADS Rootsweb.com RSS feed for AMXROADS en-us Copyright 2005 by MyFamily.inc 2008-12-25T13:46:36-06:00 helpdesk@rootsweb.com helpdesk@rootsweb.com Rootsweb.com 2005-05-01T00:00:00-06:00 1 hourly [AMXROADS] Dona Nobis Pacem http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AMXROADS/2008-12/1230237996 Dear Cousins, We have two feet of snow accumulated over the past week and a half. Then my mouse decided to quit. I could make it function to a degree by holding it with both hands, but it would not outline or cut and paste for the URL insertions I needed. It has taken me two full frustrated days of trying to make the Christmas webpage, and I have just at this moment finished. This has been a dificult year for our nation, but I think, the only way is up. Two of our cousins have been practicing that idea right along. Marilyn K. and her friends make and present "Quilts of Valor" to returning servicement or families of those who did not return. What a beautiful gift of self. And what a wonderful example of "Keeping Christmas in one's heart the whole year through." Another of our cousins who keeps Christmas the whole year through is Ruth S. who has worked tirelessly on behalf of our servicemen and women since the death her son Kris in Afghanistan. Ruth has been elected President of National Gold Star Mothers for 2009. We are all so proud of her and her efforts. The Christmas page is up. It does not have the links I wanted to include but they are below. It takes awhile to load. Love and Peace, Your Cousin, Carolyn The 2008 Christmas webpage: Dona Nobis Pacem http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~amxroads/Christmas2008/dona.htm Yo Yo Ma Dona Nobis Pacem http://www.yo-yoma.com/content/dona-tracks Playing for change: Creating Music for Peace Mark Johnson on Bill Boyers -- the website blog: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog/2008/10/guest_blogger_mark_johnson_of.html The Mark Johnson video interview with Bill Moyers: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=CHU0BTGHe3g&feature=related The Playing for Change Music Videos at You Tube: Connecting the World Through Music http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=FHi7I5ZLENM&feature=related Peace Through Music Trailer http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=YC-LBpqa9EY STAND BY ME http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM&feature=channel ONE LOVE http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=DPG5wqscMjo&feature=related "cmacdee" <cmacdee@centurytel.net> 2008-12-25T13:46:36-06:00 [AMXROADS] I'm Thankful I'm a Prosopographer http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AMXROADS/2008-11/1227810339 Dear Cousins, It is always so amazing to me to rediscover how much information can be gained on our ancestors if we simply follow the most elemental concepts of research. I have been continuing to analyze the Kinship connections of the Pearce Family. Also, , let us reflect on what we CAN learn if we (re)learn the basics of research. It does not matter if one's quest begins with a study of the Pearce Family in Cecil and Kent Counties, Maryland, with the Pennington Family in Kentucky, the Underhill Family on Long Island, the Williams Family in Rhode Island or the Enos Family in Connecticut. The Research must be conducted the same way, because "Everybody Came From Somewhere Else." The way interconnected families related to the Pearces evolved along the Sassafras River is the story of how our nation developed community by community, locality by locality, not as a British stepchild, but how it became a nation of Americans. This story is not told properly because people cling to the same old ways instead of emulating our nation-building ancestors. Genealogy must become History and both must become Prosopography, which involves, I beg you to remember, taking the Big View. If you look to small minded, often ignorant people to direct you, they will lead you astray and I suggest, you will not be any closer to determining your roots than you were 10, 20 or 30 years ago, or whenever you first began relying on them. My friend Mel calls these "leaders" the "Long-Right-Armed People," whose right arms have grown very long with patting themselves on the back. Let them sell you cups or tie clasps or snake oil, (if you must) but don't let pretentious people sell you a genealogical or historical bill of goods. Joshua Dorsey Warfield's "Founders of Anne Arundel County, Maryland," (published 1905 - 543 pages, digitized by Google Books) begins this way: "All authorities pretty generally agree that our first Anne Arundel settlers came up from Virginia. In 1620 Edward Bennett, a rich merchant of England, interested in Virginia trade, had organized a company consisting of his nephews Richard Bennett, Robert Bennett, Thomas Ayres, Richard and Thomas Wiseman, to send two hundred settlers to Virginia. Many of those sent were murdered by the Indians in 1622. Robert Bennett and John Howard were among the number." You can read more about individual Anne Arundel families in Harry Wright Newman's "Anne Arundel Gentry," and then examine John Bennett Boddie's "17th Century Isle of Wight," and the accompanying texts that have blossomed about the first Virginia immigrants. If you follow the history of the people who came up the Chesapeake about 1650 you will discover how enormously complex and wondrously versatile they were. Most of all, they were extraordinarily mobile. Their ships took them between Olde England, New England, Europe, Africa, the West Indies and back to their Chesapeake harbors to unload slaves and rum and load up tobacco. They are rightly called Adventurers, which in the parlance of the time meant risk-takers. Some Adventurers took risks of purse and some took personal risk and settled in the new country. Some did both. These people functioned in the time of religious excess, and religious excess meant political excess as well. Some people tried to escape it, some tried to profit from it, some tried to re-establish themselves in the New World within blended goals and it did not always work successfully. Perry Miller's interpretations are reliable, and in his book, "The American Puritans, Their Prose and Poetry," (1956) he presents original writings of the Adventurers themselves. William Bradshaw (1590-1657) wrote movingly about their journey. Miller elucidates the differences between "Puritans" and the little band of people who first fled England, spent 15 years in Leyden (the Netherlands) and finally became our Thankful Pilgrims. The Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth in 1620 were not the same breed of immigrant that was landed by the powerful Massachusetts Bay Colony ten years later. Websites offer a great deal - the ones with original writings are best: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1650bradford.html http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/williambradford.html http://www.ulsh.net/DATA/Mayflower/bradfords_passenger_list.htm There is a study guide for Plymouth Colony by Duane Cline which is both comprehensive and beautifully done. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mosmd/ The original settlement undertakings exacted a terrible toll in lives. Both the initial Jamestown Settlers in Virginia and the Pilgrim Settlers at Plymouth, Massachusetts suffered tragic losses. At Plymouth about half the Pilgrims died; some perished on the way and many in the first year. In Virginia the losses were heavier than that. The first Jamestown immigrants died from lack of food, poor sanitation and contaminated water and subsequent settlers were massacred by the Indians. Records for the First, Second and Third Virginia Companies are available and "The Lists of the Living and Dead In Virginia" tell of the bloody status by 1622/23. You can read John Smith's "True Relation of Virginia," and George Percy's "Discourse" and "True Relation online at Google Books, in "Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske, and "The Founding of Jamestown" By Albert Bushnell Hart. Mostly what we must learn is that none of the original religious purposes was completely right or completely wrong. Whether Congregationalist or Presbyterian, the New England Puritans held views that failed to engender Americanism within their ranks. New concepts were born our of the old and had to depart for more fertile climates and minds, and more receptive souls. Anne Hutchinson was banished and died with her family, Roger Williams was banished and was able to establish Rhode Island, and the Baptist faith. Isaac Pennington Lord Mayor, Alderman, and Puritan revolutionist nevertheless produced Isaac Pennington, dreamer, writer, pacifist and Quaker activist. All affect us, and all must be remembered as we pause today to be thankful for what they engendered through their Adventures, and all that we have been given within our wonderful resultant nation. More on the Pearces Next Time, Same Station. Happy Thanksgiving. Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn "cmacdee" <cmacdee@centurytel.net> 2008-11-27T11:25:39-06:00 [AMXROADS] The W. Shakespeare Theory of Research http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AMXROADS/2008-11/1226887582 Dear Cousins, It is the nature of genealogy to pursue generation after generation backwards until we get to a beginning - an immigrant or a brick wall. Genealogical software that links generation after generation together seemingly follows this general theory in compiling our ancestry for us. But when the research hits the brick wall the temptation is great to add the next generations on back to an immigrant who is only suspected of being an ancestor. Thus we come to the collapsed State of the Art: people claiming relationships which in fact do not exist; white ancestors claimed to have been born in areas that were populated only by Indians and bears at the time; persons having the same given name as 10 other contemporary relatives nonetheless thoughtlessly plopped into the lineage. This might not be so bad if these self-deluding persons left it at self-delusion like the ancestor worshippers of a century or so ago who had fancy fake pedigrees compiled linking them to some perfectly innocent nobleman, or more recently, those who want to compile tens of thousands of names into the computer "linking" them to Charlemagne or even Adam and Eve. But genealogical self-delusion no longer resides behind wealthy closed doors, it must go public, on the internet, and unfortunately poisons the well for everybody else. Self-delusion is one thing, deluding the masses is fraud, and worse, it destructive of ancestry, history and heritage.. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~amxroads/Abraham/elkton.html The only way to overcome these genealogical frauds is to educate ourselves. Learn the aspects of proper research and refuse to support know-nothing people who hide behind labels of adequacy and authority. Like the bumper sticker says: Question Authority! Learn to recognize what is true and what is not. Learn to check out unsupported assertions. Learn to become real researchers instead of merely copying what someone else writes down to serve their own self interest. Learn think critically, learn to tell a hawk from a handsaw (William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act II, Scene II): "I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." How how how???? Learn to research. Give up taking in what somebody else SAYS/WRITES without question, and prove your lineages through your own verifications. You can do it! Every day research resources improve on the internet. Here are some ideas of how to (re)begin. I previously have written that some parts of our families stayed, while some rode on. The locality aspect of my research equation (History + Locality + Kinship = Identity) was constantly changing as frontier adventurers, pathfinders, trailblazers, wayfarers, hunters, traders, surveyors, land developers, land agents, missionaries, re-settlers, rode on. But those who stayed in the old locale continued to generate records that provide important clues even though they may not be in our direct lineages. Cousins' ancestry is equally valuable to us as our direct lines who might have been the riders-on, and often their descendants, while not directly a part of us, will leave clues that are not available within the frontier families. Those who stayed preserved the homestead and much that remains with keepers of the hearth. Every so often (even while on the trail) it is necessary to reconnoiter and reconnect with those who stayed. Keep in mind too that the two groups were not discrete. Sometimes kin joined ones who had left; sometimes the pioneers returned. Individuals rarely did exactly the same as others of their "group." Currently I am focusing on the Delmarva peninsula where a number of immigrant families began developing into American clans. In locality after locality these kinship families tell the story/history of America's beginnings. We must learn how to interpret properly what they tell us. Remember that Kinship in my equation refers not only to actual relatives, but also to neighbors. .Chesapeake Bay histories have much information about settlement on the Delmarva Peninsula, but there is more to the story than simple local history can provide. Because everybody came "from somewhere else," we must also develop and examine ever broader localities and revisit lands and origins Across the Waters. It is important genealogically to look to the original settlements in New England and New York because settlers there also had impact on the middle colonies, initially because of trade and mercantile interests, and thereafter in resettlement due to ongoing political/religious ferment. The Delmarva Peninsula provided access both to the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean and was recognized early on as being superior to the frigid rocky coastal areas of New England. Nevertheless, the aims of the northern colonists were first of all to re-establish and enforce their religious views in areas where THEY, not the Crown, were in authority, and they hunkered down and began establishing control over their new territory. They were not interested in a new order of things, but in correcting and improving the old order to conform to their own severely limited views. So New England was aptly named. Olde England was replicated in housing, villages, and political/religious forms. The middle colonies had more varied factors in their development. The warmth and fertility of the Tidewater regions enabled Virginians and later, Marylanders, to develop into Americans much more quickly than their New England cousins. Apart from the climate and soil, persons of diverse ethnicity became involved in the process of a developing American mentality. This happened to a degree because of optimal mercantilism and trade opportunities, but the most important factor was the settlement of a colony of Swede/Finns along the Delaware River. There were never great numbers of this clan, but their impact upon the emergent American character was monumental. Other ethnicities joined the families along the Delaware and the Chesapeake and Delmarva, and added significantly to the brew, but none of these brought with them the necessary skills for moving into the vast woodland interior of America. This came from the Swede/Finns on the Delaware who had lived in the woodlands of their native areas, built with wood, hunted and lived off the land and already knew how to survive under similar New World conditions. New England and Virginia Tidewater settlers accustomed to quaint English housing and village greens did not possess the wherewithal to tackle the American Frontiers, nor did they have access to Swede/Finn knowhow as did the later English (and Other) settlers on the Delaware. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~amxroads/Swedes/index.html Families did not conform to geopolitical localities which we now must use to research them, and so I began looking at families in the context of broad "perimeters." Even that is difficult, because perimeters often extend across presentday state lines and encompass many counties. However, it is a logical concept, attempting to think of the families as they saw themselves. Because Maryland and Delaware are small states, their original counties were not subjected to the multiple dissections which make it so difficult for the researcher to accurately determine the actual county location where families of interest were living when important record were generated, for instance, deeds and wills. (Virginia is a nightmare for figuring out correct locales.) Some of Delaware River settlers, both the Swedish Colony and the later Penn colonists gravitated outward into areas of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. William Penn obtained additional land contained in Delaware and the southwestern part of New Jersey. In Maryland, Cecil and Kent Counties witnessed some minimal changes. Shrewsbury Parish, which lies along the south side of the Sassafras River, was originally called South Sassafras Parish, shared territory with Cecil County for awhile. Understandably, North Sassafras Parish was in Cecil County and became St. Stephens Parish. "The First Parishes of the Province of Maryland" by Percy G. Skirven specifically looks at the parishes, but finding a copy of this book is difficult. A more convenient alternative is Clifford Headington's "Early parishes and hundreds, Baltimore County, Md., including tax lists, years 1692, 1694, 1695" Baltimore, Md.: Ida Charles Wilkins Foundation, 1954, 60 pgs. Ostensibly devoted to Baltimore County, it also gives Maryland details based somewhat on Skirven's previous book. There is an historic marker site, with the details of the Parishes and an interesting map. Another site, presents a driving tour of Kent County. Ellen Ward, an Eastern Shore descendant has a wonderful page on landmarks of the area. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~amxroads/Homelands/cecil.html http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~amxroads/Chron/17cent.html http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=1701 http://www.kentcounty.com/events/heritage_trust/ http://www.bcpl.net/~ellen/landmarks.html Because Penningtons are the centerpiece of my research, I have examined their Delmarva kinship and extended families because they illustrate how broadly interconnected these clans are. Also, I use Penningtons as Pathfinders, or icons, paradigms for Maryland (and other) settlement. It doesn't take much research before it becomes evident that even the Pathfinder individuals require Pathfinder Kinship. We learn to weave and reweave these people back in forth through the fabric of our research, right along with their changing localities and changing history. Despite presentday attempts to generalize the early settlers, and the compilation of lists of immigrants to Maryland and Virginia, it is difficult to pinpoint family and kinship beginnings, because one size never fits all. Surprisingly, writers of "history" and "genealogy" are not always historians and genealogists. Often they are not even moderately competent researchers. It is unfortunate that this is one generalization you can bank on. Writers of genealogies and histories lie, cheat, and distort our ancestry through their ignorance, greed and self-interest. Untold numbers of presentday questers have been misled by these works. It amounts to a genealogical genocide. By the time of the first federal census in 1790, a majority of Penningtons are found in Maryland, so it is logical to look to early Maryland when seeking Pennington antecedents. One Pennington family that settled on the north side of the Sassafras River which divides Cecil and Kent Counties, was headed by Henry Pennington, who first was settled in St. Mary's County. If we look to local history there we learn that St. Mary's was the governmental center for George and Cecil Calvert's colony, and that the Calverts, the Lords Baltimore were the founders and Proprietors of Maryland, were Catholic. At almost the same time, another Henry Pennington was coming of age in Somerset County, having accompanied his Quaker step-father Ambrose Dixon, in a retreat from Virginia. Many other Quaker families followed the same pathway. Maryland was not a "Catholic" colony as many have erroneously written, but a remarkably moderate, open colony, accepting of all who professed Christian belief, and even accepting those of Jewish backgrounds, although it is uncertain that "Others" were openly "Other." The point is that the colony was not an oligarchy as were the New England colonies. George Calvert the first Lord Baltimore died shortly before receiving the charter for Maryland and his son Cecil Calvert carried out their dream of a Maryland haven, not just for Catholics, but for people who needed refuge from religious persecution. Cecil Calvert was an anomaly for his time, wise and conciliatory, even with those not of his character, broad temperament, and often not approaching his mores. Cecil County, Maryland is named to honor him. Be sure to look at his portrait on page 2 of my webpage. Etched in his face are the full details of his character and values. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~amxroads/Maryland/maryland.html Cecil County has a fairly cursory history written by George Johnson in 1881. Kent county has a couple of local histories, also written long ago. One is by Fred G. Usilton, the "History of Kent County, Maryland, 1630-1916." 1916, 251 pgs. The other, George Hanson's "Old Kent on the Eastern Shore of Maryland" was published in Baltimore in 1876. I wish I could call it a definitive work, because it gives a lot of Eastern Shore genealogy, but it is a product of its time, and the author made many errors. The full title is: "Old Kent:The Eastern Shore of Maryland; Notes Illustrative of the Most Ancient Records of Kent County, Maryland,and of the Parishes of St. Paul's, Shrewsbury and I. U. (sic) and Genealogical Histories of Old and Distinguished Families of Maryland, and Their Connections by Marriage." We can use such works for Pathfinding, but we must use them with great care, and check things that don't make sense. There are several Pearce/Pierce families on either side of the Chesapeake and also on either side of the Sassafras. Hanson misidentified the family headed by Col. William Pearce, through confusing Gideon Pearce (William1 ) with his son Gideon (Gideon2 , William1). This error has been perpetuated in almost every Rootsweb World Connect lineage I found. Gideon2 (William1 ) was married throughout his lifetime to his only wife Anne Wheeler, daughter of John Wheeler. Gideon and Anne had FOURTEEN children. There is no official marriage record for Gideon and Anne, it is determined only by digging through countless land and probate records. "Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore," Volume 4, by F. Edward Wright and Robert Barnes correctly details the Col. William Pearce family (pp 195-201) but does not provide Anne Wheeler's identity. They list some of the Kent County land record references for Gideon and Anne, but not all. The Kent deeds created by Gideon (often with Anne) Pearce provide a faithful record of the original lot holders of Georgetown. These deeds, along with the applicable probate records are illuminating documentation of evolving American kinship/community beyond the confines of the town. In addition to the Col. William Pearce family, the "Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore" series has profiles of many of the Kent County kinship families connected to the Penningtons and Pearces. There is also an internet Pearce Resource which has a profile on this family by Bob Carlin, however, there are some flaws in what is presented. He gives Colonel William's wife Isabella the surname HOPKINS without substantiation. Hopkins is certainly a name allied with the Pearce family: William and Isabella's grandson Benjamin Hopkins is named in their probate records. But I have not discovered what points to a conclusion of HOPKINS being Isabella's maiden name. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pierces/team7/ML.html To sort logically through information on these families, I find making timelines using only actual documents to be the most helpful. Sometimes I utilize Kinship timelines, and sometimes only timelines for individual families. In this way the errors are avoided which gedcom lineages promote, and generalities like Mr. Hanson's are also avoided. When the records are analyzed and interpreted, foundations and establishment of community and kinship become clarified and begin emerging. Patterns can be cautiously noted. Where the first Henry Pennington purchased and patented four tracts on the north side of the Sassafras River, his grandsons Henry and Robert Pennington, (sons of Robert2, Henry1 )began dividing their inherited properties into lots and selling them to create a town. It was first called Amelia Ann Town, then Fredericktown. They began this in the mid-1730's, using the tracts "Buntington" and"Happy Harbour." Directly across the river Gideon and Anne Pearce began the same process, dividing the tract Colchester/Tolchester which Gideon was devised by his father Col. William Pearce. This became the town of Georgetown. You can examine these localities on the Maryland Archives Interactive Map. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdslavery/html/mapped_images/mapsindex.html In addition to that wonderful map, the Maryland Archives has produced some remarkable online resources. First was their Patents Database, and now they have accomplished an even greater achievement, in cooperation with the Maryland Judiciary with an online Land Records Image Retrieval System for original indices and deeds for all the Maryland Counties. Mere words fail to express how great a treasure this is for researchers and how much thanks and praise need to be heaped on those providing it. By a simple process of obtaining a password from the Archives you can access these records, plow through the labyrinthine indices and feast on original documents for your ancestors. My Friends, it does not get any better than this. http://mdlandrec.net NEXT, Col. William PEARCE, his wife Isabella, their Kinship Families, and the history and genealogy lessons we can learn from them Love, Your Cousin, Caorlyn "cmacdee" <cmacdee@centurytel.net> 2008-11-16T19:06:22-06:00 Re: [AMXROADS] Trophy Genealogy; Trophy Lives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AMXROADS/2008-11/1225976845 I am sorry too, I enjoyed our last outing.Â I'll try the CD on one of the kid's computers.... they have faster stuff than mine..... Did you get the pictures I sent OK? I look forward to getting the QA Benedict info and I too am looking at the Seaton Penningtons... I am looking into the Huddleston family too as there was so much interaction between the two families... Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â John O. -----Original Message----- From: cmacdee@centurytel.net To: amxroads@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 9:18 pm Subject: Re: [AMXROADS] Trophy Genealogy; Trophy Lives Hi John -- Congrats to Joe!!!! orry to miss seeing you again. found a couple of good things -- some deeds on the QA Benedict. And got a tuff on the Askews and Pennintons of Seaton which I've been trying to see for hree years. I'll send them when I get home. I found out why you can't read y CDs. My burner is too fast. Love, C. Quoting tavalin@aol.com: > Carolyn; Â Â Â I will not be able to come tomorrw becuase of the election. Joe Biden is the VP elect and Delaware has a strange tradition that is actually a 4 hour state holiday called Retuen Day. All the candidates (winners and losers) ride horse drawn carriages and they have a cermony to 'bury the hatchet' (litterally) and read the results from the Court house balcony to everyone gathered in the Georgetown circle. They then have a bull roast (again, litterally) and give out free roasted Ox sandwiches. it normally attracts thousands but because Joe Biden was elected senator, and VP yestersday, the crowd is expected to be humongous and the secret service are involved because Joe is the VP elect and have law enforcement personnel on stand by..... Sorry Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â John O -----Original Message----- From: cmacdee@centurytel.net To: AMXROADS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:54 pm Subject: [AMXROADS] Trophy Genealogy; Trophy Lives Dear Cousins, I am in Maryland with my older daughter's family. For the last several ears ndrea and my son-in-law Daniel have given me a trip so that I can visit them nd my granddaughter Victoria â€“ AND, get in some Maryland research! Last hursday I met with my putative cousin John, who was kind enough to ferry me o the Maryland Archives for a frolic in ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS that date back to he founding of Maryland in the 1630's. These kinds of documents impart a view f our ancestors that is not possible with what passes for genealogy research hese days. However, what I gained from the day came not only from the Archives, but rom ohn himself. First was the sense of community through shared ancestral ursuits, and then from things he related about what has been happening with im and his family the past year -- things that are not easily compressed into -mail or even phone calls. John shared pictures and stories about his hildren and grandchildren, and he told me about his church and the plans he nd his church family are effecting in their community. John's faith/church has been the center of his life and in turn has affected ow he interacts with his family, and that in turn has been refocused within he church membership and intertwined in the larger community. The church tself has sports fields and other interaction with the community at large. It rovides meeting rooms with outreach programs and trained personnel for persons ith special needs within the community. Battered women, abused children, omeless, hungry are all welcomed and assisted. The people of this church ommunity are living love, for love is a verb, and living Matthew 25, my avorite Bible chapter, full of parables for successful lives. It is a rare nd beautiful thing to learn about individuals and communities like this who on't just mouth their faith/personal beliefs/morality, but put them into daily ction, â€œwalking the walk, not just talking the talk,â€ as the saying goes. Through genealogy I have been fortunate to have found a community of genealogical cousinsâ€ who have encouraged me personally as well as being upportive of my ideas and research in ways that have not existed within my ocalized communities or even within my root family. Alienation is endemic ithin our society, coming from the top down. Even in tiny rural towns where t should be easy to practice loving community, selfishness and greed override ost community endeavors. There is little that is excellent, and almost othing that speaks of generosity or a large spirit. Aspects of community are astardized through acts of self-gratification. Genealogy is a pursuit of facts and details about one's family. To me it is he epitome of community, but now it is rarely practiced in ways that foster ommunity. People copy the work of others, plop it into their computer rograms and label it â€œresearch.â€ They learn nothing about the identity of heir families this way. It is like acquiring a trophy wife. It's Trophy enealogy. Plop your lineage into that of a prominent family and sit back and ask in the reflected glow. Properly pursued, genealogy can teach us much. The genealogist researches nd hen through careful analysis, reweaves individuals and individual facts into he fabric of the larger family, and then into the extended family. One woman used to correspond with, declared she had no interest in families which were eripherally connected to hers. Step-children, children of the first wife or usband held no appeal for her. Researchers like this will never know their amily, for right away, they kill off most of them. The term â€œdaughtered utâ€ is particularly annoying to me, as a daughter. Just because our society ocuses on a patriarchal naming system and patriarchal identity, is no reason or us to do so in our researches. The patriarchal surname ends, but certainly he lineage does not. While I'm ranting, and denouncing labels as a substitute or the real thing, let me state that referring to the American Civil war as The Late Unpleasantnessâ€ is the most offensive of these labels that strive o be cute or â€œwith it,â€ in ways I absolutely despise. Calling a war that lotted out nearly 700,000 American lives and maimed and blighted countless thers is obscene. Right away we can conclude that genealogy as currently practiced is not too ig n promoting family identity. We have to employ broader structures for the esearch. Combining history helps, and examining the community in each family ocality provides necessary detail. One delightful genealogy I found recently xemplifies this: tern, Cyrus, Our kindred : the McFarlan and Stern families of Chester County, a., and New Castle County, Del. in two parts ... Westchester, a.:Â 1885,Â 213Â pgs This dear old man, Cyrus Stern, publishing in 1885, got it right. Examining he content one suspects Cyrus Stern â€œgot it rightâ€ in his personal life as ell. He had integrity; he knew himself. As explained in an introduction by is brother Jacob Stern of Logan, Iowa, Cyrus began in 1851: â€œAbout one-third of a century ago, I received a letter from my brother Cyrus tern, of Wilmington, Delaware, saying he would like to get up a record of the tern Family, for three or four generations, and asking my assistance in the nterprise. I was very proud of his ambition, and consented to render any ssistance in my power. But fearing his enthusiasm might bring disappointment pon himself, I ventured (wisely as I thought) to caution him not to expect hat we might not get the work accomplished that year (1851.) Indeed, my idea as at that time, that at least two or three years might elapse before the work ould be finished. A whole generation of men have passed away since then. I ay say, that for my own part, I soon tired out and gave up, but continued to ope that my brother would go on, as I most heartily approved of the work. In ll that long time, he (although engaged in business as a clothier) has never ost sight of his favorite project. And by indomitable energy and industry, as almost alone, collected and prepared this valuable record of our kindred. â€œThe amount of labor in a work of this kind can scarcely be appreciated by ne who is not in some way connected with the preparation. Its value needs no lucidation â€“ it speaks for itself. To expect hat a genealogist can ever be aid for his labor in dollars and cents, is utopian. Very few, indeed, are ound willing to sacrifice themselves for the pleasure of posterity. I look pon the work of a genealogist as purely a labor of love, worthy of an mperishable monument. Jacob T. Stern, Logan, Iowa.â€ Prosopography is a term only recently used to show a philosophy toward enealogical and historical research. It would have been completely foreign o Mr. Stern, yet he ably practiced the concept. His book is a work of art, labor of love, and truly an â€œimperishable monument.â€ Photography was till a difficult and iffy process at the time of publication, yet Cyrus Stern ncorporated photographs of the Kindred into his project. These were rincipally, as the title suggests, Quaker families near Wilmington, among hem, Hollingsworth, Yardley, Gilpin, West, etc. He used facsimiles f Quaker marriage certificates that included names of attendees who signed he documents. He drew a tree, showing names of the family members on the imbs and branches. Most special to me was his drawing of a map â€œResidence f Kindred 1682-1885.â€ His legend, in the upper center proclaims, â€œPoor yesight; Poor Nerves; Poor Writing; Poor Map.â€ Of course, despite this elf-assessment, we find nothing in the man or the work that is poor. His book s a portrait not just of his Kindred but now a legend of the man himself: enerous, humane, connected. Would that we could do as well genealogically, ndividually, and within our communities, becoming Prosopographers in life as ell as in our researches. Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AMXROADS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AMXROADS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AMXROADS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message tavalin@aol.com 2008-11-06T06:07:25-06:00 Re: [AMXROADS] Trophy Genealogy; Trophy Lives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AMXROADS/2008-11/1225937916 Hi John -- Congrats to Joe!!!! Sorry to miss seeing you again. I found a couple of good things -- some deeds on the QA Benedict. And I got a stuff on the Askews and Pennintons of Seaton which I've been trying to see for three years. I'll send them when I get home. I found out why you can't read my CDs. My burner is too fast. Love, C. Quoting tavalin@aol.com: > Carolyn; > Â Â Â I will not be able to come tomorrw becuase of the election. > Joe Biden is the VP elect and Delaware has a strange tradition that > is actually a 4 hour state holiday called Retuen Day. All the > candidates (winners and losers) ride horse drawn carriages and they > have a cermony to 'bury the hatchet' (litterally) and read the > results from the Court house balcony to everyone gathered in the > Georgetown circle. They then have a bull roast (again, litterally) > and give out free roasted Ox sandwiches. it normally attracts > thousands but because Joe Biden was elected senator, and VP > yestersday, the crowd is expected to be humongous and the secret > service are involved because Joe is the VP elect and have law > enforcement personnel on stand by..... Sorry > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â John O > > > -----Original Message----- > From: cmacdee@centurytel.net > To: AMXROADS-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:54 pm > Subject: [AMXROADS] Trophy Genealogy; Trophy Lives > > > > Dear Cousins, > I am in Maryland with my older daughter's family. For the last several > ears > ndrea and my son-in-law Daniel have given me a trip so that I can visit them > nd my granddaughter Victoria â€“ AND, get in some Maryland research! Last > hursday I met with my putative cousin John, who was kind enough to ferry me > o the Maryland Archives for a frolic in ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS that date back to > he founding of Maryland in the 1630's. These kinds of documents > impart a view > f our ancestors that is not possible with what passes for genealogy research > hese days. > However, what I gained from the day came not only from the Archives, but > rom > ohn himself. First was the sense of community through shared ancestral > ursuits, and then from things he related about what has been happening with > im and his family the past year -- things that are not easily compressed into > -mail or even phone calls. John shared pictures and stories about his > hildren and grandchildren, and he told me about his church and the plans he > nd his church family are effecting in their community. > John's faith/church has been the center of his life and in turn > has affected > ow he interacts with his family, and that in turn has been refocused within > he church membership and intertwined in the larger community. The church > tself has sports fields and other interaction with the community at > large. It > rovides meeting rooms with outreach programs and trained personnel > for persons > ith special needs within the community. Battered women, abused children, > omeless, hungry are all welcomed and assisted. The people of this church > ommunity are living love, for love is a verb, and living Matthew 25, my > avorite Bible chapter, full of parables for successful lives. It is a rare > nd beautiful thing to learn about individuals and communities like this who > on't just mouth their faith/personal beliefs/morality, but put them > into daily > ction, â€œwalking the walk, not just talking the talk,â€ as the > saying goes. > Through genealogy I have been fortunate to have found a community of > genealogical cousinsâ€ who have encouraged me personally as well as being > upportive of my ideas and research in ways that have not existed within my > ocalized communities or even within my root family. Alienation is endemic > ithin our society, coming from the top down. Even in tiny rural towns where > t should be easy to practice loving community, selfishness and greed override > ost community endeavors. There is little that is excellent, and almost > othing that speaks of generosity or a large spirit. Aspects of > community are > astardized through acts of self-gratification. > Genealogy is a pursuit of facts and details about one's family. > To me it is > he epitome of community, but now it is rarely practiced in ways that foster > ommunity. People copy the work of others, plop it into their computer > rograms and label it â€œresearch.â€ They learn nothing about the > identity of > heir families this way. It is like acquiring a trophy wife. It's Trophy > enealogy. Plop your lineage into that of a prominent family and sit back and > ask in the reflected glow. > Properly pursued, genealogy can teach us much. The genealogist researches > nd > hen through careful analysis, reweaves individuals and individual facts into > he fabric of the larger family, and then into the extended family. One woman > used to correspond with, declared she had no interest in families which were > eripherally connected to hers. Step-children, children of the first wife or > usband held no appeal for her. Researchers like this will never know their > amily, for right away, they kill off most of them. The term â€œdaughtered > utâ€ is particularly annoying to me, as a daughter. Just because > our society > ocuses on a patriarchal naming system and patriarchal identity, is no reason > or us to do so in our researches. The patriarchal surname ends, but > certainly > he lineage does not. While I'm ranting, and denouncing labels as a > substitute > or the real thing, let me state that referring to the American Civil war as > The Late Unpleasantnessâ€ is the most offensive of these labels that strive > o be cute or â€œwith it,â€ in ways I absolutely despise. Calling a war that > lotted out nearly 700,000 American lives and maimed and blighted countless > thers is obscene. > Right away we can conclude that genealogy as currently practiced > is not too > ig > n promoting family identity. We have to employ broader structures for the > esearch. Combining history helps, and examining the community in > each family > ocality provides necessary detail. One delightful genealogy I found recently > xemplifies this: > tern, Cyrus, Our kindred : the McFarlan and Stern families of > Chester County, > a., and New Castle County, Del. in two parts ... Westchester, > a.:Â 1885,Â 213Â pgs > This dear old man, Cyrus Stern, publishing in 1885, got it right. > Examining > he content one suspects Cyrus Stern â€œgot it rightâ€ in his > personal life as > ell. He had integrity; he knew himself. As explained in an introduction by > is brother Jacob Stern of Logan, Iowa, Cyrus began in 1851: > â€œAbout one-third of a century ago, I received a letter from my > brother Cyrus > tern, of Wilmington, Delaware, saying he would like to get up a record of the > tern Family, for three or four generations, and asking my assistance in the > nterprise. I was very proud of his ambition, and consented to render any > ssistance in my power. But fearing his enthusiasm might bring disappointment > pon himself, I ventured (wisely as I thought) to caution him not to expect > hat we might not get the work accomplished that year (1851.) Indeed, my idea > as at that time, that at least two or three years might elapse before > the work > ould be finished. A whole generation of men have passed away since then. I > ay say, that for my own part, I soon tired out and gave up, but continued to > ope that my brother would go on, as I most heartily approved of the work. In > ll that long time, he (although engaged in business as a clothier) has never > ost sight of his favorite project. And by indomitable energy and industry, > as almost alone, collected and prepared this valuable record of our kindred. > â€œThe amount of labor in a work of this kind can scarcely be > appreciated by > ne who is not in some way connected with the preparation. Its value needs no > lucidation â€“ it speaks for itself. To expect hat a genealogist can ever be > aid for his labor in dollars and cents, is utopian. Very few, indeed, are > ound willing to sacrifice themselves for the pleasure of posterity. I look > pon the work of a genealogist as purely a labor of love, worthy of an > mperishable monument. Jacob T. Stern, Logan, Iowa.â€ > Prosopography is a term only recently used to show a philosophy toward > enealogical and historical research. It would have been completely foreign > o Mr. Stern, yet he ably practiced the concept. His book is a work of art, > labor of love, and truly an â€œimperishable monument.â€ Photography was > till a difficult and iffy process at the time of publication, yet Cyrus Stern > ncorporated photographs of the Kindred into his project. These were > rincipally, as the title suggests, Quaker families near Wilmington, among > hem, Hollingsworth, Yardley, Gilpin, West, etc. He used facsimiles > f Quaker marriage certificates that included names of attendees who signed > he documents. He drew a tree, showing names of the family members on the > imbs and branches. Most special to me was his drawing of a map â€œResidence > f Kindred 1682-1885.â€ His legend, in the upper center proclaims, â€œPoor > yesight; Poor Nerves; Poor Writing; Poor Map.â€ Of course, despite this > elf-assessment, we find nothing in the man or the work that is poor. > His book > s a portrait not just of his Kindred but now a legend of the man himself: > enerous, humane, connected. Would that we could do as well genealogically, > ndividually, and within our communities, becoming Prosopographers in life as > ell as in our researches. > Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn > > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AMXROADS-request@rootsweb.com > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > he message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AMXROADS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > cmacdee@centurytel.net 2008-11-05T19:18:36-06:00 Re: [AMXROADS] Trophy Genealogy; Trophy Lives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AMXROADS/2008-11/1225904912 Carolyn; Â Â Â I will not be able to come tomorrw becuase of the election. Joe Biden is the VP elect and Delaware has a strange tradition that is actually a 4 hour state holiday called Retuen Day. All the candidates (winners and losers) ride horse drawn carriages and they have a cermony to 'bury the hatchet' (litterally) and read the results from the Court house balcony to everyone gathered in the Georgetown circle. They then have a bull roast (again, litterally) and give out free roasted Ox sandwiches. it normally attracts thousands but because Joe Biden was elected senator, and VP yestersday, the crowd is expected to be humongous and the secret service are involved because Joe is the VP elect and have law enforcement personnel on stand by..... Sorry Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â John O -----Original Message----- From: cmacdee@centurytel.net To: AMXROADS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:54 pm Subject: [AMXROADS] Trophy Genealogy; Trophy Lives Dear Cousins, I am in Maryland with my older daughter's family. For the last several ears ndrea and my son-in-law Daniel have given me a trip so that I can visit them nd my granddaughter Victoria â€“ AND, get in some Maryland research! Last hursday I met with my putative cousin John, who was kind enough to ferry me o the Maryland Archives for a frolic in ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS that date back to he founding of Maryland in the 1630's. These kinds of documents impart a view f our ancestors that is not possible with what passes for genealogy research hese days. However, what I gained from the day came not only from the Archives, but rom ohn himself. First was the sense of community through shared ancestral ursuits, and then from things he related about what has been happening with im and his family the past year -- things that are not easily compressed into -mail or even phone calls. John shared pictures and stories about his hildren and grandchildren, and he told me about his church and the plans he nd his church family are effecting in their community. John's faith/church has been the center of his life and in turn has affected ow he interacts with his family, and that in turn has been refocused within he church membership and intertwined in the larger community. The church tself has sports fields and other interaction with the community at large. It rovides meeting rooms with outreach programs and trained personnel for persons ith special needs within the community. Battered women, abused children, omeless, hungry are all welcomed and assisted. The people of this church ommunity are living love, for love is a verb, and living Matthew 25, my avorite Bible chapter, full of parables for successful lives. It is a rare nd beautiful thing to learn about individuals and communities like this who on't just mouth their faith/personal beliefs/morality, but put them into daily ction, â€œwalking the walk, not just talking the talk,â€ as the saying goes. Through genealogy I have been fortunate to have found a community of genealogical cousinsâ€ who have encouraged me personally as well as being upportive of my ideas and research in ways that have not existed within my ocalized communities or even within my root family. Alienation is endemic ithin our society, coming from the top down. Even in tiny rural towns where t should be easy to practice loving community, selfishness and greed override ost community endeavors. There is little that is excellent, and almost othing that speaks of generosity or a large spirit. Aspects of community are astardized through acts of self-gratification. Genealogy is a pursuit of facts and details about one's family. To me it is he epitome of community, but now it is rarely practiced in ways that foster ommunity. People copy the work of others, plop it into their computer rograms and label it â€œresearch.â€ They learn nothing about the identity of heir families this way. It is like acquiring a trophy wife. It's Trophy enealogy. Plop your lineage into that of a prominent family and sit back and ask in the reflected glow. Properly pursued, genealogy can teach us much. The genealogist researches nd hen through careful analysis, reweaves individuals and individual facts into he fabric of the larger family, and then into the extended family. One woman used to correspond with, declared she had no interest in families which were eripherally connected to hers. Step-children, children of the first wife or usband held no appeal for her. Researchers like this will never know their amily, for right away, they kill off most of them. The term â€œdaughtered utâ€ is particularly annoying to me, as a daughter. Just because our society ocuses on a patriarchal naming system and patriarchal identity, is no reason or us to do so in our researches. The patriarchal surname ends, but certainly he lineage does not. While I'm ranting, and denouncing labels as a substitute or the real thing, let me state that referring to the American Civil war as The Late Unpleasantnessâ€ is the most offensive of these labels that strive o be cute or â€œwith it,â€ in ways I absolutely despise. Calling a war that lotted out nearly 700,000 American lives and maimed and blighted countless thers is obscene. Right away we can conclude that genealogy as currently practiced is not too ig n promoting family identity. We have to employ broader structures for the esearch. Combining history helps, and examining the community in each family ocality provides necessary detail. One delightful genealogy I found recently xemplifies this: tern, Cyrus, Our kindred : the McFarlan and Stern families of Chester County, a., and New Castle County, Del. in two parts ... Westchester, a.:Â 1885,Â 213Â pgs This dear old man, Cyrus Stern, publishing in 1885, got it right. Examining he content one suspects Cyrus Stern â€œgot it rightâ€ in his personal life as ell. He had integrity; he knew himself. As explained in an introduction by is brother Jacob Stern of Logan, Iowa, Cyrus began in 1851: â€œAbout one-third of a century ago, I received a letter from my brother Cyrus tern, of Wilmington, Delaware, saying he would like to get up a record of the tern Family, for three or four generations, and asking my assistance in the nterprise. I was very proud of his ambition, and consented to render any ssistance in my power. But fearing his enthusiasm might bring disappointment pon himself, I ventured (wisely as I thought) to caution him not to expect hat we might not get the work accomplished that year (1851.) Indeed, my idea as at that time, that at least two or three years might elapse before the work ould be finished. A whole generation of men have passed away since then. I ay say, that for my own part, I soon tired out and gave up, but continued to ope that my brother would go on, as I most heartily approved of the work. In ll that long time, he (although engaged in business as a clothier) has never ost sight of his favorite project. And by indomitable energy and industry, as almost alone, collected and prepared this valuable record of our kindred. â€œThe amount of labor in a work of this kind can scarcely be appreciated by ne who is not in some way connected with the preparation. Its value needs no lucidation â€“ it speaks for itself. To expect hat a genealogist can ever be aid for his labor in dollars and cents, is utopian. Very few, indeed, are ound willing to sacrifice themselves for the pleasure of posterity. I look pon the work of a genealogist as purely a labor of love, worthy of an mperishable monument. Jacob T. Stern, Logan, Iowa.â€ Prosopography is a term only recently used to show a philosophy toward enealogical and historical research. It would have been completely foreign o Mr. Stern, yet he ably practiced the concept. His book is a work of art, labor of love, and truly an â€œimperishable monument.â€ Photography was till a difficult and iffy process at the time of publication, yet Cyrus Stern ncorporated photographs of the Kindred into his project. These were rincipally, as the title suggests, Quaker families near Wilmington, among hem, Hollingsworth, Yardley, Gilpin, West, etc. He used facsimiles f Quaker marriage certificates that included names of attendees who signed he documents. He drew a tree, showing names of the family members on the imbs and branches. Most special to me was his drawing of a map â€œResidence f Kindred 1682-1885.â€ His legend, in the upper center proclaims, â€œPoor yesight; Poor Nerves; Poor Writing; Poor Map.â€ Of course, despite this elf-assessment, we find nothing in the man or the work that is poor. His book s a portrait not just of his Kindred but now a legend of the man himself: enerous, humane, connected. Would that we could do as well genealogically, ndividually, and within our communities, becoming Prosopographers in life as ell as in our researches. Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AMXROADS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message tavalin@aol.com 2008-11-05T10:08:32-06:00 [AMXROADS] Trophy Genealogy; Trophy Lives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AMXROADS/2008-10/1225212870 Dear Cousins, I am in Maryland with my older daughter's family. For the last several years Andrea and my son-in-law Daniel have given me a trip so that I can visit them and my granddaughter Victoria â€“ AND, get in some Maryland research! Last Thursday I met with my putative cousin John, who was kind enough to ferry me to the Maryland Archives for a frolic in ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS that date back to the founding of Maryland in the 1630's. These kinds of documents impart a view of our ancestors that is not possible with what passes for genealogy research these days. However, what I gained from the day came not only from the Archives, but from John himself. First was the sense of community through shared ancestral pursuits, and then from things he related about what has been happening with him and his family the past year -- things that are not easily compressed into E-mail or even phone calls. John shared pictures and stories about his children and grandchildren, and he told me about his church and the plans he and his church family are effecting in their community. John's faith/church has been the center of his life and in turn has affected how he interacts with his family, and that in turn has been refocused within the church membership and intertwined in the larger community. The church itself has sports fields and other interaction with the community at large. It provides meeting rooms with outreach programs and trained personnel for persons with special needs within the community. Battered women, abused children, homeless, hungry are all welcomed and assisted. The people of this church community are living love, for love is a verb, and living Matthew 25, my favorite Bible chapter, full of parables for successful lives. It is a rare and beautiful thing to learn about individuals and communities like this who don't just mouth their faith/personal beliefs/morality, but put them into daily action, â€œwalking the walk, not just talking the talk,â€ as the saying goes. Through genealogy I have been fortunate to have found a community of â€œgenealogical cousinsâ€ who have encouraged me personally as well as being supportive of my ideas and research in ways that have not existed within my localized communities or even within my root family. Alienation is endemic within our society, coming from the top down. Even in tiny rural towns where it should be easy to practice loving community, selfishness and greed override most community endeavors. There is little that is excellent, and almost nothing that speaks of generosity or a large spirit. Aspects of community are bastardized through acts of self-gratification. Genealogy is a pursuit of facts and details about one's family. To me it is the epitome of community, but now it is rarely practiced in ways that foster community. People copy the work of others, plop it into their computer programs and label it â€œresearch.â€ They learn nothing about the identity of their families this way. It is like acquiring a trophy wife. It's Trophy Genealogy. Plop your lineage into that of a prominent family and sit back and bask in the reflected glow. Properly pursued, genealogy can teach us much. The genealogist researches and then through careful analysis, reweaves individuals and individual facts into the fabric of the larger family, and then into the extended family. One woman I used to correspond with, declared she had no interest in families which were peripherally connected to hers. Step-children, children of the first wife or husband held no appeal for her. Researchers like this will never know their family, for right away, they kill off most of them. The term â€œdaughtered outâ€ is particularly annoying to me, as a daughter. Just because our society focuses on a patriarchal naming system and patriarchal identity, is no reason for us to do so in our researches. The patriarchal surname ends, but certainly the lineage does not. While I'm ranting, and denouncing labels as a substitute for the real thing, let me state that referring to the American Civil war as â€œThe Late Unpleasantnessâ€ is the most offensive of these labels that strive to be cute or â€œwith it,â€ in ways I absolutely despise. Calling a war that blotted out nearly 700,000 American lives and maimed and blighted countless others is obscene. Right away we can conclude that genealogy as currently practiced is not too big in promoting family identity. We have to employ broader structures for the research. Combining history helps, and examining the community in each family locality provides necessary detail. One delightful genealogy I found recently exemplifies this: Stern, Cyrus, Our kindred : the McFarlan and Stern families of Chester County, Pa., and New Castle County, Del. in two parts ... Westchester, Pa.:Â 1885,Â 213Â pgs This dear old man, Cyrus Stern, publishing in 1885, got it right. Examining the content one suspects Cyrus Stern â€œgot it rightâ€ in his personal life as well. He had integrity; he knew himself. As explained in an introduction by his brother Jacob Stern of Logan, Iowa, Cyrus began in 1851: â€œAbout one-third of a century ago, I received a letter from my brother Cyrus Stern, of Wilmington, Delaware, saying he would like to get up a record of the Stern Family, for three or four generations, and asking my assistance in the enterprise. I was very proud of his ambition, and consented to render any assistance in my power. But fearing his enthusiasm might bring disappointment upon himself, I ventured (wisely as I thought) to caution him not to expect that we might not get the work accomplished that year (1851.) Indeed, my idea was at that time, that at least two or three years might elapse before the work could be finished. A whole generation of men have passed away since then. I may say, that for my own part, I soon tired out and gave up, but continued to hope that my brother would go on, as I most heartily approved of the work. In all that long time, he (although engaged in business as a clothier) has never lost sight of his favorite project. And by indomitable energy and industry, has almost alone, collected and prepared this valuable record of our kindred. â€œThe amount of labor in a work of this kind can scarcely be appreciated by one who is not in some way connected with the preparation. Its value needs no elucidation â€“ it speaks for itself. To expect hat a genealogist can ever be paid for his labor in dollars and cents, is utopian. Very few, indeed, are found willing to sacrifice themselves for the pleasure of posterity. I look upon the work of a genealogist as purely a labor of love, worthy of an imperishable monument. Jacob T. Stern, Logan, Iowa.â€ Prosopography is a term only recently used to show a philosophy toward genealogical and historical research. It would have been completely foreign to Mr. Stern, yet he ably practiced the concept. His book is a work of art, a labor of love, and truly an â€œimperishable monument.â€ Photography was still a difficult and iffy process at the time of publication, yet Cyrus Stern incorporated photographs of the Kindred into his project. These were principally, as the title suggests, Quaker families near Wilmington, among them, Hollingsworth, Yardley, Gilpin, West, etc. He used facsimiles of Quaker marriage certificates that included names of attendees who signed the documents. He drew a tree, showing names of the family members on the limbs and branches. Most special to me was his drawing of a map â€œResidence of Kindred 1682-1885.â€ His legend, in the upper center proclaims, â€œPoor Eyesight; Poor Nerves; Poor Writing; Poor Map.â€ Of course, despite this self-assessment, we find nothing in the man or the work that is poor. His book is a portrait not just of his Kindred but now a legend of the man himself: generous, humane, connected. Would that we could do as well genealogically, individually, and within our communities, becoming Prosopographers in life as well as in our researches. Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn cmacdee@centurytel.net 2008-10-28T10:54:30-06:00 [AMXROADS] Summer's End http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AMXROADS/2008-08/1220055323 Dear Beej, and Cousins, Beej, I am so sorry about your losing your little friend. The past year has been a time of loss for many of us. I too have had some health problems and still have to deal with tests and exams in the next months, due to having put things off that I should have attended. I hope your son is on the mend. Some friends are coming from Portland for the weekend. We are going to go into the mountains and pick huckleberries which I haven't done since I was a kid. I am as excited as a kid! Happy No Labor Day to all of you! Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn "cmacdee" <cmacdee@centurytel.net> 2008-08-29T18:15:23-06:00 Re: [AMXROADS] AMXROADS Heat, Eggs and Reunion http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AMXROADS/2008-08/1219339789 What a wonderful time you must have had. Congratulations on finding more of your ancestors. I have been at a stand still in recent months. Needed to get away from research and get a new set to my 'fried brain' do to chasing dead end leads on my Ballenger line. I was given a 7 wk old male Shih Tzu in May 2007 and he took up much time and helped clear brain cells. He was the love of my life but on Memorial Day 2008 he was laying at my feet as I watched the Indy 500 and just quit breathing. He showed no signs of illness. I was devastated. Anyway things happen for a reason. I have also been learning to work with graphics and photographs in editing, cleaning, making a bad ones look like new and lettering on also. My son has had a bad spell with surgeries, ill health and his need for mom's help. I have off and on done research and of late, have found new Ballenger cousins in Ohio thru a surname forum and a brick wall started to crumble for me. I now know who my Emery L Ballenger's father is and why I had problems finding him. HE was an only child of a second marriage. Second marriages are not always documented in some cases. My brother had DNA done and this lady know of that testing and told me that our line connects with her line. So I have renewed steam and sharing what I have on Ballenger lines that I found no connection with. Now these lines DO connect with me since this one marriage has been found and I have a linage so long seems to meat the sky. Now to find a dangling string between my ggg grandfather Burton in colonial times with his parents. He has me stymied in several counties in KY with the Gresham Lee family of NJ after Rev War tours of duty were over. Sorry to be long winded I will sign off here. I wish everyone a great Labor Day Holiday that is come up soon. Beej **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) PasaPeruva@aol.com 2008-08-21T11:29:49-06:00 [AMXROADS] Following Worleys Part IV http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AMXROADS/2008-08/1219185956 Dear Cousins, Here is the fourth part of Jaymee's Worley, et al information. My comments will follow after the final message is posted. These messages from Jaymee have come at just the right time for my own research interests, and following up on her clues has helped me close some gaps in my information. Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn I realized I sent you a bunch of stuff w/out telling you who they were about. The Rebecca Worley who married John Hendricks was the dau/of Francis Worley and Mary Brassey Worley. Francis Worley was the brother of Henry Worley who md. Mary Vernon. Both Francis and Henry were the sons of Henry Worley and Ann Stone Worley Pusey. Henry the younger seemed to have been an associate of Henry Hollingworth. Anyway, Rebecaa and John Hendricks were caught up in the Border Wars and then, in my opinion, Hendricks was swindled out of his land by the Pennsylvania people, after he had taken all the risks. Kind of a sad story, especially when his own relatives call him a coward in some of the Hendricks genealogies. I am including this because of the references to the Hollingworths. The Caleb Pusey mentioned is Caleb, step-father of the Worley boys', nephew, I believe. At any rate, Caleb Pusey who married Ann Stone Worley had no sons, only daughters. Abstracts of Philadelphia Co. Wills, 1682-1726, Will Abstracts WADE, LYDIA. Chester, PA Widow of Robert. April 30, 1701. August 28, 1701. B. 141. William Crouch of London merchant. Kinsman John Peirs or Peirce of Billreke, Essex, England. Kinsmen the sons of John Allen. Kinsman John Jones and his children Richard, Grace and Samuel. Kinsman John Wade. Kinswoman Lydia Walker, Sr. Jeremy Langley a pauper now at Randall Vernon's house. Robert Goforth of Chester. Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr. Lydia daughter of Caleb and Anne Pusey. Henry Hollingsworth of Chester. Jane wife of James Bayles of Chester township. Executor: Kinsman John Jones of Philadelphia., merchant. Witnesses: Jonathan Hoskins, Joseph Edge and Edward Dangger. I am including this not to say maybe people are in error about Daniel Wharley's family coming to America, but just to say that it is interesting. It would seem that the Daniel Wharley signed this document as a colonist in S. Carolina. There was a line of WArleys in S. Carolina that consistently spelled their name with an 'a' . I wonder if there is a connection? I have done no research on this line, as my head is swimming as it is! http://www.boonefamily.org/boonsc.html BOON / BOONE, Joseph (** from " Religion and Politics in Colonial S.C." - J.W.Brinsfield) Joseph Boone and John Ashe were leaders of the Dissenters in 1702. John Ashe became the first agent for the colony before Parliament. He died in 1704 and was replaced by Joseph Boone. Joseph Boone was a rich merchant, with a plantation just north of Charles Town. He had economic ties with prosperous Whig merchants in London, who he hoped would help him overturn Proprietary laws that regulated religion and political participation in the colony. He traveled to London in 1704 and stayed thru 1706, presenting the colonies position before the Parliament. He was also in London in 1718-1720 pleading the colonists position to revoke the Proprietary Charter, in favor of a Royal Charter. Signatures on that petition for relief, carried by Joseph Boone, included: James Ball, Joseph Paice, Stephen Mason, Rt. Hackshaw, Christopher Shaw, Thomas Byfeld, Rener, Nathaniel Soriano, Joseph Boone, Michah Perry, Daniel Wharley, Thomas Coutts, Joseph Marshall, Thomas Gould, John Hodgkins, Christopher Boone, David Watenhouse. Because I have been looking at the Md. Worley family recently, I have come across some interesting Worley/Hollingsworth connections. It began with this tiny note in Earliest Settlers of Western Frederick county, Virginia. On p,. 102 "Lydia Chew daughter of William and Susannah Hancher Chew b. 1801. She married a man named Worley. nfr" So, I looked around on the web and found Lydia Chew d/o Wm and Susannah Chew md. Franics A. Worley in Ohio. Have not found a marriage record. Asked one person about source for his date and he said he didn't have it. But, I did find this in Historical Collections of Harrison county in the State of Ohio, by Charles Hanna, p. 31 "Quakers from Mount Pleasant Monthly Meeting, Va (1804-1824) . . . Jones, Chew, Davis." Mount Pleasant was in Frederick Co., Virginia. Then, found the following which was posted by a Jane Worley Bing from McLean, Va who stated "my paternal grandmother gave me a seet of paper with an outline of my Scoles pedigree, which she had been given by her mother-in-law, Hannah Hollingsworth Scoles wife of William Jones Worley. It showed our Scoles ancestry through Hannah's parents, Samuel Bing Scoles and his wife Susannah Hollingsworth, through his parents William Scoles and Elizabeth Scoles, to his parents Jonh Scoles and Esther Bing." William Jones Worley was the son of Daniel Worley and Charity Scoles. This Daniel was supposed to also be the son of James and Susannah Jones Worley. She goes on "going back to John [Scoles]. He seems to have lived in Cecil Co., Md in proximity to the Bing family. . .William, their oldest child, was born in 1762. . . Later John owned land in western Baltimore county, now Howard County, until after the 1810 census, when he and Esther also moved to Ohio. He died in Harrison County, Ohio in 1817; we have the legal agreement his heirs signed in 1817 to provide care for their mother, but she d. a year later." Historical Collections of Harrison county in the State of Ohio, by Charles Hanna states "As early as 1801, Joseph Holmes moved to the farm . . . Soon after, the following settlers came into the neighborhood: Joseph Huff, William Walraven . . . William Scoles, James and Thomas Worley, Abraham Holmes, and William Welling." Have James and Thomas Worley paying taxes 1807 in Short Creek, Jefferson Co., Ohio which is beside Harrison. Anyway, just thought you might be interested in the Hollingsworth connection. "cmacdee" <cmacdee@centurytel.net> 2008-08-19T16:45:56-06:00