[mhking]

Stupid question time - after much conversating (is that a word?) with my dad and brother, we have been trying to hash out a bit of our geneological past. We know that my great-grandfather's father was former US Congressman Theodore Stark Wilkinson from Louisiana (or possibly a brother of his). I'm trying to hash backwards and sideways from there.

I have been able to ascertain that two of Congressman Wilkinson's great-grandfathers were General John (or Horatio) Stark and General James Wilkinson, both of which were contemporaries of Washington and Jefferson. I also have a rough edge on a direct family line back to a "Biddle" or "Byttel" family in England around 1600 or so.

I'm trying to search further and have rough ties to north Africa, Spain and France. But the edges are rough at best.

Any suggestions as to where to go to find more info? (Perhaps a geneology thread on FR?)

[Pippin]

No Genealogy thread on FR

But did you try Ancestry.Com?

[Calpernia]

Amy, you do geneology...any suggestions? See post 38.

[Billie]

Hi, Mr. King - sounds like you've got a good start on your family tree, and what impressive ancestors you have!