[7thson]

Mine came over to Virginia - before the Mayflower. That's on my mother's side. My father's grandmother came over from Ireland in the late 1800's.

I realize the list starts in 1890, but it may prove helpful to someone.

[Red Badger]

My uncle is into the geneolgy thing and has been for about 20 years. He's retired and well off, so he can pursue his "hobby" with abandon. He has traced our family tree all over the place. Yes, we had ancestors at Jamestown, too. It gets silly after a while. Every generation going backwards you have a doubling of maternal-paternal links....2-4-8-16-32-64, etc. He goes to court houses in different states and looks up birth and death records. The Mormons collect such stuff and they are also a treasure trove of info..........you don't have to be Mormon to use it.........