What's the farthest back you've been able to go in your family tree? I won't make you give me sources, but let me know if it's mostly speculation, or if you're sure.
So far, I've gone back to the 1600's, and I'm pretty sure everything's correct. I still have a lot of work to do, though.
-I can go back to William Brewster of the Mayflower. But have not become a member of the Mayflower Society yet.
-My "direct" line goes back to 1500's Germany. The Lutheran Churches kept very good records and the Allies took good care of my Church during the War.
-Most of my lines with a true verifiable history go back to the 1500's. Once you find Royalty who knows where it will lead.
What's the farthest back you've been able to go in your family tree? I won't make you give me sources, but let me know if it's mostly speculation, or if you're sure.
So far, I've gone back to the 1600's, and I'm pretty sure everything's correct. I still have a lot of work to do, though.
I've gone as far back as the 1300s but I had MAJOR help and couldn't have done it alone. One of my ancestors was also a first cousin of James Monroe, and his side had been done back while he was President, so I've gotten it. I've also gone to the Munro castle in Scotland and verified as much of it as I can.
My genealogy was traced for me, but I don't know the details. I'm lucky enough to have descended from people whose anscestors were thoroughly documented from one moment in time, so it goes far back.
I just know some of the Houses some of them belonged to, but not sure about the individuals, except for Pepin the Short...
Maybe I should attempt the research myself, the people holding the information are quite selfish. It would be interesting to find and read about them, their thoughts and their lives, makes them seem sort of alive.
My genealogy was traced for me, but I don't know the details. I'm lucky enough to have descended from people whose anscestors were thoroughly documented from one moment in time, so it goes far back.
I just know some of the Houses some of them belonged to, but not sure about the individuals, except for Pepin the Short...
Maybe I should attempt the research myself, the people holding the information are quite selfish. It would be interesting to find and read about them, their thoughts and their lives, makes them seem sort of alive.
Your local genealogical library might actually have the book where this information is held. When people do genealogy, they often publish it. It's worth a try. And if you are a descendant of Pepin, most likely you are from Charlemagne, too (as Pepin was his father).
Good luck!
Your local genealogical library might actually have the book where this information is held. When people do genealogy, they often publish it. It's worth a try. And if you are a descendant of Pepin, most likely you are from Charlemagne, too (as Pepin was his father).
Good luck!
Thanks! Yeah, it's quite a gap to bridge, and my certainty ends with Pepin, but not with which of his sons or daughters. I can also know which individuals would be direct ancestors based on their being the first or founders of the House but they're still far off (about 500 years ago or more).
One of my cousins did some deeper research than I ever did (I was able to get back to the 1700's) and he was able to trace our lineage back to the 1000's, although I know for a fact it can go back further as it went back to an earl of Orkney, knowing a lot about Scottish history I know that family's history can be traced much further back to possibly the 800's.
I was amazed by some of the people who we were descended from since I know so much of Scottish and English medieval history some of them were familiar names to me.
What's the farthest back you've been able to go in your family tree? I won't make you give me sources, but let me know if it's mostly speculation, or if you're sure.
So far, I've gone back to the 1600's, and I'm pretty sure everything's correct. I still have a lot of work to do, though.
We have family that goes back to Columbus and the founding of the USA. That was sort of cool.
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We go back to 800 ad when the founding father at the time converted to Christianity. He had 12 sons and they had to go out into the world to find their own land to grow food. The usually way was to join a military and they often paid you with land. Or you got a good political job. Before 800 they destoryed the records so they no longer exist before that date.
Managed to get back to the Plantagenet line in the 1600s, but still trying to flesh out some stuff on this side of the pond before I hit that side.
Unfortunately, I'm adopted (by my grandparents, however), and can't find my original biological mother, so that leg of the family makes a quick stop. Fleshed out dad's side really nice, however.
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