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(Message started by: medic1852 on May 23^rd, 2005, 11:14am)

Title: Family Trees
Post by medic1852 on May 23^rd, 2005, 11:14am

Hey guys and gals I just found this site that is great way to look up Family trees...(sorry cant spell the gene----word) but it was how I got started in researching my family tree.. it is a simple site to use just put your name in and it gives you a place to start!
http://www.punchbaby.com/great.htm

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on May 23^rd, 2005, 11:22am

I will use this for all of my family tree research from now on. :o

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by maffumatt on May 23^rd, 2005, 10:13pm

Alot of my family are Mormons who are really big on geneology. The first Matlocks came to America in 1642 on the ship Griffith, and landed in New Kent NJ. George III and John Matlock were Quaker indentured servants. I am directly desended from John. George went back to England after his 10 years was up but left his boys. The furthest back in a direct line is George Sr. He is buried at St Giles Church in Nottinghamshire England. He died in 1534.

If you are doing research i can send you some good links, and the Mormon Church has an open database that has information on alot of families.

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by maffumatt on May 23^rd, 2005, 10:15pm

LOL I just opened the link.

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by Mr. Happy on May 23^rd, 2005, 10:31pm

on 05/23/05 at 22:15:29, maffumatt wrote:

I just opened the link.

Me too. I got the same damned thing, again. Deju Family.

http://mushys.com/pix/stump.jpg

RJ

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by Charlie on May 24^th, 2005, 3:00am

Mine are all Swedes who probably changed their names to avoid the Swedish army. It was pretty big at one time.

Seriously, the name was changed in the 1880s and we've never been able to track the horsethieves.

Charlie

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by sandie99 on May 24^th, 2005, 7:42am

My family on both has been keen to know about the ancestors. My dad's bunch even published a family book! But no big surprises, though. Lots of Finns... ;)

That reminds me... I should actually read that book one of these days. I have read parts of it. I know that my last name could be 5 other ones, too. We've changed it a lot in the past.

And I'm still eager to find out which one of my ancestors have been such a party animal that my last name has been turned into a verb meaning recless partying... ;;D

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by maffumatt on May 24^th, 2005, 6:22pm

Alot of Family names were changed for several reasons, dureing the 1700s and early 1800s most people couldn't read or write, so when the census takers came around they spelled the peoples names how they sounded. That is how my family got its variants Medlock, Mattox, Matlack, and Matoak.
On the Robinson side of the family, I have copies of the records where the name was changed from Robertson because the Continental Army was sending his mail to another person.

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by Jonny on May 24^th, 2005, 6:47pm

on 05/24/05 at 07:42:03, sandie99 wrote:

And I'm still eager to find out which one of my ancestors have been such a party animal that my last name has been turned into a verb meaning recless partying... ;;D

I have lots of family in Finland....we are not close but they are there.....we could be related Sandie :-*

;;D

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by LeLimey on May 25^th, 2005, 3:50am

Maffu (Oh I love that name! [smiley=laugh.gif] ) Matlock is a place here, its lovely - somewhere we take the kids alot. Its famous for Blue John if you are interested in rocks and minerals at all. If you want me to go to St Giles and find his headstone (if its still there) I will and take a pic for you!

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by maffumatt on May 25^th, 2005, 3:59pm

LeLimey, yes I would love to have a photo of his gravestone, there is also a william matlock buried there, his father I think.
Do you live close?

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by LeLimey on May 25^th, 2005, 5:01pm

There are two St Giles Maffu, one in West Bridgford which is about ten miles from me and one in Matlock which is about an hour away (but as I said its somewhere we like to go!) I shall attempt to get to both if you aren't sure which before Dallas and then I can take loads of pictures etc for you too. Its nice you have history from right by where I live.. convenient huh?!! ;;D

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by echo on May 25^th, 2005, 5:01pm

I did discover that jonny's family tree contains no branches.

Another link told me that Don has too much clorine in his gene pool.

I'm just here to help and share information as I discover it.

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by maffumatt on May 25^th, 2005, 9:54pm

I think it is the one in Matlock, but I don't know. Man this is too cool, I never thought that I would know anyone from over there. So you are comeing to Dallas? I can't wait to meet you.

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by Mr. Happy on May 25^th, 2005, 10:04pm

Cheesus.
This started off with a link to some neat titties, and the whole damned thing turned into a Kunta Kinte Dallas reunion of old country sinners.

I'm losing faith.
RJ

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by maffumatt on May 25^th, 2005, 10:19pm

is Mr Happy a misnomer?

Title: Re: Family Trees
Post by Mr. Happy on May 25^th, 2005, 10:24pm

Ding.....