Could you please pass along the name(s) of any book(s) about the Barber family? Thanks! I'm looking for info on the Barbers of FL. J. Godwin -----Original Message----- From: Gr8kat1@aol.com <Gr8kat1@aol.com> To: BARBER-L@rootsweb.com <BARBER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, January 28, 2000 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [BARBER-L] Shovel teeth >This mix of nationalities sounds a whole lot like my Barbers'. Probably not a big deal, that's probably where the name Barber came from. Still, I wish I could figure out more. > >According to family oral history, either my g-g-grandfather Stephen Van Rensellaer Barber or his (unknown) father is supposed to have come to America from Wales or England via Canada. A book that I've not seen myself but that I learned about from Don Barber says Stephen's grandfather came to America from France. It's frustrating not knowing which is true. > >I have more info about my family at http://members.aol.com/gr8kat1/KatGen/Barber.htm > >Let me know if anything here jibes with anything you all have. > >Thanks! >Katheryn (Barber) Saunders > >(PS, I don't know of any Native American ancestory from my Barber side except through my grandmother Barber whose maiden name was Hodgdon.) > >Kat :) > > >In a message dated Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:10:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Janet/Paul Davis" <twowild@accucomm.net> writes: > >> I second that emotion! Frankly, my ancestry had always seemed kind of >> boring to me: English, Scots-Irish, maybe a dash of French and/or Welsh, >> and while all that's fine, and I love the British Isles, it's still somehow >> lacking something. It may be corny as all get-out to say or think it, but I >> like the thought that I might have some Indian blood in my veins. Makes me >> want to find out more! >> >> ---------- >> > From: Carl E Rogers <cerogers@fdt.net> >> > To: BARBER-L@rootsweb.com >> > Subject: Re: [BARBER-L] Shovel teeth >> > Date: Thursday, January 27, 2000 11:43 PM >> > >> > You go girl...I Thank you for the info....Thank you again where >> > ever it came from....it is nice to know these things. >> > Sincerely >> > Carmen Barber Rogers >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Becky Striggow <bstriggo@peachnet.campuscwix.net> >> > To: <BARBER-L@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 10:49 AM >> > Subject: Re: [BARBER-L] Shovel teeth >> > >> > >> > > I first heard it in a genealogy lecture. The lecturer mentioned it >> in >> > > passing while describing other "genetic" traits. Since I have a copy >> of >> > > his book (which has his address)I'll be able to write to him and ask >> him >> > > his source. >> > > As to why everybody is so excited about this "inane" exchange....I am >> > > excited because there has been a family legend about an Indian >> > > connection. The genetic trait spurs me on to try to verify it. >> > > It seems to me that if you have a group of people with this trait, who >> > > also have a history in their family of having come from a certain area, >> > > then it might be logical to try to pool resources and see if we can >> find >> > > the proof of our ancestral lines. >> > > Becky >> > > JEFFREY OWENS wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Could someone please post an actual scientific reference which >> specifies >> > > > that this is true genetic trait of some group or another. Otherwise >> I >> > > > think it is a waste of email resources to continue this inane >> exchange >> > > > of such an unscientific speculation. >> > > > Genealogy is about finding proof of ancestral lines. Even if it >> is >> > > > determined that this 'trait' is 100% related to native american >> > > > ancestry, this still proves nothing about one's own line. Or is >> > > > everyone just so thrilled to discover that they are 'Indians'. >> > > > Jeff Owens >> > > > >> > > > ==== BARBER Mailing List ==== >> > > > Post a query! >> > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Barber >> > > > Post a will! >> > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/BarberWill >> > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ >> > > >> > > >> > > ==== BARBER Mailing List ==== >> > > Your contributions to RootsWeb helps make BARBER-L possible. >> > > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 >> > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >> > > >> > >> > >> > ==== BARBER Mailing List ==== >> > To unsubscribe, send a message to BARBER-L-request@rootsweb.com with >> > the one word, unsubscribe, in the BODY of the message. >> > Get your FREE homepage from Rootsweb! http://www.rootsweb.com/ >> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ >> > >> >> >> ==== BARBER Mailing List ==== >> Need list assistance? Please contact: crb@ponyexpress.net >> List Adm for BARBER-L and BARBER-D >> Now with over 340 subscribers! > > > >==== BARBER Mailing List ==== > Aren't you glad you're a supporter of Rootsweb? > Don't we wish everyone could be one too! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >