At 02:57 PM 8/30/99 , I wrote: >Hmm . . . that makes me a descendent, not of THE Robert the Bruce, but >from one of his ancestors. Robert de Brus 01 was my 28th great >grandfather; his son William de Braiose, brother of Robert de Brus 02 was >my 27th ggf. Or at least was if I have interpreted John's information >correctly. > >But this is through my Richmond line, not the Bruce line (which dead-ends >as far as my information goes with James A. Bruce, b 1884 in Bedford Co, Tenn). That should read 1834, not 1884. Gary+ ------------- Gary D. Gooch gary.gooch@centuryinter.net San Marcos, TX ------------- God is not dead; He is merely unemployed. --Christmas message from Pogo 'Possum, by Walt Kelley