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    1. [CRAIG-L] Re: CRAIG-D Digest V03 #220
    2. In a message dated 11/20/2003 3:02:42 AM Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > The farthest back anyone had gone (that I had seen) prior today was to > William Craig, born 1475-1480. He married Elizabeth Lindsay and it is through > her line that I made this discovery. Going back nine generations past > Elizabeth, I discovered that her 8x great-grandfather was Robert Stewart. On the > gencircles site he was listed as being a prince of Scotland. After digging > around, I discovered that he was, indeed, Prince and his father was Robert II, > the first Stewart king of Scotland from 1371-1390. Robert's brother John later > became Robert III. Robert II's parents were Walter Stewart and Marjorie > Bruce. Robert had inherited the throne from his grandfather, Robert the Bruce. > > If you would like more information on what I have found, please do not > hesitate to ask...this is too big to sit on! > > Michael ([email protected]) > Trace Marjorie's ancestry and a get a whole lot more names. There's some difference of opinions about one grandfather not very far back but I think it's the Hungarian. And then you can't go much farther back. However Queen Margaret's lineage seems to go on farther. No, I don't think I'm from your Craigs; I picked up the trail one of my other Scottish lines. Roberta Hart Dutton, Arvada. CO

    11/24/2003 09:44:58