This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonaldDale100 Surnames: Dale Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dale/968.3.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is my line of Dales. John Francis Dale was born in 1858 in Clarendon Township, son of Thomas Dale and Annie Armstrong. Thomas and Annie were first cousins. Thomas Dale was the son of John Dale and Elizabeth Armstrong. This John Dale was born in Magadone, near Magherafelt in Derry around 1801, son of John Dale and Elizabeth Wilson. This John Dale was born ca 1777 in Ballymulderg Beg near Magherafelt while Elizabeth Wilson was from Ballymulderg More, the townland right beside it. John Dale and Elizabeth Armstrong had three other children besides Thomas. My ancestor, John Dale, was the eldest son of this couple and therefore the uncle of John Francis Dale. The eldest son in this line is always given the name John. As the first born son in my family, my middle name is John. My eldest son's middle name is also John and when he aand his wife gave us our first grandchild, they gave the lad the middle name John to carry on a tradition which I can trace back to 1650. How are you related to these Pontiac Dales? You may be interested to know that if you are a descendent, all of the DNA information from my test will equally apply to yourself. Ron Dale Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.