Message text written by INTERNET:[email protected] >Wynne- Though I'm sure you meant the below statement to be helpful to the person who asked, to me it sounded quite rude. Our policy (Butch & I) with our site & our Davenport research is "if you'd like to know if you're related to these lines- send them to us and we'll see if we can connect you!" Quite possibly that person was speaking to Butch or myself, honestly looking for help with their family line. We believe that sharing info between researchers is the only real way of doing this family search, in this way we not only find our ancestors, but we also obtain and keep friendships with our new found cuzzins. It's not for me to say, but if it were, I'd say you owe that person a big heartfelt apology!<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< I certainly had no intention to be 'rude' or to upset anyone, however, I do feel strongly that if you are searching for your ancestors you really have to begin with yourself, documenting (verifying) all you find along the way. I don't know of any other way that that can be done! Maybe I don't comprehend the system here, or misunderstood something, but I get the impression that perhaps some members are starting at the other end. Iow, ......... say, their name is Davenport and now they're trying connect to one of the lines being discussed.- For instance I keep seeing a Thomas mentioned, like 'are we related to this Thomas', well, I for one have at least 6 Thomases in my database, one of which is Rev. Thomas Davenport. Then I see Rev. John Davenport mentioned a number of times - I have a Rev. John Davenport, and for all I know he may have come to the US.- If I've hurt anyone's feelings I certainly regret that, but I've worked on my ancestry for about 12 yrs now, and have *learned the hard way that you can only begin with yourself and then work backwards. In addition, my sister has taken several trips back over to Derbyshire and Cheshire where she searched the Record Offices and visited the little churches of Rev. Thomas, Rev. Samuel and Rev. John Davenport.- I made the remarks to the person in question because she seemed to be just beginning with her research .......... I don't have her exact words before me) and felt it vital that she understood that one must begin with one's parents and then work backwards. It can be done, especially in this country where there are so many ways to garner information.- I have not had that advantage since all my ancestors are from Europe. I'm the first one here in the US. Wynne p.s. <<<It's not for me to say, but if it were, I'd say you owe that person a big heartfelt apology!<<<< No, it isn't for you to say that I should apologize for trying to show someone just beginning the right path.

Let me add my two cents to this discussion. Yes, you do have to begin with yourself and go to your parents, their parents, etc, etc. One can find as much documentation as possible. I've been working on my Davenport line for over 30 years and have not been able to find any documentation for my gg grandparents. Since they obviously didn't just appear here on earth I am at that proverbial brick wall. This is where the DNA testing might be able to help me. If I knew at least which line of Davenports he came from I might be able to find the connection. At least it would limit the focus of my research. Carol (Davenport) Parks [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Winifred Auch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:49 PM Subject: [DAVENPORT] DNA Response > Message text written by INTERNET:[email protected] > >Wynne- > Though I'm sure you meant the below statement to be helpful to the person > who > asked, to me it sounded quite rude. > Our policy (Butch & I) with our site & our Davenport research is "if you'd > like to know if you're related to these lines- send them to us and we'll > see > if we can connect you!" > Quite possibly that person was speaking to Butch or myself, honestly > looking > for help with their family line. We believe that sharing info between > researchers is the only real way of doing this family search, in this way > we > not only find our ancestors, but we also obtain and keep friendships with > our > new found cuzzins. > It's not for me to say, but if it were, I'd say you owe that person a big > heartfelt apology!<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > I certainly had no intention to be 'rude' or to upset anyone, however, I > do feel strongly that if you are searching for your ancestors > you really have to begin with yourself, documenting (verifying) all you > find along the way. > I don't know of any other way that that can be done! > > Maybe I don't comprehend the system here, or misunderstood something, > but I get the impression that > perhaps some members are starting at the other end. Iow, ......... > say, their name is Davenport and now they're trying connect to one of the > lines being discussed.- > For instance I keep seeing a Thomas mentioned, like 'are we related to this > Thomas', well, I for one have at least 6 Thomases in my database, one of > which is Rev. Thomas Davenport. Then I see Rev. John Davenport mentioned > a number of times - I have a Rev. John Davenport, and for all I know he > may have come to the US.- > If I've hurt anyone's feelings I certainly regret that, but I've worked on > my ancestry for about 12 yrs now, and have *learned the hard way that you > can only begin with yourself and then work backwards. > In addition, my sister has taken several trips back over to Derbyshire and > Cheshire where she searched the Record Offices and visited the little > churches of Rev. Thomas, Rev. Samuel and Rev. John Davenport.- > > I made the remarks to the person in question because she seemed to be just > beginning with her research .......... I don't have her exact words > before me) and felt it vital that she understood that one must begin with > one's parents and then work backwards. > It can be done, especially in this country where there are so many ways to > garner information.- > I have not had that advantage since all my ancestors are from Europe. I'm > the first one here in the US. > Wynne > > p.s. <<<It's not for me to say, but if it were, I'd say you owe that person > a big heartfelt apology!<<<< > > No, it isn't for you to say that I should apologize for trying to show > someone just beginning the right path. > > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > For instructions on unsubscribing or searching the list archives visit: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/group.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/2003