This may not turn out too well. I can't cope with touch keypad. In Romano Christian countries history was recorded by monk such as Bede who relied on hearsay evidence and some legends - Arthur. Others such as Celts and Scandinavians had story tellers. Most could be persuaded to their paymaster`s view of history. Even the Bayeux tapestry was to show William the Bastards - sorry- claim.By the late middle ages heraldry was used to show lineage. This includes the bar sinister although there was no DNA testing. Shakespeare was not above rewriting history and the nouveaux riche Victorians loved proving the they were descended from Adam and Eve. Cheers Paul Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, 22 May, 2016 at 12:27, Teresa Goatham via<[email protected]> wrote: I think it's quality far more than quantity which matters. Being in several different published genealogies counts for little - they copy from each other. Being in one will or IPM can be far more useful than half a dozen of the former (although of course terms like cousin or nephew etc can be vague, and 'in-law' if often omitted). Teresa On 22/05/2016 08:00, [email protected] wrote: > Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 08:21:22 +0100 > From: Ruth<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [DEV] Charlemagne 742 > To: Len Heyward<[email protected]>,[email protected] > Message-ID:<[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format=flowed > > Perhaps I should clarify - by "county histories" I am not referring to > those written by antiquarians, who often had their own agenda and were > writing for a specific audience.  I normally look to British History > Online (www.british-history.ac.uk) as they tend to quote the Victoria > County History which in turn cites reliable sources.  It is well known > that the Heralds' Visitations are riddled with inaccuracies, as the > later descents may include certain embellishments to enhance a "nouveau > riche" family's past. > > For that reason, it is desirable wherever possible to find more than one > source for a "fact" before accepting it as such. > > Ruth ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) List archive for Devon can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=devon ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message