This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Johnday510 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunbar/1176.1.1.4.1.1.2.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much for such a level, calm response. I have been researching the Dunbars of Connecticut, and I did see that one of them was hung for treason. However, if all Dunbars claim descent from Gospatric, then how are they not all related in one way or another? I have looked at my tree carefully. They seem to go back and forth from Massachusetts to Connecticut. Then suddenly one of them decided to go west. I see no connection between my grandfather, his father, and his father before him with all the names I have looked at. None of the evidence seems to connect my branch of the tree with anyone that others will accept as viable. The same thing has happened with my father's side of the tree and both grandmothers. My tree appears to go back only three to four generations. I guess I will leave it to that. By the way, Robert must be a Dunbar. I see that so many have traced their ancestry back several generations from him even if he's not related to Ninian. Thank you for not attacking me verbally, and thank you for your response. Mary Dunbar Erickson P.S. I only referred to the Doomsday book, because I felt that some of the ladies responding to me were talking down to me and assuming that they were literate and intelligent and I was not. You don't have to say the words for your choice of words to carry a tone. As an educator, I am sure you understand my meaning. 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.