I would like to subscribe to eGroups,com but can't seem to get thru . Can you help me. Martha Conrad -----Original Message----- From: robert stacey <rbobbyleestacy@yahoo.com> To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 6:25 AM Subject: [GRIFFITH] Re: GRIFFITH-D Digest V03 #47 >Thankyou for your interesting reply. We went on the >internet and began to search for things "Griffith" and >variants by key word at http://www.google.com also we >used http://www.dogpile.com which brings several >search engines together at the same time and increases >the things one can find. > >We turned up some castles and some stories of royalty >as well. > >What a shame we have lost research back to 1200 but it >gives us a valuable clue and perhaps we can retrace >our way. As you remember details do not be afraid to >share them. > >You may access our Stacey-StacyGriffith list at >eGroups.com by simply sending an email to subscribe. >Membership is free. We post things there that we hope >will be helpful to our own family research as it >relates to our griffith ancestors. We never throw away >anything that comes along which seems like it might >take us in the wrong direction. We are also willing to >share. > >Have a good day. Arnold is our new Governor, now we'll >see if he can solve the problems. > >Robert Stacey >Los Angeles >--- GRIFFITH-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > >> ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 >> Content-Type: text/plain >> >> GRIFFITH-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 47 >> >> Today's Topics: >> #1 Re: [GRIFFITH] Re Scottish Descent ["Norma >> Leibold" <nleibold@cox.net>] >> >> Administrivia: >> To unsubscribe from GRIFFITH-D, send a message to >> >> GRIFFITH-D-request@rootsweb.com >> >> that contains in the body of the message the command >> >> unsubscribe >> >> and no other text. No subject line is necessary, >> but if your software >> requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, >> too. >> >> To contact the list administrator, send mail to >> GRIFFITH-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >> ______________________________ > >> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 >> X-Message: #1 >> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 17:06:53 -0700 >> From: "Norma Leibold" <nleibold@cox.net> >> To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com >> Message-ID: >> <033e01c38a0b$6ae6f4a0$a5d26f44@sd.cox.net> >> Subject: Re: [GRIFFITH] Re Scottish Descent: >> GRIFFITH-D Digest V03 #45 (of a James Paton >> GriffithS) >> Content-Type: text/plain; >> charset="iso-8859-1" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> Hi Robert: >> Thank you for your message. My gg grandfather was >> James Griffiths born in >> Ayr, Scotland and immigrated to Pa. 1840 with wife >> and children. My maternal >> grandfather told me the Griffiths came from Scotland >> and Wales. As a young >> man his father William son of James showed him the >> family genealogy chart >> which dated back to the 1200's in Wales. Grandpa >> said there were kings and >> queens on it. His oldest sister took the chart along >> with the crest and >> tartan putting them all in a trunk and storing it in >> her basement. Her home >> was flooded and the trunk and everything in the >> basement had been swept >> away. No one else in the family has taken the time >> or interest to search for >> our ancestors with the exception of a 2nd cousin >> once removed started me on >> the research road. I am trying to track down my gg >> grandparents children, >> James Paton Griffiths being one of them. He is the >> only one left unaccounted >> for. Please do keep me in mind if you come across >> any info...all help >> greatly appreciated. >> Norma >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "robert stacey" <rbobbyleestacy@yahoo.com> >> To: <GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 3:14 AM >> Subject: [GRIFFITH] Re Scottish Descent: GRIFFITH-D >> Digest V03 #45 (of a >> James Paton GriffithS) >> >> >> > >> > >> > Dearest Norma: >> > >> > We descend from Jonas Griffith who came to America >> > from Wales with the Presbyterians in the mid >> 1700's. >> > >> > All I know is that some of my kin say that we are >> > welch, others Irish, and many say Scottish. I got >> this >> > from early correspondence with Diane Hansen who >> lives >> > in Arizona and Ann Stacy Keller who lives in Texas >> (my >> > best guess). >> > >> > Since Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the UK are >> rather >> > close together the Griffiths must have been mixed >> up >> > in the citizen of what country thing. You may >> recall >> > that the Scots and the Welch were saying, as >> males, >> > that they were "English" by marriage! >> > >> > So we are now discovering the source of that >> > information. >> > >> > I have not heard of James Paton specifically, but >> have >> > some record of a James P. Griffith --somewhere. I >> will >> > earmark it and get back to you when it comes past >> my >> > eye. >> > >> > Robert >> > >> > >> > --- GRIFFITH-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >> > >> > >> > > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 >> > > >> > > GRIFFITH-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 45 >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 13:19:11 -0700 >> > > From: "Norma Leibold" <nleibold@cox.net> >> > > To: GRIFFITH-L@rootsweb.com >> > > Subject: [GRIFFITH] James Paton Griffiths >> > > >> > > Has anyone knowledge of James Paton Griffiths, >> > > b:1833 c:07 Apr 1833, East Kilbride, Lanark, >> > > Scotland? Parents immigrated to Pennslyvania >> > > ca:1840. >> > > Norma >> > > >> > >> > >> > __________________________________ >> > Do you Yahoo!? >> > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product >> search >> > http://shopping.yahoo.com >> > >> > >> > ==== GRIFFITH Mailing List ==== >> > Get more from your posts, include who, what, when >> where... >> > >> > Please remember to change the subject line, when >> the subject changes. >> > >> > ============================== >> > 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 >> > >> > > >===== >Robert Stacey is accompanied at all times by his dog, Miss Charlie >now almost 6 years old. She runs this house. 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