I would be interested in helping to fund a DNA test If we all made a small contribution it would not cost any one person very much. And are not all Scottish Kilgores 'conservative'??? LOL I nominate Vickie Miller, Treasurer of the DNA!!! Or President of the USA!!! I believe!!! smiles Sherry (Vickie's # 1 fan!!!) This ad not paid for by the candidate!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Kilgore" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [KILGORE] Kilgore brothers > This is not our line but again, isn't this hearsay? She had to hear it > from > someone and added her own words. > > It is not documented. > > Is anyone else interested in doing DNA for the Kilgore's? > > Gail > > > On 9/9/08, Bob Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Vickie, >> the 5 brother story was confirmed by ms Cuthberton in an interview to a >> Kilgore ancestor of John Evans. >> >> Charles R. (Bob) Shaw >> 2425 Sherwin Dr. >> Twinsburg Ohio 44087 >> fax 330 963 6858 >> cell 330 247 8543 >> phone 330 425 8819 >> [email protected] >> [email protected] >> www.engineeredspecialproducts.com >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Vickie Miller" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 2:43 PM >> Subject: Re: [KILGORE] Kilgore brothers >> >> >> > At this time, the parents of Robert Kilgore & Winnie Clayton are >> > unknown-or I should say unproved. It's believed he was the s/o the >> Robert >> > Kilgore listed on 1750, 1751 & 1755 tax list in Orange Co NC as well as >> > deeds and a couple of court records there-wife unknown. Researchers >> > of >> > the Douglas family haven't found a connection between Kilgores and the >> > Douglas's referred to as the "Black Douglas" or any earlier Douglas'. >> > This is based on the foundling story that Judge G. W. Kilgore obtained >> > when he wrote to the Scottish Historical Society asking about the >> > Kilgore >> > name. >> > Jennifer Jerome shows that according to her research the Kilgore name >> > as >> a >> > sept is connected to MacDuff family-as you must have seen when you read >> > her message-thanks again Jennifer. >> > >> > Note: We have not yet directly linked our American Kilgores with any in >> > either Scotland or Ireland-please do not think that the Robert Kilgore >> > married 1743 Margaret Spence info is correct-it is not!! It would seem >> > likely that our Kilgores were linked to those in County Fife-as that >> seems >> > to be the strongest concentration of Kilgores in Scotland-but no direct >> > link has been made-and you must draw your own conclusions. >> > Vickie >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Foley, James D (Penske)<mailto:[email protected]> >> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 12:13 PM >> > Subject: Re: [KILGORE] Kilgore brothers >> > >> > >> > Ok now I am totally lost! I am from Robert and winney through Lewis >> > green and Easter Kilgore so what is the real line??? >> > I have also seen Kilgore as a sept of Douglas and of Mcduff I would >> > like >> > to know just what my family line is.thank you >> > Jim Foley >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: >> > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> > [mailto:[email protected]] >> > On Behalf Of Vickie Miller >> > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 12:45 PM >> > To: Kilgore >> > Subject: [KILGORE] Kilgore brothers >> > >> > I strongly believe that there is something to the story of the Kilgore >> > brothers. Both the Russell Co VA Kilgores and the Robertson Co TN >> > Kilgores have an oral tradition of Kilgore brothers. The fact that >> > both >> > lines have a tradition of brothers does support the supposition that >> > the >> > two lines were somehow closely related-we just haven't been able to >> > determine quite how. I'm more inclined to go with the Robertson Co TN >> > tradition as closer to fact than G. W. Kilgores supposition; which is >> > precisely what I think his was at least in regards to their identity. >> > I think that bearing in mind that there was a tradition of brothers in >> > G. W. Kilgore's line, he was on the lookout for brothers and when he >> > came across the book that listed a roster of soldiers who served at >> > King's Mountain; he saw 5 men listed with the name Kilgore and said >> > "Bingo" or "Eureka" or "Hallelujah" or whatever "I've found >> > them -these >> > must be the brothers our family history speak of." He then listed >> > them >> > as ! >> > brothers and we've contended with those names since; which means to >> > some extent those of us concerned with these lines keep trying to put >> > them together and slice and dice to make things work-when they might >> > not >> > necessarily fit. >> > >> > When it comes to "family tradition", I always keep in mind what I read >> > in a book about beginning genealogy written by an accredited >> > genealogist >> > (no I don't remember his name or his book-just that I read it about 15 >> > years ago)-be wary of "family history & traditions" because facts >> > change >> > with each telling and re-telling of the story. Use them as >> > guidelines-absolutely-but don't accept them as gospel truth until or >> > unless you can independently verify them and better yet-document them. >> > >> > >> > Due to space considerations-I'll continue this on another email Vickie >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with >> > the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with >> the >> > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of >> > the >> > message >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > 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 >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 >