Hi Carol, Another cousin of Tina's here also researching out Strode roots. We're gone back to Warinus de la Strode who went to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. I just recently learned that the Strode name came from the land he was granted by William after he became King William I of England. Of course, the Normans who invaded England spoke French which became the offical language of the land for some two hundred years after the invasion, and the "de la" is "of the" in French. So I guess that means Warinus was "Warius of the Strode", or some such. I would love to make the connection to the group that ended up in Fleming Co., KY. Our Samuel was in Mason Co., but I've found evidence that at least on of the children was in Fleming Co. How is the Fleming County line connected? Carol

Hi Carol, I have just been doing census on my Elizabeth's Strode line. Her father was Franklin, his father was Gilbert and Gilbert's father was Morgan B. These were all in Mason Co. As for my line going into Fleming Co. the first one that I can find there is Franklin but he was born and raised in Mason. No the county lines might have changed again or Franklin could have moved a short distance and was in Fleming Co. as the county lines meet. I just checked Tina's e-mail again and the Morgan B. Strode who was the father of Gilbert was the son of Samuel and Nancy Watson Strode. There is our connection. Now have you and Tina fellowed the line up to Gilbert and Franklin? If so do you know any thing about Franklin's daughter Elizabeth? Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: <BEARLYCAROL@aol.com> To: <KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [KYMASON-L] Samuel and Nancy(Watson)STRODE/STROUD > Hi Carol, > > Another cousin of Tina's here also researching out Strode roots. > > We're gone back to Warinus de la Strode who went to England with William > the > Conqueror in 1066. I just recently learned that the Strode name came > from > the land he was granted by William after he became King William I of > England. > Of course, the Normans who invaded England spoke French which became the > offical language of the land for some two hundred years after the > invasion, and > the "de la" is "of the" in French. So I guess that means Warinus was > "Warius > of the Strode", or some such. > > I would love to make the connection to the group that ended up in Fleming > Co., KY. Our Samuel was in Mason Co., but I've found evidence that at > least on > of the children was in Fleming Co. How is the Fleming County line > connected? > > Carol > > > > ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Mason County Website! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymason/mason.htm > Be sure to bookmark it! > >