Carol, Do you have any Strode's marrying an Edgington anywhere? One of my relatives was John Strode Edgington. Thanks, Jerry Edgington > [Original Message] > From: <rdlwcl@alltel.net> > To: <KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 6/23/2006 2:39:34 PM > Subject: Re: [KYMASON-L] Samuel and Nancy(Watson)STRODE/STROUD > > 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! > > > > > > > > ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Mason County Website! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymason/mason.htm > Be sure to bookmark it!