Dear MaupinL, I wonder if staying up until the wee hours is also a Maupin trait? Lynn > [Original Message] > From: MAUPIN REUNION 2000 <maupinreunion@par1.net> > To: <MAUPIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/17/00 2:15:04 AM > Subject: [MAUPIN-L] Jamestown Organization > > Good Morning!!! > > This is related to the Maupin family in many ways so I think it should be appropriate. > > I am sure most of you are aware that in 2007 we will be celebrating the 400th Anniversary of Jamestown. Well, I am very much into history and plan to attend as much of this celebrations as > I can. I was also interested in checking if I had any lines that were at Jamestown. Many years ago > I had a close friend who worked on microfilm on Jamestown papers. She had a ancestor that was at > Jamestown. She thought she was going to go blind because the rolls were so hard to read. She spent several hours on just a few documents. Well, anyway, I contacted a member of our Maupin group I knew was acquainted with this Jamestown information. It seems that there is an organization for those people who descend from those families that were there. I visited the site, and guess who was > there THOMAS BALLARD. I knew he had arrived very early 1660-1670. He owned a lot of Middle Plantation that later became Williamsburg. So, if you are a descendant of Gabriel Maupin and Ann > Ballard, or any of the Ballards from Albemarle County. You could, if you get all your paperwork documented, join this organization. I will continue to look for a line for myself, because I would like > very much to belong to this organization > > I believe there is a Ballard List Group also. > > William > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > <http://cgi.rootsweb.con/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi> > - --- mltaylordogmother@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.