Do you by any chance have a brother or a male relative who could do a DNA test if that is the male line? It is proving to be very effective. It is also providing some real surprises. One of my very English lines turned out to be Semitic. That was a shocker. Does anyone know if anyone is doing DNA studies on the Mayflower descendants? That might prove to be interesting also. I keep hearing how there are millions of descendants, but I wonder. In my case there are 11 or 12 generations back to William Bradford, and I know Major William, who was my ancestor twice, had 15 children, but only one other child had any descendants. I am not being a snob but sometimes I wonder if that isn't tossed out to try to make those of us who are descendants feel insignificant. They try to downplay the role the Mayflower had on America and make us out as the descendants of blood thirsty ner do wells. Joyce Moore Janean <[email protected]> wrote: Well I am attempting to join soon and my father was illegitimate. I am happy though that he knew who his father was and knew him briefly in his later life. However due the stigma around that situation especially for back in the 1920's so far every document I have for my dad...... marriage license, death certificate, social security application ALL have different and/or an array of parental names he concocted in order to appear to be legit. I am now having my mother sign an affidavit stating SHE gave the correct parental information on his death certificate and was aware of all those people who's names he incorrectly used and WHO they were. At least I have knowledge of who his father was just so far no concrete proof other than what my mother put on the certificate. We've known of course who he was since we were very young. My brother was given a picture of him that was in my dad's possessions - I have been given pictures of him AND his family since doing my genealogy..... one picture of which is the very same one he gave to my father and signed it. Some people are so lucky which makes it just that much more difficult to join. Janean -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of L.L. Scott Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 4:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MFLR] Our Mayflower experience. Your story and mine are very similar, but I had never tried to join because of being illegitimately also. I love doing family history. I am proud of my lineage including my blacksheep. My dear old Edward Doty was a bit of a rounder, definitely not one of the Saints :-) They were all humans. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MsTigerHawk" To: Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [MFLR] General ---- to Kess Leake-Campbell and others >I know what you mean, but I assure you that I myself don't think I'm better >than any other Mayflower descendant, including those who are just tracing >their lineage. I was born illigitimately, yet I've still been accepted into >the Mayflower Society as well as DAR. I heard that there was a time when >this was not permitted. I'm glad things have changed in that respect. >Luckily my Mayflower lineage was on my mother's side, as I don't even know >who my father was. > > Colleen Morse > Minnesota ------------------------------- 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