Hi, In my conversations with people, I generally bring out in conversation about genealogy. People invariably tell me there relative came over on the Mayflower. Its almost always a surname that was not on the Mayflower. Its always thru a relative. then like the latest its thru Alice Atwood , William Mullins wife. Except Alice doesn't-T have a surname. I guess I should keep quiet, unless they intend to really follow it thru. Its the same in the Francis Cooke association. They will see some bodies name in the 10th generation. That's the same as there name. And think they are related to Francis Cooke. Any suggestions on how I should deal with these people? Scott
Ask a few questions to show you're interested, such as: Would you like to find out more about your ancestry? Can I help you with this? Tell them that there are a lot of Mayflower descendants (something like 30+M, I think, although not all living), but it's always nice to know for sure. If they don't care to pursue it, smile and ask them about their Revolutionary War ancestors. They'll have some of those, too <BG>! Karen -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 8:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MFLR] General Hi, In my conversations with people, I generally bring out in conversation about genealogy. People invariably tell me there relative came over on the Mayflower. Its almost always a surname that was not on the Mayflower. Its always thru a relative. then like the latest its thru Alice Atwood , William Mullins wife. Except Alice doesn't-T have a surname. I guess I should keep quiet, unless they intend to really follow it thru. Its the same in the Francis Cooke association. They will see some bodies name in the 10th generation. That's the same as there name. And think they are related to Francis Cooke. Any suggestions on how I should deal with these people? Scott ------------------------------- 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