In a message dated 02/21/2001 2:15:02 PM Central Standard Time, breid@billerica.mec.edu writes: In response to the following post: > "...in doing research in genealogy I personally have run across many > published > family trees and lineages that are really amazing...they stretch a > particular family back to Adam or at least Noah before the Ark..." > > May I also add that not everyone descends from Pocohontas. If each and > every one of us had an Indian in our background the Indian population of > America today would not be as few as it is. While it may make for > interesting reading, the fact is very, very, very few of us can claim > Indian heritage. My family history "boasts" stories of at least 3 Indian > ancestors. I've yet to find and prove even one! > > Thanks for letting me air my thoughts. Hopefully I won't offend anyone. > >