I realized some time ago that the only way my ancestors appeared in Debrett or similar tomes would be as the result of some lord of the manor exercising his droit du seigneur. Nothing I have discovered so far has swayed this belief. Perhaps this lady was American. In the US there seem to be a large group of organizations such as the DAR which one can join by showing one is descended from the right ancestors. Jean in NS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mikey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 1:49 PM Subject: [NTH-ENG] Xanadu > Dear Jean et al, > > Wannabes reminded me of a letter rec'd on a list I was on earlier in the > year, it had a certain charm! > > A lady wrote in that she had discovered some ancestor, ' a Sir So & So', who > was, A Knight of The Garter. She wanted further information about him > before applying for membership! > > He lived several centuries before the Order was created. > > Seemingly, hers was a natural innocence, which indeed, has its own charm. > > Regards, > > Mikey. > Spectemur Agendo. > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Visit the lists Pulse Page here, > http://212.19.69.91/north/ > >