This is from the "Holy Grail" books. It is myth, not documented. On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 12:44, Donna Delgadillo wrote: > I'll have to check mine, but it seems there was a daughter of Joseph of Arimanthea (don't tear me up for the spelling, I'm doing this off the top of my head) who was the half-brother of Jesus. I just copied this stuff and laid it to the side because I figured there would never be a way to prove it. Now I'll have to dig and get names. Another project! > :-) Donna > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: JF <gen9@cox.net> > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:27:45 -0700 > To: PLANTAGENET-DESCENDANTS-PROJECT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PDP] Ancestors of our ancestors > > > Hi Wendy, > > > > Priestlybride wrote: > > > > >I have only researched using what others have done. I found information > > >going way back to BC and to the tribe of Judah (Bible) through the twin > > >Zerah. I tried looking at other sources to verify this and found the same > > >information. I also got a copy of Queen Elizabeth's geneology because I > > >knew they traced the line through King David back to Judah through Zerah's > > >twin, Perez. > > > > > >According to this geneological chart of hers, she shows lines going back to > > >both Zerah AND Perez who were the sons of Judah. > > > > > >Is this what you were getting at?? > > > > > That's kind of the idea. Should you want to verify this line, or parts > > of it that can be verified, I was thinking we probably, collectively, > > have the resources here to do that. I'd probably try to figure out who > > was the gateway ancestor to the various tribes of Judah and start there. > > By gateway ancestor, we usually mean the one who emigrated to the > > American colonies or the U.S. if they came after the colonial period. > > But it also means the ancestor who connects from one group, say of > > Jewish heritage, to another, like someone of French or Germanic > > heritage. The one who bridges the gap between two groups which otherwise > > haven't been know to intermarry to any great extent. That's the ancestor > > you'd want to start with and work back finding who has verifying sources > > to see how valid such a line is. I just suggested it to see who wanted > > to participate and who didn't. > > > > Thanks > > > > Jim > > > >