Hello everyone, I am a new member of this list and I would like to ask for some help please. My g.g.grandfather, Richard Griffin, was married in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1849. According to the 1871 census he was born in Ireland abt.1830. His death certificate showed his parents as Michael Griffin (Farmer)and Agnes Griffin ms.Queen. The death certificate of his brother Michael, who died on 22nd September 1856 aged 21yrs., gave the parents as Michael Griffin(Farm labourer) and Mary Ann Griffin ms.Queen. This is all the information I have. Someone on the list mentioned recently that the name was originally McQueen and that they came from the Isle of Skye. I was told by a distant cousin that my Grandfather's family came originally from Skye but I had found no evidence of this. Could anybody let me have a "potted history" of the Queen/McQueen Clan or tell me where I can find one please? I note that there are only three 'Queens' on the "index to Griffith's' Valuation". Many thanks Joan Peduzzi Manchester, England

Sorry to spam you all with this note, but I can't find Nancy's address. Nancy, Thanks for the info on the Mooney branch of the Queen family, it fills in a lot of gaps in the family tree of Jamison Queen. Betsy Pittman did some work for me years ago and one of her finds were records of the establishment of the Hopewell Baptist Church. Jamison Queen, Jacob Mooney and David Mooney were included in the original founding members. Jacob Mooney was a delegate to the Catabwa River Association Conference in 1872 &1878. Jacob also made the nails for the church. Let me know if you'd like me to mail them to you. Don

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Yawwwwnnnnnnnnnnn! Must be spring--not much happening with the list! Could it be everyone is occupied elsewhere? Rita in Florida

Looking for information on Maude Queen from Harrison Arkansas. Married my grandfather in Nevada about 1907-10. Had three children Harry Connolly, Walter Connolly and Alice Maude Connolly. Alice died very young (2 I believe) and is apparently buried in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. That is all I know. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks John Connolly

I noticed that my Catherine Queen was listed in the 1850 Fed. Census and her address was Linc. 212 NO TWP L, and also there was a Ann Rabb listed LINC 212 NO TWP L. Does this mean that they were living in the same household? Can anyone tell me what NO TWP L. means? Thanks, Anita chcpt@mindspring.com

Who is this Joseph Queen of 1820 Rutherford: Male 16<26 Female 26<45 f 16<26.....and who is this? f <10 (2) Listed near the Uptons and Hix families. Gene

State vs. Hensy M. Queen #2 October 1826. Bastardy - Margaret Queen The 1820 Rutherford County census index lists Hency Queen age 45+ with female in household age 45+, no others in HH. 2 slaves. Pg 393. Next name on actual census is Jane Johnson, then William West and few names further down page are Thomas, Edward and David Upton, then Joseph Queen, John Hix, Daniel Hix and Queen Hix. The same index lists Henson Queen, age 45+ with female in HH, age 45+, no others in HH. 2 slaves. Pg 357. Next name on actual census is John Hix. Prior to Henson are William Hunt, Sr, William Johnston, Catharine Hunt. No Henson, Hency listed on 1830 Rutherford index. State vs. Meredith Queen and Pegga Queen #39 January 1827. Adultery. No Meredith listed on 1830 Rutherford index. Just to confuse the issue a bit, 1830 index lists a Peggy Quin and Mirody Quin on pg 503. On actual census, this Peggy age 40<50. This Merody age 50<60 w/female 50<60. Peggy and Merody are 22 names apart; with James Quin listed next to Merody and George Quin listed next to Peggy. Gene

The most recent issue of the Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County (Vo. 29, Feb. 2001, pp. 10-45) contains an article entitled "Relationships outside of Marriage: Rutherford Co., NC." Within that article are several mentions of various Queen family members: p. 11: State vs. Samuel Quinn #34. April 1793. Recognizance, Bastardy. Appeared and gave indemnified bond and released from his recognizance on paying 50s. Fine paid. Bail: Jo. Bullin, Robt. Cook [I don't know if this might be another person, or a mis-reading of Samuel QUEEN] p.23: State vs. Hensy M. Queen. #2. October 1826. Bastardy - Margaret QUEEN. [Gene - which Henson/Hensy is this, still in RCNC in 1826?] p. 24: State vs. Meredith Queen and Pegga Queen (sic). #39. January 1827. Adultery. [Anyone want to speculate on which Meredith and which Peggy/Margaret Queen these are? I think the Meredith must be Meredith, son of William Lewis Queen. Not sure about Pegga; Meredith did have a twin sister named Margaret. He also had a neice, Margaret Jean QUeen, daughter of his brother William Lewis, Jr. Any ideas?] p. 28: State vs. Daniel Hicks. #4. October 1831. Bastardy - Cath. QUEEN. Appeared and gave bond to indemnify the county and was discharged on payment of costs. p. 29: State vs. James Queen. #4. Oct. 1833. Bastardy - Phereby Taylor. appeared and gave bond to indemnify the county and was discharged on payment of costs. p. 39-40: State vs. Isaac Queen. #5 February 1850. Bastardy. Plaintiff's receipt filed by defendant in discharge of the usual allowance. Chas. QUEEN acknowledged judgment for the cost. [here I believe that Isaac is the 21-yo son of Charles QUeen, and that Charles is Meredith QUeen's son (and WL Queen, Sr.'s grandson)] Reiley Kidd Seattle

My Great grandmother was a Queen and her daughter married a Fortune. So I could tell everyone that my grandmother was a Queen and had a Fortune.....(however, if that was taken literally it was way off....) Hope

It really gets me upset when people make fun of someone's name. My mother was a Queen, and my husband's mother was a King, and she married a Payne. Over the years the teasing has been tremendous. We always answer with, since my mother was a Queen, and my husband's mother was a King, we must be royalty. But when the person says, no, you are a Payne in the neck, then my feathers ruffle. Oh well. Anita Payne chcpt@mindspring.com

And... by the way... my daughter named her son Aaron Niles Queen Moore... I've told her he will be called the Queen of the Nile.. LOL But she loved her maiden name enough that she gave it to Aaron. carol "Where there is no vision, the people perish" Proverbs:29:18 <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> QUEENSCASTLE BRANCHES AND BOUGHS http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire Homepage/Donegal, Ireland, Poland & Russia Information http://www.geocities.com/postalq Home of Donegal, Ireland Information Site Also Poland & Russia

Hi All, You "guys" are going about defending the name. LOL... I've grabbed the bull by the horn. I've surrounded myself with Laura Englebrite artwork. Eveything I have says "I Am The Queen of Everything"... I have coffee cups, posters etc. And, I have some Disney ware with the wicked Queen from Snow White, which says.. "Because I'm The Queen, That's Why." It's not as hard being a female queen... ROFL Carol "Where there is no vision, the people perish" Proverbs:29:18 <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> QUEENSCASTLE BRANCHES AND BOUGHS http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire Homepage/Donegal, Ireland, Poland & Russia Information http://www.geocities.com/postalq Home of Donegal, Ireland Information Site Also Poland & Russia

Hi Group, I have Sally STINSON marrying a Moses SWAIM 3/6/1821 in Wilkes County, NC. If this yet another odd spelling/version of QUEEN? Also does anyone have STINSON's in their tree? Thanks, Charlton

Don, I think you will find your FTM program won't even hiccup. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Donald Queen <donqueen@inreach.com> To: <QUEEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 9:01 PM Subject: [QUEEN] How to confuse future generations of Genealogists > I have 3 sons, all of them a bit strange, but this one wins the prize ! > > My 2nd son (the troubled middle child) has changed the name of his entire > family - legally ...... > > His family is expecting their 3rd child and since he did not want this new > son to bear the burden of teasing in school because our last name has a > feminine meaning, he went to court and changed it to MacQueen. > > He swears that he did it based upon my research into the family genealogy. > > I don't quite know what to think. I'm delighted to have another grandson and > I guess adding a Mac is no different than dropping one 300 years ago, but > how do I explain this to my Family Tree program ? > > Don Queen > > > ==== QUEEN Mailing List ==== > Queen info pg. Message boards, family crest info, > other Queen links, etc. > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/5932/queen.html > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Hi to all! I am a new subscriber to the Queen list and I've been "eavesdropping" for a few days. I've seen a great deal of interesting information all ready. I (well actually my husband) is a descendant of Jerry M. Queen of Towns County, Georgia. He shows up in the 1850 census in the family of (I believe) Isaac and Ruth Queen. Jerry married a Margarette ?, and had three sons and a daughter that I know of. The sons were Oscar K. (my line), James, Kimsey, and the daughter was Lillie. If anyone has any information out there about Jerry or this line, please let me know. THanks so much in advance. Gwen Queen

You just change it. A box will pop up and ask if it's the same person and you say yes. It won't change the relationship. I have one of my grgrgrandfather House's sons who spelled his name Howse. I entered it that way and program doesn't care. Vicki ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gayle Cantrell" <gpcantrell@home.com> To: <QUEEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 11:01 AM Subject: RE: [QUEEN] How to confuse future generations of Genealogists > "...how do I explain this to my Family Tree program ?" That is the > question. That is a LOADED question. > > Same way I chose to change my middle name from "Marie" to "Phillips" or add > "Cantrell" when I married: Personal choice. Go Team! Go AMERICA! The > long version? The winner of the war writes the prevailingly "accurate" > history: Any way he/she chooses, whether by quill or by byte. In other > words, YOU are the editor in this case. Unfortunately, you now have > witnesses...hehehe...and we all have cut and paste. > > As for the technical aspects of the software, one would hope that the makers > of the software could provide technical assistance with such a > question--purely ficticious details, of course! > > Best regards, > > Gayle Phillips Cantrell > > P.S. Who holds the sticks and stones and the power in the words that hurt? > We giveth and we can taketh away. Choice. Oh, and those kids in > school...they're just conduits, their mouths are their parents' legacy. > Teach your children well. Amen. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Donald Queen [mailto:donqueen@inreach.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 7:02 PM > To: QUEEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [QUEEN] How to confuse future generations of Genealogists > > > I have 3 sons, all of them a bit strange, but this one wins the prize ! > > My 2nd son (the troubled middle child) has changed the name of his entire > family - legally ...... > > His family is expecting their 3rd child and since he did not want this new > son to bear the burden of teasing in school because our last name has a > feminine meaning, he went to court and changed it to MacQueen. > > He swears that he did it based upon my research into the family genealogy. > > I don't quite know what to think. I'm delighted to have another grandson and > I guess adding a Mac is no different than dropping one 300 years ago, but > how do I explain this to my Family Tree program ? > > Don Queen > > ______________________________ > > > ==== QUEEN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from Queen-L: > Send an email to Queen-L-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe > in the body of the letter. Same for D list. Just substitute the D for the L. > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >

Good morning, afternoon, evening! Thanks, Mandy. I just picked up a "like new" copy of this book at http://www.half.com for $8.99. I get books here at REMARKABLE savings all the time. Gayle -----Original Message----- From: MndyQn@aol.com [mailto:MndyQn@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 5:14 PM To: QUEEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [QUEEN] interesting book Hi listmates, I'm not back 100%. Can't sit at the computer for very long periods but I'm getting my strength back. Thank you soooooo much to each of you who have inquired as to my surgery and recovery. It is greatly appreciated and uplifting. Thanks to those who've prayed for me also. That's the biggest uplifting of all. I hope to be back in full swing in a couple of weeks and can't wait to get back to genealogy! Just had a second on amazon and because I bought a book on scrapbooking once they have this neat way of tracking what you like and they recommended that I check this book out. When I read it I thought WOW, what a great book. It states that it can help you figure out from your ancestors photos the dates and such by their attire and more. Any of you seen this book? Think it's worth the $16.00? www.amazon.com Then go to search book and put in this book and author. Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs by <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books%26fiel d-author=Taylor%2C%20Maureen%20A./104-5269195-3979103">Maureen A. Taylor</A> Sincerely, Mandy ______________________________

"...how do I explain this to my Family Tree program ?" That is the question. That is a LOADED question. Same way I chose to change my middle name from "Marie" to "Phillips" or add "Cantrell" when I married: Personal choice. Go Team! Go AMERICA! The long version? The winner of the war writes the prevailingly "accurate" history: Any way he/she chooses, whether by quill or by byte. In other words, YOU are the editor in this case. Unfortunately, you now have witnesses...hehehe...and we all have cut and paste. As for the technical aspects of the software, one would hope that the makers of the software could provide technical assistance with such a question--purely ficticious details, of course! Best regards, Gayle Phillips Cantrell P.S. Who holds the sticks and stones and the power in the words that hurt? We giveth and we can taketh away. Choice. Oh, and those kids in school...they're just conduits, their mouths are their parents' legacy. Teach your children well. Amen. -----Original Message----- From: Donald Queen [mailto:donqueen@inreach.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 7:02 PM To: QUEEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [QUEEN] How to confuse future generations of Genealogists I have 3 sons, all of them a bit strange, but this one wins the prize ! My 2nd son (the troubled middle child) has changed the name of his entire family - legally ...... His family is expecting their 3rd child and since he did not want this new son to bear the burden of teasing in school because our last name has a feminine meaning, he went to court and changed it to MacQueen. He swears that he did it based upon my research into the family genealogy. I don't quite know what to think. I'm delighted to have another grandson and I guess adding a Mac is no different than dropping one 300 years ago, but how do I explain this to my Family Tree program ? Don Queen ______________________________