I agree you should read ALBION'S SEED - FOUR BRITISH FOLKWAYS IN AMERICA, by David Hackett Fischer! It is a gret book! Ann Surnames in Genealogy in my direct line: Harwell, Frey, Morris, Holloway, Dunn, McCrary, Finch, Riddle, Cheek, Smith, Williams, Cook, Blake, Hudson, Jefferson, Jones, Shipp, Field, Soane, Bolling, Judkins, Pettaway, Gray, Robertson, Burton, Thomson, Moore, Lawson, Fair, Rush, Temple, Chambliss, Fortune, Kennedy, McKinney Edwards, Harris, Gurgunay, Giles, Parker, Pritchard, Symons, Page, Fry, Shattuck, Daniel, Dorris, Stark, McDaniel, Woads, Fain, Mercer, Taylor, Loftin, Lanier, Johnson, Jackson, Farrar, Branch, Allman, Reynsford, Addie, Sparks, Baugh, Hatcher, Newporte, Reynolds, Walgrave, Percy, Jurnigan, Jennings, Bowman, Brookes, Byrd, Clark, Drury, Calthorpe, Stapleton, deLaPole, Cheney, Stafford, Beauchamp, deAudley, deClare, deMortimer, deLongspee,Mainwaring, and others. >From: "Mary West Rumora" <marywest@satx.rr.com> >To: SCSPARTA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [SCSPARTA] HOW WE GOT HERE... >Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:10:04 -0600 > >To this end, researchers with British roots should read ALBION'S SEED - >FOUR >BRITISH FOLKWAYS IN AMERICA, by David Hackett Fischer. Oxford University >Press - 1989. It is one of the finest books ever written on this subject. >Mary > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <SCSAND99@aol.com> >To: <SCSPARTA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 1:50 AM >Subject: [SCSPARTA] HOW WE GOT HERE... > > > > Since we are all on this site for one common reason: family history... >it > > may be interesting to note how our ancestors were "brought" to this >wonderful > > country. > > > > Research not only the names and dates of those who put their foot for >the > > first time on this soil, but research to find out WHY they came. > > > > Some of us are here enjoying the freedoms of this nation certainly by >the > > Hand of Providence in the guise of religious freedom, slavery, exiled > > prisoners, potato famine, political assylum.... on and on. > > > > I often ask myself "What would it have taken for me to make such a >drastic > > move and adjustment?" > > > > In looking back at how our forefathers came to America, no matter the >means, > > you and I reap the benefit of much sacrifice on their part. I'm sure >there > > are stories out there but I've never heard the one about arriving here >with > > lots of money and opportunities falling in their lap. > > > > Proud to be an American and proud of my heritage....warts and all. >Honor > > and all. > > > > > > Don't give up. Enjoy the journey. > > WHITE SANDERS DORMAN LATHAM DESTAFFINO DAVIS RAY LONG WILSON RAMSEY > > > > Visit my site ...Shaking My Family Tree > > http://members.aol.com/CampCP/index1.html > > > > Priscilla White Perry > > SCSand99@aol.com > > > > > > ==== SCSPARTA Mailing List ==== > > The South Carolina Archives has put some record indices on line: >http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/search/default.asp You can find >information >there to order the actual records. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, >go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > >==== SCSPARTA Mailing List ==== >Newcomers: Please introduce yourself to the list and tell us about your >Spartanburg County interests. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail