DBS &/or MD wrote: > > Hi... > > Thanks for your response. Perhaps a bit of clarification is required. My > personal position is that I am, as an "Irish" Strong, interested in > researching first, my own genealogy, which is a problem because of the > infamous Four Courts Fire which occurred in Dublin, Ireland in 1922. > Secondly, I am interested in the overall concept of tracing ALL > Strong(e)/Strang(e) genealogy back as far as possible. It is my personal > belief that the surnames involved EVOLVED from the Breton-Norman surname > "leStrange", which was carried to England from France with the troops of > William the Conquerer in 1066 AD. There are vast possibilities for > variations within that theme, and a few questions will point up some of > them... 1) How did the name get to Scotland, where it generally devolves > Strang->Strange->Strong? 2) How to explain the Strang(e)s of Denmark and > Sweden... were they also derivatives from leStrange? 3) Can we document > "name-change" events which show evolution of the name from leStrange -> > Strange -> Stronge -> Strong? 4) How can we trace the names "back" across > the oceans from America/Canada/Australia/New Zealand/Africa/India/Europe to > England and France? > > You will note that if my interpretation is correct, Strange is the "senior" > of the names Strong or Strange... BUT it is junior to leStrange! However, > I am NOT inclined to engage in silly games of "one-up-manship". It doesn't > matter who is senior. What does matter is that we cooperate to trace the > genealogy involved. It is a massive undertaking. Just because the > Strong-List was started by a "Strong" doesn't make the List or the Strong > Genealogy Network devoted primarily to "Strong" vs leStrange vs Strang or > Strange. It is up to the individual members of the list to set out their > genealogy, their research info and theories, and to persue discussion. > > Frankly, I don't know anything about Lot or Marey Strange. But, I hope > that you will not become discouraged by lack of input from others at the > moment.... Keep bringing up your interests... sooner or later someone will > hopefully make a connection which will help you and indirectly help us all. > One suggestion.... Now that John R. Mayer is no longer with us, I urge all > "Strange" researchers to try to exert a bit of extra effort to help steer > that area of the research. Take John's "Extraneus" and build on it! It is > what John would have wanted, and indeed, he gave us all a great gift in > compiling and recording all of the information contained in the Extraneus > series of books.... That was one of his goals, to give us all something to > build on! > > Indirectly, the foregoing discussion underlines the need for the Strong-List > and the Strong Genealogical Network. We all need to cooperate in the > research. The list and network give us some structure for doing so... Let > us each do our part to keep it operating smoothly! > > Thanks, > > David B. "Dave" Strong > Email: [email protected] > Website, "Researching Strong(e)s and Strang(e)s in Britain & Ireland" > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530 > > ************************************************************ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 5:29 PM > Subject: STRANGE > > >Hello David, I just finished reading and absorbing your message "Position > >Paper: Strong Genealogical Network and Rootsweb Strong-List". Your > message > >is most informative and I thank you and everyone mentioned for your > combined > >efforts. > > > >As a point of clarification, I signed onto the Stronge rootsweb in hopes of > >learning more of my direct ancestor Marey Strange. I am under the > impression > >there are a lot more Strongs than Stranges on this list but I remain listed > in > >the event more information on Strange appears. Also, I have seen some > >discrepancies on the Strong Gen Forum relative to Lot Strange. I have also > >noticed in most work that Marey Strange is listed as "Mary" with a couple > of > >references as "Marcy". One reference I have researched listed her as > "Marey" > >which prompted me to get the original record from the Town of Freetown > Birth > >record page 108 (transcription follows). After reading the original record > >and comparing to olde English, I interpret Mary as Marey and not Marcy. It > is > >certainly not "Mary". I have also given Keith Hume (Chase/Hume lineage a > >certified copy). I would like further discussion of my interpretation and > >hope my contribution will help fellow Strong/Strange researchers. > Elizabeth > >Lanord (Beth) > > > >Lot Strange the first of Freetown was born ye March 4th, 1699 Hannah > Strange > >the wife of the sd Lot Strange was born February 24th, 1701 Lot Strange > the > >Son of the above sd Lot Strange and Hannah wife was born May the 10th, 1720 > >Philip Strange daughter of the above sd parent was born October ye 2th, > 1722 > >John Strange was born Februry the 25th, 1724 Marey Strange was born > November > >the 14th 1725 Abigail Strange was born September ye 24 year 1727 Jacob > >Strange was born January ye 3th 1729 Mallatiah Strange was born September > ye > >24th 1732 Joseph Strange was born Jananery ye 3th 1729 and cesed this life > >May ye 6th 1730 Johnanah Strange was born August the 10th 1734 > > > >The first mentioned Lot Strange died June the 6th 1786 in the 88th year of > his > >age > > > >Lot Strange ye 3rd son of Lot Strange ye 2d and Abigail his wife was born > in > >February ye 27th 1745 > > > > > >==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > >======================================================== > >THE STRONG GENEALOGY NETWORK web site: > >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5744/ > > > >Register of Strong ancestors, by location. > >Links to websites with Strong data (GEDCOM to HTML) > >========================================================== > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > RESEARCHING STRONG(E) AND STRANG(E) > IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530/ > > Database and manuscript. See especially Chap. 13 > of manuscript, entitled "Lineages". > ========================================================== Dear Dave, Excellent reply...same goes for the L'Estrange's. We are currently working Co. Westmeath,where we have contacted and eliminated 3 of 12 L'Estrange's from ties to our direct family line. We did get good info on other L'Estrange's which i will share in near future. Took aug. off as our grandaughter was with us. Best regards, Jerry L'Estrange