Hey! Time out!!! I was just suggesting that Lewis and Clark expidition was accompanied by Frenchmen because of their ability to translate the indian languages throughout some hostile territories! You are probably right, where did the Indian come from? I went to the Yucatan Peninsula and found that a tribe of Indians from there carried the same heriditary birthmark as me, Ha, I'm a Missouri girl...so go figure... Hope feathers aren't ruffled, I really meant no harm... As for military personnel...they all have their good sides and bad sides, probably enough skeletons in closets to make our own skin crawl, our own sense of patriotism and defending justifies the means. As for your lineage...I hope its posted here somewhere...would hate to miss and admire someone's extensive work that actually made it further than 1800!!! Freida Marie Taylor ----- Original Message ----- From: "RON & LISA TAYLOR" <TAYFAM@BACKROADS.NET> To: <TAYLOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [TAYLOR] 1812 INDICTMENT OF ZACHERY TAYLOR > IF YOU CAREFULLY LAY A SMALL NEEDLE ON TOP OF COLD WATER, IT WILL FLOAT. > THE HEAD OF THE NEEDLE WILL POINT NORTH. FROM THE POINT OF THE NEEDLE, WALK > TO THE LEFT AT 90 DEGREES AND VIOLA, THE PACIFIC OCEAN. I REALLY BELIEVE > LEWIS AND CLARK WOULD HAVE FOUND THE PACIFIC OCEAN WITHOUT FRENCH GUIDES. > > DID GOD CREATE THE NATIVE AMERICANS IN AMERICA? HOW ABOUT ASIA AND THE > LAND OR ICE BRIDGE ACROSS ALASKA? SO YOUR CLAIM IS TO AMERICA IS ONLY BASED > ON TIME SPAN DIFFERENCES. GOD GAVE ISRAEL TO THE JEWS AND IRELAND TO > GAODHAL GLAS, ALL THE REST OF US ARE PRETTY MUCH ON OUR OWN. > > A TRUE MILITARY OFFICER WOULD HAVE ROUGHED UP ANY NATIONALITY TO SAVE > SOME OF HIS MEN. IF NOT, MOST SOLDIERS WOULDN'T WANT TO SERVE UNDER HIM. > > I HAVE TWO WORDS IN RESPONSE TO MY POSSIBLY HAVING FRENCH > ANCESTORS:SCOTCH-IRISH. AND TRUE TO THE MANOR BORN. > > J.R. TAYLOR > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Taylor" <frekentaylor@hotmail.com> > To: <TAYLOR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 5:10 AM > Subject: Re: [TAYLOR] 1812 INDICTMENT OF ZACHERY TAYLOR > > > > I'd say that's a bit narrow minded on your part I'm afraid to say!! If it > > weren't for > > the "Frenchmen" the Pacific northwest would have never been charted by > Lewis > > and Clark, > > St. Louis is predominantly based on a French Settlement, St Genevieve and > > other towns > > along the Mississippi River are French settlements, might I remind > you...the > > forefathers > > along with Irishmen, Scotsmen, Englishmen...hmmm..sounds like they might > be > > from other > > countries besides AMERICA....is what our foundations are built on....I am > > native American...but > > thoughout my lineage there is sprinkled a bit of Taylor Quaker from > > VA....now where did they come > > from before VA? Across the Atlantic Ocean I am sure....My Taylor > Grandfather > > married a French(oh my. > > from Illinois, no less!) woman whose lineage can be traced back to Canada > > and then to France...So... > > Before you start becoming predjudice....take a closer look at your own > > lineage...there might be a "frenchman or > > french woman" in your tree that you don't know about!!!! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "RON & LISA TAYLOR" <TAYFAM@BACKROADS.NET> > > To: <TAYLOR-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:36 AM > > Subject: [TAYLOR] 1812 INDICTMENT OF ZACHERY TAYLOR > > > > > > > IN THE WAR OF 1812, 2,260 AMERICANS DIED. IF > > > > > > ROUGHING UP ONE FRENCHMAN SAVED SOME > > > > > > AMERICAN LIVES, ZACH'S STILL A HERO. > > > > > > J.R. TAYLOR > > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 15/07/2002 > > > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 15/07/2002