My Thomas line goes back to Virginia but they left by 1765 going on to Ky, and NC. A funny/sad story. My only maternal uncle died about 4 years ago --no childr en, the only son of an only son of an only son etc. back to 1860. My goal was to start back there and locate a living male descendant for DNA testing. After many hours of work, I finally found one living in Georgia and gave him a call to introduce myself. He was not only NOT the least bit interested in genealogy but told me that someone had already traced his family back to Jesus -- and the funny part-- my mom's family is Irish. So in case you did not know that Jesus was Irish-- now you do. The sad thing is -- I still don't have a DNA sample. Oh and of course, he did not bother to hang onto the paper with all this proof. I sent him a follow up letter with documentation for his family, with a return stamped envelope and -- not even a thank you. Take care all. Marilyn **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

i have thomas in va,ky i have been looking for the parents of Joseph thomas who married sophia elizabeth harris d/o william harris and catherine ely, joseph thomas is said to have been born abt 1823 in va GNEOLOG@aol.com wrote: My Thomas line goes back to Virginia but they left by 1765 going on to Ky, and NC. A funny/sad story. My only maternal uncle died about 4 years ago --no childr en, the only son of an only son of an only son etc. back to 1860. My goal was to start back there and locate a living male descendant for DNA testing. After many hours of work, I finally found one living in Georgia and gave him a call to introduce myself. He was not only NOT the least bit interested in genealogy but told me that someone had already traced his family back to Jesus -- and the funny part-- my mom's family is Irish. So in case you did not know that Jesus was Irish-- now you do. The sad thing is -- I still don't have a DNA sample. Oh and of course, he did not bother to hang onto the paper with all this proof. I sent him a follow up letter with documentation for his family, with a return stamped envelope and -- not even a thank you. Take care all. Marilyn **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Like movies? Here's a limited-time offer: Blockbuster Total Access for one month at no cost.

And where did the Irish come from? We do need to keep in mind that a lot of old genealogies are fraudulent. At one time (maybe still???) it was "fashionable" to be able to produce your family tree. Wealthier people would pay to have their family tree created. I'm sure some of those are still floating around in spite of the few centuries that have passed.. That's why sources are so important. It's my understanding that any family history beyond the year 1000A.D. is questionable because the few records that are, are hard to access. It doesn't mean that no genealogies before 1000 A.D. are valid - just that valid ones are probably rare, or unprovable. I've heard people say their family has been traced back to Adam. Even in our recent times, there was a man who lived between (aprx) 1890 and 1942 who made quite a good living producing genealogies for wealthy people. I have his name and the list of some family histories he produced. Caution is strongly advised when using these pedigrees. A couple of my family lines are among that list. When I come across the article, I'll pass along more info for any one interested. I try to remember to pray for grumps. They need all the help they can get to bring some joy into their lives. Maybe prayer would turn this man's heart. ??? You may have more male cousins hidden out there. Keep searching. I thought I only had 5 male Thomas cousins through which we might get a sample DNA. I decided to check further, and found that I actually have quite a few. It's just that they live in areas I'm not familiar with, and I don't know them, or their parents who are my closer cousins. None-the-less, if my close cousins won't do the DNA test, I can pursue the one's whom I don't know (as you did). Please don't give up because of the grump. Wanda On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 5:18 AM, <GNEOLOG@aol.com> wrote: > My Thomas line goes back to Virginia but they left by 1765 going on to Ky, > and NC. > > A funny/sad story. My only maternal uncle died about 4 years ago --no > childr > en, the only son of an only son of an only son etc. back to 1860. My > goal > was to start back there and locate a living male descendant for DNA > testing. > After many hours of work, I finally found one living in Georgia and gave > him a > call to introduce myself. He was not only NOT the least bit interested in > genealogy but told me that someone had already traced his family back to > Jesus > -- and the funny part-- my mom's family is Irish. So in case you did not > know > that Jesus was Irish-- now you do. The sad thing is -- I still don't have > a > DNA sample. Oh and of course, he did not bother to hang onto the paper > with > all this proof. I sent him a follow up letter with documentation for his > family, with a return stamped envelope and -- not even a thank you. Take > care all. > Marilyn > > > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home. > ( > http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001 > ) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- For Freedom's Sake - Love God, Love America