I haven't found any cousins that close, but my daughter's best HS friend's family insisted we were related. We were, only if you consider the brother-in-law of a sister-in-law as being related. (g) Never did convince that man, who was a very good researcher, that blood didn't enter into our relationship in any way. Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Wright <lwright@sctcorp.com> To: <VanArsdale-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [VanArsdale-L] John R. VanNosdall > > > I think the Dutch were just very nomadic. I know I have 2 > branches of my family that are dutch and they are all over the > place. Even today. My family is everywhere. I can take trips > from Pennsylvania to Florida and stay at relatives houses along > the way. Does not make it easy tracking them. Funny thing about > it, I tracked another dutch branch, (Bertholf/Bartholf) and found > I had been living next to a cousin (10 generations back) for over > 10 years. > > > > Linda Wright > > > > > Rjw4038@aol.com on 12/03/99 12:49:42 PM > > Please respond to VanArsdale-L@rootsweb.com > > To: VanArsdale-L@rootsweb.com > cc: > Subject: Re: [VanArsdale-L] John R. VanNosdall > > > Linda, I will go with the Alien bit, mine must be too. Nora Ann > Vanarsdale b > 20-19-1855 Bedford, KY, Parents Priest(ly) Vanarsdale/Vanosodall > b 1818 and > Nancy ? b 1835. Maybe we should contact E.T. lol. > Rhonda Withers > > > ==== VanArsdale Mailing List ==== > Search the VanArsdale CLUSTER for VANARSDALE (V562) at ROOTSWEB > (links to most VanArsdale data available from Rootsweb) > <http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/v/a/VANARSDALE/> > > > > > > > > > ==== VanArsdale Mailing List ==== > This Van Arsdale genealogy mailing-list is AUTOMATICALLY SET so that your address may have > ONLY FOUR (4) BOUNCES before your address is automatically removed!!! > updated 02 May 1999 >