The Mantan the lost tribe of Wales

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  • Jim_TX
    Jim_TX

    I've done some ancestry research. Since I am solo, and my sister and brother are not very forthcoming with what they know about our parents and grandparents, I was guessing at a lot of information.

    I finally got a break, and things started adding up. I found my grandfather's information, and then my great-grandfather's information, and so on.

    I found that local newspapers of the area where my grandfather (and father) lived, to be of great help. Many are now online, scanned PDF copies of the originals.

    I traced my ancestry back several generations, and I believe I was able to trace it back to England where we came from. On my paternal grandmother's side... I believe they were French.My ancestors came to America very early on, in the late 1600's, if I recall correctly.

    I also, recently inherited some photos from my cousin's husband who found them in shoeboxes in a closet. Many were from my aunt - who was my father's sister. Some of the photos are over 100 years old. I am able to figure out who some of the people are, but others... I dunno.

    I don't think that any of my ancestors were famous, but our family may be related to one of the President's from long ago - a cousin to the President - but it is difficult to prove, and many are trying to make the connection, too.

    I love genealogy research... it's very much like having to be a detective. Always looking for clues.

    Regards,

    Jim TX

  • designs
    designs

    It is fascinating Jim, and it grounds you to see how you were part of history even if not famous. I look at my grandson now and see all the generations that will come in the future. If I can see 250 years in the past I can see 250 years in the future.

  • gma-tired2
    gma-tired2

    l'm from the female woman outlaw from Oklahoma Belle Starr. No proof but a lot of family stories.

  • designs
    designs

    gma- was Belle from your mother's or father's side of the family.

  • slimboyfat
    slimboyfat

    It's not just the light hair. I think there is some good archaeological and linguistic grounds as well as tradition to suggest pre-columbian contact between Scandinavians and Native Americans of the northeast coast. Unfortunately there were not many survivors among the native population from that area as they bore the brunt of European expansionism in subsequent centuries.

  • slimboyfat
    slimboyfat
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    slimboyfat
  • AnnOMaly
    AnnOMaly

    Blackadder: Have you ever been to Wales, Baldrick?

    Baldrick: No, but I've often thought I'd like to.

    Blackadder: Well don't, it's a ghastly place. Huge gangs of tough sinewy men roam the valleys terrorising people with their close-harmony singing. You need half a pint of phlegm in your throat just to pronounce the place names. Never ask for directions in Wales, Baldrick, you'll be washing spit out of your hair for a fortnight.

  • Deputy Dog
    Deputy Dog

    designs

    DD- there seems to be several spellings of the tribe's name or how it gets translated into our sounds and with our letters. sbf- the Scandinavian/Viking connection does seem the more plausible reason for their lighter features, maybe some DNA testing on the few remaining tribal members will give us the details.

    I'm not that concerned about the spelling as much as the identity associated with the link I posted. I assume by your answer, they are the same? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandan_people

  • designs
    designs

    Ann- a little Vale of Glamorgan for breakfast eh

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