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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Amy K on Wednesday 22 September 04 23:06 BST (UK)
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The furthest I have been able to get on one line is 18 generations. That takes me to 1474 in Kent the family was Topley.
My second furthest line is 16 generations. 1520 In Sussex. The surname is Geere.
What about you guys?
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Amy,
Just cast my vote. I too have the surname Geere appearing on the tree, a long time back in Sussex. My 8 x g grandmother was Sarah Geere born 1633 in Ovingdean. Still need to do serious research on that though. Does this ring any bells?
Nell
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Little Nell,
To all intents and purposes I believe our trees should be linked.
Let me look in my files.....
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There we go!!
Your Sarah (b. 1633) was the daughter of Dionis Geere and Elizabeth Moncke.
Dionis was the brother of Thomas Geere, who is my 12th GG Grandfather!!!
Woohoo my first Rootschat relation link!!
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By the way Little Nell, I should have said (i got a bit carried away in all the excitement) PM me if you want to exchange info.
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
What a success!! Sarah married Robert Plumer in 1650. When she died, the parish register where she married (Piddinghoe) added the description "a virtuous woman". Their son James lived to the ripe old age of 89 and left a small fortune to his children, some of whom left yet more to their nieces and nephews. I think it makes us 9th cousins, 4 times removed, but hey who's counting - is this a first for Rootschat?? Who else do we tell??
Nell
Yeah, sure will!!
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Lille Nell and Amy,
Congrats. ;D Not a first though I am afraid, I posted yeaterday about my RootsChat cousin:
http://www.rootschat.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=12522.msg42373#msg42373
Kazza.
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Can I go twice ?
"Alone and unaided", I count 4 generations. :)
But we also have a family tree in the Jewish Encyclopedia from 1904, which brings it up to 16 generations. ;D ;D ;D
But as that was none of my work, I suppose I have to be honest and stick to 4 :-\
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:)
back to my 7th greatgrandfather (Mark Blowers) married for the 2nd time in 1700 in Suffolk
back to my 8th greatgrandfather (John Kidney {Kitney}) along my mother's line born 1665 in Kent
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I am not sure it is length but depth of information that is important. I love to get a longer tree and I will brag that I have been able to confirm 13 generations but a love to know details about their lives.
Messingham, Lincolnshire- William Nixon born 1660- 8x's great grandfather
Searby cum Owmby, Lincolnshire- Joseph Bowers born 1662 - 8x's great grandfather
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My best is 12 Gens, back to 1660 in Sussex.
Have 5 Gens that link into the Bushrod clan in Dorset
All my other lines are brickwalled around 4 or 5 Gens in Kent.
Adrian
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Hi there
Nutkin is correct - it is not how far you can go back (that totally bores genealogists) it is the quality of the information - How much flesh have you put on the bones of your ancestors to turn them from names and dates into real people?
Anyone who claims to go back further than the start of Parish Registers in 1538 for the earliest or 1558 for most of them - is obviously pulling your leg - unless they were Gentry of course.
Chris in 1066Land
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Were you allowed to go twice Bob? If so, can I do likewise?
On my own down the Jowett line, 8 generations.
By my own efforts over two years in proving a connection I just knew was there - 22 generations of Sayer, but I didn't do the work for that one!
Jill
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Hi Jill,
No you're only allowed one go ! And, which one did you go for ??
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Hi Bob,
I didn't actually go for either until I got your reply! Now I've done the honest thing and I'm up there with the majority!
Best wishes.
Jill
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Hey all!!
I and my Second-Cousin-Twice-Removed named Leonard Kidd have successfuly traced our Fereday ancestors back 12 generations to my Great (x10) Grandparents Thomas Fereday (Ferydye) and Rosa Dixon, both born about 1600 in Dudley, Worcestershire.
;D
My Family Tree software 'Family Tree Legends' creates a report in a matter of seconds calculating my kinship with the majority of people in my tree!!
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Anyone who claims to go back further than the start of Parish Registers in 1538 for the earliest or 1558 for most of them - is obviously pulling your leg - unless they were Gentry of course.
Chris in 1066Land
Hi Chris,
I managed to get to the late 1400's using various family wills.
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Hi Amy
Yes, my apologies
It is possible through information written in a will to take your ancestors back 2 or more generations with the Testator leaving goods to children, grandchildren, etc, and by listing land / property that he/she had inherited.
Slight oversight on that - slap hand time
Chris in 1066Land
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What's wrong with being related to gentry? ;)
You sound jealous Chris! ;D
I have found coats of arms and heraldry extremely interesting.
From research, done by others, my Cotton family line goes back pre-1066. As you say before 1500 it does get a bit iffy. I only keep the rest on paper and haven't bothered typing it all up.
Geoff.
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Hi
Nobody mentioned that there was anythin wrong being related to gentry.
In no way am I jealous
The point was that gentry kept their own pedigrees and you do not have to rely on parish registers to find them, plus there are lots of rolls and other documents listing their ancestors.
Chris in 1066Land