tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post8826666969978138581..comments2024-03-07T23:20:49.790-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Revisiting Medieval GenealogyJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-22577942973928691642014-01-05T13:58:51.334-07:002014-01-05T13:58:51.334-07:00Interesting, thanks for the comment. Interesting, thanks for the comment. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-62277018032363871362014-01-05T07:03:17.194-07:002014-01-05T07:03:17.194-07:00I agree 100% with your tirade, I have been researc...I agree 100% with your tirade, I have been researching my family for about eight years and to find and verify your own linear ancestors back to the middle ages is hard enough without laying claim to anyone who happens to have the same surname.<br /><br />In some respects I have been extremely lucky as a great number of my families papers going back hundreds of years are held in the Shakespeare Library in Stratford on Avon. I suspect that the family kept most of them because they seemed to be very fond of taking all and sundry to court to prove what was and what wasn't theirs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-42556333834047493532012-09-04T09:36:06.639-07:002012-09-04T09:36:06.639-07:00Mel,
I also have Azorean ancestors, but have only ...Mel,<br />I also have Azorean ancestors, but have only begun to look into these ancestors. What are the 2 books and genealogies to which you refer and where might I find them?<br />Stevens Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568931244323669125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-6390681180450901142012-09-02T14:44:17.385-07:002012-09-02T14:44:17.385-07:00James, I read this post with interest. I have Azo...James, I read this post with interest. I have Azorean roots. The Azores were settled in the 1430s by minor nobles. For Azorean researchers, there are 2 books and a collection of genealogies that can help bridge the gap from the 1600s when records become scarce to the original settlers. The researcher, of course, must trust those three works for their accuracy. <br /><br />Because I found one of my lines in one of the books, I was able to figure out who some of my original ancestors to the Azores were. Other researchers have taken these lines and worked them back to Portugal before the settlement and connected those lines to nobles and royalty.<br /><br />I admit that I have piggybacked on to their work. I've tried to find sources and biographies where I can and to see what is consistent and where there are conflicts. But, it isn't easy and I would rather spend time working on my current ancestors--the ones I feel more of a connection to.<br /><br />While I've entered these lines into my database, I consider them my theoretical ancestors. I do not feel comfortable enough to say without a doubt all the research is correct. In some cases, it doesn't seem like there is a way to really prove one way or the other.Melhttp://researchjournal.yourislandroutes.comnoreply@blogger.com