My 8th cousin Joab and his Great Grandmother Rebecca
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
July 9, 2016 8:01pm CST
To be my 8th cousin!
Looking through another's ancestral research? I came across a letter that my 8th cousin sent to another in response to inquiries made.
From what I can gather, the recepient was another cousin, and while the letter doesn't detail it, theory is that it was in part discussion over inheritance.
Remember how I talked about the "grand house"? Well this is the inheritance that I speak of here. The cousin (Joab) recounted how his Great Grandmother (the first settler of our family) came to live in America from Ireland.
Though Joab didn't detail it, he did say there was a "difficulty" that "arose between her husband and her father, which led to she and her husband coming to America."
That in quotations is his words exactly.
So, essentially, our line came to America because son in law couldn't face up to father in law....
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jul 16
Good reason to come across the pond.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Jul 16
I have my romantic theories on it of course.
Didn't you tell me at once that you could trace your lineage back to the picts? I've been able to do that as well now.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Jul 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum .....Picts? My grandmother told me once that we might be related to a pirate. Can't recall which one. Not sure what you mean by 'picts'.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Jul 16
That has to be so frustrating!
How have you gotten the names? I don't pay for any of my sources. Everything I have found has been free and I doubt if I were to pay for anything I'd get much more info.
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
16 Jul 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum I haven't done any research. We have one family tree that was made by my grandfather; it is on a large paper and is a chart. So only names are on there. Another line of the family; someone made a book. That is a bit better as you learn a bit more about the people who married into the family.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Jul 16
Yes, I am sure there was a lot more of a reason to come here. The lady's father was a glass maker and apparently very well off for his time. I am not really sure of her husband's station in life.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Jul 16
There IS that I suppose. After all, I wouldn't be alive today had they not.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Jul 16
I am sure some relative or another still has the letter in their possession as well. It would be more interesting if I could have it for myself but well... I wouldn't even know where to begin to look.
Nevermind, they would probably not want to hand it over.
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@garymarsh6 (24119)
• United Kingdom
11 Jul 16
I guess that is the case with many people with overbearing in laws! Even today!
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Jul 16
THe only difference is that travel is easier. Not so much cheaper, but easier for sure.
This lady lived to be 100 years old!
