Comments on: Dreaming in Seattle

By: Stefi

Stefi — Sun, 30 May 2010 17:49:02 +0000

Okay, so now you’ve got me curious. What’s the correct spelling for your name?

By: Andy Hatchett

Andy Hatchett — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:16:08 +0000

Have you checked Paul Theorff’s online Gotha file – “Descendants of James I&VI”?

By: Lyn

Lyn — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:04:51 +0000

I fined this interesting. I live in Seattle and am always interested in those who were early settlers of this area.

One of my family legends is that I am a direct decendent of Mary Stuart of Scotland (Queen of Scots). Haven’t been able to trace back to Scotland yet, but am still looking.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:31:46 +0000

A tad out of context….my family legend is that my 4X grandfather served as a tailor to the Duke of Wellingon during the Battle of Waterloo. This was “handed down” info.

Although the Duke was somewhat a “dandy”, I take this info with a grain of salt.

Would be cool to prove though

They do keep us guessing!

By: sammi

sammi — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:33:22 +0000

I agree with your wanting the thrill of discovery by yourself! And remember many many people did not know how to read or write (and many still don’t) so they simply said their name and someone wrote down what they heard. I have a court document for one of my ancestors in 1623 (yeah, one of the ornery ones) and the scribe spelled his name 4 different ways in the same document! Don’t give up hope OR your dream!

By: A.E.

A.E. — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:40:11 +0000

I would prefer to see this blog feature stories of general interest to a broader population. When Ms. Croasmun finally solves an ancestry mystery, write about it. Until then, it’s not too interesting.

By: Kyla

Kyla — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:29:08 +0000

Something that you may want to check out is Washington State’s Digital Archives. It has been an invaluable resource to me for my research!

http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/

Hope this link is as helpful to you as it has been for me!

By: Leah

Leah — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:11:01 +0000

Please stop dreaming and find my data you lost over the weekend.