Just sharing a random thought, and perhaps blowing my own horn just a bit.
There's been a lot of attention to genealogy lately, with several TV shows dedicated to the subject, and bundle of web sites hollering for attention [[many also hollering for your bucks). So I wondered how many DYers were into the subject?
I got started back in 1997, and it has fascinated me ever since. My luck in getting my male line back through the centuries has been amazing, and I post it here for your amusement. All these entries have solid documentation to back it up, also. It goes:
Ray1936 -- 1936 - present
Rudolph Ashley Downing -- 1900 - 1961
George Dowell Downing -- 1874 - 1951
Benjamin Henry Downing -- 1841 - 1908
John Benjamin Downing -- 1817 - 1879
Joseph Downing -- 1786 - 1822
Thomas Downing -- 1758 - 1829
Joseph Downing -- 1734 - 1804
Thomas Downing - 1691 - 1772 [[Emigrated from England)
Thomas Downing -- 1660 - 1739
Edward Downing -- 1625 - 1683
John Downynge -- 1597 - 1632
Thomas Downynge -- 1560 - 1618
John Downynge -- 1530 - aft 1560
The line came from Bradninch, Devonshire, England, and is dcumented in the parish records of St. Disen's Church of that village.
Who can top this?
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