[Sca-cooks] Early American pedigree
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Thu Dec 8 20:49:00 PST 2005
Several folks were talking about their ancestors:
>>>>>
kingstaste at mindspring.com writes:
Exploring our links to period ancestry, Maire stated:
> --Maire, Artemisian descended from a long, long line of Yankies so
> old it's
> almost period....who is now craving Red Flannel Hash. And maple
> syrup, although not on top of the hash. ;o)
Capt. Elias then gave us part of his pedigree:
> I am also descended from a line of Yankees almost period...
> The Gedneys came to Salem in 1640...
> (We hung witches and everything! We were so fashionable! :-p )
Me too. I am the 13th generation of Seelye (or one of many variants in
spelling) in North America. Capt. Robert Seeley (1602 - 1666) - Came to
America 1630 - died on Long Island 10/19/1666. My dad was named Robert
Seelye as well. (Oh, no - watch out, we're almost talking SCA time-
period
here - things really do always come back around to that, don't they?)
Myself and Mordonna's ex are descended from Dr. Henry Woodward who
hit the
Carolina shores in 1674 or thereabouts. A few years later, after
escaping from
Spanish "hospitality" he brought back English Colonists. Apparently the
Spanish didn't want any English this far South, but there ya are.
Corwyn
<<<<
This made me think of a book I read recently on the early failures of
England to colonize the New World. I was thinking it was during the
time frame that you all are talking about above, but when I pulled
the book I realized that it actually talks about the 16th century.
However, I thought some of you, or others on this list, might enjoy
it. I was unaware of most of these failed colonies before reading
this book.
Undreamed Shores: England's Wasted Empire in America
"England's Wasted Empire in America. A Story of Rogues, Pirates and
High-flying Ambition and Plain Greed"
Foss, Michael
ISBN: 1-84212-077-8
Phoenix Press, London
Paperback
Book Description
Unveils the true story of devious policy, misplaced idealism, high-
flying ambition and greed. Features the visionary John Cabot, the
incalculable Walter Raleigh, the rogue Thomas Stukeley, and the
idealist Humphrey Gilbert among a cast of sailors, colonists and
Indians.
Stefan
(Who also had a number of ancestors who came early to America, but my
mother has done the genealogy rather than me, so I don't know the
details. The strange thing is that the latest anyone seems to have
come over was in the 1840s)
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