Fleshing Out Your Ancestor’s Character
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Oh my goodness. I totally forgot I had your book, Authentic Ancestors! I just pulled it out and see I have many pages flagged. Wow! It has been a few years since I first bought it, so it is new to me again. THANK YOU! Best wishes to your niece’s family. I have to hurry now to check out Authentic Ancestors!
This is all well and good, but how do you do that for colonial ancestors for whom you know only location, marriage, children, occupation, etc. I know my ancestor traveled south in Virginia away from his brothers, married before he moved, had several children who married children from their new community. He was a farmer, probably participated in the revolutionary war, though I have no proof other than a mention of a uniform one of his children retained. That’s the sum total of what I know. I have no knowledge of physical characteristics. He was a farmer, not plantation owner as far as I can tell, in Virginia through much of his life. He was a risk taker since he moved away from his brothers and their families, but didn’t move beyond that.
He is not the only one I have that has minimal information like that. They didn’t seem to be public officials, etc.
Thank you…I enjoyed it!