This off a web search about our family names... Strange and Grey (spelled Gray... as it is in modern times)
quote:(The Strange family desc. of "Guy de Bretagne" (d. 1331 France) and belonged to the Grey’s Clan in England at this time. They also were family of Roger de Somery, our ancestor, level 9)
So TOM...
(No longer SIR Tom)
I submit that you are from my loins! (Well, actually, from the loins of my ancestors)
I found out something interesting yesterday morning, while messing around with geneaology. My 7th-great grandfather was a gentleman named Shuabal Stearns; this much I knew. I learned that he is the man who started the Southern Baptist denomination, and pioneered the sing-songy, hypnotic style of preaching characteristic of many Southern preachers today.
Not so sure how I feel about that.
It does seem, however, that if I spent my youth making religion the center of my life, that it was pretty much hereditary.
Heard that! Something in the genes, I guess. It is happening in my family, too. For instance, my grandfather (x generations removed) on my Mom's side fought in the Continental Army under George Washington. Her other grandfathers were either military men or ministers after that. Generations of them.
Of course I joined a cult… a bit of a family embarrassment. -->
But, as of 2 weeks ago, my son got 2 nominations for West Point. :D-->
So he is getting the family train back on the tracks.
You are right… it is kind of odd. Seems to give credence to the idea that what some people become may have been born into them or handed to them from their forefathers.
The Strange One is referring to the recently infamous duo of Paris Hilton (of the Hilton Hotel founder's family...megamega bucks) and Nicole Ritchie (daughter of Lionel Ritchie).
Tom,
Nothing's wrong with your hair... if you put it in a pony tail when you are working on your aerobics points...
well, I would only be able to guess, but from the context of things passed on from generation to generation... Nicole's dad being a singer/musician, Hilton's just money... not sure what else she may have inherited.
Paris and Nicole have done a reality show, where they live on a farm for (however long; I didn't watch it) and pretend to be farmers. Basically, they just show off their ignorance of anything except Gucci and caviar.
Wow, TooGrayNow!
Two nominations is exceedingly cool. They don't hand those things out like party favors. I've heard that almost nobody ever gets two, because none of those able to nominate want to burn a nomination on a kid who's already getting nominated by someone else.
Well, I was wrong about something which I said on this thread yesterday; that's what I get for diving into new information, without checking for a secondary source.
As it turns out, I am not descended from Shubal Stearns the Baptist minister, but from his baby sister, Martha. In my family, there were:
Shubal (came in 1630)
Charles (came as a small child in 1630)
Shubal (first generation born here)
Shubal
Martha (who married Daniel Marshall, another mover and shaker in the Great Awakening)
But in the Shubal-the-Baptist's family, there were actually three Shubals in a row:
Shubal
Charles
Shubal
Shubal
Shubal (had no children, but started the Southern Baptists.)
So, I'm not exactly descended from the sing-songy, hypnotic-preacher guy, after all.
Learning this was almost like taking a genealogical Tums. Like my father-in-law says, we don't get an eraser when we learn our family histories.
Nevertheless, I'm kind of relieved.
This is not a very interesting post, and I apologize for that. But I said something which turned out not to be true, and wanted to set the record straight.
When is it okay to throw away a set of veteran underwear?
A. When it has turned the color of a dead whale and developed new holes so large that you're not sure which ones were originally intended for your legs.
B. When it is down to eight loosely connected underwear molecules and has to be handled with tweezers.
C. It is never okay to throw away veteran underwear. A real guy checks the garbage regularly in case somebody, and we are not naming names, (but this would be his wife) is quietly trying to discard his underwear.
Rockman was correct Grayone... you mentioned heredity, and things passed on through generations... I mentioned the two twits...
niKa, where are you finding this info?
I've always wanted to try and figure out which penal colony I came from... P*ula has done a bunch of that stuff for our family but doesn't really feel like sharing it with anyone... anyway, come clean young lady...
ourseestorEx is now one of the invisible ones...
and where are the three kings? Tut,Sim and Dip?
... I've been here and I've been there and I've been in between...
Yes, I'm not too much into the "hidden" thing. I think it's cool for other folks, though, if they like that sort of thing. Kind of like, some people like lemon chiffon, and others prefer Texas Pecan Pie.
Oh, pecan pie.
Now, what was I saying?
Oh. You can often find information on your family by simply doing a Google search on the "farthest back" ancestor whose name you know. You'll probably pick up on someone else's research.
Personally, I benefitted from my mom and my mother-in-law. They are both "into" genealogy, and my mother-in-law in particular presented us with a couple of extremely organized binders last summer, one for each side of my family.
That woman is amazing.
I've been investigating a few things on my own, too.
Interesting to know that traits in our family didn't come from our own brains, alone. I've identified definite trends which span generations.
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OOOPS... I mean SIR Tom...
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guess again!!!
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Ok SIR Tom....
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And I know a good barber I can recommend for you Tom.
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Rocky,
He seems to be kinda touchy about the "SIR" thingy now that I outed him... (Some people...)
I guess we should all call him SIR Tom from now on... so that he continues to bring us Sir-Snow cones.
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OK,
Time for a little history here....
This off a web search about our family names... Strange and Grey (spelled Gray... as it is in modern times)
So TOM...
(No longer SIR Tom)
I submit that you are from my loins! (Well, actually, from the loins of my ancestors)
I offer my ring...
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you 2 are cousins !!!!!!!!!!!
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no... we can't be.... could we? would we? memories....
... I've been here and I've been there and I've been in between...
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myseestorEx! you're invisible!
Reverend2Ts... what is the prophesy for today?
Simontheloaded... the word of wisdom?
DipperFellow... the word from the land down under?
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I found out something interesting yesterday morning, while messing around with geneaology. My 7th-great grandfather was a gentleman named Shuabal Stearns; this much I knew. I learned that he is the man who started the Southern Baptist denomination, and pioneered the sing-songy, hypnotic style of preaching characteristic of many Southern preachers today.
Not so sure how I feel about that.
It does seem, however, that if I spent my youth making religion the center of my life, that it was pretty much hereditary.
Life is sooooo weird.
"Live just, and fear not."
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Nika...
Heard that! Something in the genes, I guess. It is happening in my family, too. For instance, my grandfather (x generations removed) on my Mom's side fought in the Continental Army under George Washington. Her other grandfathers were either military men or ministers after that. Generations of them.
Of course I joined a cult… a bit of a family embarrassment.
-->
But, as of 2 weeks ago, my son got 2 nominations for West Point.
:D-->
So he is getting the family train back on the tracks.
You are right… it is kind of odd. Seems to give credence to the idea that what some people become may have been born into them or handed to them from their forefathers.
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Tom Strange
kinda like Paris and Nicole?
... I've been here and I've been there and I've been in between...
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Rocky, what's wrong with my haircut?
... I've been here and I've been there and I've been in between...
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Too Gray Now
Paris and Nicole?
What the heck does that mean?
Je n'sais pas! Q'est que vous dit?
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TGN,
The Strange One is referring to the recently infamous duo of Paris Hilton (of the Hilton Hotel founder's family...megamega bucks) and Nicole Ritchie (daughter of Lionel Ritchie).
Tom,
Nothing's wrong with your hair... if you put it in a pony tail when you are working on your aerobics points...
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Rocky,
Thanks for taking the time to try give me a clue...
I just read this article from the Herald Sun to try and get up to speed...But what the Heck is Tom talking about in context of this thread? I guess I should ask him.
Tom: Or should I say COUSIN Tom
:P-->...as Ex so CORRECTLY noticed... What are you talking about? Please connect a dot or two...
(and leave DOT out of it, she's 11 corps like me)
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well, I would only be able to guess, but from the context of things passed on from generation to generation... Nicole's dad being a singer/musician, Hilton's just money... not sure what else she may have inherited.
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Paris and Nicole have done a reality show, where they live on a farm for (however long; I didn't watch it) and pretend to be farmers. Basically, they just show off their ignorance of anything except Gucci and caviar.
Wow, TooGrayNow!
Two nominations is exceedingly cool. They don't hand those things out like party favors. I've heard that almost nobody ever gets two, because none of those able to nominate want to burn a nomination on a kid who's already getting nominated by someone else.
"Live just, and fear not."
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Well, I was wrong about something which I said on this thread yesterday; that's what I get for diving into new information, without checking for a secondary source.
As it turns out, I am not descended from Shubal Stearns the Baptist minister, but from his baby sister, Martha. In my family, there were:
Shubal (came in 1630)
Charles (came as a small child in 1630)
Shubal (first generation born here)
Shubal
Martha (who married Daniel Marshall, another mover and shaker in the Great Awakening)
But in the Shubal-the-Baptist's family, there were actually three Shubals in a row:
Shubal
Charles
Shubal
Shubal
Shubal (had no children, but started the Southern Baptists.)
So, I'm not exactly descended from the sing-songy, hypnotic-preacher guy, after all.
Learning this was almost like taking a genealogical Tums. Like my father-in-law says, we don't get an eraser when we learn our family histories.
Nevertheless, I'm kind of relieved.
This is not a very interesting post, and I apologize for that. But I said something which turned out not to be true, and wanted to set the record straight.
Next time, I'll tell a joke, or something.
"Live just, and fear not."
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This is a "real men will only answer "C" tests.
When is it okay to throw away a set of veteran underwear?
A. When it has turned the color of a dead whale and developed new holes so large that you're not sure which ones were originally intended for your legs.
B. When it is down to eight loosely connected underwear molecules and has to be handled with tweezers.
C. It is never okay to throw away veteran underwear. A real guy checks the garbage regularly in case somebody, and we are not naming names, (but this would be his wife) is quietly trying to discard his underwear.
"Live just, and fear not."
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Tom Strange
okay... lesee now...
Rockman was correct Grayone... you mentioned heredity, and things passed on through generations... I mentioned the two twits...
niKa, where are you finding this info?
I've always wanted to try and figure out which penal colony I came from... P*ula has done a bunch of that stuff for our family but doesn't really feel like sharing it with anyone... anyway, come clean young lady...
ourseestorEx is now one of the invisible ones...
and where are the three kings? Tut,Sim and Dip?
... I've been here and I've been there and I've been in between...
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myseestorEx! I can see you! ahhhh (sigh of relief)
... I've been here and I've been there and I've been in between...
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Yes, I'm not too much into the "hidden" thing. I think it's cool for other folks, though, if they like that sort of thing. Kind of like, some people like lemon chiffon, and others prefer Texas Pecan Pie.
Oh, pecan pie.
Now, what was I saying?
Oh. You can often find information on your family by simply doing a Google search on the "farthest back" ancestor whose name you know. You'll probably pick up on someone else's research.
Personally, I benefitted from my mom and my mother-in-law. They are both "into" genealogy, and my mother-in-law in particular presented us with a couple of extremely organized binders last summer, one for each side of my family.
That woman is amazing.
I've been investigating a few things on my own, too.
Interesting to know that traits in our family didn't come from our own brains, alone. I've identified definite trends which span generations.
"Live just, and fear not."
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Lo, I am with you always, even unto the ends of the earth.
My father was from Iceland.
My mother was from Cuba.
I am an icecube.
I cannot wait for the sign-on to accept my info sometimes, so therefore have I been seemingly absent...
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