>   I had an aunt who had her family tree done.  Until about the 1600's it was
 > fairly common knowledge.  But this "professional" went back
to around 1000 o
 > so and of course there were all these kings and queens we were related to.  
 > company who did it had everyone, after a certain date, related to royalty.  
 > possible, but highly unlikely.  More likely parts of my tree was not so much
 > the manor born as to the stables and outbuildings born.  :)

Grin!  Well, for some odd reason, every 2nd or 3rd generation in one of our
lines crops up a geneologist (though they didnt call it that 'way back
when').  We actually do have records going back to 1066 when one 'Hugh
Courbeau' came over with William to England.  Didnt get listed in the
Domesday books but do have a land grant from that time.  Lots of Chancellors
of England then they sorta devolve to land barons around the late 1200's.

Less tracking of the other lines but the 'Corbet or Corbett' line is well
documented.  My name is even in the book the main english branch of the
family released when I was about 4. (Mom has a copy, big thick green thing
with a paper cover, I'm just a listing with place of birth).

What that book doesnt accurately reflect is the shenanigans of the 'less than
reputable' parts on our portion of the line where 'Doctor Corbett' fled
england just before the law got'em.  He was performing abortions on rich
young girls who'd gone astray (some of the astray was with him).  He got
caught when he tried to blackmail someone 'way up the social scale' to keep
his mouth shut.  Interesting coot.  One of many in the family records.

 >   We know the Tabor family (grandmothers side) came over from England to
 > Virginia around 1630 or so.  I always joked they were probably indentured
 > servants, much to my mothers dislike.  :)

;-)  Some of mine were, but most seemed to be younger sons of wealthy family
where the money was tied to eldest son.  A few 'females widowed with small
kids' (so they said) creep in as well (reading between the lines is real easy
there!).


 >   The Mackey clan can only be traced as far back as 1756, when they arrived 
 > PA from Sutherland in Scotland.  For more of them would require a trip to
 > Scotland.  At least when it was done in the pre-internet days.
 >   I guess if we could go all the way back we can all claim Adam and Eve and
 > then the record stops.  :)

Got a few like that too!  
           xxcarol
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