My name is SKELTON, and there must be 30,000 of us who worked on that family line. No kings, queens, princes or princesses. But...in my own direct line, it goes back to William and Sarah. William was the father of 10, and they settled a great part of this country, and he was an American Revolution patriot. I was never a history buff until I started tracing my family, and then I learned a lot. Unlike us, families didn't just pack up the kids and move. The whole towns packed up everything they owned, and they moved together. I followed them from Virginia to Georgia, Kentucky, Tenn, and they ended up in Indiana Territory, where they set up courts, churches, created a social system to help others support themself. The only celebrity I know for a fact I am related to is Richard Bernard Skelton. You know him as Red. A great funny comedian who never had to lower himself to smut.
Who cares that my family was not on the Mayflower? I regret that the other branch let them get off the ship. Yep, I am of Indian decent, and proud of it, unlike my mother, who tried to keep that fact hidden.
As far as the DAR? They would welcome me with open arms, lol. I have 8 A.R. ancestors, but I have something even better....something the whole family finds absolutely fascinating, and thanks to the government being the government, even back then, lol...nicely documented. We have an A.R. HORSE. Lol. Yep, lost in the war, and documented. William owned it, Robert rode it, and when it got killed, a claim was put in. The government piddled around, and finally refused to pay for it. Documented. We are so proud of that horse. It stands out, lol.
I am Skelton, Langston, Lawyer, Hinson, Compton, Davidson, even Moore. I spent years tracing my family, and I am pleased with knowing where we came from. I did find that that Howards were originally Boomhauers or Boomhowers...changed at Ellis Island on their way thru to Canada. That slowed things up for years, lol. One thing for sure when you follow family lines....follow facts, and only believe about an eighth of what family stories tell you.