tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post5881012951642805558..comments2024-03-17T12:34:47.729-07:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Which Ancestor Do You Admire the Most?Janice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-13194071079934843992021-03-11T11:30:51.870-08:002021-03-11T11:30:51.870-08:00Were your Quakers in New Jersey, by any chance?Were your Quakers in New Jersey, by any chance?Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-20263938723614542002021-03-11T10:27:53.621-08:002021-03-11T10:27:53.621-08:00Great story! Lots of Quakers in my family and many...Great story! Lots of Quakers in my family and many of them were quite determined souls. Ann Ridgway sounds like a force to be reckoned with!Kim Brenglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06302025318374885346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-71262315231144310522021-03-11T07:55:34.195-08:002021-03-11T07:55:34.195-08:00Thanks! And please enjoy using the phrase. I lea...Thanks! And please enjoy using the phrase. I learned it from my mother. Let's keep it going.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-37920745611538401722021-03-11T06:32:49.207-08:002021-03-11T06:32:49.207-08:00Well found! I like umpty-umpth as well, may adopt ...Well found! I like umpty-umpth as well, may adopt that myself!https://carolineschroniclesblog.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990425364581410576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-79431631534027949162020-03-16T17:14:40.347-07:002020-03-16T17:14:40.347-07:00She is really cool, isn't she? I have Quakers...She is really cool, isn't she? I have Quakers all over the place. My paternal grandmother's side of the family is almost all Quaker. But no one comes close to Ann (Ridgway) Gaunt!Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-13407077994534175982020-03-16T17:12:36.176-07:002020-03-16T17:12:36.176-07:00An ancestor of which to be proud. I love Quaker re...An ancestor of which to be proud. I love Quaker records. I don't have any in my tree, but my husband does.Linda Stufflebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652044674485948749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-86921480350426425452017-06-25T21:12:17.302-07:002017-06-25T21:12:17.302-07:00I have used Quaker records, but I don't have a...I have used Quaker records, but I don't have a lot of experience with them. So far I haven't myself traced any of my lines back to when family members were active Quakers. As for the confusion, my mother was Jewish, but my paternal grandmother's ancestors were almost all Quakers. I used to think my paternal grandfather's ancestors were German, until I threw his parentage into Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-78036478931075220242017-06-25T20:20:49.018-07:002017-06-25T20:20:49.018-07:00Very neat. Do you have a lot of experience with t...Very neat. Do you have a lot of experience with the Quaker records then? I somehow had misunderstood and thought your ancestry was Jewish. Mary Rohrer Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130749558811827084noreply@blogger.com