Can anyone help me find Russell Hand with whom I have a strong DNA match. Thanks Bill Hand...
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Shirley
shirl336
Apr 23, 2012 3:45 am
Bill I found 2 Russell Hands in the 1920 NJ Census. One is age 22 Randolph Twp Morris Co and another is Age 20 Union Co Mountainside Boro...
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Ken Grace
kgrace84
Apr 23, 2012 12:16 pm
Burke's General Armory has the description of the Hand Coat of Arms, but it does not connect it with any particular Hand. Ken On 4/22/2012 7:35 PM, Margarette...
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Bill Hand
wthand1
Apr 23, 2012 12:37 pm
Shirley, Thanks so much for your prompt reply but I was not clear in my request. I am looking for a Russell who had his DNA done in 08, the FTM service does...
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Elena Hande-Featherst...
elfeathers
Apr 23, 2012 1:37 pm
If this is Russell Hande with an e he has since passed away. Elena ... If this is Russell Hande with an e he has since passed away. Elena On Mon, Apr 23, 2012...
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Bill Hand
wthand1
Apr 23, 2012 3:33 pm
Elena, Thanks for your reply but I double checked the spelling and it did not end with an e. My e-mail to him did not bounce so perhaps he has not checked....
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Margarette Ogle
mogle29631
Apr 23, 2012 3:51 pm
Ken Looks like we'er back to point one. Seems to me if Burke's seeningly the Bible for COAs) has it we are safe in using it. Margarette ... From: Ken Grace ...
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Ken Grace
kgrace84
Apr 23, 2012 6:30 pm
All, I went back to take a closer look at Crozier's General Armory, whose Hand citation was in my earlier message below. The full title of the book is...
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Carol Boyd
carolboyd08204
Apr 23, 2012 6:36 pm
Ken, I'll contact Lambeth palace they have a large storage of ancient documents. That where I got Steven Hand's will. Sent from my iPad Carol Boyd...
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Jim Liptrap
jliptrap77379
Apr 23, 2012 6:58 pm
The final authority would be the College of Arms in London. Their records go back to the 1400's. And their primary function since 1530 has been to sort out...
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Daniel Stites
dpsjps...
Apr 23, 2012 7:21 pm
I just have one simple question for all the Coat of Arms discussion members. Who was the Hand nobleman? Daniel Stites, MD 1120 Brockman Lane Sonoma, CA 95476 ...
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Jim Liptrap
jliptrap77379
Apr 23, 2012 7:22 pm
The Harleian Society published many of the family record charts of the Heralds of Arms between 1869 and 1977, according to their visitations in the various...
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wthand1
Apr 23, 2012 9:34 pm
Ken (Grace), I have done a Family Tree DNA and have most of the results back but don't know how to treat them. Would you be so kind as to tell me what you need...
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aar4dx
Apr 23, 2012 9:49 pm
All I can say about the Arms I have is that it (the one that is shown on the Hand web Site) is WELL over 200 years old. It is fragile and was hand painted on...
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ed hand
ehand1314
Apr 23, 2012 9:59 pm
I have downloaded the COA you refer to and I thank you for sharing it. I have had it hanging in my office for many years. Thanks for sharing it with us. I am...
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Carol Boyd
carolboyd08204
Apr 23, 2012 10:02 pm
William, Does your ancestry go back to John Hand? Carol Sent from my iPad Carol Boyd ... William, Does your ancestry go back to John Hand? Carol Sent from my...
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Carol Boyd
carolboyd08204
Apr 23, 2012 10:04 pm
I think that is the question. Wouldn't it be wonderful to know? Sent from my iPad Carol Boyd ... I think that is the question. Wouldn't it be wonderful to...
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Daniel Stites
dpsjps...
Apr 23, 2012 11:31 pm
That is very impressive! No 19th century romanticism here and made up-to-order coats of arms which abounded. One could buy one easily. I think you have made a...
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JR
jimboryd
Apr 24, 2012 1:09 am
Hi Cousins, I remember something I once read about official Coats of Arms that may be relevant to the research in question here - one "clue" is the helmet on...
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JR
jimboryd
Apr 24, 2012 1:18 am
I see the images disappeared from my email so I've attached them here. ________________________________ From: JR <jimboryd@...> To:...
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Carol Boyd
carolboyd08204
Apr 24, 2012 1:19 am
I wonder why it is the left hand that is raised and why there are 3 Left hands? Sent from my iPad Carol Boyd ... I wonder why it is the left hand that is...
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Carol Boyd
carolboyd08204
Apr 24, 2012 1:26 am
I guess it is the right hand now that I look at it a little closer. Sent from my iPad Carol Boyd ... I guess it is the right hand now that I look at it a...
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aar4dx
Apr 24, 2012 2:27 am
I was told one time by another researcher that the red hand was a sign that the family supported 100 foot troops to North Ireland, but that would not fit the...
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Bill Hand
wthand1
Apr 24, 2012 11:06 am
Bill, Mercer University in Macon, Ga. has a copy of the Reverend Henry Hand's autobiography which staes "I was born in New Jeersey of poor but honest...
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Bill Hand
aar4dx
Apr 24, 2012 11:38 am
BILL: WOULD APPRECIATE IT, ON THE RADIO WITH ARMY MARS RIGHT NOW WITH STATIONS ALL OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN US. I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE ONE GOOD REFERENCE TO...
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Carol Boyd
carolboyd08204
Apr 24, 2012 1:07 pm
Bill, is it possible to make the autobiography available to all of the cousins? There are a number of the cousins who might benefit from the information...
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Ken Grace
kgrace84
Apr 24, 2012 1:09 pm
Bill, There have been a few posts to Handcousins with DNA results. See, for example, posts #8121, 8142 and 8181. If you wish, you could post similar info. ...
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Bill Hand
wthand1
Apr 24, 2012 2:27 pm
Carol, I will be happy to do so. I am not really computer literate so talk/walk me through the best way. Bill ... From: Carol Boyd To:...
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Carol Boyd
carolboyd08204
Apr 24, 2012 2:32 pm
Bill, Do you have a scanner? Sent from my iPad Carol Boyd ... Bill, Do you have a scanner? Sent from my iPad Carol Boyd On Apr 24, 2012, at 10:27 AM, "Bill...
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Carol Boyd
carolboyd08204
Apr 24, 2012 2:51 pm
Bill on second thought if your document is that old it probably wouldn't be the best thing for it to scan it. The process may make it degrade further. How long...
