... wrong, both ... I have read with some interest this thread on "Convenators" v "Covenanters" (or whatever spelling you choose for yourself) - whether one in...
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gordon crooks
gordoncrooks...
Sep 27, 2004 5:01 pm
Anne: There were quite a few long before this and there are several URL's on the subject, your famine was the last great one. Gordon ... From: "ANNE BRENNAN"...
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MauveSunset47@...
academymum
Sep 27, 2004 5:01 pm
When I was retyping the 1847 Church Book there were some words that were spelled 5 different ways depending on the mood the of the person writing! I stuck to...
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bpack55294
Sep 27, 2004 5:02 pm
Greetings! I'm new to this list, but am looking forward to participating. I'm a descendent of the Forbes (Fobes), Keith, Dunbar and Douglas families. From...
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Rena MCCARTHY
Rena@...
Sep 28, 2004 11:06 am
I think you got more than your 0.02p worth - you got a manicure as well :-) ... From: "Keith Duncan" <k.m.duncan@...>...
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gordon crooks
gordoncrooks...
Sep 28, 2004 11:06 am
Keith: I hope the subject will die with this. You must also remember as for example. That a good bit of time eslapsed before the settlers called upon The...
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Rena MCCARTHY
Rena@...
Sep 28, 2004 11:06 am
You've more or less answered what I was trying to say: Despite the two spellings of color -v- colour , both sound the same. If there is a mis-spelling (for...
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gordon crooks
gordoncrooks...
Sep 28, 2004 11:06 am
It looks like I am wrong, and I have no real desire to go thru all the papers that I have to find the original reference to Robert Warfield, when the first...
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Keith Duncan
keithmduncan
Sep 28, 2004 11:49 am
I do not wish to dispute any historical facts, there are plenty others far more qualified than I that will no doubt pick up the baton if they so desire. I will...
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Joan Holst
sammyoneuk2001
Sep 29, 2004 1:32 pm
Lord Darnley was Henry Stewart (aka) Stuart son of the Earl of Lennox. He was also Father to James V1 & 1 Joan...
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Rena MCCARTHY
Rena@...
Sep 29, 2004 1:32 pm
Gordon said: <snip> this was sub-devided into smaller geographical areas <snip> And yet these very same peole were CONVENATORS and :"old siders" . Go figure!! ...
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alex_blair_uk
Sep 29, 2004 1:37 pm
Nice one Keith! Here's my take on it. From my Etymology: COVENANT: Mutual agreement; divine contract with mankind. 1300A.D.legal agreement or contract. ...
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Bruce Humphrey
brucehum@...
Sep 29, 2004 2:02 pm
... Stuart. He was Mary's first cousin, Henry Stuart. B...
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Bruce Humphrey
brucehum@...
Sep 29, 2004 2:38 pm
Oh, come on. ... That section of the Scots church or Kirk which adhered to either the National Covenant of 1638 or the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 were ...
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Dee
donna_lee777
Sep 29, 2004 2:39 pm
Hi Gordon, Henry, Lord Darnley, was Henry Stuart. He was a cousin to Mary Stuart (Queen of Scots). Henry VIII had two sisters. The elder was Margaret. She...
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evelyn troup
evelyn.troup@...
Sep 29, 2004 2:39 pm
Lord Darnley's surname was Stuart or Stewart, the same as Mary Queen of Scots - they were cousins....
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Alistair Cameron
acameron@...
Sep 29, 2004 2:39 pm
... The topic is sufficiently aired. Our English master at high school [who in private life was a published novelist] insisted that English is a Living...
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gordon crooks
gordoncrooks...
Sep 30, 2004 11:25 am
Dee: Yes that helps and it stirred my memory a little mentioning Henry VIII. This Robert Warfield was supposed to have been beheaded by Henry VIII and I ...
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gordon crooks
gordoncrooks...
Sep 30, 2004 11:25 am
Evelyn: Your msg. on top of Dee's helps - does anyone have a list of owners thru the years of Crookston Castle? The Crooks family does not belong to a clan,...
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gordon crooks
gordoncrooks...
Sep 30, 2004 11:25 am
Alistair & Rena: That was exactly the point I was also trying to make, people listen to the spoken and wrote and spelled what they thought was correct. As I...
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Catherine King
kingc412@...
Sep 30, 2004 11:25 am
Whoops, the last message was supposed to be addressed Gordon. "From where did your McClures hail? Mine were Isle of Skye ...
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Catherine King
kingc412@...
Sep 30, 2004 11:25 am
Hi Brian, From where did your McClures hail? Mine were Isle of Skye MacLure/Maclure/McLure/MacLeor/McClures (spelling dependant on the registrar at the time)....
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gordon crooks
gordoncrooks...
Sep 30, 2004 11:25 am
Bruce: Well if you figure Rev. John Cuthbertson was French, you are the only one to think that.Regarding 'Licking Creek" it is an actual creek which runs a...
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Keith Duncan
keithmduncan
Sep 30, 2004 11:25 am
Almost sounds too convenient :P What for this word "CONVENATOR"? Scots? French? Other? Covenanter=Convenanter?=CONVENATOR? Hmmmmm...
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Carole
nanniemom_12
Sep 30, 2004 11:26 am
Hi Everyone I think Alex has explained all this but each person is entitled to their opinion. I know for myself I find all this discussions very interesting....
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Bruce Humphrey
brucehum@...
Sep 30, 2004 11:26 am
... No, it doesn't then follow. First, there isn't an 'original, and famous, "Covenant";.' There were several, at different times. Second, for the vast majority...
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Bill
stevie3@...
Sep 30, 2004 11:26 am
Can anyone tell me is it possible to find out if someone was adopted. this was one of my ancestors about one hundred years ago. Thanks Bill...
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Keith Duncan
keithmduncan
Sep 30, 2004 11:26 am
Due to the recent discussions that have taken place regarding the variant? forms of Covenanter, I wanted a more precise/definitive answer showing examples of...
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evelyn troup
evelyn.troup@...
Sep 30, 2004 2:02 pm
I don't know where you are getting your information - the Mary you might be talking about is the Mary Stuart who married William of Orange and he didn't chop...
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evelyn troup
evelyn.troup@...
Sep 30, 2004 2:02 pm
Sorry I know very little about Crookston Castle....
