Tag Archives: Noble descendants

Full Circles

Photo Made on Family Search

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Thomas Grey and Descendants

Grey Family Crest

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That feeling of relief, and excitement when we finally break through a brick wall, getting our hands and or sight set on old manuscripts, original documents, and more! The most rewarding feeling comes with it and that’s how I’m feeling about this right now!

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A Few Findings, Updates, and More…

Hello, welcome to or back to my family history blog. I have a few cool new updated family tree template photos which were sent in my email to check out from Family Search, as well as some cool findings via Relative Finder from Family Search, and WikiTree updates that match my mtDNA full sequence report.

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WikiTree Challenge for Robert the Bruce

Neoclassic bust of Robert the Bruce at the National Wallace Monument (click photo for full Wikipedia)

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Last week I receive an email from Wikitree that said …

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Martyr’s, Monk’s, Saint’s, and Mayhem

St. Margaret of Scotland (via Wikipedia)

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I have taken my time with what ancestors that I thought would be important to blog on via family history for me, and what to pass onto future generations of my family.

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My Piercy Roots

Arms of Percy ancient (click to learn more)

My last name comes from the House of Percy, we are an English noble family. With roots to France, and back even further. My ancestors were one of the most powerful noble families in Northern England and for much of the Middle Ages, known for their long rivalry with another powerful northern English family, the House of Neville, which I am also descendant of.

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My Journey to Getting a DNA Test

DNA kit from FTDNA (click photo for more information)

I thought about getting a DNA test done for years, but always held off because I didn’t want to spend so much money when there are so many places to get one, but something just wouldn’t let me rest until I got one done! After doing more research, and asking all of my friends where they got theirs done, I still wasn’t sure. So i settled with FTDNA.

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