Happy Fourth of July

[Lobster]

And a big shout out to the French. We thank you.

My mother's side of the family has been in this land for a very long time and has fought in every American war on one side or the other or both.

A little family history. The Clary (Irish) side of my family has been in the U.S. since 1640. Fought in the revolutionary war. As a loyalist. "He disappears from Maryland records in 1773. He made his home then in the Ninety-Six District of South Carolina on the Saluda River. A brigade of loyalists was formed in that district and Colonel Daniel Clary belonged to the Dutch Fork Regiment. Despite his age, he did participate in at least one military engagement. In August 1780 he was encamped at Musgrove's Mill and was the head of the Loyalists there. He was captured by young Whigs but was able to fool them into thinking he was a Whig and rode away to King's Mountain. The western Carolina's had long been at odds with the eastern part and when the eastern part allied with the Patriots, many of the western Carolinians sided with the British. Colonel Daniel Clary was eventually captured and imprisioned. In 1783, he and his plantation came under the Banishment and Confiscation Act. He petitioned the South Carolina legislature and was allowed to return home. (Ref: Clary of Maryland, Clary, pg 65-67"

The Clary's fought on both sides in the Civil War. One from South Carolina marched off to war with his five sons to return after the war alone. And Robert E. on the Union side: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Clary. His first and middle
names are just a coincidence.

[Curtis Lemay]

If you accept everything you see on Ancestry.com, I am a direct descendant of Henry VIII – King of England (Grandfather preceded by 13 Greats) via one of his royal bastards: Sir John Parrott, Knight of the Bath (Grandfather preceded by 12 Greats). His grandson, Richard Parrott (Grandfather preceded by 10 Greats) emigrated to Virginia in 1649 from Barbados. Of course, this means I'm descended from William the Conqueror via Henry. (Grandfather preceded by 27 Greats). Add in plenty of Plantagenet English Kings, Valois and Capet French Kings, among others (Hugh Capet, Grandfather preceded by 31 Greats). (Then back to Charlemagne, Grandfather preceded by 38 Greats, then Charles Martel, Grandfather preceded by 40 Greats, then Clovis I, Grandfather preceded by 47 Greats).

Another Grandfather preceded by 10 Greats, Richard Beauford, emigrated to Virgina in 1635.

This Parrott-Beauford line is to my Early ancestors – who were FFV’s. I am a 3rd cousin, 4 times removed, to Lt. General Jubal Anderson Early. And a 4th cousin, 6 times removed, to General Robert Edward Lee.

For the Revolutionary War, I have Richard Cross (Grandfather preceded by 5 Greats), John Poston (Grandfather preceded by 4 Greats), Isaac Oaks (Grandfather preceded by 4 Greats), Salathial Solomon Pippin (Grandfather preceded by 5 Greats), and Colonel David Walker (Grandfather preceded by 5 Greats). Salathial Pippin was at Yorktown at the surrender.

A Grandfather preceded by 4 Greats, Frederick Lassiter, served in the War of 1812.

For the Civil War, I have five Great-Great Grandfathers:
William Hunter Cross – 17th Louisiana. Killed at Shiloh (his headless corpse was identified by his watch).
Martin Wilkerson Leonard – 2nd Arkansas. Later 14th Kansas. So…he appears to have been deluded into switching sides.
John T. Tabner – 1st Mississippi. Wounded in the knee at Fort Donaldson then paroled. Later captured at Port Hudson and paroled. Finally, was in Stephen Dill Lee’s staff headquarters at the battle of Ezra Church (around Atlanta). There a minie-ball hit him in the forehead, plowed a furrow under his scalp (creating a life-long bald patch) and knocked him out. As he came to, he heard General Lee say “Tabner’s dead”.
Marion Francis McClain – Gamblin’s Mississippi Cavalry. He was 16 at the time of enlistment in 1864.
Berrian Pippin – 63rd Alabama. Was at battle of Spanish Fort.

Post Civil War, Southern generals continued to impact my ancestors: I had a Great Grandfather named Thomas Jackson McClain and another named Robert Lee Early.

My father, Gene Cross, was a mechanic in the 4th Fighter Group, stationed in Debden, England, during World War II. Created from the Eagle Squadrons, it was the highest scoring American fighter group of the ETO. And, of course, I included it in my France 1944 scenario.

Now, be honest, how many of you already assumed I was descended from a bastard?

[Zovs]

According to my Father we are descendants of Alexander the Great.

I just have not got around to conquering you yet.

Happy 4th!

[Curtis Lemay]

If you accept everything you see on Ancestry.com, I am a direct descendant of Henry VIII – King of England (Grandfather preceded by 13 Greats) via one of his royal bastards: Sir John Parrott, Knight of the Bath (Grandfather preceded by 12 Greats). His grandson, Richard Parrott (Grandfather preceded by 10 Greats) emigrated to Virginia in 1649 from Barbados. Of course, this means I'm descended from William the Conqueror via Henry. (Grandfather preceded by 27 Greats). Add in plenty of Plantagenet English Kings, Valois and Capet French Kings, among others (Hugh Capet, Grandfather preceded by 31 Greats). (Then back to Charlemagne, Grandfather preceded by 38 Greats, then Charles Martel, Grandfather preceded by 40 Greats, then Clovis I, Grandfather preceded by 47 Greats).

Another Grandfather preceded by 10 Greats, Richard Beauford, emigrated to Virgina in 1635.

This Parrott-Beauford line is to my Early ancestors – who were FFV’s. I am a 3rd cousin, 4 times removed, to Lt. General Jubal Anderson Early. And a 4th cousin, 6 times removed, to General Robert Edward Lee.

For the Revolutionary War, I have Richard Cross (Grandfather preceded by 5 Greats), John Poston (Grandfather preceded by 4 Greats), Isaac Oaks (Grandfather preceded by 4 Greats), Salathial Solomon Pippin (Grandfather preceded by 5 Greats), and Colonel David Walker (Grandfather preceded by 5 Greats). Salathial Pippin was at Yorktown at the surrender.

A Grandfather preceded by 4 Greats, Frederick Lassiter, served in the War of 1812.

For the Civil War, I have five Great-Great Grandfathers:
William Hunter Cross – 17th Louisiana. Killed at Shiloh (his headless corpse was identified by his watch).
Martin Wilkerson Leonard – 2nd Arkansas. Later 14th Kansas. So…he appears to have been deluded into switching sides.
John T. Tabner – 1st Mississippi. Wounded in the knee at Fort Donaldson then paroled. Later captured at Port Hudson and paroled. Finally, was in Stephen Dill Lee’s staff headquarters at the battle of Ezra Church (around Atlanta). There a minie-ball hit him in the forehead, plowed a furrow under his scalp (creating a life-long bald patch) and knocked him out. As he came to, he heard General Lee say “Tabner’s dead”.
Marion Francis McClain – Gamblin’s Mississippi Cavalry. He was 16 at the time of enlistment in 1864.
Berrian Pippin – 63rd Alabama. Was at battle of Spanish Fort.

Post Civil War, Southern generals continued to impact my ancestors: I had a Great Grandfather named Thomas Jackson McClain and another named Robert Lee Early.

My father, Gene Cross, was a mechanic in the 4th Fighter Group, stationed in Debden, England, during World War II. Created from the Eagle Squadrons, it was the highest scoring American fighter group of the ETO. And, of course, I included it in my France 1944 scenario.

Now, be honest, how many of you already assumed I was descended from a bastard?

Bumping this.

[larryfulkerson]

I've got a friend in Ukraine who supplied a caption for this image: "Ooops. My bad."

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[rhinobones]

I've got a friend in Ukraine who supplied a caption for this image: "Ooops. My bad."

Well, there goes my vacation rental.