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Welcome! This website was created on Jul 21 2007 and last updated on May 09 2008.There are 2024 names in this family tree.The earliest recorded event is the birth of King of the Franks, Charlemagne, Emperor of the West in 0742.The most recent event is the birth of Pixley, Nicholas Ryan in 2006.

My name is Barbara Pixley and I am the webmaster of this site. Please contact me if you have any comments or feedback.

About Pixley-Blair: Pioneers and Princes
From the Blair Bruidhinn,
     The newsletter of 
   The Clan Blair Society
A poem by Elizabeth Morse:
                                  
                                       GENERATIONS  
                              My life cycles ever around
                                   My memories grow
                       Entwining the memories of generations
                        My mind holds the echoes of my past.
                              The visions of my childhood,
                 The dreams of my parents and my grandparents,
              The tears of my frustrations, and the glow of my joys.
              
                              My life ticks out my destiny.
           Vitalizing the lives of my children and my children's children 
                           Enriching the streams of my life.
               All the genes and tracings of my ancestors echo
         And imprint a mold for the living cycle of my life and theirs
                        As it makes its way toward the sea.

                         The rivers of the generations fuse
          The contributions of all my ancestral voices in my memory.
                            My loves, my faith, my causes.
                 In the cocoon of my heart, I do not stand alone.
                   Watching the circling of the wheels of my life,
                  For the generations of my ancestors support me.
                                                        
                               
                               WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE
   Those of us who research our family's ancestry have a special bond. We do it 
for the love of it. Having been a genealogist for over 40 years, I've learned that 
it's a lifetime pursuit that is never finished. Once you catch "the genealogy bug" 
there is no turning back, there is no cure!
   REMEMBER: "Old genealogists never die, they just lose their census!"
   What better way to gain a personal relationship to history, or to "discover" 
ourselves, than by researching and discovering our ancestors? Who needs fiction 
when the truth is not only 'stranger' but much more fascinating? Another great 
perk is finding cousins you didn't even know you had!
   Information on this website is edited periodically, also photos etc., so please 
check back for additions and updates.
   
  • NOTE: The GuestBook above: If you leave your name, email and the lines you are researching-they will then be in my "website file". I am notified when a new GuestBook entry is made and then check back to them periodically. (Others can read these entries but your email address is private and seen only by me.)
  • CHECK OUT: Useful Links at the left.
  • CHECK OUT: Sources In the upper left corner-are some of my favorites.
  • WEBSITES: Some other good websites for research and sharing are: boards.ancestry.com ancestry.com/community lists.rootsweb.com Cyndislist.com, linkpendium.com cousinconnect.com mycinnamontoast.com I have too many websites (Surnames, Family Societies, Genealogy Information Exchanges, Historical, Military, State, and County Archives etc.) to list here but will be glad to share them if you contact me. There are also many good sources for 'royal descent' and descendants of Charlemagne: websites, books and organizations. "Royalty for Commoners" by Roderick W. Stuart is a very helpful book. 'Rulers':www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Rulers/ is a well done site and has a fine list of royal houses and descendant charts. Of course, good researchers soon learn that 'not all sources are created equal'. Just because it's in print or online-doesn't make it so. CHECK AND COMPARE ALL DATA CAREFULLY!
  • PURPOSE OF THIS WEBSITE: This website is not designed to "publish my book online"-with thousands of names- but for researchers to CONNECT and NETWORK with their surnames and lines of descent. The focus of this website is to enable 'cousins' to find these crucial connections- the 'golden links'. Once you connect to early lines-or to Charlemagne etc.-other generations and information are available in numerous historical and genealogical sources.
  • GENEALOGY SOFTWARE PROGRAMS: There are several good ones on the market but I can definitely recommend the LEGACY software program. It (and others) are consistently rated superior to the overrated Family Tree Maker-which like a lot a people-I was 'suckered' into at first. Objective reviewers never rate FTM best overall. It is owned by Ancestry.com-that's why 'all the hype'. Don't believe it and DO your homework before you buy!. FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE: familytreemagazine.com (no relation to the software program) is a good source for genealogy software reviews and has wonderful information for family researchers in general.
  • LET'S SHARE: I have over 5600 names in my Legacy Program-with lines of direct descent of many other earlier ancestors and relatives listed within biographical and historical notes. I also have numerous books and surname files with some lines traced back to CHARLEMAGNE and beyond to ROMAN times. Of course, most of our lines can't be traced back that far but we do the best we can with the data available. The information in our ancestor's and relative's 'bios' on this website is just a small part of the data I have on them. I also have much more information on COLLATERAL lines: siblings, cousins, children, marriages, descendants and photos which I will be GLAD TO SHARE if you you contact me. What is the point of these years of research if it is not to share it with others, as others have shared with us? Our family's history is truly the history of the western world. The book I am writing will be entitled: PIONEERS AND PRINCES The PIXLEYS came from England and settled in colonial New England-first in Massachusetts then to Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire. They went west by way of Wisconsin, Kansas and Nebraska. My Grandmother Pixley's DELLNOW ancestors may have been of Irish descent and came from Ohio and West Virginia. Her LANCET line originated in England; they went to Germany and eventually emigrated to Indiana and Kansas. The BLAIRS were Scots-Irish who came to York Co., Pennsylvania-married into the FLEMING family-who had married into the influential Randolph family of Virginia. Col. William RANDOLPH and his wife, Mary ISHAM are called the "Adam and Eve of Virginia" and are our "royal connection". Thomas Jefferson is a cousin-his mother was a Randolph; we connect to numerous founding fathers and mothers. Other cousins include Robert E. Lee, Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler and John Madison's wife-Dolly. My Grandmother Blair's FRIDAY and FOREMAN families were of German descent. The KRICKS emigrated from the Palatinate in Germany and were among the earliest "Pennsylvania Dutch" settlers in Berks and later Lancaster County. [Note: The carved and mounted coats-of-arms shown on the website are from the records of York Insignia Ltd., York, England who made them.]
  • OUR FAMILY'S ANCESTORS INCLUDE: Malcolm Canmore-King of Scotland, William the Conqueror (and his adversary King Harold), Lady Godiva, El Cid, Mark Antony, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Frederick Barbarossa, Byzantine rulers, Viking warriors, Medieval knights and Crusaders-Colonial, Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers. Also John of Gaunt who-for most Americans-is the connection to the royal lines of Europe. We descend from thirteen signers (Sureties) of the Magna Carta, the so-called Magna Carta Barons: the two de Clares & Bigods, de Bohun, d'Albini, Fitzrobert, de Lacie, de Mowbray, de Quincy, de Vere, Roos and Malet. We are related to four others by collateral descent: Marshall, Percy, Mandeville and Saye. Ironically, we also descend from King John who was forced by them to sign it! And some of our ancestors died in battle, fighting each other...Ah well! There were the noble and the ignoble: Alfred the Great was really great; Aethelred the Unready was really unready-And if you like 'soap operas', there is the one starring our 'grandparents' King Edward II and Queen Isabella: she literally 'did him in'. But-as shown in the movie-she never met "Braveheart", darn it! (However, we do have other Wallace ancestors.) So we are proud of many of them, not so proud of others, but they make up the fabric of history and of OUR history. It's interesting to ponder the fact that if even ONE of these names was missing- WE'D be missing! OF HEROES AND HEROINES Most meaningful-for those lucky enough to claim this heritage-is the story of the courageous men and women who came to a new land to make a new life; they were among the earliest colonists, settlers and pioneers. Only a few of our ancestors were landed gentry, "Virginia Cavaliers" or of aristocratic descent. Most arrived on these shores with little more than the clothes on their backs and faced hardships that we today can hardly comprehend. With their beliefs in hard work, education and self-sacrifice, they endured, perservered-fought for their new country and left us a priceless legacy: AMERICA. And Here's To The Ladies: Those unsung heroines-wives, mistresses and concubines-many without even a name to remember them...Most had little control over their lives, some bartered into marriage, no more than chattel-having child after child. Yet it is amazing how many of them- through intellect, ingenuity, self-reliance, and sheer force of will-did manage-not only to survive but to wield power and leave their stamp on history! TRUE HEROES AND HEROINES: We must never forget them. Genealogy is fun, but can also be frustrating! Some of these lines-especially the early ones with multiple 'descent from siblings' and cousins marrying-"circle back upon themselves". They can become so convoluted that tracing them is rather like "trying to navigate a spiderweb". Hopefully we can help each other climb the often complicated and confusing branches of our family tree. What a special legacy to leave to those who come after us: "Hold high the torch You did not light its glow. It was given to you by other hands you know. It's your task to keep it burning bright And pass it on when someone else needs light." From the Eleusis of Chi Omega From "On Eagle's Wing" by John Anderson A musical celebrating the Scots-Irish-2004: "You gave your future to me, You made me what I became. You have your future through me I am proud to carry your name."
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    Adams
    Aelfwyn
    Aguillon
    Albini/D'Aubiny
    Alkire
    Allison (11)
    Ambrose
    Angelina
    Angelos
    Armistead (7)
    Arnold
    Artois
    Atterbury
    Audley
    Auman
    Avery

    Getting Around
    There are several ways to browse the family tree. The Family View shows the person you have selected in the center, with his/her photo on the left and notes on the right. Above are the father and mother and below are the children. The Ancestor Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph above and children below. On the right are the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The Descendant Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph and parents below. On the right are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Your site can generate various Reports for each name in your family tree. You can select a name from the list on the top-right menu bar.

    In addition to the charts and reports you have Photo Albums, the Events list and the Relationships tool. Family photographs are organized in the Photo Index. Each Album's photographs are accompanied by a caption. To enlarge a photograph just click on it. Keep up with the family birthdays and anniversaries in the Events list. Birthday and Anniversaries of living persons are listed by month. Want to know how you are related to anybody ? Check out the Relationships tool.



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