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My nephew has just informed me that our DNA has our family as direct descendants (16 generations) of this lady:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wolverston

She does sound a bit like my Cornish granny :-D

Now to do some 'forward' genealogy....

Edit: ....but if we're related to Mary, it will be the Suffolk side.
I just hope the link isn't through my dad's (unknown, but one strong potential) Cornish dad :-(

Hi maggie

I was thinking of joining the premium site of My Heritage but do you know if I can cancel my subscription at any time in the future. I have written to them but have had no reply. Sorry to bother you.
Regards
Phyll

Hi Phyll,
I'm not a member - my nephew is (free with his job), though nephew, sister and I had our DNA done through them, and get notifications.
You should be able to cancel your subscription.
If you go to their main page, there's a 'help' tab at the top.
Click on 'Contact us', that will give you a telephone number.

Interesting Maggie. Lots of info there, be good if you could find a link somewhere. Might be worth reading the fiction book as well. It does say 'progent by her husband', wonder if that means there were others not by her husband?

I prefer Mary to her husband, so I don't care! :-D :-D :-D

Mary had one child by a previous husband.

It's weird, because I've got quite a way back with my trees - and they're mainly Cornish (dad's side) Hampshire (mum's dad's side, and Suffolk (mum's mum's side)

Nephew has just sent me the tree - I was within 4 generations of finding this information!!
Pleased to say, the rest of my research matches what he's sent :-D

so do you have a direct link? Satisfying that your research agrees.

Thanks Maggie for your kind help.
Phyll

I'm glad it helped, Phyll :-)

Well, Ann,
We have a problem, as the article says, Mary Killigrew (nee Wolverton) is quite often mixed up with her mother in law Elizabeth Killigrew (nee Trewenard), and, looking very closely at dates, this could have happened with 'My Heritage' :-(

Nephew is having a detailed look, but even if we're not of pirate heritage, I don't mind being a descendant of Capt. John and Lady Elizabeth Kelligrew, and Mary, though not a blood relative was a sister in law of my g x lots grandmother/grandfather (probably grandmother)
It also means we are 100% Cornish on my gran's dad's side :-D :-D :-D

Okay - now there may be evidence to show both Mary AND Elizabeth were pirates :-S

Wasn't everyone in Cornwall basically a pirate at sometime or other back then ? :-D

Yes, probably - but these were high class pirates, don'cha know! :-D :-D :-D

:-D.

Oh deary me,,,,,,,,Another out to try and impress. with embelishments..

soooooo......... infact your from a line common of sea robbers.

;-) :-D. :-D.

Sea robbers - with titles, and a couple of 'nice' houses!!! :-D
Arwenack is now flats, and Pendennis Castle is undergoing essential repairs - but I bet it's got the odd Oak door and crenellation :-D

You may touch your forelock!! ;-)

:-D :-D :-D.

naftt orft. me lady.

How vey dare you!!!! :-P :-P :-P

Bring you all down to earth ......

maggie-how long did the "matching" stage take at My Heritage-I uploaded my Ancestry aut about 10 days ago and it is still "matching" :-|

I'm not sure, ElizabethK.
Nephew had his done early last year, my sister about the middle, and I had mine done at the end of last year.
I've been researching the family tree, and my nephew (being a member) is uploading it, though I have put on a very small tree.
It took a while for the DNA results to come back, but within the week of receiving my results, they had deduced I was my sister's sister, and related to my nephew.
The only other' matches', have been 3rd or 5th cousins or even further.
I think my nephew uploaded my Cornish stuff (I'd got to 3 or 4 generations away from the Killigrew's) a week or so ago.

Thanks maggie-will wait and see :-)

I have now got my results, the ethnicity...how do you get more detailed info?

found it!