tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post2825234914799531622..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Follow Your Heart, Follow Your GodLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-1041739897677356052011-10-16T14:49:42.524-04:002011-10-16T14:49:42.524-04:00Fascinating on many levels. oooh, a secret baby st...Fascinating on many levels. oooh, a secret baby story! (Tee hee) But more compelling is the treatment of the Quakers in MA. I had no idea!<br /><br />I have a great grandmother who was disowned by her family for marrying below her station ( and clan). On the other side is the old Henry Hudson connection. I wish someone would check that out. I don't even know if he had children before he was Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74699082090462214232011-10-12T16:35:07.681-04:002011-10-12T16:35:07.681-04:00Sharon, I think Mass was a very bad place to be fo...Sharon, I think Mass was a very bad place to be for Quakers. Can you even picture Quakers being persecuted by Puritans? It really seems so unbelievable.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-56799475690727163122011-10-12T12:17:25.645-04:002011-10-12T12:17:25.645-04:00Fascinating story, Suzie! So sad for Arabella! Bu...Fascinating story, Suzie! So sad for Arabella! But Mary was such a woman of faith! Wow! I've discovered Quakers in my family tree, too, but they came from Ireland to Pennsylvania instead of Mass. Maybe that's why they didn't go to Boston!Sharon Gillenwaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-51552549217380643542011-10-11T14:20:27.916-04:002011-10-11T14:20:27.916-04:00Susie, when I get finished with school and can get...Susie, when I get finished with school and can get back to my genealogy, we should compare our Huguenot history. :)<br /><br />I think it's so cool that I'm not the only one inspired by family history. :)Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-21990743719269873862011-10-11T14:17:59.842-04:002011-10-11T14:17:59.842-04:00Lol, DeAnna. But please, don't stick your head...Lol, DeAnna. But please, don't stick your head in the oven. I always wondered about women who threatened to stick their head in the oven. I never could figure out how that would work. Seems too me your back would give out before your oxygen supply.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-35183208290218029702011-10-11T13:39:56.360-04:002011-10-11T13:39:56.360-04:00Thanks, Niki! I do think thinking about family leg...Thanks, Niki! I do think thinking about family legends is very inspiring for historical writers.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-10793179880964686562011-10-11T13:38:33.759-04:002011-10-11T13:38:33.759-04:00Oh, poor Arabella! I have never heard of her befor...Oh, poor Arabella! I have never heard of her before. What a tragedy.<br /><br />I've been inspired by some of my family history since I started doing research on ancestry.com. I knew about the Huguenots and my great-grandparents in Tennessee whose families fought on opposite sides of the Civil War, but there are so many more stories in the family tree.<br /><br />In fact, I'm doing some Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-90719286583597284042011-10-11T13:35:38.438-04:002011-10-11T13:35:38.438-04:00Oh, man, Suzie, four years. How awful!
Of course...Oh, man, Suzie, four years. How awful!<br /><br />Of course, I recently told a friend of mine that if something didn't happen (something I have a VERY tiny nibble on and which may never materialize), I was going to stick my head in the oven. And, of course, since it's an electric oven and I wasn't planning to turn it on anyway, it would be a very slow and tedious way to go. >:)DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63686862013185464722011-10-11T13:30:12.106-04:002011-10-11T13:30:12.106-04:00DeAnna, it made my little writer brain sit up and ...DeAnna, it made my little writer brain sit up and take notice, too. I would like to do a bit more research on this one. Poor Arabella. It took her about four years to starve herself to death.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-29328594460168420522011-10-11T13:22:12.610-04:002011-10-11T13:22:12.610-04:00Dina, I had heard about Mary and wanted to learn m...Dina, I had heard about Mary and wanted to learn more, but it was all those twists and turns that drew me. There's actually a lot more to both stories, but of course it would take days to tell.<br /><br />There are a couple of legends in my family, too. One is about an Indian baby found on a trail, and because my ancestors took her in, she became my great-great-grandmother. The other legend Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78315695877949895172011-10-11T12:30:08.015-04:002011-10-11T12:30:08.015-04:00That was GOOD! What an inspiring woman!
We have al...That was GOOD! What an inspiring woman!<br />We have all sorts of family legends, enough I could probably build multiple novels out of them, and if I ever go back to historicals, that's probably where I'll start!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78238293095719583092011-10-11T10:56:40.711-04:002011-10-11T10:56:40.711-04:00Oooh, true or not, what a delicious story.
It mak...Oooh, true or not, what a delicious story.<br /><br />It makes my little writer's brain tingle. :)<br /><br />Nothing even remotely interesting in my family history. Oh, well . . .DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-1354448501803426042011-10-11T09:39:42.211-04:002011-10-11T09:39:42.211-04:00Wow, lots of interesting twists and turns in that ...Wow, lots of interesting twists and turns in that story. Our family legend is that we descended from one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, John Hart. But because there is also Indian blood on that side of the family and some records have been hidden, it's hard to prove.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.com