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From: Jay Underwood <>
Subject: Re: [GM-L] Re: The Underwood surname to the admin person
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 11:11:08 -0300
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The newspaper editor in me shudders even more when I see inaccuracy misspelled! :-)
Can I blame thast on only having one eye now?
Jay Underwood


Jay Underwood wrote:

> I do regret that my answer to Mr. Denning's "wanna bet" was perceived to be a
> personal attack, but I believe it was appropriate to the off-list e-mail I
> received from him. I am more of an historian than I am a genealogist, and the
> newspaper editor in me shudders when I see inaccuarcy posited as fact.
> I do agree that even some of the "occupational" names from Britain, like Smith
> come from Europe (the German Schmidt) but that is to be expected when one
> considers that the larger portion of the English population (not the Welsh, Scots
> or Irish, from all of which I am descended) are derived from Angle (Danish) and
> Saxon (Germanic) roots, hence Anglo-Saxon.
> Jay Underwood
> Elmsdale NS
>
> Bill Cribbs wrote:
>
> > I don't know, aside from the personal attacks, this
> > was a very fascinating discourse. I'd love to know
> > the conclusions.
> > Bill
> > GenealogyBuff.com
> > http://www.genealogybuff.com
> >
> > --- wrote:
> > > to the admin person i took this stupidity off list.
> > > and think it should stay
> > > there
> > > list members shouldnt have to be exposed to this
> > > lunacy
> > >
> > > Jim Denning -Ygenealogist-MTgenealogist
> > > using Genetics to connect
> > >
> > Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning-
> > >
> > carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug
> > >
> > h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M
> > > a.- and ever an growing list
> > >
> > >
> > >
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