I began exploring geneaology on line after the death of my father, who was adopted at birth. We had his original birth certificate and a strong motivation to forge ahead. I was able to locate the biological mother and and traced our lineage back to 1288, thanks for public records and sites like findagrave. My family settled in Southern Maryland (St. Mary's County) in 1623 and migrated to Western Pennsylvania (Mercer County) and of course, south and west. If I can help, please let me know now...The

I began exploring geneaology on line after the death of my father, who was adopted at birth. We had his original birth certificate and a strong motivation to forge ahead. I was able to locate the biological mother and and traced our lineage back to 1288, thanks for public records and sites like findagrave. My family settled in Southern Maryland (St. Mary's County) in 1623 and migrated to Western Pennsylvania (Mercer County) and of course, south and west. If I can help, please let me know now...The