Hi Stan Hi Bobby We just keep pushing on with this DNA, Guanda told me yesterday that her family would soon be doing the DNA and that the kit had been ordered....
I am a female Rakestraw Direct Descendent, thru my father's bloodline. Martha Rakestraw, born 15 Oct 1795 - New Jersey, daughter of William Rakestraw b:1758-...
Cyndee: The key to understanding Y-DNA testing is that the person tested must be a DIRECT male descendant. In other words, the only people who can be tested...
Thank you for your answer. Obviously I misunderstood the DNA project. I thought it could be verified by any male direct descendent. I didn't understand it...
Cyndee, Could you give us some dates on your William Rakestraw. Do you know if your William had any sons? Would love to help you and I am sure all of us...
Mecartea is the modern day spelling of McCary / McCorry.. There is a book written of the McCary / Mecartea family.. I have this family on another southern...
Not on our lineage: Mecartea is the 1850's spelling of McCarty or McCarthy...Irish descent. Throughout the records the name is spelled all three ways. But my...
Gail Brown: Thank you for your reply. Re: William Rakestraw - According to other's information from rootsweb Martha is the daughter of William Rakestraw (abt...
Cyndee, The spelling are very close... maccary / maccarey.. Are you the line that has the Miss USA Calif. and a book also being written on this line??.. I...
This is what I have for Cyndee's William Rakestraw. Yes he did have son's. ... Individual Report for William Rakestraw ... Name: William Rakestraw Sex: M ... ...
William Rakestraw did have sons but I don't have information about them on hand. Check ancestry.com's pedigree charts. Mary Ann ... Choose the right car based...
Hey Everyone, Let do a roll call and remind everyone who you are looking for. We haven't had any activity on this group in a long, long time. We are suppose...
I also deadend with Nancy Rakestraw in Rockingham County. She bought 12 acres there and was acquitted of a grand larceny charge by a prominent jury. I...
Guanda: Thanks for reminding us to keep involved. Like everyone else, I am busy with my career and family, so sometimes it's easy to let things slide. This...
Pet Craig and I also deadend with Nancy. In one of the census he found some other Rakestraw boys living with her that were not hers. He was thinkinging ...
I am James David Rakestraw (1946 dob); brothers Stanley Wayne R. (1943), Jerry Alan R. (1950). Our father was James Stanley R. (1922-1973) (married MIldred...
I think there are a lot of us dead ending with Nancy. Maybe with the DNA testing we can find out more information on our Rakestraw's. I am related by my...
Hi David, Welcome to our group. You need to talk to Gail Brown and I am sure you will hear from her when she sees your email. Gail's family is from Georgia. ...
Welcome David to the Rakestraw Yahoo Family. as I find more on your family and see if can put you with someone that is researching your family. Gail Rakestraw...
Hello Cousin David: Welcome to the Rakestraw Discussion Group. I think I can help with your family tree, as we are fourth cousins. Here's my information on...
For anyone who is not aware, I have posted a Rakestraw WorldConnect to support the DNA Project. This WorldConnect is my collection of all Rakestraw data,...
Hello new member David, I "think" the below family might be yours. Not sure. I'm personally not a Rakestraw. I very recently acquired two old RAKESTRAW photo...
Thanks Debora: Abbie is certainly connected to the family of New Member David and myself, though distantly. Abbie descends from William, so of John Rakestraw...
...Boyd Waymond, my GF, had two sons: my dad, James Stanley and the one you asked about,was Waymond Franklin (Dub),(dob +- 1920). He was killed in auto/train...
In the 1860 Census of Chesterfield County, SC there is Isaac Rakestraw age 56 male born in SC occupation is Wheel________. living with him is Ann Rakestraw age...
Hello Gail, Thanks for the nice offer. These are the old Rakestraw houses that if still standing in Gadsden Alabama would be nice to have photos of: * 627...
I will take my camera today and check out these addresses, I know there are some of them that are no longer there. More than likely they are all something...
Deborah My husband and I checked all the addresses that you have listed and there are no houses at any of these addresses. The ones on Chestnut Street that is...
Hi Gail, MANY thanks to you and your husband for checking out all those Gadsden addresses!! I really do appreciate it. Well, I guess nothing stays the same ...
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