Linda Massey
Honor Code SignatorySigned 29 Oct 2013 | 2,677 contributions | 100 thank-yous | 474 connections
My ancestral background is a hearty European stew with a bit of everything tossed in the pot, including some mystery meat. I am primarily focused on filling out the lesser researched and short branches of my tree, and connecting my DNA relatives to our MCRAs.
Visiting former Massey lands at Scotch Rock, Slievenaboley, County Down in 2018. |
My direct paternal line is from Northern Ireland, haplogroup R-L21/R-CTS241. My direct maternal line is from the area of Messina, Sicily, haplogroup K1a-C150T. I am on 23andMe, FTDNA, Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, GedMatch, and LivingDNA.
Paternal Grandfather My paternal grandfather's family can be broken down into 3 distinct branches.
Paternal Grandmother My paternal grandmother's family came from Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania in the 1900s and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They also had connections to Poland and Russia. Names are Karpowicz/Carpowich (Karpavicius) and Rasikiewicz. The mangling of names makes them a challenge to trace in the US.
Maternal Grandfather My maternal grandfather's family has origins primarily in Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. They can be broken down into the following groups:
Maternal Grandmother My maternal grandmother was born in Calabria, Italy. Her mother's family was from Messina, Sicily, and much of the extended family came to the US in the early 1900s. Her father's family was from Bovalino, Calabria. Two of my great-grandfather's siblings are known to have immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts. The fate of the rest of them is still unknown, but it is said the remaining family in Bovalino was wiped out in the 1908 tsunami. Recent names are Anastasi, Gangemi (Sicily) and Pulitano, Blefari (Calabria).
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Categories: Mayflower Descendants on WikiTree | Italian Roots
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The Ireland Project (previously the Irish Roots Project) has now changed its structure into Teams. We require everyone with the Ireland Badge to be a member of at least one Team or Sub-Team and our google group. See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Ireland for details. The Teams are :-
? Can you let me know if youd like to stay on in the new project and which team(s) youd like to join. Please also let me know your e-mail address so that I can get you added to the projects Google Group or confirm you are already a member of the google group.
Many thanks,
Maria
Would you like to be seen on WikiTree as one of the "go-to" people for your Mayflower ancestor, Thomas Rogers? The Mayflower Project would like to involve you in a new effort to update Mayflower profiles and establish Mayflower passenger "Teams", beginning with the Rogers family.
Goal: Every project profile will have an accurate, written biography, with inline citations, using primary sources and reliable secondary sources.
I hope that you will be eager to contribute towards this goal starting with the family of your ancestor, Thomas Rogers. Please send me a private message and let me know your thoughts? Once I know you are interested in helping, I will send you an invitation to join the Mayflower Google group. When you accept the invitation, we will be on our way.
I see your profile doesnt include a mayflower G2G Tag. See Followed Tags above. You should have the tag - mayflower -so you can follow pertinent Mayflower activities on G2G. When you add the tag, please include the names of passengers in whom you are interested. Thank you
Anne B. Leader Mayflower Project.
Thanks for your interests In County Down Cemeteries. If you would would Answer to the G2G welcome post at https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/756112/interested-in-becoming-a-cemeterist Make sure you mention County Down. We can then get you started there. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know
Rich D.
Ive added the Irish Roots Project badge to your profile and your good self to the member interest page. Thanks for adding your name to the County Down Project.
Thanks for joining the project and good luck with your research.
Maria
I have left you a couple of trusted list requests ( Nelson Slayton & Annette Pulitano) and posted private messages to you about them but have seen no response. I presume you have either changed your e-mail, or your spam blocker is eating them. These are my late wife's parents, and I would like to flesh out their biographies and add some photos. Your prompt attention would be appreciated. Rob Graham.
Keep "Anywherers" Going:
I like the idea of having a stress free environment to help make WikiTree better. So I started a free-space page:
https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Anywherers&junk=1&action=edit
i wanted your opinion before posting in G2G.
If you are interested ask to be put on the trusted list for the Anywherers page!
Pat
Abby Glann posted a G2G discussion about keeping Source-a-Thon and Clean-a-Thon teams active year round. Check it out and let me know if you are interested. If the team is interested then I will start a free-space page for us. Pat