I've been interested in family history and genealogy for around five years. (I focus primarily on people and places in western Kentucky, coastal North Carolina, and colonial Virginia and Maryland — just to name a few!)

These are some of the surnames that I've taken a particular interest in researching: Barrett, Bean/MacBean, Boyd, Bruce, Bryant, Cope/Kob, Edmonds, Elkins, Gibson, Granade, Gray/Grau, Howton, Lampley, Marttinen, Midyett/Midgett, Morgan, Murphy, Oliver, Pace, Parks, Pittman, Sanderson, and Sullivan.

A note on hyphens: It seems like "__ great-grandfather" is preferable to "__-great grandfather." I also prefer it that way — but I often find myself placing the hyphen in the wrong place. Forgive me for those slip-ups!

I've been interested in family history and genealogy for around five years. (I focus primarily on people and places in western Kentucky, coastal North Carolina, and colonial Virginia and Maryland — just to name a few!)

These are some of the surnames that I've taken a particular interest in researching: Barrett, Bean/MacBean, Boyd, Bruce, Bryant, Cope/Kob, Edmonds, Elkins, Gibson, Granade, Gray/Grau, Howton, Lampley, Marttinen, Midyett/Midgett, Morgan, Murphy, Oliver, Pace, Parks, Pittman, Sanderson, and Sullivan.

A note on hyphens: It seems like "__ great-grandfather" is preferable to "__-great grandfather." I also prefer it that way — but I often find myself placing the hyphen in the wrong place. Forgive me for those slip-ups!