“It is a revered thing to see an ancient castle not in decay; how much more to behold an ancient family which has stood against the waves and weathers of time!” – Francis Bacon
Each day I wake with renewed energy to bring to life the accomplishments and lives of our people who walked before us.
My goal is to offer continuous blogging about historical and genealogical research. Mainly, I want to draw attention to the rich legacy that our ancestors worked so hard to leave for us and future generations.
Dr. Khadijah Matin, my younger sister, has been the family historian for years. The research focus for her doctoral thesis centered on our grandfather the Hon. John G. Pegg. I took from that it was time for me to begin my quest to find out about the rest of the family. There are some gaps in our historical timeline due to the lack of record-keeping, lost bibles, lost photographs, and limited oral folklore. I don’t think many of our ancestors realized they were making history. I believe that many were just too busy trying to make a living, keeping their families together and out of harm’s way.
The theme of my research is:
You cannot know where you are going until you know who you are, you cannot know who you are until you know who came before…It is only then you will find your true direction and reason for being… J. Gray ©
Charlotte Page m. John Grant Pegg
1st Lieutenants Wm & John Pegg
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- About Joyceann Gray
- Common Melungeon Surname List
- Contact
- DeWitty Historical Marker
- Enjoying The Company While On The Journey!
- Hatter Family History
- Lost and Found
- Lucy & Edward (Ned) Page
- New and Important Blogs
- Quilt of Valor
- Some Of Our Important People
- Worth a Try!
- How our ancestors traveled
- Names in our Family Tree
- The Hatter Brothers – Franklin
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