I am descended matrilinearly from Mrs. Margaret Frame (about 1725-after 1797), of Augusta County, Virginia. The surname Frame was first recorded in Lanarkshire in the 15th century. Margaret (about 1725-after 1797), married before 1741 John Frame, of Augusta County, Virginia. She might have been Margaret Hogshead, daughter of John Hogshead and Nancy Wallace, but the…
Author: Justin Durand
Schneggen
This page is the beginning of machine translation into English of the German text. The translation was made by Google. Deutsch Die Beiden Reinacher Schneggen by Dr. Peter Steiner (1987/88) /6/ Der Schneggen entsteht *** /7/ *** Familenwappen waren ja damals noch weitgehend das Privileg von Adeligen und von städtischen Ratsherrengeschlechtern. Zehn Jahre lang, bis…
von Jegenstorf Family
The von Jegenstorf family were Bernese ministerialen and nobles, first mentioned in 1131 with Otto and Kuno as Eigenleute of the Counts of Saugern. Their name comes from the castle of Jegenstorf. Their rights over Jegenstorf and around the Bielersee date from the 13th century. They were were Gefolgsleute of the Dukes of Zähringen and…
Christian Lore
In the Hebrew scriptures, the swan is mentioned as being unclean, not suitable for human consumption. (Lev. 11:18; Deut. 14:16) In Christian lore, the swan is sacred to the Virgin Mary. Its swan song represents the resignation of the martyrs. The constellation Cygnus was called the Northern Cross at least from the time of Bede,…
Gunn
The Gunns claimed descent from Olaf the Black, King of Man but the line has been discredited as an early mistake. The later Gunns claimed descent from Sweyn Asleifarson, a pirate who lived in the Orkney islands, but that line is also now known to be a fake. The Gunns have been called the “MacGregors…