Did you ever find 1st cousins marrying when researching your family tree?

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 23:02:30 -0500

I get teased about it as a lot of my tree is from Appalachia, then I tell them they they were FROM LONG ISLAND, way back.in the 17th century. Ha! Of course it was common back then. When your entire village is pretty much a transplant from the village in the "old country", and the next town is a day's travel away, not much chance for a change in the gene pool.

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Dec 2 at 2015 11:39 PM

CSM Charles Hayden — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 23:39:17 -0500

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member The cousins I discovered were as a result of my going to Columbus, OH to search for records. The first one was my favorite aunt. The "informant" on her death record drove me to see 2 other cousins, one whom I had no recall of!

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Dec 3 at 2015 2:25 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 02:25:40 -0500

Yes, we had a couple of branches that crossed in Tennessee in the early 1800s.