Cynthia Plott-Duke
As a young girl, my parents would vacation our family on genealogy quests. We would visit relatives, research courthouse records, send out mailings, type out church books, memograph pages to family books, and more. Genealogy is instilled in my blood. I've come to appreciate the lives of my grandparents, grandaunts, granduncles, and cousins; the joys and the hardships. I've seen the records of announcing births, to the celebration of weddings, to the tragedy of death during a war, to the agony of illness, and to the rest of a peaceful death.
I believe that family members should share information and photos that they have about mutual ancestors without hesitation. We don't own our grandparents, ancestors, or their information. I will gladly share information and/or pictures that I have about our mutual ancestors and I hope that you will do the same. I enjoy the kindred spirit of enthusiastic family history conversations and research.
George Plott was my fifth great grandfather. His son Henry Plott was my fourth great grandfather. His son George Plott was my third great grandfather. His son George Henry Plott was my second great grandfather. His son William Rufus Plott was my first great grandfather. My grandfather was Benjamin Newton Plott. My father was James Ralph Plott.
I believe that family members should share information and photos that they have about mutual ancestors without hesitation. We don't own our grandparents, ancestors, or their information. I will gladly share information and/or pictures that I have about our mutual ancestors and I hope that you will do the same. I enjoy the kindred spirit of enthusiastic family history conversations and research.
George Plott was my fifth great grandfather. His son Henry Plott was my fourth great grandfather. His son George Plott was my third great grandfather. His son George Henry Plott was my second great grandfather. His son William Rufus Plott was my first great grandfather. My grandfather was Benjamin Newton Plott. My father was James Ralph Plott.
I encourage you to research for and read the original archive documents from that specific time period, including census for accurate results. Sadly, too many family trees, websites (including websites for North Carolina and websites for our famous Plott Hounds), articles, and books have been written and published without researching and confirming State and Federal Archive documents for George, Margaret and their nine children. The research books and records that we need to use are: census, land deeds, maps, petitions, last will & testaments, estate papers, deaths, marriages, pleas & quarters, probate & other courts, taxes, wars, guardianships, vintage Bibles, churches, vintage newspapers, museum archives, vintage journals, etc., from that time period. To obtain copies or access to these records will require us writing emails, writing letters, making phone calls, driving to various locations - near and far and, yes, spending money for fees, books, lodging accommodations, fuel, services, supplies, etc.