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   In message <9979f65e-725b-471e-b58f-f67d28f346c3@googlegroups.com>,   
   Chris Dickinson  writes:   
   >On Sunday, 13 May 2018 21:01:25 UTC+1, J. P. Gilliver (John)  wrote:   
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   >> What was this "theme"?   
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   >   
   >Part of the standard narrative of many US genealogical books written   
   >around 1900. For some reason, people liked the idea of their first   
   >migrants arriving as three 'brothers' together.   
      
   Thanks for the explanation. How odd!   
   >   
   >There's an equivalent in Cumbrian genealogy (at least, I've come across   
   >three families with the same story), which I suspect originated at   
   >about the same time. A medieval local lord with his new bride go on a   
   >hunting trip, get separated from the rest of the party, and then are   
   >charged by a boar. The supposed forester ancestor leaps to their   
   >defence, kills the boar, and gets rewarded with a farm.   
      
   I've not come across that one (though don't have many ancestors in   
   Cumbria/Cumberland).   
   >   
   >Chris   
   >   
   >Chris   
   John   
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