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My wife and I are thinking about taking a trip down into rural southern Alabama and Florida tomorrow, somewhat on as much of an ancestry tour as one can do in an afternoon or two.  We’ll probably snap some pictures, eat at some little hole-in-the-wall restaurants, and stay at a motel wherever we find ourselves getting tired.  Whether we’ll make it all the way down to the coast is anyone’s guess.  In preparation for the trip, however, I actually managed to unearth some truly interesting family history.  While trying to figure out the location of the church where my great-great-great-grandparents are buried, I happened upon several genealogy sites which – among other bits of information that are only fascinating to me – traces a direct bloodline from me and my family to two pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower.  The Mayflower, for Pete’s sake!  Edward Fuller is farther removed, and not much is known about him save that he was one of the Mayflower passengers.  A closer relative is Edward Doty, who…

…appears to have been somewhat of a troublemaker throughout his life at Plymouth.  In June 1621, he engaged in a sword and dagger duel with fellow Hopkins servant Edward Leister; both were wounded before being separated, and were punished by having their head and feet tied together for an hour (it was supposed to have been for a whole day, but they were let go early because of their apparent suffering).

At least my family comes by it honest. 

News from the road when I return.