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Author: xandervan
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This, Time4u2, is the rub. You wrote:
"Your name is a common name in the Clevenger (Clevinger) line. I don't know where the person found their information that "all Clevengers were not related even distantly" but they are sadly misinformed. The clevenger line goes back to England. The name originated from "Clavinger" which had the status meaning of "keeper of the keys of a great household". Latin...Clavigerus from Clavis meaning key. The whole clan started with John and Mary Clevenger who migrated from England with their samll son George. They settled in Yonkers, New York. From there they had other children and the family spread all over the United States. "
Where is your documentation for such far-reaching, all-encompassing statements? It is pure idiocy - far from being just a dangerous research premise - to imply that John Clevenger was the first and only Clevenger to have descendants.
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Author: Time4u2
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The person that told you that you should start with the members of your family that you know (including yourself) and work backwards is absolutely right. Yes, there could have been a distant cousin that came over at a later date but it will still go back and connect to John Clevenger and Mary Mnu (at least at some point). He is not right that I gave you dangerous advice. This is geneology not live fire exercise. Yes, you could be a Klavanger from Brussells or where ever or you could be Swahili. The thing is that you have to start somewhere. You need encouragement not embeded fear. Just start with you, and your parents and grandparents. Try www.ancestry.com (a free trial is being offered). You'll be surprised at how soon you get a little green leaf pop up.
Good Luck
A Clevenger (from John and Mary)
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Sarah, it is SO good to hear from you. I hope you are well and further into your research. Did you ever get enough to publish on the Tn Clevengers? The last time I went to your website, it didn't look like you'd updated in a while and I prayed that your health was good and that I'd hear from you some how or another and here you are!!!
Mimi (Dee Bitner)
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From: S Clevenger
To: clevenger(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [CLEVENGER] John & Mary Clevenger
Probably most of the Clevenger in the US do go back to John and Mary,
but we just can' make the connection. However, I have found some
Clevengers in the census records ca 1900 who came from the Netherlands.
There are a few Clevengers who come down from slaves and take the name
from a Clevenger who owned slaves in Tenn. The Clevengers were
orginally French Huguenots, so they have been around for some time.
Sarah Clevenger
Mimi wrote:
> Hi Jennifer--
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> I'm curious about your statement that we all descended from John and Mary Clevenger. Doesn't that preclude any other Clevengers from having migrated from anywhere else? I haven't found where I'm related to John and Mary, but would be delighted to go back 300 years and connect with them. So far, I think I'm into the mid 1800's. Can you tell me how you are so sure that we ALL came from John and Mary?
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> Mimi
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Author: reber
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The only way to find out from whom you descend is to work backward from yourself. It would be dangerous to assume you descend from John and Mary. There is no proof that a third-cousin of John did not also immigrate, maybe bunches of members of the family who do not descend from John. Also, given the way names have been mangled and adapted and tweaked in this country in the past 300 years, you may find you descend from the Klavengers of Bavaria. Have fun.
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Author: Time4u2
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Sarah
Your name is a common name in the Clevenger (Clevinger) line. I don't know where the person found their information that "all Clevengers were not related even distantly" but they are sadly misinformed. The clevenger line goes back to England. The name originated from "Clavinger" which had the status meaning of "keeper of the keys of a great household". Latin...Clavigerus from Clavis meaning key. The whole clan started with John and Mary Clevenger who migrated from England with their samll son George. They settled in Yonkers, New York. From there they had other children and the family spread all over the United States. The family has been in this country for over 300 years. There are many books about the Clevengers. You're from a very large and proud line of people. Seek out those that came before you and get to know them. Good Luck Jennifer
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Hi Jennifer--
I'm curious about your statement that we all descended from John and Mary Clevenger. Doesn't that preclude any other Clevengers from having migrated from anywhere else? I haven't found where I'm related to John and Mary, but would be delighted to go back 300 years and connect with them. So far, I think I'm into the mid 1800's. Can you tell me how you are so sure that we ALL came from John and Mary?
Mimi