Whether you're new at "blogging" or it is common place, welcome! I'm new at it so please bear with me as I learn. I've embarked on this new venture in an attempt to both share --- as well as obtain --- information about my pre-Revolutionary War Mx ancestors. ("Mx" represents the more than 200 ways of spelling Mullinax, Mulenix, etc.)
I have conclusive documentation that takes me back to my GGGG grandfather, John Mx, who was born between 1765 & 1774, died in SC in 1819 or 1820, & had a wife named Alsey (a nickname for Alice). Whether or not Alsey was the only wife John ever had is not yet known. The theory has been that this John's parents were John & Sarah who were of what eventually became Cherokee County, SC, but I am open to following the clues wherever they may lead. The strongest clues seem to point to Virginia as the pre-SC location, & recently, clues have emerged that point to possible Delaware & West Virginia connections as well.
Did you have Mx ancestors in any of these areas during the 1700s? If so, I invite you to share your thoughts & ideas related to things shared in this blog &/or related to my two reports at the link mentioned here. Several of us have already been exchanging ideas & information, and as we do, theories continue to develop, & we'd love for you to hop on board & enjoy the ride!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
More Changes to the Wiki
In the spirit of increasing connectivity among Mx sites, we've changed the name of the "Share page" on our Wiki to "Sharing & Links"; put it into a folder called "Sharing" to make it more accessible from the Front Page; and expanded its function to include an extensive (but not exhaustive) list of links to genealogical/history-oriented Web sites about Mx's.
If you don't see your site here and would like to, send me the url. If I think its appropriate, I'll include it in the list. However, though I try to keep abreast of changes in the link addresses and of dead links, I'm not responsible for the linked sites' health and well being. If you find a dead or misdirected link in our pages, let me know that as well.--WJS (woichi01@comcast.net)
If you don't see your site here and would like to, send me the url. If I think its appropriate, I'll include it in the list. However, though I try to keep abreast of changes in the link addresses and of dead links, I'm not responsible for the linked sites' health and well being. If you find a dead or misdirected link in our pages, let me know that as well.--WJS (woichi01@comcast.net)
IMFA's Web Presence Evolving
Note from Wayne:
As our on-line functionality continues to expand, the IMFA finds itself in need of new ways of doing business. One thing that has become abundantly clear is that we need to have obvious and easy connectivity among our various on-line presences--our homepage, our DNA page, our Wiki and our Blog--as well as to other Mx-oriented sites such as those posted on the front page of our Wiki (The newest of these is Mx An American Story (http://www.mxroots.us/), a site dedicated primarily to the South Carolina Mullinax's, et al. Our thanks to Wendy Arnim (US339) for this link.)
Our most recent change involves connectivity between our Wiki and our Blog. Although, our Wiki has a built-in comments function, the ability for you to comment is constrained by your access privileges. Everyone in the world has "Read" access to our Wiki but only IMFA members or those non-members with an Mx-based story to tell, can have "Write" access*, and unfortunately you can't comment within the Wiki without "Write" access.
To get around this problem we've inserted a hot-link on each and every page of the Wiki (excepting appendices) which looks like this:
Clicking on this hot-link within the Wiki will automatically redirect you to our Blog page. Once there, you simply go to the upper right hand corner of the Blog window and sign in. Once signed in, you can click on "New Post" and make your comments in re any aspect of our Wiki. Once your Blog has been posted, one of our administrators will copy and paste it into the appropriate comments window on the Wiki.
Future changes may involve Web Hooks or some other Web technology to ensure seamless connectivity among the IMFA's many parts. Keep tuned in to learn of new changes as they develop.
*This is due to a combination of constraints within PBWiki and the IMFA's need to ensure a modicum of control over content within the Wiki. Our policy in this regard is still a matter of discussion and may change in future.
As our on-line functionality continues to expand, the IMFA finds itself in need of new ways of doing business. One thing that has become abundantly clear is that we need to have obvious and easy connectivity among our various on-line presences--our homepage, our DNA page, our Wiki and our Blog--as well as to other Mx-oriented sites such as those posted on the front page of our Wiki (The newest of these is Mx An American Story (http://www.mxroots.us/), a site dedicated primarily to the South Carolina Mullinax's, et al. Our thanks to Wendy Arnim (US339) for this link.)
Our most recent change involves connectivity between our Wiki and our Blog. Although, our Wiki has a built-in comments function, the ability for you to comment is constrained by your access privileges. Everyone in the world has "Read" access to our Wiki but only IMFA members or those non-members with an Mx-based story to tell, can have "Write" access*, and unfortunately you can't comment within the Wiki without "Write" access.
To get around this problem we've inserted a hot-link on each and every page of the Wiki (excepting appendices) which looks like this:
RESPOND
Clicking on this hot-link within the Wiki will automatically redirect you to our Blog page. Once there, you simply go to the upper right hand corner of the Blog window and sign in. Once signed in, you can click on "New Post" and make your comments in re any aspect of our Wiki. Once your Blog has been posted, one of our administrators will copy and paste it into the appropriate comments window on the Wiki.
Future changes may involve Web Hooks or some other Web technology to ensure seamless connectivity among the IMFA's many parts. Keep tuned in to learn of new changes as they develop.
*This is due to a combination of constraints within PBWiki and the IMFA's need to ensure a modicum of control over content within the Wiki. Our policy in this regard is still a matter of discussion and may change in future.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Wayne Straight's Mx Brick Wall:
By now you're all (painfully) aware that I'm a descendant of Thos. Mulliner of Ipswich, Suffolk and Branford CT (Thos1). I know who Thos.1's parents were (Thos. Mulliner the Elder (ca 1550-1626) and Elizabeth Appleyard (ca 1560-1628)), but have no clue as to which Mx family Thomas the Elder sprung. I also now know that Thos.1 had a son named Lawrence (1625-??) who stayed in England and was eventually listed by Sir Edward Bysshe & William Harry Rylands, College of Arms, in their book A Visitation of the County of Suffolk, begun Anno Dni. 1664 and Finished Anno Dni. 1668. In the book they listed one Lawrence Mulliner among the gentry, living at Holbrooke, in Suffolkshire. They also referenced his coat of arms and crest. Unfortunately, at this point in time I've only seen Ancestry.com's abbreviated account of same which is as follows: "Arms: Sable, a cross moline Erminois. Crest: a garb...Harl. M.S. 1085, p. 15". I would greatly appreciate hearing from anybody who is either descended from Lawrence and/or knows something about his family, its descent and its coat of arms/crest.
BLOG!!!!
Our Blog page has been alive and well for some time now, but very few of our members have taken advantage of it. For all of you who have internet access, you're missing a fantastic opportunity to post your genealogical brick walls on a part of the web that is very likely to be accessed and read by other Mxs & Mx descendants.
To sweeten the pot, we're issuing a challenge to you all. Post your brick walls on the Blog and we promise to look and see what we may have found that could shed light on your particular dilemma (I'll be posting one of my own brickwalls), and we'll include the more interesting ones in our IMFA Newsletter.
To sweeten the pot, we're issuing a challenge to you all. Post your brick walls on the Blog and we promise to look and see what we may have found that could shed light on your particular dilemma (I'll be posting one of my own brickwalls), and we'll include the more interesting ones in our IMFA Newsletter.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Marilyn Mullinix Blanck's NEW Book available Online!
Marilyn’s book Delaware Mullinixs and Their Descendants’ Migration 1698-1900, 2008, is available for download. Thank you Wendy Mullinax Arnim for letting us know! Marilyn's work is all-word searchable and printable - here’s the link - or click on the title above:
http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH21&CISOPTR=107426&REC=7
http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH21&CISOPTR=107426&REC=7
Marie Mx Spearman
Saturday, December 5, 2009
IMFA is revitalizing the Molyneux Y-DNA Surname Project!
Do you wonder if you might be related to the Molyneux who fought alongside William the Conqueror in 1066? If those Mx’s in South Carolina, Texas, Washington State, Australia or Liverpool might be your cousins?
Comparison of DNA test results among people sharing variants of a surname can help us answer these questions as genealogists. The displays of DNA results and pedigrees posted at our new website, www.imfa-dna.com, are designed for easier comparison, to help us reach solid conclusions from the tests and genealogical documentation.
Steve Mullinax, Co-Coordinator
Molyneux Y-DNA Surname Project
Marie Mullenneix Spearman
International Molyneux Family Association
President and U.S./Canadian Representative
Email: mxworld_us@mindspring.com
IMFA Webpage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~imfa/home.html
IMFA Y-DNA Surname Project: http://www.imfa-dna.com
IMFA Wiki: http://imfa.pbworks.com
IMFA Blog: http://www.mxfamilyhistory.blogspot.com
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