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September 29, 2007
6 Last Names that Reveal Pirate Ancestry
Shiver me timbers! If your surname is Morgan, Kidd, Teach, Rackham, Bonny or Read, there's a good chance there is a pirate lurking in your family tree. People who have these names could very well be related to Britain's most
famous pirates, reports London's Telegraph. Of course, proving that will take some genealogical sleuthing, a difficult task since pirates rarely kept permanent records of their nefarious backgrounds. Still, the payoff is well worth it. "What could be more exhilarating than finding you are related to one of Britain's most colorful characters?" Abigail Baker of the genealogy research organization Achievements Ltd., asked the Telegraph.
Posted by Post Scripts at September 29, 2007 08:26 AM