I found another embarrassing ancestor...

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Reading court records can be loads of fun. I found the record of one of my

Great, great grandmother's suing her husband. He had moved out and wasn't providing for the household. Apparently, what she did was considered very brave and almost unheard-of for her time, middle eighteenth century. She won the case and got her money, which for the time was unusual.

I also found records for a paternal great ×2 grandfather who, though he was a Baptist preacher, had a serious problem with drink. His escapades are thoroughly documented and almost always involved a young woman who was not his wife.

I got involved in searching for my ancestors in 2013. I served on the board of our local genealogical society for a while, too. I remember how excited everyone was waiting for the census records to be released in 2012. I've been pondering a DNA test. I'd like to know my haplogroup, if nothing else.