Mary and john ;You ask about beginings; when I was pre school I dug up the
remains of what was once a back yard well much to the horror and  amazement of
my poor mother; as a 7 yr old  I attended the 1957 300 yr celebration at
Jamestown Va. to learn that my early ancestor was buried there ; that did it
for me ...Ive been blessed ....(cursed?) ever since. Regards Michael