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who you really are by learning more about your forebears. — James E. Faust, October 2003
Great families in England bear date from William the Conqueror; the rest from Adam and Eve. — Author Unknown
Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own. — Ambrose Bierce
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. — Mark Twain
I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap. — Rodney Dangerfield
Never permit yourself to become a weak link in the chain of your generations. — Gordon B. Hinckley ("Keep the Chain Unbroken", BYU Devotional, 30 Nov 1999)
Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors. — Jonas Salk (1914-1995) US physician and microbiologist
Some may feel that they have conscientiously sought the Spirit in the task of finding ancestral information without success and therefore attribute their lack of success to insufficient faith. If you have felt this way, I suggest patience. Give the Lord time. Have faith that in His due time, all of the information you need will become available. But in the meantime, ask the Lord to direct your attention to other ancestors whose information is more accessible. — David B. Haight (Ensign, May 1993, p 23)
The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will
brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a pirate. — Bern Williams (National Enquirer)
The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato -- the best part is underground.
— Thomas Overbury
The next thing most like living one's life over again seems to be a recollection of that life, and to make that recollection as durable as possible by putting it down in writing. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790
The only thing to do with family skeletons is to take them out of he closet and dance with them. — Author Unknown
When you hear a man talk of nothing but his father or grandfather, or some great-uncle, what they said and did, what places of honor or profit they filled, you may then take it for granted that he has no merit of his own to recommend him. — Author Unknown
Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me? — Groucho Marx
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John
Nay, Jr. (1804-1892) is the patriarch of most, if not all all Nays rooted in Utah. Some dedicated members of
the Nay/McNee family have compiled a book on the lives and posterity of John and his wives, Thirza Angelina
Hale (1814-1895) and Lucy Thankful Pine (1831-1897). The book includes comprehensive genealogical charts.
Unfortunately, this book is now out of print.
A an online version with the same copyrighted content is now available. Click
