Duchess of Downtown Tacoma

Zero F's were given by Vlad the Impaler. Even though his father was the product of his Grandfather's mistress, he was against women who had sex before marriage. Under his reign as King, they were killed brutally - impaled through their vagina's. Their breasts cut off and force fed to their lovers. He also hated beggars. He once all of invited all of them to a feast and then he locked the doors and burned them alive. Enemies of the state were also brutally slaughtered. His army killed thousands of Turkish and Ottomans. He even used biological warfare spreading the bubonic plague against his enemies intentionally. And of course, he impaled a lot of people.  But he was considered a hero to the Romanians and the Pope loved him. He was seen as a protector of Christianity.  The name Dracula came from a secret society his father belonged to called the Order of the Dragon, an organization dedicated to protecting Catholicism.  He is my cousin, but I am happy to say there is a fost...

  After a very stressful day yesterday I needed a break from reality so I watched the new Cinderella movie on Prime Video. They launched it with Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation so they pretty much had me at hello. It was the perfect elixir for my day. But my brain never really takes a holiday. It was just redirected to a new line of thinking. I started thinking about the longevity of the story of Cinderella and all the remakings. In the story, Cinderella was a commoner who actually came from nobility because her father who passed away was a nobleman. So Cinderella was accustomed to the finer things and would not take no for an answer when it came to going to that ball. You could paint her as spoiled child, or you could paint her as a strong woman who refused to accept her lot in life. In any case, magic intervened to bring her what she wished for. What does this have to do with my blog about my ancestry? Let me explain.  There is a common idea among people with RH negative blood...

When I tell you that there is a link between witches, angels and fairies I know that it sounds like a wacky conspiracy theory. But I've been researching my ancestry for a few years now and these things just keep jumping out at me. These blogs are just a collection of the evidence. The conclusion of these facts is up to you the reader. I'm just documenting things I discovered about my ancestors in this blog.  One story in my ancestry really fascinates me is the story of my 7th Great grandmother Mercy Disbrow (sometimes spelled Disborough). Any discussion about the Connecticut Witch Trials especially in the academic collegiate circles usually includes Mercy's story. More details about that below. This story just won't leave me alone.  As I researched other famous people, Mercy and her husband Thomas's names kept showing up in the relationship path. Here are a few examples of our common relations: Drew Barrymore my 18th cousin once removed. Thomas Paine my 17th cousi...