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You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 1 Send Message	David	Report	26 May 2007 10:12
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 1 Send Message	The family name SAXTON is one of the most notable of the ancient Anglo/Saxon race. This founding race of England, a fair skinned people led by the Saxon General/Commanders Hengist and Horsa, settled in Kent from about the year 400 A.D. The Angles, on the other hand, occupied the eastern coast. Following opression from Norman rule some Saxtons moved northward to the Midlands, Lancashire and Yorkshire, even into Scotland. In early times the surname Saxton was often spelt Saxon, Sefton, Sephton, Sexton,

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