My friends know that I periodically go down genealogical rabbit holes. It’s somewhat like working in a mine--you go deep into dark recesses, for there rich deposits may be uncovered. Eventually, however, you have to leave the darkened past and return to the light of day and engage the world as it is. But it is great fun, and it can be useful as well—as long as you can properly understand what to do with it, what it really means, and more importantly, what it does not mean. I will explain.
Yeoman! Blast from my feudal past, lol. You are so fun to read. Ever thought of writing a book for ancestry buffs? A how to?