(Image taken from http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/si-184.html)or
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.c/qx/tabor-coat-arms.htm
or
http://www.5dollarcoatsofarms.com/gallery/T/pages/image003.html
I guess I need to find out more about where we came from!
Michael said...
Don't forget that our name might be a truncation, with that fact hidden in our family (lots of folks are ashamed to admit to Slavic blood).
For years, folks asked me if Tabor was Hungarian. The only Hungarian Tabors I know about are Roma - another stigmatized group.
Just thought I'd muddy the water for you. :D
Serena said...
Thanks. My mind wanders to thoughts of hara-kari.
Actually, I came across published genealogies (not to be taken as written in stone, mind you; anyone can publish a genealogy) that trace our origins back to England. According to one, our ancestor came from Essex, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1630. (Descendants of Thomas Taber 1924, compiled by George L. Randall, published by Higginson Book Company).
We really are mutts, though, in a manner of speaking. Hungarian is entirely possible. And then we have the Fassett line, connected by Great-Grandfather Charles Tabor's wife. They allegedly came from Scotland and were formerly known as the MacPhersons, having changed the family name to protect themselves from extinction by Cromwell.
And, of course, we have mom's roots in Ireland, Mexico and England.
When people ask me what nationality I am, I tell them the best answer I can give. "I'm American." 'Mutt' just doesn't have a very nice ring to it.
Michael said:
Woof. :D
