jacobites

[cchrissys1]

were there really jacobites and if so does anyone know the story of how they came to scottland?

Yes they were real, and they didn't come to Scotland, they were home grown.

A Jacobite was a 17th/18th Century supporter of the claims of King James VII and his direct male descendants to the thrones of Scotland, England, & Ireland.

[Zakalwe7]

The name Jacobite comes for the Latin Jacobus meaning James. As Neil says, when James VII was deposed from the thrones of Scotland, England and Ireland in 1688/9, those people who continued to support him were known as Jacobites. They continued to support his son and grandson, and staged several uprisings against the new kings, the most notable of which were in 1689, 1708, 1715, 1719 and 1745. They failed though and support for them faded away.

[Polwarth]

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Please 'search' this forum (use the magnifying glass at the top of the page) and key in 'Jacobite' and you will be able to read the many, many, many topics on the subject...

And by the way, the country is Scotland (one 't'!)

[cchrissys1]

oh, golly. thanks alot. that's a lot of usfull information.
so can anyone trace their ancestory back to adam and eve?

My ancestors were real people, not fictional characters from a story book.

[cchrissys1]

Ya, and on one side of my family the geneology goes back to Joseph of egypt. alot of people have records like that. so much for fairytales. Best way to find out if God is real ask him your self. But beware, if he shows you he expects you to obey All the bible teachings. Lots of people need thier own testemony. nothing wrong with that. Only thing wrong is if they have an opinion without finding out for sure and influance others to believe it's a fact.