Definitions of Genealogy
Genealogy is commonly defined as:
- a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- the study of family ancestries and histories.
- descent from an original form or progenitor; lineage; ancestry.
Our Herriott families with their variant spellings often descend from the same tree. We can prove this either by DNA (HHA Surname Project) or a paper trail (Archives).