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The name of this mailing list is:
     Nicks-Kin@Yahoogroups.com

The purpose of the group remains the same:  To cooperatively 
investigate the ramifications of being (or probably so) the 
descendents of Nicholas Rob*son, b. c1666.

The list will be private, meaning among other things, that I (or 
Tom Robertson) must approve any new request for membership on the 
list.  It also means that the list archives will only be viewable 
by list members.

It will, as before, not be the purpose of the list to "sell" the idea 
of being descended from NR to the unconvinced.  Each researcher is 
their own judge and jury on this matter.  List membership is not 
invited for those whose *only* participation will be to oppose 
descendance from NR, since that would be counter to the reason for 
the existence of the list.  That being said, differing viewpoints 
will be encouraged.

In general, those being invited to join the list are researchers (who 
are positive to consideration of such descendence) among - the 
descendents of siblings Mathew Robertson/James "Horse Shoe" 
Robertson/David Robertson - those of Col. Charles Robertson of 
Watauga TN - those of Israel Rob*son of Granville Co. NC - those of 
Gen. James Robertson of TN - those of John Robinson b. c1700 (m. Mary 
Evans?) and their relatives.

I hope you will join us, and will suggest other cousins who would be 
interested.

You either have or will receive a separate invitation to join the
MyFamily site associated with the Nicks-kin mailing list.  We 
recommend that you do so.  Our members have had no problems getting
on the MyFamily site.  That is where list messages will be archived
periodically and various shared files (lineages, gedcoms, etc.)
will be available.

John Robertson