about the author
about the author
Bruce D. Despain is a genealogist, who, for several years, has concentrated on interests in science and linguistics leading to the production of this website. His most widely acknowledged expertise is in data analysis. Genealogical data presents a historical and demographic context that drives the direction of continued research efforts. His accreditation and deepest experience have been in the records of Pennsylvania, New York, and Germany. His own lineages have been particularly vulnerable to his thorough analysis, so that his work is not confined to those areas. As may be ascertained from the evidence in the biographical and genealogical collection on this website, any relatives on these lines will find themselves fortunate that he pursues this work so assiduously.
By Bruce & Mary Despain (2007)

Biographical Collection		 Biographical Sketches of Selected Ancestors, documents & stories — for those of my relatives who have an interest in their ancestral roots (additions July 2007)

Genealogical Collection		 Pedigrees & family groups for many of my known ancestors — for any relatives who want to share in some of my findings there are GEDCOM downloads (additions October 2008)

The Despain Family		 A Genealogy and Family History Comprising Some of the Descendants of Jean Despaigne in the Low Countries, England, and America — covers genealogical data for Despains down to about 1900 (additions, January 2004)

The Science of Genealogy		 Works relating to the field of genealogy, i.e. using the scientific method in the activities relating to genealogical investigations (additions June 2008)

Science and Linguistics		 Works treating the scientific approach, the languages of science, the philosophy of language, the theory of formal languages, sketches of the phonology and morphology of English, analyzing and processing names, and British kinship terms (additions January 2010)

English Grammar		 Works relating to English grammar — a basic grammar (Southworth & Goddard), diagramming sentences (Reed & Kellogg), a short phonology, the use of paraphrase in sentence analysis, and some miscellaneous fragments (revisions September 2008)

On the Frontier		 Miscellaneous works from a mythic and faith-based approach to understanding (additions August 2008)