Publications
The draper, sailor and the pauper, by John Cherry, published March 2011 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 19 no. 5, article, pp.222-223) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508846] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:It is the 'holy grail' of family historians - finding a 'gateway ancestor' who opens up all sorts of connections. A WEBB ancestor I was researching had a maternal ancestor with the name SHAKESPEARE traceable back to the days of 'The Bard' with some interesting connections to him. Another maternal ancestor was traceable back to the Norman Invasion. Them was just one link to confirm.