BUFFETT'S ISLAND GIFT

[Guest]

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

"Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffet has been given land on a South Pacific island after discovering one of his sea-faring ancestors was one of the first Westerners to live there in the 19th century.
Buffett, himself a keen sailor, was given the land on Norfolk Island while he was tracing his family history.

The singer discovered that one ancestor, John Buffet, gave up his career as a whaler when he discovered Pitcairn Island and swam ashore to join many of the mutineers from the HMS Bounty.

http://sfgate.com/columnists/dailydish/

[VB for Buffett]

How could they spell John Buffet(t)s name wrong

[phjrsaunt]

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

"Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffet has been given land on a South Pacific island after discovering one of his sea-faring ancestors was one of the first Westerners to live there in the 19th century.
Buffett, himself a keen sailor, was given the land on Norfolk Island while he was tracing his family history.

The singer discovered that one ancestor, John Buffet, gave up his career as a whaler when he discovered Pitcairn Island and swam ashore to join many of the mutineers from the HMS Bounty.

http://sfgate.com/columnists/dailydish/

Interesting, but his last name is "Buffett" with two t's.

[creeky]

Norfolk Island is full of Buffetts (is part of Australia) .

Tho there is one less, after one of the Buffetts murdered his father there earlier this year.

[Margaritas_And_Senoritas]

wELL AIN'T THAT SOMETHING ELSE?!?!?

HE WAS "GIVEN" THE LAND?... WOW!

[Ilph]

Somebody can give me an island anytime they like

[citcat]

My ancestors came from Ireland....I'll take that island! And the others came from Germany, I'll just take an ancient castle there. And I'm also Cherokee....I'll take back Tennessee, thank you very much!

[rpbuffett]

My father was from Norfolk Island, I am also a descendent of John Buffett, I wonder if I will get the papers to my section of the Island soon.

That would be cool,


rpbuffett
Charleston, SC

[rpbuffett]

I missed the story of the murder, do you have any infor on where I could go to look up the story, thanks.

[Mango Picker]

Not only is he great in the business world, but LUCKY...

Now he has a real piece of one of the many islands that make up that Margaritaville realm!!!!

An interesting piece of family history tied in to such a famous story like Mutiny on the Bounty...

more song material????? I hope so!

Going back to the island..... ey what!

[conched]

I missed the story of the murder, do you have any infor on where I could go to look up the story, thanks.

Googled and found this...

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_pag ... 02,00.html

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/ ... click=true

You'll probably find this one interesting too.

http://www.wolfmedia.ca/gwolf/norfolk.html

[Bwana Paul]

Why can't I be given an island?