Post an interesting fact about your ancestry

[fundy87]

My mom's cousin is Gary Sinise

 

[Kagnew]

Most of mine came to southern indiana from Virginia. Some lived in Kentucky first after they came from Virginia.

From what I've been able to piece together, there were thousands of immigrants from Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, and Germany (or what are now parts of Germany) who landed in Philadelphia. From there, they made their way south on what was called the "Great Wagon Road" into the western parts of Virginia and North Carolina. Many (after some generations) then moved to Kentucky and then up to the Northwest Territory/Indiana Territory. It's not really an exaggeration to say that southern Indiana is an extension of Kentucky, or that it's the "northern-most southern state".

 

[Kagnew]

My mom's cousin is Gary Sinise

I think I'd be proud to be related to "Lieutenant Dan".

 

[eldirector]

Another interesting tidbit: Levi Coffin attended the same Friends Meeting (Driftwood Monthly Meeting - near Seymour, IN) as much of my family, back in the mid-1800's.

BTW: If there are any Ruddick's or Cox's on the forum , drop me a PM. I have some documents you may be interested in.

 

[Scout]

The only bit of family history I know is tham my paternal great grandpa immigrated here from Holland with his wife. They had children and later moved to Fort Wayne. He was a machinist at GE. My grandfather worked at International Harvester, first on the line, then is quality control after the war. He spent six months overseas in Sweden I think working with the company that made the stamping dies for Scout body parts. My dad worked at Joslyn Steel, (later Slater Steel) where the nuclear material for the first atom bomb was processed. They say there is still a low amount of radiation left over from that.

I know nothing of any royalty in the family, but I was contacted by someone researching my family tree who claiks my family was important. I've not heard back from him, but I woild like to continue and see where it goes.


Fort Wayne at one time had a high German population there were German speaking churches, and newspaprrs printed in German. Of course when we became involved with WWI no one wanted to be associated with the enemy and most of that ended. However, we do have Germanfest in the summer.

 

[Ericpwp]

Holy necrothread!

My Dad signed up for ancestry.com, and I have been helping. So far we've confirmed 8 Mayflower passengers, 3 that signed the Mayflower Compact. A bunch more came over on the Ann in 1623.
I also just found out I'm Swedish and Scottish.
It is quite the journey.

 

[Audie Murphy]

I think I had mentioned this in a thread like this one before, but I'm a descendant of Admiral François Joseph Paul de Grasse. So that makes me German/Scottish/Irish/French. I am also told I'm related to Abraham Lincoln's wife.

Odd that you mention this admiral's name because I was stationed on board DD974 the USS Comte De Grasse.

 

[MrAverage]

I submitted a sample to the AncestryDNA and it came back 100% white trash........whatever that means.

 

[halfmileharry]

I submitted a sample to the AncestryDNA and it came back 100% white trash........whatever that means.

I knew I had to have relatives on here...

 

[MCgrease08]

Holy necrothread!

My Dad signed up for ancestry.com, and I have been helping. So far we've confirmed 8 Mayflower passengers, 3 that signed the Mayflower Compact. A bunch more came over on the Ann in 1623.

My Mom's side of the family is named Merriam. One of my relatives is Merriam of Merriam-Webster Dictionary fame. My grandmother claims to have also traced the lineage back to an Officer on the Mayflower named Meriam.

If you're a Revolutionary War buff, or you've shot an Appleseed or Revere's Riders event, you probably know Meriam's Corner. It's just the place where the Revolution started. No big deal.

 

[24Carat]

Daniel Boone is in our family tree.

 

[Hoosier45]

My grandfather's grandfather killed a man in the Hatfield McCoy feud.

 

[Expat]

My mom's family was in the middle plantation at Jamestown. So they were English, had an Indian woman in the line. Dad's side was mostly Scots-Irish with a little French thrown in. Supposedly related to Jesse James.
AncestryDNA showed quite a bit of Scandinavian, which I assume would be the Viking raids of the isles? There was a pinch of Italian... would the Romans have left that much DNA floating around in England?

 

[jbombelli]

I'm descended from Alpin, first king of Scotland.

 

[HoughMade]

I am a descendent of Samuel Wardwell, hanged as a witch as a result of the Salem Witch Trials, 1692.

Salem Witch Trials Notable Persons

 

[Expat]

I am a descendent of Samuel Wardwell, hanged as a witch as a result of the Salem Witch Trials, 1692.

Salem Witch Trials Notable Persons

Aren't witch powers inherited

 

[Timjoebillybob]

My grandfather's grandfather killed a man in the Hatfield McCoy feud.

On which side? My last name is one of those...

I am a descendent of Samuel Wardwell, hanged as a witch as a result of the Salem Witch Trials, 1692.

Salem Witch Trials Notable Persons

Is that why you became an attorney? So you could represent yourself?

Supposedly one of my ancestors was a "horse whisperer" who was lynched either for fixing races or for being a horse thief. Another was a tattoo artist with a traveling carnival back when it was illegal.

 

[Expat]

My grandfather's grandfather killed a man in the Hatfield McCoy feud.

On which side? My last name is one of those...

I am from just a couple hollers over from you fellers.

 

[jsharmon7]

Fact: Almost all of my ancestors are dead. It doesn't bode well for me.

 

[HoughMade]

Aren't witch powers inherited

Why, yes.