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benld74

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28. I've confirmed my Great x 7 grandfather

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 09:35 PM

Oct 2012

back in France to 1717. Other possible 'relatives' befroe that time as well. But the family 'secret' I discovered was my great-great grandfather married a woman of Spanish descent. Thereby making me 1/4 Spanish, 1/4 French and 1/2 Italian(mothers side).
The other 'secret'? My great-grandfather was married 3 times, with the family in France larger than the one here.

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The Genealogy Thread. =) [View all] AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 OP

Job's Lane in Southampton Long Island is named for one of my 10th great grandfathers. n/t HereSince1628 Sep 2012 #1

Apparently, my South Carolinian ancestor, Yearby Land, may have lived thru the New Madrid quake..... AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #2

we may have common ancestors grasswire Sep 2012 #5

Thomas Sayre has scores of thousands of living descendants...we certainly could share him. HereSince1628 Sep 2012 #13

Interesting! It's great that you frogmarch Sep 2012 #3

where is that trunk now? grasswire Sep 2012 #8

Many of my earliest maternal ancestors were Southerners. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #9

Pressed leaves from the old trees frogmarch Sep 2012 #16

Apparently, one of my earliest ancestors was a Dutchman. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #11

It would be neat if you could frogmarch Sep 2012 #15

Some tidbits of my own... pipi_k Sep 2012 #4

have you been to Old Deerfield? grasswire Sep 2012 #6

I have, and in fact pipi_k Sep 2012 #12

nice grasswire Sep 2012 #17

If you're ever pipi_k Oct 2012 #43

I didn't know about S. Hadley's sale grasswire Oct 2012 #47

I have Southern roots too! mia Sep 2012 #7

No prob. It's a favorite subject of mine. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #10

I know my father's side goes back to at least my great grandfather in Iowa. Mom's is longer... HopeHoops Sep 2012 #14

I've had family in Iowa, too, I think. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #18

Here's another interesting piece of trivia about my family: AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #19

Started some research on my dad's family, too. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #20

I got lucky! Here's the Springer family. And boy, what a treasure! AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #30

the exodus of Loyalists to Ontario was huge grasswire Oct 2012 #35

Very interesting. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #36

My dad's family is part of the Diasopra, so I only know it a few generations back. pink-o Oct 2012 #21

My Great-great-....-grandmother was rescued revolution breeze Oct 2012 #22

as I get older handmade34 Oct 2012 #23

Someone has traced one branch of our family back to 15th Century England Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #24

Searching for where one came frorm is Cool...and thanks for the links...I woulda' thought KoKo Oct 2012 #25

Not a problem. I thought you guys would like it. =) AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #32

I'm a cousin of George Washington. trof Oct 2012 #26

You're related to George Washington's great-grandfather? Awesome. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #29

My son-in-law is a descendant of one of Thomas Jefferson's daughters. trof Oct 2012 #27

I've confirmed my Great x 7 grandfather benld74 Oct 2012 #28

I may have a French ancestor, too: AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #31

My 8th Great Grandmother, HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #33

Interesting. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #34

Maternal Grandmother also traces back to Salem witch trials "The Crucible" Fla Dem Oct 2012 #48

Would that be Rebecca Nurse? HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #50

Yes, it was. I should have stated that. Her last name has also been spelled as Nourse. n/t Fla Dem Oct 2012 #51

You probably already have this information, but HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #53

You might want to check out the DU Ancestry/Genealogy Group: Rhiannon12866 Oct 2012 #37

Really? Cool! nt =) AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #38

Lots of folks there are really into genealogy and can be quite helpful Rhiannon12866 Oct 2012 #55

Here's one of my other relatives. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #39

After having a mitochondrial DNA test, I decided to investigate my matrilineage. Fridays Child Oct 2012 #40

Wessington Springs, sometime in 1900. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #41

My husband's family had a Mehitable in Massachussetts around that time, I think. And a Hate Evil. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #54

Neo-Puritans? LOL. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #56

My maternal grandfather's family goes back in America to before the Revolution deutsey Oct 2012 #42

One of my great-uncles died fighting the Japanese. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #49

During TuxedoKat Oct 2012 #44

yeah I didn't feel too good about being related to George Bush. grasswire Oct 2012 #45

French Huguenots from Virginia on my Mom's side. Hessian Merc captured at Trenton on Dad's side. davsand Oct 2012 #46

Thanks. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #52