NEw Worlders, whose family has been here longest?

[MichaeltheGreat]

On my dad's side, one line definitely dates to 1635, another line on my dad's side possibly to 1618, but there's a gap in known records around the mid 17th century, then one shows up in the same area as getting married, having kids, etc., but nothing about birth, arrival, etc.

On my mom's side, late 1700's on her dad's side, early 1700's on her mom's side.

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
On my dad's side, one line definitely dates to 1635, another line on my dad's side possibly to 1618, but there's a gap in known records around the mid 17th century, then one shows up in the same area as getting married, having kids, etc., but nothing about birth, arrival, etc.

On my mom's side, late 1700's on her dad's side, early 1700's on her mom's side.

French on your Dad's side?

[Odin]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I'm proud to say that I have no English blood whatsoever.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I'm proud to say that I have no English blood whatsoever.

My great grandpa lived for several years in Liverpool, having left Lithuania, before heading to Philadelphia. My dad used to say this meant we didnt have English blood, but we did have Holiday Inn blood. Though I dont know if there even are any Holidy Inns in England.

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I'm proud to say that I have no English blood whatsoever.

[monolith94]

I know that I'm a rebecca nourse descendant, and she was an old woman when she was killed in Salem (witch trials). That was in the 1690s, and I think she was born here, so I probably go back to the mid to early 1600s on my mom's side.

On my dad's side, it's 20th century italian immigrants.

[Tassadar500]

All records of my family were destroyed by the Nazis, and the Soviets.

[Ben Kenobi]

I have family that goes back to before the conquest in Kingston dating to 1752. Before the United Empire Loyalists.

Not too shabby for someone who isn't french canadian.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Native ancestry

I think the first white folks were part of the Jamestown colony, but I don't know when.

So which line was Jewish?

[Geronimo]

prior to 1810 none of my european ancestors had left europe. The most recent european immigrant ancestors I have arrived in 1898. The rest of my ancestors have been here a long long time

[Seeker]

"On my dad's side, it's 20th century italian immigrants."

you can trace them through parish records if you know the home town and any post-imigration name changes.

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
I have family that goes back to before the conquest in Kingston dating to 1752. Before the United Empire Loyalists.

Not too shabby for someone who isn't french canadian.

Native ancestry? American? Or are you saying that you have french ancestry but you're not french yourself?

[PLATO]

Oldest known ancestor on Dad's side was born in Virginia circa 1730...Died in 1780

On mom's side...was born in North Carolina in 1791.

Neithier of their parents are known to us at this time...but we are still looking!

So, I guess that makes me pretty Southern.

[Bosh]

Originally posted by Richelieu

[monolith94]

Seeker - trust me, my mom's done it, if it can be done (concerning geneology, I feel I ought to clarify). We know where in Italy he came from, and indeed we even stayed with our distant Italian relatives while we were there.