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Newcomer.

One of my ancestors was a Spaniard who settled in San Juan, Puerto Rico (the oldest European settlement under the U.S. flag) before 1530.

And the 1587 Roanoke settlement that included Virginia Dare’s parents was the second such settlement, the first having come in 1585. The 1585 expedition stopped in western Puerto Rico on the way to North Carolina, where another ancestor of mine, Spanish Governor Diego Menendez de Valdes (an Asturian, and cousin of Juan Menendez de Aviles, the founder of St. Augustine, FL), allowed residents to trade with the Englishmen who needed supplies for the rest of their voyage.

But it’s okay, I’ll let you stay. : )

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Oh, darn. I thought I'd just won the lottery. ;-) That's what they used to call Grandpa's family - Newcomers. They'd only been here from the late 1600s, early 1700s. Well, at least you knew where you were. I didn't even know that. Thank you for the extension of such gracious generosity. I defer to your superior credentials and accept with overwhelming gratitude.