Traced ours back to a castle in Ireland that was awarded to my great, great, great, great, great grandfather. He was one of several boys of a “Viking noble,” and was awarded the castle and lands after a battle in Ireland. He eventually chose to leave to come to the New World in the early 1700’s.
So on my mother’s side I first discovered the Bentley’s of Essex England and trace their arrival here to before the Revolutionary War. All fought against England and the crown and one Father with both his sons are recognized in the historical service records.(Bentley).
The Viking lineage comes through my mother’s mom’s side under the Fannin name.
My Dad’s side is a bit less glamorous. Simple planter’s finding their way here in the late 1800’s and helping to build and settle the area around Cleveland, Ohio.
" The Skolts are considered to be the indigenous people of the borderland area between present-day Finland, Russia and Norway, i.e. on the Kola Peninsula and the adjacent Fenno-Scandinavian mainland."
BTW, Ben Franklin and Renee Zellweger had/have the same DNA.
I only know some of my family’s American history.
I know about Indians attacking a settler village of one of my ancestors. They captured and enslaved the women and children. The female relative who was captured, was scalped and her hair hooked on the door of their cabin.
I learned it took two years for the men to gather enough fighters to attack the Indians who did it and kill them all - men, women and children. They freed the women and children who were still alive but my female ancestor was “bald for the rest of her days.”
Another ancestor had the first brewery in Pennsylvania and had a pretty big company town. They were very wealthy but alcoholism was a problem. It’s a long story.
Most surprising to me, I have as much Portugese in me as British islander. You wouldn’t know it looking at me.
I’m descended from the Goa’uld, which explains a lot.
I’m related to John Galt.
Melungeon. Hope I spelled it right.
I jus did this the past year. Mine showed me to be 27% Great Britain and I was not expecting any. I figured it would be all E. Europe or W. Europe. It mostly was 43% E. Euro and 16% W. Euro but then I had 6% Italy and Greece and 3% from the Iberian Peninsula which was very weird.
I sent my DNA into National Geographic several years ago. They’ve got the Genographic Project that’s still ongoing. I paid $100 back then, but they’ve got a newer test, that they’ve reduced the price to $149 from $200. Back then I was recognized as being in Haplogroup J. Would like to have it done again as I’m sure they’d be able to be more specific regarding my ancestors, but I don’t have the money to spare at the moment.
I am one of the many direct descendants of President Bill Clinton.
I love genealogy and was going to sign up for DNA, but ultimately didn’t after I read this...
http://fusion.net/story/215204/law-enforcement-agencies-are-asking-ancestry-com-and-23andme-for-their-customers-dna/
Direct descendant of John Knox (c. 1513 - 1572) was a Scottish clergyman, theologian, and writer who was a leader of the Protestant Reformation.
Much to my horror it has been discovered that Great-Great Uncle Clarence had been executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison for the crime of Murder. But, do not despair cousins; I have found a way to present it in the Official Version of our Family History.
“Great-Great Uncle Clarence occupied a chair of Applied Electronics at an important government institution. He was attached to his position by the strongest of ties and his death came as a great shock .â€