[BamaBelle]

I descend from a Ensign Thomas Washer, 1619 resident of Jamestown, on one side and speculated but not yet proven from John Alden of Mayflower on the other side...so definitely natural born...lol

[j.havenfarm]

We got here around 1590. As I said, I’m very tolerant of you latecomers

JK. I’m proud to be your fellow deep-rooted American

[enumerated]

What about all your other great-great-great-greats?

My point being (more of a question): is it enough to have one ancestor on each side in order to claim original settler status?

I have some ancestors who fought Indians in the Great Lake regions back in the 1600s, others who came later or married someone who came later.

A person normally has four grandparents, eight greats, sixteen great-greats, 32, 64, etc.. so if we're talking 1600s, that's a lot of ancestors.

I guess a person could have several ancestors who came over on the Mayflower and yet still not be natural born if one parent was born elsewhere?

My grandfather was a solid American but they happened to be in Durban SA when my father was born.