South Carolina’s 250th tells revolution story, warts and all

AP ^ | 26 November 2021 | JEFFREY COLLINS

[upchuck]

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[PistolPaknMama]

Am I the only Freeper who had Tory ancestors?

Just the only one that'll admit it! lol

[DeFault User]

I’ve often wondered why they were Tories. The only thing I can figure is that the first ancestor came to Virginia from England in the late 1600s and probably had a land grant from the Crown. And the families remained loyal.

I’ve also read that a significant number of the Colonists were Tories, but we hear little about them.

At least I haven’t found any horse thieves on my family tree. ;O)

[PistolPaknMama]

Some say his ancestray was from Ireland. But it may be French.

I went to Ancestry and looked him up. He is full French at least for 4 generations. Both his paternal and maternal lines are French. Not an Irish among them!

[Candor7]

A lot of French people imigrated to Ireland earlier on back in the 1600s, But I agree with you that his line is French but the idea that he lineage is somehow Irish lingers.