Thanks for the info.
I’m what my family calls “black irish” (black hair, green eyes). They never stressed the English/Irish/German (Darling/Huntsinger) background, but the we’ve-been-here-since-before-the Revolution Americanhood.
That’s the way I raised my children, we don’t have any hyphens in our citizenships, call me Mick if you wish!
Well, meet a black Scot. LOL
Your family sounds a lot like mine. Our family roots stretch out all over the place, and go back to before colonization. Short version: We're European-African-Native American.
My family looks like a doggone rainbow, with everything from blonde hair and light eyes, to nappy hair and black skin. All of it from the same four grandparents.
I've got a Clan Bell badge tattooed on my shoulder. I'm like a bag of M&Ms - brown on the outside, with every color in the rainbow inside.
I got freckles too ;-)
LOL call me “sister.” Although, truth be told I’ve had relatives from Philly to Rutand, Vt. be of the old variety amidst interbreeding w’Irish and German. I, however,look distinctly Spanish/Welsh/French/Italian.
Mainly I am Irish/English. V’s wife.