Could be. I went to a friend’s dad funeral a year ago, and met a person with the same last name. We got to talking, and we are from the same family as my dad’s father. He knew about the revolutionary war hero and the trail of tears and everything. Small world!
My father apparently made sure we stayed some distance from the rest of the family. I was the only one that visited my dads sister in the summer for a week and that’s when I’d see my grandfather. He somewhat ignored me.(actually did ignore) Now I think about it..I’m the only blonde in my family. My brothers and sisters have dark hair.