Ah, howdy distant cousin!
There was one long list of Vikings and such leading back to Ragnarsson, of course, I went back to 873 when he died. That was through the MacLean and MacDonald clans.
Here's a good one. I found one ancestor that was related to both my mother's tree and my father's tree. A male ancestor married a woman then another, one from each side. That was 7 or 8 generations back, here in the New World.
The Mayflower connection is with John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley, both from off the Mayflower. Also Chief Quadequina Wampanag, the native who shared popcorn with the pilgrims.
The Jamestown connection is with Captain William Tucker (1589-1644)
I'm also related to Capt Tobias Lear Secretary to George Washington and a half dozen or so Lords and Ladies in Ye Ole England.
There was one long list of Vikings and such leading back to Ragnarsson, of course, I went back to 873 when he died. That was through the MacLean and MacDonald clans.
Quote:Ivar Ragnarsson nicknamed the Boneless (inn beinlausi), was a Danish Viking chieftain (and by reputation also a berserker), who, in the autumn of 865 A.D., with his brothers Halfdan Ragnarsson (Halfdene) and Ubbe Ragnarsson (Hubba), led the Great Heathen Army in the invasion of the East Anglian region of England.
Here's a good one. I found one ancestor that was related to both my mother's tree and my father's tree. A male ancestor married a woman then another, one from each side. That was 7 or 8 generations back, here in the New World.
The Mayflower connection is with John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley, both from off the Mayflower. Also Chief Quadequina Wampanag, the native who shared popcorn with the pilgrims.
The Jamestown connection is with Captain William Tucker (1589-1644)
I'm also related to Capt Tobias Lear Secretary to George Washington and a half dozen or so Lords and Ladies in Ye Ole England.
A trail goes two ways and looks different in each direction - There is no such thing as a timid woodland creature - Whatever does not kill you leaves you a survivor - Jesus is NOT a bad word - MSB