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3. I haven't, but my brothers visited the small town in England where our relatives are from

Mon Apr 17, 2023, 10:58 AM

Apr 2023

On my father’s side. They looked up some third cousins who have our same last name (Wall, very English). They were living very similar middle-class lives to our own. My mother’s ancestors came to Virginia in colonial times. I can’t even imagine all the history there. One of my great great great grandfathers was from the English court and given a job governing the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He was a real son of a bitch. Slaveholder, Indian killer. It’s great you got to go visit and see where your ancestors are buried. And I can understand your spiritual experience. Some graves on our family property have birthdates in the 1600’s

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For those of you who are able to trace their ancestry back to another country... [View all] Tommy Carcetti Apr 2023 OP

No, I haven't been able to locate the name of the English or Welsh towns my ancestors lived. Mine sinkingfeeling Apr 2023 #1

My first known American ancestor, Andrew Totty, arrived in Virginia in 1640. Aristus Apr 2023 #2

I haven't, but my brothers visited the small town in England where our relatives are from Walleye Apr 2023 #3

Yes, my mother was really into genealogy, cksmithy Apr 2023 #64

That is wonderful, I love connection to the past generations, and Americans we come from everywhere Walleye Apr 2023 #68

I have not, but this post caused me to look up my surname ... Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2023 #4

i was surprised that my mom's last name is pretty rare. mopinko Apr 2023 #17

So 'Pinko' isn't a very popular last name? Who'da thunk it? Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2023 #27

that's my da's name. mopinko Apr 2023 #36

Lol I assumed that was not your real last name Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2023 #39

it's rly cahill. mopinko Apr 2023 #43

That's what I thought from your twitter handle ;) Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2023 #44

i'm mopinko in a few places. mopinko Apr 2023 #49

Perhaps it was originally O'Pinko? Wicked Blue Apr 2023 #53

my ex had a weird surname mopinko Apr 2023 #45

I visited the home town of my father once. Wisconsin. Tetrachloride Apr 2023 #5

Only France, and the link would have been through Norman invaders. I'd love to visit more of my root GPV Apr 2023 #6

Only on one side of the family Redleg Apr 2023 #7

I have never been to my families home towns WhiteTara Apr 2023 #8

My paternal GF's last name was something Swedish Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2023 #46

nice WhiteTara Apr 2023 #47

I know where some of my ancestors lived bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #9

My paternal family came from towns around the Firth of Forth. Chainfire Apr 2023 #10

Thanks for sharing this great story FakeNoose Apr 2023 #11

Yes I have....though only one so far....in Scotland RegulatedCapitalistD Apr 2023 #12

I haven't, so far, but my brother has recently visited Ocelot II Apr 2023 #13

First Generation bpj62 Apr 2023 #14

Supposedly Bath. Karadeniz Apr 2023 #15

not yet. some day. there are tour companies that do this. mopinko Apr 2023 #16

My grandparents were from Poland bif Apr 2023 #18

Mine too on my Dad's side. I actually visited my grandfather's brother KPN Apr 2023 #52

I haven't been able to visit either Ireland or Wales, area51 Apr 2023 #19

Visited both towns in Sicily where my grandparents were born. CanonRay Apr 2023 #20

What a cool story! i visited the Salem Witchcraft Museum to see where my ancestor was tried samnsara Apr 2023 #21

I love Midsome Murders too Wicked Blue Apr 2023 #54

My maternal grandparents emigrated from Luxembourg in the 1890s. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2023 #22

My ancestors came from Arkansas and Missouri. And before that Virginia and Kentucky. Bucky Apr 2023 #23

Hah - well, something of a case could be made that those are other countries!1 UTUSN Apr 2023 #25

Ha-ha! I've been there. That's where my cultural roots come from. Bucky Apr 2023 #28

Saw the road sign as our tour bus whizzed by. UTUSN Apr 2023 #24

I know where both sides of my family lived in The Pale. Raftergirl Apr 2023 #26

No, But I Would Like To Deep State Witch Apr 2023 #29

I have done this as well macwriter Apr 2023 #30

I probably won't spinbaby Apr 2023 #31

I accidentally did. It's what got me into genealogy. chowder66 Apr 2023 #32

Yes! And it was wonderful. kimmylavin Apr 2023 #33

Yes! In the Czech Republic. hauckeye Apr 2023 #34

I've been in Co. Galway, where my father's ancestors lived. Harker Apr 2023 #35

here's a 1 up story mopinko Apr 2023 #37

So cool you all can do this........... DENVERPOPS Apr 2023 #38

My family knew that my paternal grandmother wnylib Apr 2023 #61

Years ago DENVERPOPS Apr 2023 #71

I would not know as much about my grandmother's Seneca ancestry wnylib Apr 2023 #77

Mom's birth name originated in southeast England. BMW2020RT Apr 2023 #40

I have not been to Romania as of yet. Scottie Mom Apr 2023 #41

Ironically my only relatives from far away that I could trace their origin closely were from Ukraine LymphocyteLover Apr 2023 #42

I am living in the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. yellerpup Apr 2023 #48

Just one. peppertree Apr 2023 #50

I'm glad you had that wonderful experience Wicked Blue Apr 2023 #51

I only know a few words and phrases thanks to growing up with my grandmother. Tommy Carcetti Apr 2023 #60

And now you've taught me something in Ukrainian Wicked Blue Apr 2023 #63

no. and due to health issues may not. glad u were able to. AllaN01Bear Apr 2023 #55

We have on one of my grandparent's lines TXPaganBanker Apr 2023 #56

They eventually made it down to New Orleans? wnylib Apr 2023 #69

I haven't read it, that I can remember TXPaganBanker Apr 2023 #74

Sounds like they were French nobility or military officers. wnylib Apr 2023 #75

Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2023 #57

No, but... ZenDem Apr 2023 #58

When I was 20, homegirl Apr 2023 #59

Yep! I briefly visited Bal tha na Sluaighe... r�is�n_dubh Apr 2023 #62

Ancestry ms.pamela Apr 2023 #65

Thank you! Tommy Carcetti Apr 2023 #67

I haven't traced mine any farther back than my grandparents. ShazzieB Apr 2023 #66

I didn't know it at the time meadowlander Apr 2023 #70

I have never been to any of my family's wnylib Apr 2023 #72

Yes, that of my Eleventh GrtGrandDad and American founder Model35mech Apr 2023 #73

Yes and no. sakabatou Apr 2023 #76

Yes, I went to towns in southern Italy where my family phylny Apr 2023 #78