Some of my ancestors (those who's surname I have) were British colonists in the 1650s, settling in Rowley, Mass. They came over on the same ship that brought the first printing press to North America. In addition to British, I also have Scottish, Irish, Welsh (or possibly Manx), and some protestant Italian, via Switzerland and France. Some of my ancestors were loyalists who came to Canada after the American Revolution. Another was an Orangeman militia in the Upper Canada rebellion. It's a pretty mixed bag, although most of it is from the British Isles. My dad is a geneology enthusiast so we have most branches of the family traced back ten generations or more. Oh, also, I'm inbred: my parents have a common great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparent.
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