The Culture Thread of SON

[Shawn]

My family hails from Ireland, and going back a few hundred years, my ancestors were Irish Royalty

I recently found my royal family crest:

[Tishy]

Love the family crest!

I am 100% Irish. Three of my grandparents came over from Ireland when they were very young and my grandmother was born in Mass.

My paternal grandparents married and moved to New Hampshire. My maternal grandparents lived in Mass for years and years until WW1 (Yes, my mother is that old). They then moved to NH because my grandfather got a job with the railroads.

Cute story about my parents. They met at the YMCA, where the town always had teen dances. They went to different high schools. They dated on and off for 14 years before my father proposed. When my father passed, it was three weeks away from there 35th wedding anniversary. So they were together almost 50 years.

[SoapQueen89]

I'm part of the 12th generation of my family on my mom's side. My great, great, great, great, great grandfather (6th generation) came over to America with his parents in 1767 on the Britannia, arriving in Philadelphia, PA., from Germany.

[Danni]

Hmmm...

My immediate family is from Jamaica, with some relatives from Cuba. From there, it's all one big crap shoot thanks to slavery and indentured servitude (I have Chinese, Indian, and Eastern European ancestors without a doubt). My last name is from a region in upper England/Scotland.

[Dr. Jay S.W.]

My Immediate family is from the South, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia. I have Trini in me, going back to my 3rd great grandfather. My 3rd Great Grandmother was a cherokee Native American. Nowadays, you could just call me black.

[Queen_Nubia]

African-American/Black, with a splash of French and Swiss.

[FrenchFan]

French for at least 10th or 11th generation. Probably from Poland before that in 15th century.

[Huntress]

I'm German, my ancestors - the family of my paternal grandmother - are from Prussia which belongs to Poland today. My family name was very popular in several Slavic countries in the 18th century (for example in Hungary or the Czech Republic but also in Austria).

[R!ck]

Dutch/Shawnee/Anglo Saxon/French

[SoapFan82]

Girl, you and I could almost be family. LOL My immdiate family is from Jamaica, also with a mix of African, Chinese and Indian, with some Welsh and English thrown in. Years ago some of my cousins in England started researching our ancestors. My family is like the UN

[Shawn]

Look at that. You're part me!

[R!ck]

^

I had always thought my great great grandmother was Chactaw, but recently found out she was a Shawnee

[Shawn]

My mother has American Indian in her bloodline, but I never knew what tribe.

[Soapsuds]

And you all dont look at all alike!

[mateo22]

My mother's side of the family hails from the Isle of Man.(Manx cats anyone?) I love that place. Old, full of folklore and old ledgends. They even have an old witch/wicca museum. My dad's family comes from Mexico. I'm pretty sure I'm the fourth or fifth generation here in America, on that side. We've got distant relatives that still live like ancient Mayans. Both sides have a mix of Native American as well.(but who doesn't?...I mean, they were here first, LoL)