Ancestry

TekDragon · 2004-06-03, 05:09 AM

Was looking at the dichromatic thread that turned into a skin/eye color thread and it reminded me of a bit of my ancestry.

It's not like being royalty or anything, but my great, great (etc) uncle is Mark Twain who's real name is Samuel Clemons. Clemons is the family name on my mothers side. We have a clear tree that goes back to him. Also on my mother's side of the family tree, but farther back, is an indian princess.

My fathers side doesn't have any famous contributions that we know about, but it is 100% italian (like off the fucking boat). Last name is Centofante, which in old italian means 100 soldiers. So maybe there was a general back there.

Feel free to post anything interesting in your family tree. If it sounds a bit extreme, be prepared to back it up with a family tree gif.

Octavian · 2004-06-03, 05:39 AM

All I know is that my great grandfather was a man who wrote perverted books, my grandmother ran away to marry some prince during a revolution. So there's my screwed up story, but most of it is and may be true.

ObnoxiousFrog · 2004-06-03, 06:29 AM

My great-uncle was a midget who lived to be 72. I got you all beat.

OfaLoaf · 2004-06-03, 06:59 AM

My Grandpa claimed to be a second cousin to the Princep guy who shot the Archduke Ferdinand which started WWI.

TekDragon · 2004-06-03, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by OfaLoaf

My Grandpa claimed to be a second cousin to the Princep guy who shot the Archduke Ferdinand which started WWI.

lol, that's awesome

Originally Posted by Octavian

All I know is that my great grandfather was a man who wrote perverted books, my grandmother ran away to marry some prince during a revolution. So there's my screwed up story, but most of it is and may be true.

What revolution? American? French?

Kaltagesta · 2004-06-03, 08:16 AM

Russian.

Almost all Anglo-Saxon English people have some kind of Royal connection - in fact last year i dated a girl 200th in line for the throne.

Sputty · 2004-06-03, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by Kaltagesta

Russian.

Almost all Anglo-Saxon English people have some kind of Royal connection - in fact last year i dated a girl 200th in line for the throne.

OMG I COULD BE KING
Time for the mass killings of English to get my rightful place

That being said, my mother's mother's side has been on North America since the Pilgrims got there basically, and came to Canada as loyalists. My Dad's side came over about 120 years ago from England.

Jennyboo · 2004-06-03, 08:55 AM

I have no idea .. But my Grandmothers , Grandma was 100% indian so I'm like 1/8 indian something like that

maybe i should apply for my Indian status Card and get the Canadian government to pay for everything

....

ControlledBurn · 2004-06-03, 09:08 AM

My Mom's family all came over on the Mayflower, or shortly thereafter, and parked their asses in New England for 300+ years. My great-grandfather on my father's side moved to Canada from Greece and married a nice, rich Irish girl, had my Grandfather, who then moved to NY.

Mr1337Duck · 2004-06-03, 09:10 AM

My family is loaded with folks. One would hunt members of hostile indian tribes, one of the best in the country, and he later married an Indian woman, one reason my skin is dark. Then my great x whatever grandmother was Anne Boleyn's sister. That puts me closer than most to the throne. So if I just kill all of Elizabeth I's descendants, I should be right in line for the throne. There's plenty, I'll try to think of more.

Kaltagesta · 2004-06-03, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by Mr1337Duck

My family is loaded with folks. One would hunt members of hostile indian tribes, one of the best in the country, and he later married an Indian woman, one reason my skin is dark. Then my great x whatever grandmother was Anne Boleyn's sister. That puts me closer than most to the throne. So if I just kill all of Elizabeth I's descendants, I should be right in line for the throne. There's plenty, I'll try to think of more.

Actually, that puts you further than most away. For a start, the Tudors are no longer the royal family, it is now the Windsors, and even if it were still the Tudors, Anne Boleyn was killed by Henry, and thus all her family ties to the Royal family destroyed.