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[Necro910]

Unfortunately, my ancestors got kicked out of America due to an earlier civil war. The American Revolution.

And my ancestors got kicked out by yours. Second Anglo-Dutch war IIRC.

Depends on how you count things. The English occupation was made formal with the Treaty of Westminster (well, one of them), which ended the third Anglo-Dutch war. In return, the English gave up their claims on Suriname.

IIRC stands for I didn't take the tIme to Read the whole wikipedia artiCle so I hope that what I said is right.

I thought it stands for "If I recall correctly" and wo-

I see what you did there.

[RedKing]

Unfortunately, my ancestors got kicked out of America due to an earlier civil war. The American Revolution.

And my ancestors got kicked out by yours. Second Anglo-Dutch war IIRC.

Actually, my ancestor came in with the Dutch, and and his descendants stayed through British occupation. My last name is an anglicized dutch name. And then some of them decided to side with the revolutionaries, and my own ancestors sided with the loyalists. I have a lot of family members who are heavily into genealogy.

I have a strong suspicion this is my wife's family's story as well (at least part of it). Banker <--- Bancker. Colonial Poughkeepsie runneth over with Dutch families, including a number of prominent Banckers.

[Bdthemag]

I really wish that not everyone on both sides of my family hated each other, I have very little knowledge of people in my family beyond my grandpa/grandma.

[Dutchling]

I know some grand grand something of my grandmother used to have a castle somewhere in Scotland. I doubt they were involved in the American Civil War though..

[Virex]

Oh if we're looking for bragging rights, my linage can supposedly be traced back to a family of noble farmers in the south of the Netherlands, which were related to Charlemagne, so I'm one of his descendants, along with about half of Europe.

[Necro910]

I know some grand grand something of my grandmother used to have a castle somewhere in Scotland. I doubt they were involved in the American Civil War though..

"MacIlleMhicheil"
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[Zrk2]

I'm part United Empire Loyalist and part illegal immigrant (From America. You filthy Americans crossin' are borders and never goin' back and whatnot. Grrr!)

[micelus]

My ancestors were nowhere near America during that time. But my brother is in the Australian Navy if that counts...

[warhammer651]

I think one of my great grandparents fought at Gettysburg, under Pickett. didn't walk away from that one. not sure the regiment though.

[Reudh]

Oh if we're looking for bragging rights, my linage can supposedly be traced back to a family of noble farmers in the south of the Netherlands, which were related to Charlemagne, so I'm one of his descendants, along with about half of Europe.

I'm roughly half english, half dutch by genetics. I'm not counting the other countries for the sake of the argument.

-My Kentish english part is descended from the brother of William the Conqueror, and were related to Richard III by marriage. They were nobles from roughly 1066 onwards. The name Helen/Helena/Helenus can be traced back a thousand years, going down the Tilden line, the last being my great-great-grandmother Helena Tilden. To continue this I intend to name one of my female children Helen or Helena.
-Another English part, from Essex, were military class and were decorated soldiers from the past four hundred years. Military class was the lowest rung of nobility.
-My Lancashiran english part were miners.
-My Cornish part were mine-owners.
-Another english part has an ancestral manor- but as a non-direct descendant I cannot claim it.

-My Frieslander/North Dutch side were military and teachers. Some fought against Nazis in the occupation of Holland. They were landowners from many years back, and are distantly related to the second last ruler of Magna Frisia, King Redbad.
-My South Dutch side were barge-operators and honest people. They were never serfs. They migrated from Germany in the mid 1600s, where they were Burghermeisters and had an ancestral church in North Rhine/Westphalia.

[Cthulhu]

My great grandpa claimed we were related to Eric the Red in some way but he lied a lot.

Then again he also said we came from Wales and that turned out to be true.

[Deadmeat1471]

My great grandpa claimed we were related to Eric the Red in some way but he lied a lot.

Then again he also said we came from Wales and that turned out to be true.

XD

[ChairmanPoo]

Eventually you realize that everyone's someone's son, so there's not much point in bragging that you had ancestors somewhere :p

[Deadmeat1471]

I think one of my great grandparents fought at Gettysburg, under Pickett. didn't walk away from that one. not sure the regiment though.

Where was he from? what state? any idea?

[warhammer651]

I think one of my great grandparents fought at Gettysburg, under Pickett. didn't walk away from that one. not sure the regiment though.

Where was he from? what state? any idea?

I think he was from Virginia or North Carolina. one of those two