Since I have summarized my research into Jett’s immigrant ancestors, I will also summarize mine, for comparison purposes.<\/p>\n
I have identified 193<\/strong> immigrant ancestors – many fewer than Jett’s count due to many of the immigrants being more recent than hers. The VA\/MD branch is a little shaky, but solid enough to be included. I summarize a couple of relevant demographics here.<\/p>\n Most of my immigrant ancestors were born in northern Europe and what is now the United Kingdom.\u00a0 Most died on the east coast of the US, but a few made it to WI and IL.\u00a0 The geographical dispersion is greater for my ancestors than for Jett’s.\u00a0 As with Jett’s Irish ancestors, relatively few of my ancestors come from Norway but they are recent, giving them an outsized influence in my genetic composition.<\/p>\n I do not have any Mayflower<\/em> ancestors, but I do have some early American ancestors – both in Jamestown VA and in the New York City (New Amsterdam) areas.\u00a0 Some were in America as early as 1613 – 7 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts.\u00a0 I also have something in my ancestry that makes Jett envious: I have one ancestor who is not only full-blooded Native American, but an Indian princess, the daughter of the tribal chief.\u00a0 Eat your heart out, Jett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since I have summarized my research into Jett’s immigrant ancestors, I will also summarize mine, for comparison purposes. I have identified 193 immigrant ancestors – many fewer than Jett’s count due to many of the immigrants being more recent than hers. The VA\/MD branch is a little shaky, but solid enough to be included. I … Continue reading By country of birth:\r\n England 129\r\n Netherlands 26\r\n Scotland 9\r\n Germany 9\r\n Norway 5\r\n France 5\r\n Prussia 4\r\n Wales 3\r\n Ireland 1\r\n Poland 1\r\n unknown 1\r\n\r\nBy place of death:\r\n MA 58\r\n VA 39\r\n NY 30\r\n CT 20\r\n WI 14\r\n NJ 9\r\n NH 5\r\n MD 5\r\n IL 2\r\n ND 2\r\n PA 1\r\n At sea 3\r\n England 2\r\n Barbados 1\r\n unknown 2\r\n<\/pre>\n