I have a great many colorful people in my family tree as most families do if you look hard enough but my most notable ones are

Richard More (9^th great grandfather) – crossed on the Mayflower at 5 years old

Charles Johnson (2^nd great grandfather) – Civil War vet; fought at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the siege of Atlanta and Savannah (all before the age of 20)

John Adsit (4^th great grandfather) – Revolutionary Patriot (my DAR connection)

Capt. Joseph Patch (5^th great grandfather) – Fought alongside George Washington in Long Island

Hannah Smith (4^th great grandmother) – Full blooded American Indian

Even Royal connections and a Saint!

I have been researching my family for at least 10 – 12 years.  I find ancestry fascinating as did my father and several of my great aunts.  Every family has a story to tell and this is mine…