Welcome to my family history site, which will be primarily about my immigrant ancestors. I will also try to show how each line connects with the American Revolution.
As far as I know, all of my ancestral lines arrived on this continent before 1776, which I assume is rather unusual. Though some were already here–the Native Americans of the Nansemond tribe–the earliest immigrant ancestors were mostly English and Dutch, with a good number from Germany, France, Ireland, and Scotland. They represent ancestors 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 generations back, which means some arrived 150 years before the War for Independence. We’ve been speaking English a long time!
Here is a link to my GEDCOM. Please let me know if you are seeking additional information on a particular ancestor, and I will do my best to help you as time permits.
Kitty Steele Barrera
Attributions Cover Art: The March to Valley Forge, By Wm.B.T. Trego (1858-1909) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Additional Art: Thanksgiving, By Jennie Augusta Brownscombe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons The Fall of New Amsterdam, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses, By Peter F. Rothermel (1817–1895)[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Declaration of Independence, By John Trumbull [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Battle of Long Island, By Domenick D'Andrea, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Nieuw Amsterdam, By Johannes Vingboons [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons First Dutch Reformed Church of Albany, By Unknown. Edited by Daniel Case prior to upload [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Official Presidential Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, Rembrandt Peale [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Martha Jefferson, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons