How far back?

[fieldmouse3]

What's the farthest back you've been able to go in your family tree? I won't make you give me sources, but let me know if it's mostly speculation, or if you're sure.

So far, I've gone back to the 1600's, and I'm pretty sure everything's correct. I still have a lot of work to do, though.

 

[jenrenee]

I'm pretty sure it's accurate - I have as far back as the 1580's - I didn't research it though, I had found this from someone else doing research in our family. It was amazing to see though.

 

[Touma]

early 1500s on my dad' side. I haven't been able to find much on my mum's side.

 

[dinkime]

on my mom's side, we have one line traced back to fighting with charlemagne (we found a relative online who had tracked way way back)

with my dad's side, we have been told they came on the 2nd voyage of the mayflower

 

[SemperFidelis]

Early 1500's for me on my mum's side, and we are fairly certain it is accurate. I have collaborated with some relatives in England to make sure we are as accurate as possible.

Blessings to you all

Steve

 

[Andrew21091]

On my Mom's side of the family, you can go back pretty far. I'm not a hundred percent sure because I hardly know a thing about that side of the family. On my dad's side, unfortunately, we can only go back to the early 1900's. The only person who knew any of the family history never talked about it and has long been dead. I did come across some names back from the 1500's who were Polish aristocrats during the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth but there is no way to confirm that they are distant family since there are no records.

 

[ludovica]

Definitely back into the mists of time here...

I am lucky enough that my 5x great grandmother was descended from a lot of European Royalty.

Some of my ancestors are classed as "semi-legendary"

Her husband my 5x gt grandfather's line also goes way back.
One other line goes back to 1405, but most of them only traceable to the 1570s and later.

One line I haven't got back before 1802 yet, but thats my worst one

 

[monkeypsycho62]

I know that my Italian ancestors were pirates.......

 

[david01]

On my mother's side, back to Edward Culver who came to America in 1635 and from whom every Culver (or Colver) in America is descended. There are no Culvers in England as he adopted the last name when he arrived here.

On my father's side, definitely back to 1735 when our namesake settled in what is now West Virginia. We have fairly definite sources tracing our family back to the Roman Empire when our name was first adopted. Two Roman Catholic saints are in our family line and there is a church dedicated to one in Bavaria, I believe.

 

[ludovica]

On my mother's side, back to Edward Culver who came to America in 1635 and from whom every Culver (or Colver) in America is descended. There are no Culvers in England as he adopted the last name when he arrived here.

On my father's side, definitely back to 1735 when our namesake settled in what is now West Virginia. We have fairly definite sources tracing our family back to the Roman Empire when our name was first adopted. Two Roman Catholic saints are in our family line and there is a church dedicated to one in Bavaria, I believe.

There is a famous English Culver family. inc the actors Roland, Michael and Robin

 

[pdudgeon]

I've gotten back to 1548 with Nicholas, Lord Kellogg on one branch.
With the Merrill's i've gone back to Thomas who was born in 1444.
With the Bradford's i've gone back to Robert Bradfourth who was born in 1435. He is 6 generations further back from Gov. William Bradford of Plymouth, MA (being the 7th generation) who came over on the Mayflower.

 

[Ceili]

I was ready to throw in the towel,kept reading and researching and I'm actually getting somewhere. I'm adopted and things haven't always been my privilege to know but that's opening up due to both sides being ready.
The most important part of this for me is the medical history it can provide as I've found female cancers are common on my biological-mother's side.
I'm at Grandparents history right now.

 

[BreadAlone]

I've not been at it for that long, but I've gotten back five generations on my mom's mom's mom's mom's dad's dad's side (lol) with my fifth great grandfather William Russart born about 1799.

 

[Ignatius the Hermit]

On my Mother's side, we have been able to trace it to the 1500's.

Genetic DNA goes back farther than that, and because I belong to Haplogroup I, it is speculated that an ancestor might have been from Abraham and Keturah (his second wife).

 

[ludovica]

to Padarn Beisrudd Ap Tegid Paternus circa AD 305;
to Urban, Grandfather to Coel Hen, King of the Britons
to Genobaud, father in law of King Pharamond and grandfather of King Clodius Long-Hair of the Franks
and others, 4th Century AD onward

 

[smv2sax]

1704 on my mothers side....havent researched my fathers yet....

 

[Maddi777]

(Mom's side)... my gr-ma did her side clear back to the Mayflower... nobody has done anything from then, on back. we have a family book of it all.

(dad's side)....just gotten to the early 1800's.

 

[ReadingForOrders]

Fathers side Early 15th century from the Alsace region.

Mothers side mid 17th century England (although pretty sure originally Scottish if we can document far enough back)

Alas no Royalty but some Nobility.

 

[immersedingrace]

On my mom's dad's side, I'm 95% sure I can trace back to about 1755 (Obediah Roy Mellott & Mary Wink), and if that's correct, there's fairly decent evidence back to 1580. On my dad's dad's side, I'm 100% sure I can trace back to about 1749 (Humphrey Chilcote or Chilcoat or Chilcott - depending...usually the first two & Sarah Ensor).

On mom's mom's side, about 1747 (Jacob Hendershot & most likely Effie Paugh, but not 100% sure of her)

I've been to the grave sites of The latter two and they are definitely "family" grave sites that have been informally verified (the Chilcott is 100% verified) for years through family tradition....only need papers to formally verify.

 

[ActingDude17]

I've traced my direct line (father's father's) back to 1696 in Germany with Hubert Brower.