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[That Crusso Kid]

Our history started in England, apparently there was 4 family with the same last name, not related but all from England. The plague hit and they scattered and went to Germany and Ireland. No way to track it after they left but the hint of German would indicate where ours went.

I would have never thought the last name "1984" was so popular in England. Then, again, those Brits are a little weird. :p

 

[sfin52]

Dad did his, that's how I know the nordic is mixed in there. Came back with early SC and early PA settlers. He's traced our genealogy back to the 1600s in SC, then there are no more records. Too busy trying to live to write anything in a record book... or they were destroyed some way or another.

Or you have to back to the land or origin.i believe my family goes back to the 1200

 

[mch1984]

I would have never thought the last name "1984" was so popular in England. Then, again, those Brits are a little weird. :p

That would explain me a lot lol

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Or you have to back to the land or origin.i believe my family goes back to the 1200

I used to play an online pirate game on the PC, used my real name as my character name... really creative... anyway one day I'm sailing my ship thru the Caribbean and I get a PM. Someone asks me where I got my last name and I replyed, "My father"... they thought it was just character name. Told me there was a castle where they were named Haselden... I forget where they said it was tho...

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Unlike many in this thread, I spent my early years in St. Vincent Infirmary and Orphanage. I was adopted out by an Italian family and raised Italian American. However, about 1.5 years ago, I located my birth mother and had some communication with her. I was told that side of my lineage is from Norway. She also told me she thought my father was a rock 'n roller that was part of the group The Shadows of Knight. His name was Joe Kelley and he died in 2013. There's really no way to prove this without exhumation. My birth name was James Michael Griswold but was changed when I was adopted. (No relation to Clark Griswold!)

I've considered doing a DNA test but there are two things that keep me from doing so. 1.) It would not change anything and I have no interest and 2.) I am slightly paranoid about my DNA being outside of my control.

 

[mch1984]

Unlike many in this thread, I spent my early years in St. Vincent Infirmary and Orphanage. I was adopted out by an Italian family and raised Italian American. However, about 1.5 years ago, I located my birth mother and had some communication with her. I was told that side of my lineage is from Norway. She also told me she thought my father was a rock 'n roller that was part of the group The Shadows of Knight. His name was Joe Kelley and he died in 2013. There's really no way to prove this without exhumation. My birth name was James Michael Griswold but was changed when I was adopted. (No relation to Clark Griswold!)

I've considered doing a DNA test but there are two things that keep me from doing so. 1.) It would not change anything and I have no interest and 2.) I am slightly paranoid about my DNA being outside of my control.

It won't change anything, we were all just curious.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Unlike many in this thread, I spent my early years in St. Vincent Infirmary and Orphanage. I was adopted out by an Italian family and raised Italian American. However, about 1.5 years ago, I located my birth mother and had some communication with her. I was told that side of my lineage is from Norway. She also told me she thought my father was a rock 'n roller that was part of the group The Shadows of Knight. His name was Joe Kelley and he died in 2013. There's really no way to prove this without exhumation. My birth name was James Michael Griswold but was changed when I was adopted. (No relation to Clark Griswold!)

I've considered doing a DNA test but there are two things that keep me from doing so. 1.) It would not change anything and I have no interest and 2.) I am slightly paranoid about my DNA being outside of my control.

Me being American, I think there is always an air of mystery to our lineage. Our culture is so diverse, no one can exactly say where they are from. Even in much older countries, I've seen YouTube videos where people have been absolutely surprised to find out some of their DNA comes from far away. I've also seen some videos where orphans check their DNA and they have some of the same apprehensions as you. At then end of the day, it's your choice to know, and it won't change who you are. It just gives you an idea of where you came from.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Me being American, I think there is always an air of mystery to our lineage. Our culture is so diverse, no one can exactly say where they are from. Even in much older countries, I've seen YouTube videos where people have been absolutely surprised to find out some of their DNA comes from far away. I've also seen some videos where orphans check their DNA and they have some of the same apprehensions as you. At then end of the day, it's your choice to know, and it won't change who you are. It just gives you an idea of where you came from.

Well, according to my birth mother, I came from a couple of hard nights of partying in 1967! Lol

If we all trace our lineage back far enough we'll find out we came from a form of mushroom! :D

 

[SashimiTurtle]

If we all trace our lineage back far enough we'll find out we came from a form of mushroom! :D

Maybe you did...

 

[NY_Caveman]

The STEM program teacher asked his name and said "you have a spot on my team".

I am way behind but this made me smile big.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Maybe you did...

Well, if we really go back far enough, we get this...

 

[Scurvy]

Zee German’s make nice watches.

Maybe you did...

FLYING Turtles, Now I've seen it all!

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Zee German’s make nice watches.

FLYING Turtles, Now I've seen it all!

Someone didn't play enough Mario...

 

[Scurvy]

Oooh, I forgot about Mario and I guess my post about Zee Germans from this morning was stuck as a draft.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Oooh, I forgot about Mario and I guess my post about Zee Germans from this morning was stuck as a draft.

lol, just saw that...

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Someone didn't play enough Mario...

What's a "Mario?"

 

[Katrina71]

Unlike many in this thread, I spent my early years in St. Vincent Infirmary and Orphanage. I was adopted out by an Italian family and raised Italian American. However, about 1.5 years ago, I located my birth mother and had some communication with her. I was told that side of my lineage is from Norway. She also told me she thought my father was a rock 'n roller that was part of the group The Shadows of Knight. His name was Joe Kelley and he died in 2013. There's really no way to prove this without exhumation. My birth name was James Michael Griswold but was changed when I was adopted. (No relation to Clark Griswold!)

I've considered doing a DNA test but there are two things that keep me from doing so. 1.) It would not change anything and I have no interest and 2.) I am slightly paranoid about my DNA being outside of my control.

You turned out well!

 

[That Crusso Kid]

You turned out well!

Thank you!

 

[Katrina71]

I have fair skin, red hair, grey eyes. I do know my lineage with the Cherokee side from a family Bible and stories. I come from a grey eyed tribe rumored to have had something to do with the Roanoke story.

 

[sfin52]

Thank you!

It's not the linage that makes a person. It's the choices that one makes. You sir are leaving a legacy that you and your kids will be proud of.