Related to any famous shooters or founding fathers?

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I am a descendant of Aaron Burr, famous for winning a duel
with Alexander Hamilton.
He was also VP for Thomas Jefferson during his 2nd term .
 
My wife is directlly decended from Jesse James, her aunt goes to the family reunions in West Texas.

My Great Uncles rode with Pancho Villa. The pictures were displayed on my grandfathers bookshelf until he passed away.
 
I'm a decendant of Andrew Jackson. I don't know how, I haven't sat down to have the lineage talk with Mom.

Sitting Bull is said to be in my heritage, as is Jesse Chisholm. I don't think they were famous shooters, but somewhat historically significant.
 
I'm honored to meet you all and please excuse my presence as...

The blood of many cowards flows in my veins. You have to catch us before you can shoot us. :)

BTW TechBrute - I visited Ol' Hickory's home in Nashville, The Hermitage, last year. Very well kept and they have the original 1400 acres too. He's buried in his garden with wife & a faithful servant is buried there too. Gotta love that necessary (outhouse) which is a three seater.
 
My great aunt was a Lafayette and the name Jean Lafitte has been mentioned. Never payed very close of attention to the details.
 
Interesting question. My paternal grandmother was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. I'll have to ask my dad if he has the records in his files.
 
I'm kin to The outlaw Sam Bass on my Mom's side. I have a newspaper article where my great-uncle on my fathers side killed the last white tail deer in Arkansas back in the days when everyone hunted deer to survive. I also have his bullet mold for a 30 caliber I think or maybe a 32. ;)
 
I'm a decendant of Andrew Jackson. I don't know how, I haven't sat down to have the lineage talk with Mom.
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That makes two of us then. As far as I know, my relation to him is something along the lines of his being an 8-times great uncle. I could pin it down perfectly, but that would involve diggin' out the family tree, which is still in a moving box somewhere... :rolleyes:

-Teuf
 
My Great Uncles rode with Pancho Villa. The pictures were displayed on my grandfathers bookshelf until he passed away.
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So did my great-grandfather.
 
My wife is a direct descendent of Davy Crockett, her family is from Crosbyton, TX.

Me, I don't know if I should say it or not. My paternal grandmother was Evelyn Wilkes, direct descendent of John Wilkes Booth (I believe his mother was a Wilkes).
 
4v50 Gary,

The blood of many cowards flows in my veins. You have to catch us before you can shoot us.
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So... you're French?

Sorry, I had to. Continue on with the discussion -- my family came here too late for me to be related to any of the founders.
 
Supposedly I'm descended from "Captain Jack" Armstrong, a quasi-famous Indian fighter in Pennsylvania in the 1740s and 1750s, but given that there's a lot of question about who Captain Jack really was, it's probably just family legend. Members of my family were, however, among the first settlers and trailblazers in the Mifflin/Juniata/Huntington counties area of Central Pennsylvania, so who knows.

I'm also a Son of the American Revolution on both sides of the family.
 
I am the son of my Father, a great man and my best friend. My father taught me to be a man, to respect the power of the gun, to be proud to be an American, that duty is more than a word, to cherish the wilderness, to enjoy the fruits of my labors and love my family with all of my being. There are many great men and women in this country that we can all be proud of, but my Father is the one that I have learned from and tried hard to emulate. I pray to God that I may be the father to my son that he is to me. Today he is a tired old man (or so he says), but I still see him as a giant among men, and I enjoy every minute that I am able to spend with him.






Oh, I am distantly related to Robert Morris, he signed the Declaration of Independence..
 
my Father is the one that I have learned from and tried hard to emulate. I pray to God that I may be the father to my son that he is to me
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Amen. I am fortunate enough to have a father who is a war hero and
a man who took the time to teach me how to be a decent, responsible
worker, citizen and shooter. I pray to be at least half the man he is.
 
I think there was a horse thief or two in the family tree but we don't talk about it much. :p
Wife's family came over on the Mayflower so it's hard telling there.
 
I am related to Pres Thomas Jefferson through my mothers side. My great great... grandmother was Jeffersons aunt. I also have links to some Brittish royalty.
 
Wife just informed me that the Wright Brothers are in her family tree. Lot of good it does me.
 
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