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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One branch of my family arrived in what were then the American colonies in the 1630s. Before that, they spent a couple hundred years in what became England, having hitched a ride across the channel in 1066 with the rest of William’s invaders.

[b]I can answer your question because I’m white, and tie into a branch of a prominent family. So folks along the way thought their births/marriages/deaths were worth keeping track of. But dogs and horses have pedigrees too; having this info doesn’t make me any better or worse than someone who doesn’t. [/quote][/b]

I enjoy genealogy and can get back 13-14 generations on several branches of my tree. [b]But part of me feels uncomfortable with the whole thing.[/b] Then another part of me loves the puzzle and likes considering events in American history relative to my particular ancestors.[/quote]

DP. Why, if you don't mind me asking? [/quote]

Because being able to do so is just another example of privilege. Plus, what do my ancestors (including plantation owners who enslaved hundreds of people to prominent intellectuals to early New England settlers) really have to do with me? What do they mean for my adopted daughter?  I really am of two minds about it all.[/quote]

[b]Op here. I feel the same way. I debated creating the thread[/b].[/quote]

Why?  It’s interesting and fun.  And no one’s responsible for the sins of their ancestors. And every one of us has ancestors who have done some horrible things. [/quote]

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