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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]when did we become a dumpling ground?

hmm I would say the 17th century or so? didn't need knights anymore so younger sons came to the colonies- that is why there are so many ppl who can trace their families back to King James. it was a really big trend- also why there are more southerners who were all our family is important and marrying their cousins etc.. the crown colonies of VA and Georgia, the Carolinas were peopled with lesser royalty/nobility as opposed to the New England and mid Atlantic states that were founded by people fleeing religious persecution.  we learned all this in like fifth grade in MCPS.. and then again in 8th grade US history and then AP us history..no need of in-depth college history classes.

ppl who have unusual life stories  like to choose the United States to start a new life, including defunct royalty from all over.  Tons of Greek and Austro-hungarian royalty and nobility, all the Persian royals, Ethiopian land owners who got driven out..[/quote]

One of our neighbors in Alexandria is a Baron from England. We only learned this when Downton Abbey was on and his wife mentioned it at a book club meeting when we were talking about Downton.  It entitled them to get married in St. Paul's Cathedral, but they got married in her hometown parish in the states.   She said he just has to sign some papers occasionally to keep the family place where his parents live in some registry because the land has been leased to local farmers.[/quote]

WE are not impressed as the rank of baron is the lowest in peerage and  easily the most populated.  There are currently 426 hereditary barons and lords of Parliament (not including courtesy baronies and lordships), and nine hereditary baronesses and ladies of Parliament in their own right. baron is the lowest
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My cousin is a baron, really. But he's not in Parliament. Most of them aren't in Parliament anymore. Parliament got rid of many of the hereditary peers a couple of decades ago and his dad was one of the ones to go.[/quote]

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