That was really interesting to read Elizabeth. I too have a gt gt
grandmother who emigrated to Pennsylvania with her sons but left her
daughters in Wales with their grandmother in the 1880s.
Newspaper archives have been a brilliant tool to discover more of what went
on as they had a tendency to report on the minutiae of local life back
then. Quite funny when you discover your gt gt grandmother had a down and
dirty street fight with an Irish neighbour and the local law enforcement
threatened to lasso her and bring her in if she caused trouble again!!
My brick wall is that her father, a John Duncan, was born in North America.
"Island of Mushegan" in 1800. His father was a half pay officer of the same
name. Somehow my 3x grandfather ended up in Neath. He was a widower who
married an Elizabeth Jenkins. I cannot find his roots but interestingly
both I, my father and my father's cousin have small amounts of Native
American in our autosomal DNA.
I have tried many searches. I'd love to know how he got here and when. Any
ideas would gratefully be appreciated.
Kim
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My Welsh Ancestors’ Immigration
https://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/your-ethnic-heritage/welsh_ge...
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