An All-American Family (From 1607): What Makes My Memoir and Story Unique
MY FAMILY IN JAMESTOWN IN 1607 AND BEYOND
You might say I am as American as they come. After all, my family has been here in the United States of America since 1607 and what is now known as Jamestown, Virginia, or Historic Jamestowne to be most specific, along with the surrounding area.
Jamestown is critical to know in our American/U.S. History, but also in our World History. Why do I say this? It's because Jamestown is the first, permanent English settlement of the United States. Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the pilgrims came here to the U.S. thirteen years later (in which I have three family members as well). Hence, Jamestown is the literal birthplace of the United States of America.
I actually had family who invested in, and dropped off, the leaving of the individuals at the Lost Colony of Roanoke, but they went back to England. So, this really doesn't count. I had three family members, that I know of, who came over here from England in 1607 and they survived. I also had some others who did not, but I will talk about this later. I will also talk about all of my other family members who came to Jamestown after 1607, in which there were several.
This is what makes my memoir and story unique.
There are not too many families who have traced their history and even fewer who can make the claim I can.
THIS IS WHY I AM WRITING THIS BLOG AND MEMOIR
Everything I just stated in the previous section explains why I am writing this blog and why I will then turn it into a memoir.
(Image credit: Stacy Duplease 2008-2014.)
