I recently learned that Sir Francis Drake is something like my 10th great uncle. Anyone have a famous (or infamous!) family relative? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Francis_Drake
There were several prominent players in the Salem witch trials with my last name but I have no idea if I'm related, odds are probably against it.
I can proudly say that I am from the Kamehameha Dynasty. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hawaii#Kamehameha_Dynasty My real name is Pekelo, the XIXth. My father was Pekelo, the XVIIIth and so on, you got the picture. The founding father was Pekelo, the Zero, aka Kamehameha the Great. He also played the ukulele beautifully and was able to hop around on one leg for hours, while playing chess and making love to his 4 wives, all at once. Here is a pic of my great-great-.....-great-grandma, Pekelo, the Zero's fav wife: Elizabeth Kaʻahumanu (March 17, 1768âJune 5, 1832) was queen regent of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and a wife of Kamehameha I.
So you're descended from royalty but now you play the ukulele for drunks in cheap hotel bars. That's a rather sad state of affairs.