Your American Story

[Not Afraid]

On my father's side of the family I have the genealogy traced back to William Brewster who was a Pilgram colonist leader and a preacher. He arrived at the Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower.

My last name was originally McCoe and my namesake arrived in America in the 1700's on a prision ship from Scotland. I don't think anyone has ever figured out if he was a prisioner or not. I've always thought it would be fun if SOMEONE other than myself wasn't an upright citizen! His name was Daniel Cone and his was was Mehitable Spencer (which gets has a connection to the same line Princess Diana is from).

Otherwise, I am so white bread American from UK descent. I have NO relatives that were not English, Irish or Scottish. Everyone in my family (both sides) were famers and very religious. (My mom was a Holy Roller!)

I, however, am first generation Native Californian. My parents moved to California when I was -3 months. My Grandmother disowned my Mom because she was moving to the other side of the world. (She had never been on a plane when she died in 1968 and I doubt if she ever got much outside of her small farming community.