Ancestors of Wayne Murphy

Many of the subjects ancestors were colonists on the eastern coast of the Americas in the early 1600s. Three of them were ship’s captain who piloted the Mayflower, the Godspeed and the Susan Constance, the ships which brought the colonists to Salem, Plymouth and Jamestown. Many of these same families married into the Native American tribes of the east coast. As these families moved west to Wisconsin, they married into other Native American tribes creating a mosaic of American ancestry. Before coming to the colonies, these families represented some of the most prestigious (and sometimes combative) clans of Scotland; including the MacLeods and Campbells. Descended from Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annadale, the family married into the Sinclairs and Wemyss families, as well as many others. Wayne’s genealogy travels throughout England, Wales, and Europe into Jerusalem and can be documented back to 352 BC. Enjoy the journey as you learn about some of the adventurous men and women who formed this unique family. The front cover is an artists conception of the colonial ships arriving at Jamestown where the Native Americans were already resident.