My mother's family, which is primarily Scottish and English (a tad of Irish mixed in there as well) immigrated to the United States when it was still part of Great Britain. My father's family came from Germany, and stayed in England for a few years then moved on the U.S.-his mother's side came before 1776 and his father's side after 1810. We had family fighting each other on both sides of the Revolution and the Civil Wars. My maternal Great-great grandmother was Cherokee Indian, so that branch of the family was always here.