[mcfan1]

Anyone interested in genealogy? I have some interesting facts about some of my family:

My 9th Great-Grandfather was the first in the VanHoose line to come to America. His name was Jan Fransse Van Husum. His name means the following: Jan was his first name, Fransse means "son of Francis", Van means "of" or "from", and Husum is the town now presently in northern Germany where he was from - so Jan "son of Francis" "from" Husum!! Anyway, he was born in 1608 and came to New Amsterdam (now the state of New York) in 1639. What is also geat about this man is that his descendants include:

President Martin Van Buren (3rd Great-Grandson of Jan Fransse Van Husum)

AND

President Theodore Roosevelt (6th Great-Grandson of Jan Fransse Van Husum)

Through my mother's genealogical lines I can claim descent to the grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. to the following U.S. Presidents:

George Washington, Herbert Hoover, and Richard Nixon!!!!

Thought this was cool to mention!!!!!

If it were me I probably wouldn't claim Nixon or Hoover, lol. Just kiddng.