Duchess of Downtown Tacoma

When I was little, my father used to call me Angelina so I think its fitting that we start with her.  Irini Maria Angelina is my 24th great grandmother. Here is the relationship path:  Angela Jossy You → Carl Jossy your father → Inez Isadora Imus his mother → Jiles Herbert Imus her father → Hiram M. Imus his father → Charles Lemuel Imus his father → Lucy Imus his mother → Joseph Buck her father → Mary Buck his mother → Mary Andrews her mother → Lydia Wetmore her mother → Isabel Hewett her mother → Rev. Valentine Overton, Archdeacon of Derby her father → Rev. William Overton his father → Olive Overton his mother → Robert Browne, Esq. her father → Sir John Browne, Lord Mayor of London his father → Eleanore Fitzalan his mother → Sir Thomas FitzAlan, de Arundel her father → Sir ...

It all started in 2012 when a cousin I didn't even know I had reached out to me on facebook. His name is Arti. He is my father's sister's Grandson and he shared with me some information about my Dad's side of the family that I would never have known otherwise. Arti took the time to do the complete genealogy of the Jossy family. He said that it was ironic that my business name was Duchess of Downtown since we are directly related to royalty. Then he shared a link with me to Geni.com so I could see the family tree. I was fascinated and I created an account there. That website has a really cool feature where you can type in someone's name and if they have their genealogy done too then you can see how you are related. One advantage to famous people is usually someone has already done the work for you and you can find your blood or in-law relationship to them pretty easily. I don't bother with the in-law relations. I'm more interested in the blood relations and s...