Let's see ...father's line was traced back to abt. 1575, mother's back to mid-1600s (had some correcting to do with that one - one of my earliest great-grandmothers was supposedly married for the first time at 62 and had her first child at 66). The Irish line has deadended for now at 1853.

As for stories, due to a little loop in my father's family tree I'm my own fourth cousin. I would explain, but most people require a diagram to get the full benefit of the explanation.