Someone else worked out my paternal grandfathers line..."Hebert", several of which were quite early settlers in eastern Canada (late 1600's), and before that, one was apparently an apothecary in the cour of Charles the *mumble*....

My paternal grandmothers people are a mishmash of folks from North Carolina, dating back to the American Revolution. There are two Brysons in there (sept of the MacFarlanes) as well as German, Dutch and Irish.

google "Shawna Hall" and "geneology". she's done a truly massive amount of work in North Carolina.

Maternal Grandfathers side emigrated to the USA right around the turn of the Century from Sweden. Apparently the surname is something that was often made up when you joined the army in the 1800's in Sweden. If the seargeant didn't hear you quite right and was tired of writing "Olafson", he just made up a name for you and sorry dude...you just got a new name.

finally, my Maternal Grandmothers side is a mix of Scottish (MacNaughton/McKnight) emigrating from Ulster around 1733, a "Piercy" who is apparently related to the Piercy family of Northumberland, a "Hall" which appears mysteriouly about 1850 that I can't trace, but very likely was from the Borders.

Quite a mish-mash, I am....and proud of it.