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I have looked into the genealogies of various White Americans, including the family of my father (N European, a good bit Colonial). The majority of the ancestry is from the British Isles. But... there was also a large amount of French influence, let us not forget. Also, Dutch and German. I have colonial British, French, German, Dutch, Belgian, Danish, etc. ancestry from WAY back. The earliest roots I found in America were British, then Dutch and French, though. Get this, though. I even have POLISH colonial roots. I know, this is odd. But... look it up, there was a guy who came from Poland, and I am descended from him on my father's side. I traced it fully:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Sadowski
I can post a portion of my family tree to show you. It is TYPICAL of colonial Americans... it is just they have not taken the time to trace the smaller portions of their ancestry way back. Even Gerald Ford is descended from Anthony Sadowski.
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