The two come from similar backgrounds, owned and managed by their founding families.

He has always been in conflict with the other founding families and is often responsible for many of their deaths.

All three sons married into other founding families of the colony after having been set up with various lands and positions within the area.

The founding families came mainly from a secular background.

Multimedia's founding families wanted to liquidate most, but not all, of their holdings.

This lakeside community begin over 35 years ago, with twelve 'founding families.'

Both companies are closely held by their founding families.

"It's not like any other city in the country, where you have founding families still exerting some control," he explained.

The other founding families, which control 29 percent of the shares, say Carlyle will have to raise its offer before they sell out.

The "founding families" began arriving in the early 1800s.