Since discovering the bible the Negus family had been able to trace its ancestors back to the 1700s.
All children are members of the father's clan, through which they will trace their ancestors.
What difference does it make that you can trace your ancestors back to the Conquest?
"Oh, easy to say when you can trace your ancestors back to the Conquest!"
"In fact I can trace my ancestors back in Philadelphia to 1752."
These are essential tools for family historians who are tracing their ancestors in unfamiliar parts of the country.
It wiped out whole families that were proud of the fact they could trace their ancestors back five thousand years.
Other researchers have since traced his ancestors in more detail.
In 1960, only sixteen million Americans did not trace their ancestors to Europe.
Current scientific theories trace our first human ancestors to Africa about 5 to 7 million years ago.