Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
Funny, but if he hadn't grabbed that topsail halyard I, and many others, wouldn't be here today.
It's always funny to think of these kinds of things. One person has a close call, and the outcome ripples out through history. Think about how many ancestors you have stretching all the way back through time and how many of them probably had brushes with death or had choices that could have led them down some different route that would have meant you would never have existed.
dragonrider Reviewed by dragonrider on . Picture of my Ancestor - 17th century This is my ancestor from my grandfather's side of the family. His name is Peter Stuyvesant. Peter Stuyvesant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia My last name is German through my father, but I am very Dutch through my maternal grandfather. I will not say my last name or my grandfather's last name obviously for security purposes. I'm also a relative of Sebastian Spering Kresge, the founder of K-Mart and the Sears Holdings Corporation through my mom's side as well. Just thought it was Rating: 5