My family tree stops somewhere back Hesse, Germany in the mid 1700s. The name isn't Ross though. It's Fockenroth.
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/2C1S-M1Z/johannes-george-vockenroth-1753-1830
Then, in the early 1800s one Fockenroth family moved to Ohio and then about 10 years later moved back and changed their name to Ross. They had the same family member's names, same kids names, sexes, and just aged 10 years according to the census. It's odd.
My great grandmother said it was because they were horse thieves. But we're not sure if that's true or not 😂
I guess they were Focken around and found out. 😂
But I do wonder what made the first Pamplona leave Spain. There is no record of the name in Spain, so I think he wasn't that nice of a guy.
Runs in the family I guess 😂
Crimes, or creditors? :p
The first name was Vasco Pamplona. Vascones were the native tribe in that area. So, I think he didn't live in the city (which was controlled by the French at the time) but on the boroughs. That would justify not having documents anywhere about this person. Given that they spoke a different basque dialect, I wouldn't be surprised if his name wasn't easy to pronounce. He might have just adopted a new name when he moved to Portugal. I am guessing that the Portuguese didn't know his name and nicknamed him as Vasco de Pamplona.
My family tree also dies around an ancestor who was probably an outlaw of some sort. Some sources say he was Spanish, some he was Portuguese. No records of who his parents were. But he married the daughter of a "coronel" (title given to rich farmers or merchants) and got the title of captain himself. That on my father side. On my mother side I can trace the maternal line up until Karay-yó Terebê, princess of the tupiniquim tribe in são Paulo.
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