Eureka...Wait, What?

[Benning Boy]

My earliest known ancestor in what is now the USA arrived at Salem, Massachusetts in 1639 from Yorkshire. The family name was Tenney. Tenney is a variation on the Viking name Denny or Dennis. Vikings settled Yorkshire, so I'm assuming more distant ancestors were Vikings. Vikings also settled parts of Scotland. There are Tenney's in Scotland, too. Maybe there's a family connection between Yorkshire and Scotland. I have no idea. However, your ancestor from Yorkshire may have traveled to Scotland due to some family relationship that goes even further back into history. Wouldn't that be fun to study. Maybe your Yorkish ancestors arrived on the same Viking long boat mine did.