It kinda messed with my head when I discovered this ancestor. He’s my 6th great grandfather. What really got to me was his involvement with Indians. I haven’t found just how much he was involved. We know how that story ended. You live your entire life knowing history and it’s not personal. I’ve always had a deep feeling as to how they were treated. Weird thing, I’ve discovered several royals & nobles in my ancestor but it’s just shocked me about this person. I guess because it’s closer than being related to someone in the year 1200. My family ancestors about four generations back were dirt poor. I’m thinking they lost everything after the civil war. My grandma never mentioned this person or his noble family. I’m hoping she didn’t know because later generations were not proud to be related to people sent here to work for the king. I knew I had Scottish ancestor because of my maiden name. I always imagined they fought the English. Who knows I’m sure some probably did fight.

https://www.carolana.com/NC/Governors/sjohnston.html