great-great-grandfathers
Parents' parents' parents' fathers
Great-great-grandfathers are the fathers of your great-grandparents—four generations back from you.
Each person has sixteen great-great-grandfathers, assuming no overlap in the family tree: Most of my great-great-grandfathers were farmers.
Ancestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- antecedentsThings coming before
- genealogyStudy of family descent
family tree · bloodline · lineage · pedigree · roots · descent · heritage · generations
Senior figure of authority
- paterfamiliasMale head of family
- founderOne who begins something
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
respect · wisdom · tradition · provider · protector · Victorian · Edwardian · old country
Objects passed through family lines
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
bequests · endowments · oral histories · family stories · ancestral land · family records · memorabilia · keepsakes
forebears
Ancestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- antecedentsThings coming before
genealogy · family tree · bloodline · lineage · pedigree · roots · descent · heritage · generations · kinfolk
elder
Senior figure of authority
- paterfamiliasMale head of family
- founderOne who begins something
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
authority · respect · wisdom · tradition · provider · protector · Victorian · Edwardian · old country · immigration
heirlooms
Objects passed through family lines
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
birthright · bequests · endowments · oral histories · family stories · ancestral land · family records · memorabilia · keepsakes · relics
great-great-grandfathersgreat-great-grandsons
Male heirs, four steps removed
great-great-grandchildren · great-great-granddaughters · descendants · progeny · posterity
great-great-grandfathersfathers
Male parents collectively
grandfathers · sons · parents · living relatives · grandchildren
father, fathers, grandfather, grandfathers, great-grandfather, great-grandfathers, great-great-grandfather, grandmother, grandmothers