The ancestors of Terry L Tilton came from around the globe; from the ancient castles of Wales and Scotland, the farmlands of Russia and the island of Roanoke in the Americas to the farmlands of Minnesota. Some of those ancestors included men such as Magdoc, Prince of Wales who supposedly sailed to the Americas, landing on the Gulf of Mexico in 1170. Others came to Jamestown, Virginia in the 1400s and familiar names such as Pearsall, Bradshaw, Penn, Hardisty, Hurlburt, and Evans play important parts in the development of the American nation. Although they came from the castles of Wales and Scotland, they became farmers, doctors, attorneys, teachers and soldiers. They fought in every war; the Revolution, the War of 1812, the French and Indian War, the Civil War, World War I and World War 2, the Korean Conflict, and Vietnam. Many of them were religious leaders, politicians and Freemasons. Some in medieval times were even Knights Templars.