Zooey Deschanel Finds a Connection to an Important Cause | Who Do You Think You Are?

[@AndySaenz]

WOW, it's amazing to see how her family played a key role in the abolitionist movement in the 1850s! I want to trace my ancestry like this and see what I find.

[@susannamarker2582]

I can't believe the picture of Zooey's granny when she was young. Beautiful girl.

[@rosey525]

That's crazy how much Zooey looks like her 3x great grandmother

[@capie44]

History repeats itself :-)>

[@corycg1956]

My 13th Great Grandfather was Eleazius Farnsworth I had seen pictures of the castle he lived in over in England I don’t have to go far back at all to England on my Dad’s side of the family my Great Great Grandfather Thomas was English.

[@rudd-dq6ns]

This made me love her even more x I think she's amazing and to see that it was in her blood to be amazing I think she should be so proud of her heritage xoxo

[@marykopydlowski4654]

Wow what a story, and our lives are forever changed. My mom was from Mississippi then from England. No idea about that family. My dads family came from Dublin, Ireland. I heard two stories about the great great grandparents. Life isso interesting. Thanks for sharing

[@Lalalalala...]

am I the only one who thinks she looks a lot like her grandma?

[@Lalalalala...]

she looks more like her grandma than she looks like her mom or sis

[@rglucia]

Omg this made me cry so much. To think that these black families fought to stay together with their children, wife, husband. They fought for basic human right, freedom. So sad that at one point on history owning another human being was completely LEGAL is embarrassing and sad.

[@johnemerson1363]

The worst part is that humans have enslaved each other ever since two tribes fought each other and the winner enslaved the loser. We have gotten past that I hope, but there are still places in the 21st century where slavery is real.

[@Celticcross688]

Granny was a stunner!

[@Jme.Online]

I shed some tears. Heros indeed.

[@spectralv709]

Zooey is 57% oatmeal

[@joshjohnson2600]

Hahaha

[@francisdedumo3323]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@lauryrodriguez7229]

Her and Sarah seem to have the same nose. Awesome family genes

[@FacheChanteDeux]

It is so nice to see an actress with their original face, especially because she looks like her family.

[@faithhope4886]

Amazing your family saved peoples lives & got slaves emancipated, this is the best genealogy legacy ever! How great are these people! I would like to see more stories like this. Praise God ✝️

[@iDelta77]

She should be very very proud to have such a strong legacy! Righteousness is worthed! standing for your fellow men is worthed!

[@chynnhowe]

It’s crazy because her Jess character is just her!! They dress exactly the same!

[@bluetopguitar1104]

A hero and a great person and great woman. Wow.

[@ParisVan-Del]

Interesting that this event involved a Gorsuch.🤔

[@gentleeyes]

I had the same thought.

[@sfjessy1]

Very curious indeed

[@NDBit]

Emily is so gorgeous. I wish this had been the both of them together

[@LarryNathanielPhoto]

Zooey looks so much like her sister it is unbelievable.

[@corycg1956]

I was able to go all the way back to the year 1065 on my moms side of the family.

[@danielstevens58]

I just love her

[@daenja84]

+Daniel Stevens me too

[@sandyg.3454]

Bravo Sarah!

[@brianellinger6622]

She said heeeey.... .......those are natural responses.

[@quickie3]

The eyes of your Gran-gran Mother are just beautiful ,I' bet She could see the devil coming from a mile.

[@jcr-studios]

A beautiful + inspiring story. But am I the only one who was half expecting her DNA to reveal that Katy Perry is her long lost twin? 😆 I mean, they look SO much alike!

[@bobapbob5812]

Edward Gorsuch. Wonder if he is related to the Supreme Court nominee?

[@SuperFosterMom]

Bob ap Bob yep he is.

[@tigeress699]

Zooey looks like her grandma!

[@veronicatisa]

Ok wow she even looks a lot like her 4x great gran wow

[@cherrycarlyle6749]

this is very fascinating. I'm sure I'm from the Quakers, and attempting to prove it. My background is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Lancashire, UK.

[@veronicatisa]

She looks so much like her gran holy shit

[@theajohnston761]

Brave people!

[@123rudyc]

Damnit TLC! Show me the location of the pixie girl garden.

[@Lalalalala...]

her grandma also kinda looks like Catherine Zeta Jones

[@jenniferglover9905]

This shortened version misses the part where it tells how the man parker shot was cousin to the man who shot Lincoln! And his death was the catalist that made him so angry that he shot the president.

[@pc4764]

That's the story I was looking for. I told it to my civics class years ago and want to hand the story off to another teacher who is teaching civics. My favorite of these stories. My ancestors were also Quaker abolitionists in the same general area. It's great to have the kids see someone tell a story like this that they recognize and like. My students loved it.

[@jantellfowler5883]

Awesome

[@xXCrazy1oO]

wats crazy is that her grandmother literally looked like a white version of harriet tubman lol

[@joshjohnson2600]

I thought it was funnier when Chelsea Handler found out her grandpa was a Nazi or when Don Cheadle found out his ancestors were slaves to Native Americans.

[@RWebster325]

Why wasn't she curious before her grandmother passed?

[@bigjohn697791]

Interesting to see that there’s a Guildford in the US

[@karlalphelps9909]

my mom had abolitionists in her mothers side of the family as well as her dads side to its so interesting to learn both sides also were for the union and conferdate sides to

[@karlalphelps9909]

also had relatives who lived in boarder states as well not all of the south was for slavery either.i learned that quit a bit

[@polloloci21]

She’s so cute.

[@ThePbird1]

I grew up in Santa Monica from 1939 to the 1960s Orr is a familiar name. Was there a market or business with that name?

[@Ashley-bm9gc]

3:23 sounds like whats happening nowadays....

[@littlegothgirl8869]

Right! Same thing I thought.

[@RE-bg9ds]

I hate to break it to you so we but the anti-slavery party was Republicans a lot of Quakers helped start the Republican Party with Abraham Lincoln

[@xoxolifeslightxoxo340]

I thought it was interesting that in the beginning she said her grandmother was very liberal. My understanding was that most Quakers were very conservative, and helped the Republican party fight against slavery.

[@RE-bg9ds]

@@xoxolifeslightxoxo340 yep

[@r.ridderbusch7303]

...and Democrats started out as Dixie-crats. The terms have reversed, you see.

[@RE-bg9ds]

@@r.ridderbusch7303 they were Democrats 1st

[@claudrebille178]

U might b related to Coco channel Chene oak tree in FRENCH

[@davidroosa4561]

Gorsuch, Gorsuch................... where have i heard that name

[@SavageRabbit666]

wait if her ancestor lived with a free slave ? then does she have black ancestry, like the love child of a fre slave and the powel woman ?

[@bugsy7731]

No no i think she rented a house for many years to a free slave.

[@MsL8dyhawke]

***** Not all slaves were of African descent in early US history to begin with. Many Europeans came across as slaves and/or indentured servants themselves. Yes, the indentured servants worked off their passage. Captured American Indians were kept as slaves as well. The Puritan culture of early US resulted in many slaves -regardless off their origin- freed well before the American Civil War (between North and South). Not sure of the specifics on the Deschanel relationship (slaver or not).

[@SuperFosterMom]

dyrerabbitt no, the Irish were not slaves. You need to cut that racist bullshit out

[@thomas1162]

uhjl lol, you want a monopoly on slaves, the Irish were slaves and the fact you wont admit it is itself racist, blacks weren't the first slaves and yhey weren't the last, you cut it out bud

[@annek1226]

uhjl Yes they were in a lot of cases! You need to study your history!

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

3:52 *triggered*

[@bobapbob5812]

Edmund Gorsuch. Any relation to Trump's Supreme Court nominee?

[@perdidoatlantic]

Pres. Nixon was a Quaker. Very liberal. 😆

[@haileyparrish2670]

Wow

[@wwbdwwbd]

She's a thinking men's crumpet.

[@q1w2e3r4t5y6i8]

I wonder what Deschanel means in French.

[@BlueTulipe]

abdulmohsen almilli Nothing actually :)

[@caciquepadilla]

well the word chanel means an advertisement on a poster. so deschanel would literally the poster.

[@jay1jayf]

abdulmohsen almilli Chanel like the man made rivers.

[@jaybanz1228]

Demolished in the late 19th century really zoey I think you read that wrong

[@phaedrahalcyon1622]

No, she read it correctly. The picture says it was demolished in 1898, that would be called "late 19th century". The 1800's are referred to as the 19th century, the 1900's as the 20th century, us in the 2000's live in the 21st century and so on.

[@jaybanz1228]

+PhaedraHalcyon I think someone hacked me. Because I've never even watched this video

[@BrendadirkCramplescrunch]

lol someone hacked you... right

[@jr.rivera7824]

The late 1800's IS the 19th century

[@hmmmhmmm6917]

911

[@chadweirick]

I wish she would find a connection to a decent barber who would tell her to knock it off with the bangs. She hasn’t ever been able to pull it off and it has only gotten worse.

[@capie44]

Being older than Political-correctness, I've gotten sick and tired of all this pro-women & pro-Black bull that I've had shoved down my throat for that past 5 decades -- in the name of "civil" and "equal" rights, of course, you see.

[@pc4764]

Being older than "political-correctness" myself, I've never understood why being politically correct is so hard. Treat people with respect. Don't hurt or offend people. I find it a good way to live. Not a struggle at all. In fact, it seems much harder to hold those hard feelings toward others. I hope you heal.

[@capie44]

@@pc4764 : Kudos to you! (You're the first to admit that we are older than P C. Thank you.) The politically-correct are out to gather (the gullible) forces for "you're a victim of [insert here] for votes!" If there is not some reason spoken -- even in some corner of obscurity -- then, like 1933, the politcally motivated behind political correctness (the politicians, not the sheeple), we'll be repeating history. Plus, I don't go to bars. I don't drink. So I need a place to vent off bullshit like this video. Agh. :) Thanks for responding :)

[@christiandoodles]

@pc , sometimes being politically correct makes you tell lies and half stories