descendant

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Wordsworth's descendants Christopher Andrew and Simon Bennie, who have been guardians of the house for the past 57 years, said they were sad to leave the property, but relieved it had passed into "safe hands".

From BBC

Also, America is a melting pot as most of us are descendants of immigrants.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 300,000 Jews of Iranian origin are thought to live in Israel today, the vast majority of whom are those who arrived after 1979 and their descendants.

From Barron's

Enter John Sexton, who told the council he had traced Watson's descendants and was in negotiations with them to purchase the land.

From BBC

Robertson was among 150 members of the African diaspora granted Ghanaian citizenship on Monday, the latest group in a growing initiative to reconnect descendants of Africans abroad with the continent of their ancestors.

From Barron's