#forebear

• Ancestor — A person from whom someone is descended, considered in relation to previous generations; a forerunner, ancestor, or predecessor within a family genealogical lineage. In inheritance law and history, it represents a past family member from whom property titles, privileges, or lineage characteristics are inherited.
• Foremother — The feminine form of antenat; a woman or female ascendant within a genealogical line from whom a person, group, or lineage is descended; a forebear or female ancestor. As an adjective, it describes a property, trait, or structural feminine entity that originates from forefathers or belongs to ancestral historical periods.