Yeah. I’m pretty certain that some of the Founding fathers were Crypto or Converso. One of the earliest Traders with Hudson Bay Company was Ezekiel Solomon from Mackinac Island. Married a Chippewa woman from the area and had lots of kids. … distant cousins on my mom’s family tree .
https://www.mackinacparks.com/blog/ezekiel-solomon-at-michilimackinac/