‘Never Saw That One Coming’: Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler’s Shocking Ancestry Results Reveal His Ancestor was a Black Indentured Servant, Leaving Fans Stunned

Seventy-six-year-old rock legend Steven Tyler made a shocking discovery about an unexpected branch in his family tree in a resurfaced show clip. His daughter, actress Liv Tyler, 47, shared some shocking information about her ancestors with the Aerosmith frontman during a 2017 installment of NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” docuseries. The docuseries is an adaptation of a genealogy discovery show that began airing on the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2004. In season eight of the American edition of the program, Liv revealed she learned about her maternal grandmother Susan Blancha’s side of the family. Aerosmith band member Steven Tyler learns his ancestory links back to a Black man. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Janie’s Fund) “We’ve always talked about your Italian side of all the musicians, but you never knew about your mom’s side. That was a mystery,” Liv told her dad while the two celebrities met in Schuylerville, New York. She continued, “So we traced my family tree back to my four times great-grandfather, Robert Elliott, who is your great-great-great-grandfather. Robert Elliott was part African-American.” Steven listened to his daughter before he quickly responded, “I knew it. Thank you, God. I always felt akin...