ancestry

noun3

1. •
   The state of being ancestors.
2. •
   A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.

   • I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.
3. •
   Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.

   • Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. — 1713