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Irene Ryan,6th cousin 3x removed

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Irene Ryan is my 6th cosin 3x times removed. The ancestor who connects us together is Thomas Claiborne, my 8th great grandfather.

Irene Ryan (born Jessie Irene Noblitt; October 17, 1902 – April 26, 1973) ended up being an American actress who found triumph in vaudeville, radio, film, television, and Broadway.

Ryan is most extensively known for her depiction of Daisy May “Granny” Moses, the mother-in-law of Buddy Ebsen’s character, on the long-running television series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971), for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1963 and 1964.

My genealogical chart show the ancestor the connect us as relatives.

Irene Ryan (1902 – 1973)
6th cousin 3x removed

James Marritt Noblitt (1856 – 1913)
Father of Irene Ryan

Elizabeth “Eliza” Rebecca Thompson (1830 – 1880)
Mother of James Marritt Noblitt

Solomon Thompson (1790 – 1863)
Father of Elizabeth “Eliza” Rebecca Thompson

Jane Ann Dawson (1758 – 1829)
Mother of Solomon Thompson

Joseph Thompson (1728 – 1813)
Father of Jane Ann Dawson

Sarah Claiborne (1713 – 1777)
Mother of Joseph Thompson

Thomas Claiborne (1680 – 1732)
Father of Sarah Claiborne

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Vice President Joseph Biden, 20th cousin 1x removed

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Vice President Joseph Biden is my 20th cousin 1 x removed. The ancestor who connect us together is Maud Marshall (1192 – 1248), my 19th great grandmother.

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who served as the 47th vice president associated with the United States from 2009 to 2017. Biden also represented Delaware when you look at the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009. A member associated with the Democratic Party, Biden is an applicant for President into the 2020 election.

Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and lived there for 10 years before moving along with his family to Delaware. He became an attorney in 1969 and was elected into the New Castle County Council in 1970. He had been first elected towards the U.S. Senate in 1972, as he became the sixth-youngest senator in American history. Biden was re-elected into the upper house of Congress six times and was the fourth most senior senator as he resigned to assume the vice presidency in ’09. Biden was a long-time member and former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. He opposed the Gulf War in 1991, but advocated U.S. and NATO intervention into the Bosnian War in 1994 and 1995. He voted in favor of the resolution authorizing the Iraq War in 2002 but opposed the surge of U.S. troops in 2007. He has got also served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, dealing with issues associated with drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties. Biden led the efforts to pass through the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, and the Violence Against Women Act. He also chaired the Judiciary Committee through the contentious U.S. Supreme Court nominations of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. Biden unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 plus in 2008.

My genealogical chart shows the ancestor that Joseph Biden that connect us as family:

Joseph Robinett Biden Jr.
20th cousin 1x removed

Joseph Robinett Robinette Sr Biden Sr. (1915 – 2002)
Father of Joseph Robinett Biden Jr.

Mary Elizabeth Robbinette (1894 – 1943)
Mother of Joseph Robinett Robinette Sr Biden Sr.

George Tanner ROBINETTE (1756 – 1831)
Father of Mary Elizabeth Robbinette

Jesse ROBINETTE (1776 – 1832)
Father of George Tanner ROBINETTE

Moses J George Robinett (1819 – 1903)
Father of Jesse ROBINETTE

George H. Robinette (1844 – 1914)
Father of Moses J George Robinett

Nathan Robinette (1717 – 1803)
Father of George H. Robinette

Mary Taylor (1674 – 1747)
Mother of Nathan Robinette

William Taylor (1640 – 1683)
Father of Mary Taylor

William Taylor , Col. (1605 – 1687)
Father of William Taylor

Thomas Taylor , Cpt.
Father of William Taylor , Col.

Thomas Taylor (1548 – 1588)
Father of Thomas Taylor , Cpt.

Margaret Tyndal (1510 – )
Mother of Thomas Taylor

William Tyndal (1440 – 1488) Father of Margaret Tyndal

Thomas Tyndal (1411 – 1448)
Father of William Tyndal

Helena de Felbrigge (1390 – 1426)
Mother of Thomas Tyndal

Simon de Felbrigge (1367 – 1431)
Father of Helena de Felbrigge

Roger de Felbrigge (1342 – 1368)
Father of Simon de Felbrigge

Simon le Bigod (1281 – 1349)
Father of Roger de Felbrigge

Roger le Bigod (1242 – 1295)
Father of Simon le Bigod

Simon le Bigod (1218 – 1242)
Father of Roger le Bigod

Maud Marshall (1192 – 1248)
Mother of Simon le Bigod

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Edward “Longshanks” King of England I, 17th great grandfather

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King Edward I “Lingshanks” of England is my 17th great grandfather.

Edward I born on 17/18 June 1239 died on 7 July 1307. He was also called Edward Longshanks as well as the Hammer associated with the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Before his accession into the throne, he was commonly described as The Lord Edward. The very first son of Henry III, Edward was involved from an early age in the political intrigues of his father’s reign, which included an outright rebellion because of the English barons. In 1259, he briefly sided with a baronial reform movement, supporting the Provisions of Oxford. After reconciliation together with father, however, he remained loyal through the subsequent armed conflict, known as the Second Barons’ War. After the Battle of Lewes, Edward was hostage towards the rebellious barons, but escaped after a few months and joined the fight against Simon de Montfort. Montfort was defeated at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, and within 2 yrs the rebellion was extinguished. With England pacified, Edward joined the Ninth Crusade towards the Holy Land. The crusade accomplished little, and Edward was on his way home in 1272 when he was informed that his father had died. Making a slow return, he reached England in 1274 and was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 19 August.

The is how King Edward I appears in my genealogical chart. I only went to my 5th great grandfather’s President Thomas Jefferson.

Edward “Longshanks” King of England I (1239 – 1307)
17th great-grandfather

Edward Plantagenet, King of England II (1284 – 1327)
Son of Edward “Longshanks” King of England I

Edward King of England (Plantagenet) III (1312 – 1377)
Son of Edward Plantagenet, King of England II

John Plantaganet Beauford Beaufort of Ghent Gent Gaunt, Duke of Aquitaine, “1st Duke of Lancaster” King of Castile PLANTAGENET (1340 – 1399)
Son of Edward King of England (Plantagenet) III

Joan Plantagenet Beaufort , Countess (1379 – 1440)
Daughter of John Plantaganet Beauford Beaufort of Ghent Gent Gaunt, Duke of Aquitaine, “1st Duke of Lancaster” King of Castile PLANTAGENET

Edward NEVILLE, Baron Bergavenny (1412 – 1476)
Son of Joan Plantagenet Beaufort , Countess

Catherine Neville (1442 – 1504)
Daughter of Edward NEVILLE, Baron Bergavenny

Anne Tanfield
Daughter of Catherine Neville

Elizabeth Vincent (1548 – 1589)
Daughter of Anne Tanfield

Dorothy Lane
Daughter of Elizabeth Vincent

Isham Randolph, Col. (1685 – 1742)
Son of Dorothy Lane

Jane Randolph (1720 – 1776)
Daughter of Isham Randolph, Col.

Thomas Jefferson President of the United States of America (1743 – 1826)
Son of Jane Randolph

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William Shakespeare, 11th cousin 9x removed

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William Shakespear is my 11th cousin 9x removed. The ancestor who connects us together is Maud Marshall (1192 – 1248), my 19th great grandmother.

William Shakespeare was baptize on 26 April 1564 and died on 23 April 1616. He had been an English poet, playwright and actor, widely seen as the best writer when looking at the English language and also the world’s greatest dramatist. He could be also known as England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 39 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and therefore are performed more frequently than those of any other playwright.

My genealogical chart showing the ancestor that William Shakespear and I share:

William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
11th cousin 9x removed

Mary Arden (1537 – 1608)
Mother of William Shakespeare

Thomas Arden
Father of Mary Arden

Thomas Arden
Father of Thomas Arden

Walter De Arden (1441 – 1502)
Father of Thomas Arden

Robert De Arden (1413 – 1452)
Father of Walter De Arden

Ralph De Arden (1373 – 1421)
Father of Robert De Arden

Henry De Arden
Father of Ralph De Arden

Ralph De Arden (1298 – )
Father of Henry De Arden

Alicia De Beauchamp (1270 – )
Mother of Ralph De Arden

Maud Fitz John De Shere (1237 – 1301)
Mother of Alicia De Beauchamp

Isabel Bigod
Mother of Maud Fitz John De Shere

Maud Marshall (1192 – 1248)
Mother of Isabel Bigod

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Napoléon (Napoleon) BONAPARTE I, 29th cousin 2x removed

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Napoleon Bonaparte I is my 29th cousin 2 x removed. The ancestor who connects us is, Pepin ler d’Italie (773 – 810), Son of Charlemagne des Francs, my 29th great grandfather.


Napoléon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 and died on 5 May 1821. He had been a French statesman and military leader of Italian descent who rose to prominence throughout the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns throughout the French Revolutionary Wars. He was Emperor of the French as Napoleon I from 1804 until 1814 and again briefly in 1815 during the Hundred Days. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for over ten years while leading France against a few coalitions when looking at the Napoleonic Wars. He won these types of wars, therefore, the vast majority of his battles, building a vast empire that ruled over much of continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. He could be considered one of the greatest commanders ever sold, and his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide. Napoleon’s political and cultural legacy has endured among the most celebrated and controversial leaders in human history.

My genealogical chart shows that ancestor Napoleon Bonaparte I and I share:

Napoléon (Napoleon) BONAPARTE I (1769 – 1821)
29th cousin 2x removed

Carlo Mario Bonaparte (1746 – 1785)
Father of Napoléon (Napoleon) BONAPARTE I

Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte (1713 – 1763)
Father of Carlo Mario Bonaparte

Sebastiano Nicolo Buonaparte (1683 – 1720)
Father of Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte

Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte (1663 – 1703)
Father of Sebastiano Nicolo Buonaparte

Carlo (Charles) Maria Bonaparte (1637 – 1692)
Father of Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte

Sebastiano Buonaparte (1603 – 1642)
Father of Carlo (Charles) Maria Bonaparte

Francesco von Buonaparte (Bonaparte) (1577 – 1633)
Father of Sebastiano Buonaparte

Geronimo (Jérôme) Buonaparte (1520 – 1594)
Father of Francesco von Buonaparte (Bonaparte)

Gabriele Buonaparte (1485 – 1589)
Father of Geronimo (Jérôme) Buonaparte

François (Buonaparte)BONAPARTE (1450 – )
Father of Gabriele Buonaparte

Giovanni (Buonaparte)BONAPARTE †1501
Father of François (Buonaparte)BONAPARTE

Apollonia MALASPINA
Mother of Giovanni (Buonaparte)BONAPARTE †1501

Nicolas MALASPINA †1416
Father of Apollonia MALASPINA

Isnardo MALASPINA
Father of Nicolas MALASPINA †1416

Gabriele MALASPINA†1289
Father of Isnardo MALASPINA

Cubitosa d’ESTE
Mother of Gabriele MALASPINA†1289

Azzo d’ESTE VII (1205 – 1264)
Father of Cubitosa d’ESTE

Azzo d’ESTE VI (1170 – 1212)
Father of Azzo d’ESTE VII

Azzo d’ESTE†1193 V
Father of Azzo d’ESTE VI

Obizzod d’ESTE †1195 I
Father of Azzo d’ESTE†1193 V

Foulques d’ESTE †1128
Father of Obizzod d’ESTE †1195 I

Azzo d’ESTE †1128 , II (997 – 1097)
Father of Foulques d’ESTE †1128

Azzo d’ESTE I (975 – 1029)
Father of Azzo d’ESTE †1128 , II

Otberto d’ESTE ,II (950 – 1021)
Father of Azzo d’ESTE I

Otberto d’ESTE I, Comte d’Este (910 – 975)
Father of Otberto d’ESTE ,II

Gisèle de FRIOUL (883 – 910)
Mother of Otberto d’ESTE I, Comte d’Este

Bérenger de FRIOUL I, (843 – 924)
Father of Gisèle de FRIOUL

Gisèle de FRANCE (820 – 874)
Mother of Bérenger de FRIOUL I,

Louis Dit le le Pieux de FRANCE I (778 – 840)
Father of Gisèle de FRANCE

Charlemagne des Francs (747 – 814)
Father of Louis Dit le le Pieux de FRANCE I

Pepin ler d’Italie (773 – 810)
Son of Charlemagne des Francs

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Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 6th cousin 9x removed

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Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz is part of my United Kingdom heritage. She is my 6th cousin 9x removed. The ancestor who connects both of us is Sophie of Pommern-Wolgast (1458-1504), my 14th grandmother.

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born 19 May 1744 and died on 17 November 1818. She was the second Black Queen of England. She was the wife of King George III. She functioned as Queen of Great Britain and Queen of Ireland from her wedding in 1761 through to the union of this two kingdoms in 1801, after which it she was Queen regarding the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1818. She has also been the Electress of Hanover within the Holy Roman Empire until the promotion of her husband to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814, and after that she has also been queen consort of Hanover.

My genealogical chart show the ancestor who connects us together:

Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744 – 1818)
6th cousin 9x removed

Karl Ludwig “Charles Louis Frederick” of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1708 – 1752)
Father of Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658 – 1708)
Father of Karl Ludwig “Charles Louis Frederick” of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Adolf Friedrich I (1588 – 1657)
Father of Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Johann von Mecklenburg-Güstrow VII (1558 – 1592)
Father of Adolf Friedrich I

Johann Albrecht von Mecklenburg I (1525 – 1576)
Father of Johann von Mecklenburg-Güstrow VII

Albrecht von Mecklenburg -Schwerin VII (1486 – 1547)
Father of Johann Albrecht von Mecklenburg I

Sophie von Pommern-Wolgast (1458 – 1504)
Mother of Albrecht von Mecklenburg -Schwerin VII

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Elvis A. Presley, Rock n Roll Singer, 8th cousin, 1x removed

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Elvis Presley is my 8th cousin 1x removed. The ancestor who connect us both in my genealogical chart is Robert Napier (1660 – 1721), my 8th great grandfather.

Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 and died on August 16, 1977. He is also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons for the 20th century, he could be often referred to as the “King of rock ‘n roll” or just “the King”.

My genealogical shows the ancestor that Elvis and I share:

Elvis Aaron Presley (1935 – 1977)
8th cousin 1x removed

Gladys L. Presley (1912 – 1958)
Mother of Elvis Aaron Presley

Robert Lee “Bob” Smith (1878 – 1932)
Father of Gladys L. Presley

Mileage Obediah (William) Smith (1837 – 1909)
Father of Robert Lee “Bob” Smith

Mary Frances Heard (1824 – 1865)
Mother of Mileage Obediah (William) Smith

Woodson Heard (1782 – 1849)
Father of Mary Frances Heard

ELIZABETH NAPIER FITZPATRICK (1750 – 1790)
Mother of Woodson Heard

Mary Perrin Woodson (1722 – 1821)
Mother of ELIZABETH NAPIER FITZPATRICK

Frances Napier (1694 – 1778)
Mother of Mary Perrin Woodson

Robert Napier (1660 – 1721)
Father of Frances Napier

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William McKinley the 25th U.S. President, 12th cousin 7x removed

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President William McKinley is my 12th cousin 7x removed. The ancestor who connects us together is Princess Mary Stewart (1380 – 1382), my 18th great grandmother.

William McKinley Jr. (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th president regarding the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination half a year into his second term. During his presidency, McKinley led the nation to victory within the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to market American industry and kept the world from the gold standard in a rejection of free silver (effectively, expansionary monetary policy).

My genealogical chart shows how President William McKinley and I share a common ancestor:

President William McKinley (1843 – 1901)
12th cousin 7x removed

Nancy Campbell Allison (1809 – 1897)
Mother of President William McKinley

Ann CAMPBELL (1774 – 1846)
Mother of Nancy Campbell Allison

Obadiah CAMPBELL (1743 – 1822)
Father of Ann CAMPBELL

Samuel CAMPBELL (1695 – 1780)
Father of Obadiah CAMPBELL

William CAMPBELL (1635 – 1718)
Father of Samuel CAMPBELL

Duncan CAMPBELL (1605 – 1645)
Father of William CAMPBELL

Mary ERSKINE ERSKINE (1575 – 1613)
Mother of Duncan CAMPBELL

Alexander ERSKINE , Sir (1521 – 1591)
Father of Mary ERSKINE ERSKINE

John ERSKINE , Lord Erskine (1500 – 1555)
Father of Alexander ERSKINE , Sir

Isabella Elizabeth CAMPBELL (1468 – 1518)
Mother of John ERSKINE , Lord Erskine

Agnes Kennedy (1450 – )
Mother of Isabella Elizabeth CAMPBELL

Gilbert Kennedy (1406 – )
Father of Agnes Kennedy

Princess Mary Stewart (1380 – 1382)
Mother of Gilbert Kennedy

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Zachary Taylor the 12th President of the United States,10th cousin 3x removed

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President Zachary Taylor is my 10th cousin 3x removed. The ancestor on my genealogical chart who connects us together is Edward NEVILLE, Baron Bergavenny (1412 – 1476), my 12th great grandfather.

Zachary Taylor was born on November 24, 1784 and died on July 9, 1850. He was the 12th president associated with the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Taylor previously was a lifetime career officer in the United States Army, rose to your rank of major general and became a national hero due to his victories when you look at the Mexican–American War. As a result, he won election towards the White House despite his vague political beliefs. His top priority as president was preserving the Union, but he died sixteen months into his term, prior to making any progress regarding the status of slavery, which was in fact inflaming tensions in Congress.

My genealogical chart reveals that ancestor we both share:

President Zachary Taylor (1784 – 1850)
10th cousin 3x removed

Sarah Dabney Strother
Mother of President Zachary Taylor

William Strother
Father of Sarah Dabney Strother

Francis Thornton Strother (1700 – 1751)
Father of William Strother

William B. Strother III (1665 – 1726)
Father of Francis Thornton Strother

Eleanor Conyers (1570 – 1611)
Mother of William B. Strother III

Sir John Conyers (1550 – 1610)
Father of Eleanor Conyers

Anne Dawney (1515 – )
Mother of Sir John Conyers

Dorothy Neville (1496 – 1532)
Mother of Anne Dawney

Richard Neville (1468 – 1530)
Father of Dorothy Neville

Henry Neville, Sir (1437 – 1469)
Father of Richard Neville

Edward NEVILLE, Baron Bergavenny (1412 – 1476)
Father of Henry Neville, Sir

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William Howard Taft the 27th President of the United States, 14th cousin 2x removed

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President William Howard Taft is my 14th cousin 2 x removed. The ancestor who connects both of us together in my genealogical tree is Joan Plantagenet Beaufort , Countess (1379 – 1440), my 13th great grandmother.

William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857 and died on March 8, 1930. He had been the 27th president associated with United States (1909–1913) as well as the tenth chief justice associated with United States (1921–1930), the sole person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was defeated for re-election by Woodrow Wilson in 1912 after Roosevelt split the Republican vote by running as a third-party candidate. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft to be chief justice, a posture by which he served until four weeks before his death.

This is the genealogical chart the shows how William Howard Taft and I connect to Joan Plantagenet Beaufort , Countess (1379 – 1440), my 13th great grandmother:

President William Howard Taft (1857 – 1930)
14th cousin 2x removed

Alphonso Taft (1810 – 1891)
Father of President William Howard Taft

Peter Rawson Taft
Father of Alphonso Taft

Rhoda Rawson (1749 – 1827)
Mother of Peter Rawson Taft

Abner Rawson (1721 – 1794)
Father of Rhoda Rawson

Edmund Rawson
Father of Abner Rawson

Susanna WILSON
Mother of Edmund Rawson

John WILSON (1621 – 1691)
Father of Susanna WILSON

Elizabeth Mansfield (1595 – 1658)
Mother of John WILSON

Sir John Mansfield (1572 – 1610)
Father of Elizabeth Mansfield

Anne de Eure (1536 – 1566)
Mother of Sir John Mansfield

Sir Ralph Eure
Father of Anne de Eure

William Eure
Father of Sir Ralph Eure

Ralph Eure (1453 – 1539)
Father of William Eure

William Sir (Hoare ) Eure (1440 – 1484)
Father of Ralph Eure

Eleanor Eleanore de Greystoke (1416 – 1468)
Mother of William Sir (Hoare ) Eure

Elizabeth de Ferrers (1395 – 1434)
Mother of Eleanor Eleanore de Greystoke

Joan Plantagenet Beaufort , Countess (1379 – 1440)
Mother of Elizabeth de Ferrers