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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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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

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James Knox Polk ,11th President of the United States, 9th cousin 6x removed

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James Knox Polk, the 11th President of the United States in my 9th cousin 6x removed. The ancestor who connect us together is Sir James 1st Lord Duke Hamilton Hamilton 6th Laird of Cadzow Hamilton (1423 – 1479), my 11th great grandfather.

James Knox Polk was born on November 2, 1795 died on June 15, 1849. He was the 11th President of the United States (1845-1849). He previously was Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835-1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839-1841). A protégé of Andrew Jackson, he was a member of the Democratic Party and an advocate of Jacksonian democracy. During Polk’s presidency, America expanded significantly with the annexation of the Republic of Texas, the Oregon Territory, and the Mexican Cession following the American victory in the Mexican-American War. After building a successful law practice in Tennessee, Polk was elected to the state legislature (1823) and then to the United States House of Representatives in 1825, becoming a strong supporter of Jackson. After serving as chairman from the Ways and Means Committee, he became Speaker in 1835, the only President to have been Speaker Polk left Congress to run for governor; he won in 1839 but lost in 1841 and 1843. He was a dark horse candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 1844; he entered his party’s convention as a potential nominee for vice president but emerged as a compromise to head the ticket when no presidential applicant could secure the necessary two-thirds majority.

The genealogical chart shows how President James Polk and I share a common ancestor:

James Knox Polk ,11th President of the United States (1795 – 1849)
9th cousin 6x removed

Samuel Ezekial Polk (1772 – 1827)
Father of James Knox Polk ,11th President of the United States

Ezekial Franklin Polk (1747 – )
Father of Samuel Ezekial Polk

William Polk (1700 – 1753)
Father of Ezekial Franklin Polk

Robert Bruce Polke (1640 – 1704)
Father of William Polk

Robert Bruce Pollock (1601 – 1640)
Father of Robert Bruce Polke

Robert Pollok (1559 – 1625)
Father of Robert Bruce Pollock

Janet Mure (1524 – 1576)
Mother of Robert Pollok

Elizabeth Hamilton (1505 – )
Mother of Janet Mure

Gavin Hamilton (1480 – )
Father of Elizabeth Hamilton

Sir James 1st Lord Duke Hamilton Hamilton 6th Laird of Cadzow Hamilton (1423 – 1479)
Father of Gavin Hamilton

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President John Tyler, 5th cousin 6x removed

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President John Tyler is my is my 5th cousin 6x removed. That ancestor who connect both of us is Robert Booth, my 10th great grandfather. John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790, and died on January 18, 1862. He was, in fact, the tenth president of the United States from 1841 to 1845 after briefly serving as the tenth vice president (1841); he was elected to the latter office on the 1840 Whig ticket with President William Henry Harrison. Tyler ascended to the presidency after Harrison’s death in April 1841, only a month after the start of the new administration. He was a stalwart supporter of states’ rights, and as president, he adopted nationalist policies only when they did not infringe on the powers of the states. His unexpected rise towards the presidency, with the resulting threat to the presidential ambitions of Henry Clay and other politicians, left him estranged from both major political parties.

This is how President John Tyler appears on my genealogical chart to the ancestor we both share:

President John Tyler IV, 10th President of the United States (1790 – 1862)
5th cousin 6x removed

Mary Marot Armistead (1761 – 1797)
Mother of President John Tyler IV, 10th President of the United States

Robert Booth Armistead
Father of Mary Marot Armistead

Ellyson Armistead Captain (1690 – 1757)
Father of Robert Booth Armistead

Moss Booth (1682 – 1750)
Mother of Ellyson Armistead Captain

Robert Booth (1644 – 1695)
Father of Moss Booth

Robert Booth (1610 – 1657)
Father of Robert Booth

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Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill , 12th cousin 2x removed

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Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill is my 12th cousin 2 x removed. The ancestor who connect us is Catherine Neville, my 11th great grandmother. Lord Spencer-Churchill was born at 3 Wilton Terrace, Belgravia, London. He was initially independently schooled, and later went to Tabor’s Preparatory School at Cheam, London. In January 1863 he attended Eton College, in which he continued to be until July 1865. He did not stick out either at academic work or sport while at Eton; his contemporaries identify him as a vivacious and somewhat unmanageable young man. In October 1867 he matriculated at Merton College, Oxford. He had a preference for sports, but was also an enthusiastic reader, and acquired a second-class degree in jurisprudence and contemporary history in 1870. In 1871, Churchill and his uncle George Spencer-Churchill were definitely initiated in to the rites of Freemasonry, as later on his son Winston would be. In 1874 he was chosen to Parliament as Conservative member for Woodstock, Oxfordshire defeating George Brodrick, a Fellow, and afterwards Warden, of Merton College. His maiden speech, delivered in his initial session, encouraged kind comments from Harcourt and Disraeli, who published to the Queen of Churchill’s ‘energy and natural flow’.

These are the ancestors who connect Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Church and I:

Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill ,Lord (1849 – 1895)
12th cousin 2x removed

John Winston Sir 7th Duke of Marlborough Spencer-Churchill (1822 – 1883)
Father of Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill ,Lord

Jane Stewart Stewart (1798 – 1844)
Mother of John Winston Sir 7th Duke of Marlborough Spencer-Churchill

Jane Bayley Bayly alias Paget (1774 – 1842)
Mother of Jane Stewart Stewart

Henry Bayly alias Paget
Father of Jane Bayley Bayly alias Paget

Caroline Paget
Mother of Henry Bayly Bayly alias Paget

Brig. Gen. Thomas Paget
Father of Caroline Paget

Henry Paget
Father of Brig. Gen. Thomas Paget

Frances Rich (1617 – 1672)
Mother of Henry Paget

Henry Rich, Earl (1617 – 1672)
Father of Frances Rich

Penelope Devereux (1562 – 1607)
Mother of Henry Rich, Earl