Thursday, August 9, 2018

Famous ancestors who share in our family tree

Famous People who Shared Ancestors

There many ancestors on my family tree that share common ancestory with famous and historical people.  I only list a couple, but each one has many from my tree.I only mention direct or grandparents, because basically we are all cousins.

George Washington (1st US President)
Charlemagne, Charles the Great, King of the Franks,  King of the Lombards Holy Roman Emperor ,
my 29th GGF
He was Washington's 26th GGF
Hugh, Hugues Capet, (941 - 996) first King of the Franks, 
my 28th GGF
He was Washington's 21st GGF
Henry, Heinrich I `the Fowler',  (876-936), Duke of Saxony, German Emperor, founded First Reich
 My 30th GGF   or g
He was Washington's 23rd GGF 
Sir Ralph Hastings, (1322-1398), Sheriff of Yorkshire, Governor of t
Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland4th Baron Neville dand parenre Raby,KG PC Earl Marshal (c. 1364 – 21 October 1425), was an English nobleman of the House of Neville.Castle Raby, Raby With Keverstone, Durham, England
My 16th GGF
He was Washington's 10th GGF.

John Adams (2nd US President) 
Thomas Gardner (1565-1635), Immigrant, Sea Captain, of Salem, Massachusetts, USA, my 11th GGF,
He was John Adams 4th GGF.

James Madison (4th U.S. President)
Gerald FitzWalter of Windsor (1070-1136), Constable of Pembroke Castle, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
 My 25th GGF
James Madison's 18th GGF

John Quincy Adams, (6th US President)
Thomas Gardner (1565-1635), Immigrant, Sea Captain, of Salem, Massachusetts, USA, my 11th GGF,
He was John Adams 3rd GGF.

John Tyler (10th US President)
Katherine Percy, (1423-1504), of Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
my 17th GGM
Tyler's 12th GGM
      

Zachary Taylor, (12th US President)
John de Greystoke (1389-1436), Yorkshire, England
my 16th GGF
his 12th GGF

Isabel le Strange (1350-1369) Knokyn, Salop, England
my 17th GGM
his 13th GGM


Millard Fillmore, (13th US President)
Sir William Morgan,  (1582-1629)MP, Sheriff of Monmouthshire, Governor of Newport
 Born:  Glamorgan, Wales 
 my 10th GGF
 Fillmore's, 5th GGF


Abraham Lincoln (16th US President):
John Harrison, (-1505), of Northumberland England,
 my 13th GGF, 
He was Lincoln's 8th GGF.
William Harrison, (1430-1475), of Northumberland England, 
my 14th GGF, 
 He was Lincoln's 9th GGF.

Benjamin Harrison, (23rd US President)
Edward III, (1312-1377), King Of England, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
my 18th GGF, 
He was Harrison's 12th GGF.

Lyndon Baines Johnson (36th US President)
John Beaufort, (1404-1444), Duke & 3rd Earl Somerset, 
my 18th GGF
his 15th GGF

George W. Bush (43rd US President)
Richard Baldwin (1576–1633)   Buckinghamshire, England
my 11th GGF, 
his 12th GGF,


Barrack Obama (44th US President)
Edward I (1239 – 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, England
my 20th GGF
He was Obama's 23rd GGF



Winston Churchill, (PM of England)
Henry, Heinrich I `the Fowler',  (876-936), Duke of Saxony, German Emperor, founded First Reich
 My 30th GGF   
He was Churchills 27rd GGF

Princess Diana, of England
Sir Ralph Hastings, (1322-1398), Sheriff of Yorkshire, Governor of York Castle
My 18th GGF
Lady Diana's 17th GGF
Sir Henry Percy, (1393-1455), 5th Lord Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, Constable of England Warden of the Marches of Scotland , Northumberland
My 18th GGF
Lady Diana's 15th GGF

Prince Charles,  of England

Prince William, of England

David William Donald Cameron (born 9 Oct 1966) (PM of England) (2010- 2016)
Sir Ralph Hastings, (1322-1398), Sheriff of Yorkshire, Governor of York Castle
My 18th GGF He was Cameron's 17th GGF

Humphrey Bogart , Actor

Saher IV de Quincy, ((1170 – 1219) Crusader, 1st Earl of Winchester, Magna Carta baron, Constable of Fotheringhay Castle, Keeper 

My 23rd GGF

21st GGF

William Warriner(1600-2 Jun 1678)-Canterbury, Kent, England-Immigrant
My 10th GGF- Humphrey Bogart's , 8th GGF


William Holden, (William Franklin Beedle) Actor

Mia Farrow, Actor

Gregory Peck, Actor

Cindy Crawford, Actor/model

Nancy Davis, Actress and widow of Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. President. 

Brooks Shields, Actor