Friday, June 01, 2007

Guess who is 29 generations from Henry III Plantagenet?

Yeah. Had a few hours to kill today, so I did a little family research at Ancestry.com. Who knew, but I stumbled across royalty in my bloodline, though by now it's pretty well diluted.

Here's the list, see if you can follow it:

Henry III Plantagenet: 1207-1272 King of England
Edward I Plantagenet: 1239-1307 King of England
Edmund Plantagenet: 1301-1330 1st Earl of Kent (beheaded)
Joan Plantagenet: 1328-1385 m. Thomas De Holand: 1314-1360
Margaret De Holand: 1353-1360 m. Marmaduke De Lumley: 1314-1365
Ralph Lumley: 1360-1400 (beheaded)
John De Lumley: 1383-1421
Thomas Lumley: 1404-1497
Joan Lumley: 1430-1492 m. Bertram Harbottle: 1426-1462
Elizabeth Harbottle: 1440-? m. Richard Harding: 1439-?
Alice Harding: 1462-1534 m. John Chase: 1455-1499
Mathew Chase: 1486-1578
Thomas Chase: 1520-1586
Christian Chase: 1555-1599 m. Henry Atkins: 1551-1628
Alice Atkins: 1580-1650 (in Massachusetts) m. John Stevens: 1575-1627
Barbara Stevens: 1611-1681 m. William Ilsley: 1612-1681
Mary Ilsley: 1638-1678 m. Samuel Moore: 1630-1688 (New Jersey)
Frances Moore: 1678-1725 m. Phillip Doddridge: 1672-1725
Elizabeth Doddridge: 1701-1761 m. William Winans: 1700-1760
Hannah Winans: 1733-1815 m. Job Cozad: 1769-1815 (McArthur, OH)
Henry Cozad: 1792-1857
Daniel Cozad: 1819-1888
Sarah M. Cozad: 1850-1932 m. Phillip M. Arganbright: 1848-1925 (Vinton Co., OH)
Cynthia Jane "Grandma Janie" Arganbright: 1874-1952 m. Bertram Burt: 1873-?
Roy C. "Grandpa Burt" Burt: 1893-1966
Genola M. Burt: 1914-1977 m. Lindsey Sowers: 1914-1981
Rosetta T. Sowers: 1931- m. John V. Horst (Sr.): 1928-2006 (Columbus, OH)
John V. Horst (Jr.): 1955-

The m. abbreviation means "married", in case you wondered.

I debated in showing the names of people who are living (just my mother and me, and my siblings), but since all this is public record, I thought the risk was minimal. So, I can trace my ancestors back about 1000 years, give or take. (I know the Plantagenet kings go back further, but I haven't bothered to trace them.)

Anyway, I think it's kinda cool, dontcha know?

1 Comments:

At 12:41 PM, Blogger Guy said...

So does that mean you got the ring from Yogurt and you can marry Princess Vespa?

 

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