On the original index page I listed celebrities by the order in which I first discovered a kinship with myself. This was, however, before I realized how numerous and how recurrent celebrity kinships could be, and how confusing and unrevealing a list format could get. I have therefore changed this page to list the celebrities alphabetically by surname, with a number to denote the order in which each celebrity was found and a separate discovery-chronology listing. Each pair of common ancestors is denoted with (F) to show that I trace common ancestry on my father’s side, or (M) for my mother’s side. Finally, these pages include an explanation of the tables that represent each notable lineage.
This page was created on Monday, 11 Jun 2001, and last changed Friday, 8 Jul 2005 4:09 AM.
17. Abigail (Smith) Adams, perhaps the most famed and accomplished First Lady in American history. Born 11 Nov 1744 at Weymouth, Suffolk (now Norfolk) Co.; died 28 Oct 1818 at Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, USA.
79. Brooks Adams, historian. Born 24 Jun 1848 at Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, USA; died 13 Feb 1927 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.
77. Charles Francis Adams, historian and diplomat, minister to England during the American Civil War. Born 18 Aug 1807 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA; died 21 Nov 1886 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.
90. Charles Francis Adams Jr., historian and journalist. Born 27 May 1835 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA; died 20 Mar 1915 at Washington, DC, USA.
78. Henry Adams, historian and celebrated autobiographer. Born Henry Brooks Adams, 16 Feb 1838 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA; died 27 Mar 1918 at Washington, DC, USA.
18. John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States. Born 11 Jul 1767 at Braintree (now Quincy), Suffolk (now Norfolk) Co., MA, UK; died 23 Feb 1848 at Washington, DC, USA.
82. Louisa May Alcott, 19th-century American novelist. Born 29 Nov 1832 at Germantown, Philadelphia Co., PA, USA; died 6 Mar 1888 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.
83. Susan Brownell Anthony, among the most famous of the 19th-century women’s suffragists. Born 15 Feb 1820 at Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA; died 13 Mar 1906 at Rochester, Monroe Co., NY, USA.
20. Lucille Desiree Ball, actress best known for her television series, I Love Lucy. Born 6 Aug 1911 at Celoron, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA; died 26 Apr 1989 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA.
84. Clara Barton, humanitarian, founder of the Red Cross. Born Clarissa Harlowe Barton, 25 Dec 1812 at North Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, USA; died 12 Apr 1912 at Glen Echo, Montgomery Co., MD, USA.
61. Humphrey DeForest Bogart, film actor most famous for his role in Casablanca. Born 25 Dec 1899 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA; died 14 Jan 1957 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA.
111. David Josiah Brewer, Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Born 20 Jun 1837 at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (now Izmir, Turkey); died 28 Mar 1910 at Washington, DC, USA.
15. John Brown, radical abolitionist who led the famous raid on Harper’s Ferry, 1859. Born 9 May 1800 at Torrington, Litchfield Co., CT, USA; died 2 Dec 1859 at Charles Town, Jefferson Co., VA (now WV), USA.
2. George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States. Born 12 Jun 1924 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA.
55. George Walker Bush, 43rd President of the United States. Born 6 Jul 1946 at New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA.
101. Willis Haviland Carrier, engineer and climate-control magnate. Born 26 Nov 1876 at Angola, Erie Co., NY, USA; died 7 Oct 1950 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA.
73. Johnny Carson, the most celebrated of late-night talk show hosts. Born John William Carson.
1. James Gordon Carter (F), pioneering education reformer in Massachusetts. 1 Feb 1997.
81. George Catlin, artist and early chronicler of the American West. Born 26 Jul 1796 at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, USA; died 23 Dec 1872 at Jersey City, Hudson Co., NJ, USA.
27. William Ellery Channing, author, orator, and Unitarian clergyman. Born 7 Apr 1780 at Newport, Newport Co., RI, USA; died 2 Oct 1842 at Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT, USA.
63. Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, British prime minister during World War II. Born 30 Nov 1874 at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England, UK; died 24 Jan 1965 at London, Middlesex, England, UK.
5. Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Born Stephen Grover Cleveland, 18 Mar 1837 at Caldwell, Essex Co., NJ, USA; died 24 Jun 1908 at Princeton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA.
87. Montgomery Clift, actor. Born Edward Montgomery Clift, 17 Oct 1920 at Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, USA; died 23 Jul 1966 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA.
32. William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody, Wild West entertainer, promoter, and entrepreneur. Born February 26, 1846 at Scott Co., IA, USA; died January 10, 1917 at Denver, Denver Co., CO, USA.
10. Samuel Colt, inventor of the revolving pistol. Born 19 Jul 1814 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, USA; died 10 Jan 1862 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, USA.
9. Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States. Born John Calvin Coolidge Jr., 4 Jul 1872 at Plymouth, Windsor Co., VT, USA; died 6 Jan 1933 at Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, USA.
62. Bing Crosby, singer, actor, icon of the 1940s and 1950s. Born Harry Lillis Crosby, 2 May 1904 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA, USA; died 14 Oct 1977 near Madrid, Spain.
28. Richard Henry Dana Jr., lawyer and author of Two Years Before the Mast. Born 1 Aug 1815 at Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA; died 6 Jan 1882 at Rome, Lazio, Italy.
112. Chauncey Mitchell Depew, railroad executive and Republican senator from New York. Born 23 Apr 1834 at Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY, USA; died 5 Apr 1928.
4. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson, 19th-century American poet. Born 10 Dec 1830 at Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA, USA; died 15 May 1886 at Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA, USA.
103. Stephen Arnold Douglas, “the Little Giant,“ politician, orator, and debater. Born 23 Apr 1813 at Brandon, Rutland Co., VT, USA; died 3 Jun 1861 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA.
113. John Dryden, poet. Born 9 Aug 1631 at Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England; died 1 May 1700 at London, Middlesex, England.
43. George Eastman, inventor of the instant camera and father of modern photography. Born 12 Jul 1854 at Waterville, Oneida(?) Co., NY, USA; died 14 Mar 1932 at Rochester, Monroe Co., NY, USA.
52. Thomas Alva Edison, inventor extraordinaire—most notably, of the phonograph and the incandescent lamp. Born 11 Feb 1847 at Milan, Erie Co., OH, USA; died 18 Oct 1931 at Orange, Essex Co., NJ, USA.
105. Charles William Eliot, president of Harvard, educational administrator and reformer. Born 20 Oct 1834 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA; died 22 Aug 1916 at Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert, Hancock Co., ME, USA.
26. William Ellery, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island. Born 22 Dec 1727 at Newport, Rhode Island Co., RI, UK; died 15 Feb 1820 at Newport, Newport Co., RI, USA.
19. Ralph Waldo Emerson, American transcendentalist philosopher. Born 25 May 1803 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA; died 27 Apr 1882 at Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.
31. Marshall Field, early large-scale merchandiser. Born 18 Aug 1834 at Conway, Franklin Co., MA, USA; died 16 Jan 1906 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA.
8. Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States. Born 7 Jul 1800 at Locke (now Genoa), Cayuga Co., NY, USA; died 8 Mar 1874 at Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA.
7. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., 38th President of the United States. Born Leslie Lynch King Jr., 14 Jul 1913 at Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, USA.
| Richard Nixon impeached himself. He gave us Gerald Ford as his revenge. |
| —Bella Abzug |
39. Robert Lee Frost, 20th-century American poet. Born 26 Mar 1874 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA; died 29 Jan 1963 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.
104. Melville Weston Fuller, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Born 11 Feb 1833 at Augusta, Kennebec Co., ME, USA; died 4 Jul 1910 at Sorrento, Hancock Co., ME, USA.
53. James Abram Garfield, 20th President of the United States. Born 19 Nov 1831 at Orange, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA; died 19 Sep 1881 at Elberon, Monmouth Co., NJ, USA.
68. Nicholas Gilman, signer of the Constitution from New Hampshire. Born 3 Aug 1755 at Exeter, NH, UK; died 2 May 1814 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, USA.
102. Robert Hutchings Goddard, American rocketry engineer whose work contributed to space exploration. Born 5 Oct 1882 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA; died 10 Aug 1945 at Baltimore, MD, USA.
51. Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanized rubber. Born 29 Dec 1800 at New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA; died 1 Jul 1860 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA.
69. Nathaniel Gorham, singer of the Constitution from Massachusetts. Born May 1738 at Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, UK; died 11 Jun 1796.
71. Jay Gould, railroad operator and speculator. Born Jason Gould, 27 May 1836 at Roxbury, Delaware Co., NY, USA; died 2 Dec 1892 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA.
6. Ulysses Simpson Grant, Union general in the Civil War, and later 18th President of the United States. Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, 27 Apr 1822 at Point Pleasant, Clermont Co., OH, USA; died 23 Jul 1885 at Mount McGregor, Saratoga Co., NY, USA.
109. Horace Gray, Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Born 24 Mar 1828 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA; died 15 Sep 1902 at Nahant, Essex Co., MA, USA.
72. Hetty Green, “the Witch of Wall Street.” Born Harriet Howland Robinson, 21 Nov 1834 at New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, USA; died 3 Jul 1916 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA.
45. Lyman Hall, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia. Born 12 Apr 1724 at Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT, UK; died 19 Oct 1790 at “Shell Bluff,” Burke Co., GA, USA.
67. John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts. Born 12 Jan 1737 at Braintree (now Quincy), Suffolk (now Norfolk) Co., MA, UK; died 8 Oct 1793 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.
56. Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States. Born 20 Aug 1833 at North Bend, Hamilton Co., OH, USA; died 13 Mar 1901 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, USA.
75. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Boston-bound poet, physician, and social commentator. Born 29 Aug 1809 at Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA; died 7 Oct 1894 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.
76. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., judicial philosopher and Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Born 8 Mar 1841 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA; died 6 Mar 1935 at Washington, DC, USA.
| The son has monopolized the father’s three names and with them reputation. There is no need to lower it for one Holmes in order to raise it for the other. The justice had an enormous and beneficial influence on the law and deserves well of his country on constitutional issues. But he can show nothing to justify attributing to him the same power in philosophy and literary art. |
| —Jacques Barzun, From Dawn to Decadence (2000) |
40. Joseph Hooker, Union general in the Civil War, albeit one of lesser distinction. born 13 Nov 1814 at Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA, USA; died 31 Oct 1879 at Garden City, Queens Co., NY, USA.
3. Herbert Clark Hoover, 31st President of the United States. Born 10 Sep 1874 at West Branch, Cedar Co., IA, USA; died 20 Oct 1964 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA.
66. Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island. Born 7 Mar 1707 at Cranston (now Providence), Providence Plts. (now Co.), RI, UK; died 13 Jul 1785 at Providence, Providence Co., RI, USA.
100. Elias Howe, sewing machine inventor. Born 9 Jul 1819 at Spencer, Worcester Co., MA, USA; died 3 Oct 1867 at Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA.
58. John Howland (F), Mayflower passenger; husband of Elizabeth Tilley. 16 Jun 2002.
64. Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson (F), heroine of the Antinomian controversy and antagonist of John Winthrop. 25 Jun 2002.
88. Thomas Hutchinson, historian and colonial politician, most remembered for the misfortune of becoming royal governor of Massachusetts right before the Revolution. Born 9 Sep 1711 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, UK; died 3 Jul 1780 at London, Middlesex, England, UK.
35. Louis Dearborn L’Amour, historical novelist whose best known writings are set in the American West. Born Louis Dearborn LaMoore, 22 Mar 1908 at Jamestown, Stutsman Co., ND, USA; died 10 Jun 1988 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA.
70. John Langdon, signer of the Constitution from New Hampshire. Born 26 Jun 1741 at Portsmouth, NH, UK; died 18 Sep 1819 at Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH, USA.
74. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 19th century American poet best known for “Paul Revere’s Ride.” Born 27 Feb 1807 at Portland, York Co., MA (now ME), USA; died 24 Mar 1882 at Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.
37. Amy Lowell, poet and literary critic. Born 9 Feb 1874 at Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, USA; died 12 May 1925 at “Sevenels,” Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, USA.
38. Percival Lowell, astronomer and founder of Lowell Observatory. Born 13 Mar 1855 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA; died 12 Nov 1916 at Flagstaff, Coconino Co., AZ, USA.
33. James Russell Lowell, 19th century American poet. Born 22 Feb 1819 at Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA; died 12 Aug 1891 at Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.
86. Mary Lyon, pioneer educator of women and founder of Mount Holyoke College. Born 28 Feb 1797 at Buckland, Franklin Co., MA, USA; died 5 Mar 1849 at South Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA, USA.
57. Douglas MacArthur, American general in three wars. Born 26 Jan 1890 at Fort Dodge (now Little Rock), Pulaski Co., AR, USA; died 5 Apr 1964 at Washington, DC, USA.
48. Rev. Dr. Cotton Mather. Born 12 Feb 1662/1663 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, UK; died 13 February 1727/1728 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, UK.
46. Rev. Richard Mather. Three generations of eminent Puritan divines, spanning the 17th century.
110. William Henry Moody, Justice of the United STates Supreme Court. Born 23 Dec 1853 at Newbury, Essex Co., MA, USA, died 2 Jul 1917 at Haverhill, Essex Co., MA, UK
107. Samuel Eliot Morison, American social historian. Born 9 Jul 1887 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA; died 15 May 1976 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.
99. Samuel Finley Breese Morse, portraitist, inventor of the telegraph. Born 27 Apr 1791 at Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA; died 2 Apr 1872 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA.
60. Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of the United States—and one of the most scandalous. Born 9 Jan 1914 at Yorba Linda, Orange Co., CA, USA; died 22 Apr 1994 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA.
106. Charles Eliot Norton, scholar, critic, and literary editor. Born 16 Nov 1827 at “Shady Hill,” Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA; died 21 Oct 1908 at “Shady Hill,” Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.
11. Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architect, most notably of New York City’s Central Park and other urban parks. Born 26 Apr 1822 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, USA; died 28 Aug 1903 at Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, USA.
49. Robert Treat Paine, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts. Born 11 Mar 1731 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, UK; died 11 Jun 1814 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.
80. Francis Parkman, 19th-century American historian. Born 16 Sep 1823 at Boston, Suffolk Co,, MA, USA; died 8 Nov 1893 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.
30. Anthony Perkins, cinema actor, best known for his role in Psycho. Born 4 Apr 1932 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA; died 12 Sep 1992 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA.
25. Wendell Phillips, orator, noted abolitionist. Born 29 Nov 1811 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA; died 2 Feb 1884 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.
97. Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States. Born 23 Nov 1804 at Hillsborough, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA; died 8 Oct 1869 at Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA.
13. William Prescott, leader of the patriots at the Battle of Breed’s or Bunker Hill. Born 20 Feb 1725/1726 at Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, UK; died 3 Oct 1795 at Pepperell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.
| Prescott will fight you to the gates of hell. |
| —attributed to Abijah Willard, 1775 |
14. William Hickling Prescott, great American historian of the Spanish conquest of the New World. Born 4 May 1796 at Salem, Essex Co., MA, USA; died 28 Jan 1859 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.
92. Norman Perceval Rockwell, illustrator, creator of “Rosie the Riveter.” Born 3 Feb 1894 at New York City, New York Co., MA, USA; died 8 Nov 1978 at Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., MA, USA.
44. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States. Born 30 Jan 1882 at Hyde Park, Dutchess Co., NY, USA; died 5 Apr 1945 at Warm Springs, Meriwether Co., GA, USA.
| When they told me yesterday what had happened, I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets, had fallen on me. |
| —Harry S Truman, April 13, 1945 |
54. Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. Born 27 Oct 1858 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA; died 6 Jan 1919 at “Sagamore Hill,” Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., NY, USA.
65. Royal descent (F). This subject deserves its own page.
96. Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr., astronaut and moon explorer. Born 18 Nov 1923 at Derry, Rockingham Co., NH, USA; died 21 Jul 1998 at Monterey, Monterey Co., CA, USA.
22. Joseph Smith Jr., founder and major prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am not a member, but I do owe a certain debt to it for making genealogical records so widely available.
89. Sophia Smith, benefactor of Smith College. Born 27 Aug 1796 at Hatfield, Hampshire Co., MA, USA; died 12 Jun 1870 at Hatfield, Hampshire Co., MA, USA.
91. David Hackett Souter, Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Born 17 Sep 1939 at Melrose, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.
34. John Batterson Stetson, inventor and manufacturer of the quintessential cowboy hat. Born 5 May 1830 at Orange, Essex Co., NJ, USA; died 12 Nov 1916 at De Land, Volusia Co., FL, USA.
108. Joseph Story, Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Born 18 Sep 1779 at Marblehead, Essex Co., MA, USA; died 10 Sep 1845 at Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.
114. Jonathan Swift, satirist, poet, and theologian. Born 30 Nov 1667 at Dublin, co. Dublin, Ireland; died 19 Oct 1745 at Dublin, co. Dublin, Ireland.
24. William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States, later Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. born 15 Sep 1857 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, USA; died 8 Mar 1930 at Washington, DC, USA.
59. Elizabeth Tilley, Mayflower passenger; wife of John Howland. 16 Jun 2002.
29. Daniel Webster, lawyer, orator, and public official. Born 18 Jan 1782 at Salisbury, Hillsborough (now Merrimack) Co., NH, USA; died 24 Oct 1852 at Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, USA.
50. Noah Webster, lexicographer whose name today graces many a dictionary. Born 16 Oct 1758 at West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, UK; died 28 May 1843 at New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA.
23. William Whipple, signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire. Born 14 Jan 1730 at Kittery, York Co., MA (now ME), UK; died 28 Nov 1785 at Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH, USA.
85. Emma (Hart) Willard, pioneer educator of women and founder of the Troy Female Seminary. Born 23 Feb 1787 at Berlin, Hartford Co., CT, USA; died 15 Apr 1870 at Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY, USA.
36. Tennessee Williams, 20th-century American playwright. Born Thomas Lanier Williams, 26 Mar 1911 at Columbus, Lowndes Co., MS, USA; died 25 Feb 1983 at New York City, New York Co., NY, USA.
12. William Williams, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut. Born 8 Apr 1731 at Lebanon, New London Co., CT, UK; died 2 Aug 1811 at Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA.
16. John Winthrop (F), early governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, leader of New World Puritanism, and opponent of, among others, Anne Hutchinson. 13 Oct 1998.
42. Orville Wright, co-inventor of powered aircraft. Born 19 Aug 1871 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, USA; died 30 Jan 1948 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, USA.
41. Wilbur Wright, co-inventor of powered aircraft. Born 16 Apr 1867 at Franklin(?) Co., IN, USA; died 30 May 1912 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, USA.
94. Andrew Newell Wyeth, 20th-century American painter.
95. Jamie Wyeth, contemporary American artist. Born James Browning Wyeth.
93. Newell Convers Wyeth, 20th-century American illustrator. Born 22 Oct 1882 at Needham, Norfolk Co., MA, USA; died 19 Oct 1945 near Chadds Ford, Chester Co., PA, USA.
98. Newell Convers Wyeth, chemical engineer at Du Pont, holder of 33 patents. Born 24 Oct 1911 at Chadds Ford, Chester Co., PA, USA; died 4 Jul 1990 at Glen Cove, Knox Co., ME, USA.
21. Brigham Young, Mormon leader who transplanted the sect to Utah. (Not that I would have followed him.) Born 1 Jun 1801 at Whitingham, Windham Co., VT, USA; died 29 Aug 1877 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, USA.
| He is dreadfully married. He’s the most married man I ever saw in my life. |
| —Artemus Ward |
The tables on this page were created for the purpose of showing my degree of kinship with each notable. The sources listed at the bottom of each entry are those sources I referred to for the specific purpose of extracting that notable’s lineage, subsequent to the ancestors I have in common with him or her, and vital information.
Although I do not include my own lineage from the common ancestors forward, I did add kinship designations for relatives in each generation of the notable’s descent. Initially this page did include my own descents, but now I leave them out because that information is, after all, adequately outlined in my other pages. Also, I realized that I was only using my descents as a demonstration of the kinship, and that the latter could do without the former.
This presentation involves the use of several symbols that may appear unfamiliar; so I have created a guide to them. The symbols are listed in the order that they will appear in the table:
In addition, there are several titular abbreviations (Dr., Dea., Capt., etc.) sprinkled throughout the tables. These, however, should be recognizable without my explaining them.