Thursday, September 2, 2010

I found this in an old email I sent myself...wonder where it came from because I find it pretty interesting! Love this kind of stuff.

Can you vividly recall your dreams each morning? Your sleep style indicates that you are likely highly creative in your waking life. "People with an intensely high level of dream recall have something called 'thin borders,'" says James Pagel, MD, Director of the Sleepworks Laboratory in Colorado Springs, Colorado. "That means that for them, everything is in shades of grey, there's not whole lot of black or white. They’re not purely Democrats or Republicans; they are not quite asleep or awake and they define much of their lives in that way." Such people tend to be odd and quirky.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Genealogy from my Mother's Mother's side.

*I finished this research last year and sent this as an email to my family, but I think it's super interesting, so I figured it would make a good blog post :) I've done a ton more research since on other branches of my family, so eventually I'll type up an "interesting facts" blog or something.

English Lineage: Direct Descent from Both William the Conquerer and Alfred the Great.
(36 generations)

Note: I have made the list from most recent dates to oldest dates, aka my generation first, but numbered them from the bottom up along the left-hand side. I have put birth and death years -when available- in parentheses, and have included spouses in italics only when necessary to show continuity of lineage (mainly when a marriage changed the name of descendants or affected which ancestry is being listed). I used the extensive Perry genealogy book I have from my mom, and my own research and connecting the dots on the internet. In most cases, I have a lot more dates, locations and information if anyone is interested. I just tried to streamline this to make it as clear and readable as possible =) No wonder I’m such a history nerd and have always loved England: look at my ancestry! haha. xo, Morgan.

Note #2: I read a book this summer, Katherine by Anya Seton written in 1954 that I absolutely loved and thought was amazing: dubbed as a classic novel telling the most romantic love story in British history- the true tale of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt. It was very well researched, well written, and romantic! Imagine my intense pleasure at discovering that they were actually my 14th great grandparents! (writing “great” 14 times and adding grandparent). Sooooo cool.

Note #3 (the bummer): There is a bit of a problem linking generations 26 (Mehitable) and 24 (Thomas Fiennes). I have it that her father is James Leonard and her mother Lydia Gulliver, but online research shows that some of the dates don’t match nicely. There might be a missing link. For now, I am assuming that this is all correct. I will work on substantiating this link. And if we’re not descended in the way I’ve outline, I’ll be very sad and deny the truth of it. haha.

*amendment April 25 2009: I found the missing links!!!
*amendment April 28 2009: I found direct links to Charlemagne as well, through both William the Conquerer and the Plantagenets!!

36 Morgan Shores Cohen (b. 1986)
35 Deborah Manning (b. 1957) m. 1979 H. Jeffrey Cohen
34 Catherine Lois Perry (b. 1932, d. 2001) m. William E. Manning III ------ > my grandparents.
33 Harold Elbert Perry (b. 1897, d. 1966)
32 William Tennyson Perry (b. 1868, d. 1940)
31 Oliver Williams Perry (b. 1815, d. 1888)
30 James Perry (b. 1784/6, d. 1849)
29 Nathaniel W. Perry Jr. (b. 1738, d. 1780)
28 Mehitable Leonard Willis (b. 1705, d. 1797) m #2. Nathaniel Perry ----- > my 6th great grandparents.
27 James Leonard (b. 1677, d. 1764)
26 James Leonard (b. 1642, d. 1726)
25 James Leonard (b. 1611, d. 1691)
24 Thomas Leonard (b. 1575, d. 1637)
23 Margaret Fiennes, 5th B. Dacre of the South (b. 1540, d. 1611) m. Sampson Lennard
22 Mary Neville (b. 1524, d. 1565/76) m. Thomas Fiennes, 3rd B. Dacre of the South
21 George Neville, 3rd B. Abergavenny (b. 1469/83, d. 1535/6)
20 George Neville, 2nd B. Abergavenny (b. 1440, d. 1492)
19 Edward Neville, 1st B. Abergavenny (b. 1412/17, d. 1476)
18 Joan Beaufort, C. Westmoreland (b. 1375, d. 1440) m. Ralph (de) Neville, 1st E. Westmoreland
17 John “of Gaunt” Plantagenet, 1st D. of Lancaster (b. 1340, d. 1399) [m. #3 Catherine de Roet Swynford.] ---- > my 15th great grandparents.
16 Edward III Plantagenet (b. 1312, d. 1377)
15 Edward II Plantagenet (b. 1284, d. 1327)
14 Edward I “Longshanks” Plantagenet (b. 1239, d. 1307)
13 Henry III Plantagenet (b. 1206, d. 1372)
12 John I “Lackland” Plantagenet (b. 1166, d. 1216)
11 Henry II Plantagenet (b. 1133, d. 1189)
10 Matilda “the Empress” of Normandy, Queen of England (b. 1102, d. 1167) m. Geoffrey V “the Fair” Plantagenet
9 Henry I King of England (b. 1068, d. 1135)
8 William I “the Conquerer” of England, Duke of Normandy (b. 1028, d. 1087) m. Matilda of Flanders -- my 24th great grandparents.
7 Baldwin V the Pious of Flanders (1012-1067)  m. Adele of France Capet, daughter of Robert II the Pious of France
6 Baldwin IV Fair Beard of Flanders (980-1035) m. #1 Otgiva of Luxembourg, ca. 1012; m #2 Eleanor of Normandy ca. 1035
5 Arnulf II le Jeune of Flanders (961-988)
4 Baldwin III of Flanders (940-962)  m. 961 Mathilde of Saxony
3 Arnulf I the Elder of Flanders (900-965)
2 Elftrude of England (868-929) m. 884 Baldwin II the Bald of Flanders
1 Alfred the Great of Wessex and Kent (849-899); King of England 871 (5th son of Aethelwulf, king of the West Saxons) - my 31st great grandfather.

Lineage to Charlemagne through William the Conquerer

41 Morgan Shores Cohen (b. 1986)
40 Deborah Manning (b. 1957) m. 1979 H. Jeffrey Cohen
39 Catherine Lois Perry (b. 1932, d. 2001) m. William E. Manning III ------ > my grandparents.
38 Harold Elbert Perry (b. 1897, d. 1966)
37 William Tennyson Perry (b. 1868, d. 1940)
36 Oliver Williams Perry (b. 1815, d. 1888)
35 James Perry (b. 1784/6, d. 1849)
34 Nathaniel W. Perry Jr. (b. 1738, d. 1780)
33 Mehitable Leonard Willis (b. 1705, d. 1797) m #2. Nathaniel Perry ----- > my 6th great grandparents.
32 James Leonard (b. 1677, d. 1764)
31 James Leonard (b. 1642, d. 1726)
30 James Leonard (b. 1611, d. 1691)
29 Thomas Leonard (b. 1575, d. 1637)
28 Margaret Fiennes, 5th B. Dacre of the South (b. 1540, d. 1611) m. Sampson Lennard
27 Mary Neville (b. 1524, d. 1565/76) m. Thomas Fiennes, 3rd B. Dacre of the South
26 George Neville, 3rd B. Abergavenny (b. 1469/83, d. 1535/6)
25 George Neville, 2nd B. Abergavenny (b. 1440, d. 1492)
24 Edward Neville, 1st B. Abergavenny (b. 1412/17, d. 1476)
23 Joan Beaufort, C. Westmoreland (b. 1375, d. 1440) m. Ralph (de) Neville, 1st E. Westmoreland
22 John “of Gaunt” Plantagenet, 1st D. of Lancaster (b. 1340, d. 1399) [m. #3 Catherine de Roet Swynford.] ---- > my 15th great grandparents.
21 Edward III Plantagenet (b. 1312, d. 1377)
20 Edward II Plantagenet (b. 1284, d. 1327)
19 Edward I “Longshanks” Plantagenet (b. 1239, d. 1307)
18 Henry III Plantagenet (b. 1206, d. 1372)
17 John I “Lackland” Plantagenet (b. 1166, d. 1216)
16 Henry II Plantagenet (b. 1133, d. 1189)
15 Matilda “the Empress” of Normandy, Queen of England (b. 1102, d. 1167) m. Geoffrey V “the Fair” Plantagenet
14 Henry I King of England (b. 1068, d. 1135)
13 William I “the Conquerer” of England, Duke of Normandy (b. 1028, d. 1087) m. Matilda of Flanders -- my 24th great grandparents.
12 Robert I “the Normandy” (b. 999, d. 1035)
11 Judith, Princess of Brittany m. Richard II “the Good Normandy”
10 Emengarde de Anjou (d. 1075/6) m. (1) Conan I, Count of Rennes (Wm. The Conquerer Line)
9 Fulk III Grisgonelle “the Black”, Count of Anjou (d. 1040)
8 Adelaide de Vermandois (b. 950, d. 975) m. Geoffrey I Grisgonelle, Count of Anjou
7 Robert de Vermandois, Count of Troyes and Meaux (b. 920, d. 967)
6 Herbert II, Count de Vermandois and Troyes
5 Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, Senlis, Peronne and St. Quentin
4 Pepin, Count of Vermandois, Lord of Senlis, Peronne and St. Quentin (b. 815, d. after 840)
3 Bernard, King of Italy (b. 797, d. 818)
2 Pepin I King of Italy and Lombardy (b. 777, d. 810)
1 Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 742, d. 813/14)  my 36th great grandfather.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

25

25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about me. got it from fbook of course.

1. I fell off a treadmill my freshman year of college.
2. I love the smell of bus exhaust mixed with rain because it reminds me of London.
3. I got a gerbil when I was 4 and named it Diana after the only real princess I had ever heard of.
4. I love rereading Harry Potter and Wuthering Heights.
5. I've had a penpal in Latvia since 5th grade.
6. I love to write stores, but I don't share them with many people.
7. I have more pictures of my beagle Joey than of my friends or family.
8. I hate teeth... loose teeth, wiggling teeth, seeing teeth fall out, and I have nightmares about teeth fairly often.
9. I'm afraid of tsunamis and drowning in the ocean.
10. I lived in New Jersey for ten years when I was little.
11. I keep a dream journal.
12. I used to watch Gladiator whenever I was really sad.
13. I take great pleasure in the little things in life: walking around laguna or pb on a sunny day, holding hands, being cozy inside when it rains, finding the magazine i was looking for, a chai latte, etc.
14. I am more passionate, more crazy, and more vocal about the Lakers than most people you'll come across, including guys. For better or for worse, they have a palpable effect on my mood.
15. I will love a particular word simply because of the way it looks, or sounds, or means, and i will hate a particular word for the same reasons.
16. I can relate most things in life back to movies or tv shows.
17. I love getting mail.
18. I organize my movies by genre so when I feel like a particular type, I can pick it easily.
19. One of my goals in life is to travel to all the smallest countries in the world, Andorra being at the top of that list.
20. I own four Kobe jerseys (old #8, new #8, 24, Olympic), two MJ's (red and white), one Grant Hill (reversible teal and white), one Tom Brady and one Wes Welker.
21. Christmas season is my favorite time of year.
22. I love 'that's what she said' jokes.
23. Artichokes are my favorite vegetable.
24. Astrologically I'm a Cancer, which seems to fit my personality well.
25. I love the name Evan.