*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.
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