Burgess Meredith is supposed to be my 5th cousin 4 times removed – our MRCA was Philip Bill (1658-1739) who Ancestry proposes to be my 8th great grandfather.  Of the pedigree they provide, I can verify only up to my 5th great grandfather, Johnathan  Simons (1759-1847).  That leaves three generations and about one hundred years not backed with supporting citations.  So, I guess the Music Man, the Penguin, and Rocky’s Ring Coach will go into the pile of “more research required” before I really claim this cousin.