
Michelle Pfeiffer is supposed to be my 10th cousin through our MRCA, Luke Hitchcock (1615-1659), our 9th great grandfather. In my line, Ancestry has the last two level prior to Luke as PRIVATE. I know that the lower of the two is Nathaniel Hitchcock (1677-1761). I have not tracked down his father’s identity, so I do not have his grandfather’s either. “Cousin Michelle” also has the last two levels prior to Luke marked as PRIVATE. Again, #ancestry.com PRIVATE designation for someone who lived in the 17th century? Really? So, even if I were to fill in my missing blank, I could not claim Mrs. Kelley without a lot of work on her pedigree. And that would take a lot of “damn fine cherry pie” (Homage to Mr. Kelley).
