One of the strangers lineages with a generous connection of surnames. In Edward’s line they go from the German to the English and back to the German: Kuyper and Cooper. With no documentation, I really cannot be sure what to make of it. My line is not better, having Barcolo being the child of the much more complicated Van Borckeloo. Really? The whole presentation leaves me saying, No! I have no desire to even attempt to figure this one out!
Aaron Burr is reported to be my 5th cousin, 7 times removed through our MRCA, John Bigge (1560-1605). That should get me tickets to Hamilton in the seventh row back from row 5? John Bigge is the reported great grandfather of Hannah Betts (1652-1688), my 8 times great grandmother, and the furthest documented ancestor I have on that lineage. This was We’re Related report # 359. Earlier, in report # 122, Aaron was reported as my 3rd cousin, 8 times removed. Now, eight rows back from row 3 seems to be closer to the stage! In # 122, our MRCA is Andrew Ward (1597-1660), the 3 times great grandfather of Nathaniel White (1749-1828), my 5 times great grandfather and the furthest documented ancestor I have in that lineage. The two reports cross for cousin Aaron at his parents: # 122, his father, Aaron Burr, Sr, (1716-1757); # 359, his mother, Elizabeth Edwards (1732-1758). So, if I flash a screen shot of We’re Related to the ticket box, will I be able to score those tickets in row 11? Seems only right, I’m a Cousin!
Abner Doubleday appears in notification # 358 as my 7th cousin, 4 times removed, through our MRCA, Richard John Strong (1585-1613), the great grandfather of Lydia Dean (1679-1726), my 7th great grandmother and the furthest documented ancestor I have in that line. This is the second time I received a notice from We’re Related about Cousin Abner. The first notice, # 135, we are a bit closer; we are 7th cousins, 3 times removed. Our MRCA is Elizabeth Charde (1589-1643), the grandmother of Isaac Lawrence, my 7th great grandfather, and the furthest documented in that line. In cousin Abner’s lineages, the meeting occurs at his fourth great grandparents: # 358 – William Clark (1656-1725) and #135 – Hannah Strong (1659-1694). Elizabeth Charde is also the MRCA for Elizabeth Montgomery and her father, Robert Montgomery, Margaret Hamilton, Wilbur and Orville Wright, and Nathan Hale. This is the first time Richard John Strong has appeared as a MRCA.
James Fenimore Cooper appears in notification # 357 as my 6th cousin, 5 times removed, through our MRCA, William Lane (1580-1654), the great great grandfather of Thomas Morey (1709-1775), my furthest documented ancestor in that line. Grandfather William appears to have had two daughters, one with the surname of Lane, one with the surname of Lyme. The Lyme surname appears in James’ lineage. This does cast some doubt on the coupling of the two. It is not unusual for a female to have children with different surnames, but it is very strange for a male to have this show up. Earlier, in notification # 129, I was shown James as my 7th cousin, 4 times removed, through our MRCA, John Baker (1576-1594), the great great grandfather of Dinah Harris (1702-1796), the furthest documented member in that line for me. For my lines, the two cross at Morris Jenks, my great great great grandfather. In #357, he is the great grandson of Thomas Morey (through his mother’s line). In # 129, he is the great grandson of Dinah Harris (through his father’s line). The two cross for James at his grandparents: #357 has Hannah Hibbs (1730-1777) and # 129 has James Cooper (1729-1795). All in all, this could be a real pile of genetic spaghetti.
We’re Related #356 was John Wayne as my 6th cousin, twice removed, through our MRCA, Margaret Farrington (1689-1754). Margaret would be the great grandmother of the furthest documented ancestor in that line, Mary Shimel, my 4th great grandmother. Now the children reported in each lineage have similar, but different surnames — mine: Barcolo, the Dukes: Berkelow. This may be a transcription error or a wishful match on We’re Related. Anyway, #356 is the second time I was notified of cousin Marion being related. In #57, he appears as my 8th cousin, twice removed, through our MRCA, Catherine Miller Mueller (1650-1736). Never mind that Miller is the English translation of the German Mueller. Catherine is the 3 times great grandmother of my 3 times great grandfather, John Backus (1750-1823). The two lineages for John Wayne cross at his mother’s parents, Clarinda Isabel Snyder (1848-1918) and Robert Emmet Brown (1847-1918). Both # 57 and # 356 will take a great deal of research to verify just the lineages proposed for me. I will put the Duke on my TO DO list, but he will be a low priority.
Minnie Pearl as my 8th cousin, 3 times removed, through MRCA, William Isham (1577-1627), the 3 times great grandfather of my 5 times great grandmother, Thankful Isham (1752-1834) is the most lineage I have seen proposed for the Isham family! This was in notification # 355. There was only one glitch in lineage proposed for Cousin Minnie (love her real name – Sarah Ophelia) in that the next generation down from the MRCA, Henry Isham (1628-1670) was born the year after his father died. This is not impossible — it is definitely better than the lineages proposed by We’re Related where the child is born after the mother has died! But, this is also the second notice on Minnie being a relative. She also was in notification # 233 where we meet at MRCA, Elizabeth Cooke (1611-1663), the proposed mother of my furthest documented ancestor in that line, my 7th great grandfather, Isaac Lawrence (1652-1731). In this report, Minnie and I are straight out 9th cousins. The two reports cross in Minnie’s lineage at her parents: #355 has her father, Thomas Kelly Colley (1857-1937); #233 has her mother, Frances Tate House (1875-1963). Another tangled web of cousins being their own cousin thanks to connections they never knew they had – me!
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Report # 354 has FDR as my 6th cousin, 3 times removed, through our MRCA, Samuel Bill (1665-1729). Samuel is the projected great great grandfather of my 4 times great grandmother, Mercy Simons (1779-1804) who is the last documented entry I have in that lineage. In report # 99, FDR is also my 6C3R, but through our MRCA, John Holton (1640-1712), the father of the furthest documented entry in my line, my 7th great grandfather, William Holton (1675-1755). This one should be easier to add one generation of proof. The two lines for cousin FDR, cross at his parents, James Roosevelt for # 354, and Sara Ann Delano for #99. So I might also be the link to FDR not only marrying his cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt, but being his own cousin!
Margaret Mead became notification # 353 with our MRCA, Simon Hyatt (1590-1657). In the pedigree presented, Simon had two children, both with the surname of Hoyt. Not sure if this is just a casual re-naming or is in actuality a true error. Without research I am not putting this into my “real” database. Margaret is supposed to be my 9th cousin, once removed in this report. In notification # 103, we are 8th cousins, twice removed, through MRCA, Alice Strong (1606-1697). Alice was the supposed grandmother of my furthest documented ancestor in this line, my 7th great grandmother, Lydia Dean (1679-1726). The two reports cross at Margaret’s parents: Edward Sherwood Mead and Emily Fogg. With some investigation, #103 might be readily verifiable.
Notice # 352 shows President Andrew Jackson as my 6th cousin, 6 times removes, through MRCA, William Cunningham, Earl van Glencairn (1555-1630). This is the proposed grandfather of my 9th great grandfather, James Pringle (1602-1634). Notice # 100 is through MRCA, Anthony Hungerford, the great grandfather of my 8th great grandmother, Esther Ballard (1632-1717). For cousin Andrew, the two cross at his parents’ lineages. More TO DO items.
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