McKenzie Clan

MCKENZIE CLAN OF SCOTLAND

Sir Kenneth McKenzie, (Inverness, Scotland), 3rd Earl of Seaforth (7th GGF) 1693–1767 ~ BIRTH 1693 • Inverness, ScotllandDEATH 1767 7th great-grandfather Sir Kenneth McKenzie looks a bit like my nephew, William Robert Thompson, III. Well, maybe it’s the reverse and William takes after his 8th GGF (since he is my 7th GGF and would also be the 7th GGF …

West Family, William Robert Thompson

HOUSE OF WEST

WEST FAMILY Thomas WEST (Sir) Born: 1251, Hempston, Cantelupe, Devon, Englans / 1276, Swallocliff, Wiltshire, England Died: 1344, Rughcombe, Wiltshire, England Father: Thomas WEST Mother: ¿? Married: Alianore (Eleanor) De CANTELUPE (dau. of John Cantelupe and Margaret De Mohun) Children: 1. Thomas WEST (Sir Knight) Thomas WEST (Sir Knight) Born: ABT 1312, Hempstead, Devonshire, England Died: 3 Sep 1386, Terrington, Devonshire, England Notes: …

1600-1699

(Lt.) Samuel Ladd (7th GGF) ~ Killed by Indians

1649–1698 BIRTH 1 NOV 1649 • Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USADEATH 22 FEB 1698 • Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 7th great-grandfather I’ve found several stories regarding the danger of living in Colonial America. Samuel Ladd (my 7th great-grandfather) was killed by Indians. His lover and mother of his three illegitimate children, Elizabeth Emerson, was hung after she killed her twins. They were …

1900-1999, Elizabeth II, Queen of England

ELIZABETH II, QUEEN OF ENGLAND ~ 14th cousin 2x removed, 13th cousin 1x removed

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary), is Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms, Princess Elizabeth of York, van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (15th cousin 1x removed) 1926–2022 BIRTH 21 APRIL 1926 • Mayfair, London, England DEATH 09-08-2022 14th cousin 2x removed, 13th cousin 1x removed Elizabeth II and I are cousins and we go way back. My …

Articles, Genetics

Khoisan People Are Often Cited as the Oldest Branch of Humanity. How is it that they have no Neanderthal DNA?

Khoisan people are often cited as the oldest branch of humanity. How is it that they have no Neanderthal DNA? Khoisan people are often cited as the oldest branch of humanity. How is it that they have no Neanderthal DNA? Khoisan people carry original Genetics close to identical to the first Homo Sapiens. Over the …

House of Bruce, Robert the Bruce King of Scots

ROBERT THE BRUCE, KING OF SCOTS (1306-1329) ~ 22nd GGF

Robert the Bruce, King of Scots (22nd GGF) 1274–1329 BIRTH 11 JULY 1274 DEATH 7 JUN 1329 • (aged 54) Palace of Cardross, presently on the grounds of Dalmoak Castle in Dunbartonshire, Scotland Burial – Dunfermline Abbey (Body) – Melrose Abbey (Heart) – St Serf’s Church, Dumbarton (Embalmed Viscera) 22nd great-grandfather A couple of my dear friends are working …

1400-1499, 1500-1599, Ancestors, House of York, Margaret Pole, Plantagenet, Royals

MARGARET (POLE, COUNTESS OF SALISBURY ~ (1473-1541) ~ (14th GGM, 1st cousin 15x removed)

Margaret Pole, Plantagenet of York, Lady Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, (Saint Margaret) – 1473–1541 BIRTH 14 AUGUST 1473 • Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, EnglandDEATH 27 MAY 1541 • (aged 67) Tower of London, London, England (beheaded) 1st cousin 15x removed14th Great Grandmother Last night while working on my family tree, I discovered my cousin Maggie was also my 14th great-grandmother. …

Castles, Craigmillar Castle, Scotland, Sir Simon Preston III

CRAIGMILLAR CASTLE & SIR SIMON PRESTON, III ~ 14th GGF

Sir Simon III Preston, Baron Preston of Craigmillar, III (14th GGF)1465–1519 BIRTH 1465 • Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandDEATH 1519 • Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 14th great-grandfather Simon Preston of Craigmillar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchSimon Preston’s arms at Craigmillar Castle with his name- rebus of a “press” and “tun” [[File:Plaque to Simon Preston of Craigmillar, Edinburgh City center ]Chambers.jpg|thumb|300px|Plaque …

1600-1699, Colonial America, New Haven, CT, Thomas Mix (Meekes), William Robert Thompson

THOMAS MIX (MEEKES), MIXES & TURNERS ~ COLONIAL AMERICA ~ New Haven, CT

Thomas Mix (Meekes) (Immigrant, New Haven, CT) (9th & 10th GGF) 1624–1691 BIRTH 1624 • London, Middlesex, England DEATH 9 JUN 1691 • New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States 9th great-grandfather My grandparents in the 1600s Colonial America, New Haven, CT were publicly whipped for fornication. They were “forced” to marry. Later on, they were not good Puritans and were …

1500-1599, Ancestors, House of Tudor, Mary I "Bloody Mary", Queens, Royals

MARY I, “BLOODY MARY”, daughter of Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon (1516–1558) ~ (1st cousin 14x removed)

Sometimes during the research of my family tree, I find that one ancestor (Queen Mary I, aka “Bloody Mary”) was responsible for another ancestor’s death (John Rogers, “the Martyr”) who Mary had burned at the stake as he was a heretic. Mary burned a lot of people as she believed heretics should die by fire. …