Rushville, IN, USA
rrhammons@rrhammons.com

My Famous & Infamous Relatives

The following are my famous and infamous ancestors. Most are very distant cousins. My 2 closest cousins are Skeeter Davis and Cal Ripken, Jr.

Saint Thomas More (1478-1535) - English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He was also a councilor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to 16 May 1532. He wrote Utopia, published in 1516, about the political system of an imaginary, ideal island nation. Pope Pius XI canonized him as a martyr in 1935. My 13th great grandfather.

Sir John Harington, II (1561-1612): Writer and inventor of the flush toilet. My 10th great grandfather.

Captain Henry Morgan (1636-1688) & Mary Elizabeth Morgan (1640-1696): Privateer (“legal” pirate): Governor of Jamaica. While I am not directly related to Henry, I am related to his wife, Mary. She is my 1st cousin, 11x removed and 1st cousin, 12x removed (4 different ways). Many believe Henry is from the Morgan’s of Tredegar, but there is no proof. If he is, then he would be my blood relative and he and Mary would be cousins.

Josiah Bartlett (1723-1802): Signer of the Declaration of Independence and 1st governor of New Hampshire. He is my 3rd cousin, 8x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Emery, Sr. (b: 1598) and Alice Grantham (b: 1599) - my 10th GGP.

Caesar Rodney (1728-1784): Signer of the Declaration of Independence and President of Delaware. He was an officer in the Delaware militia during the French and Indian War. He is my 6th cousin, 9x removed (4 different ways) and 6th cousin, 10x removed. Our common great grandparents are Thomas Morgan (b: 1482) & Elizabeth Vaughn (b: 1486) – my 14th & 15th GGP

General George Washington (1731-1799) & Martha Dandridge (1731-1802): 1st President of the United States. He is my 2nd cousin, 9x removed. Our common great grandparents are William Ball II (b: 1615) & Hannah Atherold (b: 1614) – my 10th GGP

Nathaniel Gorham II (1738-1796): President of the Continental Congress & Signer of the U.S. Constitution. He is my 2nd cousin, 7x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • James Gardner (b: 1664) & Mary Starbuck (b: 1663) – my 8th GGP
(2) • Tristam Coffin I (b: 1609) & Dionis Stevens (b: 1609) – my 10th GGP

General Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738-1789): Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Virginia. He is my 4th cousin, 6x removed. Our common great grandparents are William Armistead (b: 1610) & Anne E. Ellis (b: 1610) – my 9th GGP.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826): 3rd President of the United States and signer of the Declaration of Independence. He is my 12th cousin, 7x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Gaunt (b: c1340) & Katherine Swynford (b:c1349) – my 18th GGP

Dr. Elisha Story (1743-1805): Known Boston Tea Party participant. He is my 6th cousin, 8x removed. There were a lot of Boston Tea Party participants, but he is the only one of my relatives I have found that participated. Our common great grandparents are John Doggett (b: 1507) & Dorothy (b: 1514)– my 13th GGP

James Madison II (1751-1836) & Dolley Payne (1768-1849): 4th President of the United States. He is my 2nd cousin, 8x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Madison II (b: 1660) & Isabella Todd (b: 1670) – my 9th GGP

Bathsheba Ruggles (Spooner) (1746-1778): 1st woman executed in America after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It was considered the first capital murder trial in the United States. She conspired with several others to kill her husband, Joshua Spooner. She was 5 months pregnant at the time of her execution. She asked for a stay of execution because of her pregnancy, but was denied with a panel erroneously determined she was not pregnant. Post-mortem examination revealed she was telling the truth. She is my 10th cousin, 7x removed. Our common great grandparents are Richard Woodville (b: 1405) & Jacquette de St Pol Artois de Luxembourg (b: 1416) – my 16th GGP

Noah Webster (1758-1843): 1st American dictionary in 1828. He was also a Revolutionary War Veteran and member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. He is my 3rd cousin, 9x removed. Our common great grandparents are William Bradford II (b: 1624) & Alice Richards (b: 1627) – my 11th GGP

Deborah Samson (1760-1827): Female soldier, teacher, weaver, lecturer, & farmer. She was a Massachusetts woman who disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. She is my 3rd cousin, 10x removed. Our common great grandparents are • William Bradford II (b: 1624) & Alice Richards (b: 1627) – my 11th GGP

Fletcher Christian (1764-1793): Mutiny on the Bounty. He is my 7th cousin, 5x removed. In the mutiny on the Bounty, Christian seized command of the ship from Captain Bligh on 28 April 1789. Our common great grandparents are Richard Lowther (b: 1530) & Frances Middleton (b: 1533) – my 11th GGP

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832): Novelist/Poet, most famous for the novels Ivanhoe and Rob Roy. His list of writings is quite lengthy. He is my 5th cousin, 8x removed. Our common great grandparents are Walter Scott (b: 1542) & Mary Scott (b: 1550) – my 12th GGP

William Henry Harrison (1773-1841): 9th President of the United States. He is my 4th cousin, 6x removed. He signed as witness my 5th great grandfather's Revolutionary War Pension. Our common great grandparents are William Armistead (b: 1610) & Anne E. Ellis (b: 1610) – my 9th GGP

Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1777-1849) Major General, served in the military from 1799 until 1832. The cities of Gainesville, Florida, Gainesville, Georgia, and Gainesville, Tennessee are named after him. He is my 2nd cousin, 7x removed. Our common great grandparents are Richard Gaines (b: 1686) & Catherine Madison (b: 1693) – my 8th GGPNote: Catherine Madison was President Madison’s great aunt. Edmund and President Madison were 2nd cousins, 1x removed.

Zachary Scott Taylor (1784-1850) & Margaret Smith (1788-1852): 12th President of the United States. He is my 9th cousin, 7x removed. Our common great grandparents are Christopher Savage II (b: 1496) & Susanne Lygon (b: 1511) – my 15th GGP

John Tyler, IV (1790-1862): 10th President of the United States. He is my 5th cousin, 5x removed. Our common great grandparents are William Armistead (b: 1610) & Anne E. Ellis (b: 1610) – my 9th GGP

Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861): Founder of Remington Arms (rifles). He is my 5th cousin, 5x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Robbins, Sr. (b: 1583) & Hester Ann Pitt (b: 1593) – my 9th GGP

Millard Fillmore (1800-1874): 13th President of the United States. He is my 6th cousin, 6x removed and 6th cousin, 7x removed. Our common great grandparents are William Morgan (b: 1560) & Elizabeth Wynter (b: 1564) – my 11th GGP

Franklin Pierce (1804-1869): 14th President of the United States. He is my 5th cousin, 6x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Emery, Sr. (b: 1598) & Alice Grantham (b: 1599) – my 10th GGP

General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) & Mary Anna Randolph Custis (1808-1873): General of the Confederate Army. He is my 5th cousin, 5x removed. Our common great grandparents are William Armistead (b: 1610) & Anne E. Ellis (b: 1610) – my 9th GGP

Susan Brownell Anthony (1820-1906) Woman's equal rights activist. She is my half 6th cousin, 4x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Robbins, I (b: 1583) & Hester Anne Pitt (b: 1593) – my 9th GGP

General Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) 18th President of the United States. He is my 32nd cousin, 3x removed. Our common great grandparents are King Alfred the Great (b: c848) & Ealhswith (b: unk) – my 34th & 35th GGP

Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States. He is my 9th cousin, 5x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Doggett (b: 1507) & Dorothy (b: 1514) – my 13th GGP

General George B. McClellan (1826-1885) & Mary Ellen Marcy (1835-1915): 4th Commanding General of the U.S. Army (Union) & 24th Governor of New Jersey. He was also a veteran of the Mexican-American War from 1846-1848. He is my 5th cousin, 6x removed. Our common great grandparents are Joshua Ripley (b: 1658) & Hannah Bradford (b: 1662) – my 10th GGP

Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901): 23rd President of the United States. He is my 6th cousin, 4x removed. He is the grandson of President William Henry Harrison. Our common great grandparents are William Armistead (b: 1610) & Anne E. Ellis (b: 1610) – my 9th GGP

Steven Grover Cleveland (1837-1908): 22nd & 24th President of the United States. He is my 16th cousin, 3x removed. Our common great grandparents are Richard FitzAlan (b: c1346) & Elizabeth de Bohhun (b: c1350) – my 18th GGP

Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody) (1846-1917): Wild West Entertainer, buffalo hunter. He is my 5th cousin, 6x removed. Our common great grandparents are George Maris (b: 1632) & Alice Wellsmith (b: 1632) – my 10th GGP

William Howard Taft (1857-1930); 27th President, 42nd Secretary of War, & 10th Chief Justice of the United States. He is my 10th cousin, 4x removed. Our common great grandparents are Thomas Hammond (b: 1545) & Rose Trippe (1552) – my 13th GGP

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919); 26th President, Adventurer. He is my 4th cousin, 4x removed. Our common great grandparents are Daniel Craig (b: 1691) & Margaret Brumfield (b: 1703) – my 7th GGP

Lizbeth (Lizzie) Andrew Borden (1860-1927): Accused axe murderess. Acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother in 1892. She is my 6th cousin, 4x removed. Our common great grandparents John Borden (b: 1640) & Mary Earle (b: 1655) – my 9th GGP

Herman Webster Mudgett (aka Dr. H. H. Holmes) (1861-1896): Chicago Serial Killer during the Chicago World’s Fair. Convicted and hanged for nine 1st degree murders, though he confessed to 27. Some of those he confessed to have killed were later found alive, but the actual number may be more than 27. He has been portrayed in books and movie productions. He was a skillful con-artist and scammer as well as a habitual liar. He is my 8th cousin, 3x removed. Our common great grandparents are Tristam Coffin I (b: 1609) & Dionis Stevens (b: 1609) – my 10th GGP

Richard Warren Sears (1863-1914): Co-founder of Sears & Roebuck. He is my 10th cousin, 4x removed. Our common great grandparents are Richard Tilden (b: c1520) & Elizabeth Glover (b: c1515) – my 13th GGP

Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923): 26th President of the United States. He is my 8th cousin, 4x removed. Our common great grandparents are William Morgan (b: 1560) & Elizabeth Wynter (b: 1564) – my 11th GGP

Hamilton Howard “Albert” Fish (1870-1936): Serial Killer, rapist, cannibal, child molester. He is also known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, the Brooklyn Vampire, the Moon Maniac, and The Boogey Man. Fish once boasted that he "had children in every state", and at one time stated his number of victims was about 100. However, it is not known whether he was referring to rapes or cannibalization, nor is it known if the statement was truthful. He is my 5th cousin, 4x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Worth (b: 1666) & Miriam Gardner (b: 1665) – my 8th GGP

John Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933): 30th President of the United States. He is my 8th cousin, 2x removed. Our common great grandparents are Matthew Whipple (b: 1627) & Anne Hawkins (b: 1605) – my 11th GGP

Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874-1965): Prime Minister of Great Britain. He is my 9th cousin, 2x removed. Our common great grandparents are Richard Borden, I (b: 1595) & Joan Fowle (b: 1604) – my 10th GGP

Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964): 31st President of the United States. He is my 16th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are Richard Woodville (b; 1405) & Jacquette de St Pol Artois de Luxembourg (b: 1416) – my 16th GGP

Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr. (1888-1957): Naval officer and polar explorer. He is my 7th cousin, 3x removed. Our common great grandparents are William Armistead (b: 1610) & Anne E. Ellis (b: 1610) – my 9th GGP

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Sr. (1882-1945): 32nd President, & Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962): First Lady, Presidential Commission on the Status of Women, & United Nations Commission on Human Rights. He is my 9th cousin, 1x removed. She is my 5th cousin, 3x. They were 5th cousins. She and President Theodore Roosevelt were paternal 1st cousins. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) John Robbins, I (b: 1583) & Hester Ann Pitt (b: c1587) – my 9th GGP (with FDR)
(2) John Doggett (b: 1507) & Dorothy (b: 1514) – my 13th GGP (with FDR)
(1) Daniel Craig (b: 1691) & Margaret Brumfield (b: 1703) – my 7th GGP (with Eleanor)

George Randolph Scott (1898-1987): Actor. He is my 12th cousin, 4x removed. Our common great grandparents are Christopher Savage II (b: 1496) & Susanne Lygon (b: 1511) – my 15th GGP

 The Fonda Family

Henry Jaynes Fonda (1905-1982): Actor. He is my 10th cousin, 4x removed.
 Peter Henry Fonda (1940-2019): Actor. He is my 11th cousin, 3x removed and son of Henry Jaynes Fonda.
 Jane Seymour Fonda (1937-living): Actress and Activist. She is my 11th cousin, 3x removed and daughter of Henry Jaynes Fonda.
 Bridget Jane Fonda (1964-living). Actress (retired). She is my 12th cousin, 2x removed and daughter of Peter Henry Fonda.
 Troi O'Donovan Garity Hayden (aka Troy Garity) (1973-living): Actor. He is my 12th cousin, 2x removed and son of Jane Fonda.
Our common great grandparents are Thomas Hammond (b: 1545) & Rose Trippe (1552) – my 13th GGP

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (1908-1989): Actress. She is my 9th cousin, 2x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Emery, Sr. (b: 1598) & Alice Grantham (b: 1599) – my 10th GGP

Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994): 37th President of the United States. He is my 8th cousin, 3x removed. Our common great grandparents are George Maris (b: 1632) & Alice Wellsmith (b: 1632) – my 10th GGP

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006): 38th President of the United States. He is my 11th cousin. Our common great grandparents are Tristam Coffin I (b: 1609) & Dionis Stevens (b: 1609) – my 10th GGP

Anne Frances Robbins (1921-2016): 1st Lady of the United States, Actress. She is better known to us as Nancy Reagan, wife of President Ronald Reagan. She was called Nancy since birth. She is my 10th cousin (3 different ways). Our common great grandparents are John Robbins, I (b: 1583) & Hester Ann Pitt (b: 1593) – my 9th GGP

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (1924-living): 39th President of the United States. He is my 9th cousin, 1x removed and 13th cousin, 3x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) William Richard Terrell (b: 1624) & Mary Elizabeth Waters (b: 1631) – my 9th GGP
(2) Christopher Savage II (b: 1496) & Susanne Lygon (b: 1511) – my 15th GGP

George Herbert Walker Bush (1924-2018): 41st President of the United States. He is my 11th cousin. Our common great grandparents are Joshua Pratt (b: 1593) & Bathsheba Fay Kingham (b: 1593) - my 10th GGP

Dick Van Dyke (Richard Wayne Van Dyke) (1925-living): Actor. He is my 14th cousin. Our common great grandparents are Richard Tilden (b: c1520) & Elizabeth Glover (b: c1515) – my 13th GGP

Clint Eastwood, Jr. (1930-living): Actor. He is my 10th cousin, 2x removed and 11th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • William Morgan (b: 1560) & Elizabeth Wynter (b: 1564) – my 11th GGP
(2) • William Bradford II (b: 1624) & Alice Richards (b: 1627) – my 11th GGP
Note: Clint Eastwood and Princess Diana are also related through William Morgan.

Jerry McCord Van Dyke (1931-2018): Actor & brother of Dick Van Dyke. He is my 14th cousin. Our common great grandparents are Richard Tilden (b: c1520) & Elizabeth Glover (b: c1515) – my 13th GGP

Skeeter Davis (birth name: Mary Frances Penick) (1931-2004): Country/Pop Singer and Songwriter. One of the first women to achieve major stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an acknowledged influence on Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton and was hailed as an "extraordinary country/pop singer" by The New York Times music critic Robert Palmer. She is my closest famous relative. She is my 4th cousin, 1x removed and my half 3rd cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) Robert Hammon (b: 1794) & Nancy Morgan (b: 1807) – my 4th GGP
(2) Lewis Hammon (b: 1824) – my 3rd GGF

Anthony Perkins (1932-1992): Actor, director, singer. He is my 10th cousin. Our common great grandparents are John Robbins, I (b: 1583) & Hester Anne Pitt (b: 1593) – my 9th GGP

Raquel Welch (born: Jo Raquel Tejada-Urquizo) (1940-living): Actress & Singer. She is my 9th cousin, 1x removed, 10th cousin, and half 10th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • John Emery, Sr. (b: 1598) & Alice Grantham (b: 1599) – my 10th GGP
(2) • John Robbins, I (b: 1583) & Hester Anne Pitt (b: 1593) – my 9th GGP
(3) • Nathaniel Tilden (b: c1583) & Lydia Huctstepe (b: 1587) – my 11th GGP

Samuel Atkinson Waterston (1940-living): Actor. He is my 9th cousin, 2x removed and 9th cousin, 3x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • Tristam Coffin I (b: 1609) & Dionis Stevens (b: 1609) - my 9th GGP.
(2) • John Emery, Sr. (b: 1598) & Alice Grantham (b: 1599) - my 10th GGP.
(3) • Nathaniel Tilden (b: c1583) & Lydia Huctstepe (b: c1587) – my 11th GGP.

Tuesday Weld (1943-living): Actress & Model. Her birth name was Susan Ker Weld. She had it legally changed to Tuesday in 1959. She is my 9th cousin, 9th cousin, 1x removed, 9th cousin, 2x removed and 10th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • Tristam Coffin I (b: 1609) & Dionis Stevens (b: 1609) – my 9th GGP
(2) • Thomas Gardner II (b: 1592) & Margaret Frier (b: 1594) – my 10th GGP
(3) • Richard Borden, I (b: 1595) & Joan Fowle (b: 1604) – my 10th GGP
(4) • Richard Tilden (b: c1520) & Elizabeth Glover (b: c1515) – my 13th GGP

John Lithgow (1945-living): Actor, Author, Musician, & Poet. I am related to John Lithgow several ways. He is my 8th cousin, 1x removed, 8th cousin, 2x removed (twice), 9th cousin, 3x removed, and 9th cousin, 2x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • James Gardner (b: 1664) & Mary Starbuck (b: 1663) – my 8th GGP
(2) • Richard Gardner I (b: 1621) & Sarah Shattuck (b: 1631) – my 9th GGP
(3) • William Bradford II (b: 1624) & Alice Richards (b: 1627) – my 11th GGP
(4) • Tristam Coffin I (b: 1609) & Dionis Stevens (b: 1609) – my 10th GGP
(5) • Thomas Macy II (b: 1608) & Sarah Hopcott (b: 1612) – my 10th GGP

Sally Margaret Field (1946-living): Actress, Director. She is my 8th cousin, 2x removed. Our common great grandparents are Samuel Bingham (b: 1684) & Faith Judith Ripley (b: 1686) – my 9th GGP

George Walker Bush (1946-living): 43rd President of the United States. He is my 11th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are Joshua Pratt (b: 1593) & Bathsheba Fay Kingham (b: 1593) - my 10th GGP

Camilla Rosemary Shand (Camilla Parker Bowles) (1947-living): Queen Consort of England. She is my 10th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are Nathaniel J Treadway II (b: 1617) & Sufferance Haynes (b: 1620) – my 10th GGP

James Vernon Taylor (1948-living): Singer, song writer. He is my 10th cousin, 2x removed and 11th cousin, 2x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) Matthew Whipple (b: 1627) & Anne Hawkins (b: 1605) – my 11th GGP
(2) William Hammond (b: 1575) & Elizabeth Payne (b: 1595) – my 12th GGP

Brooke Adams (1949-living): Actress. She is my 11th cousin, 1x removed and 10th cousin, 1x removed. She is married to actor Tony Shalhoub. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) Henry Pratt II (b:1565) & Mary Adams (b: 1571) – my 11th GGP
(2) John Robbins, I (b: 1583) & Hester Anne Pitt (b: 1593) - my 9th GGP

William Hall Macy, Jr. (1950-living): Actor, Director. He is my 7th cousin, 2x removed, 8th cousin, 3x removed, and 8th cousin, 2x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • Richard Gaines (b: 1686) & Catherine Madison (b: 1693) – my 8th GGP
(2) • Richard Gardner I (b: 1621) & Sarah Shattuck (b: 1631) – my 9th GGP (2x)
(3) • Thomas Macy I (b:1608) & Sarah Hopcott (b:1612) – my 10th GGP

John Warnock Hinckley, Jr. (1955-living): Assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. He is my 10th cousin, 1x removed. He is also the 6th cousin, 1x removed of Nancy Reagan. Our common great grandparents are John Robbins, I (b: 1583) & Hester Anne Pitt (b: 1593) – my 9th GGP

Linda Carroll Hamilton (1956-living): Actress. She is my 10th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are Tristam Coffin I (b: 1609) & Dionis Stevens (b: 1609) – my 10th GGP

Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (1956-living): Actress, Producer. She is my 11th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are Nathaniel Tilden (b: c1583) & Lydia Huctstepe (b: c1587) – my 11th GGP

Timothy Francis Robbins (1958-living): Actor. He is my 9th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Robbins, I (b: 1583) & Hester Anne Pitt (b: 1593) – my 9th GGP

Viggo Peter Mortensen (1958-living): Actor. He is my 10th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Robbins, I (b: 1583) & Hester Anne Pitt (b: 1593) – my 9th GGP

Calvin Edward Ripken, Jr. (1960-living): Major League Baseball Player. He is my 6th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are Samuel Forwood (b: 1728) & Mary Hays (b: c1721) – my 5th GGP

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (1960-1994): Serial Killer, Sex Offender, Cannibal. He is my 13th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are Richard Tilden (b: c1520) & Elizabeth Glover (b: c1515) – my 13th GGP

Barack Hussein Obama, II (1961-living): 44th President of the United States. He is my 10th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are William Richard Terrell (b: 1624) & Mary Elizabeth Waters (b: 1631) – my 9th GGP

Princess Diana (Diana Frances Spencer) (1961-1997): Princess of Wales. She is my 11th cousin, 1x removed (2 different ways) and my 11th cousin, 2x removed. Our common great grandparents are William Morgan (b: 1560) & Elizabeth Wynter (1564-1650) – my 11th GGP

Judith Hoag (1963-living): Actress. She is my 11th cousin. Our common great grandparents are John Doggett (b: 1507) & Dorothy (b: 1514) – my 13th GGP

Kyra Minturn Sedwick (1965-living): Actress. She is married to Kevin Bacon.  She is my 10th cousin, 1x removed. Ouir common great grandparents are Nathaniel J Treadway II (b: 1617) & Sufferance Haynes (b: 1620) – my 10th GGP

Brandon Bruce Lee (1965-1993): Actor. He is my 11th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are John Emery I (b: c1572) & Agnes Northend (b: c1575) – my 11th GGP

Anna Kathryn Gunn (1968-living): Actress. She is my 10th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are Joshua Ripley (b: 1658) & Hannah Bradford (b: 1662) – my 10th GGP

Anne Celeste Heche (1969-2022): Actress. She is my 10th cousin (2 different ways) and my 10th cousin, 1x removed (2 different ways). Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • Richard Gardner I (b: 1621) & Sarah Shattuck (b: 1631) – my 9th GGP (2x)
(2) • Tristam Coffin I (b: 1609) & Dionis Stevens (b: 1609) – my 10th GGP
(3) • Thomas Macy I (b:1608) & Sarah Hopcott (b:1612) – my 10th GGP

Paget Brewster (1969-living): Actress. She is my 9th cousin, 1x removed and my11th cousin. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • Thomas Gardner II (b: 1592) & Margaret Frier (b: 1594) – my 10th GGP (2x)
(2) • Richard Borden, I (b: 1595) & Joan Fowle (b: 1604) – my 10th GGP
(3) • William Hammond (b: 1575) & Elizabeth Payne (b: 1595) – my 12th GGP

Edward Harrison Norton (1969-living): Actor. He is my 10th cousin, 2x removed. Our common great grandparents are William Armistead (b: 1610) & Anne E. Ellis (b: 1610) – my 9th GGP

Ethan Green Hawke (1970-living): Actor, Screenwriter, Novelist, & Director. He is my 9th cousin, 10th cousin, and 10th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • John William Worth (b: 1666) & Miriam Gardner (b: 1665) - my 8th GGP
(2) • Richard Gardner I (b: 1621) & Sarah Shattuck (b: 1631) – my 9th GGP (2x)
(3) • Tristam Coffin I (b: 1609) & Dionis Stevens (b: 1609) – my 10th GGP
(4) • Thomas Macy I (b:1608) & Sarah Hopcott (b:1612) – my 10th GGP
(5) • Richard Borden, I (b: 1595) & Joan Fowle (b: 1604) – my 10th GGP

Matt Damon (1970-living); Actor, Film Producer, Screen Writer. He is my 10th cousin, 2x removed and 12th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • Nathaniel Tilden (b: c1583) & Lydia Huctstepe (b: c1587) – my 11th GGP
(2) • William Hammond (b: 1575) & Elizabeth Payne (b: 1595) – my 12th GGP

Kristen Wiig (1973-living); Actress, comedian, and writer. She is my 10th cousin and 11th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) • Richard Gardner I (b: 1621) & Sarah Shattuck (b: 1631) – my 9th GGP (2x)
(2) • Richard Borden, I (b: 1595) & Joan Fowle (b: 1604) – my 10th GGP

Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (1973-living): Actor, Procucer, Singer. Hee is my 9th cousin, 2x removed and 10th cousin, 2x removed. Our common great grandparents are:
(1) Nathaniel J Treadway II (b: 1617) & Sufferance Haynes (b: 1620) - my 10th GGP
(2) Nathaniel Tilden (b: c1583) & Lydia Huctstepe (b: 1587) – my 11th GGP

Jordana Brewster (1980-living): Actress. Jordana and Paget Brewster are 10th cousins, 1x removed.  She is my 14th cousin. Our common great grandparents are Richard Tilden (b: c1520) & Elizabeth Glover (b: c1515) – my 13th GGP

Jessica Simpson (1980-living): Singer. She is my 9th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are Jacob Simcock (b: 1658) & Alice Maris (b: 1660) – my 9th GGP

Sosie Ruth Bacon (1992-living): Actress. She is my 11th cousin. She is the daughter of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedwick. Our common great grandparents are  Nathaniel J Treadway II (b: 1617) & Sufferance Haynes (b: 1620) – my 10th GGP

Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (1992-living): Model & Actress. She is my 14th cousin, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are Richard Tilden (b: c1520) & Elizabeth Glover (b: c1515) – my 13th GGP

The Kardashians: All the children are my 11th cousins, 1x removed. Our common great grandparents are Thomas Gardner II (b: 1592) & Margaret Frier (b: 1594) – my 10th GGP (2x)

The Honda Family

  Henry Jaynes Fonda (1905-1982): Actor. He is our 10th cousin, 4x removed through grandmother Chrystal Lucille Couch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fonda Peter Henry Fonda (1940-2019): Actor. He is our 11th cousin, 3x removed and son of Henry Jaynes Fonda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fonda Jane Seymour Fonda (1937-living): Actress and Activist. She is our 11th cousin, 3x removed and daughter of Henry Jaynes Fonda and sister of Peter Henry Fonda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Fonda Bridget Jane Fonda (1964-living). Actress (retired). She is our 12th cousin, 2x removed and daughter of Peter Henry Fonda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Fonda Troi O'Donovan Garity Hayden (aka Troy Garity) (1973-living): Actor. He is our 12th cousin, 2x removed and son of Jane Seymour Fonda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Garity     


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