Ancestry of
Thomas Edison
Inventor
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1st Generation
1. Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931)
2nd Generation
2. Samuel Ogden Edison Jr. (1804–1896)
3. Nancy Matthews Elliott (1810–1871)
3rd Generation
4. Samuel Ogden Edison (1767–1865)
5. Nancy Simpson (c1769–c1821)
6. Ebenezer Matthews alias Elliott (1759–c1848)
4th Generation
8. John Edison (c1724–c1825)
9. Sarah Ogden (–p1799)
12. Abner Matthews (1712–c1777)
13. Lois Hotchkiss (1717–c1777)
5th Generation
18. Samuel Ogden (1716–c1789)
19. Phebe Baldwin
24. Caleb Matthews (1675–1755)
25. Elizabeth Hotchkiss (1684–1735/36)
26. Obadiah Hotchkiss (1690–)
27. Eunice Beach (1698–)
6th Generation
36. Swain Ogden (c1688–1755)
37. Maritie "Mary" Ackerman (c1689–1756)
38. John Baldwin (1688–1773)
39. Mary Crane (c1693–)
48. William Matthews (–c1684)
50. Daniel Hotchkiss (1657–1712)
51. Esther Sperry (1654–)
52. Daniel Hotchkiss (1657–1712) — Same as #50
53. Esther Sperry (1654–) — Same as #51
54. Benjamin Beach (c1673/74–)
55. Mary Hitchcock (1676–)
7th Generation
72. David Ogden (c1643–c1691/1692)
73. Elizabeth Swain (1654–p1706)
75. Hillegont Ver Planck (1648–)
76. Jonathan Baldwin (1649–1739)
77. Hannah Ward (–1693)
78. Azariah Crane (c1648–1730)
79. Mary Treat (c1651–1704)
100. Samuel Hotchkiss (–1663)
101. Elizabeth Cleverly (–c1681)
102. Richard Sperry (c1615–c1698)
103. Dennis ----- (–c1707)
104. Samuel Hotchkiss (–1663) — Same as #100
105. Elizabeth Cleverly (–c1681) — Same as #101
106. Richard Sperry (c1615–c1698) — Same as #102
107. Dennis ----- (–c1707) — Same as #103
108. John Beach (c1630–c1667)
109. Mary -----
110. John Hitchcock (c1649–1716)
111. Abigail Merriman (1654–)
8th Generation
144. John Ogden (c1609–1682)
145. Jane Bond
146. Samuel Swain (a1624–a1685)
147. Joanna ----- (–p1705/06)
148. David Ackerman
149. Elizabeth Bellier
150. Abraham Isaacse Ver Planck (a1610–c1689/91)
151. Maria Vigne (c1610–c1670)
152. Joseph Baldwin (c1609–1684)
153. Hannah Whitlock (–1676)
154. John Ward
155. Sarah -----
156. Jasper Crane (c1600–c1681)
157. Alice -----
158. Robert Treat (1622–1710)
159. Jane Tapp (1627/28–c1703)
220. Matthew Hitchcock (c1610–1669)
221. Elizabeth ----- (–a1679)
222. Nathaniel Merriman (c1614–1693/94)
223. Joan ----- (c1628–1709)
9th Generation
292. William Swain (c1585–p1657)
302. Guleyn Vigne
303. Adriaantje Cuvilje (–c1648)
304. Richard Baldwin (p1530–c1633)
305. Isabell ----- (–p1630)
316. Richard Treat (1584–1669)
317. Alice Gaylord (1594–p1669)
318. Edmund Tapp Jr. (c1592–a1653)
319. Ann ----- (–c1673)
444. George Merriman (–c1655)
10th Generation
608. Richard Baldwin (c1500–c1552/1553)
609. Ellen ----- (–c1565)
632. Robert Treat (–1599)
633. Honoria ----- (–1627)
634. Hugh Gaylord
635. Joanna -----
636. Edmund Tapp (c1550–)
888. Gregory Merriman (–c1596)
889. Mary Ring
11th Generation
1216. Robert Baldwin (c1475–c1536)
1217. Agnes Dolte
1272. Robert Tapp (c1515–)
1776. Thomas Merriman (–a1559)
12th Generation
2434. William Dolte
2544. (probable) Simon Tapp (–a1536)