Ancestry of
P.T. Barnum
Co-Founder of Barnum & Bailey Circus
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1st Generation
1. Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810–1891)
2nd Generation
2. Philo Barnum (1778–1828)
3. Irena Taylor (1784–1868)
3rd Generation
4. Ephraim Barnum Jr. (1733–1817)
5. Rachel Starr (c1740–1798)
6. Phineas Taylor (c1760–1837)
4th Generation
8. Ephraim Barnum (1710–1775)
10. Jonathan Starr (–c1751)
11. Rachel Taylor
12. Nathan Taylor Jr. (c1716–c1798)
13. Mary Weed (1721/22–)
14. Abel Sherwood (1720–c1761)
15. Hannah Fountain (1729–)
5th Generation
16. Thomas Barnum (1663–c1731)
17. Sarah Beardsley (–p1730)
20. John Starr (c1684–1739)
22. Joseph Taylor (1674–c1764)
23. Sarah -----
24. Nathan Taylor (c1682–c1782)
25. Hannah Benedict
26. Jonathan Weed (1684–1728)
27. Mary Ferris (1690–p1734)
28. David Sherwood (–1759)
29. Sarah Meeker (1696–1748/49)
30. Aaron Fountain (1698–1760)
31. Elizabeth -----
6th Generation
32. Thomas Barnum (c1625–1695)
33. Hannah ----- (–c1683)
34. Samuel Beardsley (c1638–1706)
35. Abigail Clark (–a1727)
40. Josiah Starr (1657–1715/16)
41. Rebekah ----- (c1665–1739)
44. Thomas Taylor (c1643–1735)
45. Rebecca Ketchum (c1645–)
48. Thomas Taylor (c1643–1735) — Same as #44
49. Rebecca Ketchum (c1645–) — Same as #45
50. Daniel Benedict (a1650–p1722/23)
51. Mary Marvin (c1658–)
52. Jonas Weed Jr. (c1645–1704)
53. Bethia Holly (–1713)
54. Joseph Ferris (c1658–1733)
55. Mary Hoyt (1664–)
56. Isaac Sherwood (c1651–p1732)
57. Elizabeth Jackson (–p1727)
58. John Meeker (–c1727)
59. Elizabeth ----- (1695/96–p1721/22)
60. Aaron Fountain
61. Hannah -----
7th Generation
68. William Beardsley (c1605–c1661)
69. Mary Harvey (1605–p1674)
70. John Clark
80. Thomas Starr (1615–1658)
81. Rachel -----
88. John Taylor (–p1645)
89. Rhoda -----
90. Edward Ketchum (c1590–a1655)
91. Sarah Salmon (–p1654)
96. John Taylor (–p1645) — Same as #88
97. Rhoda ----- — Same as #89
98. Edward Ketchum (c1590–a1655) — Same as #90
99. Sarah Salmon (–p1654) — Same as #91
100. Thomas Benedict (c1617–)
101. Mary Bridgum
102. Matthew Marvin Jr. (1626–1712)
103. Mary ----- (–p1707)
104. Jonas Weed (c1610–c1676)
105. Mary ----- (–a1689/90)
106. John Holly (–1681)
107. Mary ----- (–p1681)
108. Peter Ferris (c1629–1706)
109. Elizabeth Reynolds (–1660)
110. Joshua Hoyt (c1639–)
111. Mary Bell (c1646–)
112. Thomas Sherwood (c1586–c1655)
113. Mary ----- (–p1693/94)
114. John Jackson (–p1676)
116. Robert Meeker (–c1684/1685)
117. Susan Turberfield (–p1683)
8th Generation
138. Richard Harvey
139. Ellen Elliot
160. Comfort Starr (1589–1659/60)
161. Elizabeth ----- (c1595–1658)
182. Christopher Salmon
198. Christopher Salmon — Same as #182
204. Matthew Marvin (1600–c1680)
205. Elizabeth ----- (c1604–a1647)
216. Jeffrey Ferris (c1604–1666)
220. Simon Hoyt (c1593–1657)
221. Susannah ----- (–a1674)
222. Francis Bell (–1689/90)
223. Rebecca ----- (–1684)
9th Generation
320. Thomas Starr (c1565–)
408. Edward Marvin (p1533–1615)
409. Margaret ----- (–1633)
10th Generation
816. Reinold Marvin (p1512–c1561)
817. Johan ----- (–p1554)
11th Generation
1632. John Mervyn (c1480–c1533)
1633. Margaret ----- (–p1533)
12th Generation
3264. Thomas Mervyn (–c1504)
3265. Christian ----- (–p1504)