Ancestry of
Ben Jealous

President and CEO of NAACP

Ellen Makerness

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• • 11th Great-grandmother of Ben Jealous — 14th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 9505 
  • Father:
  • William Makerness 
  • Mother:
  • Agnes Harrgat   
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  • Christening Date:
  • 24 Nov 1564 
  • Christening Location:
  • Finedon, Northamptonshire, England 
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  • Burial Date:
  • 20 Oct 1645 
  • Burial Location:
  • Northamptonshire, England 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Roger Sargent
  • Marriage Date:
  • 3 Jun 1589 
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  • Child:

  William Sargent (Ahnentafel No:4752 )

  • Notes: 

  • Ellen Makerness's maiden name is also seen as Makernes and Macharnes. Her given name is also seen as Eleanor.

• Sources for Ellen Makerness

  • ¹ Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States (2 vols.), Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 540.

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