Ancestry of
Christopher Reeve

Movie Actor

Robert White

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• • 11th Great-grandfather of Christopher Reeve — 14th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 12542 
  • Father:
  • Robert White 
  • Mother:
  • Alice -----   
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  • Burial Date:
  • 17 Jun 1617 
  • Burial Location:
  • Messing, Essex, England 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Bridget Allgar
  • Marriage Date:
  • 24 Jun 1585 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Shalford, Essex, England 
  • Children:
  
  

  Mary White

  Elizabeth White (Ahnentafel No:6271 )

  John White

  Anna White

• Sources for Robert White

  • ¹ New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1901, Vol. 55, pp. 22-31.
  • ² The American Genealogist, 1959, Vol. 35, pp. 24, 26.
  • ³ Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol. 3, P-W, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (1995), 1978.
  • ⁴ Collins, R. Thomas, Jr., One Life at a Time: A New World Family Narrative, 1630-1960, Oakton, Virginia: Ravensyard Publishing, Ltd. (1999), 3.
  • ⁵ Cook, Alva and Lydia Cooper, Alva Cook and Lydia Cooper: Their Ancestors and Descendants, Washington, D.C.: M.N. Stockberger (1958), 49.
  • ⁶ Ferris, Mary Walton, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Cuneo Press (1931), Vol. 2, Page 567, [Death].
  • ⁷ Ferris, Mary Walton, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Cuneo Press (1931), Vol. 2, p. 567.
  • ⁸ Judd, Peter H., Genealogical and Biographical Notes: Haring-Herring, Clark, Denton, White, Griggs, Judd, and Related Families, New York: P.H. Judd (2005), 161.
  • ⁹ Loomis, Elisha S., Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America: And His Antecedents in the Old World, Berea, Ohio: unknown (1909), 121.
  • ¹⁰ Meggison, Michael Thomas, "#71 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: The Immediate New England and Royal Ancestry of the Beach Boys", (accessed 11/21/2016).
  • ¹¹ Roberts, Gary Boyd, "#74 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: The New England Ancestry of Actor Richard [Tiffany] Gere", (accessed 10/10/2014).
  • ¹² Roberts, Gary Boyd, Notable Kin, Volume 1, Santa Clarita, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd (1998), 141, 203, 214.
  • ¹³ Roberts, Gary Boyd, Notable Kin, Volume 2, Santa Clarita, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd (1999), 37, 44, 111.
  • ¹⁴ Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 448-449.

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