Ancestry of
Caesar Rodney
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Caesar Rodney?
Caesar Rodney was an American lawyer who is most famous for being a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Of the three delegates from Delaware who signed the Declaration, he was the only one native to the state. He was also one of only two bachelors who signed the Declaration of Independence. Caesar Rodney is noted for his emergency ride to Philadelphia, through thunderstorms and severe summer heat, despite suffering from asthma and cancer, that broke Delaware's deadlock in the vote for independence. It was Rodney's historic ride that was commemorated on the Delaware state quarter in 1999.
Famous Kin
Caesar Rodney has a rather large number of family connections to other famous people. This is mainly due to his connections to English royalty. One of the more interesting and closest royal connections is that of King Henry VIII. He also has connections to at least two of Henry's wives, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour. Caesar Rodney also has a number of connections to U.S. Presidents, First Ladies, and other Signers of the U. S. Declaration of Independence.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Caesar Rodney
Ben Ames Williams
Novelist and Short Story Author
13th cousin 8 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere
Ben Ames Williams
Novelist and Short Story Author
13th cousin 6 times removed
via William de Montagu
Ben Ames Williams
Novelist and Short Story Author
14th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir Hugh le Despencer
Angela Y. Davis
Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther
10th cousin 9 times removed
via Sir Henry "Hotspur" Percy
Angela Y. Davis
Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther
14th cousin 7 times removed
via William de Ros
Angela Y. Davis
Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther
8th cousin 9 times removed
via Elizabeth Cheney
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