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Robert Gould Shaw

Ancestry of Colonel
Robert Gould Shaw

U.S. Civil War leader of film “Glory” fame


The family tree for Colonel Robert Gould Shaw is still in progress.

The family tree for Colonel Robert Gould Shaw should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. Oftentimes the family trees listed as still in progress have derived from research into famous people who have a kinship to this person. Research devoted solely to this person has either not yet taken place or it is currently in progress. As with all family trees on this website, the sources for each ancestor are listed on the family group pages so that you can personally judge the reliability of the information.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Colonel Robert Gould Shaw

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Hoyt Vandenberg

2nd Director Central Intelligence

6th cousin 2 times removed
via Thomas Paine Jr.

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Richard A. Snelling

76th and 78th Governor of Vermont

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Thomas Richards

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Orson Bean

TV Actor

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Thomas Richards

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William H. Avery

37th Governor of Kansas

18th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir John de Harington

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Matthew Perry

TV and Movie Actor

7th cousin 3 times removed
via Thomas Newberry

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Matthew Perry

TV and Movie Actor

7th cousin 4 times removed
via Gov. Thomas Prence

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Matthew Perry

TV and Movie Actor

6th cousin 4 times removed
via Thomas Paine Jr.

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Thomas Richards

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

7th cousin 4 times removed
via Gov. Thomas Prence

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

6th cousin 5 times removed
via Thomas Paine Jr.

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

8th cousin 4 times removed
via Rev. John Mayo

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Wallace Rider Farrington

6th Terr. Governor of Hawaii

7th cousin
via Nicholas Snow

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Wallace Rider Farrington

6th Terr. Governor of Hawaii

7th cousin 1 time removed
via Rev. John Mayo

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Dallas West

Hall of Fame Pool Player

19th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Roger de Quincy

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Roland L. Bragg

Silver Star Recipient - WWII
Fort Bragg Namesake (2025)

7th cousin 2 times removed
via Nicholas Snow

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Porter Goss

1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir William de Ros

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Porter Goss

1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence

16th cousin 5 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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Alec Baldwin

Television and Movie Actor

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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Alec Baldwin

Television and Movie Actor

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Ralph de Stafford

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Alec Baldwin

Television and Movie Actor

16th cousin 4 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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Alec Baldwin

Television and Movie Actor

16th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir Maurice de Berkeley

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Alec Baldwin

Television and Movie Actor

19th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Walter de Beauchamp

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Ruth Gordon

Actress, Playwright and Screenwriter

8th cousin
via Samuel Hinckley

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Ruth Gordon

Actress, Playwright and Screenwriter

6th cousin 1 time removed
via John Freeman

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Ruth Gordon

Actress, Playwright and Screenwriter

6th cousin 1 time removed
via Thomas Paine Jr.

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