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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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James B. Conant

President of Harvard University

8th cousin
via Thomas Richards

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George Herbert

8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)

14th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Ralph Shirley

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

17th cousin
via Sir William de Ros

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir William Longespee

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

14th cousin
via Sir Ralph Shirley

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Ralph de Stafford

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

16th cousin 4 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

16th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

7th cousin 5 times removed
via Edmund Freeman

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Thomas Richards

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

13th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Richard Neville

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

16th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Reynold de Grey

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Penn Jillette

Magician

8th cousin 3 times removed
via Samuel Hinckley

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Penn Jillette

Magician

7th cousin 4 times removed
via Gov. Thomas Mayhew

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Penn Jillette

Magician

13th cousin 2 times removed
via John Brome

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Jackson Browne

Singer and Songwriter

6th cousin 2 times removed
via Thomas Paine Jr.

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Thomas Jefferson

3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

14th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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Thomas Jefferson

3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

18th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun

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Warren Buffett

Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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Warren Buffett

Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

16th cousin 4 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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Francis Scott Key

Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”

16th cousin
via Richard Fitzalan

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Samuel Prescott

Completed Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

16th cousin 2 times removed
via Eleanor of Castile

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Samuel Prescott

Completed Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

15th cousin 3 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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Samuel Prescott

Completed Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

14th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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