Ancestry of
Jonathan Swift
Author of Gulliver's Travels
The family tree for Jonathan Swift is still in progress.
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Jonathan Swift
Porter Goss
1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence
12th cousin 9 times removed
via Sir James le Boteler
Alfred Ely Beach
Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American
16th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Geoffrey FitzPiers
Alfred Ely Beach
Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American
15th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Roger de Somery
Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper
United States Navy
13th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir Hugh le Despencer
Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper
United States Navy
16th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun
Henry B. Quinby
52nd Governor of New Hampshire
14th cousin 5 times removed
via Edward I, King of England
Henry B. Quinby
52nd Governor of New Hampshire
13th cousin 6 times removed
via Isabella de Beauchamp
Henry B. Quinby
52nd Governor of New Hampshire
16th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun
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