
Ancestry of
John Fitz Robert
Magna Carta Surety
Who was John Fitz Robert?
John Fitz Robert is listed as one of the twenty-five Surety Barons in the Magna Carta where he is described as Lord of Warkworth Castle. The Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter) is a charter agreed by King John of England in 1215. It is notable as it is said to be the first agreement between a sovereign and his subjects on what the rights of are for both parties. In this case the subjects were the noble class or barons. The Surety Barons were responsible for guaranteeing baronial performance according to the charter. John FitzRobert is one of only seventeen of the original twenty-five sureties who have identifiable descendants.
Famous Kin
John FitzRobert is a descendant of Charlemagne, as well as France's King Robert I. As would be expected, John FitzRobert has a number of famous royal descendants including King Henry VIII and at least two of his wives, Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr. More recent royal descendants include Queen Elizabeth II, the late Princess Diana, and Catherine Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge.
Some of John FitzRobert's American descendants include U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Benjamin Harrison, William Howard Taft, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Jimmy Carter. Other notable descendants include Mayflower passenger Richard More, Civil War General Robert E. Lee, explorer Meriwether Lewis, and British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for John Fitz Robert
Rev. John Whittingham
(c1616 - 1639)
Great Migration Immigrant 1637
9th cousin 11 times removed
via Gerberga of Saxony
Rev. John Whittingham
(c1616 - 1639)
Great Migration Immigrant 1637
8th cousin 12 times removed
via Hugh Capet
Rev. John Whittingham
(c1616 - 1639)
Great Migration Immigrant 1637
7th cousin 13 times removed
via Richard I of Normandy
Rev. John Whittingham
(c1616 - 1639)
Great Migration Immigrant 1637
8th cousin 11 times removed
via Rainier III of Hainault
Samuel Appleton
(c1586 - 1670)
Great Migration Immigrant 1636
9th cousin 11 times removed
via Gerberga of Saxony
Samuel Appleton
(c1586 - 1670)
Great Migration Immigrant 1636
8th cousin 12 times removed
via Hugh Capet
Samuel Appleton
(c1586 - 1670)
Great Migration Immigrant 1636
7th cousin 13 times removed
via Richard I of Normandy
Samuel Appleton
(c1586 - 1670)
Great Migration Immigrant 1636
8th cousin 11 times removed
via Rainier III of Hainault
Percival Lowell
(c1570 - c1666)
Great Migration Immigrant 1639
2nd cousin 13 times removed
via Aubrey de Vere
Thomas Lawrence
(c1619/20 - c1703)
Planter passenger 1635
4th cousin 12 times removed
via Richard Fitzgilbert
Thomas Lawrence
(c1619/20 - c1703)
Planter passenger 1635
8th cousin 13 times removed
via Rainier III of Hainault
Thomas Trowbridge
(c1600 - 1672/3)
Great Migration Immigrant 1637
2nd cousin 15 times removed
via Aubrey de Vere
William Lawrence
(c1622 - 1679/80)
Planter passenger 1635
4th cousin 12 times removed
via Richard Fitzgilbert
William Lawrence
(c1622 - 1679/80)
Planter passenger 1635
8th cousin 13 times removed
via Rainier III of Hainault
John Lawrence
(c1618 - 1698/9)
Planter passenger 1635
4th cousin 12 times removed
via Richard Fitzgilbert
John Lawrence
(c1618 - 1698/9)
Planter passenger 1635
8th cousin 13 times removed
via Rainier III of Hainault
Mary Lawrence
(c1625 - 1715)
Planter passenger 1635
4th cousin 12 times removed
via Richard Fitzgilbert
Mary Lawrence
(c1625 - 1715)
Planter passenger 1635
8th cousin 13 times removed
via Rainier III of Hainault
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