Famous Kin of
King
Edward I
King of England
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Thomas Jefferson
3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
14th great-grandson
Henry Clay Folger
Founder of Folger Shakespeare Library and Chairman of Standard Oil
18th great-grandson
Sir Charles Tupper
6th Prime Minister of Canada
18th great-grandnephew via Henry III, King of England
Endicott Peabody
62nd Governor of Massachusetts
18th great-grandnephew via Henry III, King of England
Barbara (Pierce) Bush
First Lady of President George H.W. Bush
19th great-grandniece via Henry III, King of England
Kyra Sedgwick
TV and Movie Actress
19th great-grandniece via Henry III, King of England
Alan Shepard
Mercury and Apollo Astronaut
19th great-grandnephew via Henry III, King of England
Sarah Palin
9th Governor of Alaska
19th great-grandniece via Henry III, King of England
Elihu Yale
Benefactor and Namesake of Yale College
1st cousin 16 times removed via John, King of England
Bathsheba (Ruggles) Spooner
First woman executed for murder in U.S. by non-British government
1st cousin 17 times removed via John, King of England
J.P. Morgan, Jr.
American Banker and Philanthropist
1st cousin 19 times removed via Isabelle of Angoulême
Marshall Field
Founder of Marshall Field & Co.
1st cousin 19 times removed via John, King of England
Henry Sturgis Morgan
Co-Founder of Morgan Stanley
1st cousin 20 times removed via Isabelle of Angoulême
Helen (Herron) Taft
First Lady of President William H. Taft
1st cousin 20 times removed via John, King of England
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
Principal character of film Glory portrayed by Matthew Broderick
1st cousin 20 times removed via John, King of England
William Ellery
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
2nd cousin 17 times removed via Henry II, King of England
William Greene
2nd Governor of Rhode Island
2nd cousin 17 times removed via Henry II, King of England
John Hancock
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
2nd cousin 17 times removed via Henry II, King of England
Adam Baldwin
Signer of the U.S. Constitution
2nd cousin 17 times removed via Henry II, King of England
Robert Townsend
Member of the Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution
2nd cousin 18 times removed via Henry II, King of England
William C. C. Claiborne
1st Governor of Louisiana
2nd cousin 19 times removed via Henry II, King of England
Samuel Ward King
15th Governor of Rhode Island
2nd cousin 19 times removed via Henry II, King of England
Henry de Bohun
Magna Carta Surety
3rd cousin 2 times removed via Malcolm III of Scotland
Robert Catesby
Leader of Gunpowder Plot
4th cousin 13 times removed via Henry I, King of England
Philip Livingston
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
4th cousin 16 times removed via Henry I, King of England
Lyman Hall
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
4th cousin 17 times removed via Henry I, King of England
Robert FitzWalter
Magna Carta Surety
5th cousin 1 time removed via Robert I of Normandy
Sir Saher de Quincy
Magna Carta Surety
5th cousin 1 time removed via Robert I of Normandy
Sir William de Huntingfield
Magna Carta Surety
5th cousin 1 time removed via Robert I of Normandy
Robert de Vere
Magna Carta Surety
6th cousin 2 times removed via Richard I of Normandy
William Stoughton
Chief Judge and Prosecutor, Salem Witch Trials 1692
6th cousin 15 times removed via Robert I of Normandy
George Ross
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
6th cousin 15 times removed via Duncan I of Scotland
John FitzRobert
Magna Carta Surety
7th cousin 1 time removed via Richard I of Normandy