Friday, August 7, 2015

My Relationships to U.S. Presidents - Post 6: Presidents 11-15

I can't seem to stay away from Geni.com and their search capability to find relationships with living persons.  I spent more time today working backwards in time looking for my connections to the U.S. Presidents.  Previously, I have posted:

*  My Relationships to United States Presidents - Post 1: 39 to 44 (posted 2 October 2014), 
*  My Relationships to U.S. Presidents - Post 2: Presidents 34-38 (posted 13 November 2014), 
*  My Relationships to U.S. Presidents - Post 3: Presidents 28-33 (posted 16 January 2015), 
*  My Relationships to U.S. Presidents - Post 4: Presidents 22-27 (posted 16 March 2015).
*  My Relationships to U.S. Presidents - Post 5: Presidents 16-21 (posted 26 June 2015)


Here are the next five going back in time:

1)  James Buchanan (15th President of the United States) is my 13th cousin 4 times removed:



The common ancestors are supposedly John Plantagent and Katherine Swynford in 15th century England.  I doubt that this relationship is correct; my line from John "Pearce" (1588-1661) of Watertown, Mass. back is not in my database.

2)  Franklin Pierce (14th President of the United States) is my 5th cousin 5 times removed:



The common ancestors here are Robert Fletcher (1593-1677) and Sarah --?-- (1600-1672) of Concord, Massachusetts.  I think that this relationship is correct.

3)  Millard Fillmore (13th President of the United States) is my 6th cousin 5 times removed:


 The common ancestors here are Randall Baguley (1578-1626) and Jane --?-- (1582-1626) of Wrentham, England.  I think that this relationship is correct.

4)  Zachary Taylor (12th President of the United States) is my 5th cousin 6 times removed:


 The common ancestors here are William Brewster (1566-1644) and Mary --?-- (1569-1627) of Plymouth, Massachusetts.  I think that this relationship is correct.

5)  James K. Polk (11th President of the United States) is my 6th cousin 5 times removed:



The common ancestors here are supposedly William Horton and Isabel Freeman of 16th century England.  I don't have parents for Thomas Horton of Milton and Rehoboth (1638-1716) in my database.  I doubt  that this relationship is correct.

6)  I did not check the records for each relationship shown in the charts above.  I am confident that my lines back to the immigrant ancestors from England are correct, but I have no idea how accurate the lines are from the immigrants back to some of the common ancestors to the Presidents.  Some are well researched, and have entries in the book by Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents (1989).  

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