It was never my intention to look into the possibility of famous relatives.
However, I received a genealogical newsletter via email that mentioned U.
S. Presidents. It said there are five who are related because they are all
descended from Henry Spencer and Isobel Lincoln. They are Washington, FDR,
Coolidge, and the Bushes. I also discovered that Winston Churchill and Princess
Diana were descended from the same couple. I knew the Sills were also descended
from the Spencers, so I did some looking around.
At first I had some trouble. There are many common names used every generation
in the Spencer line. Different researchers seem to have come to different
conclusions about just who all belongs where. I have no doubt the Sills are
related to everyone mentioned here, but I cannot guarantee that all of these
lines are accurate. I have found enough evidence from other researchers to
feel pretty confident that I have put everything together correctly. Just
keep in mind that any of this could be proven wrong at any time.
While looking around for this information I also discovered that the Sills
are related to President Millard Fillmore and that I am also related to the
Bush family from my mother's side. I have also presented all of this information
on the following pages.
The information is presented in a series of tables. Each row of the table
represents a generation of the family, starting with the earliest generation
as number 1. The top person in each generation is a direct descendant of the
couple above them. In some cases, two different branches from the same family
are continued down the page. In that case, the column has been split into
two, with a different child's family in each of the new columns. Also, sometimes
branches will come together. When that occurs, the columns are joined back
up below the parents. With the exception of FDR, I have limited each table
to two lines of descendants, to keep it less confusing. I think (hope) it
will all make sense when you read it. If not,
send me
an email and I will try to clarify.
Lastly, I have not included any dates in these tables. I felt there would be too much cluttered information if I tried to put all that information here. If you are interested in any dates for these people, see the Ahnentafel's section of John and Cathy's Genealogy Pages.
George
Bush and John Sill From Rowland Clark
Millard
Fillmore and John Sill From James Olmstead
George Bush and John Sill From Henry Spencer
FDR
From Henry Spencer
George
Washington and Calvin Coolidge From Henry Spencer
Winston
Churchill and Princess Diana From Henry Spencer
References
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