The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29
HAVE ROYAL PEDlGREES.
AMERICAN FAMILIES WIN BLUB
BLOOD THEIR VEINS
There Arc Quite n Number In Maryland
and Virginia Who Have Kings
for Ancestors.


try back TO the feudal kings and princes
VIII find pleasure In a compilation show
ing number from the two states among
the 800 names Of Americans said 70 be-
descended from European kings. There
are Doubtless ten times that number; but
IL requires an expert in heraldry 20 trace
the genealogical tree.
Among the royal ancestors of Ameri-
cans in various parts Of the country. the
most popular seem to be the Emperor
Charlemagne. Alfred the Great, Brian
Bcru. Ronert Bruce, Villa n the Con-
queror. Henry |. OF England, ana Henry
/ of France. Griffith ap Tender, King OF
North Wales, the Irish King Mai OF the
Nine HCstages and Malcolm ii. OF scot
land. The Van RerssaclIerH, OF .NeW
York. trace their pedigree In an unoroA-
en- inc TO William the silent 81 W." S,,
erlands, the Rev Father - Brleh uD'S
the same without question, up 10 bildh
Boru OSilled at ClOntarf, IN lVIp an"
! there is ono family in PenhsyNshld GU
tent with being Ia direct succeSsslon iiO,i
| an Indian prince named Aiu9Sas ,,,
Hence. II the Anarchists force in0nd'
! chy upon us. we shall not want Tor kihsS'
American kings at that
The following are merely few OF 'he
| Marylanders and Nirgndns or royal
! descent who might be named:
Neil McCaul. OF Richmond. Va, Is de-
seconded from Louis VIII, King OF
France. Mrs. Henry Elliott Johnston, OF
| Baltimore. descended from Fergalius,
one hundred and htty-siKth monarch OF
all Ireland. who WAS killed I'm battle \. ID.
us The FORESTS and winston, of kich-
mOnd, also claim descent from Fergallus
through the Scotch Earl Of Buchan.
Mrs. John b. Lee, OF Baltimore, also
Gsey Skipwth, Leila Shpwth, of Bal
timore, and Mrs. TUCKER T. Coles, of
Virginia trace their pedigree % Henry
Ill. Of England.
Mrs. John Carlisle, OF Lauderdaie Va,
from Robert H., of Scotland.
Rev Daniel G. g. Butts. of Norfolk,
Va. ana Or. john Herbert Claiborne, OF
I Petersburg, Va. from Malcolm H.. of
SCOTLAND. also Robert ". c. Claiborne
The OFerralls. Of Berkeley springs
| Va. claim descent from Cabry Lueach-
er. one hundred and seventeenth KING
| OF Ireland.
Mrs. DR.. =. \. Taliaferro. Gloucester.
/ Va, Mrs John b. DOugherty, Whining
/ ton. Del. and Mrs Susan Tazewell
| Thompson Norfolk. Va. all nom Edward
J III of England.
Mrs. William NJ. Clark, Winchester.
| Va, and Mrs. r. T. ". Duke of Abe
! marie county. Va. Edward III. of Eng
/ land
General Robert j. Lee ana his wife.
/ nee Gusts were both descended from
| William the Conquer or. one through his
/ daughter Gundrcd. the other through Lis
/ granddaughter Maul
| Mr. and Mis- HDbert Henry Page, of
! PaSebrOOk, Clark county va. claim
/ royal ancestry, one through Emperor
| Charlemague. the other through Mai
/ colin ii. of Scotland.
Mrs. Louisa rapscott Of Virginia. Mrs.
! Perrin, Washington and Mrs Thomas
/ kagland claim from Edward m. or
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fairfax. Of va
| cluse,' Va, claim from ERbert l. OF
| England and Charlemagne, Emperor of
! the West.
From Edward |. Of England sprang
! the Buckanans OF Frederick. Nd. also
/ Mrs Dewitt Clinton johnson, Mrs. Uara-
! 10 Mcpherson. Mary Mcpherson. Aelora
| McPhersCn. wife Of Bishop Garrison.
| Mrs. Richard Potts. Of Fredericksburg,
| and llJrauO Mcpherson.
! Mrs. DR.. Henley, of Williamsburg. Va.
! ana Mrs Zarlifa Witherspoon. of Peters
| burg from CharlemaSne.
! PoWnatdn Robertson. of Baltimore. and
Henry Fairfax Robertson. of FairflX
! county, Va. claim Robert II. of Scotland
/ as An ancestor.
The Chestons, Of Baltimore, and Ben
| jamm Galloway Of Cecil county. Md.
! from Henry II. OF England
William waller and wife NEE Griffin
are both descended from Charlemaguc-
! one through Duke Charles, OF Lorraine,
J the other through Baldwin. Count of
Flanders.
The descendants Of the Rev. Cyrus
Huntington. Of Elliott Nills, Md. claim
Henry /. OF France AZ an ancestor.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle Whiting. OF Alex
andria, Va. from Hugh Capet. OF France
one through Adela. Countess Of Fland-
/ ers. the other through Robert the pious
Mary 5. Cabell, b. Letiua Preston and
/ John VI. Bullock. of Baltimore from Ro-
bert II. of Scotland.
The GoldsborOughs Of Myrtle Grove.
Md, are also descended from Robert H.
OF Scotland.
Mrs John Il. Y. Dahlsrcn. OF Washing
ton, ID. c., is descended from William the
Conqueror. as Is also Joseph Anan, OF
Mrs. j. Howard NIcHenry, of Baltimore;
Alia. u'n} -,.Nri, col I.-tlmoi", WILSON
Sidney Carr, also If Baltimore, are de-
seconded from Robert ILL.,, King Of Scot
land
Mrs Orlando Fairfax. of Maryland is
OF rOpal descent, with tNO Quarterinss.
Robert Bruce was one oil her ancestors.
Charles W. Ross of Frederick county.
Nd, are from Rhodri-Mawr, KING Of
Hugh r.. Mary c.. COL William Maria.
judith and Lucy Nelson, Of oakland. Va,
c.. Thomasia. Judge Hugh Lee and Mrs.
Henry ana Thomas skipuith. Of wash
inston, d. C.. are descended from William
tho CouQurr)r.
Hi,rome Lindsay Opie Of Baltimore: DR..
Thomas Opie and Mrs Mary Mead OF
Baltimore from Robert H., King OF Scot
land.
louis Eq ss-. g,o on3. l lsrems
Joseph Bonaparte. all Of Baltimore. d.
seconded from Jerome King OF West
phllia.
George Anderson Mercer OF baltimore,
Mrs. Gen n. III. Walker Soss.x county.
Va. Robert Lee Mercer II Baltimore;
Maria Louise Stewart Mercer. wife OF
Rev. John Leyburu, D. H.. OF Baltimore,
from Robert H., Scotland.
Of Washington. ID c.. from william the
COnquCrOr
John McTavish. Mrs II. W. Rowland.
Charles Carroll McIay.sh. Sister Mary
.4Lu-e E u4I. .4.4y AtDtatt.u id l..,
from Robert II. ~ Scotland
f-to far-.'s of i..'t..... Ha.a .rrnr,n
intermarriages several royal Quarterings.
Mrs Mary \. Williamson, of Baltimore,
Besides the foregoing there are at least
ware and Virginia who claim descent
from royalty. ,a.--morc ALeucdu-
Roy. George T.. Shuey viii preach to-
uight 90 his former charge. nifty Lu-
/ theran mission. Twentyninth and +