Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16
Americans Who Claim Descent
From the Kings of Old.
FIVE THOUSAND FAMILIES.
Tie Royal Strain Now but a Rlrule'
In PlebeIsn Rivers.
BARS SINISTER SEEN IN PLENTY.



especially attractive to kiDgs aud queens.
but princes and pfinreiaea Of tho royal
blood room 10 flourish here. Most on them
are not very noar ,hrouoa nor arc thay
anxious to be. but thoro are noyertheloah
between i've aud blx thouhind families IN
the "1and OF tho FREQ and the home OF tho
iraya" who claim descent from royalty
There are probably many more not on
record. but the above number are. and tho
ancestral tree from thu roots upward arc
IN possession of tho onoc Of Ileraldry In
Now York and ~ branches IN other eltlea'
OF course tho royal alroam flowing IN the
veins OF our American princes and pfin,
conres " almost In plobclan rlyora ana
sadly crossed with bars sinister. but II 10
there all tho same.
II happens. or perhaps II II brought about
through natural selection. that what may
here DO termed American royalties" inter
marry, and thla 10 actually tho case with
about two hundred Of tho families men
toned. who havo therefore moro royal
blood than Tho othorh. and heuco are natur-
ally proudor of thelr pcdiEeea. The most
popular ancestors among Americans Of
royal descent arc Robert bruce, william
the C0nqnoror. brian nofu. Alfred the
Great. Henry I. Of France, Charlumaguo.
urinith Ap cynan. Prince of Wales and the
Irish Nal OF the Vino Hostages
New York IL away ahead W all tho other
atatuH IN blue blood virginia oomoa noat
with Pennsylvania close third The ma
iOrity OF tho New York "Four Hundred"
claim royal ancestry and are 10 numerous
that there 10 not space for more mention "
tho namos even In this article Tho Lly.
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HAlhlltona Rnu most or DINERS Won known
TO Ward McAlllatpr claim descent from
such potentatca az ChntlemagnO and Alfred
the Great.
Jamea Loanard M Mddi.boyo Mira n T..
fefNna OF noaion, Mes Orlando Ihomp'
son Of Now Bedford aud Mrs J. Drake Of
ioslcn claim descent from Edward T. VI
England,
ney poug,.s rro,oh tr,,rs., n IA. ~
,,,,, Nvut,-' fiOpon nul''.H ~ "" W.
ullcon, Cincinnati. comes from Role tae
uano, puk" OF Normandy lla WHO 0"llS
Winston. Ia also VI royal descent
Mr.. ana Mrp. Charles Fr,neia Adnmt at
o,1ncv No enrln, "a tr,,,, ona.,,.
E', ,1 "9,a sprlpt. arc IRON Cpal''' y
'"'oo' va" "'nui rom iiuHh NNPe'' a'A'
VI France
Samuel Daniel and John shaw OF Hosiou,
Mira Edward Yuckerman OF 1oaton and Mira
tnsi VIM, ~, isi,.aa NJ. .is,u
49,, -, ,,, V ,-' ~ wa's' ''''''
w. Nu' ilph Wlllani inc uanlu'rnf'
Lolla' 'ohn slupNltl ana Tuokof colea OF
Virginia. from Henry III, VI England
GEORGE wautop nllory Of Newport, II. l..
fran Alfrod thn urent
W,inr oanarat iohn pA.. ~ d
800 80, 49, -. Ky W ~ ~ w
n W., n lIulh M,leu w ur9a'' no "
,'ls, ipp'i pns ,nip"tn hiNMl ~ % Ems
lNl' mo V'her 'htouRh mo count nt flhn-
"'sa'
atni2lu l'liy irwln ehu ltW'n keller ni
lpuiHNlue, ny, clalul ltuhart H. OF squtlhud
- lhelr ancestor
NNueIW iNVheru Nvnhuh pi LnulNlaha, ana
ivy WHO, Ellsappth beVerlpY Muntptd, are
u9W pi tNla ueheonl one claiming lhrnuHh
iugh Neppl' the olher through Vhaflo'
megne'
Mts' van'aln Nohlhson' John Woodrough
salah Moolrgngh o. Lltde Rock Atkt
MNl. Ionn carlisle OF lanhefdale. Val Mrs,
a. u. vlbaon o. washington ~ q. Mrs
Tx j., white OF Little Rock, enl VIII
lam utlmea " mo eanie place, arc do.
seconded sis, from robert !, OF Scotland.
Colonel John A. Ellet " nonlder Col,
t,o'n hltlru We vlHAt 9l hnHlahd,
al pN uIuus nt NorIu'h' w. rom NdWmd
~, w 'ns,opN,
are, Susan Vnfnop Luhena OF Conhho'
hocken, IA. claims descent from William
mo vahquefer'
Volonel owen JoneH. ", O., OF WyueNood,
montgomery County Pa, from Nhya a,
1nnnr hr great KING OF Wales.
Mr. anu MIRA llchnfd NJ Cadwalador VI
ilulAlelphih from NhNurl- NAur, King Oi