The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-10-19
Author of Historical Works
Says Oil Kings Family
Came From PIantagenets

- ENEALOGISTS are much i'll
terested in the family tree
~ provided for John D. Rookie
Teller by Elroy M. Avery Of
Cleveland, an author Of historical
works. This royal pedigree traces the
American oil kings descent from a
long line of British kings. It stars
off with George, duke Of Clarence,
brother Of Edward w. of England
This George was the duke Of Clarence
who came to an untimely end in a
butt of Malmsey wine in the Tower Of
London. The pedigree runs smoothly
enough down to Susan, substantiated
by the Dictionary Of National Biog
raphy," daughter Of the third Earl
Of Clinton. But then the family had
to be transported to American soil,
and in the opinion Of Wharton Dick
inson, a we'll known genealogical au
thority, here comes the hitch.
No one really knows who married
Lady Susan Clinton, as the English
records simply state that she took as
her husband one Humphreys Of Kent.
Mr.. Rockefeller's genealogist has iden-
tilted this gentleman with Colonel
John Humfrey Of the Boston colony,
and in so doing, in Mr.. Dickinson's
opinion, has exhibited considerable
boldness. For if the Massachusetts
worthy was the husband Of the Lady
Susan she must have been married
at the age Of ten at the oldest and
had a son when she was eleven.
It is curious that the same difficulty
about the age Of marriage occurs in
a pedigree Of the Astor family, set
forth some years ago by authority Of
William Waldorf Astor. It was known
that the first American Astor came
from Germany, and his immediate an
cestors We're peasants of respectable
ity There was also a famous French
family Of the name Of Astorg, and the
problem was to connect the two
stocks. 1t was done by saying that
one Of the Astorgs fed to Germany
after the Revocation Of the Edict CT
Nantes on account Of his faith, and
there married peasant girl. To
make this romantic theory fit. how
ever, it was necessary to move for
ward for thirty years the wedding of
a certain Hilaire de Busca, daughter
of Baron de Peyrusse, to Jacques
dAstorg. This was done with admi-
rable results.
Mr.. Avery's Findings.
Here is the pedigree as Mr.. Avery
gave it out:
George Plantagenet, duke Of Clarence
married and had a daughter, Margaret
countess Of Salisbury, who married Sir
Richard Pole, X. c. and had a son, Hen
ry Pole. Baron Montacato. who married
Lady Neville, and his daughter Catha-
rine Pole, married Francis Hastings. Sec
ond earl Of Huntingdon. and had a daugh-
ter, Catherine Hastings, who married
Henry Clinton, second earl OF Lincoln.
Thomas Clinton, third earl of Lincoln
their son, married and had daughter
Susan Clinton, who married General Johr
Humphrey sword bearer Of the court OF
justice Of trial Of Charles I. and after.
ward lieutenant governor of Massachu
sets. Their daughter, Ann Humphrey
married William Palmes. whose daughter
susan PalmeS. married oct. II. 1885. Sam
uel Avery born Aug. IA, 1885,
Their son, Humphrey Avery, born July
4, 1899, married Feb. 5. 1724. Jerusha Nor
gan. whose son. Solomon Avery borr
June II, 1920 married Hannah Punderso1
and had a son Miles Avery. born in 17G
at Norwich, Conn. He was soldier II
the Revolutionary war and married Ma
linda Pixley and had a daughter.
Lucy Avery married Godfrey Rockefel
Ter and had a son, William Avery Rookie
Teller, who married Eliza Dawson and ha'
July s, 1889,
MIR. Dickinson's Criticism.
Here ID the criticism Of Mr.. Dickir
son: Il i ;>i-~:
1r Burke's extinct and Dormant Peer
age" QS66), page 437, we find:
George Plantagenet, K. G.. son Of Rich
ard, duke Of York, and brother Of Kin
Edward w., was created Duke of Cla1
ence in the year 1851 and. having maj
ried the Lady Isabel Nevill. daughter an
coheir Of Richard Nevill. earl Of Salt
bury, was advanced to those dignities
letters patent dated 25th March. 1472. +
was drowned in butt Of Malmesey wiz
in lf77, HIS only daughter, Margaret, ma
'rSed Sir Richard Pole, X. g.. and she W;
S>eheadeQ on IOwer NH z|tn May To-
Her eldest son, Henry Pole, was Great
Baron Montagu by writ OF summons dat
5th January, 1858. He married Jane, daug
ter of George Nevill, Lord Abergavenr
and was beheaded on Tower hill 9Th Jan
airy, 1885, [Burke's Extinct Peerage' IL
page 442.] His eldest daughter, Katherll
married Sir Francis Hastings, K. g., 81
pnd Earl Of Huntingdon, in 1882. lBurk
Peerage, 1907, page 1901 He died 2sd Ju
1861. She died 23d September 1915 In
eldest daughter, Catherine married IL
ry Clinton, second Earl of Lincoln. L
Collins Peerage, edition OF l5l2. volu
O. page POI, and volume 6. page $751;
earl died Sept %, 1916. Catherine was
first wife. Their son, Thomas Cnn I
third Earl Of Lincoln, born 1871 dleo j
u.s. 1919 He married Elizabeth. dausr
Of Sir Henry FIewett of Charlton Cou
Willis; had seventeen children-elght sc
nine daughters. collins, volume T.
So91 His seventh daughter, Susan n
ried Humphreys Of the County
Kent.
This is absolutely all the informa
that tho English authorities give u.s.
Now, then, for the Identification OF
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