Royal Wedding: William and Kate are (very) distant cousins – Channel 4 News UK Royal Wedding: William and Kate are (very) distant cousins Much has been made of the coalminers and tradesmen in Kate Middleton’s family tree, but what about her royal links? Genealogist Patrick Cracroft-Brennan analyses her ancestry for Channel 4 News. Share on Twitter Much has been made of Kate Middleton’s “middle class” background, but does she have any royal links? Patrick Cracroft-Brennan, editor of the online reference work Cracroft’s Peerage : “Yes, she has, but they are very distant. Her great-great-grandmother, Frances Elizabeth Greenhow, was the 10 x great-granddaughter of Sir William Gascoigne, a Yorkshire knight who died in 1487. He married Lady Margaret Percy, 4th and youngest daughter of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland. “The Earl descended from King Edward III through both his parents. Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana both descend from Sir William Gascoigne and his wife Lady Margaret. “This makes William and Kate fourteenth cousins once removed through his mother and fifteenth cousins through his father.

This makes William and Kate fourteenth cousins once removed. Patrick Cracroft “Through her Gascoigne ancestry Kate is also an eighth cousin seven times removed to George Washington, first President of the United States, and a thirteenth cousin twice removed to the war time leader General George Patton. “A descent from Sir William Gascoigne is one of the commonest “royal descents” in both Britain and the United States. The New England Historic Genealogical Society has estimated that up to 50 million Americans can trace their ancestry back to King Edward III. “All of these people are related (albeit very distantly) to both Kate and Prince William.” Are there any surprising figures in Kate Middleton’s family tree? “Apart from her one royal descent, her ancestry is pleasantly normal. Her father’s family were solicitors in Leeds for several generations, and there is a close connection with the Lupton family, well known for their involvement in Leeds as woolen manufacturers. “There are several people ‘in trade’, which if not glamorous is at least dependable, and there are coal miners from the Durham coalfields.

Social classes are very fluid in Britain and seeing an ancestry where the 16 great-great-grandparents range from lawyers to coalminers is not at all unusual in my experience.” How unusual is this union? “Since the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 it has been the norm for our kings to marry princesses from other European royal families. In many ways this was a good practice as it ensured that the Queen would not favour her family at court. “Henry, Duke of Hereford, was already married to Lady Mary de Bohun when he seized the throne from his cousin in 1399 and became King Henry IV. His second wife was a French princess. King Edward IV broke the rule by marrying Lady Elizabeth Wydville in 1464. His brother, King Richard III, had already married Lady Anne Neville before he killed his nephew in 1483 and usurped the throne. This union is very unusual in that it is the first time in British history that someone in direct line to the throne has married someone who was not either a foreign princess or came from a British aristocratic or titled family.

Patrick Cracroft “King Henry VIII had six wives – two of these were foreign princesses, the others were English aristocrats. “King James II had married Lady Anne Hyde in 1633, well before he succeeded his brother, King Charles II. After her death in 1671 his second wife was an Italian princess. “We then have to jump to 1923 and the marriage of the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queens parents, before we again have an aristocratic commoner marrying a future king. The Prince of Wales, Prince William’s father, has famously married two aristocratic ‘gels’. “This union is very unusual in that it is the first time in British history that someone in direct line to the throne has married someone who was not either a foreign princess or came from a British aristocratic or titled family.” William & Kate’s future children will become heirs to the throne. But who will they be leapfrogging? Every child they have will move every other member of the royal family down a notch in the line of succession. Genealogists seem to have a passion in creating tables that show the succession to the throne in the minutest detail.

Queen Victoria has thousands of living descendants, all of whom if not Roman Catholic or illegitimate are in the line of succession. Is William ‘more royal’ than his father? “You cant really say that. Prince Charles descends from a long direct line of British, Scottish, English, Norman and Saxon kings, stretching back quite literally into the mists of time. He is, to coin a phrase, as royal as they come. “A lot of his ancestry through his father and his mothers father is ‘foreign royalty’ which through various cousin marriages has reinforced his descent from the Hanoverian kings. More from Channel 4 News - Kate Middleton: the middle-class princess “The Queen’s parents were distantly related, but no closer than Prince William and Kate are. The Prince of Wales’s marriage to Lady Diana Spencer introduced new albeit illegitimate lines of descent from the later Stuart Kings of England and Scotland.” What titles does Kate Middleton acquire by marrying Prince William? “As things stand at the moment, Kate will become “Her Royal Highness The Princess William of Wales”. “It is widely forecast that Prince William will be made a Royal Duke on the morning of his wedding, in which case Kate becomes ‘Her Royal Highness The Duchess of X’.

“There are a number of ducal titles that are traditionally used by the Royal Family. Edinburgh, Cornwall, Rothesay, York, Gloucester and Kent are all in current use, Cumberland, Teviotdale and Albany are not available, so the chances are it will be either Cambridge, Clarence, Sussex, Strathearn or St Andrews. “She will become the second highest ranking lady in the land after the Queen, so she will outrank all the ladies in the Royal Family apart from the Queen and the Duchess of Cornwall.” Patrick Cracroft-Brennan is the editor of Cracroft’s Peerage – a guide to British peerage, baronetage and an online database for family history researchers. Britannia: Monarchs of Britain William III and Mary II (1689-1702 AD) ................................................................ Mary II, born in 1662, was the daughter of James II and Anne Hyde. She was married to William of Orange as a matter of Charles II's foreign policy; she and William had no children. Mary died of smallpox in 1694.

William III (William of Orange), born in 1650, was the son of William, Prince of Orange, and Mary Stuart (daughter of Charles I). Husband and wife were also first cousins, both being a grandchild of Charles I. William, one of the most significant players on the continent, constantly strove to spread Protestantism and decrease the Catholic influence of France and Spain. He died in 1702 from complications after being thrown from his horse. William and Mary began their marriage under duress. She was twelve years younger than he and found him repulsive. Although terribly homesick while living in Holland, she eventually came to love both the man and his country. William maintained a long-lasting affair with Elizabeth Villiers, one of Mary's ladies-in-waiting, which prompted Mary to be completely devoted and subservient to her husband. William's demeanor towards Mary seemed cold and indifferent on the surface, but his deep grief over her death indicated just how much he relied upon and respected her. The inability of James II to work with Parliament, combined with his reckless Catholic appointments, brought both the political and religious spheres of the monarchy under fire again. The situation reached its climax in 1688.

James established an alliance with Catholic France; arrested Archbishop Sancroft and six other bishops for failing to proclaim the Catholic faith; tampered with private property and historic rights; and produced a male heir after abandoning Anglicanism for Catholicism, which destroyed Parliament's hopes that the crown would pass to the Protestant children of James' first marriage. Parliament appealed to William of Orange, urging him to save England from a Catholic takeover. William gathered his forces and landed in England in November of 1688. William's professional troops and the welcome they received from the English landholders intimidated James. James was captured while fleeing from London, but William ensured him safe passage to France. James, feeling alone and realizing his lack of popular support, abdicated and accepted his exile in France. James made one attempt to regain the crown, but his French and Irish forces were soundly defeated at the Battle of Boyne and James returned to France to live the rest of his life in exile. Parliament, although victorious in unseating James, was faced with a dilemma. They wanted the throne to be the sole possession of Mary, with William serving as Prince Consort, but Mary refused due to her self-imposed subservience to her husband.

William was reluctant to accept the throne by means of conquest, preferring to be named king by Parliament through birthright. Parliament succumbed to the wishes of William and Mary, and the pair acceded as co-rulers. As the reign unfolded, however, Parliament's original plan became the reality of the situation. William was considerably more concerned with his holdings and the Protestant-Catholic conflicts on the continent, leaving Mary behind in England to rule. William and the English populace were conspicuously indifferent to each other, but Mary loved England and the English people loved her. Whigs and Tories in Parliament, divided over the course of English commerce and Puritan-Anglican tensions, united in two goals: to maintain supremacy over the monarchy, and to forever eliminate Catholic influence in government. The character of the monarchy was altered evermore as oligarchic rule fueled parliamentary reform of government.

The Bill of Rights, enacted in 1689, was more a bill of limitations: the use of royal and prerogative rights (the foundation of Tudor-Stuart authority) was forbidden, the king could only maintain a standing army with parliamentary consent, and an annual income of £600,000 was disbursed to the monarchs, with grants for specific purposes also appropriated by Parliament. The Mutiny Act ensured that Parliament would be prorogued every year by requiring parliamentary approval of the armed forces on a yearly basis. The Bank of England was established to deal with financing government. The Settlement Act of 1701 was the final act to fully establish the supremacy of Parliament. King William's War, a series of continental battles fought primarily to push Protestantism, had heavily taxed English economic resources; to retaliate, The Settlement Act forbid wars without Parliament's consent. The act forbid members of the House of Commons, as well as all non-indigenous people, from holding public office and subjected ministerial appointments to parliamentary approval. Judges were removed from royal punishment, as they had to now be formally impeached by the House of Parliament, with no royal pardon.

As a final assertion of supremacy, Parliament was granted the right to name the succession; James' Catholic offspring with Mary of Modena were barred from the throne. The crown was to pass to the descendants of Sophia, granddaughter of James I and niece of Charles I, who had married into the German Protestant House of Hanover. Parliament had successfully forbid the accession of any more Catholic monarchs. The reign of Mary II and William III marked the end of royal prerogative. Parliament, with the authority of the oligarchy, came into a position of prominence regarding the governing of England. William spent the greatest part of the reign embroiled in continental battles against Catholicism.

Evelyn, in his Diary, made mention of Mary's lack of remorse concerning the abdication of her father, but Evelyn also accurately assessed the characters of the king and queen: "She seems to be of a good nature, and that she takes nothing to heart; whilst the Prince her husband has a thoughtful countenance, is wonderfully serious and silent, and seems to treat all persons alike gravely, and to be very intent on affairs: Holland, Ireland, and France calling for his care." The Creek Families 3B CHARLES WEATHERFORD and SEHOY III Charles Weatherford LifeNotes: According to Dr. Marion Elisha Tarvin, Charles Weatherford "was a man of means and was a government contractor, and constructed and owned the first race courses in Alabama." Charles Weatherford came to Creek country before 1778 with his friend Samuel Mims. He was also a longtime friend of Lachlan McGillivray. Born: about 1752 ; Married: about 1780 in Alabama; Died Parents: Martin Weatherford and Mary ?, a half-blood LifeNotes: Was a trader. He was a friend of Lachlan McGillivray.

He went to the Creek Nation with his friend Samuel Mims. He lived at his horse track on the Alabama River, about 5 mile upriver from Sehoy; it was customary for Indian couples to live separately and Charles kept the custom with Sehoy. The Weatherford house was near what is now North Motgomery at Pickett Springs. There were conic mounds on the property -- 5 of which are still visible from what is now Coosada Ferry Road. James Albert Pickett tells this story in The History of Alabama: In 1792, Creeks frequently attack homes on the Cumberland. They captured a young girl named Elizabeth Baker and brought her back to Coosawda, after murdering her family before her eyes. Across the river, Charles Weatherford heard of the girl and ransomed her back, putting her in the care of Sehoy (III), his wife. Sehoy III LifeNotes: Of the Wind Clan. See her page .

Born: about 1759 in Little Tulsa, Elmore, AL; 1st-union in 1774, Alabama; Married 2nd-about 1778 in Alabama; Married 3rd-about 1780; Died 1811-2 , buried in Baldwin County, Alabama; her son William Weatherford lies buried next to her. Parents: Sehoy II and a Tuckabatchee chief Her first husband was Colonel John Tate, a British officer with rank of colonel and the last British commander at Ft. Toulouse. The children of Sehoy II and her first husband John Tate were: David Tate, born 1778. See his family page . (m.1st-Mary Randon who died with her 2 of her daughters in the Massacre of Ft. Mims; m. 2nd- Margaret Dyer; d. 1829), John Tate II. Their children are: William Weatherford , or Lamochattee -- Red Eagle, born about 1781. See his family page .

Married 1st-Mary Moniac, daughter of William Dixon Moniac and Polly Colbert, in 1801. Married 2nd-Sopathe Thlanie. Married 3rd- Mary Stiggins. William Weatherford died 1824. John "Jake" David Weatherford, born about 1783 in AL. See his page . Married about 1802 in AL to Patty Dyer (b. about 1785), sister of Margaret Dyer who was the 2nd- wife of David Tate. Their children were: John D. Weatherford (m. 1st-Elizabeth Tunstall; m. 2nd- Elizabeth Waller on 6-09-1864, Monroe Co., AL, to with Johnathon English as security and A. J. Lambert as minister), Caroline Weatherford (b. about 1805; m. ? Killiam). John Weatherford assisted General Andrew Jackson during the Creek War. Given a land grant by Jackson. John and his family lived in Monroe Co., AL. and he appears on the 1854 tax list.

Rosanna Weatherford, born about 1789 in AL. See her page . Married in 1789 in Baldwin Co., AL to Captain Joseph Shomo. They lived in Monroe Co., AL. Their children were: David Tate Shomo (b. about 1809.; became a physician; m. Elizabeth Nettles Hobbs), Joseph Weatherford Shomo (b. about 1811; became a physician; m. 1st-Mary Elizabeth Wheadon; m. 2nd-Anne Tarke Moniac, widow of Dr. Alexander Moniac), James Preston Weatherford (b. about 1813), Francis William Shomo (born about 1815), Virginia Elizabeth Rosanna Shomo (b. about 1817), William Augustus Shomo (b. about 1819; m. Margaret Ione Staples), Frances Blount Shomo (b. about 1821). Dr. Marion Elisha Tarvin, her nephew, said, "I well recollect Aunt Rosannah and Capt. Shomo, having often been at their house. She was woman of great force of of character.

She was born in the upper part of Baldwin county, Ala., near where rests the remains of her warrior brother, William the 'Red Eagle". Elizabeth Weatherford, born about 1785 in AL. Married Samuel Takkes-Hadjo Moniac about 1802 in Baldwin County, AL. See his Moniac page . Sam was born about 1781 in AL. Their children were: David Moniac (m. Polly Powell; their children were: David Alexander Moniac, sheriff of Baldwin Co., AL and d. 1880), Margaret Moniac (m. S. J. McDonald). From Dr. Marion Elisah Tarvin: "under the treaty at New York, was graduated at West Point. He was made a major and commanded 600 Creeks and Choctaws against the Seminoles in the Florida war of 1836. He was killed, 13 bullets piercing his body. A braver man never lived."), Alexander Moniac, Levitia Moniac (m.William Sizemore of Baldwin Co., AL, son of Dixon Baily's sister. William became a wealthy planter on the Alabama River.

Levitia "Vicey" and William had children). maybe Washington Weatherford, born about 1787, Baldwin Co., AL. WILLIAM WEATHERFORD and his wives MARY MONIAC, SOPATHE THLANIE, and MARY STIGGINS William Weatherford War name: Hopnicafutsahia -- Straight Talker or Truth Teller Best known as Lamochattee or Red Eagle Born: about 1781 in AL; Married 1st-about 1797 in AL; Married 2nd -about 1804 in AL; Married 3rd-about 1817 in AL; Died 3/24/1824, following a bear hunt and is buried next to his mother Sehoy III in a grave in Baldwin Co., AL Parents: Sehoy III and Charles Weatherford LifeNotes: Leader of the Creeks. Deemed "the architect of the Massacre at Fort Mims". See the letter his grandson Charles Weatherford, Jr. wrote about William.

Nephew of Alexander McGillivray and by marriage, nephew of LeClerc Milfort; received their wisdom, according to tribal custom-- the role of the uncle was considered far more importart than that of the father. Read about Red Eagle and the Massacre at Fort Mims! Red Eagle goes on to full participation in the Creek War. More to come on that war. Another massacre --the Kimbell-James Massacre, the Canoe Fight with Sam Dale and his forces against the Red Sticks, the Battle of Holy Ground with Red Eagle mounted on Arrow, his black steed, the Battle of Talladega, to the climactic Battle of Horseshoe Bend where all come together -- General Andrew Jackson's forces, including Davy Crockett and Sam Houston joining with Choctaws and other tribes against the Red Sticks. This ends the war. After the terrible defeat at Horseshoe Bend in 1814, Red Eagle goes to Ft. Jackson (formerly Ft. Toulouse), and surrendered to General Andrew Jackson. Jackson, filled with sympathy and admiration for the noble chief, takes Red Eagle home to Nashville, TN. According to Dr.

Marion Elisha Tarvin, William's half brother, David Tate, (Tarvin's grandfather) was the only man in AL who knew where Weatherford was during his stay at the Hermitage. See his speech given to General Jackson at the official surrender at Fort Jackson. William lived out his days as a well-to-do and well-respected planter in Monroe Co., AL. See the story of an event that happened in his later years -- the story as told by Charles Weatherford, a grandson. 1st-Wife: Mary "Polly" Moniac Born: about 1783 in AL;. Married: about 1797 in AL; Died in 1804, Point Tholy, in Lowndes Co., AL Parents: William Dixon Moniac and Polly Colbert LifeNotes: sister of Sam Moniac and half-sister to Hannah Moniac, daughter of William Dixon Moniac and Sehoy III (thus Hannah was William Weatherford's half-sister too) Their children were: Charles Weatherford, born 1795 Montgomery Co., AL. Married Elizabeth Ann Stiggins, daughter of George Stiggins and Elizabeth Adcock.

Their children were: William Wilshire Weatherford (died young), Charles A. Weatherford (b. 1814; m. on 2/28/1861 Martha Staples at Mt. Pleasant, Monroe Co., AL with McDuff Mann as security and R. Y. Reaves as Pastor; see the letter he wrote ; d. 6/13/1896, Monroe Co., AL), Elizabeth Weatherford, Lorrid L. Weatherford. Charles Weatherford died 6/13/1894, buried Weatherford Cemetery, Monroe Co., AL. Mary "Polly" Weatherford. Died before adulthood. 2nd-Wife: Sopoth Thlanie Born: about 1783 in AL; Married: ca 1813; Died in 1824 or immediately after birth of their son on 12/25/1813 in AL, buried Coosawda, unmarked grave Parents: John Moniac and Mary Tyner LifeNotes: From J. D.

Driesback: she was " said to be the most beautiful forest maiden of the tribe, noted for her musical voice, and powers of song; and could charm the stern red warrior, and make him forget for the moment the war-path and the chase, by the cadence of her voice, whilst the wild bird stopped in its flight to drink in the sweet refrain." See the dream of the Red Eagle when he saw his own end. Their child: William Weatherford, Jr., born 12/25/1813, AL He went west to Oklahoma with the tribe during the Removal. After Mary Stiggins died, William sued his brother Charles over the estate. Died in Tulsa, Oklahoma; see the extract from the court record. Note: there is a notice in sources that William married Lilla Beasley, daughter of Col. Beasley of Fort Mims. The union is purported to have happened shortly after the Massacre. Am putting mention of it here because I do not want to let any item go unnoticed. Lilla's mother was the daughter of a Creek chief. 3rd-Wife: Mary Stiggins Born: about 1783 in AL.

Married in 1817 "under white law"; Died in 1832, Mount Pleasant, Monroe Co., AL, buried with other Stiggins at the Baptist Church, Little River; her wooden marker was destroyed in a brush fire. Parents: Joseph Stiggins, an Englishman, and Nancy Grey, a Natchez, niece of Chinnabbee. LifeNotes: sister of George Stiggins . The great Indian fighter Sam Dale was best man at the wedding of Mary Stiggins to William Weatherford. Alexander McGillivray Weatherford. See his page . Married 1st-Martha Pollard. Their children are: Martha E. Weatherford (m. Eli King), Mary Ellen Weatherford (m. Alexander Moniac Sizemore), Percy W. Weatherford, Susan Arelia Weatherford, Frederick Tyler Weatherford, Levetia Weatherford, Charles A. Weatherford. Married 2nd-Martha "Mattie" Avery. Their son: Selestine Osceola "Oscie" Weatherford (d. 1941 Hardin Co., TX) Mary Levitia Weatherford. See her page . Married Dr. William Forbes Howell.

Major Weatherford, who was killed as a child John Weatherford, died as a child. Woodrow Wallace shares the story of the Red Eagle's demise from Dreisback: The Red Eagle goes on a hunting trip and seeing the white deer among all the brown ones and reads therein his own death, going home from the hunt and dying three days later dreaming of departing hand in hand with Sopoth Thlanie. JOHN "JAKE" DAVID WEATHERFORD and PATTY DYER John "Jake" David Weatherford LifeNotes: John Weatherford operated the Claiborne ferry. He was able to assist General Andrew Jackson during the Creek War by helping Jackson transport the Army across the Alabama River. John was given a land grant by James Monroe for his service; the grant included a large portion of Monroe County and the adjoining counties. John and his family lived in Monroe Co., AL. and he appears on the 1854 tax list. Born: about 1783 in AL; Married:a bout 1802 in AL; Died: Parents: Charles Weatherford and Sehoy III Patty Dyer LifeNotes: She was sister of Margaret Dyer who was one of the wives of David Tate.

Born: about 1785; Married: ; Died: Parents: Their children were: John D. Weatherford. Married his cousin 1st-Elizabeth Tunstall, daughter of Louisa Matilda Mary Tate and George Tunstall; Dr. Marion Elisha Tarvin was at the wedding "which was a brilliant affair". Their children: Rosa Weatherford (married and went to Indian Territory near Oklahoma), Fanny Weatherford (married twice; lived near Hiuntsville, AL in a community named Gurley; died in Gurley), Married on 6-09-1864, Monroe Co., AL, to 2nd- Elizabeth Waller with Johnathon English as security and A. J. Lambert as minister. Their children were: William Weatherford (died young), Thomas Waller Weatherford, Sr. (b. 7/25/1865; m. Rosa Shomo; they had 12 children; d. 1/18/1941) Caroline Weatherford, born about 1805. Married ? Killiam. Their descendants lived around Flomaton and Century, FL.

ROSANNA WEATHERFORD and JOSEPH SHOMO Rosanna Weatherford LifeNotes: When young, Rosanna attended local schools. When she turned 16, her uncle David Tate took her to Raleigh, NC, to attend school; where she stayed there 2 years. Rosanna and Joseph and their children lived in Monroe Co., AL. Dr. Marion Elisha Tarvin, her nephew, said, "I well recollect Aunt Rosannah and Capt. Shomo, having often been at their house. She was woman of great force of of character. She was born in the upper part of Baldwin county, Ala., near where rests the remains of her warrior brother, William the 'Red Eagle". Born: about 1789 in Baldwin Co., AL Married: 12/25/1821; Died: buried in the family cemetery near the home of her son William A. Shomo. Parents: Charles Weatherford and Sehoy III Captain Joseph Shomo LifeNotes: He was an officer in the US Army. Resigned on 12/31/1820. Bought a farm in Clarke County, AL.

They lived, however, in Monroe County, AL, at Mt. Pleasant. He was an Odd Fellow, a Democrat and a Methodist. His last residence is shown as Penscaola, FL. Born: Married: 12/25/1821; Died: buried at Fort Barrancas. Parents: Their children were: David Tate Shomo, born 5/16/1824. Became a physician. Married Elizabeth Nettles Hobbs. Died 10/25/1854. Joseph Weatherford Shomo, born about 1811; became a physician. Married 1st-Mary Elizabeth Wheadon. Married 2nd-Anne Tarke Moniac, widow of Dr. Alexander Moniac. James Preston Weatherford, born about 1813. Died young. Francis William Shomo, born about 1815 Virginia Elizabeth Rosanna Shomo, born about 1817 William Augustus Shomo, born about 1819. Married Margaret Ione Staples. Their daughter: Rosa Shomo (m. T. W. Weatherford, Sr.).

Frances Blount Shomo, born about 1821. ELIZABETH WEATHERFORD and SAMUEL TAKKES-HADJO MONIAC Elizabeth Weatherford Born: about 1785 in AL; Married: about 1802 in Baldwin County, AL; Died: Parents: Charles Weatherford and Sehoy III Samuel Takkes-Hadjo Moniac Parents: William Dixon Moniac, see his Moniac page , and Polly Colbert Their children were: David Moniac. Married Margaret "Polly" Powell. Their children were: David Alexander Moniac (sheriff of Baldwin Co., AL and d. 1880), Margaret Moniac (m. S. J. McDonald). From Dr. Marion Elisah Tarvin: "under the treaty at New York, was graduated at West Point. He was made a major and commanded 600 Creeks and Choctaws against the Seminoles in the Florida war of 1836. He was killed, 13 bullets piercing his body. A braver man never lived."). Another account from J. D. Driesback: "... of whom Gen.

Jessup said, that he was as brave and gallant a man as ever drew a sword or faced an enemy. ... His wife was a cousin of Osceola, the Florida chief, who commanded the Florida Indians when Maj. Moniac was killed. Moniac had resigned his commission in the U. S. A. many years before the Florida war of 1836, and entered the army as a private in the company from Claiborne, Ala., but soon rose to the rank of Major by Brevet, and was in command of 600 Creeks and Choctaws when he was killed." (Alabama Historical Reporter, Vol. 2, No. 4, March 1884) See this piece in its entirety .

ALEXANDER McGILLIVRAY WEATHERFORD and his wives MARTHA POLLARD, JANE HADLEY, and MARTHA "MATTIE" AVERY Information with many thanks to descendant Jim Guest Alexander McGillivray Weatherford LifeNotes: Frances Eldorado Holland, second wife of Alexander's son "Oscie" Weatherford, in a letter dated 1 April 1975 to her grandson James Guest, stated, "Selestine Oscie Weatherford was born June 1, 1866 in Mobile, Alabama. His parents were Alexander McGillivray Weatherford and Mattie Avery. He came to Texas in 1874." Alexander (Alex) took his family to Austin County Texas in 1874, and some years later went back to Alabama (to sell some land, according to family stories) and died there. Alexander is shown in the 1880 census of Austin County Texas as being 61 years old. His child Maude is shown to be 3 years old and born in Alabama, and his son John shows to be 4 months old and born in Texas.

This means that Alex's wife Martha "Mattie" (and probably the whole family) would have been in Alabama in about 1876, but in Texas by 1880. Alexander's granddaughter, Ina Weatherford Toups said that her grandfather, "Alex" Weatherford, came to Texas with his family from around Mobile, Alabama in the 1870's, and that he had "owned slaves". (The 1880 U.S. Census of Austin County Texas shows a black family living in the same "dwelling" with Alexander and his family. The father in the black family is listed as a "servant".) Ina said that she was told that Alexander went back to Alabama after some years, evidently to sell some land he had there. She said that she didn't think he came back to Texas because the family story was that, "the old man died in Alabama", and that, the land was never sold". The 1860 US Census of Baldwin County Alabama shows Alexander's age as 40. (From the 1860 U.S. Census of Baldwin County, Alabama.

Dwelling 335, Line 5.) The 1870 U.S. Census of Escambia Co., AL shows Alleck's age as 55. He is listed as an "Indian", born in Alabama, and his occupation is listed as "rail road laborer". His wife Martha's age is listed as 29, as "white", and as a housewife, also born in Alabama. They have four boys, but evidently declined to answer any more questions because the census taker made a notation stating that Alexander had " 4 boys whom he refused to give names....ages". Another notation in different hand writing states "Weatherford refused to answer any questions regarding his children". (from the 1870 U.S. Census of Escambia County, Alabama. 4 July 1870, Jack's Spring Beat, Pg 188, Family #27.) The 1880 US Census of Austin County Texas shows Alexander's age as 61, his occupation as a farmer, and states that he and his parents were born in Alabama.

His wife Martha, 35, is also listed, and seven children, Willie 18, Walter 16, Oceola 13, Agustus 11, Leslie 6, Maud 3, and John 4 months. (from the 1880 U.S. Census of Austin County, Texas. 8 June 1880, ED 166, Pg 4, lines 29. and 30) The book on William Weatherford by Lynn Hastie Thompson, gives something about Alexander's life before he brought his family to Texas. She says that he "served as Justice of the Peace in and for Baldwin Co. Alabama in September of 1856". Also that during the Civil War of 1861 to 1865 that, "Alexander served in Capt. T.C.

English's company of Confederate mounted infantry." The book also states about Alexander that, "In his later years he lived in Austin, Texas, but his last years he lived with Mary Sizemore, his daughter, in South Monroe County, Alabama." Born: abt 1820, Alabama; Married 1st-; Married 2nd- : Married 3rd: 14 Mar 1860, Baldwin Co., AL; Died: about 1897 at age 77, while visiting in AL. Parents: William Weatherford The Red Eagle and Mary Stiggins 1st-Wife: Martha Pollard Mary Weatherford, born about 1843. Wife: Martha "Mattie" Avery Born: Married: 14 Mar 1860 at age 40, Baldwin Co., AL; Died: Parents: Willis "Will" Weatherford, born 1862. Died about 1906) Walter McGillivray Weatherford, born bet 1 Jun 1862 and 1864. Died about 3 Jul 1924.

Selestine Osceola "Oscie" Weatherford, born 1866 in Monroe Co., AL (or Mobile Co., AL). Married 1st- ?. Married 2nd-Frances Eldorado Holland, daughter of James K. Polk Holland and Letha Ann Evans from Hardin Co., TX. One daughter was: Ina Leona Weatherford (b. 8 Oct 1908, Village Mills, Hardin Co., TX). Died 1941 Hardin Co., TX, buried there. Leslie "Lel" McGillivray Weatherford, born 18 Jun 1872 . Died 7 Oct 1936. Clyde Weatherford, born abt 1873. Died about 1950. D. G. "Gus" Weatherford, born Dec 1875. Died about 1925. Maude Weatherford, born abt 1877, AL. Verna Weatherford, born about 1878. Died about 1915. John Weatherford, born about 1880, TX.

Jim Guest also lists sources: "Red Eagle and the Wars with the Creek Indians of Alabama" (George Cary Eggleston 1839-1911, Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, published reprint of 1878 edition and also on LDS microfiche #6088297), "William Weatherford, His Country and His People" Lynn Hastie Thompson, Lavender Publishing, Company, P.O. Box 884, Bay Minette, AL36507, published 1991), "Early Alabama Marriages" (published by Family Adventures, PO Box 290354, San Antonio, TX. 78280-1754. Pg 12) to Some Creek Families & Friends MARY LEVITIA WEATHERFORD AND DR. WILLIAM FORBES HOWELL George Windes is a descendant of Mary Levitia and William Howell and would like to hear from you if you share lines or if you have information on the Howells. George offers us the information below. Mary Levitia or Levelita Weatherford LifeNotes: She was very young when her father died.

She was the only daughter of William Weatherford to grow to adulthood. Mary Levitia and her Dr. Howell would stay in Alabama till 1850, when her mother's estate was settled, and then moved with several children and numerous slaves to Louisiana where the family had holdings in Natchitoches, DeSoto and Sabine Parishes. Sadly, there was much sickness along the bayou's, and Levitia died at age 36 in 1859. Born: 1823, Little River, AL. Shown as age 24 in the 1850 census. Married: 4/11/1842, Monroe Co., AL, C. C. Sellers, surety, T. Burpo, Ordained Minister (source: "Monroe and Conecuh County, Alabama Marriages 1833-1880", Dr. Lucy Wiggins Colson, P. D. and Dr. Robert Ellis Colson, Southern Historical Press, 1983) Died: in 1859; is buried in a lonely, unkept forest place (Campground Cemetery) near Pleasant Hill, Louisiana.

Two of her children are beside her, Bonaparte, age 5, and Natalie, age 14. The widower put up a nine foot apex style monument, which has fallen at least once. Parents: William Weatherford "Red Eagle" and Mary Stiggins Dr. William Forbes Howell LifeNotes: Was from Wilcox Co., AL. He married 2nd- Louisa Elizabeth Smith Durr, widow, about 1860. They had a daughter Emily Hall Howell, born 1862, after Dr. Howell died. Born: AL; Married: 4/11/1842, Monroe Co., AL, C. C. Sellers, surety, T. Burpo, Ordained Minister -- William is shown as William Harwell (source: "Monroe and Conecuh County, Alabama Marriages 1833-1880", Dr. Lucy Wiggins Colson, P. D. and Dr. Robert Ellis Colson, Southern Historical Press, 1983); Died: Parents: William H. Howell and Lucy Williamson. William H. Howell was a successful Alabama planter.

Their children were: Theodicia Howell, born 1843 AL. Shown as age 7 in the 1850 census. Natalie Weatherford, born 1844 AL. Shown as age 5 in 1850 census. Died 1859, and buried next to her mother at Camp Ground Cemetery. Lamar Howell, born 1846. AL Shown as age 3 in the 1850 census. Fought for the Confederacy. Later lived in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. BonaparteWeatherford, born 1846 AL. Shown as age 4 in the 1850 census. Died 1852, buried near his mother, Camp Ground Cemetery. Winfield Scott Howell, born 1850 AL. Shown as age 6 moths in the 1850 census. Josephine Elizabeth Howell, born 1852, LA, the first of the Howell children born after the move to Louisiana. Married Lloyd C. Freeman. Their children were: Joseph Leroy Freeman (b.

12/14/1873 Pleasant Hill, LA; m. on 3/24/1907 to Dona Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Columbus Winfield Baker and Francis Brooks), Theodore Freeman (m. Rosanna Harjo, daughter of Hepsey Harjo and Woxie Harjo), Carlyle Freeman (b. 1876; m. Louvinia Harjo, daughter of Hepsey Harjo and Woxie Harjo; d. 1886), Lynne S. Freeman (d. young), Estelle Freeman (m. Columbus Winfield Baker, son of Thomas Baker-- and father of Dona Elizabeth Baker), Ella Blanche Freeman, Mamie Freeman, Emma Freeman (m. Joe Barnwell), Lloyd Freeman (d. young). This is Anita Freeman Cox 's line through Carlyle Freeman. William Howell, born 1855. CHARLES WEATHERFORD and ELIZABETH "BETSY" ANN STIGGINS Charles Weatherford LifeNotes: He and Elizabeth lived at the old homeplace of his father.

Born: 1795 in what is now Montgomery Co., AL; Married: Died: 6/13/1894 Monroe Co., AL Parents: William Weatherford and Mary Moniac Elizabeth Stiggins Born: ca 1806; Married: ; Died: Parents: George Stiggins and Elizabeth Adcock Their children were: William Wilshire Weatherford, born ca 1829. Died young. Captain Charles A. Weatherford, born 6/4/1834 Monroe Co., AL. Married on 2/28/1861 Martha Virginia Staples (b. ca 1837; d. ca 1913, Baldwin Co., AL, daughter of Jason Staples and Margaret Powell, at Mt. Pleasant, Monroe Co., AL with McDuff Mann as security and R. Y. Reaves as Pastor. See the letter Charles wrote . Their children were: Sherman Evans Weatherford (b. 1 Dec 1862; m. Ruby V. (Ukn) who was born ca 1882; d.

9 Dec 1926), Sidney Clay Weatherford, Margaret "Maggie" James Weatherford (m. Charles Sizemore), Mary "Mamie" Staples Weatherford, Laura McGillivray Weatherford, Martha Marcelline or Marcellitte Weatherford (m. ? Deaux), Charles Jason Weatherford, Willliam "Billy" Weatherford, Charles Jason Weatherford II (b. ca 1870), Ione Zaydee Weatherford. Died 9/13/1909 or 6/13/1896, Monroe Co., AL, buried in Weatherford Cemetery, Monroe Co., AL. Elizabeth Weatherford, born ca 1834-5. Died 4/1850 of a fever Lorrid L. Weatherford, born ca 1841 CAPTAIN CHARLES A. WEATHERFORD and MARTHA VIRGINIA STAPLES Captain Charles A. Weatherford LifeNotes: See the letter Charles wrote Born: 6/4/1834 Monroe Co., AL Married: on 2/28/1861, at Mt.

Pleasant, Monroe Co., AL with McDuff Mann as security and R. Y. Reaves as Pastor. Died: 9/13/1909 or 6/13/1896, Monroe Co., AL, buried in Weatherford Cemetery, Monroe Co., AL. Parents: Charles Weatherford and Elizabeth "Betsy" Ann Stiggins Martha Virginia Staples LifeNotes: Born: ca 1837 Married: on 2/28/1861, at Mt. Pleasant, Monroe Co., AL with McDuff Mann as security and R. Y. Reaves as Pastor. Died: ca 1913, Baldwin Co., AL Parents: Jason Staples and Margaret Powell Their children were: Sherman Evans Weatherford, born 1 Dec 1862. Married Ruby V. (Ukn) who was born ca 1882. Their children were: Estelle Weatherford (b. 1900), David M. Weatherford (b. 1902), Ruby Weatherford (b. 1903), Laura Weatherford (b. 1904), Arthur Weatherford (b.

1906), Eunice Weatherford (b. 1903), Mamie Weatherford (b. 1909),. Sherman Evans Weatherford died 9 Dec 1926 Sidney Clay Weatherford DANIEL T. WEATHERFORD and his wives Daniel Weatherford Born 10/12/1812 SC 1st-wife: Sarah (?). LifeNotes: They were in Walton Co., FL in 1850 for the census; Daniel is shown there as age 37 and Sarah is shown age 36 and born in AL. Later Daniel is shown in Neshoba Co., MS in the 1860 census as age 45. and in the 1870 census there as age 60. He is shown in the Angelina Co., TX 1880 census as age 67. He dies 9/29/1895. Suzanne Sowell asks your help for more information on Daniel and his family. Daniel is not shown in any way connected to the Creek Weatherford. If you know anything, please email Suzanne Sowell . Their known children are: Benjamin Weatherford.

He is listed as age 17 and born in AL in the 1850 census for Walton Co., FL. John Weatherford. He is listed as age 8 and born in AL in the 1850 census for Walton Co., FL and age 18 iand born in AL n the 1860 census for Neshoba co., MS. William Weatherford. He is listed as age 7 and born in AL in the 1850 census for Walton Co., FL and as age 16 and born in AL in the 1860 census for Neshoba Co., MS. Sarah Weatherford. She is listed as age 5 and born in AL in the 1850 census for Walton Co., FL. George Weatherford. He is listed as age 2 and born in AL in the 1850 census for Walton Co., FL and the 1860 census for Neshoba Co., MS as age 11 and born in FL. Elizabeth Weatherford.

She is listed as age 14 and born in AL in the 1860 census for Neshoba Co., MS and as age 20 in the 1870 census for Neshoba Co., MS. Caroline E. Weatherford. She is listed as age 8 and born in FL in the 1860 census for Neshoba Co., MS. Charles M. Weatherford. He is listed as age 6 and born in FL in the 1860 census for Neshoba Co., MS. In 1860, Daniel is in Neshoba Co., MS with no wife but with these children from the above list: William, Elizabeth, George, Caroline E., and Charles M. Mary Webb Born, Married by 1870, Died Parents: Mary is shown in the 1879 census in Neshoba Co., MS as age 25 and born supposedly in MS; she is shown in the Angelina Co., TX 1880 census as age 37. Their children are: Victoria Weatherford.

She is listed as age 9 and born in MS in the 1870 census for Neshoba Co., MS. Zacharia Weatherford. He is listed as age 3 and born in MS in the 1870 census for Neshoba Co., MS. Henry James. He is listed as age 1 and born in MS in the 1880 census for Neshoba Co., MS. He is shown in the Angelina Co., TX 1880 census as age 11. Zacharia Weatherford. He is listed in the 1880 census for Neshoba Co., MS. He is shown in the Angelina Co., TX 1880 census as age 13. Walton Weatherford. He is listed in the 1880 census for Neshoba Co., MS. He is shown in the Angelina Co., TX 1880 census as age 9. David Weatherford. He is shown in the Angelina Co., TX 1880 census as age 7. Mary L. Weatherford.

She is shown in the Angelina Co., TX 1880 census as age 4 Josie Weatherford. She is listed n the Angelina Co., TX 1880 census as age 2.

Question: What relation was William III to Charles I?
Answer: Grandson