Are there any surviving relatives of Anne Boleyn today or has her bloodline ended? Rich Jones
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I agree Claire, there is Boleyn blood lurking somewhere in the world, but Tudor blood, one can probably feet quite safe saying no way, but, always there is that infamous “but” who knows who was born to whom and if that be the case, then one would have to give in and say that somewhere out there is the diluted blood King Henry VIII, and for that matter why not go a step further and say King Henry VII, but then way should be leave Jasper and Owen Tudor out of the picture, same family, same blood……so..?? Leaves a mind to wonder and if it be true I would venture to say that those people with Tudor blood running in their veins today do not even know it!!!
i’m anne boleyn direct desendent you see i was doing a paper on my family tree and my grampa sent me four pages of my direct descendents that are royal she was on there
Hi Alliana,
Which branch of the Boleyns are you descended from? Anne only had one child, Elizabeth, who died childless so her line ends there, Mary Boleyn had children though.
my family name boleyn came from anne we are her desendent
Elizabeth did not ie childless. I am a descendant of Arthur Dudley, her one offspring
I am a descendent of Mary Boleyn
I’m descended from Mary through her daughter, Catherine (Carey) Knollys. Mary has many descendants through her.
It sounds as if many of us are descended from Mary Boleyn through her daughter who married a Knollys/Knowles. My Knowles line is said to come from there through the male Knowles until my 3rd great grandmother Knowles who married a Johnson and that’s my maiden name. Mary Boleyn would be my 16th great grandmother. Is there any way to get dn a evidence? My brother has recently had a dna test through Ancestry.com
Acording to my family tree we are related to Anne this way Relationship to me
Alice Boleyn (1452 – 1501)
mother of sister-in-law of 11th great-grandmother
Johanna Fortescue (1440 – 1525)
daughter of Alice Boleyn
John Sir Fortescue van Whympston (1420 – 1481)
father of Johanna Fortescue
John Fortescue (1460 – 1519)
son of John Sir Fortescue van Whympston
Alice c*ckworthy (1445 – 1492)
wife of John Fortescue
Lewis Fortesque (1506 – 1545)
son of Alice c*ckworthy
Ann Fortesque (1638 – )
daughter of Lewis Fortesque
George Blackall (1652 – 1701)
son of Ann Fortesque
Elizabeth Blackall (1673 – 1725)
daughter of George Blackall
William Newenham of Coolmore in Co. Cork (1701 – 1738)
son of Elizabeth Blackall
Edward (Sir – Knight) Newenham (1732 – 1814)
son of William Newenham of Coolmore in Co. Cork
Robert O’Callaghan Newenham (1770 – 1849)
son of Edward (Sir – Knight) Newenham
Susannah Grace Ann Newenham (1797 – 1880)
daughter of Robert O’Callaghan Newenham
Thomas J Biggs Rev (1821 – 1881)
son of Susannah Grace Ann Newenham
ROBERT OCALLAGHAN BIGGS * (1859 – 1906)
son of Thomas J Biggs Rev
Allan Deane Biggs (1888 – 1963)
son of ROBERT OCALLAGHAN BIGGS *
Jervis Deane Biggs (1926 – 1998)
son of Allan Deane Biggs
Michael Anthony William Gerard Rodney (French)Biggs
So glad to read about her relationship and cunn z family members .so dadhoe she waskilled.not guilty..rip Anne happy her blood still lives on Thur her family..she would be so please…
I believe I may be related to Mary Boleyn Carey but need to establish a missing link between the father of the famous Irish American publisher Mathew Carey, his father Christopher Carey and his father whose name is not known for certain. If any relatives know the name and other details of the paternal grandfather of Mathew please let me know. You can find my research on ancestry under my name Michael Carey.
Iam Kimberly My Father Was on of Cele Mercer Ruby Schafer West Vergina and Pennsylvania ect. I have all those Names going Back On both Mother fatherJane Boyld1728 1715 Charles BoylesDaniel Gilberton mothers she comes in from great grandmother Adda Lyons they just come all together thank you
I am from Australia on my mother’s side through her mother’s side from the Russell’s, I am a 1st cousin 14 X removed of Anne Mary and George Boleyn, and a 2nd cousin 13x removed of Elizabeth 1st and Edward VI. And a cousin to Catherine Howard Catherine Parr and Jane Seymour.
I am Mary Boleyn line…
I am from Mary Boleyn and amberlyn is my great great great great great and so on aunt
I still am leaning about my family history all I know is that amberlyn is my great great great and so on aunt and so my mom told me that I was from her sister so I searched her sister up so I think I am somewhere along the line of her but I don’t have the last name but I would like to learn more about my family history
i come from Mary Boleyn.
Don’t bother. People want to believe they’re descendants of royalty, that their bloodlines are somehow special. My grandfather made a family tree as well. SWEARS were descents of royalty. But people make mistakes when forming family trees, particularly that far back. So without DNA evidence its all conjecture anyways.
I too am a desendant of the Boleyn line, my grandfather was Percival Austin Boleyn he too was from the English Royal line. My mother was Delores Marie Boleyn and she was an only child. My Grandfather had another brother named Alan and he had a son who was named in the House of Commons in London.
Hi Barbara,
How interesting so glad found this site.. Have just been going through some papers I was given on my Maternal side of the family and that my great,great aunt, Magdelene Dorothy McHugh ,born 1896 in Rockdale NSW (registered as Magdelene on birth certificate and spelt “Madeline”, on father’s death certificate, was married to Percival Austin BOLEYN. She married him in 1928 in Glebe. New South Wales Australia. He died in 1970 at his home ,236 Bridge Road,Forest Lodge. NSW.
Percy’s occupation was a school teacher.
Madeline’s inquest into her death was at 10am on the 24th September 1961 at Sydney Morgue .She was aged 59 years. The results were as follows:
Upon examination I found surgical wound of the left side of the head with bone flap/Widespread injury to the left side of the brain with generalised subdural haemorrhage. The lungs were oedematous. The heart showed hypertrophy of the left ventricle. The pancreas was fibrous. The liver fatty. The kidneys granular .In my opinion death had taken place 12 hours previously.
Direct cause. Injury to brain. I have these fact from the medical report upon the dead body of : Madeline Boleyn. Direct cause of death: injury to the brain.
Percival obviously loved her very much as he was known to call her “The little Lamb”, don’t know if you probably have any or all of the above information but thought I would pass it on.
I have been doing both my late dad’s family history Goodfellows,Hoey ,O’loughlin side and my late mum’s,Fetherston, McHugh and Muddiman side. am finding it fascinating most times but then frustrating when you hit the proverbial “brick Wall”.
A lot of the information I have has come from Kathrine Ayres (McHugh side) am slowly working my way through the large amount of facts she has given me . If you would care to get in touch with me I would be delighted but if not ,it was wonderful reading about history. kind regards
Kate Walker
The Tudors were usurpers to the crown and the true heir is in NSW and their name is Hastings.
One of my ancestors was a Margaret Stewart daughter of James 1V of Scots. and my ancestors were the sons and daughters of MacBeth MacFinley.
Barb Dolores not Delores though every -one called her Del and Kate Walker is our Cousin Aunty Katies Family
Relationship to me
Anne Boleyn Queen of England (1501 – 1536)
1st cousin 1x removed of sister-in-law of 11th great-grandmother
Thomas Boleyn Sir I Earl Wiltshire and Ormond (1477 – 1539)
father of Anne Boleyn Queen of England
William Boleyn KB (1449 – 1505)
father of Thomas Boleyn Sir I Earl Wiltshire and Ormond
Geoffroy Boleyn Sir (1406 – 1463)
father of William Boleyn KB
Alice Boleyn (1452 – 1501)
daughter of Geoffroy Boleyn Sir
Johanna Fortescue (1440 – 1525)
daughter of Alice Boleyn
John Sir Fortescue van Whympston (1420 – 1481)
father of Johanna Fortescue
John Fortescue (1460 – 1519)
son of John Sir Fortescue van Whympston
Alice c*ckworthy (1445 – 1492)
wife of John Fortescue
Lewis Fortesque (1506 – 1545)
son of Alice c*ckworthy
Ann Fortesque (1638 – )
daughter of Lewis Fortesque
George Blackall (1652 – 1701)
son of Ann Fortesque
Elizabeth Blackall (1673 – 1725)
daughter of George Blackall
William Newenham of Coolmore in Co. Cork (1701 – 1738)
son of Elizabeth Blackall
Edward (Sir – Knight) Newenham (1732 – 1814)
son of William Newenham of Coolmore in Co. Cork
Robert O’Callaghan Newenham (1770 – 1849)
son of Edward (Sir – Knight) Newenham
Susannah Grace Ann Newenham (1797 – 1880)
daughter of Robert O’Callaghan Newenham
Thomas J Biggs Rev (1821 – 1881)
son of Susannah Grace Ann Newenham
ROBERT OCALLAGHAN BIGGS * (1859 – 1906)
son of Thomas J Biggs Rev
Allan Deane Biggs (1888 – 1963)
son of ROBERT OCALLAGHAN BIGGS *
Jervis Deane Biggs (1926 – 1998)
son of Allan Deane Biggs
Michael Anthony William Gerard Rodney (French)Biggs
I am a direct descendant of Mary Boleyn. She is my 14th Great Grandmother. Queen Anne Boleyn was my 14th Great Grand Aunt and their father Sir Thomas 1st Earl of Wiltshire was my 15th Great Grandfather. How amazing is this? I would truly like to find my living relatives and gather notes. Let’s keep the Boleyn Family going. 🙂
I to am the 14 Great Granddaughter to Mary Boleyn.
Tracy, I just discovered our Mary Carey line (through her son Henry) and would like to make contact with you and others! She is a direct through my maternal line. Thank you. Cheryl (ntivewnds@aol.com)
My great Grandmother was Lucy Boleyn. I do not know her parents name. I was always told that I was related to Anne Boleyn. I now need to trace my lineage.
I descend from Mary Boleyn as well, this is the direct line,,
Mary Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Catherine CAREY
1524 – 1569
Anne Lady De La Warr Knollys
1555 – 1608
Gov. Thomas West
1576 – 1618
Martha West
1615 – 1723
Martha Woodward
1660 – 1723
MARTHA MACON
1687 – 1716
Frances Orlando Jones
1710 – 1785
Mary Dandridge
1725 – 1777
Ruth Bowles
1739 – 1798
Joseph Thacker
Elizabeth Thacker
1762 – 1870
William Adkins
b.1790
Hamilton S Adkins
1829 – 1907
Thomas Sheridan Adkins
b.1866
Andrew Franklin adkins
1892 – 1938
Rosalea Adkins
1926 – 2000
Elizabeth Goode
b.1945
Robin Hensley-Smoot
b.1965
Mary Boleyn,,16th great grandmother,,Martha Washington was an aunt of mine,,my line is this:
Mary Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Catherine CAREY
1524 – 1569
Anne Lady De La Warr Knollys
1555 – 1608
Gov. Thomas West
1576 – 1618
Martha West
1615 – 1723
Martha Woodward
1660 – 1723
MARTHA MACON
1687 – 1716
Frances Orlando Jones
1710 – 1785
Mary Dandridge
1725 – 1777
Ruth Bowles
1739 – 1798
Joseph Thacker
Elizabeth Thacker
1762 – 1870
William Adkins
b.1790
Hamilton S Adkins
1829 – 1907
Thomas Sheridan Adkins
b.1866
Andrew Franklin adkins
1892 – 1938
Rosalea Adkins
1926 – 2000
Elizabeth Goode
b.1945
Robin Hensley-Smoot
b.1965
Mary is also my 14th great grandmother! Her grand daughter, Anne Knollys, the Baroness De La Warr was married to Thomas West. Their grandson, Col John West had a daughter named Anne, whom married Henry Fox the first. His great, great grandson was father to Unity Fox. Unity Fox’s grand daughter, Florence, was my mom’ great grandmother on my maternal side.
Cynthia. We seem to match up, Mary is on my 14th great-grandmother . Anne would be a great aunt.
Hi Pamela,
I am also related to Mary Boleyn through her daughter Lady Mary Catherine Carey, she is my 15th great grandmother. Lady Carey’s great great granddaughter came to the English/American colonies back in the 1630’s and we are related through her. It really is remarkable that we can trace these lines and I feel so blessed to have discovered it. My family literally had no idea. My father is literally dumb-founded! Thanks for sharing!
I have the same DNA as Anne Bolyn. I found some fascinating stuff about the history of haplogroup T. It seems like they were international traders going back thousands of years.
But we don’t have Anne Boleyn’s DNA. Her remains have only been exhumed once, back in the restoration project in 1876 and 1877 and then it was simply an examination of her skeleton.
Mary Boleyn was my 13th (?) Great Grandmother and the lineage follows Thomas West (Lord DeLaWarr), Delaware was named after him. My Great Grandfather was Mahlon West. I would LOVE to connect with some of the West cousins!
I am descended through Katherine Carey, Mary’s daughter.
We are decedent’s as well my family name is West. from the house of Grey.
Tracy are you on ancestry.com? I am also Mary Boleyn’s granddaughter. She is also my 14 great grandmother. I live in the US and am very anxious to find other living relatives. Her great great grandchild Sir Thomas West, Baron De La Ware is my 12th grandfather. He came to Virginia and his line spread to the Fox family though Anne West, his grand daughter, who married Henry Fox II. I am the great grand daughter of Eliza Fox and my family is still in Virginia today.
Mary is my 16th great grandmother through her daughter Catherine and then her son Thomas West!
Hey there Cousin! I too can call Mary Boleyn my 14th great grandmother. I have checkmarks next to names of people in my tree that has DNA triangulation to confirm my data listed below.
Mary Boleyn (the other Boleyn girl) (1499 – 1543)
14th great-grandmother
Catherine Carey LADY KNOLLYS (1524 – 1569)
daughter of Mary Boleyn (the other Boleyn girl)
Anne Knollys – BARONESS de la WARR (1555 – 1608)
daughter of Catherine Carey LADY KNOLLYS
Francis M West
son of Anne Knollys – BARONESS de la WARR
Joan West (1629 – 1676)
daughter of Francis M West
Joshua Coggeshall II (1656 – 1723)
son of Joan West
Capt Joshua (Josiah) Coggeshall III (1681 – 1727)
son of Joshua Coggeshall II
Sarah Coggeshall (1704 – 1790)
daughter of Capt Joshua (Josiah) Coggeshall III
Caleb Greene ✓ (1737 – 1813)
son of Sarah Coggeshall
Samuel Nathaniel Greene ✓ (1776 – 1843)
son of Caleb Greene ✓
David Green ✓ (1804 – 1882)
son of Samuel Nathaniel Greene ✓
James Braddock Green ✓ (1828 – 1911)
son of David Green ✓
James Franklin Green ✓ (1855 – 1922)
son of James Braddock Green ✓
Julia Viola Green ✓ (1891 – 1986)
daughter of James Franklin Green ✓
Elizabeth Louise “Betty” Hendrickson ✓ (1922 – 1965)
daughter of Julia Viola Green ✓
Shannan Kay Johnson ✓ (1956 – )
daughter of Elizabeth Louise “Betty” Hendrickson ✓
Sara Jo Rosenberg
You are the daughter of Shannan Kay Johnson ✓
I am trying to discover if my Noles-Knowles line is connected to Sir Francis Knollys who married Catherine Cary. Does anyone have access to DNA testing of descendants of Sir Francis Knollys. My line is confirmed through Edmund “Old Silverhead” Knowles. Edmund was born approximately 1685 in Boulton-Le-Moors, Lancashire, England to Thomas Knowles and Agnes Horath.Edmund sailed from Liverpool on Nov. 19, 1699 to Virginia, on the ship Elizabeth and Judeth (Judith). My line goes through his son Richard Knowles born approximately 1715., . I would like to know if Edmund could possibly be connected to Sir Francis Knollys. All help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Tracey. My name is Stacey. I, too, am a direct descendant of Mary Boleyn through her daughter Catherine Carey-Knollys. My family lineage has been traced thoroughly via my father’s line. My 2×great-grandmother was a Tilghman, and the Tilghman family has had a large volume printed of our ancestry. I may be able to provide you with some info, and I’d be happy to help!
I am related. My 15th great grandfather George was Anns brother.
Want to chat…email me sonya.packard@yahoo.xom
Hello Miss Farris :
My Mothers father line goes back to Anna Carey my 10 Great- grandmother
her father was Henry Carey 1 Baron of Husdon his mother was Mary Boleyn
would like to talk.
I am too a defend from Mary
I am from Australia two if my 14th great grandparents are Lady Elizabeth Howard and sir Thomas Boleyn of Wiltshire on my grandmother’s side of the family the Russell.
Queen Elizabeth she is related to mary boleyn through her mom Queen mother… Mary boleyn would be Queen Elizabeth great great great and so on great grandmother
Hi Tracey, I too am related to Mary and she is a 14th GGM to me as well. Her son Henry Carey was a GGF to me and I believe he was actually Henry VIII’s son.
I’m a descendant through Mary Carey and Anne Knollys. The line runs through HER descendants, NOT the spouses, and ends with my dad’s grandmother Elinor Leslie.
I too am a descendant of Anne Boleyn maybe indirectly or directly I’m not sure. I am also a descendant of King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. So I’m not sure what that would make me.
If it’s indirectly, well you’re not descended from her at al! You are not a descendent, AB had only one daughter who died childless. You are a fantasist.
As you can see by my name (it is on my birth certificate) I have been told that i am a descendant of the Tudor period & Henry the 8th that an illegitimate child was born Henry could marry the mother so he gave her the name Tudor which has supposedly been in my family for god knows how long.
This is so cool! Do you know if there are any Boleyn descendants in Canada? I am a Canadian from Stratford, Ontario. I love history. My name is Janne (pronounced as Jan).
I’m a descendant of queen Elizabeth
You could be a cousin to Elizabeth the 1st and related to Henry VIII as I am also I am from Australia it is worth in estimating your family tree.
Hello I’m a descendent from Queen Elizabeth the first but what troubles me the most if we are all family all of you guys who say we are the big question is how did most of us wind up in the U.S they were not able to pass down the money and the family member that we came from is Robert morral for some reason they did not have enough money to pass down so that how we wound up not rich so yeah it turns out I’m part of her family tree
She had a few children dont listen to other people thier just mad thier not in her bloodline lol
You cannot be her descendant. She had no children. I don’t think you understand the meaning of the word. And no Elizabeth 1 had absolutely no children.
First, you are not descended from Queen Elizabeth. Secondly, the non inheriting children of Royals were often given lands in the United States, thus on many a family tree, you will see the landed aristocracy. I.E. Martha Washington, The Goode family, Thomas Jefferson, etc. All descended from the non-inheriting children of noble families. If you weren’t the first born son, you kind of lost out.
Queen Elizabeth she is related to mary boleyn through her mom Queen mother… Mary boleyn would be Queen Elizabeth great great great and so on great grandmother
I’m related to multiple kings king henry being 1 and queens! Wish I could have some of the riches lol.
Then you and I are related somehow because King Henry the 8th was my 12th great-grandfather
King henry viii is on both sides of my family tree
My maternal Haplogroup is T2b. Below are the famous people, including Royal blood, that belong to the T Haplogroup. This is my proof of any Royal blood.
Famous individuals
Elizabeth of Luxembourg, Queen of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia
Ivanov et al. (1996) sequenced the mitochondrial DNA of Grand Duke of Russia Georgij Romanov in order to establish the authenticity of the remains of his brother, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. They also compared the sequence to that of twi living matrilineal relatives. The mtDNA all matched and fitted into haplogroup T2 (with heteroplasmy at position 16169).
Retracing the matrilineal genealogy of Nicholas II leads to Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409-1442), Queen of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia, and daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.
Her female-line descendants include a great number of European nobles, such as Charles I of England, George I, George III and George V of Great Britain, Frederick William I of Prussia, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, Olav V of Norway, and George I of Greece.
His exact mtDNA haplogroup is T2a1a and is on the NCBI database. This is the same haplogroup as Jesse James. The haplogroup is from their mother’s line.
LOOK UP FARLEY OF DUP you will see william DUKE OF NORMANDY IS DE FALASE ,ITHINK I SPELL IT RIGHT ANY WAYS LONG SWORD AS WHAT THEY ALLSO CALLED THE DUKE . TO TAKE HIS LAST NAME AND PUT IT IN TO ENGLISH MEANS FARLEY THE FARLEY FAMILY ARE THE TRUE ROYALS OF ENGLAND AFTER 1066 . FROM WHAT I STUDY ON THE NET , ONE CASTLE IN NORMANDY AND LATTER ONE IN SUMMER SET ALLSO LOOK UP FARLEY COAT OF ARMS BUT FARLEY OF DUP IS A MORE EARLY PART OF FARLEY HISTORY , THIS MEANS EVEN SO I LIVE IN CANADA MY FAMILY ARE THE DIRECT FAMILY OF THE DUKE.CHEERS FROM MIKE.
My one wish would to be able to travel back in time to accurately report on anne. I would love to speak to any ancestors who have information about her. I don’t know why but i have this pull twords her, she fascinates me.
Ann Boleyn was the cause of the destruction of the catholic religion which started all the bloodshed during henrys realm, his sons realm (catholics burnt) his daughter realm (she killed the protestants in retaliation “Bloody Mary”) and elizabeth’s (back to killing catholics) which started all the religious wars in england, ireland and scotland and the discrimination by england of catholics in ireland and scotland
her gold digger ways to get henry to get a divorce from his catholic wife caused millions their lives –she is not fascinating
Hi Ann,
Thank you for sharing your views but how can you call a woman who rebuffed the king’s advances and who only gave into him after her relentless pursued her a “gold digger”? Catholicism was not destroyed, it is still going strong in the UK. What Henry did was break with the authority of Rome. Henry VIII died in the Catholic faith. It was his son, Edward VI, and his advisers who really changed things.
Same for me…
I am also related to Anne Boleyn. Her Aunt Anne Boleyn Shelton was my 14th great Grandmother. My Paternal Grandmother was a Shelton.
Hi,
Lady Anne Boleyn Shelton is also my line, I believe. Would love to hear from you and compare notes.
Hello Jodi Same here. How far back on the Shelton side did you go. I know that once the Sheltons got to the States that I’m related to the Daniel Shelton, who ended in Connecticut.
Wow, my son and I are working on our own Family’s lineage. We have found that a “Anne Boleyn” was married to Sir John Shelton, 20th Lord Shelton. I believe she would have been the Aunt or great-aunt to the Queen Elizabeth, 1st.. I too am a Shelton. This is fascinating.
I’m a direct descendant of the Boleyn line by not through Anne. My grandfather is the researcher and from what he found we either are descendants from her brother or possibly an uncle.
It’s still kind of neat to be related to a pretty infamous family.
I am also a direct descendant of this Anne. But there are 2. Here is the first two lines of Lady Anne Boleyn Shelton’s life story from findagrave Anne Boleyn, aunt of a much more famous Anne Boleyn, was a daughter of Sir William Boleyn (d.1505) and Lady Margaret Butler (d.153….
Another interesting story is Queen Anne’s daughter, Queen Elizabeth’s missing 2 sons. I think Henry Oxford(Evans) is one of them. The Oxford house is where she grew up and Henry was the first two adopt the name Oxford. No one knows where he came from and assume he was a ophraned rescue boy who had many talents. One was music that records of him playing for Queen Elizabeth’s court exist. He was using the last name of Evans. It is assumed Henry Evans may have raised him. Raise her son, keep her secret and get her childhood home. There is an Oxford DNA project site if there are any Oxford gentlemen who may want to look into it.
I also am Anne boeleyn greet …..grandaughter my grandfather henry Thomas Sheldon the Las henry Thomas died a yr before i was born 1970 i was born 1971 my mum died when i was 6 nearly 7 yrs old i went into care became ward of court til 21 my mum Christine pace her mum phlis England mum mums farther frnk pace his mother farther sir lord William and Henrietta ingaruim my grandmother on the other side Lillian may trealease her mum fanny garland brewers godels my grandmother was also called lillilian may same name az her mothers married henry Thomas Sheldon n his farther henry thoas Sheldon n again iv just recently found out my tree dates back to cottons and ursula servene n christian n more any relatives i look link with vsheldon44@gmail.com many thanks dnt normaly fo this mobile 07531163781 me loosing my mum that day i losf everything n didn’t know that’s family members n who exsisted bug i belive there royal bowed Lyon sheldons n ingarums Edward n more many thanks Vanessa Sheldon iv done family tree dating bk to 1300s please gt intouch …….
I’m a descendant of Mary Boleyn and the Sheldon’s a family of Master Potters from Burselm near Derby
Regards
Im interested to chat with you im dna verified match to Catherine of aragon as my 14th grandmother and directly through to each of her relatives. My lmaiden last name is Macy. And her mother Jane is my 15th grandmother.
Catherine of Aragon’s mother’s name was Isabella-NOT Jane
Would love to compare gedmatch numbers if u have any
Cassie
My Grandmother was Ruby Schafer Before her Gorge Schaffer spelling is some different same Yes Elizabeth Schaffer 16%from King Henery Vll married Ann And she is in my family tree then things get more interesting because my Mother is a Lyons who each have put both bloodlines back together made all 5 of us Lady’s so iam Rich in Royal History Thank you Kimberly Sue Mercer Kleski
Henry VIII is my 13th ggfather. I also descend mowbray, Berkeley, Bartlett, Blount, Cornwall, and just about every English or French monarch from that past 1000 years. Mary bolyn bring my 13th gg mother is probably the most exciting find.
I have been running my family tree on Ancestry.com and it says Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, is my 11th. Great Grandfather and the Uncle of Anne Boelyn and Katherine Howard. My family lineage is King-Noble-Stuart and Howard. It was so long ago so I question if it is even true but the dates,documents and children match along with professional geniology run by other family members
You can’t be a direct descendant of someone who’s child didn’t have any children genius. If you’re related through Mary Boleyn then you’re a distant relative.
A lot of people say they are direct descendants but my family is Howard, and it does not get any closer than that. Most of the people who are related it is minimal unless you have a written document, DNA since the Trojan war, This is the Howard and also Stuart
I am also descended from Mary Boleyn Carey sister to queen Ann. I believe there are quite a few of us around lol. Her daughter Catherine Carey knolly born first and then Henry. I was in shock when I learnt of it. Actually I was in disbelief so I went and decided to dig thru census records and such which was a long studious task. As I went back looking at great grandfather’s and uncles etc I had to laugh because there were several Henry Tudors . Soo….you stop and realize how good it is to be alive and how lucky you are.; p
Apparently Mary is my 14th great grandmother. More accurately via Cathrine Carey’s daughter Anne Knollys &Thomas West, 2nd Baron De la Warr. This has been verified via uncles and such. I guess there are an abundance of Wests in the USA
Well, I suppose that we’re cousins then. Mary Boleyn was my 14th GG Mum too. Who the 14th GG Pop was is anyone’s guess…depends on who you ask. Could’ve been Henry, could’ve been William “cuckold” Carey. I actually think it was Henry because of the dates that he supposedly bedded Mary. Mary’s daughter, Catherine, supposedly looked like Henry.
So I imagine there are plenty of us. My side trickled down from Boleyn to; Carey, Knolleys, Willoughby, White, Price, Scott. I’m missing a few but I’m going on memory, not looking at my tree.
if you believe the conspiracy- both Catherine and Henry were the children of Henry VIII.
I’m from North Carolina I’m a West. I:) there are lots of West’s here.
I am also of this line. My ggg grandmother was Mary Hogue of East Baton Rouge Parish and she was the daughter of Louvicy West and Alexander Hogue.
Hello Cousin! Thomas West was my Grandfather as well so related through the West lineage.
I dont know where else to ask but our old family history records statws we are related to anne boleyn through the Hyde family…just wondered if anyone knows anything about the “common” hydes being related to anne
Hello my grandfather was Robert morral I’m also a descendant
My grandfather s henry thomases vi vii viii all had the same name my other grandparents was Henrietta ingaruim n sir lord William grandfather Edward v iv just found i did ny family tree bk to 1300s Vanessa Anne boeleyn married my grandfather it is common for royals to marry counsin for royal trates Mary Sheldon was annes boelyns 1st cousin and was my grandfathers daughter king henerys so there al cousins but removed sort of thing Vanessa Sheldon .
Most people are clueless about it I was one of them . Rich we are related I am also descended from Lord Del a warr of Jamestown and are related to the same people you are. Hello cousin
My grandfather was king Edward n henry tjomases vi vii viii Anne Boleyn married my great great great great grandfather in related to all kings via king lewi !
Hello cousin. I’m also descended through Thomas West Baron of de la Warr through his son john through to Henry Fox and Anne West’s daughter Mary Fox. It’s not my only connection in relation to Anne through Mary, as both my mother’s parents were descendants of the Plantagenet line and my grandmother through James I. It’s amazing how many of us are out there. I recognize so many of the family lines here through my 5 years of research. The amount of relations separated over time and through moving across the US and the world has made reunions a little more difficult. Tis life.
I am decended from Mary Boleyn and Edward III both via legititimate lines, Mary Boleyn through her sons daughter Philadelphia Carey, and from Edward III through his son Thomas of Woodstocks daughter Anne of Gloucesters son John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners 🙂
I have a connection through Thomas of Woodstock’s daughter Anne though another marriage of hers, and Mary’s other marriage interests me. Do get in touch yonita.ward@gmail.com if you would like to that would be great. thanks.
Hi were the n related Edward was my grandfather Mary boelyn was henry Thomas sheldons daughter king vi Vanessa Sheldon my grandfarthers are kings n both sides …..
I too am descended from an Owen Tutor (not Tudor) but I can find no records that he is related to any royals.
So come to find out Mary Boleyn is my 14th GG. Through henry carey.Hudson. my father’s mother father’s line are all Carey’s from Plymouth mass and Pennsylvania. Im just starting my research., but to be honest I feel like this is actually quite the generational curse being in this bloodline. I started researching to get answers and now they just keep piling in. If you go further down the line you get to Charlemagne, Clovis , pepin and eventually Adam… So the patriarchal line of genesis leading to Jesus. How many of you are of th negative blood? If anyone wants to connect and talk. Reincarnation and biblical prophecy ideas…. Please email me. Findmylostribe@gmail.com
I Sonya is 14 generations apart from Anne Boleyn. That’s a fact
Yes, there are ‘people with Tudor blood,’ I married a Tudor! He was crazy just like his ancestor Henry! I gave birth to a Tudor, born on his father’s birthday in 1975. He now has two Tudor son’s. There are many Tudor’s in the United States. I do not know ‘which’ Tudor they are related to, but their looks, build, and personality speak of a undeniable relationship to Henry! In fact, as children, they had an air of royalty about them, only requesting the best of everything, stubborn, and that they were smarter, stronger, privileged above others. They were not raised like this, it was hereditary, inherent within their genes.
Is this chick for real? Comparing your own “Tudor Children” to that of a 500 year old dead, sociopath monarch? Even by build and “looks”, right on down to their mannerisms? Because you were there? 1500’s England? That’s absurd. I mean honestly.
you took the words right out of my mouth! rofl! and all these people on here who keep insisting that they’re direct descendants of anne boleyn are killing me! elizabeth I never had any children so you can’t be descended from anne!!! what don’t they understand about that?
Actually “the virgin Queen Elizabeth” did have kids she is just called the virgin queen because she did not marry she was afraid to because of what happened to her mother and other wives of her father King Henry VIII. She also recognized that as a woman if she got married then her husband would have all the power and she could be cast aside as Henry did his wives. Elizabeth was NOT in fact a virgin. Also her half-sister “Bloody Mary” did not marry but had kids.
Actually, I find the same thing myself with all ancestors I’ve known, my kids and by the description of the entire west/sackville/bolyen/tudor line…. We all have very strong physical features that are somehow surviving natural selection and evolution… Also, our wild, ruthless, greedy manorisms are alive and kicking. How do you think genetics work? You think all of a sudden, your chin, hair, psychological chemistry, and learned values somehow appeared only in the last 50-100 years? Open a few history books, do some extensive genealogy and study anthropology…. Then come back and re-evaluate your uneducated opinion. Thanks.
Actually, I find the same thing myself with all ancestors I’ve known, my kids and by the description of the entire west/sackville/bolyen/tudor line…. We all have very strong physical features that are somehow surviving natural selection and evolution… Also, our wild, ruthless, greedy manorisms are alive and kicking. How do you think genetics work? You think all of a sudden, your chin, hair, psychological chemistry, and learned values somehow appeared only in the last 50-100 years? Open a few history books, do some extensive genealogy and study anthropology…. Then come back and re-evaluate your uneducated opinion. Thanks.
Actually she never sais personality.. She saod mannerisms and yes mannerisms are passed down
I walk with a very small limp on my right leg. Now Henry VIII also had a bad leg. Obviously, we MUST be related but I need to do more research to prove it !!!
Its true. Look at Henry “Carey”. He has the same name as Henry VIII and rumored to ne the Kings son. I have him as Henry Tudor on my ancestry tree. Im not direct through the Boleyns. They are my cousins & as are the Howards since he married Jocasta Joyce Vulpeper my 1st cousin 21x removed
I am also a direct descendant of Henry Carey. My mom’s family tree can be traced back to Battle, and my Ancestry DNA also places us there. No idea if Henry was legitimate or born on the wrong side of the bed from Henry VIII, but it’s fun to speculate. My mom’s name is Mary Carey (maiden), and my Grandfather was also Henry.
Please reply Elizabeth 07531163781 my mobile or vsheldon44@gmail.com many thanks …
I also believe I’m a descendant of Henry Carey.
on ancestry.com my 9th Great-grandfather was George Cleeve, His father
was John Cleeves born in 1546 ? or 1550 -1591 his wife was Ann or Anna,
maiden name Cary her father I was told and read was Henry Carey , ?
his mother was Mary Boleyn 1499-1500 -1543
can you confirm this on the Cary line..
Ann or Anna Cary was born in Somerset UK back in 1550? – 1555 ? Died ? and have read she was supposed to be alive in 1618..?
Hi Angie, I am from Australia and also my dad researched our family tree and like Dianne Rosemary Puntar on this site, am somehow descended from Lady Elizabeth Howard and someone Boleyn, and I saw your pic and thought” doppelganger ” from a distance. It appears that some genes are strong.
hello to answer your question there are still some family out there. I am related to sir john danvers who signed the death warrent of king charles the first. sir john danvers mother elizbeth danvers married edmund carey, edmund careys dad was henry carey who was the son of mary bolyn, so even though it is only through marriage there is still family out there
Yes it’s amazing and I would love to find out more
Are you in America or England? Such a lot of the Boleyn descendants are in America
I’m in England, most of my family came over with William the conqerer from France I think some may be in america
William the Conqueror is my 30th great grandfather it was a shock to me to find that out
It’s indeed a mystery of how most of us wound up in America but why is the question
Elizabeth, mother of Sir John Danvers, was the daughter of John Neville, 4th Baron Neville of Latimer, and his wife Lucy Somerset – Lucy was the daughter of of the 2nd Earl of Worcester and Margaret Courtenay.
Margaret Courtenay’s mother was Catherine Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.
This means that through your ancestry, you can claim the Somersets, Nevilles, de Veres, Beauforts and Plantagenets among your relations.
I’m a descendant of Sir John Danvers’ aunt, Katherine Neville Percy, Countess of the 8th Earl of Northumberland.
Elizabeth Woodville (Wydeville) is my 17X great Aunt, Her sister Katherine was my Grandmother.
I’m a descendant of Owen and Catherine of France-Jasper and Katherine woodville-Joan Tudor and William Williams-Morgan Williams and Katherine Cromwell-Richard Williams and Frances Murfyn-Henry Cromwell and Joan Warren- Frances Cromwell and Richard Whalley-Edward Whalley the regicide and Judith Duffell (Duffield)-Frances Whalley and William Goffe the regicide- Richard Goffe
You are correct but if you look farther back on the Williams side you will find a big surprise they were family from the Bleeden tribe I am a direct descendent on a faturnell line the family keep great records . But that won’t get you a free beer in England . We all moved to the Indian Territory and were still here today my name is Kenneth Williams
Kenneth, I nam researching the Williams line thru my gggrandmother Louisiana Williams Cobb 1831-1900. She was descended from Joan Tudor and William ap Yevan. I would like to share info. Please do not hold it against me that I live in Texas. I was stationed at Fort Sill when I was in the Army.
I just saw your post Bruce, man you were just 20 miles south of the ranch . Now the secret to find the Williams line is through Walter , Morgan oldest son . Every one looks to the Sir Richard line to his great great grandson Oliver Lord Protector yes they were brothers and most writers were wrong about their younger brother his name was Rodger. The writers were calling him Richard , that was a problem Rodger was a famous soldier he wrote books on war , he stood before Queen Elizabeth on several occasions. But his line ended after his grandson died . So the line of Walter is the most believed because it is not as famous till Rodger Williams governor of Rode Iland . But most Americans are from his brother Sydrack . His son Rodger named after his uncle moved to North Carolina and his son John married Oliver’s granddaughter the two lines meet again. All this can be found on the Internet. But I was lucky the family keeps good records and wrote it down in books and wills . I was told as a child where my family came from and now I have been trusted with a family history .
Hi.Have recently discovered our family are descended from Francis Cromwell and Richard Whalley. We are in Australia, where George Hamden Whalley arrived after leaving England. He changed his surname to White.
I think I might be related to you. I’m the great grandson of Charlie Oliver Ivo White, son of George Hampden Whalley (White).
Would love to touch base if you’re still using this website? My email address is cbbwhite@gmail.com
Hi Ronald- Noticed your entry, I am a descendent also of Richard Whalley, Edward Whalley, does that mean that I`m related to the names you mentioned like : Owen and Catherine of France-Jasper and Katherine woodville-Joan Tudor and William Williams etc ?
There is still Tudor blood around. The current Royal Family, and therefore most of the European royal families are direct descendants of Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII and sister of Henry VIII. She married James IV of Scotland and was the great-grandmother of James VI of Scotland and I of England.
Also Mary Tudor, Duchess of Suffolk, Henry VIII’s younger sister has descendants among today’s aristocracy.
Hi use iv just done my family tree and my grandfather henry Thomas Sheldon and also henry Thomas Sheldon daughter was Mary an Anne headdy and Alfred headdy they wer related to Margaret Sheldon was also daughter of another henry Thomas n henry Thomas married Anne Boleyn an Anne boeleyn also had a nice called Anne who doted on her aunt Anne Boleyn in also related to frank pace my grandfather mother was Henrietta ingaruim n farther sir lord willam and goes to Edward V my grandmother Lillian may trealese her mum also before was Lillian may trealese her mum before fanny garland then godels then brewers Lillian may trealese married my grandfather henry Thomas Sheldon n his farther henry Thomas Sheldon n agian henry Thomas Sheldon so i defo descendant from the queens side az all my relatives both sides lived ed vess institutions i completed my fam tree September an Lk forwards one day meeting family az mum died wen j was 6 i went into care became ward of court til 21 iv never gt adopted or married so im still very much Vanessa Sheldon granddaughter of henry Thomases Sheldons vi vii viii many thanks vsheldon any body that want yo gt intouch vsheldon44@gmail.com
There is still Tudor blood around. The current Royal Family, and therefore most of the European royal families are direct descendants of Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII and sister of Henry VIII. She married James IV of Scotland and was the great-grandmother of James VI of Scotland and I of England.
Also Mary Tudor, Duchess of Suffolk, Henry VIII’s younger sister has descendants among today’s aristocracy.
I am a direct descendant of the Tudors through Joan Tudor and the Williams line. My great grandmother was Lucy Grey Williams. This was the mother of my grandfather. My grandmother was a direct descendant of Robert d’Bruce of Scotland. This was through connection with the Stewarts and Campbells.
If you are a descendant of Robert the Bruce, then you are probably connected to Henry II (Queen Catherine de Medici) line as well….through the illegitimate daughter of James IV. Her name was Janet Stewart (1502 – 1562). She had an illegitimate son by him…perhaps two. Catherine and her husband’s mistress (Diane dePoitier) sent Janet back to Scotland when they leaned of her pregnancy. She later brought her son back to France to be brought up with the royals. There is also a connection to Mary Queen of Scots involved. Also, consider searching through the Boleyns for connections (everyone has a connection to Howards and Boleyns. Those of you who are descendants of Catherine Carey’s line may also be connected through her brother, Henry’s line (as I am to both). If you have WEST in your background, then you have a connection to Pocahontas (Powhatan) Rolfe as well…..through her cousin who had an affair with Thomas West. Pocahontas was Chief Toby “Totopomoi” West’s great aunt. Then consider Lady Godiva (ancestress of Queen Elizabeth II and Mary Boleyn), William Wallace (“Braveheart”). The list goes on and on. Royal blood flows greatly, especially here in the Southeast where so many settled. Peregrine White, (born on Mayflower after it reached the shores of America). The Aldens, Standishes, Wadsworths, Longfellows, …..it’s addictive! The Bollings and the Lees are interesting, and everyone can find a connection, even if it is not direct.
I have some of those people in my family tree, and I also have DNA Connections to other people through ancestry who also have some of them on their family tree. My connection is through Anne Boleyn Shelton, who was Anne Boleyn (Queen) Aunt. Who I also have read took care of Queen Elizabeth when she was a child, and helped hide her when Queen Mary was after her. This would be through my Shelton side. My paternal Grandmother was a Shelton, and my DNA Results say that I basically took after that side, Genetically. I know that some how Robert The Bruce is my 23rd Great Grandfather, some how William the Conquer, a lot of other famous names. I also have a several great grandfather who was one of the men who made King John sign the Magna Carta. I know that the family came over from England when Queen Elizabeth I was reigning. She gave them a lot of land in Virginia. I’m still trying to figure it all out. I would be interested if you know or can direct me in the right direction. I have an old family bible, some inherited information with several Coat of Arms.
Cecil, I’ve been trying to figure that lineage through Pocahontas. That line for me goes to Jane Bolling, which i believe was the step-daughter of Pocahontas. John Rolfe was previously married with multiple children. One author refers to the step children line as “Blue Bloods”. I think i am a “blue blood”, no sure still researching. Interesting you bring this line up.
I will reply separately for my Boleyn connection.
Henry VIII is my 15th great uncle,thus, Elizabeth I is my 1st cousin 16x removed.. I suppose that makes Ann Boelyn my aunt.. Margaret Tudor was my 14th great grandma and Mary Queen of Scot my 13th great grandma.. Lord Darnley is my 13th great grandad obviously..King James I is my 14th great grandad and it goes on…Tudor blood is out there:)
Kristie, you and I share a similar ancestry! Margaret Tudor is my 15th G-Grandmother, and Queen Elizabeth I is also my 1st cousin, 16x removed. Have you had your DNA evaluated? …‘cause that’s like, a “thing” now, right? I’m seriously onsidering it, ’cause I’m kind of blown-away by my ancestral history. I never would have thought my direct lineage would include any Tudors or Stewarts; everyone in my family is FRENCH! Well, everyone except my paternal grandmother; her family history is (CLEARLY) pretty amazing!
If you are connected to Queen Elizabeth I, then you are also connected to Mary Boleyn’s line. Her son and daughter (both of with whom I have connections, as they reconnect down the years) are first cousins of Queen Elizabeth 1st as well as her half-brother and half-sister. Then you are connected to Thomas West and he connects you to Pocahontas, whose nephew (a chief) was Thomas West’s illegitimate son. And check out your connection to “Braveheart”, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, Janet Stewart, King James IV, King Henry II, and King Francis I of France. And have you checked out Robert the Bruce…he connects to the Stewarts. Lady Godiva is back there also, an ancestress of Mary Boleyn and of Queen Elizabeth II. The Lees, Fleming, Randolphs, Daniels (Danyers), Whites of the Mayflower, Bassetts, Bollings, Spragues are all connected lines. Fun isn’t it?
I am a descendant of Anne Boleyn so there is the proof.
For all these people who think the are descendants of Anne Boleyn Queen Consort, i think they are REALLY descendants of THE OTHER Anne Boleyn who was the Aunt to the Queen Consort. Everyone either doesn’t know or forgets about THE OTHER ANNE BOLEYN.
I am a descendant of THE OTHER ANNE BOLEYN more commonly known as Lady Shelton.
Queen Elizabeth 1 never had children… so how can u be directly from Ann Boleyn??
Hi I have just found out that i am a cousen to Queen Elizabeth 1st via katherine howard shes my 14th cousen so im told.
It all started last year when i received my family tree katherine howard kept popping up ,thanks to joan bulmer acworth whos my dads first cousen.On the clopton family genology it says we are cousens and are entitled to become a knight of the garter so yes i think im also anne b cousen through howard
Queen Elizabeth I and Catherine Howard were not blood relatives. Catherine was simply a short term step-mother to QE1 before HenryVIII had her beheaded for treason.
Catherine Howard and Elizabeth I definitely were blood relatives. Catherine Howard’s father, Edmund, was the brother of Anne Boleyn’s mother, Elizabeth. Edmund and Elizabeth were both children of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were cousins so Elizabeth I was Catherine’s first cousin once removed.
Joan, you must realise that some children post on here, mocking their spelling is rude and insensitive.
I agree and even if it is an adult it is a mean thing to say. People struggle with all kinds of impairs. I am in fact dyslexic and I struggled writing for a long time and still do at times, so it disgusts me when I see someone making fun of others for their spelling.
I am a direct descendant of Mary Tudor queen of england through a great great great great grandma. She traced our bloodlines in the early 20’as, but I just found out. So is my family what’s left of it all there is?
It’s impossible to be directly descended from Mary I as she died childless, do you mean Mary Tudor, Queen of France, wife of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and sister of Henry VIII.
There is Tudor blood flowing everywhere. It would be difficult to find anyone around the Southeast (but other areas as well) who cannot find Tudor connections as well as other royal connections.
Hi to anyone that uses ancestry.com- my name is Sylvia_ogden52. Mary Boleyn should be my 14 great grandmother through Thomas West who married Lady Anne Knollys and came to Virginia. My great grandmother was Eliza Fox, who’s 4th great grandmother was Anne West who married Henry Fox in 1668 in Gloucester Co, VA. Anne West was Lady Anne Knollys granddaughter. My family is still in Virginia. I live in Chesterfield County and would LOVE to meet, speak, email any family. My grandma Marjorie passed away years ago when I was too young to appreciate the treasure trove she was. I do remember she always told me that we came from good stock and I was related to a president. Now in my 40’s and would love to get this down on paper for my kids. Sincerely Sylvia
My three children are Fox descendants via the West/ Fox lineage from Virginia, USA. Their father was Lawrence Robert Fox (1943-2013)who was born in SC after his father, Percy, came here to work around 1936.”Larry” was a member of the Jamestowne Society. Appreciate info on West and/ or Fox reunions in Virginia. foxesden68@gmail.com
Hi Michelle- please email me- I would love to meet you!
I live in Chesterfield Cnty! nursesylvia71@gmail.com
Sylvia Ogden
I am M. C. Cary
English line.
Sylvia, I am also a descendant of Henry Fox and Anne West. My line (Henry Fox and Sarah Harrell) came to Mississippi in the early 1800’s and spread out throughout the state. In fact, our family reunion is this weekend and a cousin and I were just talking about the West/Carey/Boleyn line earlier this evening. I noticed there were 2 other descendants of the Henry Fox & Anne West line earlier in this thread, but they didn’t have a reply button. One was Cynthia, the other was Sylvia. Was that you by any chance? I would love to talk to any of the Fox/West line, Fox Carroll, and Fox/Harrell lines. Please email me. My email is cfoxclark@gmail.com.
I am also, 14th great grand daughter of Mary Boleyn, down to De La Warr. Down to Colonel John Wests daughter Ursula Unity Susannah West who married George Thomas Martin and so on. Very exciting!!
I’m also a direct descendant of Ann Boleyn from Sir John Shelton.My mother’s mother maiden name was Shrltin .Ann Boleyn was my 16 grandmother.Karen Yerby Murdock
I think Karen Murdock was referring to Lady Anne Boleyn (Queen Anne Boleyn’s aunt) that married Sir John Shelton. This is also my line.
So many people are desperate to claim a link to a famous name. It just astounds me as to why they would cling to a line that so famously ended with Elisabeth 1st.
The Boleyn line didn’t end with Elizabeth. Mary Boleyn had two children who had large families and most people on this thread are talking about descending from them. The present British royal family descend from Mary Boleyn too. There are lots of people alive today descended from the Boleyns.
You are descended from Queen Anne Boleyn’s AUNT, Anne Boleyn Shelton. That would make you Queen Anne Boleyn’s first cousin, 14 times removed. I am descended from another of Anne’s aunts, Mary Boleyn Sackville.
Queen Elizabeth I was Anne Boleyn’s only descendant, and she did not have children. But there are lots of Boleyn descendants that came from Sir William Boleyn and his wife Lady Margaret Butler, who were Queen Anne’s grandparents. They had ten children, several of whom had children.
My Name is Jared Palmer. My direct ancestor is john Palmer and James Palmer of nottinghamshire England. We are defendants of Henry VIII aka Henry Tudor. My ancestors were actually rumored to be The Robin Hood. This entire site is bogus. My family and immediate family have written several thousand books on genealogy naming several hundreds of families related to the Tudors. But nice try there ace!!!
Don’t you mean descendants? There are no known descendants of Henry V111 living today only speculation, as for Robin Hood he was merely the imagination of Sir Walter Scott sorry.
The nanny Mrs Stogdell could possibly be the missing Link the king favoured her. He was a skirt chaser. This nanny may have not realizing the child she borrowed might have been Royal bastard. My proof is centuries of bipolar illness that is on the father’s line. There are other things to point.
My 9th Grandmother Is Anna Thockmoton Stout Bollen Her Father Capt James Bollen..Robert Bollen..George Bollen. 1559 wife Joan Buren…his father George Boleyn1535 1693 George Boleyn Lord Of Rockford 1510..Thomas Boleyn 1477 1538 Wife Elizabeth Howard There Daughter Anne Boleyn 1501 Englandd
Mary Tudor (bloody Mary). Married Phillip 2 of Spain but they had no children. If they had Elizabeth would never have become Queen. Some of you may want to pick up a history text once in awhile
If Catherine Carey was indeed the King’s daughter, I am one of those with “diluted Tudor blood.” I had no idea until the last couple of months. I’m trying to find out if there is a way to find out with DNA. 😉
I am decended from King Henry 8th & Boleyn. I have a copy of my family tree from the time, starting with Sir Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477-1539) & Lady Elizabeth Howard countess of Wiltshire (1480-1538).
You are not descended from Henry V111 and Anne Boleyn, they had one surviving child together Elizabeth 1st who died childless, you are however possibly a distant cousin of Anne on her father or mothers side.
My husbands great great grandmothers line of Webbs via Abigail Webb, has not died out, so, yes there is a descendant of Shakespeare
To be a direct descendant of William Shakespeare’s children would have had to have had children, and they would have children etc, but NONE of William Shakespeares children had any children so the direct line stopped with them. Your husbands family may be related to William Shakespeare, but they are most definitely NOT direct descendants of William
I’m a direct descend from Mary Boleyn on both sides of my mothers parents her parents are 10 th cousins who knew! She is my 13 th great grandmother – through George Mason and John West and William Woodward –
Hello Julie. Can I ask if you which Jonn West and which George Mason as I have both their names in my ancestry .
John West via the Christ’s hospital John and Frances West group
Thank you
Well my grandmother was Anne Boleyn and henry Sheldon vi vii viii n Henrietta ingurum and sir lord William i even have the royal Tudor little toe not many say that!!
I think you’re getting mixed up. Ann Boleyn married John Shelton. Ann was the sister of Thomas Boleyn, who was the father of the Ann Boleyn who married King Henry viii. You cannot be descended from the Ann Boleyn who married King Henry as she only had one child, Elizabeth the first. Elizabeth did not have any children, so Ann does not have any descendants.
My get grandfather was king Edward n on the other side henry Thomases Sheldon Anne boeleyn married my grandfather she is a get grandma also .Vanessa Sheldon
That’s very true az my mum Christine pace and her mother phylus England n her farther frank pace hus mother genrettia ingaruim n sir lord William my grandmother Lillian may trealese marrierd henry Thomas Sheldon he died 1930 yr before i was born ny grandmother Lillian may Sheldon. Her mum Lillian may trealese n her mother fanny garland i found out recently after completing my family tree and in the family its counsins and 1 x removed etc and marrigd in the family was allowed to keep it royal blood i do thou have. The funny little toe they have the nose fingers long skinng arms small build square jaw so i am going to gt some support with my discovery i list touch an never knew mh family exsisted az mg mum died in the 70s i was 6 she was 31 I lived numerous kids homes and foster parents and then became ward of court til the age of 21 iv never been adopted married or engaged do im still Vanessa Sheldon if any can support me or are related please contact ME 07531163781 my mobile many thanks Vanessa Sheldon….
I truly believe I am connected to both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, a long time ago I received a necklace in the mail, it came with a very old letter sadly it was destroyed in a house fire later that year, although I have her name I don’t think her blood line directly
I just came across this post. I am related to Queen Ann Boleyn she is my 18th Great Aunt father Hon Lord Sir Geoffrey and his wife Lady Ann Elizabeth Hoo are my 18th Great Grand Parents
Ancestry says Owen Tudor is my 17 ggf and king Henry is my 13 ggf. It seems Mary Boleyn is my ggm by the birth of Henry Cary. Lots of kings and queens in my genealogy.
My Mother is a descendant of Boleyn’s. She was Leona Mae Chaney. She was half Amish and a Protistan. There are Chaney in early descendants of the royal line. My mother told me that an ancestor of her’s was a Queen and was beheaded for being a witch. She’s a dark haired English woman. Do I get a Title or wage?
Can you tell me,,, I am American, my family descends from Sir William Harris, born 1556 a Knight and Landowner, then developed The Virginia Company,,,,, founders of Jamestown,,,,, my cousin I don’t see much traced us back that far,,, I know he had a Big Manor House,,,, called Creeksea Manor,,,, I found Anne Boyelynn lived there awhile,,,, So, Do you know if the Harris family is related to Anne’s Family??
Jamesn1st of England and 6th of Scotland was descended through both his mother and his father from Margaret Tudor, Henry 8th s older sister and therefore had Tudor blood which then continued tnrough the Stuart line and on to the Hanoverians,
Mary is my 13th great grandmother. My ancestry is through the Fox line as well as West. Then it goes to the haynes/Parnell/Camp/Russell line.
Funny enough, I ended up moving to the UK and marrying a British guy!
I’m descendant from the Tudor clan as well. From Edward III and from the beuforts going down from Elizabeth Holder and Neville and Isaac Chase but yeah ultimately starting with John of Gaunt
I’m wondering if i maybe some descendent of Mary Boleyn, My grandmother always told my father we were maybe you could help me out, I’m sure you are more knowledgeable than I on the subject. Please reply by Email. Thanks much,
K. Bolen
Any of the descendants of this line, I would love to connect with! (Deitrick -(maternal grandmother) Simons- Ball- Harleston- Wentworth- Fortescue-Boleyn (Bullen))
The connection I have thru my maternal grandmother’s GG grandfather:
Sir Geoffery Boleyn (Lord Mayor of London) (1406 – 1463)
7th great grandfather of wife of 4th great grandfather of husband of 1st cousin 1x removed
Elizabeth (Alice) Boleyn (1438 – 1485)
daughter of Sir Geoffery Boleyn (Lord Mayor of London)
Sir Adrian Fortescue (1476 – 1539)
son of Elizabeth (Alice) Boleyn
Margaret FORTESCUE (1502 – 1551)
daughter of Sir Adrian Fortescue
Phillip Wentworth (1536 – 1614)
son of Margaret FORTESCUE
Jane Dauthen Wentworth (1581 – 1626)
daughter of Phillip Wentworth
John Harleston (1610 – 1698)
son of Jane Dauthen Wentworth
Elizabeth Harleston (1678 – 1720)
daughter of John Harleston
John Coming Ball (1714 – 1764)
son of Elizabeth Harleston
Eleanor Ball (1765 – 1827)
daughter of John Coming Ball
Keating Simons (1753 – 1834)
husband of Eleanor Ball
Edward Simons (1778 – 1842)
son of Keating Simons
Eliza Read Simons (1820 – 1880)
daughter of Edward Simons
Francis Kinloch Simons (1843 – 1897)
son of Eliza Read Simons
John James Simons (1882 – 1943)
son of Francis Kinloch Simons
John J. Simons (1918 – 1996)
Hi, I am related to the Woodson line. I would love to know how they were
related to Catherine Carey Knollys. Thanks
Iam from Schafer Mercer. We have lot names Right I go back from Schaffer marriage To Adams Godfrey Schafer and Macintosh and so on to France Spain Fairmount West Virginia Burck Co. Pennsylvania
Do you know if the Knollys and the Knowles are the same line? I am through the Edmund Knowles b.1685 in Boulton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England. He was known as “Old Silverhead”. His parents were Thomas Knowles and Agnes Hoarth. Can you tell me how to access a DNA link to Sir Francis Knollys born 1514 in Oxfordshire, England. His wife was Catherine Cary.
I recently found out from Aunt who is doing her father’s genealogy we are cousin of Anne. My Mom’s her 15th cousin. So there are relatives out here. Our family blood line were one of the first settlers in America.
Please share more . This is the most interesting topics I have read. I have been reading the Boleyn Files for about a month. Addicted to them I guess. Thank you, Susan
I had put my wrong relation to Anne. She was an aunt and her daughter Eizabeth was a 15th cousin to my mother and her siblings. I need to get the copy of the file my Aunt has on our relation and I will know more. I know the family she is related to surname is Gregory. The Boelyn family is very interesting!
David – there is certainly Tudor blood. The entire English Royal family are related by blood to Henry VII through his daughter Margaret who married the King of Scotland.
My grandmother maiden name is tutor. We are related to King Henry VIII. He had illegitimate son. He became an alcoholic and his half sister Queen Elizabeth I kicked him out of England and made him change his name. When he came to America he change it Tutor.
I am A negative too as are both my children. The odds are 1 in 8 that your children will have your negative blood unless of course both parents are RH-. So does everyone have red highlights in your hair that can’t dye or breed out? Of course there is confusion when it comes to our noble heritage…I prefer purebred and just happy to have one set of teeth. I happen to have inherrited books the “The Genius Of The Early English Theature” and “Stories Of The Reformation”. I have started reading the reformation and Ann, Mary, Henry, Shakespeare…all in it. I am a descendant of Lady Ann, not the Queen Ann and I guess I am so focused on direct line that it hasn’t occurred to me that they are family too. But it seems I just might to be related to most everyone. Check out Realativesearch.org it will tell you all your famous relatives. King of England or the King of Rock in Roll. I sign in from Familysearch.org and you might need get a free account there. I love this site too, It knew more about my family than I did.
Related somehow. My grandmother received a letter years ago or it may of been my great grandmother in regards to the Boleyn Castle. The letter was asking if we wanted to pay the million dollar plus taxes owed on the property to keep it in our family, and stating that if not it was going to be turned into a tourist attraction. Of course the family didn’t have that kind of money, so it was than returned to state. Not sure who in the family has that letter, but hopefully one of these days I can track it down. Would be something cool to have, I guess it was real fancy. 🙂
Tina, never fear and don’t look for the letter too hard. Hundreds of those letters were mailed. We received one and even if the funds were available the freehold taxes and upkeep would make it prohibitive.
You may wish to look up Hever Castle on the internet. It is a spectacular home converted to a livable palace by Lord and Lady Astor and yes Andrea is correct. Henry seized the properties and titles and sold many of them off (which is how the Boleyn family gained them in the first place) The Boleyn (Bullen) family seat is in Norfolk and I believe that Lord Bullen still resides there.
My brother is the current Lord of Linkhill at Hever, Kent, Eng. He too received a letter and turned it down, SORRY.
I am also, 14th great grand daughter of Mary Boleyn, down to De La Warr. Down to Colonel John Wests daughter Ursula Unity Susannah West who married George Thomas Martin and so on. Very exciting!!
MARY CATHERINE CAREY APPARENTLY HAS MANY DESCENDANTS – I TOO CLAIM HER AS A 13TH GREAT GRANDMOTHER. I DESCEND THROUGH ANNE KNOLLYS AND THOMAS WEST – HER DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW. I READ A BOOK ONCE THAT STATED “EVERY PERSON ON EARTH IS RELATED TO EVERYONE ELSE ON EARTH, IF YOU GO BACK 50 GENERATIONS”
Mary Bolelyn is also my 13th Grandmother. I beIieve I am from the same line as you and KMK. My line is through Mary Catherine Carey & Sir francis Knollys…the name Agar is also present as well as Haughton. I just happened across this site. Thanks! Very Interesting
Wow! Snap! Mary is my 13th Great Grandmother and Anne my 13th Great Grand Aunt. Now here is the juicy gossip . . .Henry viii Tudor is thought by many to be the father of Mary’s son Henry. That’s the line I am descended through. If true then Henry VIII would be my 13th Great Grandfather! Illegitimate of course. Makes you wonder. Only proof would be DNA but can they actually prove paternity that far back from a current descendant?
Please let me know also about any accessible DNA tests connecting back to King Henry VIII. I am a Noles-Knowles and I was wondering if the Knowles go back to Sir Francis Knollys who was married to Catherine Carey. Catherine was the daughter of Mary Boleyn and her husband William Carey.
Your ancestor was born well into his parents marriage and the argument for him being King Henrys son is very weak indeed, now if Catherine were your ancestor there’s more chance of you having Henry V111 as an ancestor but for Catherines descendants unfortunatly, that’s something that will remain a mystery.
I didn’t know there were so many of us. Mary is my 14th Great Grandmother. I totally agree about the DNA thing. I am an actual direct descendant to Mary through my father. We need to get together and discuss our royal lineage. Wow!
It’s wonderful Claire to see so many other relative’s/decendents from the exact same lines. Truly amazing. We need to see about forming some society , low key. The dysfuctional royal decendents society. Lol…we do have the Royal bloodlines and the genes might be a bit messed up but we are all here alive and well and to think how close it came to us not being here. Life is goooooood 😀
My name is Jadas Bowlin Anne is my 14th great grandmother as well my little brother Shannon bowlin Jr. my dad is named Shannon Bowlin and my grandfather Ernest bowlin. My last name is bowlin not Boleyn because when they moved from England to America there name went to two ways Bowlin (My last name) and Boleyn.
I think you mean Mary Boleyn is your 14x great grandmother. Ann Boleyn only had one child, Elizabeth the first, and she didn’t have any children, so Ann Boleyn has no living descendants
Indeed… However the Hastings are the real Royals!
And I come from that lineage.
You all need to have a big family reunion. Wouldn’t it be wonderful? There must be so many Boleyn descendants around today with the amount of children that Henry and Catherine Carey had and then the size of families of their children. It’s staggering.
that would be awesome. If you have done the Ancestry DNA you will show up, we have a long line of family that leads all the way back to Mary and Anne. I am kin thru the Shearin side, Ireland when King Henry was Lord … I think he spread a lot of DNA across the World.
Just found this site….my daughter had to do a paper on her lineage and she became fascinated with what she was finding. On my maternal grandfathers side she had gone back as far as the 1300s. She said there was alot on his side on Ancestry. She found that we are 19th and 20th cousins of Anne Boleyn. Of course I figured she didnt kbow what she was doing u til she gave me access to all the work she had done and I was flabbergasted. Absolutely fascinating. I k ow this may sound like a dumb question, as I have not researched all this yet myself, but were the Boleyns related to the now Queen Elizabeth? At some point I am going to do my own family tree on Ancestry…..just bought a new computer for this reason.
My name is Jadas Bowlin Anne is my 14th great grandmother the most recent addition to the bowlin/Boleyn family would be my younger brother Shannon bowlin Jr. my dad is named Shannon Bowlin and my grandfather Ernest bowlin. My last name is bowlin not Boleyn because when they moved from England to America there name went to two ways Bowlin (My last name) and Boleyn.
The Cleves bloodline is the the only legitimate evolve of Ann of cleaves, be serious people my name is Shannon Lazone cleaves first born son again I won’t even comment about all these theory’s they actually funny as it’s meant to block out finding me , my great great father was Richard Cleves and great grandma was Mollie Oliver cleaves, Roosevelt’s my granddad keep not believing and it soon come to pass
Anne boleyns aunt anne is my 14th great grand mother.and anne married henry heydon .and theres thomasine heydon she married a rogers.her daughter elizabeth married an eyres.
I have records from my cousin Ryan fink sent stating my grandfather was married to a Lillian HEYDON. Whos ancesters claim to be related to
ANN Boleyn throughanns aunt ITstated that she married Henry
I’m interested in the conversation regarding the Heydon family – I am a descendent of the John Rogers and Thomasine Heydon. Interested in any information regarding these two families who ended up in Lanke, St Brewards, Cornwall. I live in New Zealand – so cool to read about these many distant connections.
I’m a Heydon on my maternal side…Anne is my 14th or 15th great grandmother
THE BOLYN – HOWARD – TUDOR FAMILIES SEEM TO HAVE BOTH LEGITIMATE AS WELL AS ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN BORN INTO THEM. I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY CHILDREN THE HOWARD OR BULLEN GRANDPARENTS OF MARY, ANNE AND GEORGE HAD, BUT I AM PRETTY SURE NEITHER PARENTS OF THE BOLYN CHILDREN WERE “AN ONLY CHILD”. THERE WERE ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN BORN TO HENRY VIII. ACCORDING TO LETTERS WRITTEN BY THOSE CLOSE TO HIM, MARY BOLYN CAREY’S 1ST TWO CHILDREN WERE FATHERED BY HIM. MARY CARY WAS APPARENTLY FAVORED BY HENRY VIII, AS SHE WAS NOT BEHEADED WITH HER SIBLINGS, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS TALK THAT SHE WAS AT COURT AT THE TIME. HENRY VIII HAD A HISTORY OF BANISHING HIS FORMER MISTRESSES WHEN HE WAS THROUGH WITH THEM, BUT MARY AND HER DAUGHTER CATHERINE BOTH SERVED AT COURT AFTER THE AFFAIR – MARY SERVED HER SISTER AND CATHERINE SERVED SOMETIME AFTER SHE TURNED 11. HENRY VIII EVEN GAVE ONE OF HIS ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN A TITLE. THE LETTERS I REFERED TO ARE SEALED IN ENGLAND’S ARCHIVES – THEY WERE FOUND EARLIER IN THE 20TH CENTURY AND HAVE SINCE BEEN SEALED ACCORDING TO SOME HISTORIANS. HENRY CARY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY HENRY VIII, BUT WHY WOULD ANNE HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN HER NEPHEW IF HE WERE NOT HER HUSBAND’S CHILD? SHE WAS DESPERATELY TRYING TO GIVE HIM A LEGITIMATE HEIR, BUT WAS WILLING TO RAISE HENRY CARY AS HER OWN. I AM RELATED TO MARY CARY AND ALSO TO HER HUSBAND WILLIAM STAFFORD (INDIRECTLY). JUST AS SO MANY PEOPLE WANT A NATIVE AMERICAN IN THEIR BACKGROUND (I DO NOT HAVE SUCH LINEAGE), OTHERS WANT TO BE ROYAL ( I ONLY CLAIM A RELATIONSHIP TO MARY BOLYN CARY STAFFORD – NOT HENRY VIII) SOME GET THEIR WISH AND FIND NATIVE AMERICAN ANCESTORS AND SOME DESCEND FROM LEGITIMATE (AND ILLEGITIMATE) ROYALTY AND MINOR TITLED ANCESTORS. IT IS ONLY RUBBISH IF YOU CLAIM SOMETHING WITH NO PROOF. MAYBE THERE IS A JEALOUS BONE IN YOUR BODY OR MAYBE YOU HAVE NOT DUG DEEP ENOUGH INTO YOUR OWN FAMILY.
I agree I’m descended from King Henry 1 who had an illegitimate son by an unknown mistress, King Henry 11 who also had an illegitimate son by an Ida de Tosny, a noblewoman and King John who had a daughter before he was married, when I tell people some are interested and others not many, just say we could all be related to royalty but show no interest in researching their own family’s, it’s not very common to be related to royalty as one has to have connections an ancestor of mine married into the prominent Duncombe family whose descendants today are the Earls of Faversham their lineage can be traced back to the 12th century and they married into the noble family’s of the day, one of these was related to the medieval kings who I just mentioned and also to the Mowbrays a very ancient noble family from whom descend the Dukes Of Noffolk and are related to the infamous Boleyns!
Dear KMK,
I am interested in your Stafford connection.
Can you send me yonita. ward@gmail.com details as l do understand they had two children and therefore l am interested. He subsequently married an ancestor of mine.Many thanks.
Lol Liz…. not all of us have had someone tell us we are decended of the Boleyns. It is what it is in my family. Actually I was mortified. It is not a regular topic of conversation among family members . Although I feel very lucky to know who my ancestors are and feel very gratful that miticulous family records have been kept. AS for our royal lines I could honestly have cared less. Although I find it interesting to talk with other decendents , to see where everyone has ended up. Kind of like a , message in a bottle. I think it’s purely rubbish to judge others and be bias . I think you should be proud of your predisesors . You can learn a lot from them.
I’m related through the Culpeper/Howard line. Its not rubbish. I’m one who does have Lots of Native American in me. My family I can trace back to my Spencer, Shepard, Culpeper etc. Keep in mind the royals married their own family so if you have royal blood we are ALL related
Nicely said Culpeper. I’m am decended from those lines as well. You can’t help where you come from and I know for one I never looked for any royal lines. Being raised here in America the majority of us could care less. I just wanted to know who they were and where they came from. Whether they were a Cordwainer, merchant, royalty really didn’t make a difference to me.
It is interesting though. So Liz….to slam people and feel the need to insert your opinion with a pundit is well plain, ill mannered.
Culpeper …You probably know then about Leeds Castle. It stayed in the family for the longest time . I live about 10 min. Or so from Culpeper Virginia named after GreatGreat,,,, Granddad. They have a monument here /clock that keeps Leeds time and at Leeds Castle they have a sun dial clock that keeps Virginia time .Darn!! I wish we could have kept it in the family. It was to expensive to maintaine . It was sold later and came into possession by a Lady Baily . ; p
Dear KMK,
I am interested in your Stafford connection.
Can you send me yonita. ward@gmail.com details as l do understand they had two children and therefore l am interested. He subsequently married an ancestor of mine.Many thanks.
Catherine Culpeper married Lord Fairfax part of my line as my grandfather Gabbett-Fairfax married firstly a Fairfax cousin but l was at LeedsCastle and l think a Lady Bailey was a descendant who gave the castle to the nation and the clock mentioned might be there now.
Thank you for that reply. I am very new to this and only found out recently that my daughter and I, as well as others are cousins of Anne Boleyn. My daughter had to do a paper for a college course and found a lot on my grandfathers side and she has a lot filled in on the tree on Ancestry. It clearly shows that we are related to her. I am looking forward to starting my own and finding what I can.
I am very proud of my heritage and have researched it extensively. No I cannot speak for eveyone. Royal affairs were common, now Henry the VIIIs father was an only child due to his mother Margaert Beauforts age of 13 upon his birth she never had another,but Henry the VIIs wife Elizabeth was not an only child and her mother Elizabeth Woodville sat on the throne as well. We know Henry the VIII was not an only child and neither were his children obviously. Point royalty / noble lines extend through various people, ways, time periods. Now most people can no longer claim that noble right and thats okay.
It’s reallly not all rubbish. There are lots of Mary Boleyn’s descendants running around, and most don’t even know it. And they are on both sides of the pond. I’ve been researching my family history for a couple of years and have found that Mary is my 13th GGmother. The line has been researched and the connection is there. Mary’s granddaughter Anne Knolleys married Thomas West, who was Lord De La Ware and some of their children settled in the Williamsburg, Jamestown Virginia area. Martha Washington is also related to Mary.
Thank you Cat! I am from the same line through the West family twice, I was 48 when I found out, no one in the family knew,,or cared,,LOL and Martha Washington is my 8th great aunt on my dad’s side and 9th great aunt on my mother’s side,,we are many 🙂
Can you send me any details yonita.ward@gmail.com of George Washington’s descendants as you are related as someone married into the Fairfax family and l am looking for the connection.
I was tracing my grandfather’s line on ancestry.com and found that General Robert Lewis (also ancestor to George Washington and Meriwether Lewis) is directly descended from Sir William Boleyn, Anne Boleyn’s paternal grandfather.
I assure you, it was exciting to find all three of those names along a random branch of my grandfather’s ancestry. And from that point, the genealogy was already pieced together for me, which was really nice. 🙂
I agree with you Bobby, once you research and find the lines to those names, at that point the trees are much better researched and the lines just fall in place! We are cousins, then, through the Boleyns. The question is how many cousins apart we are.
I think that people get confused when they can trace their line back to being related to Anne thru a sibling. You may be related but you are no descendant. Anne had one child, Elizabeth who had no children of her own. So there is no way you are a descendant. There are none.
There were quite a few Anne Boleyns. Another Anne Boleyn was Queen Anne Boleyn’s aunt who was married to Sir John Shelton.
Not THE Anne Boleyn who’s line ended with her dtr Elizabeth. Anne Tempest married Edward Boleyn during the Middle Ages and this Anne Tempest Boleyn had many descendants.
my grandmother has a family tree thats looks more that a 100 years old and on there its shows that when her and her brother got beheaded the king told the sister to leave and never to return so she took the kings baby girl because he wanted a boyand she couldnt give him one.so when she got beheaded her sister took the baby to america when they came to america they started a new life and we are related to them by that baby girl the daugter of the king
ill try to get picks up of the family tree we have but its very old and my grand mother just started to put us all on it to it has been handed down for somany years im suprised it still readable
KaSandra your family sounds like the plot to the other Boleyn girl. And if the paper is only a little more than 100 yrs old then there is definitely a huge time issue with it. It’s not what happened in history. It is what happened at the end of the other Boleyn movie tho.
Hi KaSandra,
Anne’s daughter stayed in England and became Queen Elizabeth I. English people didn’t start travelling to the US until the 17th century so way after Anne’s execution (1536). The first permanent settlement in the US was the colony at Jamestown which was set up in 1607 but it was in late 1620 that the Pilgrims travelled to the US on the Mayflower. Elizabeth was dead by then. Anne’s sister, Mary Boleyn, stayed in England. She was married to William Stafford and she died in 1543, so I’m sorry but your story just doesn’t seem to make sense.
That is completely untrue. The Carey children stayed in England. As I remember, Catherine became a Lady in Waiting to Elizabeth I. Her daughter is buried at Westminster Abbey. None of them came over to the New World until Knollys married Thomas West, Lord de la Warr. He and his brothers, including Captain John West, went to Virginia in 1610 and thereafter, and became among the first governors of Virginia. Captian John West is my 11th grandfather, and this is what I have learned through research. What’s interesting to know is that many of my cousins married into the Sackville-West line, and they are still in England. Baron Sackville West lives in Knoll House in Kent, which is falling down. I was not aware of having so many cousins! Not sure how many are in the US.
Ann, your research is the only truly accurate account on this site as it regards the Mary Boleyn descendency to the West’s of Virginia. This is through the knolleys and flows directly to Lord West, first Royal Governor of Virginia. My wife is directly descended in that line and there is clear documentation in the history of the West’s genealogical publication. Nice to see such well researched and documented account, cousin.
I have been doing some research on my West family line, Matthew West, b. ca 1595 in England. Matthew was from Doddridge, VA. In researching this line, I have seen various posts, genealogy that say this line is related to Lord West, first Royal Governor of Va. Are you able to assist me in pointing me to accurate information on my line?
Thank you.
Sharon Hagler
Hi everyone,
I’m from the Uptons of Upton Park, (Castle?) and Boleyn Ground. Been told I’m related to the Boleyns and Elizabeth I . Anybody up for a mitochonrial DNA check passed along Mary’s bloodline? Look forward to hearing from those of you who know for sure you are related to Mary.
Hi Mark, I think it would be worth a go 🙂 Trouble is even when, by some miracle, you have got back that far, the chances of it all being correct through thirteen generations …??!?!!??!?!
Mark, the issue with mtDNA is that you need an all female line. You, as a male, wouldn’t have Mary’s mtDNA. Mother’s don’t pass it to their sons, only daughters. Likewise, Y-DNA is passed through the male line. As I mentioned in a message earlier, my line, through my maternal G-grandmother can be traced through the West’s to Mary. Unfortunately, there are intermixed generations of male and females inbetween. Is there an all femaile line in your family? That would be wonderful for some folks, I’m sure. Maybe there will be advances in DNA tests that will allow us to delve further into our DNA makeup and answer some of our questions.
You are incorrect about Mark not having his mother’s mtDNA. He does. However, he will not pass it down to any of his progeny. All of his children will have their mother’s mt DNA.
Every human has mt DNA in each of their cells. Every human person got this entirely from their mother. Mark has his mother’s mtDNA, as mentioned. However, going backwards, you are correct— he would need an unbroken female line back to the Mary Boleyn.
As a male, yes he would. It is just only passed from mom to babe so he would not pass it along. BUT, being that half the players in the equation in the 16-18th centuries were cousins of some variety, the male line would likely contribute DNA as well. OR get permission to get a few teeth from Mary’s kids to get exact DNA. I am not sure we know where Mary is laid to rest anylonger.
ALSO, there were so many people of the same name in those times. I ran into myself
doing my family tree and it is easy to see a name a go off on a goose chase.
I would love to take that test, but my decent is through my Mothers , Fathers line. His Grandmother Aggie West. Her Great Grandfather , Lord del a warr West. ( Thomas) However I have come to understand there is a genetic test that can be taken and it’s strictly for males. Comparing DNA of Henry the 8th . I’m going to make my brother take it , or try anyway. I need to do further research on it. I think it would be interesting. :p
The tests for genetics are usually the female mtDNA as described above by Greg where a direct female line can be traced back as Greg described above each mother gives her mtDNA to all her children, but male children do not pass it to their children. So mtDNA is traced back though the unbroken female line only.
Likewise for the male lines the genetic line that follows down is through the Y chromosome which is passed from father to son in an unbroken line.
If in either case the line of genetic link to the person of interest is broken then the genetics this far down won’t help.
e.g.
Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
Mary Boleyn Henry 8 Mary Boleyn
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Don’t you hate it when it looks different published to how you typed it
Try this
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i love the ironic nature of annes imortality her bloodline has prevailed while king henrys got diluted. serves him right for unjustly beheading her
also i would like to add;and wrap ur mind around the fact that one day when prince william takes the throne through his mothers liniage boleyne blood would rule england. henry the eighth was determined to secure a defined blood linebut actualy anne and mary boleyne wow just wow!
That is interesting I never knew that and i thought that i knew all the royals and and most of their ancestors. I am just love history and i have a long ancestor line myself, I am 7th in line to the throne of my tribe in Yemen I am a descendant of The Sheikh of the Al Shami Clan in Yemen he is my grandfather and i am currently 5th in line after my sisters and brothers.
,i’m sorry why did i write 7th then 5th i am 5th and i am also the youngest
The Tudor bloodline did survive too including into the current royals. Henry VIII had two sisters –
Margaret who married 3x including to the King of Scotland and had 7 children. She was the G Grandmother of James I of England. Her line links through to the current Queen.
Mary married 2x including to the King of France. She had three children and their descendants married into the Greys, Seymours & Stanleys.
The current ruling queen, Elizabeth II, is a descendant of Mary Boleyn
through her daughter Catherine Carey.
(Through her mother side) . So, no need to wait for prince
William to become king…
Charles and Diana were distantly related….As are Charles’s parents. So, what are you saying? That DNA is already on the throne. Like it really matters. All Europeans are related. To get even broader, all humans are related.
She’s saying that it’s ironic that Boleyn blood in a roundabout way is currently on the throne. Regardless of King Henry VIII’s skirt chasing, seed dropping, head beheading ways his line got diluted.
Don’t forget that Catherine is a Fairfax descendant through Sir Thomas Fairfax, the Parliamentary Commander who through the Army was indirectly involved in the execution of Charles lst- because Parliament was unable to agree; was involved with the other General in bringing Charlesll back and the Monarchy was re- established. So it’s very ironic that a Fairfax connection , Catherine will become Queen one day. They were a very honourable family who wanted fair play.
I’m a direct descendant of Mary Boelyn..She is my 15th Grandmother through her son Henry’s lineage (likely Tudor.) I have the direct line without question leading to me through my old New England family. We’re also in the old line of Saxon Kings, Royals of France, other countries and Mayflower descendants. In America what I just wrote sounds like I believe in fairytales and unicorns…Actually, it’s documented, true and comprise who I am. I would not be here without the existence of Mary Boelyn. Also, it is said that Henry likely was in the Kell antigen blood group..and that explains the multiple deaths of his babies through disorders like trisomy..I should know I can empathize with what must have been his plight..I wish he could be exhumed so we could get a DNA sample for proof of his line through his messed up blood/DNA issues..The diluted gene pool that exists now even if “officially” royal would not be conclusive. I’m in the Boelyn/ (Tudor)Carey/Morgan/Howard/Scott lines etc..My line is loaded with revolutionaries, military leaders, financiers, physicians..and of course party girls..lol.
you are so lucky to have boleyne blood i started reading biographies about them when i was young later on in my life i found out i was related to the prime minister of romania sur name groza . i don’t know why i enjoy history i just do
Elizabeth, we are cousins! My familial lines also, through the Boleyns, include the Careys and Howards, along with several other prominent families. I would love to hear from you. My email is catwhitten@yahoo.com.
Hi Cat and Elizabeth. Wow! 🙂 Dido here as for the Howard’s, Boleyn,s and Carey’s. I’m here in Northern Virginia. I think it would be very interesting to compare notes and to see where we connect as far as cousins. 3rd 4th, and so on. I had a cousin of ours contact me across the pond a few months back as she was in shock when she found out I was in America. Anyway she was inquiring about Great, Grandfather Lord Del a warr as to where he was buried. Since then , as Jamestown is only a abt an hour in a half away , my husband and myself made a day trip out of it. Now I have to get back to her and let her know the info. You never know who you will end up chatting with. 🙂
I live in Indiana. I know about Leeds Castle. I love my family. There is a sitecalled culpepper daughters and gives you the full lineage of the bolyns etc
I too am a direct descendant of Mary Boleyn she is my 14 Great Grandmother and her daughter Mary Catherine Carey, I’m also related to almost every other royal family in Europe, I guess Kings and Queens wanted their offspring married into other Royal families.
Hi according to one of our most notable historians Mary Boleyns daughter Catherine Carey was Henry VIIIs natural daughter but there will never be conclusive proof unless a DNA match is taken on any of her descendants, I am a cousin of Anne and Mary Boleyn on both their mother and fathers sides, tho I don’t know how many times removed, it is true that if you have royal blood in you than were all related as they did indeed marry their relations, trying to keep the blood pure when in fact all it did was weaken the children and cause a lot of diseases, I’m descended from three kings of England all from different mistresses and it certainly does cause confusion, regards Christine.
why oh why cant scientists do something to trace back ancestry ,why cant they exhume henry viii ,what permission is needed and from whom to do this ,also henry could have had many offspring that no one knows about ,like for instance when he was a young man im sure he bedded many a maid back then .
It’s speculated that he even bedded a laundry maid at one point and sired an illegitimate child with her… not sure how true that is, but still a point of interest
Only the Queen off England can give permission to exhume Henry VIII and it’s not really in anyone’s interests to do so, his three legitimate children all suffered ill health and Elizabeth lived the longest yet she was only seventy when she died, and his one acknowledged bastard Henry Fitzroy died young and childless. Henry was also said to have had a bastard daughter but her mother was a commoner so hardly anything is known of her, the fact that all of his offspring appear to have been rather sickly is a strong argument for Henry not having any living descendants but if Catherine Carey was then there are his descendants around today but it will never be proved unfortunately, it’s a nice fantasy for those of you who are related to Catherine however.
My Carey ancestors are cousins of William Carey who married Mary Boleyn,(through the supposed extinct male line of Robert Cary of Charles City, Va.usa). I match a Church descendant of Robert L. Tudor and his wife Catherine Smedley. William Carey shared a close common ancestor with Henry VIII so distinguishing who was the father of Mary’s kids would be hard, no?
Spot on Reenak!! I am descended through the “West” Family descended from Lord Delawarr West (Thomas) side. That ended up settling thete after the revelutionary war. My direct line of decent stayed Loyal to England as they had very strong ties.
After the war they moved as ” it was not a popular decision among the rest of the Colonials” . You could tuck tale and go back to England or go to the Great White North (Canada) or you were given a land grant by King George to move further west into new territory. That is what they did.I was scratching my head thinking, why Kentucky of all places, seriously ! Kentucky was considered part of Virgina. Staying Loyal to the Crown came with a hefty price.
Other family members were staunch Patriots as George Washington, Jefferson , Lewis etc.
I don’t know so much about Boleyns being in Kentucky myself ..the Surename but the family and a good portion that remained here in the United States that stayed Loyal ended up in those territories a long time ago, which makes sence. Now we are all spread out , but don’t be suprised if you see Kentucky and a lot of Cousins in Canada lol 😉
Thanks to all for replies. They are correct, my mtDNA is Swedish not English, through my Mother’s Mother’s line…oops. However, the X Chromosome is form Mum and half of my Autosomal chromosomes. Even so, any DNA I may share from the Boleyn family would be diluted by 32,000 – 128,000, do the math. Please excuse my error. I did get back to Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, but there are no complete Boleyn family trees online and everything about Upton Park and Boleyn Ground is a mystery before 1800. One citation said Uptons, (people not places), were listed at the location in the Domesday Book(s). I’m afraid what I’m looking for may have been lost in the Great London Fire 1666. Henry is still with us, ghoulish as it may sound, his coffin was damaged when Charles I ‘s casket was placed next to his. In 1833, an accident opened the tomb, and upon repair, experts said they could see Henry, red hair on his chin and all, articles from examiners and experts called to the scene are online.
Another clarification: The tomb of Henry VIII was opened in a construction/remodel accident of 1813, not 1833. Dr. Sir Henry Halford, Duke of Cumberland, Count Munster,(not a breakfast cereal), B.C. Stevenson and the Dean of Windsor were called for formal and dignified examination. Dr. Halford’s paper is online. Three small items remained with Dr. Halford, again, an accident, and were returned to the coffin of Charles I by the Prince of Wales under instructions by Queen Victoria in 1888. I doubt the Royal Family would submit for any DNA samples on their ancestors, just so average folk can “know”.
If those claiming relation to the Boleyns have tests done, it would be nice to know if results are Avail. to compare, say on a database under controlled medical and privacy guidelines. The “Boleyn family DNA Project”? Also, if anyone with the resources can untangle the Alice in Wonderland – like story of Upton Park/Boleyn Ground, some facts would probably be appreciated by all. Thank you.
By the way, Cat and Liz, there’s an Upton way back who changed his name to Howard in order to be closer to his wife’s line, Peerage first, I guess. The Gr. Gr. Grandfather of Oliver Cromwell, also changed his name from Williams, to be closer to the family of his wife Katherine, who’s Brother was Thomas Cromwell, Chief Administrator to Henry VIII. Not everyone with a name is related by blood. I’m sure your family trees have been checked for that stuff.
Oh, and Cat, don’t worry about intermixing. The critical thing is sequences and gene spacing. If they find a sequence in a Boleyn that is “highly conserved”, e.g. cytochrome C, the match to Anne, Mary, their parents, grandparents, etc… will be unmistakable.
Hello? Where is everyone? Maybe they went to Mars or are at a meeting of PAGAN…People Against Goodness And Normalcy .
Dear Elizabeth and Cat, on p.112 of my big Upton family history book, I’ve got an Upton with an impossibly long name, married to Mary Howard about 1809, she is neice of Thomas Howard, XIV Earl of Suffolk. Does this put Boleyn DNA in my family even without a direct link to Mary/Anne’s family? Fulke Greville Upton is the guy who changed his name to Howard.
I’m from the Howard line. My Grandmother’s mother was a Howard. No Boleyn blood here, but I am related to the Boleyn sisters and Queen Elizabeth I, based on my family tree. Lots and lots of Howards to the point of confusion. They repeated names a lot.
My 16th great grandmother is Lady Mary Katherine Cary who is most likely the illegitimate child of Henry VIII. Just did the whole family tree and was pretty suprized to see this….but either way I guess that makes Anne Boleyn my 16th great aunt…
Mary Boleyn is also my !4th great-grandma, through her daughter Catherine and granddaughter Anne Knollys-West! When I first discovered it, I thought “No way!”, tossed the whole line and started over…well, it re-appeared. so I have since delved deeper, checked and rechecked. It’s true and I am still amazed, if only because I have been fascinated with Mary’s history for 28 years, only to learn I was descended from her!!
It has long been rumored in my family that we are descended from “the” Howard’s. My grandfather was a Howard. I have done extensive research into my family tree but am unable to reliably search back any further than the 1700’s. How would I be able to confirm a link to my possible infamous ancestors?
I’m descended from the Howards, proved by DNA. I have all the info. I can email you it if you don’t have a full ancestry account. I’ve got it back to 900AD and the Vikings.
Dear Stella, It appears I am a patrilineal male descendant of a Howard line in the US. Although I’ve come across some “gaps” and potential inaccuracies in the historical data from England. A family heirloom we hold makes much more sense after looking at the “Dukes of Norfolk Family Tree”; and at the same time raises interesting questions of potential historical significance. The genealogy information I have traces back to the ship “Hercules” leaving England in 1634. It would be great to exchange data to verify the accuracy of my records and document the tree further. Thank you, RH
I’m also interested in any information on the Howards that anyone could share. Thank y’all!
My great Grandmother was a Howard. Her father died when she was a baby and had other children who seemed to not know about her. At least current Howard’s on ancestry said that they didn’t know about her and that I wasn’t related to them, until DNA proved otherwise. 🙂
Hello, my name is Ryan Howard. The Howard’s came to North America in approximately 1618 through Reverend John Howard and his son John Howard. The elder Rev. Howard died in the Jamestown Massacre of 1622; his son John Howard survived and married a daughter of Thomas Hayward.
Many have thought this ‘Hayward’ last name was changed to ‘Howard’ because they did not make the connection that John Howard survived Jamestown and that only his father Rev. Howard had perished. The name was changed by marriage and there was no relation that I can find to both families prior beyond the families travelling from England.
I have a large portion of the genealogical records and ship passenger manifests showing the trip(s) from England on both the Howard and Hayward sides. There is also a family dissertation (a bible of sorts) held by my father Steven Howard which has been passed down through the years. It’s very fragile and wrapped in silk; I will endeavor to have it non-flash photographed so the content can be shared with relatives at our discretion.
I will start posting this info at ryanhoward.org; in the interim I can be contacted via my email by prefixing my first name to the aforementioned .org site. Right now the web site(s) are down for a major overhaul but the email is up.
Stella, Kris (and others), I would love to sync up on the data. I thought the Norwegian DNA was from my maternal grandmother’s side; the potential Viking link back to 900AD may explain the DNA breakdown much better. Additionally Howard’s have the highest amount of Neanderthal DNA found in the world. Compare the back of your skull structure to others; there is a distinct shape. Many Howard’s have been key military strategists such as Admiral Howard who led the English against the Spanish Armada in 1588; I believe the unique mix of DNA helps with analytical thinking outside the norm. In later 2019-2020 posts I’ve seen references to similar DNA breakdowns.
There is a lot of hearsay on this site as to being related to Anne Boleyn; a scientific approach using written records and DNA is really the only way to figure this out. Secondarily if there are any, we can use this data to head off any health issues for our children early in life.
I am the 19th great granddaughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn and Ann Hoo. My 18th Great grandmother Anne Boleyn who married Henry Heydon is Queen Consort Anne Boleyn’s great aunt making Anne Boleyn (queen) the great granddaughter of my 19th Great grandparents. Also my 16th Great grandfather Robert “of Stonehouse” Mildmay 1365-1392 is also HRH Prince Charles’ 16th grandfather as well.
My great-grandfather is a Cary and I have seen my lineage all the way back to the 1730s but not all the way to the 1500s. My great-grandfather’s middle names were Everett and Falkland and his father’s was Lucious so there are definitely some Viscount Falkland references in there too! My cousin is currently taking genealogy classes and is hoping to dig deeper via Anglican church of England. Excited to hear more!
There is probably a lot more Tudor and Boleyn blood out there than we perhaps imagined, If we take in to account the many illegitimate children that were sired by the elite class. Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing who these descendants are. I suspect there is a fair amount of Henry the eights diluted blood still running through veins!
Hey Marie! We are related–so now I guess I will call you CUZ–cuz I can!!! LOL
Lady Mary Boleyn is my 13 great grandmother, via Lady Mary Katherine Cary is my 12th great grandmother and great grandfather-Sir Francis Knollys–11th great grandmother Anne Knollys Baroness of Delaware and great grandfather-Thomas 2Nd Lord De La Warr West. 10th Great grandmother Lady Anne Percy and great grandfather Governor John West via my grandmother who is a Claiborne. I recently checked all the records and dated them all back to Sir Knight of the Garter THOMAS 1st Earl of Wiltshire Viscount of Rochford BOLEYN and he was the father of Queen Ann Boleyn of England and of course her sister Lady Mary Boleyn is my 13 great grandmother which makes Queen Ann Boleyn my 13 great aunt! This is so awesome. Additionally; I guess that make Queen Elizabeth I my 13th great cousin! It’s really incredible to find all this out from our family history. Love it.
*Lady Mary Boleyn Carey (1504 – 1534)
8th great grandmother of husband of 2nd cousin 4x removed
*Lady Mary (Katherine Mary), Lady of Bedchamber Carey (1524 – 1568)
Daughter of *Lady Mary Boleyn
*Lady Anne Knollys (1553 – 1608)
Daughter of *Lady Mary (Katherine Mary), Lady of Bedchamber
*Robert (Thomas Robert Governor of Virginia) West (1590 – 1659)
Son of *Lady Anne
*Thomas West (1617 – )
Son of *Robert (Thomas Robert Governor of Virginia)
*Robert West (1662 – )
Son of *Thomas
*John West (1695 – 1774)
Son of *Robert
*Matthew West (1733 – 1801)
Son of *John
*John West (1764 – 1838)
Son of *Matthew
*Alice West (1804 – 1872)
Daughter of *John
*Richard Holtom (1855 – 1898)
Son of *Alice
Rebecca Williamson (1858 – 1933)
Wife of *Richard
Sarah Ann Owen (1827 – )
Mother of Rebecca
Samuel Owen (1790 – 1882)
Father of Sarah Ann
William Owen (1736 – )
Father of Samuel
Elizabeth Owen (1777 – )
Daughter of William
Sarah Judd (1809 – 1891)
Daughter of Elizabeth
Samuel Bourton Huggins (1840 – 1881)
Son of Sarah
Charles Edward Huggins (1873 – 1941)
Son of Samuel Bourton
Beatrice Huggins (1894 – )
Daughter of Charles Edward
William Charles Edward Bateman (1914 – 1999)
Son of Beatrice
Margaret Lavinia Bateman
I have several Owen in my bloodline that hailed from England. My father always said that any Owen, no s, was related to us. I wonder if there is a connection here.
I now have over 7,500 ancestors listed for my husband’s maternal grandmother’s line which goes through Edmund Towne who older sister Rebecca (Towne) Nurse was hung in the Salem witch trials and that name continues back into the Sir Thomas Boleyn line etc. My maternal grandmother’s line goes through Rev. Steven Bachiler (thought to have inspired the “Scarlet Letter” story and also the Wingate line that leads to Henry VII then on back ito Charlemagne Between our lines we also have Alfred the Great , William the Conqueror, Otto the Great, Vikings, Kings of Scotland, France, Franks, etc etc etc.
Yes, by God’s grace I want to write a book this next year, so please encourage me to do it!! 🙂
I have all the same ancesters as You and your hubby….Edmond Towne is my 10 grand father…check out my family tree on ancestry.com. I’m cwalker8179 on there,my name is Shauna Walker..maiden name is henry. Come check it out,and I hope You get to write your book and its successful.
My Mother recently handed me a book sized family tree from my Father’s Mothers side of the family. Most of it begins in the State of Maine, but does go back to Sir William Boyeln.
I am still trying to decipher the line down to my Grandmother from the Boyeln’s.
Very interesting but you dont say if it is from her marriage to William Carey or not. I am interested in her children from her marriage to William Stafford. Can you help? yonita.ward@gmail.com
My paternal lineage seems to trace back to a 1st cousin of Queen Anne Boleyn named Dorothy Heydon who was the daughter of Elizabeth Ann Boleyn and Sir Henry Heydon. Elizabeth Ann Boleyn, daughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn and Lady Ann Hood, was the sister of Sir Thomas Boleyn who fathered Queen Anne.
Granted, I’m not 100% sure, but it does look that way from what I’ve seen. One of these days I’m going to have a professional track down everything myself just to be sure.
I just recently traced another section of my family back through Staffords and found Mary Boleyn with William Stafford. That would mean that I am related to the Boleyn family twice through the generations.
Queen Ann Boleyn’s sister, Lady Mary Boleyn is my 14th great-grandmother. Catherine “Lady Knollys” Carey is my 13th great-grand mother. I find the history of her position within Queen Elizabeth I’s court very interesting as the two were definitely 1st cousins, and likely spent more time together than anyone else. There is always the remote possibility that they were not only cousins but half-sisters as, Lady Catherine was the one of Lady Mary Boleyn’s children who was the most likely to be born within the span of time when Lady Mary Boleyn was mistress to King Henry VIII. This is interesting, at least to speculate about.
Elizabeth I’s favoring Lady Knollys at court could be reflective their relationship being more than 1st cousins without Catherine’s ever having had a need to attempt a claim the royal line. Then again, maybe not. Another relative who could have put Catholic England back into power was put to death when Elizabeth I signed her death warrant although did not give permission until she was consulted. She was never consulted, but that warrant was carried out. I and several others on this blog could owe our existence to the comfortable arrangement of Lady Knollys position at Elizabeth I’s court. Fourteen of her children and 13 generations later, here I am. And also, perhaps, here are you.
Mary Boleyn (1487 – 1512)
is your 11th great grandmother
Sir Henry Carey **1st Baron of Hunsdon; Order of Garter (1525 – 1596)
son of Mary Boleyn
Sir John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon (1556 – 1617)
son of Sir Henry Carey **1st Baron of Hunsdon; Order of Garter
Sir John Carey ******1st Earl of Dover; Lord Mayor Bristol; Knight; (1583 – 1666)
son of Sir John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon
Ann Carey (1697 – 1729)
daughter of Sir John Carey ******1st Earl of Dover; Lord Mayor Bristol; Knight;
Sarah Judith Giles (1711 – 1759)
daughter of Ann Carey
Joseph Bybee 1749 VA (1749 – )
son of Sarah Judith Giles
Melanee Bybee (1790 – 1850)
daughter of Joseph Bybee 1749 VA
Andrew Jackson Priddy (1822 – 1876)
son of Melanee Bybee
James Thomas Priddy (1851 – 1931)
son of Andrew Jackson Priddy
William Henry Priddy (1885 – 1953)
son of James Thomas Priddy
Floyd Priddy (1907 – )
son of William Henry Priddy
Floyd is my Grandpa
Since Lady Lettice Knollys married Queen Elizabeth’s favourite Robert Dudley, she was then banished from her court. Their son ‘ the young imp’ died young.
I descend from every royal bloodline,because of my cheevers,and powell bloodlines. Including the ones of today,and yes I’m related to all those You mentioned. I’m on ancestry.com my name is cwalker8179. Your more them welcome to check it out. I have documents,bios,pics..etc. Shauna walker
Catherine Parr only had one child, a daughter named Mary, who is supposed to have died at the age of 2, so it’s unlikely that Catherine is your 11th great grandmother. Sorry
Edmond Towne is my 10th grand father, my aunts were accused of being witches in the salem trials,and were hung,all but 1. Sarah,they made a movie and play based on them…7 soverigns for sister sarah. I’m on ancestry.com my name is cwalker8179 on there. Your welcome to look,I have records,pics etc. Yes I was born and raised in boston,ma.
I would not be so proud to be related to the wh*re who ruined Christiandom in England and helped bring about the fraction of the Church. If any of you are Catholic please pray for the soul of Good Queen Catherine and Queen Mary I. Your relative was as disgusting and arrogant as Camilla. Because of her evil Catherine and Mary were separated with Catherine’s dying wish to see her daughter. Please understand how much damage your revered ancestor truly did.
Well I’m sorry You feel that way hun,and You have the right to your opinion no doubt. But I am proud of where I come from,their part of me and without them I wouldn’t be here so I’m sorry to say I don’t feel the way You do. But I do understand.
woah course language there. Neither of the Boleyns were such a thing. They both did their King’s bidding, as was the tradition of the time. Mary was an adulteress purely because she was pushed into it, Anne married Henry because she was persuaded it was advantageous for the family. Mary at least had the good sense not to marry Henry, or she would have had her head chopped off too!
Well said hayley, I’m offended really with this woman. I understand people have their opinions,but they should gets facts to go along with those opinions.
Oh and to answer your question about the dna…if You go on ancestry.com they offer the test, for $99 and yes it goes that far back. Your more then welcome to check out my family tree hun..its cwalker8179, my names Shauna Walker.. or maiden name Henry. Hope to hear from You soon.
Hi Shaina, ancestry said that the dna analysis is only available in the US. I am in New Zealand. So Anne and Mary made it to the other side of the world. I am on ancestry, will add you tomorrow. I am hayleyjaneyoung on there. I have gone back to 1066 on one side with the venables family. And the Bolyns are direct descendants of mine through my maternal grandfather’s side. I also have Darwin, and the Wedgwoods in my tree. But then so do you most probably. They are all connected to Mary.
Since Lady Lettice Knollys married Queen Elizabeth’s favourite Robert Dudley, she was then banished from her court. Their son ‘ the young imp’ died young.
I was replying about Lettice Knollys but it was a way back.
Whether Mary was an adulteress or not depends on when she married William Carey. It is said that Henry was bored and then married her off to William.
Charlotte Corday, your post just made me laugh out loud! At that time women were pawns in the games of the men. Don’t spout rubbish in the name of Catholicism. You know nothing of what the poor woman went through to keep her family happy. I am sure anyone who has commented on this post has equal sympathy for Catherine of Aragon, Mary and Elizabeth who also went through hell before becoming queen. All of the women connected in anyway to Henry Viii were victims. And why on earth would you choose a lovely interesting ‘chat’ like this to condemn not only the royals of the past but also Camilla? Write a book if you feel that strongly and allow these nice people their pride in their heritage.
Not to mention, no one is responsible for the crimes of their ancestors. Unless she is posting from North Korea? In any case, she mist have slept through every history class to think 16th crntury women had agency!
this really should be removed. It has nothing to do with the conversation and is just some self-righteous bigot venting her fanaticism, Whoever runs this forum, can you PLEASE remove it?
charlotte Corday you wasn’t there and you wasn’t present to judge anne Boleyn i detest small minded people like yourself if you haven’t got anything nice to say then hold your tongue also if you believe anne Boleyn to be a wh*re and you hate her with this passion why on earth are you commenting on this page grrrrrrrr
CHARLOTTE CORDAY you wasn’t there or present at the time so to judge anne Boleyn is outrageous and frankly if you hate her with such a passion that causes you to call her a wh*re why on earth are you on this website either hold your vicious tongue or say nothing unless it is appropriate ,i wish you knew who i was but i wont give you the privilege all people like you do is blame anne never henry or do you also believe anne bewitched henry as you seem small minded like people back then was gullible fools
She’s dead. Really, really dead. What are you hoping to accomplish? And if you think Catholics were any better in that era, check out what Mary did to Protestants, or what was going on in Spain. It was a brutal era with no clean hands for people of any faith – except perhaps young girls who were mere pawns in the games of powerful men.
Hayley…just email me… ceecee122279@hotmail.com. I put You In but its saying there’s no member. Its a pain. Just email me whenever You want we’ll chat. Talk to u soon.
I am also a descendan of Thomas West, Baron De La Warr, I did a family history.report in high school. My family still carries the West last name. I am so interested in history. Who I am, my family,, our history as a whole.
I stumbled across this thread. I too am a direct descendant of John West and Unity Croshaw. Is there any documentation of the Boleyn link or Thomas West, Baron De La Warr with the descendants of John West? I’ve been searching via Ancestry.com and it’s hard to verify. Any additional sources you might be able to offer would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Lisa
Try milesfiles 13.5 in your browser box then look for your surname it might pick up the wests and so forth, also try sir george yeardley and temperence flowerdew they appear to be the grand parents of unity croshaw temperence married francis west after george died and francis west was the son of anne knollys.
Regards Allan
Hi Allan,
Thank you so much for your response. The information you provided was very helpful and I was able to almost immediately establish a direct connection.
Hi Lisa,
Glad I was able to help my own relatives are also trying to establish a connection with mary boleyn via george and temperence yeardley hope you make a breakthrough I think most of the clues regarding the wests and anne knollys derive from jamestown good luck bye.
Allan.
Hi Lisa,
Try this in your browser box “thomas west 3rd baron de la warrs family tree” it might help.
Allan
Lisa
Try, ” our family tree” in your browser box then when the page comes up click on “Genealogy & Collaboration our family tree” it might be of interest to you just type in west its a good lead tra.
Allan.
Thank you, Allan, for these additional resources! I will definitely look into this further.
You are very thoughtful. I really appreciate it and hope your research is going well.
How? Anne only had a daughter, Elizabeth, and she died childless. Some people believe that Elizabeth had illegitimate children, but there’s no evidence. Perhaps you’re a 17th great niece? Are you descended from the Careys?
Charlotte Corday, your post just made me laugh out loud! At that time women were pawns in the games of the men. Don’t spout rubbish in the name of Catholicism. You know nothing of what the poor woman went through to keep her family happy. I am sure anyone who has commented on this post has equal sympathy for Catherine of Aragon, Mary and Elizabeth who also went through hell before becoming queen. All of the women connected in anyway to Henry Viii were victims. And why on earth would you choose a lovely interesting ‘chat’ like this to condemn not only the royals of the past but also Camilla? Write a book if you feel that strongly and allow these nice people their pride in their heritage.
I’d just like to say DNA tests are not legit. Scientists have said u have more chance of finding who your ancestors are by rummaging through your lofts, than to be ripped off for a meaningless DNA test that holds no scientific evidence. Not my words, they are words of ppl in the know. I guess u people are all American? Well I honestly don’t believe there are that many people related to the Bolyn/Tudor line, not even here in England & Especially not in America. Its a nice thought to be related to some historical royality, but chances are its not the case. In any case why are u guys so eager to be related to English people? I thought you all thought we had bad, yellow teeth or so the media always says lol.
Actually, although DNA tests can be unreliable for some things, mtDNA passes down virtually unchanged through the maternal line. Therefore, it is possible to establish relation to someone through mtDNA. However, if establishing descent as far back as Anne Boleyn with mtDNA it would be very difficult to say how you were related to her, only that you are you are related to her. And apparently nearly half of the people in Britain are descended from British royalty. Basically, if you lived long enough ago and had enough kids, the reach of your descendants spread pretty far.
LOL..I once looked at Prince Charles’ EXHAUSTIVE ancestry compiled by some obsessive-compulsive in the College of Arms (or whatever..it’s in the NY Public Library geneaology collection, if anybody wants to look). Anyway, get back far enough, and he’s related to almost EVERYBODY in his part of the world…and then some.
i was advised by lough genealogy that some peoplle suggest a link between Boleyn family and the Boyle name.Is there any evidence to support this view.
David
I have been doing research for yers of the family of HORACE NAPOLEAN GIBSON BORN NOV. 20TH 1893 \ ST. PAUL MN. Part of the Buchanan branch of Ireland . They have always heard that they were related to Anne Boleyn do you have any records that would show that. Thank You
Concerning mtDNA, I should add that if you were related to Anne Boleyn through a continuation of the maternal line, i.e. Mary Boleyn, through to her daughter, then her daughter, etc., etc., the mtDNA, if you were able to get a sample, would be pretty much the same. Through this method you would not be able to identify exactly how you were related to someone. It’s all pretty interesting though.
Hi everyone
I’m from Australia and what has brought me to this site is my very preliminary research (well, not really proper research – just digging around) into my own family history. I am a direct descendent (from my great-grandmother) from the du Moulins(my du Moulin ancestor came to Australia as a medical doctor with his family way back in the 1800s). One direct distant ancestor was a Philipe Du Molin Seigneur of Brie and cup-bearer to Francois 1 and apparently married to a Marie de Boulan, a supposed relation of the Boleyns (maybe cousin of Anne Boleyn). There appears to be some small debate among historians as to whether Anne or Mary spent some time with his family during her teens. Apparently there is a tower remnant of a medieval castle called the “Tour de Anne Boleyn” in Briis-sous-Forges (and also a street named after her).
It’s the de Boulan – Boleyn connection that I am slightly intrigued by – the French/Anglo link. Is there a family relationship?
What is greatly amusing to me is that my grandmother told me a bit about the du Moulins when I was young and about some connection to the court of Elizabeth 1 – and I was completely bewildered at the time and thought she was slightly nuts! Anyway, I think one of my ancestors, according to my grandmother’s account, was a lady-in-waiting in Liz 1’s court (don’t know who, tho).
I am also a direct descendant of Mary and Anne.
My Grandmother’s maiden name was West, traced from Lady Anne Knollys West who was the daughter of Catherine Carey and Sir Francis Knollys.
Mary Boleyn is my great to the 13th Grandmother.
Some people do believe that Elizabeth I did have children – some believe that she got pregnant by Thomas Seymour and some others believe that Arthur Dudley was her son by Robert Dudley, BUT, most people don’t believe either of those theories.
I think the confusion is regarding what it means to be a “direct descendant”. I think many people believe it simply means related to, a blood relative of, whereas it actually means that you are descended from the person, via her children. I think another area of confusion is that there are a few Anne Boleyns in the Boleyn family tree. For example, the Anne Boleyn who was the sister of Thomas Boleyn and who married John Shelton.
We know that Anne Boleyn, as in Queen Anne Boleyn, only had one surviving child, Elizabeth I, and she didn’t have any children, unless you go for the theories I’ve mentioned. Therefore, as I’ve said a few times, nobody can be DIRECTLY descended from Queen Anne Boleyn.
I see the same with Henry VIII too, but his children, Mary I, Edward VI, Henry Fitzroy, Elizabeth I, all died childless. It’s only if you believe that he fathered the Careys that you can say that you are directly descended from him.
Mary is my 16th Great Grandmother. Kind Edward the 1st is my 26th Great Grandfather.
My family are the Scotts and we are related to the Howard family when Sir Edmund Scott married to Joan Howard wich is the daughter of Katherine Cary, Son of Henry Carey, son of Mary Boleyn.
Re my previous post: I was a little confused about my Marys – Mary Boleyn (Anne’s sister) was my 13th GG and her daughter Catherine was my 12th GG. The tree I was looking at wasn’t showing her full name (I have her as Mary Catherine Carey), so I got confused about which one married William Stafford.
So, Mary Catherine Carey Knollys had a daughter named Anne – that is my 11th GG.
Wow, I just got myself all confused there for a moment. Sorry about that.
Anne is my 6th cousin 13x removed. The connection is through the Welles line. I have found many interesting people on my line. But my first find was Anne Boleyn.
Hi Becca I’m descended thru Margery de Welles her sister was Anne who became Anne Boleyns 8th great grandmother, your right there’s a lot of interesting people there, regards Christine.
I mean Anne Boleyns third great grandmother and my nineteenth great grandmother were sisters, I’m descended from Margery De Welles, Anne was descended from Anne De Welles.
I have been told by family that we are related to Anne Boleyn as well but in tracing my tree backwards I get stuck at Anne Whitehorn, other surnames shown are Savory & Taylor, wondered if anyone is familiar with these names?
I am a direct descendant to Anne’s aunt Ann Boleyn and her husband Sir Henry Haydon of Baconsthorpe. My maternal grandfather is Marvin William Hayden. I also named my oldest son Hayden after our family name. 🙂
I am unsure as to how many generations I need to go back but she is my great (x’s X generations) grandmother.
The oldest living person in my family that is still mentioned in the “royal books” is now in his 90’s living in Virginia and is my great uncle on my mothers side.
I’m not sure how you can be direct descendants of Anne Boleyn because Anne’s only child, Elizabeth I, died childless. She could be your great-great-great… aunt though if you’re descended from Mary Boleyn. Is that what you mean?
Well I can tell you my family that I personally know were/are the Haydon’s.
My great uncle is who I am referencing above.
According to the research my grandmother did and passed down through the generations this is the information she and my great uncle found.
I’m not doubting that you’re descended from the Boleyns but Anne Boleyn only had one daughter, Elizabeth I, and she didn’t have any children so Anne’s line ended there. Mary Boleyn, however, had two children, Henry and Catherine Carey, who both had large families and their children had large families etc. so there are many people today who can trace back to Mary Boleyn and are therefore related to Anne Boleyn.
Oh my goodness this really is one big family! You are all so lucky and blessed to know your lineage, particularly knowing you come from these amazing Tudors! So you all basically have royal blood (to some degree!) Unfortunately I’m adopted so I will never know my heritage except for a great grandfather on my biological mother’s side who was the royal painter for the maharaj of something-or -other in India. Very interesting indeed. Keep up the excellent research
Anne is 15 x great aunt, with Mary being my 15 x great grandmother. I am decended through Catherine Carey, then Lettice Knollys etc. So I may be a direct descendent of Henry VIII! I have also traced him as a cousin elsewhere.
My ex-husband’s family were direct decendants of Queen Anne Boleyn and were granted land in the New York/New Jersey area (I believe it was Ellis Island) which was taken by eminent domain. Many family members have tried to regain some sort of retribution for it but with out any success. I saw the paper work but it was years ago. The family ended up moving to Washington state and own large amounts of land in the Spokane River Valley.
Mary Boleyn is my 15th Great-Grandmother, through the Clays of Alabama (cousins to Henry Clay). Clement Clay, Senior (8th Alabama governor’s) wife was Susannah Claiborne (related to Liz Claiborne); her line extends through the Jones’ and the Wests’, directly to the Knollys’. Personally, I believe Henry VIII fathered Mary’s children. They received very special treatment by Queen Elizabeth, which was unusual. My cousin and great-aunt did DNA testing that linked us to many others who have this exact same lineage. It shouldn’t be that difficult to tie this in to Henry VIII–if indirectly. I have included my Tribalpages website if anyone would like to explore a connection. I am also on Ancestry.com.
my ancesry.com tree is “lea-kenfield family tree” which has some Boleyns dangling off it.
have a look and drop my a line? My contact info is associated with it. I am in Alabama..our family names there are Lea, Day, Mosely, Kelly, Averyt (Averrit), Neely, and a few others….see the tree LOL
She was actually Susannah Claiborne WITHERS. The funny thing is–my mom bought me a dart board with Henry VIII’s image on it when I was about 11 years old. It’s ironic that this guy could very well be my 15th great-grandfather!
Just something to note is that it’s important to checks dates as sometimes people confuse Anne Boleyn with her Great Grandmother Ann Boleyn whose maiden name was Hoo. She was married to Geoffrey Boleyn. Ann Boleyn (Hoo) is my 17th Great Grandmother.
Hey, I’m a Tudor and live in Northwest Indiana. According to my dad’s aunt who did an extremely extensive family tree years ago, the Tudor blood line is a single bloodline in which all Tudors that still exist today are directly related. Can anyone attest any truth to this?
I am also a Tudor, and proud of it…I live in Madison , Wisconsin. I have traced my family back to Virginia when they came over from England in the late 15th century. I am visiting London this July, 2014. is there a organization of Tudor’s I could visit while I’;m there to meet some of my relatives? thank you to anyone
Roy – I have a book called The Tudor Geneology 1720-1987, that starts with Henry Tuder 1720-1771, from Sussex Co, VA. I’m curious to know where Henry came from, and your comment peaked my interest as a Tudor. Does your Geneology come from the Tuder’s with an “e”? If you’d like to connect, please email me at ktudor1@uwsuper.edu!
Thank you!
Hi i dont want to be a party pooper but there isnt any tudors that are around today who could be related to king henry he left no legitimate descendants only bastards and they had other surnames unless you mean his sisters descendants it is possible
You and Kara might have a connection to Tuders in Maryland. I suggest taking a DNA test with ancestry, or another safe DNA site.
Have you used the Roal Ancestry Bible? Great book that has 3volumes of Nobility/Royal pedigrees. It has helped me straighten my tree up a lot. I live in .NE Indiana
I have been doing some genealogy and so far I am sure I come from lines of commoners. Maybe that is why I live in the states. But it is more fun to think my ancestors were wealthy and connected to royalty instead of thinking they may have been turning the turkey spit for the king while standing a step out of a hot fireplace. I am also saddened for the heavy burdened load of taxes paid by my ancestors for the unnecessary, excessive merriment of court for their own pleasure and for the excessive number of palaces built out of the finest materials.
One of my maternal family-lines is descended from Sir Geoffry Boleyn, Anne’s grandfather or great grandfather..still working on that one. One of the Sackvilles married a first, or second, cousin of hers, also an “Anne Boleyn” (working on that one, too). Don’t know what this makes ME in terms of “special” if at all, but it’s certainly interesting and fun to see what parts your family played at different times in history.
Hello, I’ve been building my tree and when I hit a brick wall with my Jones lineage (paternal grandmother’s paternal grandmother’s dad’s line) I went down that Jones (3X great?) wife’s line — a Shelton. Her Shelton lineage appears to jump the pond (before Captain Shelton) and continue on to Anne Boleyn Shelton. What a fun discovery!
Any Boleyn Shelton relation and Shelton trees out there that link the American Sheltons? Thanks! This is fun and fascinating!
Thank you I will definitely look further into it. The reason I am more intrigued is because my mother and I were discussing our “religion” and that our family was formally catholic and had mentioned (I wish I was good at remembering names) but a family member that was beheaded and his last words were “my only regret is that I didn’t live long enough to see my son beheaded”
Now my quote could be slightly inaccurate but if you could help shed some light on it I would greatly appreciate it.
I should also mention that at that point that is when my ancestors started to follow the Church of England and the man I speak of above was beheaded because he would not switch from being a catholic in order for Henry the 8th to marry Anne Boleyn but I believe his son did switch to the Church of England.
Hopefully this is making sense cause this is all new to me.
Although Henry became the Supreme Head of the Church of England when he broke with Rome, the church was very much Catholic in “flavour” until the reign of Edward VI and Henry died a Catholic. The only men I can think of, offhand, who were beheaded for not recognising Henry’s supremacy at the time you’re talking about are Thomas More, Bishop Fisher and some of the Carthusian monks, but they were after Henry’s marriage to Anne. I’m really not sure who you could be thinking of.
He wasn’t excommunicated until 1538. Although he’d been excommunicated he was still Catholic in his faith, he died still believing the Catholic doctrines and was not Protestant in his thinking or faith.
My Family had actually been traced back as far as Queen Anne Boleyn.
Also William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury 1633.
William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury (His High Church liturgical practices, Arminian theology, and use of the Church Courts soon angered the Puritans in Parliament. Queen Henrietta Maria, on the other hand, was never happy with Laud because of his anti-Catholic views. Laud encouraged King Charles I to pursue uniformity in the Church of England, forcing or attempting to force the Kirk in Scotland to conform to the ritual of the Book of Common Prayer.)
He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1630 and Chancellor of the University of Dublin from 1633.
Parliament arrested Laud and had him held in the Tower of London. He was tried without result and then attainted for treason by Parliament and executed on January 10, 1645. Laud is now remembered as a Reformation Martyr by the Church of England and his name is included on a plaque in the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford honoring English martyrs of the Reformation associated with the University (Catholic, Anglican, and Puritan) who were victims of Henry VIII, Mary I, Elizabeth I or Parliament!
Sadly my Aunt had a house fire years ago and all was lost.
When I have time I will try my best to trace the family tree again.
Anne Boleyn had a sister, Elizabeth Alice Boleyn. The son of Elizabeth Alice was Sir Adrian Fortescue, Catholic Martyr of the Bath, beheaded on London green by you-know-who…still peeved about Anne, I guess. At any rate, Sir Adrian was my ancestor. Anne Boleyn was my 14th Great Grand Aunt, and Queen Elizabeth I was my cousin 15 or so times removed.
KaSandra..The whole description of your family tree you gave was the storyline to THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL except for the coming to america part. His daughter with Queen Anne became Queen Elizabeth 1. If your family tree only goes back 100 yrs your timing is way off also. SMH.
SPECIAL ATTENTION if you are of RODGERS, TOBIN, BUTLER or NEWBOLD descent.
Another 13 times great grandchild of Mary BOLEYN reporting for duty! Actually it is not yet confirmed. It all depends upon my five times great grandmother, Averilda TOBIN, having a Mary BUTLER as her mother, which is indicated through a source, but yet to be definitely confirmed. Averilda married John RODGERS and their son was the Joseph RODGERS of the renowned Sheffield cutlery firm of ‘Joseph Rodgers & Sons’.
Here – very simplified – is the line from Mary BOLEYN to Mary BUTLER:
Mary BOLEYN and William CAREY (and, yes, he likely was the real father!)
↓
Henry CAREY and Anne MORGAN
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Katherine CAREY and Charles HOWARD
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Frances HOWARD and Henry FITZGERALD
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Bridget FITZGERALD and Nicholas BARNEWALL
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Mabel BARNEWALL and Christopher PLUNKETT
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Mary PLUNKETT and Walter BUTLER
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Mary BUTLER
Like some others who have left messages here I have been in a state of shock after discovering this likely possibility in mid-October 2013, and am only now beginning to calm down a bit, helped along by the knowledge that there seem to be many of us descendants across the world! One of the first things I did after discovering all this was to pop down to Hever Church and Castle – it’s only a 25 minute train ride for me, and I’ve been there many times before! I’ve known about my possible distant cousinship to the BOLEYNS (and ‘others’!), and likely descent from King Edward I – all through the BUTLERs, Earls of Ormonde and associated families – since 1993, but had no idea of this more direct BOLEYN connection until accidentally finding-out!
If anyone ‘out there’ knows anything to help me confirm all this (in particular that Averilda TOBIN’s mother was this Mary BUTLER) please contact me or leave a post here.
My maiden name was also Bullen and I was told the same thing. The story I was told, after Anne Bolyen was beheaded, the brothers? fled the country and changed the spelling of the name. Beginning to wonder how true all that was.
Anne Boleyn had only one brother, who was executed with her. As far as I know, there is no substance to the story of the “brothers” leaving the country and changing the name.
Except for illegitimate Boleyn brothers and cousins
I am unsure of my mothers side since her birth and such has been hidden and obscured since she was adopted, but my father was of the family of Mcculloch, and boone, I was told we are direct descendents of the son of mary bolyn not sure, but I have the red hair to go with my scottish descent on my fathers side, I am looking for for answers, if anyone can help me.
i am a descent of anne boylen my blood line traces back to her. my french blood also backs up the descent line. Anne 2nd wife of Henry the 111V beheaded because she could not produce a male (son to the thrown) only had 1 child Elizabeth ( queen Elizabeth the 1st) who also did not produce any children hence where its believed the tudor family end. Also it was at this time the Aniglican reglion begain. As catholics where not aloud to divoice seperate remarry etc Henry and helpers lol created the church of England(Angilcan) as I say Im an inch from being good lol Anne was from royal blood before her brief marriage to henry as she was a consort… I am of Tudor blood i am a descent off anne which this name has continued through my family for generations my own daughter has it as her middle name.
As you have said yourself, Ann only had one daughter, Elizabeth, and she didn’t have any children, so you can’t be descended from Ann. You may be descended from her sister or her cousin, but it’s impossible for you to be descended from Ann.
I know I’m late to respond here but I’m a cousin of Anne Boleyn’s. I’ve traced my lineage back to the Seymour family, and from them to Elizabeth Cheney. Elizabeth Cheney was also a direct ancestor of Anne and Mary Boleyn and Catherine Howard.
I think if we all go back far enough we’ll find we’re all related somehow. Edward iii had many children; therefore, he has descendants all over the globe.
I seldom comment, but after reading a few
of the remarks on Are there any surviving relatives of Anne
Boleyn today or has her bloodline ended? Rich Jones
Yes they do, the Plymouth, Mass, usa immigrant John Cary, his son Mile Cary, came from Bristol, England, they were cousins to William Cary Who Married Mary Boleyn.
No Agnes West’s Grandson, Abel Gregory, was the last of my line born in Va, he went to Kentucky, then missouri and then Abel’s great-grandson Sandy Gregory went to Oklahoma during the land run.
Am I the only person in the world that is not a descendant of Mary Boleyn!!?! Grrmmbllbgrrhg! But ancestors of my husband were called Bullen. Close enough for me, haha!
Hello Joska,
I am descended from the Bullen family of Norfolk. I doubt if the Bullens were originally Boleyns – but a lot of people have spent a lot of time trying to make that work!!
I am curious, though, to know if the Boleyn sisters (Anne and Mary) were the only children in their family?? Most families were huge in those days – so did they have any brothers???
Love to hear from you about the Bullens – if you think we connect. My great-grandmother was Mary Bullen from Saham Toney, Norfolk.
Actually the common people at the time called Anne Boleyn “Nan Bullen). It was said the family name was in fact “Bullen” and they changed it to the more French sounding “Boleyn”.
I am descended from James Bollen. New Amsterdam Long Island. Family legend us that he always claimed Anne Bolyen was his cousin. Althi we havent made the connection if hid claims were true than he would have bern descended ftom an uncle of Ann and Mary.
Could someone tell me where you find info that far back to your descendants? I have tried ancestry.com etc but cant go back further than a couple of generations etc
Try searching thru other peoples family trees most of them have the same ancestors as you, and you can always get in touch with other members too, that’s how I found out about mine, you just have to persevere good luck
Yes – it’s the very difficult tracing back before the 18/19th century.
The only hope you have would be to have a known so-called ‘Gateway Ancestor’. This is someone who is part of a ‘Noble’ or titled family that has a published reliable Family Tree, such as in ‘Burke’s Peerage’. Such trees eventually lead back into well-known famous (and infamous!) historical characters, and eventually (invariably, anyway) all the way back to William The Conqueror! This is because all noble and titled families tend to link back together eventually, owing to cousins of various degrees marrying each other generation-by-generation, whether in arranged marriages or even genuine love matches.
I believe ‘most’ people – I might say ALL people – have a Gateway Ancestor somewhere in their distant ancestry – the trouble is getting back far enough to find one, and that’s the rub! You generally come across a GA by mistake – by chance – during research; it’s not something you can plan for (neither should one try tracing FORWARDS from anyone in the past, unless you have a very reliable family story handed down!).
The only reason I know I am an unconfirmed 13th great grandson of Mary BOLEYN and William CAREY (hopefully him, anyway!!) is because I have such a Gateway Ancestor, whom I found quite by chance.
Anyway good luck with your researches!
Paul NEWBOLD (see my entry here of Dec 16th, 2013)
Yes that’s true my ancestors include a lot of nobles and some royalty and they are more or less all related to one another, therefore when filling in my tree I often put in the same person twice or sometimes even three times because they married several times to, so one of my grandparents could also be an aunt or uncle, it’s fascinating tho.
Yes! My discovery of my GA came by chance. I just happened to follow an Elizabeth Shelton in my tree. I was so surprised to find that her paternal lineage kept going until it passed Anne Boleyn Shelton and the Shelton line continued on until 1033.
Ann is my 1st cousin 15x removed. We share the same paternal grandfather, SIR WILLIAM BOLEYN. I am also related to the Tudors, Hoo’s, and Sackvilles. My ancestors gentleman planters that founded Jamestown, Virginia, and St. Mary’s, Maryland.
Hello. My cousin and I have been working on our family tree, starting with Penelope Stout, whose husband had either a mother or grandmother with the maiden name of Boylen, who were very early settlers in the New York, New Jersey areas of America. They were very early Baptists and I know that Thomas Boylen and his daughters and sons were very interested in a reformed-type of religion. I also know that less than 10 years after the death of Anne and her brother, all the Boylens left England, it is though for Ireland, which seems odd to me as Ireland was Roman Catholic. Are there any Stouts on this site? I would like to know more about the Boylen/Stout connection.
My research indicates that Anne Boleyn was my 14th great grand aunt via Mary Catherine Carey (1524 – 1569) daughter of Mary (Lady Carey) Boleyn
Anne (Baroness De La Warr) Knollys (1555 – 1608) daughter of Mary Catherine Carey
Francis (Captain) West (1586 – 1634) son of Anne (Baroness De La Warr) Knollys
Francis John West (1631 – 1696) son of Francis (Captain) West
Francis West (1685 – 1723) son of Francis John West
Sarah West (1700 – 1747) daughter of Francis West
John III Phillips (1727 – 1808) son of Sarah West
John IV Phillips (1755 – 1835) son of John III Phillips
Joseph Phillips (1797 – 1859) son of John IV Phillips
Phoebe Phillips (1821 – 1900) daughter of Joseph Phillips
Francis “Frank” Marion Holden (1853 – 1937) son of Phoebe Phillips
Morris Clarence Holden (1891 – 1973) son of Francis “Frank” Marion Holden
Faryl Morris Holden (1917 – 2006) son of Morris Clarence Holden
Virginia Gail Holden (1947 – ) daughter of Faryl Morris Holden
I cannot claim any links with the Boleyns, sadly. However my ancestor was the illegitimate child of Robert the Bruce and Mary Queen of Scots. They had na affair whilst he was overseeing the building of the Forth Bridge It was, not unsurprisingly hushed up, and the boy was spirited away to be raised in Brigadoon. So despite my royal blood, I have no claim on any throne. It does however mean that I am related to Rob Roy McGregor, Flora McDonald and Tam O Shanter. I am veru proud of that heritage.
Robert the Bruce and Mary Queen of Scots had an affair? That must have been something really special, considering Robert the Bruce lived 250 years before Mary QOS.
Apparently, our family shares Blood with Ann Boleyn’s Grandmother Countess Elizabeth Tilney. Elizabeth married twice; Once to Sir Humphrey Bouchier the first time than to Sir Thomas Howard. The Children from those two marriages became Half Brothers and Sisters. Anne Boleyn’s Mother was Elizabeth Boleyn and her Father was Thomas Howard. Elizabeth Boleyn married Sir Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire. Margaret Bouchier Daughter of Sir Humphrey Bouchier and Countess Elizabeth Tilney married Sir Thomas Bryan. Lady Margaret Bryan was Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard’s Aunt and her Son, our Ancestor Sir Francis Bryan was Anne Boleyn’s Cousin. Sadly,their are no direct descendants of Anne Boleyn because her Daughter Queen Elizabeth was never married nor did she have Children. Are their living relatives of Anne Boleyn today? There are a lot of living relatives today but most I believe have gone on to live ordinary lives and Marry non Royalty. Queen Anne lived in dangerous times, forced to be royal broodmares and treated less than or even killed when they did not produce Male Heirs. Mine own opinion on this is I don’t care if I have boys or girls. I in fact have all Daughters and love them and am proud of them as any Mother should be.
I have found that I’m related to Elizabeth Tilney (she is my 15th great grandmother, and to Anne Boleyn but not sure how?) I’m completely new to this search. I have read very few postings claiming a relation to E. Tilney. Would love to learn more.
Knight Thomas Howard 1443-1524 married Elizabeth Tilney.
They were the parents of lady Elizabeth Howard 1480-1538 who married Earl Thomas Boleyn in 1500
Howard and Boleyn were the parents of Lady Mary Boleyn
Mary and Anne Boleyn were sisters that both slept with King Henry VIII
Mary was also with sir William Carey and William Staffird
Hi, would love to have more information from Hogwash McTurnip… ;-))) His revision of Scottish history will I think overturn much in that nation, though hopefully not the ancient Forth Bridge (Professor McTurnip, would that be the rail or road bridge, sorry to point out a minor omissis in the otherwise sound fabric of your worthy research). I am delighted to announce that that B in my surname is not for Boleyn and I am descended from peasants, servants and general sloggers (well someone had to till the earth while your ancestors were feasting on hogs and mead!). Having researched my family back I have a slight suspicion that I am in some way related to an outstanding Scottish writer but this is based merely on the fact that his and my family had the same surname, were shepherds and tended their flocks in the same remote valley at the same time and so will not name him. I would also like to point out that something like one third of the English descend from the prolific Edward III and just about everyone surnamed Stewart or Stuart is related to the royal house of Scotland. There weren’t so many people around back then. We’re all Jock Tampson’s bairns as I’m sure the illustrious Hogwash McTurnip would assure us.
Anne Boleyn was my 1st cousin 16x removed, her Maternal Grandfather Thomas Howard was my 16 great Grandfather. We are also related to Henry VIII Two other wives Catherine Howard and Jane Seymour.
My family comes from that Henry Fox/Anne West union, and De La Warr, Boleyn, etc., though not sure how direct. King William County, VA Foxes. Aylett. Joseph Fox, Tobacco IInspector 1701, that sort of thing.
Hello, my cousin did heritage/DNA testing along with extensive research. He found out that we are the 11th (gen) grandchildren of Mary Boleyn. So, yes it seems the blood line is still going, I am 36 years of age and we have quite the family.
Mary Boleyn (1487 – 1512)
is your 11th great grandmother
Sir Henry Carey **1st Baron of Hunsdon; Order of Garter (1525 – 1596)
son of Mary Boleyn
Sir John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon (1556 – 1617)
son of Sir Henry Carey **1st Baron of Hunsdon; Order of Garter
Sir John Carey ******1st Earl of Dover; Lord Mayor Bristol; Knight; (1583 – 1666)
son of Sir John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon
Ann Carey (1697 – 1729)
daughter of Sir John Carey ******1st Earl of Dover; Lord Mayor Bristol; Knight;
Sarah Judith Giles (1711 – 1759)
daughter of Ann Carey
Joseph Bybee 1749 VA (1749 – )
son of Sarah Judith Giles
Melanee Bybee (1790 – 1850)
daughter of Joseph Bybee 1749 VA
Andrew Jackson Priddy (1822 – 1876)
son of Melanee Bybee
James Thomas Priddy (1851 – 1931)
son of Andrew Jackson Priddy
William Henry Priddy (1885 – 1953)
son of James Thomas Priddy
Floyd Priddy (1907 – )
son of William Henry Priddy
I was wondering if there is a way to find out if I’m a descendant of the Boleyn family? My great grandmother told me that I am, and I’m looking for confirmation. Her name was Katherine Boleyn (maiden name). Her married name was de Luca. Any information will help.
Seems to be a lot of great grandmothers telling their family they are related to Anne Boleyn and without providing evidence. Surely if your grandmother was right, she’d have the confirmation??
You and Kara might have a connection to Tuders in Maryland. I suggest taking a DNA test with ancestry, or another safe DNA site. Take a DNA test, you’ll match the descendants who are alive today, follow their tree back, meanwhile confirm what you find.
Hi there, was reading this website and its fantastic! I am a descendant of the Boleyn family to, by marriage though. I have seen my family tree on my mothers side and it goes back all the way to the 15th century. Etches is the family name. Its just interesting to learn about these things. Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth Id have to say personally anyway are two of my favourite people from histories among the many. Great Website 🙂
I’m very jealous that you have all discovered this amazing kinship and wish I were part of it. Would someone adopt an adult woman descended from a french cannoner? lol
Since they were all Fields, wouldn’t you have to be related to the Fields as well. I am a Fields (Feld), and Ann Boylenn was a Fields as well from what I read.
Anne Boleyn was a usurper, of low birth, nothing more than a “mistress” (to put it politely), and a common trollop! The ONLY true queen to the murderer Henry VIII was the good and brave Queen Catherine.
100% AGREE
ANN WAS A GOLDDIGGER AND BECAUSE OF HER, HENRY WAS EXCOMMUNICATED AND HIS PROGENY KILLED CATHOLICS THERE WOUDL BE NO DIVIDED IRELAND WITH DISCRIMINATION VS CATHOLICS IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND WITHOUT THAT W ITCH ANN
1) Anne was not a gold digger, she came from a wealthy background and she actually rebuffed Henry’s advances.
2) Henry was not excommunicated because of Anne Boleyn.
3) The situation in Ireland has absolutely nothing to do with Anne Boleyn. Have you studied the history of Ireland? And what do you mean about Scotland? Scotland was a separate country.
4) Anne was not a witch.
We do need a big family reunion, I read up through the comments and someone asked if there were any family in the USA.. yes I am here along with a HUGE family. 🙂 Please feel free to email me or find me on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/SweetIrishRoses32
You cannot be descended from Ann Boleyn as she only had only one child, Elizabeth, and she was childless, so Ann Boleyn has NO descendants at all. It’s also unlikely that you are descended from Henry viii as none of his legitimate children had any children (and neither did his known illegitimate child).
my great grandmother is lettie shelton. i have traced her to sir ralph shelton who married anne boleyn. thomas boleyn sister. so i am related to queen anne’s aunt whom she was named after.
To the best of my knowledge, I am not related to either the Boleyn or Carey families. I did find it very interesting to read all the family connections by other posters, though! Very cool.
Hello everyone, I am a descendant of Anne Boleyn also. I have a female line…I descend from Anne Boleyn, the aunt of queen Anne. She married sir John Shelton, and became Lady Shelton. They are my 16th great grandparents. Queen Anne Boleyn is my first cousin 15 times removed. I hope to hear from some of my distant cousins out there!!
Hi,
I have a client who wants to speak to a direct descendant of Mary Boleyn (more specifically her children Catherine and Henry Carey) about a project they are currently starting and would love to get them involved. Please contact me on john.price@hillgrovepr.com for more information. It would be great if you could be able to help.
Thanks!
Well, one of Anne Boleyn’s dresses is on display in a London museum (not sure which dress, or which museum). Has been for years.
The placard has my aunt’s name on it, as the family member who has the dress on permanent loan. So, yes, there is still definitely Boleyn blood in the world.
One would have to wonder. My lineage goes back into the most of those families listed on the left, in fact all of them. I am direct lineage, and live in America. I trace back to the Plantagene’s, Tudor’s, Mortimer’s, Beuford, Gray’s, and the list literally goes on. It seams on my Father’s side there are literally tons starting as recent as just a few generations back.
Does that mean anything? I tie into direct despondency of King Edward IV, My 14th Great Grandmother is Queen Elizabeth PLANTAGENET of York. Henry VIII was my 15th Great Uncle.
I think that all one has to do is examine a portrait of Lettice Knollys side by side with her cousin Elizabeth Tudor to realize that Henry VIII was Catherine Carey’s father. That red hair, the fine boned features, the long thin fingers are Tudor features not Boleyn. Add this to the fact that Mary was Henry’s mistress at the critical time period and yes there are Boleyn descendants… just not Anne’s
I have a family history booklet of the name Bullen with a family crest on the cover. It only goes back to the early 1600’s to the first Bullens that settled in America from England.
It states that these Bullen men “claimed to be of the same ancestry as Anne Boleyn”
It quotes from a couple of books that the Bullen name was also spelled Boleyn, Boulaine, Bollen,and Bulling.
Quoting from the books: Henry VIII by Francis Hackett & The Divorce by Marvin H. Albert, it says that Anne’s father, Thomas Boleyn’s grandfather spelled his name Bullen.
My maternal grandmother’s maiden name is Bullen. I was told she was of English, Welsh, and Scottish decent.
Have any of you come across information of these different spellings of the Boleyn name?
I have read that there are indeed many different spellings of the Boleyn name, it is said that Anne spelt it in the above manner which was a French version, the Boleyns were supposed to have descended from the Counts of Boulogne, the English version is spelt Bullen, which was probably how Anne’s father spelt his name.
With so many descendants, I wonder if a comparison of those descending from different children of Mary would be instructive? Could it tell us whether Henry had a different father than those born when she was not Henry VIII’s mistress? Or do we perhaps have something with his DNA on it? With new technology, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we cpuld put this old mystery to rest?
i am not one of you, sadly. I’ve traced my family back to 1640 or so when we arrived in the US and we were ordinary folk. But I am fascinated by what your genes may tell us. 🙂
Hi I was wondering how did you get so far back with your family history, i have been looking into mine but haven’t got very fair at all as my father doesn’t know his true parents and my mother passed away when i was very young. I’ve always loved the tudors and wanted to look into my family that far back to see if I’m a relation to mary or anne, any tips please 🙂 thanks
Sign upto Genes Reunited or Ancestry all you need to know is your mums maiden name and go from there, you will be amazed what you find, then when you have found information on her side you maybe able to find out about your dad’s lineage, Ancestry is better then Genes as it has records from Children’s Homes that will tell you names, dates of birth, etc, you might also find other people who are researching the same relations as you and will tell you what you need to know, when it comes to going very far back however parish records can be scanty and only prominent people are better documented, but you may find you have royal blood, I did, good luck!
I started my family tree and found out that my grandmother side was all related to royal I was amazed king Edward king henry king Edmond all the way back to the 600 the Viking days
Prince William’s wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is a descendent of the Boleyns, Knolly’s, & I believe Carey’s. I can’t tell you exactly how, but I remember from reading about her and Prince William being distant cousins. Also, Jasper Tudor – the uncle of Henry VII, is my 17th gr-grandfather.
Hiya
I thought both Mary Boleyn’s kids were Henrys but now I think maybe only Katherine was possibly, but it doesant really matter as they did very well whoever there father was. I am not sure that I would want to be descended from Henry Tudor as he has a very bad reputation,
I do understand that people have seen the Other Boleyn girl and think its terribly romantic to be descended from Henry he was very cruel to t Margaret Pole and her family or anyone who upset him. Anne Boleyn only had one daughter and she had no children herself so the Tudor line ended
What I think is interesting is that after Mary Boleyns death William Stafford married Dorothy Stafford who is the grand daughter of Margaret Pole that is cool.One of there sons became a spy in the time of Elizabeth1
Hiya,
I’ve been researching my family tree and discovered that I am related to Anne Boleyn.
My 14th Great Grand Mother was Jane Calthorpe (maiden name: Boleyn) 1485-1510.
Her older brother was Thomas Boleyn (1477-12/3/1539)
His daughter was Anne Boleyn.
I have also found that my genealogy can be traced back to William the Conqueror and Malcolm II King of Scotland.
I’m pretty chuffed 😀
I am a direct descendent of the House of Boleyn. My bunch of greats grandmother is Margaret Boleyn. She is the aunt of Anne Boleyn and daughter of Sir William Boleyn and Anne Hoo Boleyn. Margaret’s brother Thomas was Anne’s father.
My Family had actually been traced back as far as Queen Anne Boleyn.
I have no idea how we are related.
Also William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury 1633.
William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury (His High Church liturgical practices, Arminian theology, and use of the Church Courts soon angered the Puritans in Parliament. Queen Henrietta Maria, on the other hand, was never happy with Laud because of his anti-Catholic views. Laud encouraged King Charles I to pursue uniformity in the Church of England, forcing or attempting to force the Kirk in Scotland to conform to the ritual of the Book of Common Prayer.)
He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1630 and Chancellor of the University of Dublin from 1633.
Parliament arrested Laud and had him held in the Tower of London. He was tried without result and then attainted for treason by Parliament and executed on January 10, 1645. Laud is now remembered as a Reformation Martyr by the Church of England and his name is included on a plaque in the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford honoring English martyrs of the Reformation associated with the University (Catholic, Anglican, and Puritan) who were victims of Henry VIII, Mary I, Elizabeth I or Parliament!
I also know that the town of St. Lo in France is somehow connected to my Family. The Family name was Saint Laud.
I was told that it was named after a descendant. Who knows!
The Family had fled to England and Scotland during The French Revolution.
Sadly my Aunt had a house fire years ago and years of work tracing the family all was lost.
When I have time I will try my best to trace the family tree again.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
RE: Amy Reply:
August 9th, 2014 at 5:48 am
Any of the descendants of this line, I would love to connect with! (Deitrick -(maternal grandmother) Simons- Ball- Harleston- Wentworth- Fortescue-Boleyn (Bullen))
The connection I have thru my maternal grandmother’s GG grandfather:
Sir Geoffery Boleyn (Lord Mayor of London) (1406 – 1463)
7th great grandfather of wife of 4th great grandfather of husband of 1st cousin 1x removed
Elizabeth (Alice) Boleyn (1438 – 1485)
daughter of Sir Geoffery Boleyn (Lord Mayor of London)
Sir Adrian Fortescue (1476 – 1539)
son of Elizabeth (Alice) Boleyn
Margaret FORTESCUE (1502 – 1551)
daughter of Sir Adrian Fortescue
Phillip Wentworth (1536 – 1614)
son of Margaret FORTESCUE
Jane Dauthen Wentworth (1581 – 1626)
daughter of Phillip Wentworth
John Harleston (1610 – 1698)
son of Jane Dauthen Wentworth
Elizabeth Harleston (1678 – 1720)
daughter of John Harleston
John Coming Ball (1714 – 1764)
son of Elizabeth Harleston
Eleanor Ball (1765 – 1827)
daughter of John Coming Ball
Keating Simons (1753 – 1834)
husband of Eleanor Ball
Edward Simons (1778 – 1842)
son of Keating Simons
Eliza Read Simons (1820 – 1880)
daughter of Edward Simons
Francis Kinloch Simons (1843 – 1897)
son of Eliza Read Simons
John James Simons (1882 – 1943)
son of Francis Kinloch Simons
John J. Simons (1918 – 1996)
Hi Amy, My 14th Grandfather was John Fortescue and 14th Grandmother was Alice Boleyn and their son, my 13th grandfather was blessed Adiran Fortescue.. and so on. We must be related. My grandparents go up and up… King Edward 1,2,3, Henry lll, and so on…
SORRY I FORGOT TO TYPE SOMETHING IN MY E MAIL TRY AGAIN. LOL. beccapurington1998 at ya hoo. com
Has anyone had DNA testing done to show what countries and regions they are from? I think this would add clout to the l ikely-hood of the family trees being accurate.
I’m a direct descendant of the Boleyn family.
Geoffrey Boleyn and Anne Boleyn (Hoo), who was Anne’s 2x great-grandfather/grandmother is my 18x great-grandfather/grandmother. 🙂
I am Anne’s 1st cousin 19 x’s removed and her daughter my 2nd cousin. We share a great grandmother and grandfather in common, Lady Anne Hoo and Geoffrey Boleyn Lord Mayor.
Hi Catherine iv a legitimate line of descent from Edward 1st thru his daughter Princess Joan and an illigetimate line of descent from Henry 1st Henry 11 and King John whose mistresses all had children, from whom I’m descended so we are very distant cousins, also I’m related to Anne Boleyn thru the De Welles connection.
My maiden name is West. Due to a brick wall, did DNA testing on a couisin. The halogroup matches the Governor of VA line. (This also is appearently a rare halogroup) My line involves the MD, VA, PA areas. Would love to talk to someone about this line please. The common male surnames seem to be John, Jacob, Charles, and William. Thank you in adavance, any help would be appreciated. Clmarsh2012@gmail.com
Catherine, we must be cousins! My 92-year-old father (John West) just completed the Y-DNA and we are waiting for more results. One thing that came out is: a relative Richard Tudor II 1629- 1684 and we already knew Mary Bolyln via Anne Carey & Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Ware. There is so much more research needed. On ethe U.S. side, he is a direct descendant of the Randolph’s of Virginia.
Hello Catherine I’m a Noble Harrison through my father George Leraine Harrison who went by an alias of Ralph Leraine Harper,long story.For over a year now I have been fruitlessly trying to trace my self to Anne Boleyn and Henry 8th as a Grand-uncle and Aunt,I haven’t been able to get closer than 1st cousins and I trace through 5 Noble lines:Bernard/Burwell/Carter/Churchill and stringer.These are my tracings for both
~ANNE BOLEYN~
(000)FREDERICK M.HARPER(1964-
(001)GEORGE LERAINE HARRISON(1919-2003)FATHER
(002)GEORGE ARHTUR HARRISON(1875-1961)GRAND-FATHER
(003)BENJAMIN FARNKLIN HARRISON(1826-1907)1st GGF
(004)EPHRAIM HARRISON(1798-1864)2nd GGF
(005)JUDGE,BAZEL CALVIN HARRISON(1771-1864)3rd GGF
(006)WILLIAM”PATRIARCH”HARRISON(1730-1812)4th GGF
(009)BENJAMIN”BERKELEY”HARRISON IV(1693-1745)5th GGF
(010)BENJAMIN HARRISON III (1673-1710)6th GGF
(011)COL,BENJAMIN HARRISON(JR) II (1645-1712)7th GGF
(012)MARY SIDWAY STRINGER(1624-1688)8th GGM
(013)MARGARET Le’SCROPE(1580-D)9th GGM
(014)MARGARET Le’SCROPE”HOWARD”(1543-1591)10th GGM
(015)HENRY HOWARD”EARL-SURREY”(1517-1547)11th GGF
(016)THOMAS HOWARD”3rd DUKE-NORFOLK”(1473-1554)12th GGF
(017)THOMAS HOWARD”2nd DUKE-NORFOLK)1443-1524)13th GGF
(018)ELIZABETH BOLEYN”HOWARD”(1480-1538)12th GRAND-AUNT
(019)ANNE BOLEYN”QUEEN-CONSORT(1501-1536)1st COUSIN 11X-REMOVED
~HENRY VIII “KING of ENGLAND”~
(000)FREDERICK M,HARPER(1964-
(001)GEORGE LERAINE HARRISON(1919-2003)FATHER
(002)GEORGE ARTHUR HARRISON(1875-1961)GRAND-FATHER
(003)BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HARRISON(1826-1907)1st GGF
(004)EPHRAIM HARRISON(1798-1864)2nd GGF
(005)JUDGE,BAZEL CALVIN HARRISON(1771-1864)3rd GGF
(006)WILLIAM”PATRIARCH”HARRISON(1730-1812)4th GGF
(007)BENJAMIN”BERKELEY”HARRISON IV(1693-1745)5th GGF
(008)BENJAMIN HARRISON III (1673-1710)6th GGF
(009)COL,BENJAMIN HARRISON(1645-1712)7th GGF
(010)MARY SIDWAY STRINGER(1624-1688)8th GGM
(011)MARGARET Le’SCROPE(1580-D)9th GGM
(012)MARGARET Le’SCROPE”HOWARD”(1534-1591)10th GGM
(013)HENRY HOWARD”EARL-SURREY(1517-1547)11th GGF
(014)THOMAS HOWARD”3rd DUKE-NORFOLK(1473-1554)12th GGF
(014)ANNE”YORK”PLANTAGENET(1475-1511)12th GGM
(015)EDWARD IV”KING of ENGLAND”(1442-1483)13th GGF
(016)ELIZABETH”YORK”PLANTAGENET(1466-1503)12th GRAND-AUNT
(017)HENRY VIII “KING of ENGLAND”(1491-1547)1st COUSIN 11X-REMOVED
~THIS IS MY NOBLEST DESCENT~
(000)FREDERICK H.M,HARPER(1964-
(001)GEORGE LERAINE HARRISON(1919-2003)FATHER
(002)GEORGE ARTHUR HARRISON(1875-1961)GRAND-FATHER
(003)BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HARRISON(1826-1907)1st GGF
(004)EPHRAIM HARRISON(1798-1864)2nd GGF
(005)JUDGE,BAZEL”BEEHUNTER”HARRISON(1771-1874)3rd GGF
(006)WILLIAM”PATRIARCH”HARRISON(1730-1812)4th GGF
(007)ANNE HARRISON CARTER(1704-1745)5th GGM
(008)COL,ROBERT”KING”CARTER1663-1710)6th GGF
(008)JUDITH CARTER ARMISTEAD(1665-1669)6th GGM
(009)JUDITH ARMISTEAD ROBINSON(1645-1693)7th GGM
(010)SIR,JOHN ROBINSON-KT(1615-1688)8th GGF
(011)GEORGE DENT ROBINSON(1585-1634)9th GGF
(012)REV,JOHN SAVAGE ROBINSON I (1550-1600)10th GGF
(013)ANNE EMMOT SAVAGE(1512-1570)11th GGM
(014)ELIZABETH De’BRERETON(1497-1545)12th GGM
(015)ELIZABETH SOMERSET”BARONESS”(1476-1513)13th GGM
(016)WILLIAM HERBERT”2nd EARL”(1460-1491)14th GGF
(016)KATHERINE PLANTAGENET(1469-1487)14th GGM
(017)RICHARD III “CROUCHBACK”(1452-1485)15th GGF
(017)ANNE NEVILLE”QUEEN-CONSORT”(1456-1485)15th GGM
(017)EDWARD PLANTAGENET”PRINCE-WALES”(1453-1471)15th GGF
(018)HENRY VI”KING of ENGLAND”(1421-1471)16th GGF
(019)HENRY V”KING of ENGLAND”(1387-1422)17th GGF
(020)HENRY IV”KING of ENGLAND”(1367-1413)18th GGF
(021)JOHN GAUNT”DUKE-LANCASTER”(1340-1399)19th GGF
(022)EDWARD III “KING of ENGLAND”(1312-1377)20th GGF
(023)EDWARD II “KING of ENGLAND”(1284-1327)21st GGF
(024)EDWARD I “KING of ENGLAND”(1239-1307)22nd GGF
(025)HENRY III “KING of ENGLAND”(1207-1272)23rd GGF
(026)JOHN LACKLAND”KING of ENGLAND”(1166-1216)24th GGF
(027)HENRY II “KING of ENGLAND”(1133-1186))25th GGF
(028)EMPRESS MATILDA”BEAUCLERC”(1102-1167)26th GGM
(027)HENRY I “KING of ENGLAND”(1068-1135)27th GGF
(027)EMPRESS MATILDA|BEAUCLERC”(1133-
Queen Anne Boleyn’s father’s name was Thomas. This is not the same as your relative. I think that is the case of many of here. They are related to A Anne Boleyn but not THE Anne Boleyn.
You can only do it through the Howards who were younger sons of one of the Kings, as far as I remember. Because the girls mother Elizabeth was sister to 3 Duke of Norfolk. That might help since you say you have them as GGF.
Fascinated reading this, my sister and have just been working out our tree and we also trace back to the Harrisons. Benjamin Harrison V was our 9th great Grandfather we believe. .We have traced back too and thought that we were connected in some way to Anne and Catherine as 1sy cousins and Catherine Parr. 7th cousin Via Howards? and Carters?.We are newbies to this so please don’t judge too harshly if we have gone wrong somewhere with our findings.Would love to hear from anyone with the same line.
Why be jealous though? Being a direct descendant or cousin of royals doesn’t change our stations in life. I’m pretty sure everyone posting on here is still a non-royal “commoner.” 🙂 It’s fun to find out that you’re related to such people, but it changes nothing.
I descend from royals from all over Europe on multiple sides of my family. (Somewhat distant cousins married each other, it made for a VERY confusing family tree! Lol) I may be descended from Planatgenets, DeClares, DeSpencers, Russian Czars, Viking Kings, Spanish Kings, etc. But I’m still just an American Girl from Utah. Lol.
This is what my sister traced
Im related I guess mostly throught the Gurneys’
Geoffrey BOLEYN (1416 – 1470)
is your 17th great grandfather
Ann Boleyn (1436 – 1510)
daughter of Geoffrey BOLEYN
Ann Heydon (1469 – 1509)
daughter of Ann Boleyn
Anthony Gurney (1499 – 1556)
son of Ann Heydon
Francis Gurney (1521 – 1571)
son of Anthony Gurney
Henry Gurney (1548 – 1615)
son of Francis Gurney
Francis Gurney (1581 – 1630)
son of Henry Gurney
John Gurney (1603 – 1663)
son of Francis Gurney
Richard Gurney (1630 – 1719)
son of John Gurney
Benjamin Gurney (1676 – 1739)
son of Richard Gurney
Benjamin Gurney (1704 – 1771)
son of Benjamin Gurney
Benjamin Gurney (1730 – 1805)
son of Benjamin Gurney
Asa Gurney (1758 – 1837)
son of Benjamin Gurney
Soloman Reed Gurney (1788 – 1815)
son of Asa Gurney
Robert Martin Gurney (1814 – 1878)
son of Soloman Reed Gurney
Mary Rebekah Gurney (1860 – 1916)
daughter of Robert Martin Gurney
Edith Martha Rooke (1884 – 1967)
daughter of Mary Rebekah Gurney
CoraMae Ella Kardell (1918 – 2002)
daughter of Edith Martha Rooke
Bessie Rae Wheeler (1937 – 1996)
daughter of CoraMae Ella Kardell
Carla Jean Smith
You are the daughter of Bessie Rae Wheeler – (not you?)
Most of the fallacies mentioned above have been addressed but I want to add that Katherine Parr doesn’t have any direct descendants. Her only child was from her marriage to Jane Seymore’s brother. Katherine, like her sister-in-law Queen Jane, died within days of the birth. (Ever wonder why so many women chose to enter the convent in those days?)
Katherine’s husband was executed for treason soon afterwards and the little girl disappears from the records within a couple of years. She almost certainly died as
a toddler. If you know something the rest of us don’t, it’s likely every historian in the UK would love to hear from you.
For those who mentioned not knowing where to start, here are some tips.
Firstly, do not accept any family tree or family data collection information found on ancestry.com. It is rife with misinformation which spreads like wildfire when the next person comes along and copies it without question. (I’m speaking as one who fell in
the trap even though I knew better.)
My apologies to those of you across the pond for presuming to know your history. Feel free to correct any errors.
I’m not saying it’s not valuable or not to use the site. It provides info which can be used
in a search to prove or disprove its accuracy. There are also many primary source documents which can be used with confidence.
I’m also in Virginia which is where most of my research has centered thus far. Census records are an excellent place to start. However, it wasn’t until 1840 that other names than the head of household were enumerated in all the states. Wills, and land, church and military records (baptism, marriage and burial) and such are acceptable documentation.
DAR.org has a Patriot Index with some invaluable info. Not all Rev War vets are listed, only those who’ve had a member join as a descendant. Fold3.com has a more comprehensive list but doesn’t list date or place of birth or death, or family members.
Pension applications can be fascinating.
If you’re questioning why the US research tips, it’s because in genealogy one always starts closest to “home” and works backwards. It’s essential to document every generation along the way. Don’t be surprised if you hit some brick walls along the way, especially with females. It can be virtually impossible to learn some maiden names.
If your grandmother gave you an old one it’s also important to document it. At some point on your journey you may find a tree that meets an acceptable standard of proof which you can link with the work you’ve done.
Those done by lineage societies and by old nobility are good bets.
At least here in the US you need to be very cautious trees done by well meaning researchers in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. They didn’t have the resources available today. Still, their work is a gold mine because most is accurate and helps us know what to look for.
I expect DNA sciencists will continue to make great strides but old fashioned
genealogical research will always be necessary for those wanting to know.
Wasn’t Queen Elizabeth reluctant to grant permission for DNA testing on Richard III.
several years ago? I’m glad she did. It was compared to that of a direct male
descendant whose family tradition was confirmed to be true.
As far as I remember the male descendant line was found not to be Plantagenet. The DNA line had been broken. He had had an affair with a Jane Hill. It was only the female line that was valid, although there was a brother to the female descendant. If you are interested there were many articles written at the time and one in The Guardian newspaper about that by someone called Kennedy.
I agree about the ancestry websites, you do need to double and triple check. Also people are not checking if there are two people in the same family with identical names, that’s where I’ve found problems… I just want to know why I’m related to so many heads of Europe over the years yet I’m as poor as a church mouse 🙂
With reluctance and considerable annoyance I have to confirm that the website “ancestry” is full of fantasy and deliberate inaccuracy. It is such a shame and really spoils things for a serious researcher like myself. It only takes one fantasist to skew a whole slew of rubbish.But this is not new. 16thC heralds and stationers onwards,up to the present “find your family coat of arms” bucket-shops made much money out of false lineage. In particular,in 16thC new nobles were desperate to have their families connected with old nobility, and I have discovered,for example,a “lineage” connecting me with the ancient kings of Persis, another with the Saxon god Woden and another listing just about everybody you can think of ….. Wenceslas, Emperor Claudius and Old King Cole!! Even the reference to “records” is suspicious,due to forgeries that are hundreds of years old. BEWARE !!!
I am Anne Boleyn 4th cousin 15 times removed Im related to every royal.
Charles the Great is my 38th great grandfather
Henry VIII 4th cousin 15 times removed
Charles “the hammer’ Martel 40th great grandfather
Queen Elizabeth the first (19th cousin, once removed)
Queen Elizabeth the second 19th cousin
I am also descendant from Anne Boleyn. It seems to me that alot of people claim to be a relation. But i would like to state my own relation. from her family tree I have descended from barons, lords, lady’s and I myself am as of my 18th birthday an honorable. I am part of a family called the Hussey-Vivian’s and am now solely Vivian. I find it so interesting how I might be connected to so many people and be completely oblivious to it. Simply amazing.
I had a friend called Vivian spelt with a y but I lost touch with her. She lived for a time on Cyprus. I wonder if there is any connection. At the time she was unmarried. If it rings any bells do write Yonita.ward@gmail.com. She had a friend called Carol with whom I had shared a flat.
You may be descended from someone named Ann Boleyn but you are definitely NOT descended from the Ann Boleyn who married Henry VIII as her only child did not have any children, so she has NO descendants.
I am looking for relations of Mary if her children with William Stafford lived. He then married into my family line. Do connect with me if you know anything or if anyone else has this connection. I do not necessarily think those two children died. In any case William Stafford was the step father of Katherine and Henry Carey I read. Do get in touch yonita.ward@gmail.com
Being that Mary Boleyn is my 15th Great-Grandmother and Queen Anne Boleyn my 15th Great Grand Aunt, I am delighted to be part of the “Boleyn blood that’s out there”. 🙂 It’s always a bit strange but wonderful to find websites devoted to my ancestors. I am just as pleased to see others here who’re undoubtedly relatives since we share some of the same ancestry. I am currently writing a book, my second, which includes Queen Anne Boleyn as one of it’s featured characters ; I sought to honor my ancestors by giving them “roles” in my book.
I never believed Anne was the despicable home-wrecker she is often portrayed as , long before I knew my genetic connection to her. She was the consummate victim of circumstance, an unfortunate political pawn. Her prayer just prior to execution is poignant and precious, not at all the last minute contrition one might expect from someone as sullied & perverted as many claimed her to be.
At any rate, I love this site and it is amazing to read comments from many who’re relatives of mine, however distant. Best Wishes to all my Cousins, Susi
I am really interested in what you say and it is clever of you to be writing a novel. I cannot do that as I seem to be non fiction but I do admire it in others. Perhaps you could explain your relationship in more detail to Mary. I should like to hear from you Yonita.ward@gmail.com
A postscript to my prior message: I agree wholeheartedly about various ancestry websites; my primary gripe about them has always been that rampant, un-researched/unverified mindless copy-and-pasting that goes on. There are many legitimate resources for DIY ancestry; some of my favorites are ‘Burke’s Peerage’ and “The Peerage” ( two different sites) ; these have yielded very valuable information. One can also find many books on the individual families, such as the Campbells for example, on Amazon, done by reputable academic researchers. These too are of immense help in locating your authentic ancestors.
Best Regards,
Susi
Fascinating! I’m reading these posts because I just figured out that an ancestor named Sambourne married Lady Anne Bachiler Copley, 1st cousin to William Boleyn, Anne’s grandfather. So, Nice to meet you all again! It’s been a few years!
I just love Lettice Knollys and also Penelope. Romantic Heroines to me. It is Alison Weir the historian who has gone into great detail about Catherine’s parentage and might be worth reading for you. Do you know anything about her relationship with William Stafford. Do get in touch Yonita.ward@gmail.com
If everyone on here would have their DNA done (even by say Ancestry.com which is fairly inexpensive), bloodlines would be compared to others who had done the same. DNA is important as paper bloodlines are not always true (infidelity still happens now as well as in the past). We’re all family and it is interesting to have links with the past and DNA can provide. Just a thought. I was adopted and I find all this just fascinating!
Yes, as many families were. Thomas Boleyn descended from the Butlers though, who were a noble family, and his wife was a Howard. Anne, like Henry and his other wives, was descended from Edward I.
If O’m not mistaken, King Henry VII is my 16th GG: Tudor, Earl Sir Edmund `of Hadham` son Tudor, King Earl Henry VII daughter Tudor, Queen Princess Margaret son Stewart, King James V Knight of the Garter son Stewart of Moray, King Regent Earl Prior James VI Good Regent of Scotland daughter Stewart of Moray, Countess Elizabeth son Stewart of Moray, Lord Earl James daughter Stewart, Mary son Grant, Laird Ludovic son Grant, David son Grant, Planter Sargeant William daughter Grant, Clementine `Clemy` daughter Musick, Susanna Grant daughter Bowman, Sarah Grant daughter Buxton, Marcella [Marcelus] Bowman daughter Knox, Mary Virginia son Deason, Edward Adelbert son Deason, Sydney Doyle daughter Deason, Barbara Gail daughter Thigpen, Barbara Kim
King Henry VII may be my 16th Great Grandfather: Tudor, Earl Sir Edmund `of Hadham` son Tudor, King Earl Henry VII daughter Tudor, Queen Princess Margaret son click me!Stewart, King James V Knight of the Garter son click me!Stewart of Moray, King Regent Earl Prior James VI Good Regent of Scotland daughter Stewart of Moray, Countess Elizabeth son Stewart of Moray, Lord Earl James daughter Stewart, Mary son Grant, Laird Ludovic son Grant, David son Grant, Planter Sargeant William daughter Grant, Clementine `Clemy` daughter Musick, Susanna Grant daughter Bowman, Sarah Grant daughter Buxton, Marcella [Marcelus] Bowman daughter click me!Knox, Mary Virginia son click me!Deason, Edward Adelbert son click me!Deason, Sydney Doyle daughter click me!Deason, Barbara Gail daughter click me!Thigpen, Barbara Kim
I see lots of people that I’m apparently related to. Feel free to view our website. William Boleyn (grandfather of Anne), was my Aunt Winnie’s 15th Great Grandfather. Feel free to contact me: bill@abtitlemi.com
Also something to add, any descendants of Mary Boleyn are also descendants of King Edward I. If you look at humphrysfamilytree.com, it shows you a bunch of famous people descended from Charlemagne, and King Edward is one of them. So you Boleyn descendants are also probably related to half of the world.
Hi my name is Jacob Tellone my Aunt Stacy. Stacy Addelizzi recently said we are defended from Anne Boleyn as an illegitimate child. I am trying to do research on the subject. Mind helping me out. Also I know a lot of people say they are descendent instead of disclaiming them believe some of them after all every 33 generations everyone is related one way or another that’s why the true direct descendents are important.
Generation No. 1
1. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 BOSLEY (WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born April 20, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died June 02, 1918 in Montgomery County, Missouri. He married VERONA ELIZABETH HUFFMAN September 19, 1865 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born August 02, 1840 in Virginia, and died June 06, 1921.
Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON BOSLEY:
NAME.: Bosley, Geo. W.
RANK.: Corporal.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR MUSTER IN.: May 20, 1861
DATE OF MUSTER OUT OR DISCHARGE.: July 2, 1865
REMARKS.: Veteran; transferred from Company E.
NAME.: Bosley, Geo. W.
RANK.: Private.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR MUSTER IN.: May 20, 1861
DATE OF MUSTER OUT OR DISCHARGE.: Transfd to Co. D; veteran.,
Children of GEORGE BOSLEY and VERONA HUFFMAN are:
i. THEODORE7 BOSLEY, b. June 1866, St. Louis, Missouri; d. 1867, Died in infancy.
2. ii. SARAH (SALLY) JOSEPHINE BOSLEY, b. March 24, 1867, St. Louis, Missouri; d. May 23, 1960.
iii. HOWARD MILTON BOSLEY, b. December 25, 1869, St. Louis, Missouri; d. 1870, Died in infancy.
iv. MARY THOMAS BOSLEY, b. March 17, 1871, St. Louis, Missouri; d. June 05, 1951; m. UNKNOWN EVANS; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
v. GEORGE WASHINGTON BOSLEY JR., b. Abt. 1873, St. Louis, Missouri; d. Abt. 1873, Died in infancy.
3. vi. WALTER CASE BOSLEY, b. January 12, 1875, St. Louis, Missouri; d. August 18, 1935, Martinez, Contra Costa Co. California.
vii. THOMAS B BOSLEY, b. June 15, 1876, St. Louis, Missouri; d. January 1964.
4. viii. JAMES RUSSELL BOSLEY, b. March 27, 1878, St. Louis, Missouri; d. Unknown.
5. ix. CARRIE LOU BOSLEY, b. August 21, 1881, St. Louis, Missouri; d. July 03, 1966, Chicago, Illinois.
x. HATTIE BELLE BOSLEY, b. August 03, 1883, St. Louis, Missouri; d. Unknown.
xi. JESSE LEE BOSLEY, b. December 25, 1890, St. Louis, Missouri; d. Unknown.
6. xii. BESSE ELLEN BOSLEY, b. November 09, 1894, St. Louis, Missouri; d. January 08, 1963.
Generation No. 2
2. SARAH (SALLY) JOSEPHINE7 BOSLEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born March 24, 1867 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died May 23, 1960. She married EDWARD SHELTON OLIVER 1897. He was born 1869, and died 1935.
Children of SARAH BOSLEY and EDWARD OLIVER are:
i. FRANCES WALLARD8 OLIVER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. WINNIE DAVIS OLIVER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown, Sun City, California; m. MR MUDD; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iii. EDWARD LEE OLIVER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
7. iv. WILLIAM SAMUEL OLIVER, b. May 19, 1904; d. December 15, 1987, Mexico, Missouri.
v. RAYMOND OLIVER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
3. WALTER CASE7 BOSLEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 12, 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died August 18, 1935 in Martinez, Contra Costa Co. California. He married (1) ELIZABETH J. MCDOWELL Abt. 1903, daughter of CHARLES MCDOWELL and DIANE AYERS. She was born May 26, 1889 in Ontario, Malheur Co., OR, and died November 22, 1973 in Lafayette, Contra Costa Co., California. He married (2) MABEL WILLIAMS September 22, 1930 in Contra Costa Co., California. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Notes for WALTER CASE BOSLEY:
According to Nancy Bosley of Concord, CA., “Walter and his wife Elizabeth were divorced shortly after the last child who is believed to be Russell. Walter was killed in a freak car accident at age 62; a Model A ran over him when he was cranking it up and the brake was not set. This was in 1935. He is buried in the Alhambra Cemetery in Martinez, CA. Elizabeth and her second husband, James Cross are buried in Lafayette.
Children of WALTER BOSLEY and ELIZABETH MCDOWELL are:
i. WALTER C8 BOSLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
8. ii. LLOYD JACK BOSLEY, b. April 06, 1906, New Mexico; d. September 13, 1989, Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa Co., California.
9. iii. HELEN BESSE BOSLEY, b. December 02, 1906, Raton, Colfax Co., New Mexico; d. November 14, 1972, Medford, Oregon.
iv. VERONA BONNIE BOSLEY, b. 1908, New Mexico; d. Unknown; m. LLYOD FURNISH, Sweet Home, Oregon; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
v. DOLLY BOSLEY, b. August 18, 1914; d. January 11, 1979, Martinez, Contra Costa Co., California; m. VIRGIL MAULDIN, August 18, 1930, Contra Costa Co., California; d. August 25, 1974, Martinez, Contra Costa Co., California.
vi. GEORGE BOSLEY, b. August 18, 1916, Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho.
vii. LOIS EMILY BOSLEY, b. 1918, Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho; d. Unknown; m. VIRGIL JENSEN; b. Unknown, Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho; d. Unknown.
10. viii. RUSSELL E BOSLEY, b. August 24, 1921, Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho.
ix. ROBERT MCDOWELL BOSLEY, b. April 26, 1924, Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho; d. April 19, 1996, Orleans, Siskiyou Co., California.
4. JAMES RUSSELL7 BOSLEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born March 27, 1878 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died Unknown. He married NANNIE ORLEE POWELL January 26, 1905. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Children of JAMES BOSLEY and NANNIE POWELL are:
i. BESSIE ORLEE8 BOSLEY, b. Unknown; m. JAMES HULBERT CLEVELAND; b. Unknown.
ii. ORVA ALLIENE BOSLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. ALBERT F REYNOLDS; b. Unknown.
iii. CARRIE LOUISE BOSLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. EARL R STONER; b. Unknown.
iv. NELLIE MAUREEN BOSLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. OLIN R COX; b. Unknown.
v. JAMES RUSSELL BOSLEY JR., b. Unknown; d. Unknown, Died at birth.
5. CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born August 21, 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died July 03, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois. She married ALEXANDER CLARK GRAHAM July 24, 1901, son of ROBERT GRAHAM and POLLY CLARK. He was born September 05, 1865 in Mineola, Montgomery County, Missouri, and died December 20, 1943 in unknown.
Notes for ALEXANDER CLARK GRAHAM:
Moved to Chicago in 1933
Children of CARRIE BOSLEY and ALEXANDER GRAHAM are:
11. i. PAULINE ELIZABETH8 GRAHAM, b. January 05, 1903, Mineola, Montgomery County, Missouri; d. November 19, 1998, Dallas, Texas.
12. ii. GEORGE ROBERT GRAHAM, b. December 26, 1907, Mineola, Montgomery County, Missouri; d. December 14, 1970, Florida.
6. BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born November 09, 1894 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died January 08, 1963. She married BYRON ROSEWELL PAULLEY November 01, 1921, son of ROBERT PAULLEY and EFFIE GORDON. He was born January 24, 1896 in Bennington, Indiana, and died Abt. 1988 in Tucson, Arizona.
Children of BESSE BOSLEY and BYRON PAULLEY are:
13. i. BYRON ROSEWELL PAULLEY8 JR., b. September 07, 1924, Casper, Wyoming.
14. ii. DON BOSLEY PAULLEY, b. July 09, 1929, Casper, Wyoming.
Generation No. 3
7. WILLIAM SAMUEL8 OLIVER (SARAH (SALLY) JOSEPHINE7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born May 19, 1904, and died December 15, 1987 in Mexico, Missouri. He married ALLEVIA GOOCH January 07, 1930 in Wellsville, Missouri.
Children of WILLIAM OLIVER and ALLEVIA GOOCH are:
i. MERVIN W9 OLIVER.
ii. SALLY ANN OLIVER, b. Unknown; m. MR MAXWELL; b. Unknown, Laddonia, Missouri.
8. LLOYD JACK8 BOSLEY (WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born April 06, 1906 in New Mexico, and died September 13, 1989 in Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa Co., California. He married (1) DOROTHY LOUISE BRIZZEE December 28, 1945 in Contra Costa Co., California. She was born October 05, 1913 in Mesa, Arizona. He married (2) THELMA ELINOR ANDERSON December 28, 1973 in Contra Costa Co., California. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Child of LLOYD BOSLEY and DOROTHY BRIZZEE is:
i. LLOYD JAY9 BOSLEY, b. 1948, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California; m. NANCY ELIZABETH THOMAS, December 30, 1993, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California; b. Unknown.
9. HELEN BESSE8 BOSLEY (WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born December 02, 1906 in Raton, Colfax Co., New Mexico, and died November 14, 1972 in Medford, Oregon. She married GEORGE L. BREWER, JR. December 03, 1926 in Contra Costa Co., California. He was born September 29, 1906 in Craig, Montana, and died December 07, 1986 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Children of HELEN BOSLEY and GEORGE BREWER are:
i. GEORGE WALTER9 BREWER, b. June 08, 1927, Martinez, Contra Costa Co., California; m. LOIS BENETTE CATTANACK, June 27, 1947, Medford, Oregon; b. February 03, 1929, Portland, Oregon.
15. ii. LESTER LOUIS BREWER, b. February 13, 1932, Martinez, Contra Costa Co., California.
10. RUSSELL E8 BOSLEY (WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born August 24, 1921 in Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho. He married (1) DAISY MAY DAVEY. She was born November 25, 1924 in Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California. He married (2) EVA PREDMORE. She was born July 12, 1921 in St. Joseph, Missouri, and died February 19, 1984 in Sacramento, California. He married (3) HELEN HASWELL May 09, 1986 in Sacramento, California. She was born Unknown.
Child of RUSSELL BOSLEY and DAISY DAVEY is:
16. i. JACK ROBERT9 BOSLEY, b. November 14, 1947, Sacramento, Sacramento, California; d. December 23, 1985, Sacramento, Sacramento, California.
11. PAULINE ELIZABETH8 GRAHAM (CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 05, 1903 in Mineola, Montgomery County, Missouri, and died November 19, 1998 in Dallas, Texas. She married RALPH N. HUMPHRIES March 29, 1930. He was born November 08, 1898 in unknown, and died March 1987 in Dallas, Texas.
Child of PAULINE GRAHAM and RALPH HUMPHRIES is:
i. LAURA LOU9 HUMPHRIES, b. May 18, 1936.
12. GEORGE ROBERT8 GRAHAM (CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born December 26, 1907 in Mineola, Montgomery County, Missouri, and died December 14, 1970 in Florida. He married MARGARET DONOVAN September 09, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of WILLIAM DONOVAN and EMMA HULTQUIST. She was born August 08, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, and died November 29, 1994 in Tampa, Florida.
Children of GEORGE GRAHAM and MARGARET DONOVAN are:
17. i. MARGARET ELIZABETH9 GRAHAM, b. June 23, 1930; d. Unknown.
18. ii. JOAN (JOANNE) GRAHAM, b. October 28, 1934, Chicago, Illinois; d. April 06, 1988, Chicago, Illinois.
19. iii. CATHERINE GEORGE ANN (JEAN) GRAHAM, b. April 17, 1936.
13. BYRON ROSEWELL PAULLEY8 JR. (BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born September 07, 1924 in Casper, Wyoming. He married MARJORIE DAVIS MATHEWS June 10, 1950. She was born August 27, 1930.
Children of BYRON JR. and MARJORIE MATHEWS are:
i. SARAH JOY9 PAULLEY, b. March 27, 1952, Wollaston, Masachusetts.
ii. SUSAN LEE PAULLEY, b. February 12, 1954, Casper, Wyoming.
14. DON BOSLEY8 PAULLEY (BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born July 09, 1929 in Casper, Wyoming. He married (1) HELEN MARY WITT December 09, 1951 in St Louis, Missouri. She was born September 27, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri. He married (2) BONNIE LEE BOND May 22, 1962 in Douglas, Wyoming, daughter of MOTHER TUCKER. She was born March 11, 1930 in Bonneville, Wyoming.
Notes for HELEN MARY WITT:
Divorced June 1961.
Children of DON PAULLEY and HELEN WITT are:
i. DONNA MARIE9 PAULLEY, b. April 11, 1953, Spokane, Washington.
20. ii. DENISE ELLEN PAULLEY, b. January 19, 1955, Casper, Wyoming.
iii. DON BOSLEY PAULLEY JR., b. September 27, 1956, Casper, Wyoming; m. DENISE EILEEN; b. January 31, 1953, Travis AFBase, California.
21. iv. DENNIS WILLIAM PAULLEY, b. April 25, 1959.
Children of DON PAULLEY and BONNIE BOND are:
v. THOMAS LEROY9 BERNARD, b. January 29, 1949, Casper, Wyoming; Stepchild.
Notes for THOMAS LEROY BERNARD:
Stepchild, as of 2001, Thomas lives in Taegu, South Korea where he teaches school.
22. vi. DOROTHY JO (MURPHY) PAULLEY, b. January 17, 1954; Adopted child.
23. vii. DANIEL CHARLES (MURPHEY) PAULLEY, b. January 21, 1958, Casper, Wyoming; Adopted child.
24. viii. DAVID BYRON PAULLEY, b. January 18, 1963.
25. ix. DALE LEE PAULLEY, b. December 05, 1965.
Generation No. 4
15. LESTER LOUIS9 BREWER (HELEN BESSE8 BOSLEY, WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born February 13, 1932 in Martinez, Contra Costa Co., California. He married RUTH ELLEN WHITTEN. She was born October 09, 1939 in Kelso, Washington.
Children of LESTER BREWER and RUTH WHITTEN are:
26. i. HELEN MARIE10 BREWER, b. June 01, 1956, Ukiah, California.
27. ii. KATHLEEN LOUISE BREWER, b. February 28, 1958, Medford, Oregon.
16. JACK ROBERT9 BOSLEY (RUSSELL E8, WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born November 14, 1947 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, and died December 23, 1985 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California. He married JULIA LYNNE DANIELS 1970 in Berne (?) Switzerland, daughter of RICHARD DANIELS and FRANCES WILLS. She was born July 09, 1952 in Sullivan, Sullivan Co., IN..
Child of JACK BOSLEY and JULIA DANIELS is:
28. i. VELINDA JOAN10 BOSLEY, b. May 16, 1973, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA..
17. MARGARET ELIZABETH9 GRAHAM (GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born June 23, 1930, and died Unknown. She married (1) KENNETH GOLDEN. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown. She married (2) EDWARD MEYER. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Child of MARGARET GRAHAM and KENNETH GOLDEN is:
i. SUSAN10 GOLDEN, b. Abt. 1950.
Child of MARGARET GRAHAM and EDWARD MEYER is:
ii. LINDA10 MEYER, b. Unknown.
18. JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM (GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born October 28, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, and died April 06, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois. She married GEORGE PATRICK COLGAN in Chicago, son of JAMES COLGAN and ANNA STACK. He was born May 01, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois.
Children of JOAN GRAHAM and GEORGE COLGAN are:
29. i. ELIZABETH ANN10 COLGAN, b. August 22, 1952.
30. ii. KATHLEEN MARY COLGAN, b. May 17, 1954, Chicago, Illinois.
31. iii. BARBARA JEAN COLGAN, b. March 09, 1956; d. March 30, 1998.
32. iv. EILEEN MARGARET COLGAN, b. September 06, 1957, Chicago, Illinois.
v. CHRISTINE MARIE COLGAN, b. December 16, 1958; m. LARRY VIOLA; b. Unknown.
19. CATHERINE GEORGE ANN (JEAN)9 GRAHAM (GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born April 17, 1936. She married JAMES MUGNAI. He was born Abt. 1931.
Children of CATHERINE GRAHAM and JAMES MUGNAI are:
i. GEORGE10 MUGNAI, b. Unknown.
ii. WILLIAM MUGNAI, b. Unknown.
iii. STEVEN MUGNAI, b. Unknown.
iv. MICHAEL MUGNAI, b. Unknown.
20. DENISE ELLEN9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 19, 1955 in Casper, Wyoming. She married MARK DAVENPORT. He was born January 28, 1954 in San Franscisco,California.
Children of DENISE PAULLEY and MARK DAVENPORT are:
i. NICOLE DENISE10 PAULLEY-DAVENPORT, b. March 07, 1986, Vallejo, California.
ii. JOSHUA PAULLEY-DAVENPORT, b. July 12, 1988, Vallejo, California.
iii. ELISHA PAULLEY-DAVENPORT, b. September 02, 1990, Concorn, California.
21. DENNIS WILLIAM9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born April 25, 1959.
Children of DENNIS WILLIAM PAULLEY are:
i. JEFFREY NATHAN10 PAULLEY, b. October 01, 1991, Vallejo, California.
ii. ANDREW DONALD PAULLEY, b. August 31, 1993, Walnut Creek, California.
iii. JAMES KEITH PAULLEY, b. August 31, 1993, Walnut Creek, California.
22. DOROTHY JO (MURPHY)9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 17, 1954. She married (1) DAVID CHARLES MARSHALL March 22, 1972. He was born Unknown in Canada. She married (2) DAVID LEA MILLER June 09, 1976. He was born Unknown in Los Angeles, California.
Notes for DOROTHY JO (MURPHY) PAULLEY:
Adopted child.
Children of DOROTHY PAULLEY and DAVID MARSHALL are:
i. JUSTIN CHARLES10 MARSHALL, b. August 05, 1973, Casper, Wyoming.
ii. MONICA DAWN MARSHALL, b. August 16, 1974, Casper, Wyoming; d. August 17, 1974.
Children of DOROTHY PAULLEY and DAVID MILLER are:
iii. FOREST LEA10 MILLER, b. July 19, 1977.
iv. MELISSA ANN MILLER, b. November 03, 1978.
23. DANIEL CHARLES (MURPHEY)9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 21, 1958 in Casper, Wyoming. He married JUDITH KEEBLER. She was born September 30, 1959 in Worland, Wyoming.
Notes for DANIEL CHARLES (MURPHEY) PAULLEY:
Adopted child.
Children of DANIEL PAULLEY and JUDITH KEEBLER are:
i. DANI LEE10 PAULLEY, b. August 04, 1981, Casper, Wyoming.
ii. JOHN JOSEPH PAULLEY, b. March 06, 1983, Casper, Wyoming.
24. DAVID BYRON9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 18, 1963.
Child of DAVID BYRON PAULLEY is:
i. ANTHONY BYRON10 PAULLEY, b. April 23, 1984, Casper, Wyoming.
25. DALE LEE9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born December 05, 1965. He married ROBERTA LYNN NIEDERKORN. She was born June 06, 1966 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Children of DALE PAULLEY and ROBERTA NIEDERKORN are:
i. JONATHON DALE10 PAULLEY, b. August 17, 1992, Casper, Wyoming.
ii. MCKENNA LYNN PAULLEY, b. March 31, 1995, Casper, WY.
Generation No. 5
26. HELEN MARIE10 BREWER (LESTER LOUIS9, HELEN BESSE8 BOSLEY, WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born June 01, 1956 in Ukiah, California. She married KENNETH DANIEL SHIVELY January 1975. He was born August 13, 1954 in Flint, Michigan.
Children of HELEN BREWER and KENNETH SHIVELY are:
i. JUSTIN THOMAS11 SHIVELY, b. December 04, 1980, Anchorage, Alaska.
ii. JAMES ROBERT SHIVELY, b. January 18, 1983, Anchorage, Alaska.
27. KATHLEEN LOUISE10 BREWER (LESTER LOUIS9, HELEN BESSE8 BOSLEY, WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born February 28, 1958 in Medford, Oregon. She married WILLIAM NOVOTNEY May 16, 1980 in Anchorage, Alaska. He was born February 17, 1950 in Wisconsin.
Child of KATHLEEN BREWER and WILLIAM NOVOTNEY is:
i. TAMERA KATHLEEN11 NOVOTNEY, b. April 14, 1981, Anchorage, Alaska.
28. VELINDA JOAN10 BOSLEY (JACK ROBERT9, RUSSELL E8, WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born May 16, 1973 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.. She married (1) JOSE CARMONA December 1992 in Camden Co., Georgia. He was born July 1974 in Toledo, Ohio. She married (2) ROBERT ROSS October 01, 1994 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas. He was born April 20, 1969 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Child of VELINDA BOSLEY and JOSE CARMONA is:
i. SAMANTHA ANTANACIA11 CARMONA, b. March 30, 1993, St. Marys, Camden Co., Georgia.
29. ELIZABETH ANN10 COLGAN (JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born August 22, 1952. She married PETE ANDRESON. He was born Unknown.
Child of ELIZABETH COLGAN and PETE ANDRESON is:
33. i. LOUIS11 ANDRESON, b. April 12, 1970.
30. KATHLEEN MARY10 COLGAN (JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born May 17, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. She met (1) RICK TELLONE. He was born Unknown in Chicago, Illinois. She married (2) EUGENE SIMONELLI. He was born Unknown in New Jersey.
Children of KATHLEEN COLGAN and RICK TELLONE are:
34. i. SHERI ANN11 TELLONE, b. January 06, 1972.
35. ii. STACY TELLONE, b. October 15, 1975.
31. BARBARA JEAN10 COLGAN (JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born March 09, 1956, and died March 30, 1998. She married (2) JAMES WEEDEN. He was born Unknown. She married (3) SALMOE SALADINO. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Children of BARBARA JEAN COLGAN are:
i. JUSTIN11 COLGAN, b. November 27, 1973; Stepchild.
36. ii. MARK JAMES COLGAN, b. January 24, 1977; Stepchild.
32. EILEEN MARGARET10 COLGAN (JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born September 06, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. She married (2) WAYNE ALIOTO May 22, 1983 in Schaumburg, Illinois. He was born May 24, 1946. She met (3) WILLIAM JOHN KUMALA, son of WILLIAM KUMALA and JOSEPHINE O’NEILL. He was born March 09, 1965 in Hammond, Indiana. She married (4) WENDELL BURLESON BROOKS JR Abt. 1997 in Pomaria, South Carolina, son of WENDALL SR. and RUBY RAY. He was born February 27, 1956 in Newland, North Carolina.
Child of EILEEN MARGARET COLGAN is:
i. BABY BOY11 COLGAN, b. March 06, 1973, Wesley Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois Adopted out.
Notes for BABY BOY COLGAN:
Son placed for Adoption at birth 3/6/1973 Wesley Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Private arrangement with adopting mothers sister Rose. Her husbands name was Charlie who was a retired CTA driver. They once owned a grill on 1500 block of Cicero Ave in Chicago. Hopefully this is enough to help identify my son should he or his family ever look for home. His father’s name is James Mullins and that would have been his as well. James’s siblings include Gary, Carol, Geneva & Micheal. His parents were John & Ruth Mullins and they lived on the 1600 block of Keating Ave in the 1960’s.
Child of EILEEN COLGAN and WAYNE ALIOTO is:
ii. ALEX11 ALIOTO, b. January 07, 1990; d. January 07, 1990.
Children of EILEEN COLGAN and WILLIAM KUMALA are:
iii. MICHAEL XAVIER11 KUMALA, b. August 01, 1992, Hammond, Indiana.
iv. JOSEPH PATRICK KUMALA, b. June 02, 1994, Hammond, Indiana.
Child of EILEEN COLGAN and WENDELL JR is:
v. KELLY DAWN11 BROOKS, b. April 03, 1998.
Generation No. 6
33. LOUIS11 ANDRESON (ELIZABETH ANN10 COLGAN, JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born April 12, 1970. She met (1) COMMIE ANDERSON. He was born Abt. 1975.
Child of LOUIS ANDRESON and COMMIE ANDERSON is:
i. LOUIS ANDERSON12 JR., b. October 30, 1993.
Child of LOUIS ANDRESON is:
ii. AMANDA12 ANDRESON, b. February 21, 1998.
34. SHERI ANN11 TELLONE (KATHLEEN MARY10 COLGAN, JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 06, 1972. She met JASON CHESEK. He was born April 30, 1974.
Child of SHERI TELLONE and JASON CHESEK is:
i. JACOB CHRISTOPHER12 TELLONE, b. June 06, 1995.
35. STACY11 TELLONE (KATHLEEN MARY10 COLGAN, JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born October 15, 1975. She married PAUL ADELIZZI. He was born September 04, 1974.
Children of STACY TELLONE and PAUL ADELIZZI are:
i. KRISTINA12 ADELIZZI, b. October 20, 1992.
ii. TRISTON ADELIZZI, b. November 21, 1995.
iii. AIDEN ADELIZZI, b. June 07, 1998.
36. MARK JAMES11 COLGAN (BARBARA JEAN10, JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 24, 1977. She married APRIL COOK. He was born March 28, 1976.
Child of MARK COLGAN and APRIL COOK is:
i. MARK JAMES12 COLGAN, b. August 15, 1997.
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This is copy and pasted. Its carefully recorded And well researched by my great aunt. I am a descendent of Boleyn. In a sense I could clams count with this well researched family tree. Will I most likely not. I have no interest in ruling a country I don’t even know much about.
If anyone of the supposed decedent’s sees a relative of there plz try to expand after giving sufficient proof.
How can you be descended from Anne Boleyn she only had one child Elizabeth who died childless, she didn’t have any illegitimate offspring, this is fact, people make up stories as they want to believe they are related to a famous personage, a lot of it is just fantasy and wishful thinking, you can share the same surname with a historical figure it doesn’t mean you are related.
Catherine Parr is my 1st cousin and her grandmother is my 17th ( i think thats right) great grandmother. My family tree is a who’s who of royalty. It is totally nuts. William the Conqueror is my 30th Great grand father as i am sure would be almost half the population of the world. My family tree has been in the making for over 10 years and i have only just found all this out. I am a direct descendant to King William I ( AKA William the Conqueror) and many more Kings and Queens of Aragon, France, England, Portugal and Castile and other places. Just mind blowing!!
I have been doing my family tree and came across a William Parr born 1480 and died 1546 in England. I’m having a bit of trouble going back further then him. Could you possibly email me any information that you have? Thank you Farrahferritto@yahoo.com
HELLO I HAVE A MARY BULLEN IN MY FAMILY LINE I ALSO HAVE A KNOWLES IN MY LINE.. I AM FAIRLY NEW TO THIS GENEOLOGY STUFF. I AM WONDERING IF YOUR MARY BOLEYN IS MY MARY BULLEN ONE IN THE SAME.
I know this is an old post that I am replying to… but there is a rumor in my family that we are related to Anne Boleyn through her mother’s side… I haven’t had a chance to try to do the research, though.
I have recently found out I’m the direct dependent of Sir Francis Bryan who was the Kings favorite! Companion also known as ” The vicar of Hell which in turn makes me a direct dependent of Jane Boleyn because Sir F. Bryan is in fact Jane’s cousin so there is one female and I have one son and he has 3 sons. My name is Laurel Jane Berryman Married now to Ryan Scott Bailey my mother is Linda L. Owens and her mother’s maiden name is Peanick and my father’s parents are Sarah Pinkney Berryman and John A. Berryman my father was 46 when I was born my mother 22 so I’m pretty sure I wasn’t planned but I’m here just turned 50 February 3rd !! My mothers father is Wilford Thomas Owens and my grandmother Dorothy Jane Peanick there is a story I’m trying to research regarding my great great great grandmother who was a child found wandering on the trail of tears after the massacre of her parents that when she was found a family by the name of”Smith” found her and raised her and then married her? Can anyone help me find an alleged picture of this woman they say there is one picture of this woman??
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Anne Boleyn (1440 – 1510)
sister-in-law of 3rd cousin 13x removed
Thomas Earl Wiltshire Boleyn (1477 – 1538)
father of Anne Boleyn
Lady Anne Boleyn VISCOUNTESS ROCHFORD MARQUESS CONSORT ENGLAND (1501 – 1536)
daughter of Thomas Earl Wiltshire Boleyn
Henry VIII Tudor of England (1491 – 1547)
husband of Lady Anne Boleyn VISCOUNTESS ROCHFORD MARQUESS CONSORT ENGLAND
King Henry V11Tudor King of England (1457 – 1509)
father of Henry VIII Tudor of England
2-Edmund Tudor; Earl of Richmond (1430 – 1456)
father of King Henry V11Tudor King of England
Owen Tudor (1400 – 1461)
father of 2-Edmund Tudor; Earl of Richmond
Maredudd Ap Tudor 15gg “gg of king Henry 7th” (1365 – 1406)
father of Owen Tudor
Tibot/Catherine ferch Maredudd Tudor(sister of owain) 14gg (1405 – )
daughter of Maredudd Ap Tudor 15gg “gg of king Henry 7th”
Sir Huw Vaughan (Fychan) 13gg (kidwelly) (1480 – 1532)
son of Tibot/Catherine ferch Maredudd Tudor(sister of owain) 14gg
Sir John Vaughan (1500 – 1565)
son of Sir Huw Vaughan (Fychan) 13gg (kidwelly)
Walter Vaughan 11gg high sherriff (1540 – 1598)
son of Sir John Vaughan
Walter Vaughan 10gg## “Gentleman” (1579 – 1636)
son of Walter Vaughan 11gg high sherriff
Dorothy Vaughan 9gg descendant of tudors (1615 – 1689)
daughter of Walter Vaughan 10gg## “Gentleman”
Mary LLoyd 8gg gentlewoman (1630 – )
daughter of Dorothy Vaughan 9gg descendant of tudors
Hugh (high sherriff) Lloyd 7gg H.Sherriff in 1697 (1650 – 1698)
son of Mary LLoyd 8gg gentlewoman
Anne Lloyd 6gg 4 descents from King Edward 3rd (1669 – )
daughter of Hugh (high sherriff) Lloyd 7gg H.Sherriff in 1697
John Pugh 5gg gentleman (1698 – 1751)
son of Anne Lloyd 6gg 4 descents from King Edward 3rd
Lewis Pugh gentleman (1730 – 1782)
son of John Pugh 5gg gentleman
Lewis Pugh 3gg gentleman (1774 – 1857)
son of Lewis Pugh gentleman
Susannah Pugh** 2gg “Gateway*” (1832 – 1895)
daughter of Lewis Pugh 3gg gentleman
Mary Jane Herbert Gt Grandmother (1857 – )
daughter of Susannah Pugh** 2gg “Gateway*”
Thomas William Jones “British Oygen blacksmith (1884 – )
son of Mary Jane Herbert Gt Grandmother
Dr Peter Charles Thomas Jones senior lecturer cell biology (1921 – 1971)
son of Thomas William Jones “British Oygen blacksmith
Deborah Mair Jones
Looks like my husband is a first cousin of Anne Boleyn 19 times removed. It’s neat to find the link, but with 19 times removed it doesn’t mean much. We are getting the DNA test to see where our true ancestry lies, so I guess this will confirm or deny the link.
I am a descendant of Mary Boleyn, through her daughter Catherine Carey. I wish they could figure out if Henry VIII is actually my great (x16?) grandfather. It’s interesting to see how many distant cousins I have!
This is remarkable. I have been working on our ancestry for a while now and today we finally established our direct line to Mary Boleyn and her daughter Lady Mary Catherine Carey. We may never know if King Henry VIII was the father of her children, but there is quite a bit of research done on the subject and it seems likely. Wish there was a DNA test that could be done, how awesome would that be! Thanks for sharing!
I am possibly related to the Boleyn’s in some way. I am unsure though as the majority of my research was found online. My line as follows:
Boleyn 1540-?
Samuel Bullen 1566-? m. Unknown
Edward Pullen 1589-1689 m. Mary Pullen [Clarke]
Susanna Hayden [Pullen] 1615-1678 m. John Hayden 1606-1682
Nemiah Hayden 1648-1718 m. Hannah Hayden [Neale] 1644-1720
Samuel Hayden 1683-1783 m. Priscilla Hayden [Webb]
Nathaniel Hayden 1725-1813 m. Zerviah Hayden [Sutton]
Jonathan Hayden 1753-1806 m. Mary Hayden [Van Winkle]
Catherine Blazer [Hayden] 1790-1853 m. William Blazer
Sylvester Blazer 1820-1879 m. Keziah Blazer [Barge]
Nancy Counterman [Blazer] 1852-1938 m. Alexander Counterman
Lemuel Counterman 1873-1952 m. Melody Counterman [Dague]
Audrey Moss [Counterman] 1903-1967 m. Elmer Moss 1898-1985
Judith Johnson [Moss] 1943-Present w. Harold Jarvis ?-?
Lori Moss 1968-Present w. William Vebert 1974-Present
Elizabeth Moss 1990-Present
As I said, I do not know how reliable my line is since I found most of it online. I only definitely know my grandmother up to Melody and Lemuel Counterman. I am hoping someone can help me with this. I would love to k
now for sure if I am related to Anne and Mary Boleyn in some way. Obviously my line would not be direct since I know the children’s lines.
HELLO MARY BULLEN IS IN MY DIRECT LINE. IS SAMUEL RELATED TO HER. IF YES THEN COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW I AM KIND OF NEW TO THE GENI STUFF. I HAVE GLAUCOMA COMING ON NOT MUCH TIME TO DO ALL THE LOOKING ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANK YOU BECCA. HERE IS MY EMAIL ADDI…. becca purington 1998 at yahoo . com thank you so much for your help in advance…
There are no direct descendants o Anne Boelyn, as her only daughter, elizabeth, despite rmours, never had a child and unlikely a queen could have a child without some knowledge.
However the Tudour blood stll flows in the current British Royal family. descendants of James VI of Scotland and James 1stof england, who was the descendant of Marget Tudor, queen of Scots, twice over, via his mother, a sister of King Henry VIII,, who married, Jmaes IV, abd sunsequently the Earl of angus na dhad a daughter, who was mother to Lord Darnely, Mary’s husband.
Thus the cirent House of windsor, is either Scottish or German in descent, until Princess Diania’s son, william, the firts King of england who may be half english for 500 yeears
A few years ago I learned that I am a direct descendent of Thomas West, Baron De la Warr. I have the lineage courtesy of Ancestry.com. I knew yhe name of my great grandfather and followed his lineage all the way back to Virginia and then to England. It looks like his wife was the daughter of Lady Catherine Carey who in turn was the daughter of Mary Bpleyn Carey, the older sister of Anne Boleyn. Apparantly Catherine Carey MAY have been the illegitimate daughter of Mary Boleyn and Henry VIII but who knows whether this is true or not. Interesting stuff….
my dads cousen joan bulmer acworth a fasinating story who was tried along with howard and given a full pardon 10 months later she went on to marry edward waldegrave
I am a desendant of Rachel Boleyn who’s father was Sir Thomas Boleyn. If anyone out there has a connection to Rachel or Sir Thomas, I would like to hear from you.
None of you guys are related im the only left decendant of dolores maria boleyn she was my 13 great grandmother and i’m happy to answer any questions because i had done some research myself on my 13th great grandmother to where i had my DNA test done. And ill be happily to pass it down to you claire…..
I don’t know what you mean. It was a question that was asked and public commenting is enabled so people can leave comments if they like. Why do you believe that you are of the royal bloodline? Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn had one child and she died childless.
I recently found that Anne Boleyn is my 17 great grandmother.
A person named Ann Boleyn might be your 17x great grandmother, but she is not the Ann Boleyn who married Henry VIII as her only child did not have any children, so Queen Ann Boleyn has NO descendants
tout cela est faux im la seule lignée gauche d’Anne Boleyn , elle est mon 10ème grand-tante et à cause de cela , elle avait une petite famille en cours d’exécution et qui je crois que je dois commencer la nouvelle lignée de la famille boleyn ~ !
pourquoi essayez-vous de prendre en charge votre ne va pas prendre la lignée et je sais qui tu es , je sais votre nom et que vous avez raison de vous mériter la couronne parce que vous êtes directement de la lignée i appris tout sur vous
Keith,
You’re posting as “unknown” and “keith boleyn” and replying to yourself. Please do not abuse the comment thread or I will delete your comments and ban you from the site.
i believe i am the next royal bloodline because of dolores maria boleynshe had children and which because anne boleyn did’nt have children it should be past down to relatives
Anne Boleyn did have a child: Elizabeth who became Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth died childless but passed the throne on to her relative James VI of Scotland, who descended from Henry VII through Margaret Tudor. You seem a bit confused about bloodlines and claims to the throne. Boleyn relatives don’t have any claim to the throne, Anne Boleyn was a queen consort not a queen regnant.
and also what? why would i pretend to be unknown?
Only you know that. “Unknown” gave your email address when he left his comment.
history of boleyn ended a little after one of anne boleyns relatives married or went away with one of the clinton family members and which the clintons ended with lord arthur clinton the last person left in the family he had no children and was a politician in the 1800s
anne boleyn sister mary boleyn had children such as henry carey, and catherine carey.
henry carey had a children such as robert carey, george carey, john carey, edmund carey, catherine carey, and valentine cary.
Henry II had a few children: Geoffrey, Archbishop of York; William IX, Count of Poitiers; Henry the Young King; Matilda, Duchess of Saxony; Richard I, King of England; Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany; Eleanor, Queen of Castile; Joan, Queen of Sicily; John, King of England; William, Earl of Salisbury.
His illigitemate son William nicknamed Longespee because of his great height was married to the Countess of Salisbury Lady Ella Fitzpatrick, they had numerous children and it is through them that Henry 11s lineage continues.
I have traced back from Mary Hibbs my great great grandmother through her male line & it appears that the male line are my many times great grandfathers & of course their wives my many times greatgrandmothers which I believe would make Anne Boleyn a very, very ,very, very, distant cousin. It seems this line follows to Duke Richard I & his father William.
From there it seems to go back to the Viking lines of Ingjald Braut Onundsson & his wife Gauthildr Algautsdottir & this seemed to be the end of this linage
Well my family is Finnish and Russian, so I’m sadly not related to anyone associated with the Boleyn’s, though I am a great admirer of Anne. My question is what you are all using to track down your family heritage?? Is it just ancestry.com or is there another way? I’m anxious to know where we come from!
Thank you!
I am not a descendant on Anne or Mary and the spelling of my name is different. My grandmothers maiden name is Bullyan, that can be traced back to the same origins as Boleyn and any of the other variations of that name. So not descendants, but we have the same common ancestors!
As it stands at the moment my dad is cousin to Katherine Howard,which makes him cousin to Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth 1st so this would also put sir Thomas Boleyn in their with also the current duke of Norfolk we are in process of trying to get my family recognised who we are and where we all came from from what I gather we are higher in stature than the current duke of norfolk
Oh dear, you’d have quite a bit of competition I think. lol. I’m sure the current Duke, is the rightful Duke, or he wouldn’t be the current Duke otherwise.
Just seen your post Jonathan, I’m sorry but His Grace The Duke Of Norfolk is England’s Premier Peer, he’s Earl Marshal Of England and is always present at the coronation of the crowned monarch, why do you think you are higher in stature than him? He is only a few steps away from the queen in rank.
I have so enjoyed reading all these fantasies! Has anyone tried doing serious genealogy research, or are you all buying your ‘family trees’ from the internet! Absolutely hilarious!
That is the most sensible comment I’ve seen on this funny site – bed-time laughing matter. In genealogy you can be sure of who each mother was (unless adopted), but never be sure of the fathers. Affairs among aristocratic couples was common in the 14th-17th centuries, so parentage from then is very debatable. Many aristocratic & royal fathers were away fighting wars at time of conception!
ONE CAN ONLY TRACE FAMILY ONE GENERATION BACKWARD AT A TIME. I HAVE 35 YRS EXPERIENCE.
The Bullens / Boleyns were not royal unless through the tenuous unproven illegitimate line of Mary Boleyn. Aristocratic yes but royal no.
Common people customary took the surname of the aristocrats they worked for and their descendants mistakenly think they are descended from such people. (PS I’m supposedly descended several times over from the Scottish house of Stewart – through several mistresses – but it would be ridiculous to claim this, so it is not in my printed tree for my descendants)
Mary Boleyn is my 12th grandmother. I’m from the Catherine Carey line. I’ve found several other well known names from history in my research. I have spent lots of time researching it so I can guarantee you it is not fantasy.
Hi. I’m a descendant of Samuel Boelyn, Anne’s younger brother and only surviving son (so we think). We are alive and well in America! According to our family records, and if I recall this correctly (I may have to go back and double check), Samuel came to America and changed his name to Bullen. My mother bears a very uncanny resemblance to Anne, especially when she was younger. We arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony until after the Revolution when we moved to Michigan and help found the town of Mason, Michigan. We no longer live their, but we have scattered pretty much throughout the U.S. In addition, there are some indications that one of Samuel’s sons may be the father of Edward Teach- better known as Blackbeard. That hasn’t been proven conclusively, but family legend is rather insistent that he was a Boelyn.
Anne never had a brother called Samuel, only George who died two days before she died, executed for high treason, he left no issue but there are rumours he had a bastard son by an unknown woman, how can you say your mum looks like Anne? She died over 450 years ago, there’s so many stories on this site about Boleyn relatives travelling to America and they appear to be just that – stories, maybe woven out of a desire to have Royal roots which provide romantism to an otherwise ordinary family tree.
Well I’m a descendant (18th great grandson) of Queen Anne Boeyn’s aunt (also called Anne Boleyn) and her husband John Shelton on both my mom’s and dad’s side.
I recently found the connect to Mary Boleyn and was take aback by it. Would love to connect with other researchers to verify. 13th great grandmother.
Catherine Carey
Anne Knollys
Nathaniel West
Alice West Harris
Ann Harris Joyner
John Joyner
Elizabeth Joyner Lott
An awful lot claiming they’ve been told they are related, but I start chuckling when they say they haven’t looked into it as of yet. How do you know for sure, if you haven’t researched the past 1,000 years?……500 years ago, just did not happen yesterday. It is impossible for anyone to know who you may be related too, unless extensive research has been done. And if extensive research had been done, then you wouldn’t need look into it. It would have already been done……Not many providing the solid proof either, by way of letting us know how they are related and via whom? And just because you have a Boleyn surname, does not mean you are related to the Boleyns, nor any other person you might share a famous name with.
I recently found out and after extensive research, that I’m a direct descendent of the following;
William the Conqueror. I’m his 29th granddaughter.
King Henry I, II and III, Plantagenet Kings of England….all my grandfathers, x20 plus.
Eleanor of Aquitaine, was a grandmother x28
King John of England. A grandfather…x20 plus
Henry Percy and the Percy’s. All grandfathers.
Anne Neville….A grandmother x20 plus
And that is all via my direct ancestral line of a grandmother x8, called Mary Metcalfe, who married a Daniel Lascelles, late 16th century.
I’m an eighth cousin, of the Earl of Harewood.
I’m related to all these people and more, via the direct line of my great grandmother, Maria Eleanor Lascelles and I’m discovering more every day.
No Boleyns yet, but one of the branches leads off from my direct line, to Henry VII.
Therefore I’d be indirectly related to the Tudors. Maybe a cousin x20 of Henry VII.
I’d encourage people, as opposed to pretence. You never know what you will find and might end up finding, the real thing.
True what you say in essence but Anne Neville if the one married to Richard III had a son who died. I also have many of your people if you want to contact me yonita.ward@gmail.com
My husband is descended from the same ancestors as the Plantagenets though the Beauchamp line. For an American his family has excellent records, he is a 9th generation American through his father’s line, we even have all the old reports of his 8x grandfather settling in America. Through his maternal side he is a descendant the Beauchamps.
I’m a Euro-mutt through my father, but my mother’s lineage is pretty neat; my grandmother was English and through my grandmother’s paternal side I am a 10th generation American. I am descended from Knott and Squire. I don’t know much more than that, my family has not kept the impeccable records my husband’s family has kept, but I have managed to trace the Knotts to country gentry.
If anyone has any information on the Knotts or Squires, feel free to email me!
I’ve been doing my Ancestry and I am unsure if I am related.
I have a 17th Great Grandfather named Sir Robert Adams that some sites have as a child of Elizabeth Boleyn, but the father was listed as Henry Heydon, who was the husband of Elizabeth Boleyn, but his last name is not Adams, and I couldn’t find any reference to a son named Robert elsewhere. is this possible?
Folks – do the math. Each of us has 2 parents, 4 grandparentss, 8 great grandparents, etc.. Do the math – the numbers are astronomical! By the time to get to 7x great grandparents the number is in the thousands. Going back the Tudors means you have LOTS of relatives!!!
Dont forget that lots died too. Infant mortality rates were low. Henry VIII had over 72,000 put to death. The sweating sickness wiped out thousands. Men were fighting wars constantly, bloodlines ended.
i am very interested in royal history ever since i was a child
my favorites were always the romanovs the boleyns and the austrian empress her family
I want all of you to claim to descend from the boleyn line to be carefull where you get your information from online family trees and records are often flawed it is best to go through actual records and documents. too many people assume whatever they find on the internet is accurate. I am a descended of the boleyn house but not directly of mary but from anne mary and george´s great great grandparents. one of my great grandfathers on my dad side was a lord he died in 1750 he was descended from a lot of royal houses including the boleyns rurikids bohemians etc.
i have seen a lot of my family trees about my family online with incorrect information and some also leading to royalty out of nowhere this is 99% flawed research and not correct. so be careful with family trees on the internet or even records put online just yesterdayi found a really big mistake they made when they put up the records online
It is true that if you just copy your family tree from others you could be copying a load of mistakes as it doesn’t mean they are accurate and yes Wikipedia isn’t necessarily a great source of info neither is tudorplace, however a lot of famous people are well documented so info about them are 99% accurate you could say, in some family trees I found Lady Jane Grey the nine days Queen having children! Where they got their info from who can say as she died childless, executed before she was 18! So yes a lot of trees are inaccurate and you have to be very careful, my family tree is extensive but even so I cannot be certain it is all correct, a lot of my tree is copied from a distant American cousin and he has been researching for thirty years so I am pretty confidant that it is fairly accurate, geanology is fascinating stuff and it is wonderful if you find you have links to famous personages.
Some of you guys are hilarious. If we assume an average generation interval of 25 years since the date of Anne Boleyn’s execution in 1536, any one of us will have more than half a million direct ancestors at that time. Of course, it is likely that we are descended from the same person via more than one route, but still, any idea that any one of you has ‘Boleyn Blood’ is totally crazy. And that’s before we get into the issue of illegitimacy – even if we can trace our family tree through the male line, somewhere along that line someone didn’t have the father that they thought they did.
Those of you going even further back to claim ancestry from, say, William the Conqueror, might like to consider that statistically pretty much everyone with English ancestry is probably descended from royalty, if not from the King himself.
So, basically, while this is all fun and interesting and everything, none of you can claim to be ‘family’ with any of these people in any meaningful sense. But good luck to you.
Going back to the times of the Conqueror, not everyone back then in his time was a Royal, or related to Royalty. There were far more English peasants roaming the land in 1066, than made up the Norman ranks of Royalty. Throughout the centuries the peasants have always outnumbered royalty in their thousands upon thousands………These peasants who were not related to Royalty over a thousand years ago, will have far more Descendents today, than Royalty over the centuries has, surely? Hope you understand what I’m trying to say here.
Also. Back in Tudor times, between 1509-1547, Henry VIII had a huge chunk of England’s 2.5 million population put to death. That’s not counting those put to death, during the reigns of other Monarchs which accounted for thousands. 72,000 or more were executed during Henrys reign. Infant mortality rates were low, in the Tudor era, many children did not see past their first birthdays. Plagues and the sweating sickness killed off thousands and thousands. Not to mention the constant wars that were being fought, killing off thousands of men, families and bloodlines forever. Many, many Descendents and probably illegitimate individuals of those early Kings and Royalty, will have been killed off by war, plagues, etc without issue!
While I think there are a lot who can claim Royal ancestry, I think the numbers who can are being grossly exaggerated and a lot trying to claim it I think are exaggerating, or are just fantasists joining any dot to reach that connection.
Geneaology is big business and a money making racket and talk of Royal ancestors lures people into parting with their money.
Jayne you are so right and besides only those with prominent people as ancestors have their details recorded as for common folk it’s impossible to trace as records were not made on births and deaths till the 1530’s, therefore unless you have written proof you cannot just claim a Royal or noble as your ancestor and reading the many stories here just makes me laugh out loud, so many of our cousins across the pond seem to think that the Bolyens fled these shores to make their fortune in America but it was only some descendants of Catherine Carey who in fact emigrated and some of these are famous but a lot are just woven out of fantasy and romanticism, it’s great to find Royal ancestors I have quite a few myself but you have to be careful, a lot of Mary Boleyns descendants think that Henry V111 fathered her children but she had been married for some time before she became pregnant, and it is far more likely they were her husbands not the Kings, besides Henry’s children by his first two wives all died young, out of his six marriages only three survived, the last two never became pregnant at all so the odds of him fathering Catherine Carey and William are very small indeed.
The Sheltons jumped the pond did they not? I’m related by way of Anne Boleyn Shelton through the Shelton line. I would love to see a Shelton book of lineage if anyone has a clue of where I could look.
I am descended from Alice Boleyn. She was my 13th great grandmother. You can find the line with Ancestry. Com under Abbott 10. This is very interesting. Thanks
Also to those saying Elizabeth 1st had children…..she did not. Neither did her sister, Mary 1st. Had either of the Queens had children, it would be noted in the British history books and whether their children were illegitimate or not. Had either of these Queens had children, a Scottish King would not have succeeded the throne!
Anne Boleyns line ended with Elizabeth 1st, so it is an absolute impossibility, to claim Anne Boleyn as a grandmother, which I’ve seen many try to do.
A lot of people obviously have never studied English history, nor have not the first clue about it, hence these false claims.
Hello I am descended from Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband from one grandparent and from Margaret Tudor from her spouse my grandfather. I would love to touch base with other “cousins” KirstencMaloney@gmail.com
Hello, same as many others. I am a West in South Carolina who is descended from the West – DelaWarr bloodlines. I have discovered that we are descendants of Rollen, Duke of Normandy. Therefore, also related to the Viking kings and the house of Charlemagne who goes back to Italy and even to the Julios of Rome. My, my how small the world becomes. Any relatives send me a line! Doing research on memory traces locked in DNA and how environmental factors can yield their expression. Possible means of developing certain likes and dislikes.
Mary is my 13th great grandmother. Am decedent through her daughter, Catherine and her daughter, Elizabeth etc.
I am South African.
Cool to see how people move around so much and I think its fascinating.
Some Debbie downers here I see. Tracing your ancestry is really not that difficult. Our surname has only changed very few times since Mary Boleyn along the male line. Its extremely possible to trace that and for many different people to be related to her.
I just found out that I am related to Ann Boleyn through Thomas Howard, he was the uncle of Ann Boleyn and Catherine Howard, so I do not have any Boleyn blood by was very much involved with the Tudors, Elizabeth Stafford, Thomas’s wide was lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon. Theres also ties with Catherine Parr somewhere but my family tree has exploded with Greys, Nevilles and Montagus so I’m losing track of names!
I’m a direct descendant of Henry Carey (King Henry’s son. He is my 16th grandfather. You can see my family tree under Lusher Family tree on myheritage.com.
There is no evidence that Henry Carey was the son of Henry V111, his mother Mary Boleyn was married to William Carey for several years before he was born, Henry did not have affairs with married women and Carey was his close friend, novelists have woven stories about her affair with the King but the very real liklehood is that it was over long before she married, Henry was chivalric, he would not have allowed scandal to besmirch the marriage of one of his courtiers and by then he was heavily involved with her sister Anne Boleyn, if he did have a bastard child it was likely to have been his elder sister Catherine but as with Henry Carey, there is no documented proof just speculation, when his affairs ended Henry had a habit of marrying of his mistresses and settling on them some money, this he did with Mary, his affairs followed a pattern and one thing he never did was to dishonour a married woman by bedding her, you are harbouring under an illusion.
I am a direct descendant of Anne Boleyn’s aunt, Lady Anne Boleyn Shelton (my 13th great grand mother). Lady Anne Shelton was the sister of Anne Boleyn’s father, Sir Thomas Boleyn. Queen Anne Boleyn is my 1st cousin 15x removed!
Lady Anne Boleyn m. Sir John William Shelton
dau. Margaret Shelton m. Thomas Wodehouse (Woodhouse)
son Henry Woodhouse m. Anne Bacon (sister of Sir Francis Bacon)
son Gov. Henry Woodhouse m. Frances Penbrookshire
son Capt. Henry Woodhouse m. Mary Carter
dau. Elizabeth Woodhouse m. William Browne
son John Browne m. Mary Boddie
dau. Elizabeth Browne m. Moses Baker
dau Elizabeth Baker m. Joseph B. May
son John David May Sr. m. Mary Polly Farley
dau Sarah May m. Hudson Jordan
dau Calendonia Jordan m. Thomas Jefferson Price Jr.
son Jesse Dudley Price m. Annie Bufkin
son Thomas T Price m. Edith White (my grandparents)
son Tracy Price m. Ellen Dorn (my parents)
me (Angela Price)
The more I do this, the more I think we are all related!
Nice work as well set out. I too wish there were more like that . I am interested in Mary’s second marriage to William Stafford and their children. Anyone out there from that marriage write to me yonita.ward@gmail.com
I would be interested in your Oliver connection as we have Irish Olivers but Ann Boleyn could be her aunt as she herself did not have descendants since her daughter did not marry. connect if you want yonita.ward@gmail.com
My family line is also related to Anne Boleyn. I’m not exactly sure how we fit in though. My aunt and uncle did the family tree research and they have all of that information. They didn’t go into much detail except Anne kept getting removed and then placed back in the family tree lol. We are actually related to more Royal than most people. We have a whole Royalty bloodline. We are also related to William the Conqueror, Chief Dragging Canoe (which is like a Native King). We are related to German, French, English Royalty. I cant name them all however. I need to see the family tree again and start writing down names. My family name on my moms side (which the Royalty bloodline belongs to) is Abbey.
so u might be related to me I’m also related to Elizabeth Howard we traced it all the way back from George Acworth whos wife Margaret Wilberforce was both cousens to bowelyns and the howards
Through which child of Henry VII would that be? and also through your Howard father whose first name you do not give. Which branch of the Howard family would that be. It is an interesting combination and would be interesting to have more details.
I have always been told by grandmother that we were related to Anne Boleyn. As far as I can see, it would be through William Carey and Mary Boleyn if that’s the case. I have been trying to work out my line, but it is very confusing to me. As far back as I can go is William Carey (1790 – 1851) m. Mary Norris (b 1800). I am descended from then. Can anyone who is descenced through the Carey’s please look up for me in their family tree and see if they have my ancestors (as above). It would be much appreciated. Looking forward to hearing from someone …..
Never in all my life have I ever read so much BS written, misspelled and misspoken as the nonsense spouted by an entire group of hopeful idiots. You people are NOT related but o Queen Elizabeth 1st; you MIGHT possibly b related to the Carey’s but NOT thru Mary Boleyn and for God’s sake stop calling them Bullen. This isn’t the 1500’s and and the Carey’s were not “royal” and you people are not related to Anne Boleyn or Queen Elizabeth who never had a child, nor to Henry whose only sons both died without heirs. So stop giving yourself AIRS about people who didn’t have any HEIRS!
If they are related to the correct Careys then they ARE descended from Mary Boleyn because her children were Catherine and Henry Carey. There will be many thousands of people around the world descended from Mary because her two children each had large families (15 or 16 children I think) and then their children had large families and so on.
This site has provided me with some interesting reading. I have always liked history and especially ancestry. Anne Boleyn is my 13th great aunt, and Mary Boleyn is my 12th great-grandmother. That is based on many years of research. I was born in south central Nebraska and both of my parents were from families that homesteaded land in the 1880’s. The line that goes back to Mary Boleyn were living Virginia in the early 1600’s.
There are some Staffords who went to America and I am wondering if you have any knowledge of them. Mary married William Stafford and I am interested in him. Please feel free to get in touch Yonita.Ward@gmail.com
I have a bunch of Staffords in my tree. A whole long line of them. I have 4+ William Staffords, maybe 6, I don’t even know for sure. I’d need to know the birth year. The Staffords are very confusing to me, But my line primarily runs through a bunch of Humphrey Staffords, who all seem to have brothers named William, lol
I’m a descendant of Catherine of Aragon
Every Xmas I have to listen to this shit.
Ann screwed us….. Tommy Boleyn was a knuckle shuffling Gypsy ,
George could barely read but thought the sun shone out of his arse
500 years of this every Christmas trust me I know all about those pikey Boleyns
And don’t get me started on the greenhouse George stole.
OK, I thought your previous comment was a serious one.
If you hear about it every Christmas and you’re sick to death of it, why are you here reading the comments? Like putting salt on a wound isn’t it?
I’m pretty sure I am. Certainly not a straight line by any means. But Anne Boleyn would be my 4th cousin 13x removed. My tree goes up to Eleanor Aylesbury1406-1480 to her mother Katherine Pabenham 1372-1480 (my 16th grandmother). Then to her husband Laurence Cheney 1395-1461. His daughter Elizabeth Cheney 1422-1473. Then, Elizabeth Tilney, and finally to Elizabeth Howard. The odd thing is this runs through my dad’s side, not my mom’s side. She’s the one who was born in England.
This thread is an interesting read! I love genealogy and reading about the way so many of us are connected to historical figures. I haven’t been able to do ancestry research in a while, but when last I did a few genetic cousins I met on Ancestry and 23andMe said we were descended from Mary Boleyn *and* the Stuarts. I don’t place much stock in this, but I do have some Scotts and Wests in my tree, and both sides of my family are colonials (mostly in Virginia and North Carolina). I’ve verified I am a direct descendant of John Hart (one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence), and my sixth great-uncles were the first governor of North Carolina and the namesake of Nashville respectively, so I probably won’t luck out and discover a connection to Mary Boleyn as well. It’d be fun to try and find one, though!
Since everyone seems to be sharing how they’re related to the Boylens (Bullen) I’ll throw mine in the ring going backwards. I’ve been able to validate this with census records and help from distant cousins at the FOX surname DNA project.
Jakelle Hallman (SC) (my maternal grandfather)
Hattie Viola Burgess (SC)
Joshua Burgess (SC)
Joseph Shelton Burgess (SC) (SCA veteran)
Mary Fox (SC)
Jessie Fox (SC) (plantation owner in Sumaria SC)
Thomas Fox (SC) fought in revolution under Col. Francis Marion
Henry Fox 3rd (sent to SC as indian agent from VA)
Henry Fox 2nd (VA) (originally disputed but proven by the FOX DNA project)
Anne West (VA) (first white child born on the York river)
Col John West (VA) (divorced Anne’s mother and took up with Powhatans)
Gov John West (VA) (younger brother of 3rd Lord DeLaWarre Thomas West)
Lady Anne Knollys (england)
Lady Catherine Carey (england) (chief Lady Of The BedChamber to Queen Elizabeth 1st)
Lady Mary Boylen (england) (sister of Anne Boylen)
??? Henry Tudor 8th ??? (no way to prove it but some evidence and contemporary sources do support the hypothesis.)
This is all fascinating, but how can all of these hundreds of people claim to be descendants of the Tudor’s or all of the royals and these historical figures. Something doesn’t sound accurate about that. Not saying it isn’t true, but not saying it is either. Seriously, something seems off and should be questioned. If every single person who is on a genealogy site that is showing them this information, how do you know it’s not bogus. While everyone would love to be related to someone famous, it’s just not that common. Again, not saying it isn’t true, but should be questioned and investigated more thoroughly. Because if it was true, then why was it not common knowledge passed on through all of the families over the course of the many generations since then. Did a family just stop talking about it at one point? That doesn’t sound likely.
Stories can be distorted down the ages and after several generations you won’t always know who your distant relations were, the actor John Hurt now sadly deceased told how in his family there was a tale he was related to the Marquis Of Sligo, when he appeared on the geanology series ‘who do you think you are’, the tale was investigated by the geanology experts, it appeared there was no basis to the story at all and it had been fabricated by an ancestor, iv recently found out a Victorian cousin of mine was a MP who was embroiled in a rather unsavoury scandal yet my parents and grandparents had no knowledge of this, it was a shock to find out, so it’s not true to say family history’s are handed down generation after generation.
I am a descendant of Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk. He is my 14th great grandfather, and so I’m a distant cousin of Anne Boleyn as he was her uncle. He was also the uncle of Catherine Howard, wife of King Henry. I live in Idaho, USA.
My name is Kristine and I attend the University in Reno Nevada. I grew up in Pennsylvania. We were recently given a homework assignment in my Human Development class, to write out our family roots. This sent me on a genealogy quest to where I learned some pretty fascinating things. On my grandmother’s side, her mother is Emily Carey. I called my mother today who told me that she was getting a copy of the complete genealogy report that her cousin Harry completed about 10 years ago.
She told me, that although she cannot remember the exactness until she has the report in front of her, that we have descended from Ann Boleyn and Henry VIII. Something I remember hearing my family talk about when I was growing up was that our family roots in England was nothing short of scandalous. I don’t know what that is about so I’m truly anticipating having all of this information in front of me!
I saved this website so I’ll come back after I have received everything and excited to see if there is anyone on here that I may be related to.
Something that’s also fascinating is that on my father’s side, I am related to the Hedderick’s who came to America from Germany and we were one of the original colonies; Philadelphia in 1733. Although it’s not related to to Boleyn, this was just something I learned during my quest. I have never been in awe this much as I am with all that I’ve learned over these last few days!
Henry V111 and Anne Boleyn have no descendants Kristine, their only living child Elizabeth died childless, however you could be descended from Annes neice Catherine Carey, since you have a Carey in your family, which would make you a cousin of Anne Boleyn.
Yeah,that is not possible. You cant be a descendant from anne boleyn and henryviii..you could have at least brushed up on your tudor knowledge before posting this cringy post…yeeesh!!! *facepalm*
Not sure if this thread is still active, but I just discovered that Mary is my 13th great-grandmother. My line is as follows:
Catherine Mary Cary (1524 – 1569)
I haven’t read all these posts but i have done our genealogy past to Mary Boleyn Carey his partner of Henry VIII not widely know ( sister to Anne – beheaded wife) we are direct descendants through Carey then Plummer. My grandmother is a Plummer from Tennessee then to VA. We hit Walter Plummer 1590 William 1540 connects to Carey via marriage. Then to the *Tudors. Also Henry 7 or 8 goes back via males direct to the supposed cousin or aunt of Mary the Virgin, Anna . Dôn verch Mathonwy “Anna the Prophetess” , “Anu”, “Danu”
Educated, Rome
(c.-125 – -81 )
Daughter of Mathonwy and N.N.
Wife of Beli “The Great”, King of Britain
Mother of Caswallan Cassivellaunos ap Beli, King of the Catuvellauni; Llefelys ap Beli; Lludd (Affleth) Llaw Ereint “Silver-Handed” ap Beli, {Fictitious, Mabinogion}; Penarddun ferch Beli Mawr and 8 others
Sister of Mâth fab Mathonwy, King of Gwynedd
Strangely we are connected to Burlingame via my Dad’s fathers side, Baker. which directs to William the Conqueror via Le Baker (Bekker Becker at times) and then via a mother i the line to De Clifford.
You can’t be a direct descendant of Queen Anne Boleyn because she had one child, Elizabeth I, who died childless. There are, however, other Anne Boleyns in the family.
How convient…. everyone is annes great great great great niece/nephew…i know mary boleyns daughter had a load of children just find it funny that almost every single comment is from a descendant of mary or anne(apparently)…sorry to be rude but i dont believe 98% of you claiming boleyn blood…just a bit too convient for me…
I am a direct decendant through Mary Boleyn…being my 21rst great grandmother through Lettice Knollys and Penelope Devereux. My 23rd Great Grandmother is Elizabeth Woodville the white queen. The more my mom researched the more she found including the Kings of Scotland.
Growing up my grandmother was working on our family tree and always said we were related to the last Queen of Scotland which would be Queen Anne. I don’t remember which side of the family she was referring too. I would love to find out more information if I could.
Well I would like to inform you that I am a direct desdendant of Queen Anne Boleyn. My grandmothers maiden name is Bolen. We dropped the y when we came to the USA along time ago.
Hi Eric,
You can be a descendant of the Boleyns but you cannot be a direct descendant of Queen Anne Boleyn because her only child, Elizabeth I, died childless. Sorry!
Not sure where I fit in but here’s my direct line — considering Anne Knollys’ ancestors…
Anne Knollys West is my 11th great grandmother. Ancestry’s We’re Related app shows her father as Sir Robert Dudley First Earl of Leiscester.
Anne Knollys
-> Mother of
Richard West
-> Father of
John West
-> Father of
William West
-> Father of
Joseph West
-> Father of
John West
-> Father of
Anna Johnson
-> Mother of
Solomon Johnson Nichols
-> Father of
Minerva Ann Nichols
-> Mother of
Marvin Monroe Mitchell
-> Father of
Joseph Walker Mitchell
-> Father of
Vonnie Ray Mitchell
-> Mother of
ME
Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr was the daughter of Catherine Carey and Sir Francis Knollys, so she was the granddaughter of Mary Boleyn, her sister Lettice married Sir Robery Dudley Earl Of Leicester, and they had a son who sadly died, Ancestry isn’t accurate as a lot of folk just copy others family trees, if you read Wikipedia you will be able to get the correct info on her,
Hi I am a direct descendant of William the Conqueror. The last known relative I know is Robert Palmer born in 1319 died in 1371. I’m pretty certain I am not related to the Boleyn’s, but I do think I am related to Elizabeth i, daughter of Anne Boleyn and Henry viii. Any information that anyone can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thank You!
Our family tree says “Elisabeth Carey” daughter of Henry Carey, son of Mary Boleyn; married my ancestor, William Plummer. But I can find no source info to back it up.
I have read that Henry had many illegitimate children. Wondering if this Elisabeth is one of them, and if anyone else has heard they are descended from these Children?
Thanks
I just discovered Mary Boleyn (through her Illegitimate son with King Henry VIII, Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon) is my 13th-great-grandmother. As such, Anne Boleyn is my 13th great Aunt and Elizabeth I is my first-cousin 13 times removed. It’s all so fascinating to learn.
What proof do you have that Henry Carey was the son of Henry V111? It is only speculation because his mother was at one time the Kings mistress, there is no one in the entire world can claim Henry V111 as their direct ancestor as there is not, nor ever has been any proof that his bloodline did not end with Elizabeth 1st, Consider the facts: Henry Carey was born about three years into his mothers marriage, he shared a strong physical resemblance to the Boleyns, and a similarity to William Carey, he was not acknowledged as his son by the King, he was courting Anne Boleyn when he was born and he was smitten with her to the point where he could not be without her for an hour, according to one contemporary, he had no eyes for other women then, he was not given any favour’s by the King and he married a woman of obscure origins, unlike Henry Fitzroy who was married to the high born Lady Mary Howard and had the grand title of Duke of Richmond conferred on him, Henry Carey had no such grand title, his elder sister Catherine however is different, she was born roughly about the time frame when her mother may have slept with the King, she had a strong likeness to the King and Elizabeth was devoted to her, however the queen was very fond of her maternal relations and Henry V111 never acknowledged her as his, gossip is very powerful and there will always be those who think was Catherine or her brother or both the children of Henry V111, as mentioned there are strong points in Catherine being his daughter but the argument for Henry is very weak.
How would you like to have a person who is a direct lineal descendant of the Plantagenet Carpenter / Melun / Adele d’Anjou / Charlemagne…
-and-
Also a direct lineal descendant of Mary Boleyn / Carey / Knollys – West lines?
Paternal lineage is up the Anjou line and the maternal lineage is up the Boleyn line.
If you want to use my DNA as a control to test against / confirm more about Richard III, I’m willing.
I’m on GEDMatch as Kit # A964102.
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Here’s the direct paternal lineal descent for Anjou:
Adele (Adelaide) of ANJOU (de VEXIN) Countess of VEXIN
Born: abt. 924
34 Adele Anjou b: Abt. 920 AD in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France, d: 1026 in France
33 Gauthier de Mantes II b: Abt. 952 AD in Vexin, Normandy, France
32 Walter de Gouye III b: Unknown in Unknown
31 Herve Melun b: Abt. 1042 ; de Melun
30 William Melun b: Unknown
29 William “The Carpentier” Melun b: 1065 in Unknown; formerly Carpentier
28 Godwin le Carpentier b: 1100 in Melun, France, d: 1194 in Normandy, France
27 Reynaud le Carpentier b: 1145 in Yorkshire, England, d: 1202 in Picardie, France
26 Ailric le Carpentier b: 1166 in Yorkshire, England, d: 1212 in Picardie, France
25 Elgan le Carpentier b: 1202 in Oxfordshire, England, d: 1267 in Oxfordshire,England
24 Siger le Carpentier
23 Jehan le Carpentier b: 1250 in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, d: 1280 in Lambert,Belgium
22 Maurice le Carpentier b: 1280 in West Vlaanderen, Belguim, d: 1337 in Gloucestershire, England
21 John Carpenter b: 1303 in Herefordshire, England; Jean le Carpentier, d: 1336 in Herefordshire, England
20 Richard Carpenter b: 1335 in London, England, d: 1395 in London,England
19 John Carpenter b: 1372 in London, England; John “The Elder” Carpenter, d: 1413 in England
18 John Carpenter b: 1410 in Hertfordshire, England; John “The Younger” Carpenter, d: 1476 in Worcestershire, England
17 William Carpenter b: 1440 in Hertfordshire, England, d: 1520 in Herefordshire, England; William “of Homme” Carpenter
16 James Carpenter b: 1460 in Herefordshire, England, d: 1537 in Herefordshire, England
15 John Carpenter b: 1525 in Barnstaple, Devon, England, d: 1588 in Barnstaple, Devon, England
14 William Thomas Carpenter b: 1549 in Barnstaple, Devon,
England, d: 1622 in Broadhembury, Devon, England
13 Robert Carpenter b: 1578 ; Robert “of Marden” Carpenter, d: 1651
12 Thomas Pasmere Carpenter b: 1607 in Plymouth, Devon,
England, d: 1675 in Running Water Village, Tennessee
11 Amatoya Moytoy b: 1640, d: 1730
10 Old Hop Moytoy b: 1690, d: 1761
9 Sookie Granny Grasshopper HOPPER MOYTOY b:
1730 in Chota, Cherokee, North Carolina, d: 1820 in
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee
8 Rachel Tookah McDaniel b: 1763 in Chota,
Cherokee Nation Little River, Tennessee, d: 1792
in Wilkes, North Carolina
7 Rachel Agnes “Tookah” Chambers b: 1781 in
Wilkes County, North Carolina, d: 1846 in Oak
Hill, Overton, Tennessee
6 William Simon Roland “BILLY” NORRIS b:
1816 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, d: 1892
in Pickett County, Tennessee Burial Lowhorn
and Ferrell Cemetery, Green Brier, Pickett
County, Tennessee
5 John Roland NORRIS b: Jan 1853 in
Overton County, Tennessee, d: 07 Nov 1903
in Warren County, Kentucky Burial Green
River Union Cemetery Richardville
4 James “Jim” Roland NORRIS b: 10 Apr
1883 in Warren County, Kentucky, d: 25
Aug 1930 in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Kentucky Buria Green River Union
Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren County,
Kentucky; Typhoid Fever
3 Lucy Jane NORRIS b: 31 Aug 1908 in
Central City, Muhlenberg County,
Kentucky, d: 16 Mar 1986 in Louisville,
Jefferson County, Kentucky, Burial
Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green,
Warren County, Kentucky
2 John Earl “Johnny” JONES b: 22 May
1945 in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Kentucky, d: 31 Oct 1978 in
Warren County, Kentucky Burial
Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green,
Warren County, Kentucky; Injuries from
automobile accident
1 Timothy LaVon MITCHELL – JONES
b: 25 Apr 1965 in Brinkley, Monroe
County, Arkansas.
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Here’s the direct maternal lineal descent for Boleyn:
Mary Boleyn (the other Boleyn girl) (1499 – 1543) – 13th great-grandmother
-> Mother of Catherine Carey
Catherine Carey LADY KNOLLYS (1524 – 1569) – 12th great-grandmother
-> Mother of Anne Knollys West
Anne Knollys (nee) West – 11th great-grandmother
-> Mother of
Richard West – 10th great-grandfather
-> Father of
John West – 9th great-grandfather
-> Father of
William West – 8th great-grandfather
-> Father of
Joseph West – 7th great-grandfather
-> Father of
John West – 6th great-grandfather
-> Father of
Joseph West – 5th great-grandfather
-> Father of
Anna Johnson 4th great-grandmother
-> Mother of
Solomon Johnson Nichols – 3rd great-grandfather
-> Father of
Minerva Ann Nichols – 2nd great-grandmother
-> Mother of
Marvin Monroe Mitchell – great-grandfather
-> Father of
Joseph Walker Mitchell – grandfather
-> Father of
Vonnie Ray Mitchell
-> Mother of
Timothy Carl Jones
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Notable Trivia: I carry the rs333 (Delta-32) deletions (CCR5 mutation) with about 10-15 similar other mutations.
ABO Blood-type: AAO Two A alleles and one O allele.
Neanderthal + Homo-Sapien Hybrid per Promethease report output analysis.
I also carry both ancestral J2 and G2 alleles. This made me think Tudor but since I’m a descendant of the House of Anjou / Angevin it’s very hard to tell.
Haplogroup: M-269 R-P 312
I’d be very interested, since discover of my “unique” DNA, genealogy of the British Monarchy, among others is one of my favorite topics to research.
The mutations are fascinating to say the least.
Very Very Sincerely,
Timothy Carl Jones
(Current legal and adopted-at-birth-name)
Timothy LaVon Mitchell – Jones
(Given-name at birth)
It is now know that the tudors have no legal right of the throne through bloodline because of john of gaunt not being the actual heir to the throne, therefore was illegitimate. The rightful heirs to the throne are the plantagenent descendants. I’m a direct descendant of Princess Elizabeth Plantangenent who is also the ancesstress of Anne boleyn I can date my ancestry to charlemagne that’s the boleyns ancestor along with William the conqueror.. In truth the boleyns are the rightful heirs to the throne and not because they married into the Tudor family. I think that’s the reason why Anne was hasty with her decision to marry the king to restore her family back onto the throne. My great grandmothers name was Annie Opal Shelton. Please email me if have further questions lylithrave6@gmail.com
I’m a descendant of William the conqueror…my great grandmother is Annie Opal Shelton..she had her DNA tested turns out my great grandma is descended directly from Anne Boleyn Great aunt of Queen Elizabeth I. I am also a descendant of Charlemagne directly through his son Louis the Pious,I am also the descendant of Princess Elizabeth plantagenet ( Countess of Hereford)
Well yes by conquest,but the Boleyn family is both French and English royalty the Boleyn were descendants to the Merovingians a ancient French bloodline, their oldest ancestor was Clovis I a Merovingian royal monarch and also Charlemagne ancestor through his mother Bertrada of Laon. Who is also the ancestor of Matilda wife of William the conqueror
My great grandma was obsessed with her history my grandma says that there were guys that came from england to talk to her brother for some unknown reason, kinda weird
Hello, it appears I’m related by way of Anne Boleyn Shelton. I’m looking for a full Shelton tree that jumped the pond to America.
My tree in short is —
(M) Thomas Married a (F) Blanchard
A (M) Blanchard married a (F) Jones
A (M) Jones married a (F) Shelton
A (M) Shelton married a (F) Boleyn
Funny how it goes back and forth male to female like a zigzag thru history, lol.
I have been working on my family tree; and I do have a Mary & Anne Boleyn connection through their mother Elizabeth Howard. Elizabeth Howard is my 16th great aunt; which even though they are distant cousins-Mary, Anne & George Boleyn would be blood relations.
Relationship
Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey’s relation to you: Direct ancestor (15 generations)
Here’s how:
1. Sally J Badillo is your mother
2. Ishmael Walter Gibson is the father of Sally J Badillo
3. Callie Cordelia Gibson is the mother of Ishmael Walter Gibson
4. Lewis Calvin Pruitt is the father of Callie Cordelia Gibson
5. Peter J Pruitt is the father of Lewis Calvin Pruitt
6. Spencer, Sr. Pruitt is the father of Peter J Pruitt
7. Edna Eady Pruitt is the mother of Spencer, Sr. Pruitt
8. Abraham Spencer II is the father of Edna Eady Pruitt
9. Abraham Spencer I is the father of Abraham Spencer II
10. Anne Woodward is the mother of Abraham Spencer I
11. Martha Woodward is the mother of Anne Woodward
12. Thomas West is the father of Martha Woodward
13. Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr is the mother of Thomas West
14. Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys is the mother of Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr
15. Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey is the mother of Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys
Relationship
Anne Boleyn of England Boleyn’s relation to you: Direct ancestor (14 generations)’s aunt
Here’s how:
1. Sally J Badillo is your mother
2. Ishmael Walter Gibson is the father of Sally J Badillo
3. Callie Cordelia Gibson is the mother of Ishmael Walter Gibson
4. Lewis Calvin Pruitt is the father of Callie Cordelia Gibson
5. Peter J Pruitt is the father of Lewis Calvin Pruitt
6. Spencer, Sr. Pruitt is the father of Peter J Pruitt
7. Edna Eady Pruitt is the mother of Spencer, Sr. Pruitt
8. Abraham Spencer II is the father of Edna Eady Pruitt
9. Abraham Spencer I is the father of Abraham Spencer II
10. Anne Woodward is the mother of Abraham Spencer I
11. Martha Woodward is the mother of Anne Woodward
12. Thomas West is the father of Martha Woodward
13. Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr is the mother of Thomas West
14. Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys is the mother of Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr
15. Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey is the mother of Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys
16. Anne Boleyn of England Boleyn is a sister of Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey
Relationship
Thomas Boleyn KG “1st Earl of Wiltshire” Boleyn’s relation to you: Direct ancestor (16 generations)
Here’s how:
1. Sally J Badillo is your mother
2. Ishmael Walter Gibson is the father of Sally J Badillo
3. Callie Cordelia Gibson is the mother of Ishmael Walter Gibson
4. Lewis Calvin Pruitt is the father of Callie Cordelia Gibson
5. Peter J Pruitt is the father of Lewis Calvin Pruitt
6. Spencer, Sr. Pruitt is the father of Peter J Pruitt
7. Edna Eady Pruitt is the mother of Spencer, Sr. Pruitt
8. Abraham Spencer II is the father of Edna Eady Pruitt
9. Abraham Spencer I is the father of Abraham Spencer II
10. Anne Woodward is the mother of Abraham Spencer I
11. Martha Woodward is the mother of Anne Woodward
12. Thomas West is the father of Martha Woodward
13. Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr is the mother of Thomas West
14. Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys is the mother of Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr
15. Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey is the mother of Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys
16. Thomas Boleyn KG “1st Earl of Wiltshire” Boleyn is the father of Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey
I am direct maternal relation to the King Edward I of England and that also includes William the Conqueror as well. I have a pedigree going to the 4 brothers Spencers as well as a pedigree to Princess Diana through my Ancestor John Cogswell and the Coggeshall Family. The Royal Family are definitely Related to me. In addition I also have some Indian Heritage as some of the comments above are thru Moytoy. I also have her as a ancestor for the Carpenter line, but as far as I know this line hasn’t been confirmed.
Relationship
King Edward I Plantagenet 1239 – 1307 Plantagenet’s relation to you: Direct ancestor (24 generations)
Here’s how:
1. Sally J Badillo is your mother
2. Ishmael Walter Gibson is the father of Sally J Badillo
3. Callie Cordelia Gibson is the mother of Ishmael Walter Gibson
4. Sarah Pruitt is the mother of Callie Cordelia Gibson
5. Margaret Elizabeth Peggy Ridley is the mother of Sarah Pruitt
6. Matthew Jeptha Adams 16 July 1786 Adams is the father of Margaret Elizabeth Peggy Ridley
7. Anne Nancy A royal line Adams is the mother of Matthew Jeptha Adams 16 July 1786 Adams
8. Elizabeth Reid is the mother of Anne Nancy A royal line Adams
9. Mary Clayton I is the mother of Elizabeth Reid
10. John Denham is the father of Mary Clayton I
11. James Dunham is the father of John Denham
12. William Dunham is the father of James Dunham
13. William Dunham is the father of William Dunham
14. Eliza Dunham is the mother of William Dunham
15. Margaret Wentworth is the mother of Eliza Dunham
16. Anne Fortescue is the mother of Margaret Wentworth
17. Lady Ann Salisbury Stonor is the mother of Anne Fortescue
18. John 1st Marquess of Montagu Neville is the father of Lady Ann Salisbury Stonor
19. Richard De 5th Earl of Salisbury de Neville, is the father of John 1st Marquess of Montagu Neville
20. Lady Joan de de Neville is the mother of Richard De 5th Earl of Salisbury de Neville,
21. John of of Gaunt is the father of Lady Joan de de Neville
22. Edward III King of England of Gaunt is the father of John of of Gaunt
23. King Edward II Plantagenet is the father of Edward III King of England of Gaunt
24. King Edward I Plantagenet 1239 – 1307 Plantagenet is the father of King Edward II Plantagenet
Ok this is the reason why I think the Boleyn family are the heirs to the French and English throne(before the French revolution) The Boleyn family are descendants to Clovis I, a Merovingian king along down his line is Charlemagne through his mother bertrada of laon
this is how im descended to anne boleyn: 1.Clovis I merovingian king 2.Chilperic 3.Chlothar II 4.Dagobert I 5. Clovis II 6.Theuderic III 7.Princess Bertrada of Prum 8.Chribert of Laon
9.Bertrada of Laon 10.Charlemagne 11.Louis the Pious 12.Charles the bald 13.Judith of Flanders 14. Baldwin II count of Flanders 15. Arnulf I Count of Flanders 16.Baldwin III 17.Arnulf II 18.Baldwin IV 19. Baldwin V 20.Matilda of Flanders who married wiiliam the conqueror 21. King Henry I 22. Matilda Holy Roman Empress 23.King Henry II 24. Princess Elizabeth Plantagenet (countess of Rhuddan/Hereford) 25.Lady Eleanor de bohun 26 james butler 2nd earl of ormond 27james butler 3rd earl of ormond 28. james butler fourth earl of ormond 28.thomas butler 7th earl of ormond 29.Lady margaret butler of ormond who married sir william boleyn 30. LADY ANNE BOLEYN (GREAT AUNT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I),who married Sir john shelton. 31.thomas shelton 32.Ralph shelton 33.daniel shelton 34.josiah shelton 35.william shelton. 36.Bennett shelton 37.andrew jackson shelton I 38. Andrew Jackson shelton II 39. Annie Opal shelton who married robbie kisselburg 40.Roberta nell kisselburg who married Danny Ritchey I 41. Danny Ritchey II 42. Jennifer Deann Ritchey (me) 43. Josiah and Isaiah willingham (my sons)
ALSO,my geneaology says : Matilda married william the conqueror,who had Henry I,who had Matilda holy roman Empress,who had Henry II, who had Edward I,who had Edward II,who had Edward III and Eleanor,who had Blanche,who had Louis IX,who had Isabel who married Edward III Edward I of england married eleanor daughter of ferdinand ,third king of castile and aragon in spain,they had the princess elizabeth plantagenet who married heuphrey de bohun.earl of hereford,their daughter married james butler first earl of ormonde,their son james second earl of ormonde died 1652,who married joan daughter of lord abergency…..and so on so forth. too much nobility didnt mention the sheltons until the last page of a ten page geneaology
Not really. Many of us can trace our American heritage to the Jamestown settlers, Mayflower passengers, etc. Many of these first immigrants were from noble families and their lineage/connections to the royal houses of Britain as well as Europe are well documented in Burke’s Peerage, Daughters or Sons of the American Revolution, Magna Charta societies.
Mary Boleyn 14th GGM
Sir Henry Boleyn 13th GGF
Anne Carey 12th GGM
George Cleeves 11th GGF
Elizabeth Cleeves 10th GGM
Mary Mitton 9th GGM
Samuel Brackett 8th GGF
Samuel Brackett Jr 7th GGF
Mary Brackett 6th GGM
Elizabeth/Betsey Woodsum 5th GGM
Edmond Shorey 4th GGF
Aroostook Bushrod Shorey 3rd GGF
Norman Shorey 2nd GGF
Elspy Mae Shorey GGM
Lucinda Ann DeRochemont GM
Bruce Laviolette Father
Michelle (Laviolette) Dumas – me
I am also a direct descendent (well proven) of Governor Thomas Dudley on my paternal side and Elder William Wentworth on my maternal side, both well-known royal “gateway” ancestors
HI:
I believe I’m related through George Cleeves,
I feel he had a son named William Cleeves or Cleaves
George would have been my 9th Great-grandfather
his mother was Anne or Ann or Anna Cary- Carey .
would love to talk
Hope to hear from you ?
Jim
I’ve never enjoyed a genealogical site as much as this one! What I am impressed with is so many Americans have the resources to hire the level of professional genealogist it would require to prove royal ancestry.
We Americans usually take the shortcut of claiming a Cherokee Princess great-grandmother!
Please keep this thread going!!!!
Through ancestry.com docs I am led to believe that possibly Mary Boleyn is a 14x ggm. Can this be confirmed through the dna test? Or is the dna too diluted that far back?
Through ancestry.com docs it looks like Mary Boleyn may possibly be a 14x ggm. Are there tests that can confirm this? Or is dna too diluted going that far back? ps I have done the dna testing through ancestry.
HI Leah Gates, I am a Carey, could I have a look at your family tree – I have a Carey reaction who was the Mayor of Nottingham and his dependents had a lace mill in Nottingham, one of his sons came to Australia in 1850s.
There is also a Henry Carey who was a musician and composed God Save the Queen..
Any connections that you know of ?
Heather Carey, Wollongong South of Sydney Australia
Anne Boleyn’s father Thomas Boleyn Earl of Wiltshire is my 12th Great Uncle. His sister Lady Alice Clere is my 11th great Grandmother. Making me 2nd cousins 11x removed to Queen Elizabeth I.
My 12th great grandfather, Sir Francis Bart Knollys, married Lady Catherine Carey. My maiden name is Knowles. I have researched my family tree for the past two years, and found it really interesting when I came across this information. Sir Richard Knollys, son of Sir Francis Bart and Lady Catherine Carey Knollys, is my 11th great grandfather. This is my father’s father’s father’s father’s side for my family. Before I really knew what I had gotten myself into with the research, I was at an old book sale, and saw a autobiography of Henry VIII; With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers. Little did I know, until after I had purchased it and got home to look at it, the first pages have letters back and forth between Lady Catherine Carey Knollys and William Somers, about Henry VIII being her biological father. Very interesting read, and extremely neat that my 12th grandmother is who she is. I read over the comments above, hoping to find a “Knowles”, “Knollys” who has previously left a comment, but am still pleased to see so many who are here to share their relationships with the Tudors. May God Bless Each and Everyone of You.
The 12th Great Granddaughter of Lady Catherine Carey Knollys
Anne Elizabeth, “Queen of England & Marquess of Pembroke”, Boleyn/Tudor (1504 – 1536)
1st cousin 13x removed
Lady Elizabeth, “Countess of Wiltshire”, Howard (1486 – 1537)
Mother of Anne Elizabeth, “Queen of England & Marquess of Pembroke”, Boleyn/Tudor
Elizabeth Countess Surrey Tilney Howard (1450 – 1497)
Mother of Lady Elizabeth, “Countess of Wiltshire”, Howard
Lady Margaret, Baroness Bryan Bourchier (1468 – 1551)
Daughter of Elizabeth Countess Surrey Tilney Howard
Sir Francis, 1, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland Bryan (1490 – 1550)
Son of Lady Margaret, Baroness Bryan Bourchier
Sir Francis Bryan Jr (1549 – 1640)
Son of Sir Francis, 1, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland Bryan
William Smith “Prince Of Ireland” Bryan (1600 – 1667)
Son of Sir Francis Bryan Jr
Sir Francis III “Knight” Bryan (1630 – 1694)
Son of William Smith “Prince Of Ireland” Bryan
Captain Morgan Bryan (1681 – 1793)
Son of Sir Francis III “Knight” Bryan
Capt John Bryan (1730 – 1782)
Son of Captain Morgan Bryan
Mary Nancy Bryan (1771 – 1818)
Daughter of Capt John Bryan
Cynthia HAMPTON Cox (1798 – 1850)
Daughter of Mary Nancy Bryan
William D Cox (1821 – )
Son of Cynthia HAMPTON Cox
Thomas Jefferson Cox (1853 – 1922)
Son of William D Cox
Mamie Louise Cox James (1892 – 1962)
Daughter of Thomas Jefferson Cox
Fannie Mae James (1909 – 1992)
Daughter of Mamie Louise Cox James
James Russell Byrne (1936 – 2014)
Son of Fannie Mae James
Bobby J Byrne
You are the son of James Russell Byrne
I just found a Discovery on My Heritage and found that Anne Boylen is a direct descendant. It says she is a 17 generation aunt. I am shocked that there are so many of us. I have much more to learn. I’m sure it will continue to be a surprising experience.
My 14th Great Grandmother was Alice Boleyn 1452-1493 wife of Sir John Fortescue.
That makes Anne Boleyn my 2nd cousin 14x removed. What an exciting find!
Anne Boleyn is my 4th cousin 15 x removed…..my link comes from my 18th great grandfather Sir John c*ckayne 1358-1429 who is her 3rd great grandfather via has daughter Elizabeth’s tree line. Also related the same way to Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard who were also 3rd great granddaughters of Sir John. Makes me 5th cousin 14 x removed to QE1
My grandfather Thomas Boleyn parents are Lillian and Frank Bokeyn from Iowa. I know that Anne Boleyn is relate to my Boleyn family. My cousin Troy was a teacher in France for a few years. He find that for some reason we are relate to 2 Bokeyn families there. I see that a person talk about Catholucs. Yes it is true we are all sinners of God. I’m Catholic. But we need to realize being this up is wrong. As I just stated . We all have 1 Gid Amen. Freedom of choice of a person religion. What the thing is finding out more on my Boleyn family from France. That on my grandma side there us no royally in France that a family tree was made of the Jacoby. In 1930 that there was only 300 copies made. There a college in Wisconsin that as a history of families that I find my grandma side of the Jacoby family that is the same book as my grandma had. I have a copy. But my cousin Troy is in the country porland. So us here in America have not much to go on. About the Boleyn families in France other then Anne Boleynbis buried in Lindon under the altar if the Cathredal.
I have been informed that I am in line with Anne Boleyn as well. I am from Burlington, Iowa and would like to see what you have. I am not allowed to get the paperwork from a family member. Any help would be appreciated. I am on Ancestry.com. Ament-Johnson is the family tree.
There is no proof that Catherine Carey was Henry V111’s daughter only speculation fuelled by the fact that her mother had once been his mistress, she could have been as she was said to have resembled the King but Henry Carey was a cousin of his so that would explain a family likeness, also which is very important he never acknowledged Mary Boleyns daughter or son as his offspring , you cannot claim him as your ancestor unless you have 100% definite proof.
Through a college project my daughter found that she and I were cousins to Anne Boleyn and I believe it was 19 and 20th times removed. So without knowing how all this works, does this link us to the current royal family at all? Sorry if such a silly question.
Hi Jacquelyn, yes you do have a link to the royal family because the queen is descended from Annes sister Mary Boleyn, so you are cousins to Elizabeth 11 and of course to her family.
Hi, haven’t ran any tests but my grandfather would always tell me and show me our ancestry. I am sure I am somewhere in the bloodline. Family spread throughout the states but I am wondering who specifically I might be descending from, any other Bullen’s in the states ?
You people are not reading the question asked. Does Anne Boylen have any descendants, and the answer is only Elizabeth who went on to be queen but died childless.
Both were much too important and enough time has gone by that if there had been illegitimate children who lived, we would know by now.
All the other people discussed are meaningless to the question… Particularly if someone is trying to establish some DNA connection, as the time is too far away.
Hello, my maiden name is Boylen. I was told some time ago that I may be related to Ann or Mary. I don’t know much about them. I’m not exactly sure how to go about finding out for sure. If anyone could lead me in the right direction that would be awesome. Thank you
Knight Sir William Boleyn [son of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn] &
Lady Margaret Butler of Ormonde
Boleyn, Lady Anne [the other Anne Boleyn is my 13th great grandmother]
November 28 1475 to January 6, 1555
Governess of Princess [Queen] Mary Tudor & sheltered Elizabeth [later queen / Blicking, Norfolk, England
married Knight Lord High Sheriff Sir John Shelton
daughter ~ Margaret Shelton [served queen] married Thomas Woodhouse
Mapother, Sarah
1582 – 1642
Crofton, Sarah
1635 – 1709
Crofton, Elizabeth Janet
1660 – 1733
Knox, John
1687 – 1780
I’m also a descendant of King Henry VII Tudor [16th GG] through King James V Stewart [& Margaret Erskine] & son Regent Prior Earl James of Moray. I may be a descendant of King Henry VII [13th GG] through King Henry VIII & son Richard Edwards [mother Agnes Blewett]
There was, in fact, 2 Ann boleyn. I am direct defendant of Ann boleyn who was Queen Ann boleyn aunt and was married to Sir John Skelton. I have direct dna matches to boleyn, Stewart and Hastings as well as Neville, Howard, and more. The fact is, branches grow and there is undoubtably more royal blood amongst us “commoners” than in the Royal family itself
I am descended through the West line link (Governor of Virginia) down to Hand/Tuttle line that married into the NY John Warren Whipple line. That’s presuming AC data is correct. She would be my 17th Great Aunt 🙂 Not a direct line since coming from her sister.
OMG! I finally found the end of this thread! LOL
(I did reply to a couple lines above.) First, Claire i love your work! (I hope i didn’t come across badly above to you on THE OTHER ANNE BOLEYN response, it was not intended to be rude.)
So i found out less than a year ago, i am a descendant of Lady Anne Shelton, AKA Anne Boleyn. Doing my research going back i found i am related to the Shelton’s that came over to America and settled in Virginia. Their daughter Sarah Shelton, married Patrick Henry. (My daughter and I joke and call him Uncle Patrick, which he is by marriage. )
Lady Anne Shelton is my 15th Great Grandmother, which makes Anne Boleyn Queen Consort, my 1st Cousin 16 times removed,(along with Mary and George.) Which also makes Queen Elizabeth I, my 2nd cousin 15 times removed; according to Ancestry. Com .
I’m not certain, my daughter and i still have to check this out, but i think way back in there we are also related to Henry VIII. Because i believe Anne Boleyn Queen Consort and Henry VIII were distant cousins as well. (Please politely correct me if i am wrong, as i said we are still researching. ) i believe they are related through Anne Boleyn Queen Consort ‘s mother Lady Elizabeth Howard. (As Anne Boleyn Queen Consort was also related to Henry’s 5th wife, Catherine Howard. They were cousins through Lady Elizabeth Howard.) I’m not sure what Lady Elizabeth Howard ‘s title was after marrying Thomas Boleyn.
Cecil above mentioned some other lines relating in to the Boelyn’s. I have traced a line to Jane Bolling which i believe is the step-daughter to Pocahontas. Like Queen Elizabeth I, many people believe the are descendants of Pocahontas but they are not. They are step-children or as one author calls them “Blue Bloods”. I believe i am a “Blue Blood” step-great grandaughter to Pocahontas. Pocahontas had one child with Rolfe, a son. Pocahontas did have a daughter with her first husband in her father’s tribe. She left that daughter with her father and the tribe when she married Rolfe.
BTW, Blake Shelton the American country signer and tv host is also a descendant of Lady Anne Shelton.
Like several of you guys, my direct link to the Boleyn family is through a set of grandparents we share with Queen Anne, Geoffrey Boleyn and Anne Hoo. I descend from them to Alice Boleyn who marries John Fortescue and their son Adrian F was the father of Margaret F who married Thomas Wentworth and had a child named Elizabeth W who married John Day, etc. etc. down to America and my mother’s maiden name, Ely.
Regarding the Tudor’s:
Henry VII is my 17th great uncle. Margaret Queen is my 16th great aunt. Edmund Tudor is my 17th great uncle.
I am a direct decendent of almost every Scottish monarch either great grandfather or great grandmother. 5 kings of sweden are my great grandfathers. Almost all of the old European kings and queens are great grandfathers or great grandmothers. I am trying to figure out if there is any significance to this. It’s just just one branch either, it’s about 8-10 main branches of the family tree on both my mom and dad side of the family. Being american revolutionary Patriots arriving to the usa very early 1600s , alot of the information appears to have been lost over the decades up until the internet discovery became available.
Mary Boleyn is my 19th ggranmother, making Anne my 19th great aunt. I too come down the De La Warre line! To the Wests in NC, there are alot of Wests up this way as well.
My bloodline was traced to King Henry the VIII. In fact, we had an ancestor heritage party in Altoona, PA, along with those of the Magellan and Christopher Columbus bloodline. It made the news at the time. It was in 1992 or 1993, summer of….This is starting with my mother’s Cooper relatives from England.
I noticed a Dorothy JO (Murphy) Paulley comment in here. Is it possible you have any relation to Timothy Murphy 1749-1812 married to Mary Garrison and living in Monmouth County NJ but born in Ireland?
I’m guessing this is quite an old post but fir the sake if posterity…I’ve been working on my family tree since long before the internet was a household word. Much later DNA tests only confirmed relations through the years. Anne’s paternal grandparents are my 16th great grandparents, seems I am in good company with lots of cousins here!
(For what it’s worth, yes I’m American but I lived in England many years and go back regularly)
The Tudor name has been in my family for (apparently) centuries, how would i trace back all those centuries when i only have my mum & dads names?
The story goes that we are decedents of Henry VIII & a mysterious maiden who inherited the name Tudor. True or false I guess i’ll never know.
it’s a good story though so i’m going to keep telling it.
Monica no were not, maybe thousands of years ago when the population in England was much smaller than today, you may find you had a cousin who served at King Edgar’s court, maybe he had the odd bastard child, but royalty and commoners did not mix as a rule, there has always been a social class system in Britain, and besides no one can claim they are related to an historical figure unless there is actual documentation, the geanologist who made that claim was not an historian, and over the centuries more European immigrants have settled into Britain which filters out the blood link quite drastically, the distance in time and the more people settled in Britain does render that claim somewhat invalid.
Henry VIII of England is 16 Degrees from John Willis
Henry VIII Tudor
→
Jane Seymour
(his wife)
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Henry Seymour
(her brother)
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Jane Seymour
(his daughter)
→
Elizabeth Rodney
(her daughter)
→
Henry Norwood
(her husband)
→
Eleanor Norwood
(his sister)
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John Culpeper
(her husband)
→
John Culpeper
(his son)
→
John Culpepper
(his son)
→
Sarah Mayo
(his wife)
→
Edward Mayo
(her brother)
→
Mary Clare
(his wife)
→
Mary Bundy
(her mother)
→
William Bundy
(her father)
→
Tomson Willis
(his mother)
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Jesus Christ, we are all related to some sort of monarch or someone with royal connections. Congratulations, you’re Anne Boleyn’s lady-in-waiting’s neighbors cousins fifth granddaughter. If you’re of European descent or have any European ancestry at all, chances are you can trace it and find something royal. Everyone’s so caught up in their vanity. You’re not exceptional – nobody’s gonna hand you the crown of England because your 15th grandfather glanced at Anne Boleyn from a window. Get over yourselves. I’m sure there’s 10 trillion people around the world who can trace their ancestry to someone in Tudor England. Whoopdee doo.
Maybe people like history and find it interesting. As you stated European descent in bloodlines will trace back to royal connections most likely. However, nobody wants the crown. I’m proud of my Native American ancestry more so than my European ancestry. You seem to be a very mad individual, please get over yourself.
I will pipe up for Anonynous. Some of us are more into being real and truthful than in boasting about (probably) false claims to seem important. It’s delusional and one could ask “why are you trying so hard ?” what are you trying to prove. Just thinking mathematically, is it that likely that all of these 200 or so commenters are correct ? I think not. And it does get irritating, yes it does. I’m glad she said it. I’ve been trying to say the same thing for days but am always listed as “in moderation.” Sigh. People take the truth very, very badly. And if someone is so defensive and insecure on this topic, just maybe they have a subconscious inkling that what they believe is hooey.
thank you for saying this. I attempted to make this point the other day but i feel like i’m being dissed; comment thrown out for whatever reason. Maybe it was the sarcasm ? It’s hard not to be sarcastic with all of this meaningless blather. Here’s what : people can show off a family tree that dates back 700 yrs, but they are just words without some DNA to back it up. Even today, all kinds of things skew who and what is family. Like what ? Like wives having affairs and passing off the resulting babies as the legitimate product of their marriage. There were wards of the court who were taken into families, there was adoption, there were foundlings……Human nature being what it is, people get up to stuff on the side and the “descendants” will know nothing about it yet still brag that they are a distant cousin of Queen Maude or whomever. Even with meticulous record keeping that goes back ages, there were definitely “cuckoos in the nest ” — imposters who found their way into a family but are not related. Isn’t that how the tudor line got started ? Some Queen had a fling with her chamberlain or some such ? There have definitely been stories about changelings. You know, back in the 70s, after wounded knee, it became fashionable for everyone and their uncle to say “i’m part native american.” Well, hey, my grandmother comes from the Onondage reservation but i generally refuse to bring it up because all the false claims are embarassing to me; it’s ridiculous. Rather than join in on that bogus bandwagon, i just stay quiet. And yes, i do have the DNA to prove it Such a need to brag, to say “look at me, i’m so important.” It’s exhausting and stupid. I’m being real here; regrets to all the people who can’t handle it. Sorry, not sorry.
Good Lord, there’s no end to it, is there? Yes, everyone and their Aunt Tilly is descended from Kings and Queens. I myself am the reincarnation of Mary Queen of Scots. But seriously, then (as now) families are formed in lots of ways…… there are affairs, there are bastards, there are wards of the court that are taken in, there is adoption, there are foundlings. Just because a person BELIEVES they are the cousin of Queen Maude or whomever, don’t make it so. Plenty of wives got up to things on the side and passed off the resulting baby as the legitimate product of their marriage — the cuckoo in the nest, so to speak. Some “ancient” families have big tapestries of their family tree dating to the year dot…….. just cuz you say it, don’t make it so. Sorry, but this is life in the real world.
Reincarnation does not exist it is a scientific fact, we have two sets of parents who die and we are born to die, we die when our time is up, you cannot be ‘reborn’ again and I find it very amusing that those who think they are reincarnated, are always the reincarnation of a very famous historical figure, why do you believe you were Mary Queen Of Scots, why not the washer woman who worked in the laundry? Because it’s not very romantic is it ? Many a man will say they are the reincarnation of Napoleon because he was a dashing romantic figure, or Alexander the Great, but never ever would they say they are the reincarnation of Fred Boggles who worked in the chip shop in Camden Town.
Lol! you are right so many people want to be famous but I do not care because I am a Howard pedigree and Anne is my aunt 14th, I think out most of these people they are just a small fraction, and only 25% are even consider royal lineage. I have family members with Howard traits that are past down to our female relatives hmm
I thought it was really cool to find out I’m related to Anne Boleyn, but I didn’t think there would be so many. Oh well… for what it’s worth, she is my 3rd cousin 17x removed. Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny is my direct 18th great-grandfather. He married Katherine Howard, who is sister to John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk. From there it trickles down to Elizabeth Howard and Anne Boleyn.
I am a descendent of Mary Boleyn, she had two children by King Henry VIII, but he didn’t a acknowledged them, their name was Catherine Mary (1524-1568) and Henry (1525-1596).
There is no evidence they were the kings children, She was married to her first husband William Carey and he acknowledged them as his, just because at one time and it may only have been the once Mary slept with the king, a whole plethora of rumours have arisen about him siring her son and daughter, it is really just rumour and there is no hard evidence whatsoever, her eldest child Catherine may have been his but that is just speculation by historians, as for Henry Carey he was born in 1526, when the king was heavily involved with his aunt Anne Boleyn, look also at how healthy they were with large families to their names, none of Henry V111’s acknowledged children produced any healthy offspring, these factors surely filter out any paternity claims to Henry V111?
I have no clue if this thread is still active but I’ll post anyway. I am also a descendent of Mary Boleyn and come from the Fox family in Virginia, although I currently live in Australia. The connection is as follows:
Mary Boleyn
Catherine Carey
Anne West, Lady De La Warr (1555-1608)
Colonel John West (1590-1659), husband of Anne Percy
John West (1632-1689), husband of Unity Croshaw
Henry Fox (1650-1714)
Henry Fox II (1674-1750)
Col. Henry Fox (1698-1710)
William Fox (1743-?), husband of Sarah Caroll
Elizabeth Fox (1770-1809), wife of James Wand
William Wand (1794-1866), husband of Sarah Brentinali
William Wand (1830-1897), husband of Emma Kimber.
I won’t include any more names for the sake of privacy, but if you are intrigued I’ll happily email you more details!
Essentially, how the family ended up in Australia was because of social upheavals in France. William Wand and his brother John Wand (1830-1859) were Nottingham Lace Makers and migrated to Calais. Due to the upheavals, John Wand migrated to Australia with other lacemakers to make a living. Later in 1853 (I think), William’s son called William (1830-1897) would later migrate to New South Wales as well. The family has been there ever since.
Yep, we are related! Robert C. Fox here, Kilmarnock, VA. Henry Fox (1650-1714) to Col. Thomas Fox to jJoseph Fox Sr. to Thomas Fox to Jeremiah Fox to Robert Jeremiah Fox to Joseph Carter Fox my great grandfather…so we are descended from different sons of Henry Fox.
I have been tracing my forebears with the help of Ancestry, Find a grave, Google and wiki to name but some. I have found the following pathway and wonder if anyone can link in or add to my tree which is on the Ancestry site.
I can link to william Ist through to Edward Ist then down through :-
Joan of Acre
Eleanor de Clare
Elizabeth de Spenser
Lord Thomas Berkeley
Elizabeth de Berkeley
Lady Eleanor Beauchamp
Eleanor Beaufort
Margaret Spenser
Sir William Carey
Catherine Carey
Elizabeth Knolleys
Anne Leighton
Anne St John
John Wilmot
Anne Bayntun
Edward Bayntun Rolt
Sir Andrew Bayntun Rolt
Maria Barbara Bayntun Rolt
Augusta Starky
Emily Rose Beauchmp Wells
Frank Beauchamp Beckingham
William Donald Beckingham
and me.
Every one of these steps can be verified through Ancestry down to the last 4 steps but there are other documents to cement the last links such as census and parish records also the ‘Annual Register of History, Politics and literature for 1822’ on Google. I have only just happened upon this site and impressed with the amount of detailed research that some people have done. Many of you are very knowledgeable. Yonita Ward particularly, are you still active ?
I forgot to add a really interesting and useful source called
‘A genealogical and heraldic history of commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank but uninvested with heritable honours.’ By John Burke Esq. Author or Burkes peerage……….Long title !!
This copy is in the library of the university of California
I’m fairly confident that Mary Boleyn is my 14x great-grandmother, based on some genealogical research I’ve done. The line of descent goes as follows:
Lady Catherine Knollysy 1559-1632
Lettice FitzGerald Digby 1st Baroness Offaly 1579-1658
Daughter of Lady Catherine Knollys Baroness Offaly
Rt. Rev. Essex Digby Bishop of Dromore 1609-1683
Rt. Rev. Simon Digby Lord Bishop of Elphin 1652-1720
Jane Digby 1690- ?
Mary (Molly) Ffrench 1728-1753
William Persse 1747-1813
Patrick Persse 1780-1837
William Dudley Persse 1800-1892
Delia Persse 1836-1907
Mary Jane (Minnie) Eagleson 1864-
George Alexander Dawe 1885-1936
George Dawe 1915-1983 – my paternal grandfather
Son of George Alexander Dawe
Mary Boleyn Carey is my 14X great grandmother as well! My line includes the Wests, who eventually helped to settled Jamestown.
Mary’s granddaughter Anne Knollys married Thomas West, 11th Lord de la Warre. Their son, Thomas West, 12th Baron de la Warre, is for whom Delaware is named. He helped bring order to the Jamestown colony and died at sea while traveling between England and the colony.
My family found out recently that we are distantly related to Anne Boleyn, Queen Consort of England. Anne’s great-grandfather (Sir Geoffrey II) is my 16th great-grandfather, making Anne my second cousin 15x removed and Elizabeth I my 3rd cousin, 14x removed. Also, my 14th great-grandmother (Lady Margaret Wyatt) was Anne’s lady in waiting. Very cool!
I am a descendant of Mary Boleyn; she is my 13th Great Grandmother.
Lady Mary Boleyn 1504-1543
13th great-grandmother
Lord Hunsdon Henry Carey 1525-1596
Son of Lady Mary Boleyn
Lord Hunsdon George Carey 1547-1603
Son of Lord Hunsdon Henry Carey
Frances Cary 1540-1635
Daughter of Lord Hunsdon George Carey
Sir Walter Plummer 1616-1639
Son of Frances Cary
Thomas Plummer 1642-1694
Son of Sir Walter Plummer
Thomas Plummer 1697-1774
Son of Thomas Plummer
John Plummer 1716-1758
Son of Thomas Plummer
Richard Plummer 1740-1794
Son of John Plummer
John Plummer 1780-1863
Son of Richard Plummer
William R Plummer 1812-1879
Son of John Plummer
George Washington Plummer Sr 1844-
Son of William R Plummer
George Washington Plummer 1862-1938
Son of George Washington Plummer Sr
Bertha E Plummer 1901-1942
Daughter of George Washington Plummer
Betty Jo Harrison 1935-1982
Daughter of Bertha E Plummer
Elizabeth Harrison
You are the daughter of Betty Jo Harrison
We are connected through Richard Plummer. My great grandmother was Ruth Elizabeth Plummer, daughter of William Oliver William Plummer in Cambria Co, PA.
Elizabeth Harrison-Carr, We are connected through Richard Plummer. My great grandmother was Ruth Elizabeth Plummer, daughter of William Oliver William Plummer in Cambria Co, PA.
My relative is Elizabeth Anne Boleyn, daughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn II, she was the aunt of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIII). She’s my 18th great grandmother.
Anne Boleyn was my 1st Cousin 17 x removed and her mother Elizabeth Howard was my 17th Great Aunt. She married Thomas Boleyn
Elizabeth Tilney was 17th Great Grandmother who married Sir Thomas Howard.
Catherine Howard, Queen of England, was 1st Cousin, 17 x removed.
Anne Boleyn is my 10th cousin 10 times removed. Her father, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire is my 9th cousin 11 times removed. Blood Relatives via my mother…
Just made the connection recently that Mary Boleyn is my 14th Great Grandmother on my mothers side. I’m hoping that I made the right connections. Perhaps I will have it verified by a professional when able to be certain.
Anne Boleyn ( Marquess Of Pembroke, Queen Consort Of England) 1501-1536
15th great-aunt
Sir Thomas Boleyn (1st Earl Of Wiltshire, 1st Earl Of Ormonde) 1477-1539
Father of Anne Boleyn ( Marquess Of Pembroke, Queen Consort Of England)
Mary Boleyn 1499-1543
Daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn (1st Earl Of Wiltshire, 1st Earl Of Ormonde)
Lady Catherine Carey 1524-1568
Daughter of Mary Boleyn
Anne Knollys 1555-1608
Daughter of Lady Catherine Carey
Elizabeth West 1573-1633
Daughter of Anne Knollys
Elizabeth Pelham 1604-1628
Daughter of Elizabeth West
Ann Humphrey 1625-1695
Daughter of Elizabeth Pelham
Susannah Palmes 1665-1747
Daughter of Ann Humphrey
Waitstill Avery 1708-1737
Son of Susannah Palmes
Olief Avery 1722-1762
Daughter of Waitstill Avery
Nancy Catherine (Caty) Croom 1743-1788
Daughter of Olief Avery
James Collins Jr 1777-1838
Son of Nancy Catherine (Caty) Croom
William Collins 1800-1850
Son of James Collins Jr
David Alfred Collins Sr 1846-1931
Son of William Collins
William S Collins 1882-1958
Son of David Alfred Collins Sr
Adelein Elizabeth (Addie) Collins 1906-2003
Daughter of William S Collins
Raymond Morris Newton 1939-1965
Son of Adelein Elizabeth (Addie) Collins
Barbara Anne Lee
You are the daughter of Raymond Morris Newton
My Mother is Mary Queen of Scots 1st Cousin 14 times removed. So I don’t know what that makes me,but yeah lol. I ALWAYS had visions when I was a kid and for it to be confirmed is awesome. The weirdest part is I was born with a slit in each ear like a second earring hole. Exactly even on both sides. I used to make a joke like see it’s because my head was cut off in my past life. I laugh about it now.
lol!! Yes you are right. I read what I wrote again and I sound like such an airhead..lol. I have been looking into everything and the story that is emerging is too much to believe. All I can say is a lot is going to be changing in the next two years. It’s going to be a crazy ride. I’ll tell you that. xoxo
I remember hearing something about Thomas Jefferson being Anne Boleyn’s 8th cousins 7 times remove, is this true? I just needed to know if you think she was truly related to a founding father.
Yep me too & Henry VII Tudor through James V of Scotland.
In 1600 its a big list, and most people around Shakespeare family, My Grandmother is a Hathaway
I think many many thousands of people are direct descendants of Mary Boleyn, Anne’s sister. I am 4 x over since English aristocracy was so inbred. They are all about 15/16 generations back from me. Almost everyone with any British blood is a direct descendant from earlier kings like King Edward 1st and he was one of Mary’s ancestors, so almost everyone with any British blood are related to Ann Boleyn. At 15 generations back I have over 60,000 direct ancestors theoretically, over 30,000 just in that generation, but actually I have less as many are duplicates in my tree, which after a while more resembles a web, and Mary Boleyn is at least 4 of them. Everyone in the world is related.
Shout out to everybody and Claire too!
I have Capt. Thomas Boleyn of Bloxhall, (‘Bluxhull’), Suffolk, (Not Norfolk!), of the line of Rev. Thomas and Rev. Dr. Thomas II, (grand uncle of Anne Boleyn Queen Consort). Capt. Boleyn was living in Dublin Ireland 1630-44 ish, with wife Jane Graves , son, Godfrey, (Mary Singleton), dau. Maria, (col Thomas Whitney), their dau, Anna(Boleyn)Whitney + Rev. Ambrose Upton, one of my ggf. Descendant families of Gledstanes, Fetherston and O’Dell, back to Conyers and Upton in Limerick, 2nd cousin (3x gen.) marriages.
The most details I could find are at The Peerage website!
Ring any bells for anyone? Who was this man?
All I can say is these people were real and they are our ancestors for goodness sake:) Don’t we owe them the descency to at least remember them. All of us probably know more about Harry Potter than our own Grandparents;) Show some respect–So BTW, yes Mary Boleyn was my Grandma (don’t know the x) through her son Lord Henry, to his daughter Anne Carey and so on–There is a lot written on this forum, but is anyone keeping track on who is related to Mary and Anue’s Great Aunt Anne Elizabeth Boleyn.? I have found 3 branches related to her. Yes, yes my family married Cuzins; well when you are stuck on an island what can you expect;))
You are correct her only child who lived was Elizabeth 1st who died childless, however there are many descendants around today who are related to her by her niece and nephew and numerous cousins.
I’ve been working on my husband’s West family tree. He is a direct descendant of
Mary Boleyn through her granddaughter, Anne Knollys and Sir Thomas West 2nd Lord De La Warr.
I have been doing some research on my line & I’m a direct descendant (17 generations) from Margaret Boelyn (Anne’s Aunt) & John Sackville. So I believe Anne is my 1st Cousin 8 times removed. I am also a grandchild of Anne & Edward Seymour (15 generations)…so I have 2 Queens (Aunt Jane Seymour) & King (1st Cousin 8 times removed – Edward VI) in my tree…That should get me out of doing the dishes 🙂
Hi to Paige Allaire who posted in this thread. She says Sir Geoffrey Boleyn is her 16th grandfather. Sir Geoffrey Boleyn is my 17th grandfather. Pls reply if you would like to discuss.
I just found out through Ancestry that Anne Boleyn is actually my first cousin 19 times removed I thought it was interesting and came as a complete shock.
According to BYU History Technology Lab, Anne Boleyn is my 1st cousin 14 times removed. We have common grandparents. Thomas Howard 1443-1524 married Elizabeth Tilney 1445-1497. I descend from Margaret Bourchier 1468-1551 married Thomas Bryan 1464-1517
I am a direct decent from Mary Boleyn which she changed the her last name from Boulouge to Boleyn in order to blend with the English. I am Duchess Dulce Maria of Matamoros Boulouge Lothbrok Romanov. I am the 39th great granddaughter of Mary Boleyn which she did change it to the original name Boulouge. Also, the Boulouge come from French, Irish, Welsh and Spain. It Columbie, Colombe, Columbine, Toll, McCoy.
According to this I’m decended through Sir Robert Carey, William Carey (the elder), Thomas (black plague Carey), Thomas Carey, Thomas Carey III, Thomas Carey IV, Edward Carey, Mary Carey, Felix Lampard.. however official versions only show the children of Mary Boleyn & William Carey as Mary Catherine Carey (m Sir Francis Knollys) & Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon.
If anyone has seen this document can you shed any light on the extra children that appear or where this information can be referenced back to?
MY FIRST POST HERE WAS AUG 2012! This thread starts with the question of “Boleyn blood out there “? After being at this for 9 + years, I have suggestions for you and your readers…
Ancestry:
Anne Boleyn came from a family with nobility ancestors, Hoo, Butler, etc. and there is a generations long line of ancestors, Geoffreys, Williams, Thomas’, and Johns, all the way back to Ralph 1260.
Surnames:
As of this post, I have these spellings of Boleyn related or descendant surnames: Boleyn, Boylan, Bolen, Bollan, Bollen, Bollin, Bolin, Bolleine, Bohlen, Boelen, Bohelen, Boleigne, Boallan, Boulan, Boullin, Boullen, Boulden, Bolden, Bouldin, Bolling, Bowling, Boling, Bullin, Bullent, Bullan, Bullant, Bullent, Bullene, Bulleyne, Bullen, Bulen, Bulleyn, Bullasygne, Bullein, sorry for any repeats.
All of the above surnames are valid and may have ancestral Boleyn DNA. There is a guy named Larry Bowling at a popular DNA testing outfit on line who has a Bolling/Bollan Family DNA Study Project. Look at their color coded DNA Results Chart and list of surnames and groups. At the very same website/DNA testers, you can do Surname and or Familial analysis of your DNA testing and compare your centiMorgan matches to surnames like the ones above. Our ‘Upton’ DNA tested out matching an average of approx. 33cM to Bollen, Bullen, Boelen and Bowling(in) surnames of Group 6!
So, whether it be Y Chromosome, (male/father line DNA or cM in Autosomal/Somatic(Genomic) DNA, you can look for your “Boleyn DNA” and find out if all the family rumors were true!?
In the posts above, I see the repeated ‘mantras’ of Carey, Knoylls, Sackville, West etc… THERE”S A WHOLE BIGGER AND MORE DIRECT, (BLOOD LINES/DNA), OF RELATIONS TO QUEEN ANNE BOLEYN OUT THERE!!! These surnames are in direct relation to Boleyns, not other related families!
I have found relation and ‘pay dirt’ to the Bullen families of Suffolk, Co. Dublin, (Capt. William and Capt. Thomas Bullen, Boleyn Whitney at Trinity College Dublin), Co. Cork,(Queens College Cork), Dublin GA and Mass. USA, (1700’s). Find your surnames or spellings and look for your lines of Boleyn descendants! Know your Boleyn ancestors, they liked titles, (Dr. Rev.), and academics!
Hi Mark–Just a note here, when tracing American roots, look for the name “Hayden”. All my Hayden relatives are direct descendants of Anne Elizabeth Boleyn. My current project I call “Hunting Haydens” because I know it will eventually lead to the Boleyns. Thank you for your very indepth information here–I have enjoyed reading over it many times
I have the names West, Howard, Seymour, and Spencer and Hamilton in my family tree – cousins I found on ancestrydna. I had Churchill but they did some sort of reboot and it disappeared. I wonder if I could be related to Anne. My name is Ann lol (no e). In fact Ann is a very popular name in my family tree as well, my great-grandmother had it as a middle name for starters. I am third generation English on my father’s side, my grandfather came to the USA as a young man.
We’re here. We mostly avoid you because whenever we talk about history you all start reliving the days of Tudor England and start trying to plant conspiracies on our shoulders. I’ve spent 3 years setting up lawsuits for people because I’d very much like my real life and wages now.
I’m sorry Anne died tragically, but she did decide to play the French game and lost. If she wanted a better outcome, don’t play.
Hello everyone, I believe I am a descendant but to just be blunt about the whole thing, I don’t know anything about geneology and I am just finding out that everyone ve ever known has been lying to me and wont breathe a word about it to me. I literally have not a single soul i can trust that will speak about this at all. The only thing I do have to go on is what my birth certificate says and that is that my birth mother is Jane Carol Grow(11/21/1951 or 1952) and my dad is Raymond Eugene Jones. I’ve always been told by whom I thought was my mother that she shot and killed my dad on July 1, 1977. He was born January 20, 1936. His parents were Dallas Paul Jones and Sylvia Edith Jones (Watterson) One of his uncles was a man named Stanley Guy Watterson. My maternal grandparents were.Ivan Waldo and Nellie Madeline Grow (Morris).. My Paternal great grandparents were Ora Alonso Wateerson and Minne Watterson (Grey) I had an uncle named Dan Lee Grow Sr who always told me I was related on both sides of my family. . Another uncle named David E Morris, Ivan D. Grow Jr. And an aunt named Martha E Morris.(Black). .. Im trying not to run on and on, I went to the library and the librarian and I had trouble finding a birth record for me. I have come to believe I am related to a woman named Pamela “Crazy Jayne” Robert (Hewitt.) I have been discovered that appear to be of the Jackson family . In relation to Michael Jackson that is. And believe I have strong ties to the Hart and some to the West family and to the Gray family. I married and divorced from the Fuller family . I was supposedly a fraternal twin to Monte Eugene Jones and born 11/01/1973 in Anderson Indiana. Any help at all is greatly appreciated. My email is fullercynthia679@gmail.com.
Lol! you are right so many people want to be famous but I do not care because I am a Howard pedigree and Anne is my aunt 14th, I think out most of these people they are just a small fraction, and only 25% are even consider royal lineage. I have family members with Howard traits that are past down to our female relatives hmm
My ancestry is both Plantagenet and Lancaster. My maternal haplo group is R. Diana and I share the same
Maternal haplo. I am able to trace from Edward II as most all English people are able. My 12th great great grandmother was Maude Green who married a Parr. Later Queen Catherine Parr came to be. We are cousins. One of my ancestors is John Adams and his wife who was a Smith. She had royal blood and so through her is my link to royal lined on my father’s side. On my mother’s side there are many high level nobility and royalty as well. The tree is exhausting. I know I am related to Diana via Spencer.
Don’t bother. People want to believe they’re descendants of royalty, that their bloodlines are somehow special. My grandfather made a family tree as well. SWEARS were descents of royalty. But people make mistakes when forming family trees, particularly that far back. So without DNA evidence its all conjecture anyways.
In IRELAND I have found evidence of Boleyns who fled Stuart England post 1603…
All the surnames below are my DNA/blood relations…
Documented relation in Upton family trees;
Anne (Boleyn) Newcomen (1608/09-1650)+ Sir Robert Newcomen 3rd Bt. Anne is said to be of George II + Joan< George I and Jane Parker Rochford, Through Bourke-Atkinson lines to William John Henry Upton + Elizabeth Atkinson,
Capt. Thomas Boleyn (1630/40-1712) Dublin + Jane Graves related to rev. Ambrise Upton and William Upton + Margaret Carroll.
Descendant families or family clusters related by adoption:
Whitney
Bourke
O'Dwyer
Boleyn adopting, some testing as Boleyn Y males:
Adams
Atkins
Atkinson
Bailey/Bayly/Baylee
Bowen
Cox (Spring-Rice-Smith-O'Brien-Bourke-Cox of Cahermoyle House , Limerick)
Hatch(er)
Lyons
McCoy
McDonald
porter
O'Sullivan
Young(onge)
Wright
Families connected to each other and mini-cluster above by adoption:
Butler
Delaney
Carroll
Walsh
Bennett
Curry
Howard
Moore
Walker
Rae
O'Dell
Plunkett
Kennedy
Keogh
Murphy
ALL these surnames match my DNA, all these surnames are related to each other in clusters, lines of descent or adoption of Boleyn in Ireland. If your family lines in Ireland have more than a few of these surnames,, you may be BOLEYN related too!?
Ref. Bolling Family Association DNA Project at FamilyTree DNA, Ancestry DNA, WRG, Whitney Research Group, GFA, Graves Family Association, The Peerage website by Darryl Roger Lundy
I agree Claire, there is Boleyn blood lurking somewhere in the world, but Tudor blood, one can probably feet quite safe saying no way, but, always there is that infamous “but” who knows who was born to whom and if that be the case, then one would have to give in and say that somewhere out there is the diluted blood King Henry VIII, and for that matter why not go a step further and say King Henry VII, but then way should be leave Jasper and Owen Tudor out of the picture, same family, same blood……so..?? Leaves a mind to wonder and if it be true I would venture to say that those people with Tudor blood running in their veins today do not even know it!!!
i’m anne boleyn direct desendent you see i was doing a paper on my family tree and my grampa sent me four pages of my direct descendents that are royal she was on there
Hi Alliana,
Which branch of the Boleyns are you descended from? Anne only had one child, Elizabeth, who died childless so her line ends there, Mary Boleyn had children though.
my family name boleyn came from anne we are her desendent
Elizabeth did not ie childless. I am a descendant of Arthur Dudley, her one offspring
I am a descendent of Mary Boleyn
I’m descended from Mary through her daughter, Catherine (Carey) Knollys. Mary has many descendants through her.
It sounds as if many of us are descended from Mary Boleyn through her daughter who married a Knollys/Knowles. My Knowles line is said to come from there through the male Knowles until my 3rd great grandmother Knowles who married a Johnson and that’s my maiden name. Mary Boleyn would be my 16th great grandmother. Is there any way to get dn a evidence? My brother has recently had a dna test through Ancestry.com
Acording to my family tree we are related to Anne this way Relationship to me
Alice Boleyn (1452 – 1501)
mother of sister-in-law of 11th great-grandmother
Johanna Fortescue (1440 – 1525)
daughter of Alice Boleyn
John Sir Fortescue van Whympston (1420 – 1481)
father of Johanna Fortescue
John Fortescue (1460 – 1519)
son of John Sir Fortescue van Whympston
Alice c*ckworthy (1445 – 1492)
wife of John Fortescue
Lewis Fortesque (1506 – 1545)
son of Alice c*ckworthy
Ann Fortesque (1638 – )
daughter of Lewis Fortesque
George Blackall (1652 – 1701)
son of Ann Fortesque
Elizabeth Blackall (1673 – 1725)
daughter of George Blackall
William Newenham of Coolmore in Co. Cork (1701 – 1738)
son of Elizabeth Blackall
Edward (Sir – Knight) Newenham (1732 – 1814)
son of William Newenham of Coolmore in Co. Cork
Robert O’Callaghan Newenham (1770 – 1849)
son of Edward (Sir – Knight) Newenham
Susannah Grace Ann Newenham (1797 – 1880)
daughter of Robert O’Callaghan Newenham
Thomas J Biggs Rev (1821 – 1881)
son of Susannah Grace Ann Newenham
ROBERT OCALLAGHAN BIGGS * (1859 – 1906)
son of Thomas J Biggs Rev
Allan Deane Biggs (1888 – 1963)
son of ROBERT OCALLAGHAN BIGGS *
Jervis Deane Biggs (1926 – 1998)
son of Allan Deane Biggs
Michael Anthony William Gerard Rodney (French)Biggs
So glad to read about her relationship and cunn z family members .so dadhoe she waskilled.not guilty..rip Anne happy her blood still lives on Thur her family..she would be so please…
I believe I may be related to Mary Boleyn Carey but need to establish a missing link between the father of the famous Irish American publisher Mathew Carey, his father Christopher Carey and his father whose name is not known for certain. If any relatives know the name and other details of the paternal grandfather of Mathew please let me know. You can find my research on ancestry under my name Michael Carey.
Iam Kimberly My Father Was on of Cele Mercer Ruby Schafer West Vergina and Pennsylvania ect. I have all those Names going Back On both Mother fatherJane Boyld1728 1715 Charles BoylesDaniel Gilberton mothers she comes in from great grandmother Adda Lyons they just come all together thank you
I am from Australia on my mother’s side through her mother’s side from the Russell’s, I am a 1st cousin 14 X removed of Anne Mary and George Boleyn, and a 2nd cousin 13x removed of Elizabeth 1st and Edward VI. And a cousin to Catherine Howard Catherine Parr and Jane Seymour.
I am Mary Boleyn line…
I am from Mary Boleyn and amberlyn is my great great great great great and so on aunt
I still am leaning about my family history all I know is that amberlyn is my great great great and so on aunt and so my mom told me that I was from her sister so I searched her sister up so I think I am somewhere along the line of her but I don’t have the last name but I would like to learn more about my family history
i come from Mary Boleyn.
Don’t bother. People want to believe they’re descendants of royalty, that their bloodlines are somehow special. My grandfather made a family tree as well. SWEARS were descents of royalty. But people make mistakes when forming family trees, particularly that far back. So without DNA evidence its all conjecture anyways.
I too am a desendant of the Boleyn line, my grandfather was Percival Austin Boleyn he too was from the English Royal line. My mother was Delores Marie Boleyn and she was an only child. My Grandfather had another brother named Alan and he had a son who was named in the House of Commons in London.
Hi Barbara,
How interesting so glad found this site.. Have just been going through some papers I was given on my Maternal side of the family and that my great,great aunt, Magdelene Dorothy McHugh ,born 1896 in Rockdale NSW (registered as Magdelene on birth certificate and spelt “Madeline”, on father’s death certificate, was married to Percival Austin BOLEYN. She married him in 1928 in Glebe. New South Wales Australia. He died in 1970 at his home ,236 Bridge Road,Forest Lodge. NSW.
Percy’s occupation was a school teacher.
Madeline’s inquest into her death was at 10am on the 24th September 1961 at Sydney Morgue .She was aged 59 years. The results were as follows:
Upon examination I found surgical wound of the left side of the head with bone flap/Widespread injury to the left side of the brain with generalised subdural haemorrhage. The lungs were oedematous. The heart showed hypertrophy of the left ventricle. The pancreas was fibrous. The liver fatty. The kidneys granular .In my opinion death had taken place 12 hours previously.
Direct cause. Injury to brain. I have these fact from the medical report upon the dead body of : Madeline Boleyn. Direct cause of death: injury to the brain.
Percival obviously loved her very much as he was known to call her “The little Lamb”, don’t know if you probably have any or all of the above information but thought I would pass it on.
I have been doing both my late dad’s family history Goodfellows,Hoey ,O’loughlin side and my late mum’s,Fetherston, McHugh and Muddiman side. am finding it fascinating most times but then frustrating when you hit the proverbial “brick Wall”.
A lot of the information I have has come from Kathrine Ayres (McHugh side) am slowly working my way through the large amount of facts she has given me . If you would care to get in touch with me I would be delighted but if not ,it was wonderful reading about history. kind regards
Kate Walker
The Tudors were usurpers to the crown and the true heir is in NSW and their name is Hastings.
One of my ancestors was a Margaret Stewart daughter of James 1V of Scots. and my ancestors were the sons and daughters of MacBeth MacFinley.
Barb Dolores not Delores though every -one called her Del and Kate Walker is our Cousin Aunty Katies Family
Relationship to me
Anne Boleyn Queen of England (1501 – 1536)
1st cousin 1x removed of sister-in-law of 11th great-grandmother
Thomas Boleyn Sir I Earl Wiltshire and Ormond (1477 – 1539)
father of Anne Boleyn Queen of England
William Boleyn KB (1449 – 1505)
father of Thomas Boleyn Sir I Earl Wiltshire and Ormond
Geoffroy Boleyn Sir (1406 – 1463)
father of William Boleyn KB
Alice Boleyn (1452 – 1501)
daughter of Geoffroy Boleyn Sir
Johanna Fortescue (1440 – 1525)
daughter of Alice Boleyn
John Sir Fortescue van Whympston (1420 – 1481)
father of Johanna Fortescue
John Fortescue (1460 – 1519)
son of John Sir Fortescue van Whympston
Alice c*ckworthy (1445 – 1492)
wife of John Fortescue
Lewis Fortesque (1506 – 1545)
son of Alice c*ckworthy
Ann Fortesque (1638 – )
daughter of Lewis Fortesque
George Blackall (1652 – 1701)
son of Ann Fortesque
Elizabeth Blackall (1673 – 1725)
daughter of George Blackall
William Newenham of Coolmore in Co. Cork (1701 – 1738)
son of Elizabeth Blackall
Edward (Sir – Knight) Newenham (1732 – 1814)
son of William Newenham of Coolmore in Co. Cork
Robert O’Callaghan Newenham (1770 – 1849)
son of Edward (Sir – Knight) Newenham
Susannah Grace Ann Newenham (1797 – 1880)
daughter of Robert O’Callaghan Newenham
Thomas J Biggs Rev (1821 – 1881)
son of Susannah Grace Ann Newenham
ROBERT OCALLAGHAN BIGGS * (1859 – 1906)
son of Thomas J Biggs Rev
Allan Deane Biggs (1888 – 1963)
son of ROBERT OCALLAGHAN BIGGS *
Jervis Deane Biggs (1926 – 1998)
son of Allan Deane Biggs
Michael Anthony William Gerard Rodney (French)Biggs
I am a direct descendant of Mary Boleyn. She is my 14th Great Grandmother. Queen Anne Boleyn was my 14th Great Grand Aunt and their father Sir Thomas 1st Earl of Wiltshire was my 15th Great Grandfather. How amazing is this? I would truly like to find my living relatives and gather notes. Let’s keep the Boleyn Family going. 🙂
I to am the 14 Great Granddaughter to Mary Boleyn.
Tracy, I just discovered our Mary Carey line (through her son Henry) and would like to make contact with you and others! She is a direct through my maternal line. Thank you. Cheryl (ntivewnds@aol.com)
My great Grandmother was Lucy Boleyn. I do not know her parents name. I was always told that I was related to Anne Boleyn. I now need to trace my lineage.
I descend from Mary Boleyn as well, this is the direct line,,
Mary Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Catherine CAREY
1524 – 1569
Anne Lady De La Warr Knollys
1555 – 1608
Gov. Thomas West
1576 – 1618
Martha West
1615 – 1723
Martha Woodward
1660 – 1723
MARTHA MACON
1687 – 1716
Frances Orlando Jones
1710 – 1785
Mary Dandridge
1725 – 1777
Ruth Bowles
1739 – 1798
Joseph Thacker
Elizabeth Thacker
1762 – 1870
William Adkins
b.1790
Hamilton S Adkins
1829 – 1907
Thomas Sheridan Adkins
b.1866
Andrew Franklin adkins
1892 – 1938
Rosalea Adkins
1926 – 2000
Elizabeth Goode
b.1945
Robin Hensley-Smoot
b.1965
Mary Boleyn,,16th great grandmother,,Martha Washington was an aunt of mine,,my line is this:
Mary Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Catherine CAREY
1524 – 1569
Anne Lady De La Warr Knollys
1555 – 1608
Gov. Thomas West
1576 – 1618
Martha West
1615 – 1723
Martha Woodward
1660 – 1723
MARTHA MACON
1687 – 1716
Frances Orlando Jones
1710 – 1785
Mary Dandridge
1725 – 1777
Ruth Bowles
1739 – 1798
Joseph Thacker
Elizabeth Thacker
1762 – 1870
William Adkins
b.1790
Hamilton S Adkins
1829 – 1907
Thomas Sheridan Adkins
b.1866
Andrew Franklin adkins
1892 – 1938
Rosalea Adkins
1926 – 2000
Elizabeth Goode
b.1945
Robin Hensley-Smoot
b.1965
Mary is also my 14th great grandmother! Her grand daughter, Anne Knollys, the Baroness De La Warr was married to Thomas West. Their grandson, Col John West had a daughter named Anne, whom married Henry Fox the first. His great, great grandson was father to Unity Fox. Unity Fox’s grand daughter, Florence, was my mom’ great grandmother on my maternal side.
Cynthia. We seem to match up, Mary is on my 14th great-grandmother . Anne would be a great aunt.
Hi Pamela,
I am also related to Mary Boleyn through her daughter Lady Mary Catherine Carey, she is my 15th great grandmother. Lady Carey’s great great granddaughter came to the English/American colonies back in the 1630’s and we are related through her. It really is remarkable that we can trace these lines and I feel so blessed to have discovered it. My family literally had no idea. My father is literally dumb-founded! Thanks for sharing!
I have the same DNA as Anne Bolyn. I found some fascinating stuff about the history of haplogroup T. It seems like they were international traders going back thousands of years.
But we don’t have Anne Boleyn’s DNA. Her remains have only been exhumed once, back in the restoration project in 1876 and 1877 and then it was simply an examination of her skeleton.
Mary Boleyn was my 13th (?) Great Grandmother and the lineage follows Thomas West (Lord DeLaWarr), Delaware was named after him. My Great Grandfather was Mahlon West. I would LOVE to connect with some of the West cousins!
I am descended through Katherine Carey, Mary’s daughter.
We are decedent’s as well my family name is West. from the house of Grey.
Tracy are you on ancestry.com? I am also Mary Boleyn’s granddaughter. She is also my 14 great grandmother. I live in the US and am very anxious to find other living relatives. Her great great grandchild Sir Thomas West, Baron De La Ware is my 12th grandfather. He came to Virginia and his line spread to the Fox family though Anne West, his grand daughter, who married Henry Fox II. I am the great grand daughter of Eliza Fox and my family is still in Virginia today.
Mary is my 16th great grandmother through her daughter Catherine and then her son Thomas West!
Hey there Cousin! I too can call Mary Boleyn my 14th great grandmother. I have checkmarks next to names of people in my tree that has DNA triangulation to confirm my data listed below.
Mary Boleyn (the other Boleyn girl) (1499 – 1543)
14th great-grandmother
Catherine Carey LADY KNOLLYS (1524 – 1569)
daughter of Mary Boleyn (the other Boleyn girl)
Anne Knollys – BARONESS de la WARR (1555 – 1608)
daughter of Catherine Carey LADY KNOLLYS
Francis M West
son of Anne Knollys – BARONESS de la WARR
Joan West (1629 – 1676)
daughter of Francis M West
Joshua Coggeshall II (1656 – 1723)
son of Joan West
Capt Joshua (Josiah) Coggeshall III (1681 – 1727)
son of Joshua Coggeshall II
Sarah Coggeshall (1704 – 1790)
daughter of Capt Joshua (Josiah) Coggeshall III
Caleb Greene ✓ (1737 – 1813)
son of Sarah Coggeshall
Samuel Nathaniel Greene ✓ (1776 – 1843)
son of Caleb Greene ✓
David Green ✓ (1804 – 1882)
son of Samuel Nathaniel Greene ✓
James Braddock Green ✓ (1828 – 1911)
son of David Green ✓
James Franklin Green ✓ (1855 – 1922)
son of James Braddock Green ✓
Julia Viola Green ✓ (1891 – 1986)
daughter of James Franklin Green ✓
Elizabeth Louise “Betty” Hendrickson ✓ (1922 – 1965)
daughter of Julia Viola Green ✓
Shannan Kay Johnson ✓ (1956 – )
daughter of Elizabeth Louise “Betty” Hendrickson ✓
Sara Jo Rosenberg
You are the daughter of Shannan Kay Johnson ✓
I am trying to discover if my Noles-Knowles line is connected to Sir Francis Knollys who married Catherine Cary. Does anyone have access to DNA testing of descendants of Sir Francis Knollys. My line is confirmed through Edmund “Old Silverhead” Knowles. Edmund was born approximately 1685 in Boulton-Le-Moors, Lancashire, England to Thomas Knowles and Agnes Horath.Edmund sailed from Liverpool on Nov. 19, 1699 to Virginia, on the ship Elizabeth and Judeth (Judith). My line goes through his son Richard Knowles born approximately 1715., . I would like to know if Edmund could possibly be connected to Sir Francis Knollys. All help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Tracey. My name is Stacey. I, too, am a direct descendant of Mary Boleyn through her daughter Catherine Carey-Knollys. My family lineage has been traced thoroughly via my father’s line. My 2×great-grandmother was a Tilghman, and the Tilghman family has had a large volume printed of our ancestry. I may be able to provide you with some info, and I’d be happy to help!
I am related. My 15th great grandfather George was Anns brother.
Want to chat…email me sonya.packard@yahoo.xom
Hello Miss Farris :
My Mothers father line goes back to Anna Carey my 10 Great- grandmother
her father was Henry Carey 1 Baron of Husdon his mother was Mary Boleyn
would like to talk.
I am too a defend from Mary
I am from Australia two if my 14th great grandparents are Lady Elizabeth Howard and sir Thomas Boleyn of Wiltshire on my grandmother’s side of the family the Russell.
Queen Elizabeth she is related to mary boleyn through her mom Queen mother… Mary boleyn would be Queen Elizabeth great great great and so on great grandmother
Hi Tracey, I too am related to Mary and she is a 14th GGM to me as well. Her son Henry Carey was a GGF to me and I believe he was actually Henry VIII’s son.
I’m a descendant through Mary Carey and Anne Knollys. The line runs through HER descendants, NOT the spouses, and ends with my dad’s grandmother Elinor Leslie.
I too am a descendant of Anne Boleyn maybe indirectly or directly I’m not sure. I am also a descendant of King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. So I’m not sure what that would make me.
If it’s indirectly, well you’re not descended from her at al! You are not a descendent, AB had only one daughter who died childless. You are a fantasist.
As you can see by my name (it is on my birth certificate) I have been told that i am a descendant of the Tudor period & Henry the 8th that an illegitimate child was born Henry could marry the mother so he gave her the name Tudor which has supposedly been in my family for god knows how long.
This is so cool! Do you know if there are any Boleyn descendants in Canada? I am a Canadian from Stratford, Ontario. I love history. My name is Janne (pronounced as Jan).
I’m a descendant of queen Elizabeth
You could be a cousin to Elizabeth the 1st and related to Henry VIII as I am also I am from Australia it is worth in estimating your family tree.
Hello I’m a descendent from Queen Elizabeth the first but what troubles me the most if we are all family all of you guys who say we are the big question is how did most of us wind up in the U.S they were not able to pass down the money and the family member that we came from is Robert morral for some reason they did not have enough money to pass down so that how we wound up not rich so yeah it turns out I’m part of her family tree
How? She had zero children.
She had a few children dont listen to other people thier just mad thier not in her bloodline lol
You cannot be her descendant. She had no children. I don’t think you understand the meaning of the word. And no Elizabeth 1 had absolutely no children.
First, you are not descended from Queen Elizabeth. Secondly, the non inheriting children of Royals were often given lands in the United States, thus on many a family tree, you will see the landed aristocracy. I.E. Martha Washington, The Goode family, Thomas Jefferson, etc. All descended from the non-inheriting children of noble families. If you weren’t the first born son, you kind of lost out.
Queen Elizabeth she is related to mary boleyn through her mom Queen mother… Mary boleyn would be Queen Elizabeth great great great and so on great grandmother
My ancestor is King Henry the8th
I’m related to multiple kings king henry being 1 and queens! Wish I could have some of the riches lol.
Then you and I are related somehow because King Henry the 8th was my 12th great-grandfather
King henry viii is on both sides of my family tree
My maternal Haplogroup is T2b. Below are the famous people, including Royal blood, that belong to the T Haplogroup. This is my proof of any Royal blood.
Famous individuals
Elizabeth of Luxembourg, Queen of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia
Ivanov et al. (1996) sequenced the mitochondrial DNA of Grand Duke of Russia Georgij Romanov in order to establish the authenticity of the remains of his brother, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. They also compared the sequence to that of twi living matrilineal relatives. The mtDNA all matched and fitted into haplogroup T2 (with heteroplasmy at position 16169).
Retracing the matrilineal genealogy of Nicholas II leads to Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409-1442), Queen of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia, and daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.
Her female-line descendants include a great number of European nobles, such as Charles I of England, George I, George III and George V of Great Britain, Frederick William I of Prussia, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, Olav V of Norway, and George I of Greece.
His exact mtDNA haplogroup is T2a1a and is on the NCBI database. This is the same haplogroup as Jesse James. The haplogroup is from their mother’s line.
Where is Queen Elisabeth I?
You serious omggg
LOOK UP FARLEY OF DUP you will see william DUKE OF NORMANDY IS DE FALASE ,ITHINK I SPELL IT RIGHT ANY WAYS LONG SWORD AS WHAT THEY ALLSO CALLED THE DUKE . TO TAKE HIS LAST NAME AND PUT IT IN TO ENGLISH MEANS FARLEY THE FARLEY FAMILY ARE THE TRUE ROYALS OF ENGLAND AFTER 1066 . FROM WHAT I STUDY ON THE NET , ONE CASTLE IN NORMANDY AND LATTER ONE IN SUMMER SET ALLSO LOOK UP FARLEY COAT OF ARMS BUT FARLEY OF DUP IS A MORE EARLY PART OF FARLEY HISTORY , THIS MEANS EVEN SO I LIVE IN CANADA MY FAMILY ARE THE DIRECT FAMILY OF THE DUKE.CHEERS FROM MIKE.
Oh my gosh me too Alliana!!!!!!!
My one wish would to be able to travel back in time to accurately report on anne. I would love to speak to any ancestors who have information about her. I don’t know why but i have this pull twords her, she fascinates me.
Ann Boleyn was the cause of the destruction of the catholic religion which started all the bloodshed during henrys realm, his sons realm (catholics burnt) his daughter realm (she killed the protestants in retaliation “Bloody Mary”) and elizabeth’s (back to killing catholics) which started all the religious wars in england, ireland and scotland and the discrimination by england of catholics in ireland and scotland
her gold digger ways to get henry to get a divorce from his catholic wife caused millions their lives –she is not fascinating
Hi Ann,
Thank you for sharing your views but how can you call a woman who rebuffed the king’s advances and who only gave into him after her relentless pursued her a “gold digger”? Catholicism was not destroyed, it is still going strong in the UK. What Henry did was break with the authority of Rome. Henry VIII died in the Catholic faith. It was his son, Edward VI, and his advisers who really changed things.
Same for me…
I am also related to Anne Boleyn. Her Aunt Anne Boleyn Shelton was my 14th great Grandmother. My Paternal Grandmother was a Shelton.
Hi,
Lady Anne Boleyn Shelton is also my line, I believe. Would love to hear from you and compare notes.
Hello Jodi Same here. How far back on the Shelton side did you go. I know that once the Sheltons got to the States that I’m related to the Daniel Shelton, who ended in Connecticut.
Wow, my son and I are working on our own Family’s lineage. We have found that a “Anne Boleyn” was married to Sir John Shelton, 20th Lord Shelton. I believe she would have been the Aunt or great-aunt to the Queen Elizabeth, 1st.. I too am a Shelton. This is fascinating.
I’m a direct descendant of the Boleyn line by not through Anne. My grandfather is the researcher and from what he found we either are descendants from her brother or possibly an uncle.
It’s still kind of neat to be related to a pretty infamous family.
My grandfather henry Thomas Sheldon had a daughter Mary Sheldon 1st cousin of Anne boeleyn n Anne also married my grandfather..vanessa Sheldon
I am also a direct descendant of this Anne. But there are 2. Here is the first two lines of Lady Anne Boleyn Shelton’s life story from findagrave Anne Boleyn, aunt of a much more famous Anne Boleyn, was a daughter of Sir William Boleyn (d.1505) and Lady Margaret Butler (d.153….
Another interesting story is Queen Anne’s daughter, Queen Elizabeth’s missing 2 sons. I think Henry Oxford(Evans) is one of them. The Oxford house is where she grew up and Henry was the first two adopt the name Oxford. No one knows where he came from and assume he was a ophraned rescue boy who had many talents. One was music that records of him playing for Queen Elizabeth’s court exist. He was using the last name of Evans. It is assumed Henry Evans may have raised him. Raise her son, keep her secret and get her childhood home. There is an Oxford DNA project site if there are any Oxford gentlemen who may want to look into it.
I also am Anne boeleyn greet …..grandaughter my grandfather henry Thomas Sheldon the Las henry Thomas died a yr before i was born 1970 i was born 1971 my mum died when i was 6 nearly 7 yrs old i went into care became ward of court til 21 my mum Christine pace her mum phlis England mum mums farther frnk pace his mother farther sir lord William and Henrietta ingaruim my grandmother on the other side Lillian may trealease her mum fanny garland brewers godels my grandmother was also called lillilian may same name az her mothers married henry Thomas Sheldon n his farther henry thoas Sheldon n again iv just recently found out my tree dates back to cottons and ursula servene n christian n more any relatives i look link with vsheldon44@gmail.com many thanks dnt normaly fo this mobile 07531163781 me loosing my mum that day i losf everything n didn’t know that’s family members n who exsisted bug i belive there royal bowed Lyon sheldons n ingarums Edward n more many thanks Vanessa Sheldon iv done family tree dating bk to 1300s please gt intouch …….
Hi Vanessa
I’m a descendant of Mary Boleyn and the Sheldon’s a family of Master Potters from Burselm near Derby
Regards
Im interested to chat with you im dna verified match to Catherine of aragon as my 14th grandmother and directly through to each of her relatives. My lmaiden last name is Macy. And her mother Jane is my 15th grandmother.
Catherine of Aragon’s mother’s name was Isabella-NOT Jane
Would love to compare gedmatch numbers if u have any
Cassie
My Grandmother was Ruby Schafer Before her Gorge Schaffer spelling is some different same Yes Elizabeth Schaffer 16%from King Henery Vll married Ann And she is in my family tree then things get more interesting because my Mother is a Lyons who each have put both bloodlines back together made all 5 of us Lady’s so iam Rich in Royal History Thank you Kimberly Sue Mercer Kleski
Now You can look that up threw My Father Schaffer L. Mercer born Fairmont West Virginia
Oh my gosh that’s so cool!
She was my 6th cousin 14x’s removed.
Henry VIII is my 13th ggfather. I also descend mowbray, Berkeley, Bartlett, Blount, Cornwall, and just about every English or French monarch from that past 1000 years. Mary bolyn bring my 13th gg mother is probably the most exciting find.
I have been running my family tree on Ancestry.com and it says Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, is my 11th. Great Grandfather and the Uncle of Anne Boelyn and Katherine Howard. My family lineage is King-Noble-Stuart and Howard. It was so long ago so I question if it is even true but the dates,documents and children match along with professional geniology run by other family members
You can’t be a direct descendant of someone who’s child didn’t have any children genius. If you’re related through Mary Boleyn then you’re a distant relative.
Exactly. So many fantisists on here it’s so sad and most seem to be American.
Who was on there? Jane? If you feel up to emailing me some info that would be awesome. I’m frustrated with the confusion.
My dad’s side somehow met up with my mother’s side with Agnes constable and again pocohonyas.. it confused me
I’m related to Ceasar…
A lot of people say they are direct descendants but my family is Howard, and it does not get any closer than that. Most of the people who are related it is minimal unless you have a written document, DNA since the Trojan war, This is the Howard and also Stuart
Catherine of Aragon is my 30x great aunt I am desendnt from one of her nephews on my mother’s side.
I am also descended from Mary Boleyn Carey sister to queen Ann. I believe there are quite a few of us around lol. Her daughter Catherine Carey knolly born first and then Henry. I was in shock when I learnt of it. Actually I was in disbelief so I went and decided to dig thru census records and such which was a long studious task. As I went back looking at great grandfather’s and uncles etc I had to laugh because there were several Henry Tudors . Soo….you stop and realize how good it is to be alive and how lucky you are.; p
I too am descendant through Mary Boleyn.
Apparently Mary is my 14th great grandmother. More accurately via Cathrine Carey’s daughter Anne Knollys &Thomas West, 2nd Baron De la Warr. This has been verified via uncles and such. I guess there are an abundance of Wests in the USA
Well, I suppose that we’re cousins then. Mary Boleyn was my 14th GG Mum too. Who the 14th GG Pop was is anyone’s guess…depends on who you ask. Could’ve been Henry, could’ve been William “cuckold” Carey. I actually think it was Henry because of the dates that he supposedly bedded Mary. Mary’s daughter, Catherine, supposedly looked like Henry.
So I imagine there are plenty of us. My side trickled down from Boleyn to; Carey, Knolleys, Willoughby, White, Price, Scott. I’m missing a few but I’m going on memory, not looking at my tree.
if you believe the conspiracy- both Catherine and Henry were the children of Henry VIII.
I’m from North Carolina I’m a West. I:) there are lots of West’s here.
I am also of this line. My ggg grandmother was Mary Hogue of East Baton Rouge Parish and she was the daughter of Louvicy West and Alexander Hogue.
Hello Cousin! Thomas West was my Grandfather as well so related through the West lineage.
I dont know where else to ask but our old family history records statws we are related to anne boleyn through the Hyde family…just wondered if anyone knows anything about the “common” hydes being related to anne
Hello my grandfather was Robert morral I’m also a descendant
My grandfather s henry thomases vi vii viii all had the same name my other grandparents was Henrietta ingaruim n sir lord William grandfather Edward v iv just found i did ny family tree bk to 1300s Vanessa Anne boeleyn married my grandfather it is common for royals to marry counsin for royal trates Mary Sheldon was annes boelyns 1st cousin and was my grandfathers daughter king henerys so there al cousins but removed sort of thing Vanessa Sheldon .
Queen Elizabeth is also related to mary boleyn. Though her mother and Mary boleyn daughter
Most people are clueless about it I was one of them . Rich we are related I am also descended from Lord Del a warr of Jamestown and are related to the same people you are. Hello cousin
I am related to Anne Boleyn also. My great grandmother is Lucy Boleyn. I haven’t looked further. But now plan too.
My grandfather was king Edward n henry tjomases vi vii viii Anne Boleyn married my great great great great grandfather in related to all kings via king lewi !
Please contact ME 07531163781 many thanks Marie….. ….
Hello cousin. I’m also descended through Thomas West Baron of de la Warr through his son john through to Henry Fox and Anne West’s daughter Mary Fox. It’s not my only connection in relation to Anne through Mary, as both my mother’s parents were descendants of the Plantagenet line and my grandmother through James I. It’s amazing how many of us are out there. I recognize so many of the family lines here through my 5 years of research. The amount of relations separated over time and through moving across the US and the world has made reunions a little more difficult. Tis life.
Owen Tudor is actually a realitive of mine the moved to the Americas and changed the name Tutor.
I am decended from Mary Boleyn and Edward III both via legititimate lines, Mary Boleyn through her sons daughter Philadelphia Carey, and from Edward III through his son Thomas of Woodstocks daughter Anne of Gloucesters son John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners 🙂
I have a connection through Thomas of Woodstock’s daughter Anne though another marriage of hers, and Mary’s other marriage interests me. Do get in touch yonita.ward@gmail.com if you would like to that would be great. thanks.
Hi were the n related Edward was my grandfather Mary boelyn was henry Thomas sheldons daughter king vi Vanessa Sheldon my grandfarthers are kings n both sides …..
I too am descended from an Owen Tutor (not Tudor) but I can find no records that he is related to any royals.
So come to find out Mary Boleyn is my 14th GG. Through henry carey.Hudson. my father’s mother father’s line are all Carey’s from Plymouth mass and Pennsylvania. Im just starting my research., but to be honest I feel like this is actually quite the generational curse being in this bloodline. I started researching to get answers and now they just keep piling in. If you go further down the line you get to Charlemagne, Clovis , pepin and eventually Adam… So the patriarchal line of genesis leading to Jesus. How many of you are of th negative blood? If anyone wants to connect and talk. Reincarnation and biblical prophecy ideas…. Please email me. Findmylostribe@gmail.com
I Sonya is 14 generations apart from Anne Boleyn. That’s a fact
Yes, there are ‘people with Tudor blood,’ I married a Tudor! He was crazy just like his ancestor Henry! I gave birth to a Tudor, born on his father’s birthday in 1975. He now has two Tudor son’s. There are many Tudor’s in the United States. I do not know ‘which’ Tudor they are related to, but their looks, build, and personality speak of a undeniable relationship to Henry! In fact, as children, they had an air of royalty about them, only requesting the best of everything, stubborn, and that they were smarter, stronger, privileged above others. They were not raised like this, it was hereditary, inherent within their genes.
Is this chick for real? Comparing your own “Tudor Children” to that of a 500 year old dead, sociopath monarch? Even by build and “looks”, right on down to their mannerisms? Because you were there? 1500’s England? That’s absurd. I mean honestly.
you took the words right out of my mouth! rofl! and all these people on here who keep insisting that they’re direct descendants of anne boleyn are killing me! elizabeth I never had any children so you can’t be descended from anne!!! what don’t they understand about that?
Actually “the virgin Queen Elizabeth” did have kids she is just called the virgin queen because she did not marry she was afraid to because of what happened to her mother and other wives of her father King Henry VIII. She also recognized that as a woman if she got married then her husband would have all the power and she could be cast aside as Henry did his wives. Elizabeth was NOT in fact a virgin. Also her half-sister “Bloody Mary” did not marry but had kids.
Actually, I find the same thing myself with all ancestors I’ve known, my kids and by the description of the entire west/sackville/bolyen/tudor line…. We all have very strong physical features that are somehow surviving natural selection and evolution… Also, our wild, ruthless, greedy manorisms are alive and kicking. How do you think genetics work? You think all of a sudden, your chin, hair, psychological chemistry, and learned values somehow appeared only in the last 50-100 years? Open a few history books, do some extensive genealogy and study anthropology…. Then come back and re-evaluate your uneducated opinion. Thanks.
Actually, I find the same thing myself with all ancestors I’ve known, my kids and by the description of the entire west/sackville/bolyen/tudor line…. We all have very strong physical features that are somehow surviving natural selection and evolution… Also, our wild, ruthless, greedy manorisms are alive and kicking. How do you think genetics work? You think all of a sudden, your chin, hair, psychological chemistry, and learned values somehow appeared only in the last 50-100 years? Open a few history books, do some extensive genealogy and study anthropology…. Then come back and re-evaluate your uneducated opinion. Thanks.
that reply was meant for “abbey”
I assume this is a wind up!! Very good!!!!
Good lord you sound so stupid
Personality is not inherited through genes….
Good lord give me a break…you are embarrassing yourself.
Actually she never sais personality.. She saod mannerisms and yes mannerisms are passed down
I walk with a very small limp on my right leg. Now Henry VIII also had a bad leg. Obviously, we MUST be related but I need to do more research to prove it !!!
Its true. Look at Henry “Carey”. He has the same name as Henry VIII and rumored to ne the Kings son. I have him as Henry Tudor on my ancestry tree. Im not direct through the Boleyns. They are my cousins & as are the Howards since he married Jocasta Joyce Vulpeper my 1st cousin 21x removed
Oops Culpeper. The Culpepers are my direct lineage as are the Despencer.
My name isNicola Jayne are you reality to Anne Boleyn am inspired by Anne Boleyn family let me know
If your ancestor is Henry Carey, then of course you are a descendant of the Boleyns as his mother was one.
I am also a direct descendant of Henry Carey. My mom’s family tree can be traced back to Battle, and my Ancestry DNA also places us there. No idea if Henry was legitimate or born on the wrong side of the bed from Henry VIII, but it’s fun to speculate. My mom’s name is Mary Carey (maiden), and my Grandfather was also Henry.
Please reply Elizabeth 07531163781 my mobile or vsheldon44@gmail.com many thanks …
I also believe I’m a descendant of Henry Carey.
on ancestry.com my 9th Great-grandfather was George Cleeve, His father
was John Cleeves born in 1546 ? or 1550 -1591 his wife was Ann or Anna,
maiden name Cary her father I was told and read was Henry Carey , ?
his mother was Mary Boleyn 1499-1500 -1543
can you confirm this on the Cary line..
Ann or Anna Cary was born in Somerset UK back in 1550? – 1555 ? Died ? and have read she was supposed to be alive in 1618..?
Hi Angie, I am from Australia and also my dad researched our family tree and like Dianne Rosemary Puntar on this site, am somehow descended from Lady Elizabeth Howard and someone Boleyn, and I saw your pic and thought” doppelganger ” from a distance. It appears that some genes are strong.
Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Jane Seymour are all related to the Howard’s..l( the Dukes of Norfolk). These are my ancestors
hello to answer your question there are still some family out there. I am related to sir john danvers who signed the death warrent of king charles the first. sir john danvers mother elizbeth danvers married edmund carey, edmund careys dad was henry carey who was the son of mary bolyn, so even though it is only through marriage there is still family out there
Hi Lucy that’s interesting you never know what your going to find next do you?
Yes it’s amazing and I would love to find out more
Are you in America or England? Such a lot of the Boleyn descendants are in America
I’m in England, most of my family came over with William the conqerer from France I think some may be in america
William the Conqueror is my 30th great grandfather it was a shock to me to find that out
It’s indeed a mystery of how most of us wound up in America but why is the question
Elizabeth, mother of Sir John Danvers, was the daughter of John Neville, 4th Baron Neville of Latimer, and his wife Lucy Somerset – Lucy was the daughter of of the 2nd Earl of Worcester and Margaret Courtenay.
Margaret Courtenay’s mother was Catherine Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.
This means that through your ancestry, you can claim the Somersets, Nevilles, de Veres, Beauforts and Plantagenets among your relations.
I’m a descendant of Sir John Danvers’ aunt, Katherine Neville Percy, Countess of the 8th Earl of Northumberland.
Elizabeth Woodville (Wydeville) is my 17X great Aunt, Her sister Katherine was my Grandmother.
I’m a descendant of Owen and Catherine of France-Jasper and Katherine woodville-Joan Tudor and William Williams-Morgan Williams and Katherine Cromwell-Richard Williams and Frances Murfyn-Henry Cromwell and Joan Warren- Frances Cromwell and Richard Whalley-Edward Whalley the regicide and Judith Duffell (Duffield)-Frances Whalley and William Goffe the regicide- Richard Goffe
You are correct but if you look farther back on the Williams side you will find a big surprise they were family from the Bleeden tribe I am a direct descendent on a faturnell line the family keep great records . But that won’t get you a free beer in England . We all moved to the Indian Territory and were still here today my name is Kenneth Williams
Kenneth, I nam researching the Williams line thru my gggrandmother Louisiana Williams Cobb 1831-1900. She was descended from Joan Tudor and William ap Yevan. I would like to share info. Please do not hold it against me that I live in Texas. I was stationed at Fort Sill when I was in the Army.
I just saw your post Bruce, man you were just 20 miles south of the ranch . Now the secret to find the Williams line is through Walter , Morgan oldest son . Every one looks to the Sir Richard line to his great great grandson Oliver Lord Protector yes they were brothers and most writers were wrong about their younger brother his name was Rodger. The writers were calling him Richard , that was a problem Rodger was a famous soldier he wrote books on war , he stood before Queen Elizabeth on several occasions. But his line ended after his grandson died . So the line of Walter is the most believed because it is not as famous till Rodger Williams governor of Rode Iland . But most Americans are from his brother Sydrack . His son Rodger named after his uncle moved to North Carolina and his son John married Oliver’s granddaughter the two lines meet again. All this can be found on the Internet. But I was lucky the family keeps good records and wrote it down in books and wills . I was told as a child where my family came from and now I have been trusted with a family history .
Hi.Have recently discovered our family are descended from Francis Cromwell and Richard Whalley. We are in Australia, where George Hamden Whalley arrived after leaving England. He changed his surname to White.
Typo: * George Hampden Whalley (White)
Hi Anji,
I think I might be related to you. I’m the great grandson of Charlie Oliver Ivo White, son of George Hampden Whalley (White).
Would love to touch base if you’re still using this website? My email address is cbbwhite@gmail.com
Hi Ronald- Noticed your entry, I am a descendent also of Richard Whalley, Edward Whalley, does that mean that I`m related to the names you mentioned like : Owen and Catherine of France-Jasper and Katherine woodville-Joan Tudor and William Williams etc ?
There is still Tudor blood around. The current Royal Family, and therefore most of the European royal families are direct descendants of Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII and sister of Henry VIII. She married James IV of Scotland and was the great-grandmother of James VI of Scotland and I of England.
Also Mary Tudor, Duchess of Suffolk, Henry VIII’s younger sister has descendants among today’s aristocracy.
Hi use iv just done my family tree and my grandfather henry Thomas Sheldon and also henry Thomas Sheldon daughter was Mary an Anne headdy and Alfred headdy they wer related to Margaret Sheldon was also daughter of another henry Thomas n henry Thomas married Anne Boleyn an Anne boeleyn also had a nice called Anne who doted on her aunt Anne Boleyn in also related to frank pace my grandfather mother was Henrietta ingaruim n farther sir lord willam and goes to Edward V my grandmother Lillian may trealese her mum also before was Lillian may trealese her mum before fanny garland then godels then brewers Lillian may trealese married my grandfather henry Thomas Sheldon n his farther henry Thomas Sheldon n agian henry Thomas Sheldon so i defo descendant from the queens side az all my relatives both sides lived ed vess institutions i completed my fam tree September an Lk forwards one day meeting family az mum died wen j was 6 i went into care became ward of court til 21 iv never gt adopted or married so im still very much Vanessa Sheldon granddaughter of henry Thomases Sheldons vi vii viii many thanks vsheldon any body that want yo gt intouch vsheldon44@gmail.com
There is still Tudor blood around. The current Royal Family, and therefore most of the European royal families are direct descendants of Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII and sister of Henry VIII. She married James IV of Scotland and was the great-grandmother of James VI of Scotland and I of England.
Also Mary Tudor, Duchess of Suffolk, Henry VIII’s younger sister has descendants among today’s aristocracy.
I just found out iam from there blood line I have one amazeing family tree
I do too it is strange we should be rich in wealth but not yet maybe some day
I am a direct descendant of the Tudors through Joan Tudor and the Williams line. My great grandmother was Lucy Grey Williams. This was the mother of my grandfather. My grandmother was a direct descendant of Robert d’Bruce of Scotland. This was through connection with the Stewarts and Campbells.
If you are a descendant of Robert the Bruce, then you are probably connected to Henry II (Queen Catherine de Medici) line as well….through the illegitimate daughter of James IV. Her name was Janet Stewart (1502 – 1562). She had an illegitimate son by him…perhaps two. Catherine and her husband’s mistress (Diane dePoitier) sent Janet back to Scotland when they leaned of her pregnancy. She later brought her son back to France to be brought up with the royals. There is also a connection to Mary Queen of Scots involved. Also, consider searching through the Boleyns for connections (everyone has a connection to Howards and Boleyns. Those of you who are descendants of Catherine Carey’s line may also be connected through her brother, Henry’s line (as I am to both). If you have WEST in your background, then you have a connection to Pocahontas (Powhatan) Rolfe as well…..through her cousin who had an affair with Thomas West. Pocahontas was Chief Toby “Totopomoi” West’s great aunt. Then consider Lady Godiva (ancestress of Queen Elizabeth II and Mary Boleyn), William Wallace (“Braveheart”). The list goes on and on. Royal blood flows greatly, especially here in the Southeast where so many settled. Peregrine White, (born on Mayflower after it reached the shores of America). The Aldens, Standishes, Wadsworths, Longfellows, …..it’s addictive! The Bollings and the Lees are interesting, and everyone can find a connection, even if it is not direct.
I have some of those people in my family tree, and I also have DNA Connections to other people through ancestry who also have some of them on their family tree. My connection is through Anne Boleyn Shelton, who was Anne Boleyn (Queen) Aunt. Who I also have read took care of Queen Elizabeth when she was a child, and helped hide her when Queen Mary was after her. This would be through my Shelton side. My paternal Grandmother was a Shelton, and my DNA Results say that I basically took after that side, Genetically. I know that some how Robert The Bruce is my 23rd Great Grandfather, some how William the Conquer, a lot of other famous names. I also have a several great grandfather who was one of the men who made King John sign the Magna Carta. I know that the family came over from England when Queen Elizabeth I was reigning. She gave them a lot of land in Virginia. I’m still trying to figure it all out. I would be interested if you know or can direct me in the right direction. I have an old family bible, some inherited information with several Coat of Arms.
Cecil, I’ve been trying to figure that lineage through Pocahontas. That line for me goes to Jane Bolling, which i believe was the step-daughter of Pocahontas. John Rolfe was previously married with multiple children. One author refers to the step children line as “Blue Bloods”. I think i am a “blue blood”, no sure still researching. Interesting you bring this line up.
I will reply separately for my Boleyn connection.
Henry VIII is my 15th great uncle,thus, Elizabeth I is my 1st cousin 16x removed.. I suppose that makes Ann Boelyn my aunt.. Margaret Tudor was my 14th great grandma and Mary Queen of Scot my 13th great grandma.. Lord Darnley is my 13th great grandad obviously..King James I is my 14th great grandad and it goes on…Tudor blood is out there:)
Kristie, you and I share a similar ancestry! Margaret Tudor is my 15th G-Grandmother, and Queen Elizabeth I is also my 1st cousin, 16x removed. Have you had your DNA evaluated? …‘cause that’s like, a “thing” now, right? I’m seriously onsidering it, ’cause I’m kind of blown-away by my ancestral history. I never would have thought my direct lineage would include any Tudors or Stewarts; everyone in my family is FRENCH! Well, everyone except my paternal grandmother; her family history is (CLEARLY) pretty amazing!
If you are connected to Queen Elizabeth I, then you are also connected to Mary Boleyn’s line. Her son and daughter (both of with whom I have connections, as they reconnect down the years) are first cousins of Queen Elizabeth 1st as well as her half-brother and half-sister. Then you are connected to Thomas West and he connects you to Pocahontas, whose nephew (a chief) was Thomas West’s illegitimate son. And check out your connection to “Braveheart”, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, Janet Stewart, King James IV, King Henry II, and King Francis I of France. And have you checked out Robert the Bruce…he connects to the Stewarts. Lady Godiva is back there also, an ancestress of Mary Boleyn and of Queen Elizabeth II. The Lees, Fleming, Randolphs, Daniels (Danyers), Whites of the Mayflower, Bassetts, Bollings, Spragues are all connected lines. Fun isn’t it?
I am a descendant of Anne Boleyn so there is the proof.
But Elizabeth I didn’t have any children so how can you be a descendant of Anne?
She did she just never married.
For all these people who think the are descendants of Anne Boleyn Queen Consort, i think they are REALLY descendants of THE OTHER Anne Boleyn who was the Aunt to the Queen Consort. Everyone either doesn’t know or forgets about THE OTHER ANNE BOLEYN.
I am a descendant of THE OTHER ANNE BOLEYN more commonly known as Lady Shelton.
Queen Elizabeth 1 never had children… so how can u be directly from Ann Boleyn??
Oh well there it is cause you say so. Anne’s daughter Elizabeth never had children but forget what history tells us. Your the proof…lol..people
Impossible. Sorry.
Hi I have just found out that i am a cousen to Queen Elizabeth 1st via katherine howard shes my 14th cousen so im told.
It all started last year when i received my family tree katherine howard kept popping up ,thanks to joan bulmer acworth whos my dads first cousen.On the clopton family genology it says we are cousens and are entitled to become a knight of the garter so yes i think im also anne b cousen through howard
pity you can’t spell
No need to be rude.
Queen Elizabeth I and Catherine Howard were not blood relatives. Catherine was simply a short term step-mother to QE1 before HenryVIII had her beheaded for treason.
Catherine Howard and Elizabeth I definitely were blood relatives. Catherine Howard’s father, Edmund, was the brother of Anne Boleyn’s mother, Elizabeth. Edmund and Elizabeth were both children of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were cousins so Elizabeth I was Catherine’s first cousin once removed.
Joan, you must realise that some children post on here, mocking their spelling is rude and insensitive.
I agree and even if it is an adult it is a mean thing to say. People struggle with all kinds of impairs. I am in fact dyslexic and I struggled writing for a long time and still do at times, so it disgusts me when I see someone making fun of others for their spelling.
I am a direct descendant of Mary Tudor queen of england through a great great great great grandma. She traced our bloodlines in the early 20’as, but I just found out. So is my family what’s left of it all there is?
It’s impossible to be directly descended from Mary I as she died childless, do you mean Mary Tudor, Queen of France, wife of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and sister of Henry VIII.
Ho that’s so awesome to know thanks
There is Tudor blood flowing everywhere. It would be difficult to find anyone around the Southeast (but other areas as well) who cannot find Tudor connections as well as other royal connections.
Hi to anyone that uses ancestry.com- my name is Sylvia_ogden52. Mary Boleyn should be my 14 great grandmother through Thomas West who married Lady Anne Knollys and came to Virginia. My great grandmother was Eliza Fox, who’s 4th great grandmother was Anne West who married Henry Fox in 1668 in Gloucester Co, VA. Anne West was Lady Anne Knollys granddaughter. My family is still in Virginia. I live in Chesterfield County and would LOVE to meet, speak, email any family. My grandma Marjorie passed away years ago when I was too young to appreciate the treasure trove she was. I do remember she always told me that we came from good stock and I was related to a president. Now in my 40’s and would love to get this down on paper for my kids. Sincerely Sylvia
My three children are Fox descendants via the West/ Fox lineage from Virginia, USA. Their father was Lawrence Robert Fox (1943-2013)who was born in SC after his father, Percy, came here to work around 1936.”Larry” was a member of the Jamestowne Society. Appreciate info on West and/ or Fox reunions in Virginia. foxesden68@gmail.com
Like to reply to Lynda Hamilton she retaliate to the the six wives it’s unknown possible
Hi Sylvia! I too am a granddaughter of Mary Boleyn and the West clan. I live in New Kent County, Virginia and would love to have a family reunion!:)
Oh my goodness! Yes! my email is nursesylvia71@gmail.com– please write to me!!! Sylvia
Hi Michelle- please email me- I would love to meet you!
I live in Chesterfield Cnty!
nursesylvia71@gmail.com
Sylvia Ogden
I am M. C. Cary
English line.
Sylvia, I am also a descendant of Henry Fox and Anne West. My line (Henry Fox and Sarah Harrell) came to Mississippi in the early 1800’s and spread out throughout the state. In fact, our family reunion is this weekend and a cousin and I were just talking about the West/Carey/Boleyn line earlier this evening. I noticed there were 2 other descendants of the Henry Fox & Anne West line earlier in this thread, but they didn’t have a reply button. One was Cynthia, the other was Sylvia. Was that you by any chance? I would love to talk to any of the Fox/West line, Fox Carroll, and Fox/Harrell lines. Please email me. My email is cfoxclark@gmail.com.
I am a direct descendant of Mary, she is my 16th great grandmother.
Through her daughter Catherine and her son Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr.
I am also, 14th great grand daughter of Mary Boleyn, down to De La Warr. Down to Colonel John Wests daughter Ursula Unity Susannah West who married George Thomas Martin and so on. Very exciting!!
I’m also a direct descendant of Ann Boleyn from Sir John Shelton.My mother’s mother maiden name was Shrltin .Ann Boleyn was my 16 grandmother.Karen Yerby Murdock
No u aren’t a descendant of anne she only had one daughter who had no offspring. My gosh the stupidity of you people on her astounds me.
I think Karen Murdock was referring to Lady Anne Boleyn (Queen Anne Boleyn’s aunt) that married Sir John Shelton. This is also my line.
So many people are desperate to claim a link to a famous name. It just astounds me as to why they would cling to a line that so famously ended with Elisabeth 1st.
The Boleyn line didn’t end with Elizabeth. Mary Boleyn had two children who had large families and most people on this thread are talking about descending from them. The present British royal family descend from Mary Boleyn too. There are lots of people alive today descended from the Boleyns.
You are descended from Queen Anne Boleyn’s AUNT, Anne Boleyn Shelton. That would make you Queen Anne Boleyn’s first cousin, 14 times removed. I am descended from another of Anne’s aunts, Mary Boleyn Sackville.
Queen Elizabeth I was Anne Boleyn’s only descendant, and she did not have children. But there are lots of Boleyn descendants that came from Sir William Boleyn and his wife Lady Margaret Butler, who were Queen Anne’s grandparents. They had ten children, several of whom had children.
My Name is Jared Palmer. My direct ancestor is john Palmer and James Palmer of nottinghamshire England. We are defendants of Henry VIII aka Henry Tudor. My ancestors were actually rumored to be The Robin Hood. This entire site is bogus. My family and immediate family have written several thousand books on genealogy naming several hundreds of families related to the Tudors. But nice try there ace!!!
Don’t you mean descendants? There are no known descendants of Henry V111 living today only speculation, as for Robin Hood he was merely the imagination of Sir Walter Scott sorry.
The nanny Mrs Stogdell could possibly be the missing Link the king favoured her. He was a skirt chaser. This nanny may have not realizing the child she borrowed might have been Royal bastard. My proof is centuries of bipolar illness that is on the father’s line. There are other things to point.
There is Tudor blood still around because Henry VIII’s sister, Margaret Tudor has thousands of descendants.
Tudor blood is eradicated? Are you kidding? The current royal family is directly descended from Henry VII.
My 9th Grandmother Is Anna Thockmoton Stout Bollen Her Father Capt James Bollen..Robert Bollen..George Bollen. 1559 wife Joan Buren…his father George Boleyn1535 1693 George Boleyn Lord Of Rockford 1510..Thomas Boleyn 1477 1538 Wife Elizabeth Howard There Daughter Anne Boleyn 1501 Englandd
I have many matches Dna to Anna throckmorton Bollen and believe she descended from George Boleyn Dean of Lichfield
I know to descendants of Bloody Mary. They are quite nice actually.
Mary Tudor (bloody Mary). Married Phillip 2 of Spain but they had no children. If they had Elizabeth would never have become Queen. Some of you may want to pick up a history text once in awhile
Just found out this evening that my mother, who’s held the office of president of the local ancestry group,has tracked our family to Ann
If Catherine Carey was indeed the King’s daughter, I am one of those with “diluted Tudor blood.” I had no idea until the last couple of months. I’m trying to find out if there is a way to find out with DNA. 😉
getting my DNA test hope today my grandmother was Barbra schaffer West va. U.S.A hope to find my history,kimberly
I am decended from King Henry 8th & Boleyn. I have a copy of my family tree from the time, starting with Sir Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477-1539) & Lady Elizabeth Howard countess of Wiltshire (1480-1538).
You are not descended from Henry V111 and Anne Boleyn, they had one surviving child together Elizabeth 1st who died childless, you are however possibly a distant cousin of Anne on her father or mothers side.
My 13th great grandmother was Margaret Ormond Butler Anne Boleyn’s paternal grandmother
My husband, Earl David Webb is a descendant of King Henry Vll , Sir John Webb , and William Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare has no living direct descendants. His three children died without children
My husbands great great grandmothers line of Webbs via Abigail Webb, has not died out, so, yes there is a descendant of Shakespeare
To be a direct descendant of William Shakespeare’s children would have had to have had children, and they would have children etc, but NONE of William Shakespeares children had any children so the direct line stopped with them. Your husbands family may be related to William Shakespeare, but they are most definitely NOT direct descendants of William
I’m a direct descend from Mary Boleyn on both sides of my mothers parents her parents are 10 th cousins who knew! She is my 13 th great grandmother – through George Mason and John West and William Woodward –
Hello Julie. Can I ask if you which Jonn West and which George Mason as I have both their names in my ancestry .
John West via the Christ’s hospital John and Frances West group
Thank you
Schaffer Mercer my Father His Mother Faimly Ruby Schafer gos all way back to that faimly Then my mother Dorothy M.Melivlle has Lyons iam ANeg.RH.
Well my grandmother was Anne Boleyn and henry Sheldon vi vii viii n Henrietta ingurum and sir lord William i even have the royal Tudor little toe not many say that!!
I think you’re getting mixed up. Ann Boleyn married John Shelton. Ann was the sister of Thomas Boleyn, who was the father of the Ann Boleyn who married King Henry viii. You cannot be descended from the Ann Boleyn who married King Henry as she only had one child, Elizabeth the first. Elizabeth did not have any children, so Ann does not have any descendants.
My get grandfather was king Edward n on the other side henry Thomases Sheldon Anne boeleyn married my grandfather she is a get grandma also .Vanessa Sheldon
That’s very true az my mum Christine pace and her mother phylus England n her farther frank pace hus mother genrettia ingaruim n sir lord William my grandmother Lillian may trealese marrierd henry Thomas Sheldon he died 1930 yr before i was born ny grandmother Lillian may Sheldon. Her mum Lillian may trealese n her mother fanny garland i found out recently after completing my family tree and in the family its counsins and 1 x removed etc and marrigd in the family was allowed to keep it royal blood i do thou have. The funny little toe they have the nose fingers long skinng arms small build square jaw so i am going to gt some support with my discovery i list touch an never knew mh family exsisted az mg mum died in the 70s i was 6 she was 31 I lived numerous kids homes and foster parents and then became ward of court til the age of 21 iv never been adopted married or engaged do im still Vanessa Sheldon if any can support me or are related please contact ME 07531163781 my mobile many thanks Vanessa Sheldon….
I truly believe I am connected to both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, a long time ago I received a necklace in the mail, it came with a very old letter sadly it was destroyed in a house fire later that year, although I have her name I don’t think her blood line directly
I’m apparently related to her.
Lady Ann hop was my 17th great grandmother according to ancestry dna
I am related to King Henry viii
But I don’t have a copy of the family tree
I also have two other royal blood lines in my family
I am also a direct descendant of her sister Mary Boleyn.
My line is
– [ ] Mary Boleyn, 1499, Blickling Hall Norfolk
– [ ] Lady Catherine Carey, 1524, Hampton Court Palace
– [ ] Catherine Knollys 1559 Stanford In The Vale, Berkshire
– [ ] Baroness Fitzgerald 1580 Offaly Ireland
– [ ] Robert Digby, 1st Baron of Digby, of Coleshill Manor, MP, 1574, Coleshill, Warwickshire
– [ ] Kildare Digby, 2nd Baron Kildare Digby Van Geashill, 1630, Meath, Ireland
– [ ] Madam Lettice Digby 1660 Geashill, Offaly, Ireland
– [ ] Lettice Cotes 1685 Coleshill Warwickshire
– [ ] Thomas Elliman 1708? Priors Marston Warwickshire
– [ ] Mary Elliman 1744 Badby Northamptonshire
– [ ] Thomas Wadsworth 1767 Harlestone, Northamptonshire
– [ ] Thomas Wadsworth 1794 Northampton
– [ ] William Wadsworth 1822 Northampton
– [ ] Sarah Wadsworth 1860 Northampton
– [ ] William Spatcher 1888 Northampton
– [ ] Fred Spatcher 1911
– my mother Patricia Anne Spatcher
Queen Elizabeth II is a descendant of Mary Tudor.
I just came across this post. I am related to Queen Ann Boleyn she is my 18th Great Aunt father Hon Lord Sir Geoffrey and his wife Lady Ann Elizabeth Hoo are my 18th Great Grand Parents
My family descended from Owen Tutor from Wales.
Anyone have knowledge of his ancestry?
Ancestry says Owen Tudor is my 17 ggf and king Henry is my 13 ggf. It seems Mary Boleyn is my ggm by the birth of Henry Cary. Lots of kings and queens in my genealogy.
I am related to Anne Boleyn. My aunt bed looked into our ancestors. Related to Anne and Catherine Howard. Pretty cool stuff
Oh, there is Tudor blood just in the female line. Henry VII’s daughters’ descendants live today. (I”m not sure anyone else said this but it’s true)
I am a descendant of Henry VII 🙂
I am M.C. Cary, family tree goes back,,,,,, all interesting
I am a descendent of this family.
Hi! I have Tudor blood! I am still figuring out my whole genealogy, but my great grandmother was a Tudor.
hi
I did my DNA and found that I am related to Henry Tudor IV.
My Mother is a descendant of Boleyn’s. She was Leona Mae Chaney. She was half Amish and a Protistan. There are Chaney in early descendants of the royal line. My mother told me that an ancestor of her’s was a Queen and was beheaded for being a witch. She’s a dark haired English woman. Do I get a Title or wage?
Can you tell me,,, I am American, my family descends from Sir William Harris, born 1556 a Knight and Landowner, then developed The Virginia Company,,,,, founders of Jamestown,,,,, my cousin I don’t see much traced us back that far,,, I know he had a Big Manor House,,,, called Creeksea Manor,,,, I found Anne Boyelynn lived there awhile,,,, So, Do you know if the Harris family is related to Anne’s Family??
Are there related to parr’s cos my tree is full of important people n no1 will explain why
Jamesn1st of England and 6th of Scotland was descended through both his mother and his father from Margaret Tudor, Henry 8th s older sister and therefore had Tudor blood which then continued tnrough the Stuart line and on to the Hanoverians,
Mary is my 13th great grandmother. My ancestry is through the Fox line as well as West. Then it goes to the haynes/Parnell/Camp/Russell line.
Funny enough, I ended up moving to the UK and marrying a British guy!
I’m descendant from the Tudor clan as well. From Edward III and from the beuforts going down from Elizabeth Holder and Neville and Isaac Chase but yeah ultimately starting with John of Gaunt
Opps, In my comment I said feet…..meant feel…
I am an indirect descendant of Catherine Carey Knollys who has descendants through the Woodson line in the US.
I’m wondering if i maybe some descendent of Mary Boleyn, My grandmother always told my father we were maybe you could help me out, I’m sure you are more knowledgeable than I on the subject. Please reply by Email. Thanks much,
K. Bolen
I am a descendant of a Lucy Boleyn. Maybe we are related too.
Any of the descendants of this line, I would love to connect with! (Deitrick -(maternal grandmother) Simons- Ball- Harleston- Wentworth- Fortescue-Boleyn (Bullen))
The connection I have thru my maternal grandmother’s GG grandfather:
Sir Geoffery Boleyn (Lord Mayor of London) (1406 – 1463)
7th great grandfather of wife of 4th great grandfather of husband of 1st cousin 1x removed
Elizabeth (Alice) Boleyn (1438 – 1485)
daughter of Sir Geoffery Boleyn (Lord Mayor of London)
Sir Adrian Fortescue (1476 – 1539)
son of Elizabeth (Alice) Boleyn
Margaret FORTESCUE (1502 – 1551)
daughter of Sir Adrian Fortescue
Phillip Wentworth (1536 – 1614)
son of Margaret FORTESCUE
Jane Dauthen Wentworth (1581 – 1626)
daughter of Phillip Wentworth
John Harleston (1610 – 1698)
son of Jane Dauthen Wentworth
Elizabeth Harleston (1678 – 1720)
daughter of John Harleston
John Coming Ball (1714 – 1764)
son of Elizabeth Harleston
Eleanor Ball (1765 – 1827)
daughter of John Coming Ball
Keating Simons (1753 – 1834)
husband of Eleanor Ball
Edward Simons (1778 – 1842)
son of Keating Simons
Eliza Read Simons (1820 – 1880)
daughter of Edward Simons
Francis Kinloch Simons (1843 – 1897)
son of Eliza Read Simons
John James Simons (1882 – 1943)
son of Francis Kinloch Simons
John J. Simons (1918 – 1996)
Hi, I am related to the Woodson line. I would love to know how they were
related to Catherine Carey Knollys. Thanks
Amy, Just about every family from your list lives in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Iam from Schafer Mercer. We have lot names Right I go back from Schaffer marriage To Adams Godfrey Schafer and Macintosh and so on to France Spain Fairmount West Virginia Burck Co. Pennsylvania
Do you know if the Knollys and the Knowles are the same line? I am through the Edmund Knowles b.1685 in Boulton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England. He was known as “Old Silverhead”. His parents were Thomas Knowles and Agnes Hoarth. Can you tell me how to access a DNA link to Sir Francis Knollys born 1514 in Oxfordshire, England. His wife was Catherine Cary.
I recently found out from Aunt who is doing her father’s genealogy we are cousin of Anne. My Mom’s her 15th cousin. So there are relatives out here. Our family blood line were one of the first settlers in America.
Please share more . This is the most interesting topics I have read. I have been reading the Boleyn Files for about a month. Addicted to them I guess. Thank you, Susan
I had put my wrong relation to Anne. She was an aunt and her daughter Eizabeth was a 15th cousin to my mother and her siblings. I need to get the copy of the file my Aunt has on our relation and I will know more. I know the family she is related to surname is Gregory. The Boelyn family is very interesting!
David – there is certainly Tudor blood. The entire English Royal family are related by blood to Henry VII through his daughter Margaret who married the King of Scotland.
Im actualy a long relative of Margret Tudor. I found where the Tudor named changed to Tutor when a family member moved to the Americas.
Margaret Tudor is my 16th great grandmother…
My grandmother maiden name is tutor. We are related to King Henry VIII. He had illegitimate son. He became an alcoholic and his half sister Queen Elizabeth I kicked him out of England and made him change his name. When he came to America he change it Tutor.
Oh yes ANeg.RH.
I am A negative too as are both my children. The odds are 1 in 8 that your children will have your negative blood unless of course both parents are RH-. So does everyone have red highlights in your hair that can’t dye or breed out? Of course there is confusion when it comes to our noble heritage…I prefer purebred and just happy to have one set of teeth. I happen to have inherrited books the “The Genius Of The Early English Theature” and “Stories Of The Reformation”. I have started reading the reformation and Ann, Mary, Henry, Shakespeare…all in it. I am a descendant of Lady Ann, not the Queen Ann and I guess I am so focused on direct line that it hasn’t occurred to me that they are family too. But it seems I just might to be related to most everyone. Check out Realativesearch.org it will tell you all your famous relatives. King of England or the King of Rock in Roll. I sign in from Familysearch.org and you might need get a free account there. I love this site too, It knew more about my family than I did.
Related somehow. My grandmother received a letter years ago or it may of been my great grandmother in regards to the Boleyn Castle. The letter was asking if we wanted to pay the million dollar plus taxes owed on the property to keep it in our family, and stating that if not it was going to be turned into a tourist attraction. Of course the family didn’t have that kind of money, so it was than returned to state. Not sure who in the family has that letter, but hopefully one of these days I can track it down. Would be something cool to have, I guess it was real fancy. 🙂
forgive me if I am wrong but any property or possessions were dissolved by the state when she was executed?
Tina, never fear and don’t look for the letter too hard. Hundreds of those letters were mailed. We received one and even if the funds were available the freehold taxes and upkeep would make it prohibitive.
You may wish to look up Hever Castle on the internet. It is a spectacular home converted to a livable palace by Lord and Lady Astor and yes Andrea is correct. Henry seized the properties and titles and sold many of them off (which is how the Boleyn family gained them in the first place) The Boleyn (Bullen) family seat is in Norfolk and I believe that Lord Bullen still resides there.
My brother is the current Lord of Linkhill at Hever, Kent, Eng. He too received a letter and turned it down, SORRY.
My surname is Eldridge.
My great- grandfather was William Beaufort Eldridge.
I would greatly appreciate any contact source, or person I can hire, who could trace my English lineage.
What is the Boleyn Castle? No history book I have ever read refers to it!
Hi Deb,
The Boleyn castle would be Hever Castle, Kent, which still exists today and you can visit it, It’s beautiful.
Yes, a flight of fancy! Or someone trying to rip you off!!!!
I am related to Mary and Anne Boleyn.
Anne is my 13th Great Grand Aunt,
Mary is my 13th Great Grandmother.
🙂
– Heather
Hello Heather, Mary is also my 13th g-grandmother 🙂 As Mark Upton says below, perhaps Claire should organise a DNA research thingy.
Me too! 🙂
I am also, 14th great grand daughter of Mary Boleyn, down to De La Warr. Down to Colonel John Wests daughter Ursula Unity Susannah West who married George Thomas Martin and so on. Very exciting!!
MARY CATHERINE CAREY APPARENTLY HAS MANY DESCENDANTS – I TOO CLAIM HER AS A 13TH GREAT GRANDMOTHER. I DESCEND THROUGH ANNE KNOLLYS AND THOMAS WEST – HER DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW. I READ A BOOK ONCE THAT STATED “EVERY PERSON ON EARTH IS RELATED TO EVERYONE ELSE ON EARTH, IF YOU GO BACK 50 GENERATIONS”
Hello all Mary Boleyn Carey is also , my 13 Grandmother as well. I am from that same line KMk . Lol too funny.
Mary Bolelyn is also my 13th Grandmother. I beIieve I am from the same line as you and KMK. My line is through Mary Catherine Carey & Sir francis Knollys…the name Agar is also present as well as Haughton. I just happened across this site. Thanks! Very Interesting
Wow! Snap! Mary is my 13th Great Grandmother and Anne my 13th Great Grand Aunt. Now here is the juicy gossip . . .Henry viii Tudor is thought by many to be the father of Mary’s son Henry. That’s the line I am descended through. If true then Henry VIII would be my 13th Great Grandfather! Illegitimate of course. Makes you wonder. Only proof would be DNA but can they actually prove paternity that far back from a current descendant?
My children are cousins through the Howards.
If there’s DNA around, it’s possible.
Please let me know also about any accessible DNA tests connecting back to King Henry VIII. I am a Noles-Knowles and I was wondering if the Knowles go back to Sir Francis Knollys who was married to Catherine Carey. Catherine was the daughter of Mary Boleyn and her husband William Carey.
Your ancestor was born well into his parents marriage and the argument for him being King Henrys son is very weak indeed, now if Catherine were your ancestor there’s more chance of you having Henry V111 as an ancestor but for Catherines descendants unfortunatly, that’s something that will remain a mystery.
I didn’t know there were so many of us. Mary is my 14th Great Grandmother. I totally agree about the DNA thing. I am an actual direct descendant to Mary through my father. We need to get together and discuss our royal lineage. Wow!
You can use the forum at https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/forum/genealogyfamily-trees/ to discuss family trees and contact others. How wonderful!
It’s wonderful Claire to see so many other relative’s/decendents from the exact same lines. Truly amazing. We need to see about forming some society , low key. The dysfuctional royal decendents society. Lol…we do have the Royal bloodlines and the genes might be a bit messed up but we are all here alive and well and to think how close it came to us not being here. Life is goooooood 😀
My name is Jadas Bowlin Anne is my 14th great grandmother as well my little brother Shannon bowlin Jr. my dad is named Shannon Bowlin and my grandfather Ernest bowlin. My last name is bowlin not Boleyn because when they moved from England to America there name went to two ways Bowlin (My last name) and Boleyn.
I think you mean Mary Boleyn is your 14x great grandmother. Ann Boleyn only had one child, Elizabeth the first, and she didn’t have any children, so Ann Boleyn has no living descendants
Indeed… However the Hastings are the real Royals!
And I come from that lineage.
Mary Boleyn is my 13th great grandmother too….cool hey!
You all need to have a big family reunion. Wouldn’t it be wonderful? There must be so many Boleyn descendants around today with the amount of children that Henry and Catherine Carey had and then the size of families of their children. It’s staggering.
that would be awesome. If you have done the Ancestry DNA you will show up, we have a long line of family that leads all the way back to Mary and Anne. I am kin thru the Shearin side, Ireland when King Henry was Lord … I think he spread a lot of DNA across the World.
Just found this site….my daughter had to do a paper on her lineage and she became fascinated with what she was finding. On my maternal grandfathers side she had gone back as far as the 1300s. She said there was alot on his side on Ancestry. She found that we are 19th and 20th cousins of Anne Boleyn. Of course I figured she didnt kbow what she was doing u til she gave me access to all the work she had done and I was flabbergasted. Absolutely fascinating. I k ow this may sound like a dumb question, as I have not researched all this yet myself, but were the Boleyns related to the now Queen Elizabeth? At some point I am going to do my own family tree on Ancestry…..just bought a new computer for this reason.
Yes, our present queen descends from Mary Boleyn. Princes William and Harry descend from Mary Boleyn twice over as their mother’s Spencer family descended from her too. See https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/mary-boleyn-and-queen-elizabeth-ii/
Me Too!
My name is Jadas Bowlin Anne is my 14th great grandmother the most recent addition to the bowlin/Boleyn family would be my younger brother Shannon bowlin Jr. my dad is named Shannon Bowlin and my grandfather Ernest bowlin. My last name is bowlin not Boleyn because when they moved from England to America there name went to two ways Bowlin (My last name) and Boleyn.
The Cleves bloodline is the the only legitimate evolve of Ann of cleaves, be serious people my name is Shannon Lazone cleaves first born son again I won’t even comment about all these theory’s they actually funny as it’s meant to block out finding me , my great great father was Richard Cleves and great grandma was Mollie Oliver cleaves, Roosevelt’s my granddad keep not believing and it soon come to pass
I am related to Anne, Mary Is my 14th great grandmother.
Judith
Anne boleyns aunt anne is my 14th great grand mother.and anne married henry heydon .and theres thomasine heydon she married a rogers.her daughter elizabeth married an eyres.
I have records from my cousin Ryan fink sent stating my grandfather was married to a Lillian HEYDON. Whos ancesters claim to be related to
ANN Boleyn throughanns aunt ITstated that she married Henry
Haydon who died in 1503. interesting,
I’m interested in the conversation regarding the Heydon family – I am a descendent of the John Rogers and Thomasine Heydon. Interested in any information regarding these two families who ended up in Lanke, St Brewards, Cornwall. I live in New Zealand – so cool to read about these many distant connections.
I’m a Heydon on my maternal side…Anne is my 14th or 15th great grandmother
Hi Judith,
Mary is also my 14th Great Grandmother. How are you are related?
You people got lots of cousins flouting around.
Sounds like everyone and their best friend has been told by someone so many generations before them was related to the Boleyns….what rubbish!
THE BOLYN – HOWARD – TUDOR FAMILIES SEEM TO HAVE BOTH LEGITIMATE AS WELL AS ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN BORN INTO THEM. I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY CHILDREN THE HOWARD OR BULLEN GRANDPARENTS OF MARY, ANNE AND GEORGE HAD, BUT I AM PRETTY SURE NEITHER PARENTS OF THE BOLYN CHILDREN WERE “AN ONLY CHILD”. THERE WERE ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN BORN TO HENRY VIII. ACCORDING TO LETTERS WRITTEN BY THOSE CLOSE TO HIM, MARY BOLYN CAREY’S 1ST TWO CHILDREN WERE FATHERED BY HIM. MARY CARY WAS APPARENTLY FAVORED BY HENRY VIII, AS SHE WAS NOT BEHEADED WITH HER SIBLINGS, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS TALK THAT SHE WAS AT COURT AT THE TIME. HENRY VIII HAD A HISTORY OF BANISHING HIS FORMER MISTRESSES WHEN HE WAS THROUGH WITH THEM, BUT MARY AND HER DAUGHTER CATHERINE BOTH SERVED AT COURT AFTER THE AFFAIR – MARY SERVED HER SISTER AND CATHERINE SERVED SOMETIME AFTER SHE TURNED 11. HENRY VIII EVEN GAVE ONE OF HIS ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN A TITLE. THE LETTERS I REFERED TO ARE SEALED IN ENGLAND’S ARCHIVES – THEY WERE FOUND EARLIER IN THE 20TH CENTURY AND HAVE SINCE BEEN SEALED ACCORDING TO SOME HISTORIANS. HENRY CARY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY HENRY VIII, BUT WHY WOULD ANNE HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN HER NEPHEW IF HE WERE NOT HER HUSBAND’S CHILD? SHE WAS DESPERATELY TRYING TO GIVE HIM A LEGITIMATE HEIR, BUT WAS WILLING TO RAISE HENRY CARY AS HER OWN. I AM RELATED TO MARY CARY AND ALSO TO HER HUSBAND WILLIAM STAFFORD (INDIRECTLY). JUST AS SO MANY PEOPLE WANT A NATIVE AMERICAN IN THEIR BACKGROUND (I DO NOT HAVE SUCH LINEAGE), OTHERS WANT TO BE ROYAL ( I ONLY CLAIM A RELATIONSHIP TO MARY BOLYN CARY STAFFORD – NOT HENRY VIII) SOME GET THEIR WISH AND FIND NATIVE AMERICAN ANCESTORS AND SOME DESCEND FROM LEGITIMATE (AND ILLEGITIMATE) ROYALTY AND MINOR TITLED ANCESTORS. IT IS ONLY RUBBISH IF YOU CLAIM SOMETHING WITH NO PROOF. MAYBE THERE IS A JEALOUS BONE IN YOUR BODY OR MAYBE YOU HAVE NOT DUG DEEP ENOUGH INTO YOUR OWN FAMILY.
I agree I’m descended from King Henry 1 who had an illegitimate son by an unknown mistress, King Henry 11 who also had an illegitimate son by an Ida de Tosny, a noblewoman and King John who had a daughter before he was married, when I tell people some are interested and others not many, just say we could all be related to royalty but show no interest in researching their own family’s, it’s not very common to be related to royalty as one has to have connections an ancestor of mine married into the prominent Duncombe family whose descendants today are the Earls of Faversham their lineage can be traced back to the 12th century and they married into the noble family’s of the day, one of these was related to the medieval kings who I just mentioned and also to the Mowbrays a very ancient noble family from whom descend the Dukes Of Noffolk and are related to the infamous Boleyns!
Dear KMK,
I am interested in your Stafford connection.
Can you send me yonita. ward@gmail.com details as l do understand they had two children and therefore l am interested. He subsequently married an ancestor of mine.Many thanks.
Lol Liz…. not all of us have had someone tell us we are decended of the Boleyns. It is what it is in my family. Actually I was mortified. It is not a regular topic of conversation among family members . Although I feel very lucky to know who my ancestors are and feel very gratful that miticulous family records have been kept. AS for our royal lines I could honestly have cared less. Although I find it interesting to talk with other decendents , to see where everyone has ended up. Kind of like a , message in a bottle. I think it’s purely rubbish to judge others and be bias . I think you should be proud of your predisesors . You can learn a lot from them.
I’m related through the Culpeper/Howard line. Its not rubbish. I’m one who does have Lots of Native American in me. My family I can trace back to my Spencer, Shepard, Culpeper etc. Keep in mind the royals married their own family so if you have royal blood we are ALL related
Nicely said Culpeper. I’m am decended from those lines as well. You can’t help where you come from and I know for one I never looked for any royal lines. Being raised here in America the majority of us could care less. I just wanted to know who they were and where they came from. Whether they were a Cordwainer, merchant, royalty really didn’t make a difference to me.
It is interesting though. So Liz….to slam people and feel the need to insert your opinion with a pundit is well plain, ill mannered.
Culpeper …You probably know then about Leeds Castle. It stayed in the family for the longest time . I live about 10 min. Or so from Culpeper Virginia named after GreatGreat,,,, Granddad. They have a monument here /clock that keeps Leeds time and at Leeds Castle they have a sun dial clock that keeps Virginia time .Darn!! I wish we could have kept it in the family. It was to expensive to maintaine . It was sold later and came into possession by a Lady Baily . ; p
Dear KMK,
I am interested in your Stafford connection.
Can you send me yonita. ward@gmail.com details as l do understand they had two children and therefore l am interested. He subsequently married an ancestor of mine.Many thanks.
Catherine Culpeper married Lord Fairfax part of my line as my grandfather Gabbett-Fairfax married firstly a Fairfax cousin but l was at LeedsCastle and l think a Lady Bailey was a descendant who gave the castle to the nation and the clock mentioned might be there now.
Thank you for that reply. I am very new to this and only found out recently that my daughter and I, as well as others are cousins of Anne Boleyn. My daughter had to do a paper for a college course and found a lot on my grandfathers side and she has a lot filled in on the tree on Ancestry. It clearly shows that we are related to her. I am looking forward to starting my own and finding what I can.
I am very proud of my heritage and have researched it extensively. No I cannot speak for eveyone. Royal affairs were common, now Henry the VIIIs father was an only child due to his mother Margaert Beauforts age of 13 upon his birth she never had another,but Henry the VIIs wife Elizabeth was not an only child and her mother Elizabeth Woodville sat on the throne as well. We know Henry the VIII was not an only child and neither were his children obviously. Point royalty / noble lines extend through various people, ways, time periods. Now most people can no longer claim that noble right and thats okay.
It’s reallly not all rubbish. There are lots of Mary Boleyn’s descendants running around, and most don’t even know it. And they are on both sides of the pond. I’ve been researching my family history for a couple of years and have found that Mary is my 13th GGmother. The line has been researched and the connection is there. Mary’s granddaughter Anne Knolleys married Thomas West, who was Lord De La Ware and some of their children settled in the Williamsburg, Jamestown Virginia area. Martha Washington is also related to Mary.
Thank you Cat! I am from the same line through the West family twice, I was 48 when I found out, no one in the family knew,,or cared,,LOL and Martha Washington is my 8th great aunt on my dad’s side and 9th great aunt on my mother’s side,,we are many 🙂
I too am a related to Sir Thomas West. There is a book that is in my family that tells of this.
Can you send me any details yonita.ward@gmail.com of George Washington’s descendants as you are related as someone married into the Fairfax family and l am looking for the connection.
I was tracing my grandfather’s line on ancestry.com and found that General Robert Lewis (also ancestor to George Washington and Meriwether Lewis) is directly descended from Sir William Boleyn, Anne Boleyn’s paternal grandfather.
I assure you, it was exciting to find all three of those names along a random branch of my grandfather’s ancestry. And from that point, the genealogy was already pieced together for me, which was really nice. 🙂
I agree with you Bobby, once you research and find the lines to those names, at that point the trees are much better researched and the lines just fall in place! We are cousins, then, through the Boleyns. The question is how many cousins apart we are.
I am a descendent of Anne.
No, you’re not. Please try reading a history book. Or at least this page.
I think that people get confused when they can trace their line back to being related to Anne thru a sibling. You may be related but you are no descendant. Anne had one child, Elizabeth who had no children of her own. So there is no way you are a descendant. There are none.
There were two Anne Boleyn’s, one married to Henry, other was born Ann tempest and married Edward Boleyn. About the same time frame.
There were quite a few Anne Boleyns. Another Anne Boleyn was Queen Anne Boleyn’s aunt who was married to Sir John Shelton.
Not THE Anne Boleyn who’s line ended with her dtr Elizabeth. Anne Tempest married Edward Boleyn during the Middle Ages and this Anne Tempest Boleyn had many descendants.
my grandmother has a family tree thats looks more that a 100 years old and on there its shows that when her and her brother got beheaded the king told the sister to leave and never to return so she took the kings baby girl because he wanted a boyand she couldnt give him one.so when she got beheaded her sister took the baby to america when they came to america they started a new life and we are related to them by that baby girl the daugter of the king
ill try to get picks up of the family tree we have but its very old and my grand mother just started to put us all on it to it has been handed down for somany years im suprised it still readable
KaSandra your family sounds like the plot to the other Boleyn girl. And if the paper is only a little more than 100 yrs old then there is definitely a huge time issue with it. It’s not what happened in history. It is what happened at the end of the other Boleyn movie tho.
Hi KaSandra,
Anne’s daughter stayed in England and became Queen Elizabeth I. English people didn’t start travelling to the US until the 17th century so way after Anne’s execution (1536). The first permanent settlement in the US was the colony at Jamestown which was set up in 1607 but it was in late 1620 that the Pilgrims travelled to the US on the Mayflower. Elizabeth was dead by then. Anne’s sister, Mary Boleyn, stayed in England. She was married to William Stafford and she died in 1543, so I’m sorry but your story just doesn’t seem to make sense.
That is completely untrue. The Carey children stayed in England. As I remember, Catherine became a Lady in Waiting to Elizabeth I. Her daughter is buried at Westminster Abbey. None of them came over to the New World until Knollys married Thomas West, Lord de la Warr. He and his brothers, including Captain John West, went to Virginia in 1610 and thereafter, and became among the first governors of Virginia. Captian John West is my 11th grandfather, and this is what I have learned through research. What’s interesting to know is that many of my cousins married into the Sackville-West line, and they are still in England. Baron Sackville West lives in Knoll House in Kent, which is falling down. I was not aware of having so many cousins! Not sure how many are in the US.
Ann, your research is the only truly accurate account on this site as it regards the Mary Boleyn descendency to the West’s of Virginia. This is through the knolleys and flows directly to Lord West, first Royal Governor of Virginia. My wife is directly descended in that line and there is clear documentation in the history of the West’s genealogical publication. Nice to see such well researched and documented account, cousin.
Edward and Anne,
I have been doing some research on my West family line, Matthew West, b. ca 1595 in England. Matthew was from Doddridge, VA. In researching this line, I have seen various posts, genealogy that say this line is related to Lord West, first Royal Governor of Va. Are you able to assist me in pointing me to accurate information on my line?
Thank you.
Sharon Hagler
Hi everyone,
I’m from the Uptons of Upton Park, (Castle?) and Boleyn Ground. Been told I’m related to the Boleyns and Elizabeth I . Anybody up for a mitochonrial DNA check passed along Mary’s bloodline? Look forward to hearing from those of you who know for sure you are related to Mary.
Mark
Hi Mark, I think it would be worth a go 🙂 Trouble is even when, by some miracle, you have got back that far, the chances of it all being correct through thirteen generations …??!?!!??!?!
Mark, the issue with mtDNA is that you need an all female line. You, as a male, wouldn’t have Mary’s mtDNA. Mother’s don’t pass it to their sons, only daughters. Likewise, Y-DNA is passed through the male line. As I mentioned in a message earlier, my line, through my maternal G-grandmother can be traced through the West’s to Mary. Unfortunately, there are intermixed generations of male and females inbetween. Is there an all femaile line in your family? That would be wonderful for some folks, I’m sure. Maybe there will be advances in DNA tests that will allow us to delve further into our DNA makeup and answer some of our questions.
Cat–
You are incorrect about Mark not having his mother’s mtDNA. He does. However, he will not pass it down to any of his progeny. All of his children will have their mother’s mt DNA.
Every human has mt DNA in each of their cells. Every human person got this entirely from their mother. Mark has his mother’s mtDNA, as mentioned. However, going backwards, you are correct— he would need an unbroken female line back to the Mary Boleyn.
-Greg
As a male, yes he would. It is just only passed from mom to babe so he would not pass it along. BUT, being that half the players in the equation in the 16-18th centuries were cousins of some variety, the male line would likely contribute DNA as well. OR get permission to get a few teeth from Mary’s kids to get exact DNA. I am not sure we know where Mary is laid to rest anylonger.
ALSO, there were so many people of the same name in those times. I ran into myself
doing my family tree and it is easy to see a name a go off on a goose chase.
I would love to take that test, but my decent is through my Mothers , Fathers line. His Grandmother Aggie West. Her Great Grandfather , Lord del a warr West. ( Thomas) However I have come to understand there is a genetic test that can be taken and it’s strictly for males. Comparing DNA of Henry the 8th . I’m going to make my brother take it , or try anyway. I need to do further research on it. I think it would be interesting. :p
The tests for genetics are usually the female mtDNA as described above by Greg where a direct female line can be traced back as Greg described above each mother gives her mtDNA to all her children, but male children do not pass it to their children. So mtDNA is traced back though the unbroken female line only.
Likewise for the male lines the genetic line that follows down is through the Y chromosome which is passed from father to son in an unbroken line.
If in either case the line of genetic link to the person of interest is broken then the genetics this far down won’t help.
e.g.
Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
Mary Boleyn Henry 8 Mary Boleyn
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Don’t you hate it when it looks different published to how you typed it
Try this
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i love the ironic nature of annes imortality her bloodline has prevailed while king henrys got diluted. serves him right for unjustly beheading her
It’s great isn’t Carrie? I thought so as well. 🙂
also i would like to add;and wrap ur mind around the fact that one day when prince william takes the throne through his mothers liniage boleyne blood would rule england. henry the eighth was determined to secure a defined blood linebut actualy anne and mary boleyne wow just wow!
I agree carrier, it’s a wonderfully ironic fact!
Oops! Meant Carrie.
Don’t forget that Elizabeth II is a descendant of Mary Boleyn through her mother, so technically a Boleyn is currently on the throne!
That is interesting I never knew that and i thought that i knew all the royals and and most of their ancestors. I am just love history and i have a long ancestor line myself, I am 7th in line to the throne of my tribe in Yemen I am a descendant of The Sheikh of the Al Shami Clan in Yemen he is my grandfather and i am currently 5th in line after my sisters and brothers.
,i’m sorry why did i write 7th then 5th i am 5th and i am also the youngest
The Tudor bloodline did survive too including into the current royals. Henry VIII had two sisters –
Margaret who married 3x including to the King of Scotland and had 7 children. She was the G Grandmother of James I of England. Her line links through to the current Queen.
Mary married 2x including to the King of France. She had three children and their descendants married into the Greys, Seymours & Stanleys.
The current ruling queen, Elizabeth II, is a descendant of Mary Boleyn
through her daughter Catherine Carey.
(Through her mother side) . So, no need to wait for prince
William to become king…
Charles and Diana were distantly related….As are Charles’s parents. So, what are you saying? That DNA is already on the throne. Like it really matters. All Europeans are related. To get even broader, all humans are related.
She’s saying that it’s ironic that Boleyn blood in a roundabout way is currently on the throne. Regardless of King Henry VIII’s skirt chasing, seed dropping, head beheading ways his line got diluted.
Don’t forget that Catherine is a Fairfax descendant through Sir Thomas Fairfax, the Parliamentary Commander who through the Army was indirectly involved in the execution of Charles lst- because Parliament was unable to agree; was involved with the other General in bringing Charlesll back and the Monarchy was re- established. So it’s very ironic that a Fairfax connection , Catherine will become Queen one day. They were a very honourable family who wanted fair play.
I’m a direct descendant of Mary Boelyn..She is my 15th Grandmother through her son Henry’s lineage (likely Tudor.) I have the direct line without question leading to me through my old New England family. We’re also in the old line of Saxon Kings, Royals of France, other countries and Mayflower descendants. In America what I just wrote sounds like I believe in fairytales and unicorns…Actually, it’s documented, true and comprise who I am. I would not be here without the existence of Mary Boelyn. Also, it is said that Henry likely was in the Kell antigen blood group..and that explains the multiple deaths of his babies through disorders like trisomy..I should know I can empathize with what must have been his plight..I wish he could be exhumed so we could get a DNA sample for proof of his line through his messed up blood/DNA issues..The diluted gene pool that exists now even if “officially” royal would not be conclusive. I’m in the Boelyn/ (Tudor)Carey/Morgan/Howard/Scott lines etc..My line is loaded with revolutionaries, military leaders, financiers, physicians..and of course party girls..lol.
you are so lucky to have boleyne blood i started reading biographies about them when i was young later on in my life i found out i was related to the prime minister of romania sur name groza . i don’t know why i enjoy history i just do
Elizabeth, we are cousins! My familial lines also, through the Boleyns, include the Careys and Howards, along with several other prominent families. I would love to hear from you. My email is catwhitten@yahoo.com.
Hi Cat and Elizabeth. Wow! 🙂 Dido here as for the Howard’s, Boleyn,s and Carey’s. I’m here in Northern Virginia. I think it would be very interesting to compare notes and to see where we connect as far as cousins. 3rd 4th, and so on. I had a cousin of ours contact me across the pond a few months back as she was in shock when she found out I was in America. Anyway she was inquiring about Great, Grandfather Lord Del a warr as to where he was buried. Since then , as Jamestown is only a abt an hour in a half away , my husband and myself made a day trip out of it. Now I have to get back to her and let her know the info. You never know who you will end up chatting with. 🙂
I live in Indiana. I know about Leeds Castle. I love my family. There is a sitecalled culpepper daughters and gives you the full lineage of the bolyns etc
I too am a direct descendant of Mary Boleyn she is my 14 Great Grandmother and her daughter Mary Catherine Carey, I’m also related to almost every other royal family in Europe, I guess Kings and Queens wanted their offspring married into other Royal families.
Hi according to one of our most notable historians Mary Boleyns daughter Catherine Carey was Henry VIIIs natural daughter but there will never be conclusive proof unless a DNA match is taken on any of her descendants, I am a cousin of Anne and Mary Boleyn on both their mother and fathers sides, tho I don’t know how many times removed, it is true that if you have royal blood in you than were all related as they did indeed marry their relations, trying to keep the blood pure when in fact all it did was weaken the children and cause a lot of diseases, I’m descended from three kings of England all from different mistresses and it certainly does cause confusion, regards Christine.
why oh why cant scientists do something to trace back ancestry ,why cant they exhume henry viii ,what permission is needed and from whom to do this ,also henry could have had many offspring that no one knows about ,like for instance when he was a young man im sure he bedded many a maid back then .
It’s speculated that he even bedded a laundry maid at one point and sired an illegitimate child with her… not sure how true that is, but still a point of interest
Only the Queen off England can give permission to exhume Henry VIII and it’s not really in anyone’s interests to do so, his three legitimate children all suffered ill health and Elizabeth lived the longest yet she was only seventy when she died, and his one acknowledged bastard Henry Fitzroy died young and childless. Henry was also said to have had a bastard daughter but her mother was a commoner so hardly anything is known of her, the fact that all of his offspring appear to have been rather sickly is a strong argument for Henry not having any living descendants but if Catherine Carey was then there are his descendants around today but it will never be proved unfortunately, it’s a nice fantasy for those of you who are related to Catherine however.
My Carey ancestors are cousins of William Carey who married Mary Boleyn,(through the supposed extinct male line of Robert Cary of Charles City, Va.usa). I match a Church descendant of Robert L. Tudor and his wife Catherine Smedley. William Carey shared a close common ancestor with Henry VIII so distinguishing who was the father of Mary’s kids would be hard, no?
search american whitepages u find a lot of Boleyn’s in kentucky
Spot on Reenak!! I am descended through the “West” Family descended from Lord Delawarr West (Thomas) side. That ended up settling thete after the revelutionary war. My direct line of decent stayed Loyal to England as they had very strong ties.
After the war they moved as ” it was not a popular decision among the rest of the Colonials” . You could tuck tale and go back to England or go to the Great White North (Canada) or you were given a land grant by King George to move further west into new territory. That is what they did.I was scratching my head thinking, why Kentucky of all places, seriously ! Kentucky was considered part of Virgina. Staying Loyal to the Crown came with a hefty price.
Other family members were staunch Patriots as George Washington, Jefferson , Lewis etc.
I don’t know so much about Boleyns being in Kentucky myself ..the Surename but the family and a good portion that remained here in the United States that stayed Loyal ended up in those territories a long time ago, which makes sence. Now we are all spread out , but don’t be suprised if you see Kentucky and a lot of Cousins in Canada lol 😉
Thanks to all for replies. They are correct, my mtDNA is Swedish not English, through my Mother’s Mother’s line…oops. However, the X Chromosome is form Mum and half of my Autosomal chromosomes. Even so, any DNA I may share from the Boleyn family would be diluted by 32,000 – 128,000, do the math. Please excuse my error. I did get back to Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, but there are no complete Boleyn family trees online and everything about Upton Park and Boleyn Ground is a mystery before 1800. One citation said Uptons, (people not places), were listed at the location in the Domesday Book(s). I’m afraid what I’m looking for may have been lost in the Great London Fire 1666. Henry is still with us, ghoulish as it may sound, his coffin was damaged when Charles I ‘s casket was placed next to his. In 1833, an accident opened the tomb, and upon repair, experts said they could see Henry, red hair on his chin and all, articles from examiners and experts called to the scene are online.
Another clarification: The tomb of Henry VIII was opened in a construction/remodel accident of 1813, not 1833. Dr. Sir Henry Halford, Duke of Cumberland, Count Munster,(not a breakfast cereal), B.C. Stevenson and the Dean of Windsor were called for formal and dignified examination. Dr. Halford’s paper is online. Three small items remained with Dr. Halford, again, an accident, and were returned to the coffin of Charles I by the Prince of Wales under instructions by Queen Victoria in 1888. I doubt the Royal Family would submit for any DNA samples on their ancestors, just so average folk can “know”.
If those claiming relation to the Boleyns have tests done, it would be nice to know if results are Avail. to compare, say on a database under controlled medical and privacy guidelines. The “Boleyn family DNA Project”? Also, if anyone with the resources can untangle the Alice in Wonderland – like story of Upton Park/Boleyn Ground, some facts would probably be appreciated by all. Thank you.
By the way, Cat and Liz, there’s an Upton way back who changed his name to Howard in order to be closer to his wife’s line, Peerage first, I guess. The Gr. Gr. Grandfather of Oliver Cromwell, also changed his name from Williams, to be closer to the family of his wife Katherine, who’s Brother was Thomas Cromwell, Chief Administrator to Henry VIII. Not everyone with a name is related by blood. I’m sure your family trees have been checked for that stuff.
Oh, and Cat, don’t worry about intermixing. The critical thing is sequences and gene spacing. If they find a sequence in a Boleyn that is “highly conserved”, e.g. cytochrome C, the match to Anne, Mary, their parents, grandparents, etc… will be unmistakable.
Hello? Where is everyone? Maybe they went to Mars or are at a meeting of PAGAN…People Against Goodness And Normalcy .
Dear Elizabeth and Cat, on p.112 of my big Upton family history book, I’ve got an Upton with an impossibly long name, married to Mary Howard about 1809, she is neice of Thomas Howard, XIV Earl of Suffolk. Does this put Boleyn DNA in my family even without a direct link to Mary/Anne’s family? Fulke Greville Upton is the guy who changed his name to Howard.
I’m from the Howard line. My Grandmother’s mother was a Howard. No Boleyn blood here, but I am related to the Boleyn sisters and Queen Elizabeth I, based on my family tree. Lots and lots of Howards to the point of confusion. They repeated names a lot.
When someone gets back to this corner of the Q/A, please direct me to where everyone has gone on the website.
Thanks, Mark
Mark, the Q&A section is just for someone to ask me a question, discussions tend to happen on articles and in the forum – https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/forum/
Add my name to the list. I’m related to Anne Boleyn. Who knew!?
My brother-in-law was related to Henry Ford. Does that count?
My 16th great grandmother is Lady Mary Katherine Cary who is most likely the illegitimate child of Henry VIII. Just did the whole family tree and was pretty suprized to see this….but either way I guess that makes Anne Boleyn my 16th great aunt…
Mary Boleyn is also my !4th great-grandma, through her daughter Catherine and granddaughter Anne Knollys-West! When I first discovered it, I thought “No way!”, tossed the whole line and started over…well, it re-appeared. so I have since delved deeper, checked and rechecked. It’s true and I am still amazed, if only because I have been fascinated with Mary’s history for 28 years, only to learn I was descended from her!!
It has long been rumored in my family that we are descended from “the” Howard’s. My grandfather was a Howard. I have done extensive research into my family tree but am unable to reliably search back any further than the 1700’s. How would I be able to confirm a link to my possible infamous ancestors?
I’m descended from the Howards, proved by DNA. I have all the info. I can email you it if you don’t have a full ancestry account. I’ve got it back to 900AD and the Vikings.
Dear Stella, It appears I am a patrilineal male descendant of a Howard line in the US. Although I’ve come across some “gaps” and potential inaccuracies in the historical data from England. A family heirloom we hold makes much more sense after looking at the “Dukes of Norfolk Family Tree”; and at the same time raises interesting questions of potential historical significance. The genealogy information I have traces back to the ship “Hercules” leaving England in 1634. It would be great to exchange data to verify the accuracy of my records and document the tree further. Thank you, RH
I’m also interested in any information on the Howards that anyone could share. Thank y’all!
My great Grandmother was a Howard. Her father died when she was a baby and had other children who seemed to not know about her. At least current Howard’s on ancestry said that they didn’t know about her and that I wasn’t related to them, until DNA proved otherwise. 🙂
Hello, my name is Ryan Howard. The Howard’s came to North America in approximately 1618 through Reverend John Howard and his son John Howard. The elder Rev. Howard died in the Jamestown Massacre of 1622; his son John Howard survived and married a daughter of Thomas Hayward.
Many have thought this ‘Hayward’ last name was changed to ‘Howard’ because they did not make the connection that John Howard survived Jamestown and that only his father Rev. Howard had perished. The name was changed by marriage and there was no relation that I can find to both families prior beyond the families travelling from England.
I have a large portion of the genealogical records and ship passenger manifests showing the trip(s) from England on both the Howard and Hayward sides. There is also a family dissertation (a bible of sorts) held by my father Steven Howard which has been passed down through the years. It’s very fragile and wrapped in silk; I will endeavor to have it non-flash photographed so the content can be shared with relatives at our discretion.
I will start posting this info at ryanhoward.org; in the interim I can be contacted via my email by prefixing my first name to the aforementioned .org site. Right now the web site(s) are down for a major overhaul but the email is up.
Stella, Kris (and others), I would love to sync up on the data. I thought the Norwegian DNA was from my maternal grandmother’s side; the potential Viking link back to 900AD may explain the DNA breakdown much better. Additionally Howard’s have the highest amount of Neanderthal DNA found in the world. Compare the back of your skull structure to others; there is a distinct shape. Many Howard’s have been key military strategists such as Admiral Howard who led the English against the Spanish Armada in 1588; I believe the unique mix of DNA helps with analytical thinking outside the norm. In later 2019-2020 posts I’ve seen references to similar DNA breakdowns.
There is a lot of hearsay on this site as to being related to Anne Boleyn; a scientific approach using written records and DNA is really the only way to figure this out. Secondarily if there are any, we can use this data to head off any health issues for our children early in life.
I am the 19th great granddaughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn and Ann Hoo. My 18th Great grandmother Anne Boleyn who married Henry Heydon is Queen Consort Anne Boleyn’s great aunt making Anne Boleyn (queen) the great granddaughter of my 19th Great grandparents. Also my 16th Great grandfather Robert “of Stonehouse” Mildmay 1365-1392 is also HRH Prince Charles’ 16th grandfather as well.
Hi Im Helen Hayden Anne Boleyn and Sir Henry Heydon, Knight of Baconsthorpes 19th gr grand daughter, Hello relatives (lol) from NSW AUstralia
My great-grandfather is a Cary and I have seen my lineage all the way back to the 1730s but not all the way to the 1500s. My great-grandfather’s middle names were Everett and Falkland and his father’s was Lucious so there are definitely some Viscount Falkland references in there too! My cousin is currently taking genealogy classes and is hoping to dig deeper via Anglican church of England. Excited to hear more!
There is probably a lot more Tudor and Boleyn blood out there than we perhaps imagined, If we take in to account the many illegitimate children that were sired by the elite class. Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing who these descendants are. I suspect there is a fair amount of Henry the eights diluted blood still running through veins!
There are people with the last name Boelyn on Curacao.Maybe they are related to the Boelyns.During the 19th century, Curacao was a British colony.
The closest I’ve gotten to the bloodline makes me a descendant of Anne Hoo, Anne’s great-grandmother. Makes me proud though! 🙂
me, too..wonder what degree of cousin that makes us?
I am not related to ANY royalty that I know of. I can only hope & pray that I’m not descended from Jack the Ripper or some awful person like that!!!!
Me either – I’m probably related to Bilbo Baggins lol
Hey Marie! We are related–so now I guess I will call you CUZ–cuz I can!!! LOL
Lady Mary Boleyn is my 13 great grandmother, via Lady Mary Katherine Cary is my 12th great grandmother and great grandfather-Sir Francis Knollys–11th great grandmother Anne Knollys Baroness of Delaware and great grandfather-Thomas 2Nd Lord De La Warr West. 10th Great grandmother Lady Anne Percy and great grandfather Governor John West via my grandmother who is a Claiborne. I recently checked all the records and dated them all back to Sir Knight of the Garter THOMAS 1st Earl of Wiltshire Viscount of Rochford BOLEYN and he was the father of Queen Ann Boleyn of England and of course her sister Lady Mary Boleyn is my 13 great grandmother which makes Queen Ann Boleyn my 13 great aunt! This is so awesome. Additionally; I guess that make Queen Elizabeth I my 13th great cousin! It’s really incredible to find all this out from our family history. Love it.
My supposed ancestor was Macbeth Macfinley Kings of Scots not king of Scotland as in Scots law the king is only of the people not the land
*Lady Mary Boleyn Carey (1504 – 1534)
8th great grandmother of husband of 2nd cousin 4x removed
*Lady Mary (Katherine Mary), Lady of Bedchamber Carey (1524 – 1568)
Daughter of *Lady Mary Boleyn
*Lady Anne Knollys (1553 – 1608)
Daughter of *Lady Mary (Katherine Mary), Lady of Bedchamber
*Robert (Thomas Robert Governor of Virginia) West (1590 – 1659)
Son of *Lady Anne
*Thomas West (1617 – )
Son of *Robert (Thomas Robert Governor of Virginia)
*Robert West (1662 – )
Son of *Thomas
*John West (1695 – 1774)
Son of *Robert
*Matthew West (1733 – 1801)
Son of *John
*John West (1764 – 1838)
Son of *Matthew
*Alice West (1804 – 1872)
Daughter of *John
*Richard Holtom (1855 – 1898)
Son of *Alice
Rebecca Williamson (1858 – 1933)
Wife of *Richard
Sarah Ann Owen (1827 – )
Mother of Rebecca
Samuel Owen (1790 – 1882)
Father of Sarah Ann
William Owen (1736 – )
Father of Samuel
Elizabeth Owen (1777 – )
Daughter of William
Sarah Judd (1809 – 1891)
Daughter of Elizabeth
Samuel Bourton Huggins (1840 – 1881)
Son of Sarah
Charles Edward Huggins (1873 – 1941)
Son of Samuel Bourton
Beatrice Huggins (1894 – )
Daughter of Charles Edward
William Charles Edward Bateman (1914 – 1999)
Son of Beatrice
Margaret Lavinia Bateman
MY FAMILY LINE
I have several Owen in my bloodline that hailed from England. My father always said that any Owen, no s, was related to us. I wonder if there is a connection here.
I now have over 7,500 ancestors listed for my husband’s maternal grandmother’s line which goes through Edmund Towne who older sister Rebecca (Towne) Nurse was hung in the Salem witch trials and that name continues back into the Sir Thomas Boleyn line etc. My maternal grandmother’s line goes through Rev. Steven Bachiler (thought to have inspired the “Scarlet Letter” story and also the Wingate line that leads to Henry VII then on back ito Charlemagne Between our lines we also have Alfred the Great , William the Conqueror, Otto the Great, Vikings, Kings of Scotland, France, Franks, etc etc etc.
Yes, by God’s grace I want to write a book this next year, so please encourage me to do it!! 🙂
I have all the same ancesters as You and your hubby….Edmond Towne is my 10 grand father…check out my family tree on ancestry.com. I’m cwalker8179 on there,my name is Shauna Walker..maiden name is henry. Come check it out,and I hope You get to write your book and its successful.
there doesn’t seem to be a way to search you on ancestry.com…how about a link to your tree?
YES< do it!!! We have an "Anne Boleyn" dangling off our tree, but, she is a first, or second, cousin of the tragic Anne.
My mother was a Towns and traced back to the falsely accused salem witches and further to the Boleyn family. Love to hear more about genealogy.
My Mother recently handed me a book sized family tree from my Father’s Mothers side of the family. Most of it begins in the State of Maine, but does go back to Sir William Boyeln.
I am still trying to decipher the line down to my Grandmother from the Boyeln’s.
Mary Boleyn was my 12th great grandmother. I just found that out last year.
Very interesting but you dont say if it is from her marriage to William Carey or not. I am interested in her children from her marriage to William Stafford. Can you help? yonita.ward@gmail.com
My paternal lineage seems to trace back to a 1st cousin of Queen Anne Boleyn named Dorothy Heydon who was the daughter of Elizabeth Ann Boleyn and Sir Henry Heydon. Elizabeth Ann Boleyn, daughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn and Lady Ann Hood, was the sister of Sir Thomas Boleyn who fathered Queen Anne.
Granted, I’m not 100% sure, but it does look that way from what I’ve seen. One of these days I’m going to have a professional track down everything myself just to be sure.
I just recently traced another section of my family back through Staffords and found Mary Boleyn with William Stafford. That would mean that I am related to the Boleyn family twice through the generations.
That could make us cousins. Can you get in touch yonita.ward@gmail.com
Queen Ann Boleyn’s sister, Lady Mary Boleyn is my 14th great-grandmother. Catherine “Lady Knollys” Carey is my 13th great-grand mother. I find the history of her position within Queen Elizabeth I’s court very interesting as the two were definitely 1st cousins, and likely spent more time together than anyone else. There is always the remote possibility that they were not only cousins but half-sisters as, Lady Catherine was the one of Lady Mary Boleyn’s children who was the most likely to be born within the span of time when Lady Mary Boleyn was mistress to King Henry VIII. This is interesting, at least to speculate about.
Elizabeth I’s favoring Lady Knollys at court could be reflective their relationship being more than 1st cousins without Catherine’s ever having had a need to attempt a claim the royal line. Then again, maybe not. Another relative who could have put Catholic England back into power was put to death when Elizabeth I signed her death warrant although did not give permission until she was consulted. She was never consulted, but that warrant was carried out. I and several others on this blog could owe our existence to the comfortable arrangement of Lady Knollys position at Elizabeth I’s court. Fourteen of her children and 13 generations later, here I am. And also, perhaps, here are you.
Mary Boleyn (1487 – 1512)
is your 11th great grandmother
Sir Henry Carey **1st Baron of Hunsdon; Order of Garter (1525 – 1596)
son of Mary Boleyn
Sir John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon (1556 – 1617)
son of Sir Henry Carey **1st Baron of Hunsdon; Order of Garter
Sir John Carey ******1st Earl of Dover; Lord Mayor Bristol; Knight; (1583 – 1666)
son of Sir John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon
Ann Carey (1697 – 1729)
daughter of Sir John Carey ******1st Earl of Dover; Lord Mayor Bristol; Knight;
Sarah Judith Giles (1711 – 1759)
daughter of Ann Carey
Joseph Bybee 1749 VA (1749 – )
son of Sarah Judith Giles
Melanee Bybee (1790 – 1850)
daughter of Joseph Bybee 1749 VA
Andrew Jackson Priddy (1822 – 1876)
son of Melanee Bybee
James Thomas Priddy (1851 – 1931)
son of Andrew Jackson Priddy
William Henry Priddy (1885 – 1953)
son of James Thomas Priddy
Floyd Priddy (1907 – )
son of William Henry Priddy
Floyd is my Grandpa
bgriffin3@liberty.edu
Since Lady Lettice Knollys married Queen Elizabeth’s favourite Robert Dudley, she was then banished from her court. Their son ‘ the young imp’ died young.
my friend claims to be related to Anne Boleyn although I do not really believe her
If you have any English ancestry at all, you’re likely descended from King John.
If you have any Northern French or German blood at all, you’re likely descended from Charlemagne.
Ukrainian or Russian? You’ve got Genghis Khan in your family tree.
Mediterranean? The blood of the ancient Kings of Rome flows through your veins.
Of course, most of it is plain everyday peasant blood…even for the highest among us.
I descend from every royal bloodline,because of my cheevers,and powell bloodlines. Including the ones of today,and yes I’m related to all those You mentioned. I’m on ancestry.com my name is cwalker8179. Your more them welcome to check it out. I have documents,bios,pics..etc. Shauna walker
Catherine Parr is our 11th great Grandmother! would love to get in contact with family.
Catherine Parr only had one child, a daughter named Mary, who is supposed to have died at the age of 2, so it’s unlikely that Catherine is your 11th great grandmother. Sorry
Edmond Towne is my 10th grand father, my aunts were accused of being witches in the salem trials,and were hung,all but 1. Sarah,they made a movie and play based on them…7 soverigns for sister sarah. I’m on ancestry.com my name is cwalker8179 on there. Your welcome to look,I have records,pics etc. Yes I was born and raised in boston,ma.
I would not be so proud to be related to the wh*re who ruined Christiandom in England and helped bring about the fraction of the Church. If any of you are Catholic please pray for the soul of Good Queen Catherine and Queen Mary I. Your relative was as disgusting and arrogant as Camilla. Because of her evil Catherine and Mary were separated with Catherine’s dying wish to see her daughter. Please understand how much damage your revered ancestor truly did.
Well I’m sorry You feel that way hun,and You have the right to your opinion no doubt. But I am proud of where I come from,their part of me and without them I wouldn’t be here so I’m sorry to say I don’t feel the way You do. But I do understand.
woah course language there. Neither of the Boleyns were such a thing. They both did their King’s bidding, as was the tradition of the time. Mary was an adulteress purely because she was pushed into it, Anne married Henry because she was persuaded it was advantageous for the family. Mary at least had the good sense not to marry Henry, or she would have had her head chopped off too!
Well said hayley, I’m offended really with this woman. I understand people have their opinions,but they should gets facts to go along with those opinions.
Oh and to answer your question about the dna…if You go on ancestry.com they offer the test, for $99 and yes it goes that far back. Your more then welcome to check out my family tree hun..its cwalker8179, my names Shauna Walker.. or maiden name Henry. Hope to hear from You soon.
Hi Shaina, ancestry said that the dna analysis is only available in the US. I am in New Zealand. So Anne and Mary made it to the other side of the world. I am on ancestry, will add you tomorrow. I am hayleyjaneyoung on there. I have gone back to 1066 on one side with the venables family. And the Bolyns are direct descendants of mine through my maternal grandfather’s side. I also have Darwin, and the Wedgwoods in my tree. But then so do you most probably. They are all connected to Mary.
Since Lady Lettice Knollys married Queen Elizabeth’s favourite Robert Dudley, she was then banished from her court. Their son ‘ the young imp’ died young.
I was replying about Lettice Knollys but it was a way back.
Whether Mary was an adulteress or not depends on when she married William Carey. It is said that Henry was bored and then married her off to William.
Charlotte Corday, your post just made me laugh out loud! At that time women were pawns in the games of the men. Don’t spout rubbish in the name of Catholicism. You know nothing of what the poor woman went through to keep her family happy. I am sure anyone who has commented on this post has equal sympathy for Catherine of Aragon, Mary and Elizabeth who also went through hell before becoming queen. All of the women connected in anyway to Henry Viii were victims. And why on earth would you choose a lovely interesting ‘chat’ like this to condemn not only the royals of the past but also Camilla? Write a book if you feel that strongly and allow these nice people their pride in their heritage.
Read more: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/q-a/are-there-any-surviving-relatives-of-anne-boleyn-today-or-has-her-bloodline-ended-rich-jones/#ixzz2V3ZQmsxK
Not to mention, no one is responsible for the crimes of their ancestors. Unless she is posting from North Korea? In any case, she mist have slept through every history class to think 16th crntury women had agency!
this really should be removed. It has nothing to do with the conversation and is just some self-righteous bigot venting her fanaticism, Whoever runs this forum, can you PLEASE remove it?
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and that’s exactly how Eustace Chapuys thought of Anne as well, unfortunately.
charlotte Corday you wasn’t there and you wasn’t present to judge anne Boleyn i detest small minded people like yourself if you haven’t got anything nice to say then hold your tongue also if you believe anne Boleyn to be a wh*re and you hate her with this passion why on earth are you commenting on this page grrrrrrrr
CHARLOTTE CORDAY you wasn’t there or present at the time so to judge anne Boleyn is outrageous and frankly if you hate her with such a passion that causes you to call her a wh*re why on earth are you on this website either hold your vicious tongue or say nothing unless it is appropriate ,i wish you knew who i was but i wont give you the privilege all people like you do is blame anne never henry or do you also believe anne bewitched henry as you seem small minded like people back then was gullible fools
She’s dead. Really, really dead. What are you hoping to accomplish? And if you think Catholics were any better in that era, check out what Mary did to Protestants, or what was going on in Spain. It was a brutal era with no clean hands for people of any faith – except perhaps young girls who were mere pawns in the games of powerful men.
I have an ancestry account,but whateva You wanna do. I think that’s awesome you’ve gone that far back. What’s your name on there?
Hayley…just email me… ceecee122279@hotmail.com. I put You In but its saying there’s no member. Its a pain. Just email me whenever You want we’ll chat. Talk to u soon.
I am also a descendan of Thomas West, Baron De La Warr, I did a family history.report in high school. My family still carries the West last name. I am so interested in history. Who I am, my family,, our history as a whole.
Hi Tracy,
I am also a descendant of Thomas West (and John West and Unity Croshaw).
Nice to meet you.
Hi Tracy and Marian,
I stumbled across this thread. I too am a direct descendant of John West and Unity Croshaw. Is there any documentation of the Boleyn link or Thomas West, Baron De La Warr with the descendants of John West? I’ve been searching via Ancestry.com and it’s hard to verify. Any additional sources you might be able to offer would be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Lisa
Hi Lisa
Try milesfiles 13.5 in your browser box then look for your surname it might pick up the wests and so forth, also try sir george yeardley and temperence flowerdew they appear to be the grand parents of unity croshaw temperence married francis west after george died and francis west was the son of anne knollys.
Regards Allan
Hi Allan,
Thank you so much for your response. The information you provided was very helpful and I was able to almost immediately establish a direct connection.
Much appreciated!
Lisa
Hi Lisa,
Glad I was able to help my own relatives are also trying to establish a connection with mary boleyn via george and temperence yeardley hope you make a breakthrough I think most of the clues regarding the wests and anne knollys derive from jamestown good luck bye.
Allan.
Hi Lisa,
Try this in your browser box “thomas west 3rd baron de la warrs family tree” it might help.
Allan
Lisa
Try, ” our family tree” in your browser box then when the page comes up click on “Genealogy & Collaboration our family tree” it might be of interest to you just type in west its a good lead tra.
Allan.
Thank you, Allan, for these additional resources! I will definitely look into this further.
You are very thoughtful. I really appreciate it and hope your research is going well.
Best,
Lisa
I am a 17th great granddaughter of Anne Boleyn.
How? Anne only had a daughter, Elizabeth, and she died childless. Some people believe that Elizabeth had illegitimate children, but there’s no evidence. Perhaps you’re a 17th great niece? Are you descended from the Careys?
Charlotte Corday, your post just made me laugh out loud! At that time women were pawns in the games of the men. Don’t spout rubbish in the name of Catholicism. You know nothing of what the poor woman went through to keep her family happy. I am sure anyone who has commented on this post has equal sympathy for Catherine of Aragon, Mary and Elizabeth who also went through hell before becoming queen. All of the women connected in anyway to Henry Viii were victims. And why on earth would you choose a lovely interesting ‘chat’ like this to condemn not only the royals of the past but also Camilla? Write a book if you feel that strongly and allow these nice people their pride in their heritage.
I had my DNA tests and My mtDNA is a T2 just like Anne, Queen Elizabeth and Katherine Howards. I am related to them through Joyce Culpeper.
I had my DNA tested also, I am T2b6,,andone who falls under T is related to all of the European Royal families. I used 23andme.com
I had my DNA tested also, I am T2b6,,anyone who falls under T is related to all of the European Royal families. I used 23andme.com
I’d just like to say DNA tests are not legit. Scientists have said u have more chance of finding who your ancestors are by rummaging through your lofts, than to be ripped off for a meaningless DNA test that holds no scientific evidence. Not my words, they are words of ppl in the know. I guess u people are all American? Well I honestly don’t believe there are that many people related to the Bolyn/Tudor line, not even here in England & Especially not in America. Its a nice thought to be related to some historical royality, but chances are its not the case. In any case why are u guys so eager to be related to English people? I thought you all thought we had bad, yellow teeth or so the media always says lol.
Actually, although DNA tests can be unreliable for some things, mtDNA passes down virtually unchanged through the maternal line. Therefore, it is possible to establish relation to someone through mtDNA. However, if establishing descent as far back as Anne Boleyn with mtDNA it would be very difficult to say how you were related to her, only that you are you are related to her. And apparently nearly half of the people in Britain are descended from British royalty. Basically, if you lived long enough ago and had enough kids, the reach of your descendants spread pretty far.
LOL..I once looked at Prince Charles’ EXHAUSTIVE ancestry compiled by some obsessive-compulsive in the College of Arms (or whatever..it’s in the NY Public Library geneaology collection, if anybody wants to look). Anyway, get back far enough, and he’s related to almost EVERYBODY in his part of the world…and then some.
*Boleyn
i was advised by lough genealogy that some peoplle suggest a link between Boleyn family and the Boyle name.Is there any evidence to support this view.
David
I have been doing research for yers of the family of HORACE NAPOLEAN GIBSON BORN NOV. 20TH 1893 \ ST. PAUL MN. Part of the Buchanan branch of Ireland . They have always heard that they were related to Anne Boleyn do you have any records that would show that. Thank You
Gary l. Everson
Concerning mtDNA, I should add that if you were related to Anne Boleyn through a continuation of the maternal line, i.e. Mary Boleyn, through to her daughter, then her daughter, etc., etc., the mtDNA, if you were able to get a sample, would be pretty much the same. Through this method you would not be able to identify exactly how you were related to someone. It’s all pretty interesting though.
I’m Anne boleyns distant family not joking
My grandma Randall was a couzen
of the Queen
I don’t know how, but I checked out my family tree a d she’s on it
My grandmother is a long distant cousin to Queen Elizabeth , Which i think is awesome we have paperwork on it
Hello–
I came upon an interesting article about Kate Middleton and how she and William are both descendants of Mary Boelyn Carey (maybe Hnery VIII?)
My father is descended from Carries from Arbroath, Scotland and I am wondering if he may have any connection to the Boelyn Careys?
It’s unlikely but thought I’d ask…
I’m descended from Percival Lowell in the U.S. who is documented to be descended from Edward III so now I’m thoroughly interested in British history.
Hi everyone
I’m from Australia and what has brought me to this site is my very preliminary research (well, not really proper research – just digging around) into my own family history. I am a direct descendent (from my great-grandmother) from the du Moulins(my du Moulin ancestor came to Australia as a medical doctor with his family way back in the 1800s). One direct distant ancestor was a Philipe Du Molin Seigneur of Brie and cup-bearer to Francois 1 and apparently married to a Marie de Boulan, a supposed relation of the Boleyns (maybe cousin of Anne Boleyn). There appears to be some small debate among historians as to whether Anne or Mary spent some time with his family during her teens. Apparently there is a tower remnant of a medieval castle called the “Tour de Anne Boleyn” in Briis-sous-Forges (and also a street named after her).
It’s the de Boulan – Boleyn connection that I am slightly intrigued by – the French/Anglo link. Is there a family relationship?
What is greatly amusing to me is that my grandmother told me a bit about the du Moulins when I was young and about some connection to the court of Elizabeth 1 – and I was completely bewildered at the time and thought she was slightly nuts! Anyway, I think one of my ancestors, according to my grandmother’s account, was a lady-in-waiting in Liz 1’s court (don’t know who, tho).
whoops…that’s Philipe Du Moulin …(not “Molin”)…….
I am also a direct descendant of Mary and Anne.
My Grandmother’s maiden name was West, traced from Lady Anne Knollys West who was the daughter of Catherine Carey and Sir Francis Knollys.
Mary Boleyn is my great to the 13th Grandmother.
Once again will someone please explain why NO ONE can be the direct desc. Of Anne BULLEN. No Elizabeth I did not secretly have any children…
Some people do believe that Elizabeth I did have children – some believe that she got pregnant by Thomas Seymour and some others believe that Arthur Dudley was her son by Robert Dudley, BUT, most people don’t believe either of those theories.
I think the confusion is regarding what it means to be a “direct descendant”. I think many people believe it simply means related to, a blood relative of, whereas it actually means that you are descended from the person, via her children. I think another area of confusion is that there are a few Anne Boleyns in the Boleyn family tree. For example, the Anne Boleyn who was the sister of Thomas Boleyn and who married John Shelton.
We know that Anne Boleyn, as in Queen Anne Boleyn, only had one surviving child, Elizabeth I, and she didn’t have any children, unless you go for the theories I’ve mentioned. Therefore, as I’ve said a few times, nobody can be DIRECTLY descended from Queen Anne Boleyn.
I see the same with Henry VIII too, but his children, Mary I, Edward VI, Henry Fitzroy, Elizabeth I, all died childless. It’s only if you believe that he fathered the Careys that you can say that you are directly descended from him.
Hello All:
Mary is my 16th Great Grandmother. Kind Edward the 1st is my 26th Great Grandfather.
My family are the Scotts and we are related to the Howard family when Sir Edmund Scott married to Joan Howard wich is the daughter of Katherine Cary, Son of Henry Carey, son of Mary Boleyn.
Thanks,
Arianne
Greetings, cousins!
Mary Boleyn was my 13th great grandmother
Mary Carey was my 12th great grandmother
Anne Knollys West was my 11th great grandmother
I haven’t read every single post on here, but did someone say that Francis Knollys was not the father of Mary Carey’s children?
Re my previous post: I was a little confused about my Marys – Mary Boleyn (Anne’s sister) was my 13th GG and her daughter Catherine was my 12th GG. The tree I was looking at wasn’t showing her full name (I have her as Mary Catherine Carey), so I got confused about which one married William Stafford.
So, Mary Catherine Carey Knollys had a daughter named Anne – that is my 11th GG.
Wow, I just got myself all confused there for a moment. Sorry about that.
Anne is my 6th cousin 13x removed. The connection is through the Welles line. I have found many interesting people on my line. But my first find was Anne Boleyn.
Hi Becca I’m descended thru Margery de Welles her sister was Anne who became Anne Boleyns 8th great grandmother, your right there’s a lot of interesting people there, regards Christine.
I mean Anne Boleyns third great grandmother and my nineteenth great grandmother were sisters, I’m descended from Margery De Welles, Anne was descended from Anne De Welles.
Hello,
I have been told by family that we are related to Anne Boleyn as well but in tracing my tree backwards I get stuck at Anne Whitehorn, other surnames shown are Savory & Taylor, wondered if anyone is familiar with these names?
Thanks
I am a direct descendant to Anne’s aunt Ann Boleyn and her husband Sir Henry Haydon of Baconsthorpe. My maternal grandfather is Marvin William Hayden. I also named my oldest son Hayden after our family name. 🙂
My family are direct descendants of Anne Boleyn.
I am unsure as to how many generations I need to go back but she is my great (x’s X generations) grandmother.
The oldest living person in my family that is still mentioned in the “royal books” is now in his 90’s living in Virginia and is my great uncle on my mothers side.
I’m not sure how you can be direct descendants of Anne Boleyn because Anne’s only child, Elizabeth I, died childless. She could be your great-great-great… aunt though if you’re descended from Mary Boleyn. Is that what you mean?
Well I can tell you my family that I personally know were/are the Haydon’s.
My great uncle is who I am referencing above.
According to the research my grandmother did and passed down through the generations this is the information she and my great uncle found.
I’m not doubting that you’re descended from the Boleyns but Anne Boleyn only had one daughter, Elizabeth I, and she didn’t have any children so Anne’s line ended there. Mary Boleyn, however, had two children, Henry and Catherine Carey, who both had large families and their children had large families etc. so there are many people today who can trace back to Mary Boleyn and are therefore related to Anne Boleyn.
You mention the Haydons, so perhaps you mean the other Anne Boleyn (there were a few Anne Boleyns), Anne Boleyn Heydon. Anne Boleyn Heydon was the daughter of Geoffrey Boleyn and Anne Hoo – see https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-first-anne-boleyn-by-elizabeth-norton/ – and was married to Henry Heydon.
Looks like you and I may be related lol. My family are also Haydon’s.
Oh my goodness this really is one big family! You are all so lucky and blessed to know your lineage, particularly knowing you come from these amazing Tudors! So you all basically have royal blood (to some degree!) Unfortunately I’m adopted so I will never know my heritage except for a great grandfather on my biological mother’s side who was the royal painter for the maharaj of something-or -other in India. Very interesting indeed. Keep up the excellent research
Anne is 15 x great aunt, with Mary being my 15 x great grandmother. I am decended through Catherine Carey, then Lettice Knollys etc. So I may be a direct descendent of Henry VIII! I have also traced him as a cousin elsewhere.
My ex-husband’s family were direct decendants of Queen Anne Boleyn and were granted land in the New York/New Jersey area (I believe it was Ellis Island) which was taken by eminent domain. Many family members have tried to regain some sort of retribution for it but with out any success. I saw the paper work but it was years ago. The family ended up moving to Washington state and own large amounts of land in the Spokane River Valley.
no, you’re not…and the land grants came from a later Queen Anne (a stuart)
the “we own the land under Trinity Church” is an old, old “bar story”
They are not direct descendants of Queen Anne Boleyn. She had one child, who died childless.
Mary Boleyn is my 15th Great-Grandmother, through the Clays of Alabama (cousins to Henry Clay). Clement Clay, Senior (8th Alabama governor’s) wife was Susannah Claiborne (related to Liz Claiborne); her line extends through the Jones’ and the Wests’, directly to the Knollys’. Personally, I believe Henry VIII fathered Mary’s children. They received very special treatment by Queen Elizabeth, which was unusual. My cousin and great-aunt did DNA testing that linked us to many others who have this exact same lineage. It shouldn’t be that difficult to tie this in to Henry VIII–if indirectly. I have included my Tribalpages website if anyone would like to explore a connection. I am also on Ancestry.com.
my ancesry.com tree is “lea-kenfield family tree” which has some Boleyns dangling off it.
have a look and drop my a line? My contact info is associated with it. I am in Alabama..our family names there are Lea, Day, Mosely, Kelly, Averyt (Averrit), Neely, and a few others….see the tree LOL
She was actually Susannah Claiborne WITHERS. The funny thing is–my mom bought me a dart board with Henry VIII’s image on it when I was about 11 years old. It’s ironic that this guy could very well be my 15th great-grandfather!
Just something to note is that it’s important to checks dates as sometimes people confuse Anne Boleyn with her Great Grandmother Ann Boleyn whose maiden name was Hoo. She was married to Geoffrey Boleyn. Ann Boleyn (Hoo) is my 17th Great Grandmother.
makes us (rather distant) cousins of some degree! One of my Sackville ancestors married another “Anne Boleyn” who was a granddaughter of Sir Geoffry.
Hey, I’m a Tudor and live in Northwest Indiana. According to my dad’s aunt who did an extremely extensive family tree years ago, the Tudor blood line is a single bloodline in which all Tudors that still exist today are directly related. Can anyone attest any truth to this?
I am also from the tudor bloodline. I live in Southern Michigan
I am also a Tudor, and proud of it…I live in Madison , Wisconsin. I have traced my family back to Virginia when they came over from England in the late 15th century. I am visiting London this July, 2014. is there a organization of Tudor’s I could visit while I’;m there to meet some of my relatives? thank you to anyone
Roy – I have a book called The Tudor Geneology 1720-1987, that starts with Henry Tuder 1720-1771, from Sussex Co, VA. I’m curious to know where Henry came from, and your comment peaked my interest as a Tudor. Does your Geneology come from the Tuder’s with an “e”? If you’d like to connect, please email me at ktudor1@uwsuper.edu!
Thank you!
Hi i dont want to be a party pooper but there isnt any tudors that are around today who could be related to king henry he left no legitimate descendants only bastards and they had other surnames unless you mean his sisters descendants it is possible
You and Kara might have a connection to Tuders in Maryland. I suggest taking a DNA test with ancestry, or another safe DNA site.
Have you used the Roal Ancestry Bible? Great book that has 3volumes of Nobility/Royal pedigrees. It has helped me straighten my tree up a lot. I live in .NE Indiana
I am a direct descendant of Anne Boleyn and so is my wife.
But Elizabeth I didn’t have children and she was Anne’s only child.
Anne had a cousin, also named “Anne Boleyn” so that might be where the confusion occurs for “Mike.” She was married to a Sackville.
I have been doing some genealogy and so far I am sure I come from lines of commoners. Maybe that is why I live in the states. But it is more fun to think my ancestors were wealthy and connected to royalty instead of thinking they may have been turning the turkey spit for the king while standing a step out of a hot fireplace. I am also saddened for the heavy burdened load of taxes paid by my ancestors for the unnecessary, excessive merriment of court for their own pleasure and for the excessive number of palaces built out of the finest materials.
Anne Boleyn’s grandmother was a Butler, my 2nd cousin 16 times removed. I think I share 3 genes with her. Ha.
One of my maternal family-lines is descended from Sir Geoffry Boleyn, Anne’s grandfather or great grandfather..still working on that one. One of the Sackvilles married a first, or second, cousin of hers, also an “Anne Boleyn” (working on that one, too). Don’t know what this makes ME in terms of “special” if at all, but it’s certainly interesting and fun to see what parts your family played at different times in history.
Hello, I’ve been building my tree and when I hit a brick wall with my Jones lineage (paternal grandmother’s paternal grandmother’s dad’s line) I went down that Jones (3X great?) wife’s line — a Shelton. Her Shelton lineage appears to jump the pond (before Captain Shelton) and continue on to Anne Boleyn Shelton. What a fun discovery!
Any Boleyn Shelton relation and Shelton trees out there that link the American Sheltons? Thanks! This is fun and fascinating!
Anne Boleyn is my 3rd Cousin 13 Generations Back, As is Katherine Howard.
Eleanor of Aquataine and King Henry II are my 24th Great Grandparents
Thank you I will definitely look further into it. The reason I am more intrigued is because my mother and I were discussing our “religion” and that our family was formally catholic and had mentioned (I wish I was good at remembering names) but a family member that was beheaded and his last words were “my only regret is that I didn’t live long enough to see my son beheaded”
Now my quote could be slightly inaccurate but if you could help shed some light on it I would greatly appreciate it.
Sorry, I don’t recognise the quotation at all.
I should also mention that at that point that is when my ancestors started to follow the Church of England and the man I speak of above was beheaded because he would not switch from being a catholic in order for Henry the 8th to marry Anne Boleyn but I believe his son did switch to the Church of England.
Hopefully this is making sense cause this is all new to me.
Although Henry became the Supreme Head of the Church of England when he broke with Rome, the church was very much Catholic in “flavour” until the reign of Edward VI and Henry died a Catholic. The only men I can think of, offhand, who were beheaded for not recognising Henry’s supremacy at the time you’re talking about are Thomas More, Bishop Fisher and some of the Carthusian monks, but they were after Henry’s marriage to Anne. I’m really not sure who you could be thinking of.
Henry did not die a catholic. He was excommunicated when he married Anne.
He wasn’t excommunicated until 1538. Although he’d been excommunicated he was still Catholic in his faith, he died still believing the Catholic doctrines and was not Protestant in his thinking or faith.
My Family had actually been traced back as far as Queen Anne Boleyn.
Also William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury 1633.
William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury (His High Church liturgical practices, Arminian theology, and use of the Church Courts soon angered the Puritans in Parliament. Queen Henrietta Maria, on the other hand, was never happy with Laud because of his anti-Catholic views. Laud encouraged King Charles I to pursue uniformity in the Church of England, forcing or attempting to force the Kirk in Scotland to conform to the ritual of the Book of Common Prayer.)
He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1630 and Chancellor of the University of Dublin from 1633.
Parliament arrested Laud and had him held in the Tower of London. He was tried without result and then attainted for treason by Parliament and executed on January 10, 1645. Laud is now remembered as a Reformation Martyr by the Church of England and his name is included on a plaque in the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford honoring English martyrs of the Reformation associated with the University (Catholic, Anglican, and Puritan) who were victims of Henry VIII, Mary I, Elizabeth I or Parliament!
Sadly my Aunt had a house fire years ago and all was lost.
When I have time I will try my best to trace the family tree again.
Maybe the information I’m relaying is incorrect. I will find out and get back to you.
Thanks.
Ok, thanks.
My direct descendant grandmother was Alice Boleyn Clere, sister to Anne’s father Thomas.
Me too!
Anne Boleyn had a sister, Elizabeth Alice Boleyn. The son of Elizabeth Alice was Sir Adrian Fortescue, Catholic Martyr of the Bath, beheaded on London green by you-know-who…still peeved about Anne, I guess. At any rate, Sir Adrian was my ancestor. Anne Boleyn was my 14th Great Grand Aunt, and Queen Elizabeth I was my cousin 15 or so times removed.
Before I am crucified, I just discovered that Mary was the only sister of Anne Boleyn, and that my relatives were, no doubt, cousins.
I am Anne Bolyen’s niece.
I am also related to Elizabeth the 1st Henry the 1st, 5th and 8th.
I am also a tudor
glad I was able to help my relatives are also trying to establish a connection with mary b
oleyns family via george yeardley all the best by.
Allan
KaSandra..The whole description of your family tree you gave was the storyline to THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL except for the coming to america part. His daughter with Queen Anne became Queen Elizabeth 1. If your family tree only goes back 100 yrs your timing is way off also. SMH.
SPECIAL ATTENTION if you are of RODGERS, TOBIN, BUTLER or NEWBOLD descent.
Another 13 times great grandchild of Mary BOLEYN reporting for duty! Actually it is not yet confirmed. It all depends upon my five times great grandmother, Averilda TOBIN, having a Mary BUTLER as her mother, which is indicated through a source, but yet to be definitely confirmed. Averilda married John RODGERS and their son was the Joseph RODGERS of the renowned Sheffield cutlery firm of ‘Joseph Rodgers & Sons’.
Here – very simplified – is the line from Mary BOLEYN to Mary BUTLER:
Mary BOLEYN and William CAREY (and, yes, he likely was the real father!)
↓
Henry CAREY and Anne MORGAN
↓
Katherine CAREY and Charles HOWARD
↓
Frances HOWARD and Henry FITZGERALD
↓
Bridget FITZGERALD and Nicholas BARNEWALL
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Mabel BARNEWALL and Christopher PLUNKETT
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Mary PLUNKETT and Walter BUTLER
↓
Mary BUTLER
Like some others who have left messages here I have been in a state of shock after discovering this likely possibility in mid-October 2013, and am only now beginning to calm down a bit, helped along by the knowledge that there seem to be many of us descendants across the world! One of the first things I did after discovering all this was to pop down to Hever Church and Castle – it’s only a 25 minute train ride for me, and I’ve been there many times before! I’ve known about my possible distant cousinship to the BOLEYNS (and ‘others’!), and likely descent from King Edward I – all through the BUTLERs, Earls of Ormonde and associated families – since 1993, but had no idea of this more direct BOLEYN connection until accidentally finding-out!
If anyone ‘out there’ knows anything to help me confirm all this (in particular that Averilda TOBIN’s mother was this Mary BUTLER) please contact me or leave a post here.
Paul NEWBOLD – paulnewbold27@virginmedia.com
(If I am not permitted to include my e-mail address, then I will aim to visit this page once or twice a year to check for any responses left here.)
On investigation of our family tree, we appear to be related to Mary Boleyn daughter Catherine Carey and her daughter lettice knolly.
My last name is Bullen and I am told I am related to the Boleyn family, I have not looked into it very much
My maiden name was also Bullen and I was told the same thing. The story I was told, after Anne Bolyen was beheaded, the brothers? fled the country and changed the spelling of the name. Beginning to wonder how true all that was.
Anne Boleyn had only one brother, who was executed with her. As far as I know, there is no substance to the story of the “brothers” leaving the country and changing the name.
Except for illegitimate Boleyn brothers and cousins
I am unsure of my mothers side since her birth and such has been hidden and obscured since she was adopted, but my father was of the family of Mcculloch, and boone, I was told we are direct descendents of the son of mary bolyn not sure, but I have the red hair to go with my scottish descent on my fathers side, I am looking for for answers, if anyone can help me.
Check out https://www.23andme.com
i am a descent of anne boylen my blood line traces back to her. my french blood also backs up the descent line. Anne 2nd wife of Henry the 111V beheaded because she could not produce a male (son to the thrown) only had 1 child Elizabeth ( queen Elizabeth the 1st) who also did not produce any children hence where its believed the tudor family end. Also it was at this time the Aniglican reglion begain. As catholics where not aloud to divoice seperate remarry etc Henry and helpers lol created the church of England(Angilcan) as I say Im an inch from being good lol Anne was from royal blood before her brief marriage to henry as she was a consort… I am of Tudor blood i am a descent off anne which this name has continued through my family for generations my own daughter has it as her middle name.
As you have said yourself, Ann only had one daughter, Elizabeth, and she didn’t have any children, so you can’t be descended from Ann. You may be descended from her sister or her cousin, but it’s impossible for you to be descended from Ann.
Way cool! Some very valid points! I appreciate you penning this write-up and the rest of the website is
also very good.
I know I’m late to respond here but I’m a cousin of Anne Boleyn’s. I’ve traced my lineage back to the Seymour family, and from them to Elizabeth Cheney. Elizabeth Cheney was also a direct ancestor of Anne and Mary Boleyn and Catherine Howard.
I think if we all go back far enough we’ll find we’re all related somehow. Edward iii had many children; therefore, he has descendants all over the globe.
9 children….so not that many, no.
And not all his children, had children.
I seldom comment, but after reading a few
of the remarks on Are there any surviving relatives of Anne
Boleyn today or has her bloodline ended? Rich Jones
Sir John Shelton, greatgrandson on Mary Boleyn, (Aunt of the Queen Mother to ElizabethI), found in theUpton family tree.
I have actually traced back my blood lines to Anne Boleyn, from my grandfathers side. So I do find this very interesting!
Hello,
Do William/Henry Carey’s lineage connect to the Carey’s of New England?
Thanks for any info.
Yes they do, the Plymouth, Mass, usa immigrant John Cary, his son Mile Cary, came from Bristol, England, they were cousins to William Cary Who Married Mary Boleyn.
Mary Bolyen would be my 12th Great-Grandma on my maternal Grandfathers side. So 14 generations removed here is how my line looks.
Her Daughter Catherine Carey my 11th GG
Her Daughter Baroness De La Warr my 10th GG
Her Son Gov John West Sr my 9th Great-Grandfather
His Son Col John West my 8th Great-Grandfather
His Son Capt Thomas West my 7th GG
His Daughter Agnes West my 6th GG
Her Son Richard T Gregory my 5th GG
His Son Richard Gregory my 4th GG
His Son Abel Gregory my 3rd GG
His Son Sandy Gregory my 2nd GG
His Daughter Cleotia My great-grandma
and then My grandpa Clarence Shearhart.
Cleotia, is your family still in VA or SC? Many of the West/de LaWarr line is in SC from the mid 19th century to the present.
No Agnes West’s Grandson, Abel Gregory, was the last of my line born in Va, he went to Kentucky, then missouri and then Abel’s great-grandson Sandy Gregory went to Oklahoma during the land run.
Am I the only person in the world that is not a descendant of Mary Boleyn!!?! Grrmmbllbgrrhg! But ancestors of my husband were called Bullen. Close enough for me, haha!
Hello Joska,
I am descended from the Bullen family of Norfolk. I doubt if the Bullens were originally Boleyns – but a lot of people have spent a lot of time trying to make that work!!
I am curious, though, to know if the Boleyn sisters (Anne and Mary) were the only children in their family?? Most families were huge in those days – so did they have any brothers???
Love to hear from you about the Bullens – if you think we connect. My great-grandmother was Mary Bullen from Saham Toney, Norfolk.
Actually the common people at the time called Anne Boleyn “Nan Bullen). It was said the family name was in fact “Bullen” and they changed it to the more French sounding “Boleyn”.
That’s actually not true. See https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/boleyn-bullen-spelling-boleyn-myth-anne-boleyn-changed/
I am descended from James Bollen. New Amsterdam Long Island. Family legend us that he always claimed Anne Bolyen was his cousin. Althi we havent made the connection if hid claims were true than he would have bern descended ftom an uncle of Ann and Mary.
I’m from James Bollen as well! He was from Norfolk, home of the Boleyns, so I believe he probably was a cousin of some sort.
Could someone tell me where you find info that far back to your descendants? I have tried ancestry.com etc but cant go back further than a couple of generations etc
Try searching thru other peoples family trees most of them have the same ancestors as you, and you can always get in touch with other members too, that’s how I found out about mine, you just have to persevere good luck
Yes – it’s the very difficult tracing back before the 18/19th century.
The only hope you have would be to have a known so-called ‘Gateway Ancestor’. This is someone who is part of a ‘Noble’ or titled family that has a published reliable Family Tree, such as in ‘Burke’s Peerage’. Such trees eventually lead back into well-known famous (and infamous!) historical characters, and eventually (invariably, anyway) all the way back to William The Conqueror! This is because all noble and titled families tend to link back together eventually, owing to cousins of various degrees marrying each other generation-by-generation, whether in arranged marriages or even genuine love matches.
I believe ‘most’ people – I might say ALL people – have a Gateway Ancestor somewhere in their distant ancestry – the trouble is getting back far enough to find one, and that’s the rub! You generally come across a GA by mistake – by chance – during research; it’s not something you can plan for (neither should one try tracing FORWARDS from anyone in the past, unless you have a very reliable family story handed down!).
The only reason I know I am an unconfirmed 13th great grandson of Mary BOLEYN and William CAREY (hopefully him, anyway!!) is because I have such a Gateway Ancestor, whom I found quite by chance.
Anyway good luck with your researches!
Paul NEWBOLD (see my entry here of Dec 16th, 2013)
Yes that’s true my ancestors include a lot of nobles and some royalty and they are more or less all related to one another, therefore when filling in my tree I often put in the same person twice or sometimes even three times because they married several times to, so one of my grandparents could also be an aunt or uncle, it’s fascinating tho.
Yes! My discovery of my GA came by chance. I just happened to follow an Elizabeth Shelton in my tree. I was so surprised to find that her paternal lineage kept going until it passed Anne Boleyn Shelton and the Shelton line continued on until 1033.
Ann is my 1st cousin 15x removed. We share the same paternal grandfather, SIR WILLIAM BOLEYN. I am also related to the Tudors, Hoo’s, and Sackvilles. My ancestors gentleman planters that founded Jamestown, Virginia, and St. Mary’s, Maryland.
Hello. My cousin and I have been working on our family tree, starting with Penelope Stout, whose husband had either a mother or grandmother with the maiden name of Boylen, who were very early settlers in the New York, New Jersey areas of America. They were very early Baptists and I know that Thomas Boylen and his daughters and sons were very interested in a reformed-type of religion. I also know that less than 10 years after the death of Anne and her brother, all the Boylens left England, it is though for Ireland, which seems odd to me as Ireland was Roman Catholic. Are there any Stouts on this site? I would like to know more about the Boylen/Stout connection.
My research indicates that Anne Boleyn was my 14th great grand aunt via Mary Catherine Carey (1524 – 1569) daughter of Mary (Lady Carey) Boleyn
Anne (Baroness De La Warr) Knollys (1555 – 1608) daughter of Mary Catherine Carey
Francis (Captain) West (1586 – 1634) son of Anne (Baroness De La Warr) Knollys
Francis John West (1631 – 1696) son of Francis (Captain) West
Francis West (1685 – 1723) son of Francis John West
Sarah West (1700 – 1747) daughter of Francis West
John III Phillips (1727 – 1808) son of Sarah West
John IV Phillips (1755 – 1835) son of John III Phillips
Joseph Phillips (1797 – 1859) son of John IV Phillips
Phoebe Phillips (1821 – 1900) daughter of Joseph Phillips
Francis “Frank” Marion Holden (1853 – 1937) son of Phoebe Phillips
Morris Clarence Holden (1891 – 1973) son of Francis “Frank” Marion Holden
Faryl Morris Holden (1917 – 2006) son of Morris Clarence Holden
Virginia Gail Holden (1947 – ) daughter of Faryl Morris Holden
I cannot claim any links with the Boleyns, sadly. However my ancestor was the illegitimate child of Robert the Bruce and Mary Queen of Scots. They had na affair whilst he was overseeing the building of the Forth Bridge It was, not unsurprisingly hushed up, and the boy was spirited away to be raised in Brigadoon. So despite my royal blood, I have no claim on any throne. It does however mean that I am related to Rob Roy McGregor, Flora McDonald and Tam O Shanter. I am veru proud of that heritage.
What a load of hogwash! The stories on here just get dafter,
Perhaps it was a joke and that’s why the commenter is called “Hogwash”.
Oh yeh mind you most of the stories are daft like the one about the brothers fleeing the country and taking the baby with them,
Genius Hogwash 🙂 Very funny!
Robert the Bruce and Mary Queen of Scots had an affair? That must have been something really special, considering Robert the Bruce lived 250 years before Mary QOS.
Apparently, our family shares Blood with Ann Boleyn’s Grandmother Countess Elizabeth Tilney. Elizabeth married twice; Once to Sir Humphrey Bouchier the first time than to Sir Thomas Howard. The Children from those two marriages became Half Brothers and Sisters. Anne Boleyn’s Mother was Elizabeth Boleyn and her Father was Thomas Howard. Elizabeth Boleyn married Sir Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire. Margaret Bouchier Daughter of Sir Humphrey Bouchier and Countess Elizabeth Tilney married Sir Thomas Bryan. Lady Margaret Bryan was Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard’s Aunt and her Son, our Ancestor Sir Francis Bryan was Anne Boleyn’s Cousin. Sadly,their are no direct descendants of Anne Boleyn because her Daughter Queen Elizabeth was never married nor did she have Children. Are their living relatives of Anne Boleyn today? There are a lot of living relatives today but most I believe have gone on to live ordinary lives and Marry non Royalty. Queen Anne lived in dangerous times, forced to be royal broodmares and treated less than or even killed when they did not produce Male Heirs. Mine own opinion on this is I don’t care if I have boys or girls. I in fact have all Daughters and love them and am proud of them as any Mother should be.
I have found that I’m related to Elizabeth Tilney (she is my 15th great grandmother, and to Anne Boleyn but not sure how?) I’m completely new to this search. I have read very few postings claiming a relation to E. Tilney. Would love to learn more.
Knight Thomas Howard 1443-1524 married Elizabeth Tilney.
They were the parents of lady Elizabeth Howard 1480-1538 who married Earl Thomas Boleyn in 1500
Howard and Boleyn were the parents of Lady Mary Boleyn
Mary and Anne Boleyn were sisters that both slept with King Henry VIII
Mary was also with sir William Carey and William Staffird
Hi, would love to have more information from Hogwash McTurnip… ;-))) His revision of Scottish history will I think overturn much in that nation, though hopefully not the ancient Forth Bridge (Professor McTurnip, would that be the rail or road bridge, sorry to point out a minor omissis in the otherwise sound fabric of your worthy research). I am delighted to announce that that B in my surname is not for Boleyn and I am descended from peasants, servants and general sloggers (well someone had to till the earth while your ancestors were feasting on hogs and mead!). Having researched my family back I have a slight suspicion that I am in some way related to an outstanding Scottish writer but this is based merely on the fact that his and my family had the same surname, were shepherds and tended their flocks in the same remote valley at the same time and so will not name him. I would also like to point out that something like one third of the English descend from the prolific Edward III and just about everyone surnamed Stewart or Stuart is related to the royal house of Scotland. There weren’t so many people around back then. We’re all Jock Tampson’s bairns as I’m sure the illustrious Hogwash McTurnip would assure us.
Love it!
It seems that the entire decendants of our royal families went to America!
Anne Boleyn was my 1st cousin 16x removed, her Maternal Grandfather Thomas Howard was my 16 great Grandfather. We are also related to Henry VIII Two other wives Catherine Howard and Jane Seymour.
My family comes from that Henry Fox/Anne West union, and De La Warr, Boleyn, etc., though not sure how direct. King William County, VA Foxes. Aylett. Joseph Fox, Tobacco IInspector 1701, that sort of thing.
Hello, my cousin did heritage/DNA testing along with extensive research. He found out that we are the 11th (gen) grandchildren of Mary Boleyn. So, yes it seems the blood line is still going, I am 36 years of age and we have quite the family.
Please feel free to email me if you would like
bgriffin3@liberty.edu
Mary Boleyn (1487 – 1512)
is your 11th great grandmother
Sir Henry Carey **1st Baron of Hunsdon; Order of Garter (1525 – 1596)
son of Mary Boleyn
Sir John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon (1556 – 1617)
son of Sir Henry Carey **1st Baron of Hunsdon; Order of Garter
Sir John Carey ******1st Earl of Dover; Lord Mayor Bristol; Knight; (1583 – 1666)
son of Sir John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon
Ann Carey (1697 – 1729)
daughter of Sir John Carey ******1st Earl of Dover; Lord Mayor Bristol; Knight;
Sarah Judith Giles (1711 – 1759)
daughter of Ann Carey
Joseph Bybee 1749 VA (1749 – )
son of Sarah Judith Giles
Melanee Bybee (1790 – 1850)
daughter of Joseph Bybee 1749 VA
Andrew Jackson Priddy (1822 – 1876)
son of Melanee Bybee
James Thomas Priddy (1851 – 1931)
son of Andrew Jackson Priddy
William Henry Priddy (1885 – 1953)
son of James Thomas Priddy
Floyd Priddy (1907 – )
son of William Henry Priddy
Floyd is my Grandpa
oops typed in wrong date for mary lol
I was wondering if there is a way to find out if I’m a descendant of the Boleyn family? My great grandmother told me that I am, and I’m looking for confirmation. Her name was Katherine Boleyn (maiden name). Her married name was de Luca. Any information will help.
Seems to be a lot of great grandmothers telling their family they are related to Anne Boleyn and without providing evidence. Surely if your grandmother was right, she’d have the confirmation??
You and Kara might have a connection to Tuders in Maryland. I suggest taking a DNA test with ancestry, or another safe DNA site. Take a DNA test, you’ll match the descendants who are alive today, follow their tree back, meanwhile confirm what you find.
I am a direct descendant of William Johnson a fellmonger from Bermondsey – so there!
Did you get the heritage DNA testing to prove that?
Hi there, was reading this website and its fantastic! I am a descendant of the Boleyn family to, by marriage though. I have seen my family tree on my mothers side and it goes back all the way to the 15th century. Etches is the family name. Its just interesting to learn about these things. Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth Id have to say personally anyway are two of my favourite people from histories among the many. Great Website 🙂
I’m very jealous that you have all discovered this amazing kinship and wish I were part of it. Would someone adopt an adult woman descended from a french cannoner? lol
Since they were all Fields, wouldn’t you have to be related to the Fields as well. I am a Fields (Feld), and Ann Boylenn was a Fields as well from what I read.
Anne Boleyn was a usurper, of low birth, nothing more than a “mistress” (to put it politely), and a common trollop! The ONLY true queen to the murderer Henry VIII was the good and brave Queen Catherine.
100% AGREE
ANN WAS A GOLDDIGGER AND BECAUSE OF HER, HENRY WAS EXCOMMUNICATED AND HIS PROGENY KILLED CATHOLICS THERE WOUDL BE NO DIVIDED IRELAND WITH DISCRIMINATION VS CATHOLICS IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND WITHOUT THAT W ITCH ANN
1) Anne was not a gold digger, she came from a wealthy background and she actually rebuffed Henry’s advances.
2) Henry was not excommunicated because of Anne Boleyn.
3) The situation in Ireland has absolutely nothing to do with Anne Boleyn. Have you studied the history of Ireland? And what do you mean about Scotland? Scotland was a separate country.
4) Anne was not a witch.
We do need a big family reunion, I read up through the comments and someone asked if there were any family in the USA.. yes I am here along with a HUGE family. 🙂 Please feel free to email me or find me on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/SweetIrishRoses32
As it turns out, I am a desendant of Henry the VIII on my mother’s side and Anne Boleyn on my dad’s side….
You cannot be descended from Ann Boleyn as she only had only one child, Elizabeth, and she was childless, so Ann Boleyn has NO descendants at all. It’s also unlikely that you are descended from Henry viii as none of his legitimate children had any children (and neither did his known illegitimate child).
my great grandmother is lettie shelton. i have traced her to sir ralph shelton who married anne boleyn. thomas boleyn sister. so i am related to queen anne’s aunt whom she was named after.
sorry correction she was married to sir john shelton
To the best of my knowledge, I am not related to either the Boleyn or Carey families. I did find it very interesting to read all the family connections by other posters, though! Very cool.
Hello everyone, I am a descendant of Anne Boleyn also. I have a female line…I descend from Anne Boleyn, the aunt of queen Anne. She married sir John Shelton, and became Lady Shelton. They are my 16th great grandparents. Queen Anne Boleyn is my first cousin 15 times removed. I hope to hear from some of my distant cousins out there!!
Hi,
I have a client who wants to speak to a direct descendant of Mary Boleyn (more specifically her children Catherine and Henry Carey) about a project they are currently starting and would love to get them involved. Please contact me on john.price@hillgrovepr.com for more information. It would be great if you could be able to help.
Thanks!
Well, one of Anne Boleyn’s dresses is on display in a London museum (not sure which dress, or which museum). Has been for years.
The placard has my aunt’s name on it, as the family member who has the dress on permanent loan. So, yes, there is still definitely Boleyn blood in the world.
One would have to wonder. My lineage goes back into the most of those families listed on the left, in fact all of them. I am direct lineage, and live in America. I trace back to the Plantagene’s, Tudor’s, Mortimer’s, Beuford, Gray’s, and the list literally goes on. It seams on my Father’s side there are literally tons starting as recent as just a few generations back.
Does that mean anything? I tie into direct despondency of King Edward IV, My 14th Great Grandmother is Queen Elizabeth PLANTAGENET of York. Henry VIII was my 15th Great Uncle.
Does this mean anything?
Claire have you researched your family you might be related to Anne Boleyn as well or another famous historical figure?
Shelton is in an Upton family tree, not sure of relation.
Mark
I think that all one has to do is examine a portrait of Lettice Knollys side by side with her cousin Elizabeth Tudor to realize that Henry VIII was Catherine Carey’s father. That red hair, the fine boned features, the long thin fingers are Tudor features not Boleyn. Add this to the fact that Mary was Henry’s mistress at the critical time period and yes there are Boleyn descendants… just not Anne’s
Hi-
I have a family history booklet of the name Bullen with a family crest on the cover. It only goes back to the early 1600’s to the first Bullens that settled in America from England.
It states that these Bullen men “claimed to be of the same ancestry as Anne Boleyn”
It quotes from a couple of books that the Bullen name was also spelled Boleyn, Boulaine, Bollen,and Bulling.
Quoting from the books: Henry VIII by Francis Hackett & The Divorce by Marvin H. Albert, it says that Anne’s father, Thomas Boleyn’s grandfather spelled his name Bullen.
My maternal grandmother’s maiden name is Bullen. I was told she was of English, Welsh, and Scottish decent.
Have any of you come across information of these different spellings of the Boleyn name?
Thanks,
PJ
I have read that there are indeed many different spellings of the Boleyn name, it is said that Anne spelt it in the above manner which was a French version, the Boleyns were supposed to have descended from the Counts of Boulogne, the English version is spelt Bullen, which was probably how Anne’s father spelt his name.
With so many descendants, I wonder if a comparison of those descending from different children of Mary would be instructive? Could it tell us whether Henry had a different father than those born when she was not Henry VIII’s mistress? Or do we perhaps have something with his DNA on it? With new technology, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we cpuld put this old mystery to rest?
i am not one of you, sadly. I’ve traced my family back to 1640 or so when we arrived in the US and we were ordinary folk. But I am fascinated by what your genes may tell us. 🙂
Ordinary people are the salt of the earth.!
Hi I was wondering how did you get so far back with your family history, i have been looking into mine but haven’t got very fair at all as my father doesn’t know his true parents and my mother passed away when i was very young. I’ve always loved the tudors and wanted to look into my family that far back to see if I’m a relation to mary or anne, any tips please 🙂 thanks
Sign upto Genes Reunited or Ancestry all you need to know is your mums maiden name and go from there, you will be amazed what you find, then when you have found information on her side you maybe able to find out about your dad’s lineage, Ancestry is better then Genes as it has records from Children’s Homes that will tell you names, dates of birth, etc, you might also find other people who are researching the same relations as you and will tell you what you need to know, when it comes to going very far back however parish records can be scanty and only prominent people are better documented, but you may find you have royal blood, I did, good luck!
I started my family tree and found out that my grandmother side was all related to royal I was amazed king Edward king henry king Edmond all the way back to the 600 the Viking days
Prince William’s wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is a descendent of the Boleyns, Knolly’s, & I believe Carey’s. I can’t tell you exactly how, but I remember from reading about her and Prince William being distant cousins. Also, Jasper Tudor – the uncle of Henry VII, is my 17th gr-grandfather.
Catherines connection to the Boleyn family was later disproved however she is related to William through another ancestor.
I am also a descendant of Mary Boleyn and Sir William Carey. I recently found a Marsh family tree!
Hiya
I thought both Mary Boleyn’s kids were Henrys but now I think maybe only Katherine was possibly, but it doesant really matter as they did very well whoever there father was. I am not sure that I would want to be descended from Henry Tudor as he has a very bad reputation,
I do understand that people have seen the Other Boleyn girl and think its terribly romantic to be descended from Henry he was very cruel to t Margaret Pole and her family or anyone who upset him. Anne Boleyn only had one daughter and she had no children herself so the Tudor line ended
What I think is interesting is that after Mary Boleyns death William Stafford married Dorothy Stafford who is the grand daughter of Margaret Pole that is cool.One of there sons became a spy in the time of Elizabeth1
If you would like more info I am a descendant of Margaret Pole. Write to me yonita.ward@gmail.com
Hiya,
I’ve been researching my family tree and discovered that I am related to Anne Boleyn.
My 14th Great Grand Mother was Jane Calthorpe (maiden name: Boleyn) 1485-1510.
Her older brother was Thomas Boleyn (1477-12/3/1539)
His daughter was Anne Boleyn.
I have also found that my genealogy can be traced back to William the Conqueror and Malcolm II King of Scotland.
I’m pretty chuffed 😀
Love to know more about your Calthorpe connection. Do write to me yonita.ward@gmail.com
My great great 14th was also sister to Thomas. Alice Clere Boleyn
I am a direct descendent of the House of Boleyn. My bunch of greats grandmother is Margaret Boleyn. She is the aunt of Anne Boleyn and daughter of Sir William Boleyn and Anne Hoo Boleyn. Margaret’s brother Thomas was Anne’s father.
Margaret is my 13th great grandmother.
My Family had actually been traced back as far as Queen Anne Boleyn.
I have no idea how we are related.
Also William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury 1633.
William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury (His High Church liturgical practices, Arminian theology, and use of the Church Courts soon angered the Puritans in Parliament. Queen Henrietta Maria, on the other hand, was never happy with Laud because of his anti-Catholic views. Laud encouraged King Charles I to pursue uniformity in the Church of England, forcing or attempting to force the Kirk in Scotland to conform to the ritual of the Book of Common Prayer.)
He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1630 and Chancellor of the University of Dublin from 1633.
Parliament arrested Laud and had him held in the Tower of London. He was tried without result and then attainted for treason by Parliament and executed on January 10, 1645. Laud is now remembered as a Reformation Martyr by the Church of England and his name is included on a plaque in the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford honoring English martyrs of the Reformation associated with the University (Catholic, Anglican, and Puritan) who were victims of Henry VIII, Mary I, Elizabeth I or Parliament!
I also know that the town of St. Lo in France is somehow connected to my Family. The Family name was Saint Laud.
I was told that it was named after a descendant. Who knows!
The Family had fled to England and Scotland during The French Revolution.
Sadly my Aunt had a house fire years ago and years of work tracing the family all was lost.
When I have time I will try my best to trace the family tree again.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
RE: Amy Reply:
August 9th, 2014 at 5:48 am
Any of the descendants of this line, I would love to connect with! (Deitrick -(maternal grandmother) Simons- Ball- Harleston- Wentworth- Fortescue-Boleyn (Bullen))
The connection I have thru my maternal grandmother’s GG grandfather:
Sir Geoffery Boleyn (Lord Mayor of London) (1406 – 1463)
7th great grandfather of wife of 4th great grandfather of husband of 1st cousin 1x removed
Elizabeth (Alice) Boleyn (1438 – 1485)
daughter of Sir Geoffery Boleyn (Lord Mayor of London)
Sir Adrian Fortescue (1476 – 1539)
son of Elizabeth (Alice) Boleyn
Margaret FORTESCUE (1502 – 1551)
daughter of Sir Adrian Fortescue
Phillip Wentworth (1536 – 1614)
son of Margaret FORTESCUE
Jane Dauthen Wentworth (1581 – 1626)
daughter of Phillip Wentworth
John Harleston (1610 – 1698)
son of Jane Dauthen Wentworth
Elizabeth Harleston (1678 – 1720)
daughter of John Harleston
John Coming Ball (1714 – 1764)
son of Elizabeth Harleston
Eleanor Ball (1765 – 1827)
daughter of John Coming Ball
Keating Simons (1753 – 1834)
husband of Eleanor Ball
Edward Simons (1778 – 1842)
son of Keating Simons
Eliza Read Simons (1820 – 1880)
daughter of Edward Simons
Francis Kinloch Simons (1843 – 1897)
son of Eliza Read Simons
John James Simons (1882 – 1943)
son of Francis Kinloch Simons
John J. Simons (1918 – 1996)
Hi Amy, My 14th Grandfather was John Fortescue and 14th Grandmother was Alice Boleyn and their son, my 13th grandfather was blessed Adiran Fortescue.. and so on. We must be related. My grandparents go up and up… King Edward 1,2,3, Henry lll, and so on…
I HAVE A MARY BULLEN THAT MARRIED MY MOTHERS SIDE OF THE FAMILY. SHE MARRIED PETER STOUT.
IF YOU WISH YOU CAN CONTACT ME BY E MAIL AT beccapurington at ya hoo . com
SORRY I FORGOT TO TYPE SOMETHING IN MY E MAIL TRY AGAIN. LOL. beccapurington1998 at ya hoo. com
Has anyone had DNA testing done to show what countries and regions they are from? I think this would add clout to the l ikely-hood of the family trees being accurate.
I’m a direct descendant of the Boleyn family.
Geoffrey Boleyn and Anne Boleyn (Hoo), who was Anne’s 2x great-grandfather/grandmother is my 18x great-grandfather/grandmother. 🙂
I am Anne’s 1st cousin 19 x’s removed and her daughter my 2nd cousin. We share a great grandmother and grandfather in common, Lady Anne Hoo and Geoffrey Boleyn Lord Mayor.
Mary is my 14th G-Grandmother on my paternal side :You
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Larry W West ,Sr.
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Vernon Othelle West
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Charles Homer West
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Erastus Jackson West
his father
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Edwin Jackson West
his father
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William West (Wiley)
his father
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Jacob West
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Isaac West
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Joseph West
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John West
his father
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Thomas West
his father
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William West
his father
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Thomas West, 3rd Baron de la Warre
his father
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Anne Knollys, Baroness de la Warr
his mother
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Catherine Carey, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber
her mother
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Mary Boleyn, Mistress King Henry VIII
her mother
On my Maternal side ,I have King Henry the 1st ,2nd and 3rd:You
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Linda Kay Harder
your mother
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Harold Farmer Harder
her father
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Edward Julian Harder
his father
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Louisiana Manning
his mother
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James Manning
her father
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DR. James Manning
his father
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Joseph Manning
his father
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Grace Fitz Randolph
his mother
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Joseph Fitz Randolph
her father
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John Fitzrandolph
his father
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Edward Fitzrandolph, Jr.
his father
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Edward Fitz Randolph, of Sutton-in-Ashfield
his father
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Christopher Fitz Randolph, II
his father
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Christopher Fitz Randolph
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John Fitz Randolph, II
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John Lord Spennithorne FitzRandolph
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Sir Ralph Fitz Randolph, Lord of Spennithorne
his father
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Elizabeth de Holland
his mother
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Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent
her father
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Joan “The Fair Maid of Kent” Plantagenet
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Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent
her father
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Edward I “Longshanks”, King of England
his father
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Henry III of England
his father
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John Lackland, King of England
his father
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Henry II, King of England
his father
So my tree is rather twisted and intertwined..I’d love to meet others who have the same ancestors
Hi Catherine iv a legitimate line of descent from Edward 1st thru his daughter Princess Joan and an illigetimate line of descent from Henry 1st Henry 11 and King John whose mistresses all had children, from whom I’m descended so we are very distant cousins, also I’m related to Anne Boleyn thru the De Welles connection.
My maiden name is West. Due to a brick wall, did DNA testing on a couisin. The halogroup matches the Governor of VA line. (This also is appearently a rare halogroup) My line involves the MD, VA, PA areas. Would love to talk to someone about this line please. The common male surnames seem to be John, Jacob, Charles, and William. Thank you in adavance, any help would be appreciated. Clmarsh2012@gmail.com
Catherine, we must be cousins! My 92-year-old father (John West) just completed the Y-DNA and we are waiting for more results. One thing that came out is: a relative Richard Tudor II 1629- 1684 and we already knew Mary Bolyln via Anne Carey & Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Ware. There is so much more research needed. On ethe U.S. side, he is a direct descendant of the Randolph’s of Virginia.
Here is a posting I recently wrote: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ann-west/this-holiday-season-share_b_8650658.html
Hello Catherine I’m a Noble Harrison through my father George Leraine Harrison who went by an alias of Ralph Leraine Harper,long story.For over a year now I have been fruitlessly trying to trace my self to Anne Boleyn and Henry 8th as a Grand-uncle and Aunt,I haven’t been able to get closer than 1st cousins and I trace through 5 Noble lines:Bernard/Burwell/Carter/Churchill and stringer.These are my tracings for both
~ANNE BOLEYN~
(000)FREDERICK M.HARPER(1964-
(001)GEORGE LERAINE HARRISON(1919-2003)FATHER
(002)GEORGE ARHTUR HARRISON(1875-1961)GRAND-FATHER
(003)BENJAMIN FARNKLIN HARRISON(1826-1907)1st GGF
(004)EPHRAIM HARRISON(1798-1864)2nd GGF
(005)JUDGE,BAZEL CALVIN HARRISON(1771-1864)3rd GGF
(006)WILLIAM”PATRIARCH”HARRISON(1730-1812)4th GGF
(009)BENJAMIN”BERKELEY”HARRISON IV(1693-1745)5th GGF
(010)BENJAMIN HARRISON III (1673-1710)6th GGF
(011)COL,BENJAMIN HARRISON(JR) II (1645-1712)7th GGF
(012)MARY SIDWAY STRINGER(1624-1688)8th GGM
(013)MARGARET Le’SCROPE(1580-D)9th GGM
(014)MARGARET Le’SCROPE”HOWARD”(1543-1591)10th GGM
(015)HENRY HOWARD”EARL-SURREY”(1517-1547)11th GGF
(016)THOMAS HOWARD”3rd DUKE-NORFOLK”(1473-1554)12th GGF
(017)THOMAS HOWARD”2nd DUKE-NORFOLK)1443-1524)13th GGF
(018)ELIZABETH BOLEYN”HOWARD”(1480-1538)12th GRAND-AUNT
(019)ANNE BOLEYN”QUEEN-CONSORT(1501-1536)1st COUSIN 11X-REMOVED
~HENRY VIII “KING of ENGLAND”~
(000)FREDERICK M,HARPER(1964-
(001)GEORGE LERAINE HARRISON(1919-2003)FATHER
(002)GEORGE ARTHUR HARRISON(1875-1961)GRAND-FATHER
(003)BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HARRISON(1826-1907)1st GGF
(004)EPHRAIM HARRISON(1798-1864)2nd GGF
(005)JUDGE,BAZEL CALVIN HARRISON(1771-1864)3rd GGF
(006)WILLIAM”PATRIARCH”HARRISON(1730-1812)4th GGF
(007)BENJAMIN”BERKELEY”HARRISON IV(1693-1745)5th GGF
(008)BENJAMIN HARRISON III (1673-1710)6th GGF
(009)COL,BENJAMIN HARRISON(1645-1712)7th GGF
(010)MARY SIDWAY STRINGER(1624-1688)8th GGM
(011)MARGARET Le’SCROPE(1580-D)9th GGM
(012)MARGARET Le’SCROPE”HOWARD”(1534-1591)10th GGM
(013)HENRY HOWARD”EARL-SURREY(1517-1547)11th GGF
(014)THOMAS HOWARD”3rd DUKE-NORFOLK(1473-1554)12th GGF
(014)ANNE”YORK”PLANTAGENET(1475-1511)12th GGM
(015)EDWARD IV”KING of ENGLAND”(1442-1483)13th GGF
(016)ELIZABETH”YORK”PLANTAGENET(1466-1503)12th GRAND-AUNT
(017)HENRY VIII “KING of ENGLAND”(1491-1547)1st COUSIN 11X-REMOVED
~THIS IS MY NOBLEST DESCENT~
(000)FREDERICK H.M,HARPER(1964-
(001)GEORGE LERAINE HARRISON(1919-2003)FATHER
(002)GEORGE ARTHUR HARRISON(1875-1961)GRAND-FATHER
(003)BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HARRISON(1826-1907)1st GGF
(004)EPHRAIM HARRISON(1798-1864)2nd GGF
(005)JUDGE,BAZEL”BEEHUNTER”HARRISON(1771-1874)3rd GGF
(006)WILLIAM”PATRIARCH”HARRISON(1730-1812)4th GGF
(007)ANNE HARRISON CARTER(1704-1745)5th GGM
(008)COL,ROBERT”KING”CARTER1663-1710)6th GGF
(008)JUDITH CARTER ARMISTEAD(1665-1669)6th GGM
(009)JUDITH ARMISTEAD ROBINSON(1645-1693)7th GGM
(010)SIR,JOHN ROBINSON-KT(1615-1688)8th GGF
(011)GEORGE DENT ROBINSON(1585-1634)9th GGF
(012)REV,JOHN SAVAGE ROBINSON I (1550-1600)10th GGF
(013)ANNE EMMOT SAVAGE(1512-1570)11th GGM
(014)ELIZABETH De’BRERETON(1497-1545)12th GGM
(015)ELIZABETH SOMERSET”BARONESS”(1476-1513)13th GGM
(016)WILLIAM HERBERT”2nd EARL”(1460-1491)14th GGF
(016)KATHERINE PLANTAGENET(1469-1487)14th GGM
(017)RICHARD III “CROUCHBACK”(1452-1485)15th GGF
(017)ANNE NEVILLE”QUEEN-CONSORT”(1456-1485)15th GGM
(017)EDWARD PLANTAGENET”PRINCE-WALES”(1453-1471)15th GGF
(018)HENRY VI”KING of ENGLAND”(1421-1471)16th GGF
(019)HENRY V”KING of ENGLAND”(1387-1422)17th GGF
(020)HENRY IV”KING of ENGLAND”(1367-1413)18th GGF
(021)JOHN GAUNT”DUKE-LANCASTER”(1340-1399)19th GGF
(022)EDWARD III “KING of ENGLAND”(1312-1377)20th GGF
(023)EDWARD II “KING of ENGLAND”(1284-1327)21st GGF
(024)EDWARD I “KING of ENGLAND”(1239-1307)22nd GGF
(025)HENRY III “KING of ENGLAND”(1207-1272)23rd GGF
(026)JOHN LACKLAND”KING of ENGLAND”(1166-1216)24th GGF
(027)HENRY II “KING of ENGLAND”(1133-1186))25th GGF
(028)EMPRESS MATILDA”BEAUCLERC”(1102-1167)26th GGM
(027)HENRY I “KING of ENGLAND”(1068-1135)27th GGF
(027)EMPRESS MATILDA|BEAUCLERC”(1133-
Queen Anne Boleyn’s father’s name was Thomas. This is not the same as your relative. I think that is the case of many of here. They are related to A Anne Boleyn but not THE Anne Boleyn.
You can only do it through the Howards who were younger sons of one of the Kings, as far as I remember. Because the girls mother Elizabeth was sister to 3 Duke of Norfolk. That might help since you say you have them as GGF.
Fascinated reading this, my sister and have just been working out our tree and we also trace back to the Harrisons. Benjamin Harrison V was our 9th great Grandfather we believe. .We have traced back too and thought that we were connected in some way to Anne and Catherine as 1sy cousins and Catherine Parr. 7th cousin Via Howards? and Carters?.We are newbies to this so please don’t judge too harshly if we have gone wrong somewhere with our findings.Would love to hear from anyone with the same line.
Well I’m not related to any Boleyn and I’m very jealous of all of you who are !
Why be jealous though? Being a direct descendant or cousin of royals doesn’t change our stations in life. I’m pretty sure everyone posting on here is still a non-royal “commoner.” 🙂 It’s fun to find out that you’re related to such people, but it changes nothing.
I descend from royals from all over Europe on multiple sides of my family. (Somewhat distant cousins married each other, it made for a VERY confusing family tree! Lol) I may be descended from Planatgenets, DeClares, DeSpencers, Russian Czars, Viking Kings, Spanish Kings, etc. But I’m still just an American Girl from Utah. Lol.
you may not be related to Boleyn but there are famous Milbanks, if not royal.
Condensed milk
1820 settlers to South Africa.
This is what my sister traced
Im related I guess mostly throught the Gurneys’
Geoffrey BOLEYN (1416 – 1470)
is your 17th great grandfather
Ann Boleyn (1436 – 1510)
daughter of Geoffrey BOLEYN
Ann Heydon (1469 – 1509)
daughter of Ann Boleyn
Anthony Gurney (1499 – 1556)
son of Ann Heydon
Francis Gurney (1521 – 1571)
son of Anthony Gurney
Henry Gurney (1548 – 1615)
son of Francis Gurney
Francis Gurney (1581 – 1630)
son of Henry Gurney
John Gurney (1603 – 1663)
son of Francis Gurney
Richard Gurney (1630 – 1719)
son of John Gurney
Benjamin Gurney (1676 – 1739)
son of Richard Gurney
Benjamin Gurney (1704 – 1771)
son of Benjamin Gurney
Benjamin Gurney (1730 – 1805)
son of Benjamin Gurney
Asa Gurney (1758 – 1837)
son of Benjamin Gurney
Soloman Reed Gurney (1788 – 1815)
son of Asa Gurney
Robert Martin Gurney (1814 – 1878)
son of Soloman Reed Gurney
Mary Rebekah Gurney (1860 – 1916)
daughter of Robert Martin Gurney
Edith Martha Rooke (1884 – 1967)
daughter of Mary Rebekah Gurney
CoraMae Ella Kardell (1918 – 2002)
daughter of Edith Martha Rooke
Bessie Rae Wheeler (1937 – 1996)
daughter of CoraMae Ella Kardell
Carla Jean Smith
You are the daughter of Bessie Rae Wheeler – (not you?)
My god there is some absolute waffle mixed in with possibly substantiated paper trails, on this site !!!!
Most of the fallacies mentioned above have been addressed but I want to add that Katherine Parr doesn’t have any direct descendants. Her only child was from her marriage to Jane Seymore’s brother. Katherine, like her sister-in-law Queen Jane, died within days of the birth. (Ever wonder why so many women chose to enter the convent in those days?)
Katherine’s husband was executed for treason soon afterwards and the little girl disappears from the records within a couple of years. She almost certainly died as
a toddler. If you know something the rest of us don’t, it’s likely every historian in the UK would love to hear from you.
For those who mentioned not knowing where to start, here are some tips.
Firstly, do not accept any family tree or family data collection information found on ancestry.com. It is rife with misinformation which spreads like wildfire when the next person comes along and copies it without question. (I’m speaking as one who fell in
the trap even though I knew better.)
My apologies to those of you across the pond for presuming to know your history. Feel free to correct any errors.
I’m not saying it’s not valuable or not to use the site. It provides info which can be used
in a search to prove or disprove its accuracy. There are also many primary source documents which can be used with confidence.
I’m also in Virginia which is where most of my research has centered thus far. Census records are an excellent place to start. However, it wasn’t until 1840 that other names than the head of household were enumerated in all the states. Wills, and land, church and military records (baptism, marriage and burial) and such are acceptable documentation.
DAR.org has a Patriot Index with some invaluable info. Not all Rev War vets are listed, only those who’ve had a member join as a descendant. Fold3.com has a more comprehensive list but doesn’t list date or place of birth or death, or family members.
Pension applications can be fascinating.
If you’re questioning why the US research tips, it’s because in genealogy one always starts closest to “home” and works backwards. It’s essential to document every generation along the way. Don’t be surprised if you hit some brick walls along the way, especially with females. It can be virtually impossible to learn some maiden names.
If your grandmother gave you an old one it’s also important to document it. At some point on your journey you may find a tree that meets an acceptable standard of proof which you can link with the work you’ve done.
Those done by lineage societies and by old nobility are good bets.
At least here in the US you need to be very cautious trees done by well meaning researchers in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. They didn’t have the resources available today. Still, their work is a gold mine because most is accurate and helps us know what to look for.
I expect DNA sciencists will continue to make great strides but old fashioned
genealogical research will always be necessary for those wanting to know.
Wasn’t Queen Elizabeth reluctant to grant permission for DNA testing on Richard III.
several years ago? I’m glad she did. It was compared to that of a direct male
descendant whose family tradition was confirmed to be true.
As far as I remember the male descendant line was found not to be Plantagenet. The DNA line had been broken. He had had an affair with a Jane Hill. It was only the female line that was valid, although there was a brother to the female descendant. If you are interested there were many articles written at the time and one in The Guardian newspaper about that by someone called Kennedy.
I agree about the ancestry websites, you do need to double and triple check. Also people are not checking if there are two people in the same family with identical names, that’s where I’ve found problems… I just want to know why I’m related to so many heads of Europe over the years yet I’m as poor as a church mouse 🙂
With reluctance and considerable annoyance I have to confirm that the website “ancestry” is full of fantasy and deliberate inaccuracy. It is such a shame and really spoils things for a serious researcher like myself. It only takes one fantasist to skew a whole slew of rubbish.But this is not new. 16thC heralds and stationers onwards,up to the present “find your family coat of arms” bucket-shops made much money out of false lineage. In particular,in 16thC new nobles were desperate to have their families connected with old nobility, and I have discovered,for example,a “lineage” connecting me with the ancient kings of Persis, another with the Saxon god Woden and another listing just about everybody you can think of ….. Wenceslas, Emperor Claudius and Old King Cole!! Even the reference to “records” is suspicious,due to forgeries that are hundreds of years old. BEWARE !!!
I am Anne Boleyn 4th cousin 15 times removed Im related to every royal.
Charles the Great is my 38th great grandfather
Henry VIII 4th cousin 15 times removed
Charles “the hammer’ Martel 40th great grandfather
Queen Elizabeth the first (19th cousin, once removed)
Queen Elizabeth the second 19th cousin
Hello,
I am also descendant from Anne Boleyn. It seems to me that alot of people claim to be a relation. But i would like to state my own relation. from her family tree I have descended from barons, lords, lady’s and I myself am as of my 18th birthday an honorable. I am part of a family called the Hussey-Vivian’s and am now solely Vivian. I find it so interesting how I might be connected to so many people and be completely oblivious to it. Simply amazing.
I had a friend called Vivian spelt with a y but I lost touch with her. She lived for a time on Cyprus. I wonder if there is any connection. At the time she was unmarried. If it rings any bells do write Yonita.ward@gmail.com. She had a friend called Carol with whom I had shared a flat.
You may be descended from someone named Ann Boleyn but you are definitely NOT descended from the Ann Boleyn who married Henry VIII as her only child did not have any children, so she has NO descendants.
Mary Boleyn was my 15th great grandmother.
The relationship comes from my maternal grandfather’s family, the Coates ( Coats).
I am looking for relations of Mary if her children with William Stafford lived. He then married into my family line. Do connect with me if you know anything or if anyone else has this connection. I do not necessarily think those two children died. In any case William Stafford was the step father of Katherine and Henry Carey I read. Do get in touch yonita.ward@gmail.com
I am related to Anne boleyn
I am 14th great granddaughter to King James V of Scotland. King Henry VIII is my 12th great uncle.
The Stewart name is still alive and well in family.
Being that Mary Boleyn is my 15th Great-Grandmother and Queen Anne Boleyn my 15th Great Grand Aunt, I am delighted to be part of the “Boleyn blood that’s out there”. 🙂 It’s always a bit strange but wonderful to find websites devoted to my ancestors. I am just as pleased to see others here who’re undoubtedly relatives since we share some of the same ancestry. I am currently writing a book, my second, which includes Queen Anne Boleyn as one of it’s featured characters ; I sought to honor my ancestors by giving them “roles” in my book.
I never believed Anne was the despicable home-wrecker she is often portrayed as , long before I knew my genetic connection to her. She was the consummate victim of circumstance, an unfortunate political pawn. Her prayer just prior to execution is poignant and precious, not at all the last minute contrition one might expect from someone as sullied & perverted as many claimed her to be.
At any rate, I love this site and it is amazing to read comments from many who’re relatives of mine, however distant. Best Wishes to all my Cousins, Susi
I am really interested in what you say and it is clever of you to be writing a novel. I cannot do that as I seem to be non fiction but I do admire it in others. Perhaps you could explain your relationship in more detail to Mary. I should like to hear from you Yonita.ward@gmail.com
A postscript to my prior message: I agree wholeheartedly about various ancestry websites; my primary gripe about them has always been that rampant, un-researched/unverified mindless copy-and-pasting that goes on. There are many legitimate resources for DIY ancestry; some of my favorites are ‘Burke’s Peerage’ and “The Peerage” ( two different sites) ; these have yielded very valuable information. One can also find many books on the individual families, such as the Campbells for example, on Amazon, done by reputable academic researchers. These too are of immense help in locating your authentic ancestors.
Best Regards,
Susi
Fascinating! I’m reading these posts because I just figured out that an ancestor named Sambourne married Lady Anne Bachiler Copley, 1st cousin to William Boleyn, Anne’s grandfather. So, Nice to meet you all again! It’s been a few years!
I am of the Boleyn line. There are many who speculate that Lady Catherine Carey was the illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII. Here is my line.
Lady Mary Boleyn Carey (1504 – 1534)
is your 14th great grandmother
Lady Catherine Carey Knollys (1524 – 1568)
daughter of Lady Mary Boleyn Carey
Lettice Knollys (1543 – 1634)
daughter of Lady Catherine Carey Knollys
Penelope Devereaux (1563 – 1607)
daughter of Lettice Knollys
Ruth Devonshire (1600 – 1694)
daughter of Penelope Devereaux
Gideon Tilghman (1652 – 1720)
son of Ruth Devonshire
Gideon Tilghman (1682 – 1770)
son of Gideon Tilghman
William Elisha (Capt) Tilghman (1719 – 1785)
son of Gideon Tilghman
Catherine Tilghman ( – 1793)
daughter of William Elisha (Capt) Tilghman
John Dorman (1755 – 1774)
son of Catherine Tilghman
Benjamin Dorman (1775 – 1850)
son of John Dorman
William Dorman (1816 – 1888)
son of Benjamin Dorman
Nancy Clara Dorman (1841 – 1917)
daughter of William Dorman
Clara Grace Gammon (1880 – 1959)
daughter of Nancy Clara Dorman
Paul Raymond Gammon (1906 – 1955)
son of Clara Grace Gammon
Frances Grace Gammon (1929 – )
daughter of Paul Raymond Gammon
Jane Gail Boyd
You are the daughter of Frances Grace Gammon
Thus Queen Elizabeth I is either my 1st cousin 15X removed or my 14th Grand Aunt – depending on who the real father of Catherine Carey happens to be.
I am related to u then cause Queen Elizabeth 1 is my something x removed great grandma.
But she didn’t have any children.
I just love Lettice Knollys and also Penelope. Romantic Heroines to me. It is Alison Weir the historian who has gone into great detail about Catherine’s parentage and might be worth reading for you. Do you know anything about her relationship with William Stafford. Do get in touch Yonita.ward@gmail.com
I am related to Princess Diana through my great aunt. If you don’t believe look it up.
U don’t come up so idk
If everyone on here would have their DNA done (even by say Ancestry.com which is fairly inexpensive), bloodlines would be compared to others who had done the same. DNA is important as paper bloodlines are not always true (infidelity still happens now as well as in the past). We’re all family and it is interesting to have links with the past and DNA can provide. Just a thought. I was adopted and I find all this just fascinating!
Heyo everyone I am a descendant of Anne Boleyn exactly therefore we all know she had children cause how would I be alive?
Anne Boleyn has no descendants her only child Elizabeth 1st died childless.
The Boleyns were commoners. They were given titles by Henry VIII.
Yes, as many families were. Thomas Boleyn descended from the Butlers though, who were a noble family, and his wife was a Howard. Anne, like Henry and his other wives, was descended from Edward I.
If O’m not mistaken, King Henry VII is my 16th GG: Tudor, Earl Sir Edmund `of Hadham` son Tudor, King Earl Henry VII daughter Tudor, Queen Princess Margaret son Stewart, King James V Knight of the Garter son Stewart of Moray, King Regent Earl Prior James VI Good Regent of Scotland daughter Stewart of Moray, Countess Elizabeth son Stewart of Moray, Lord Earl James daughter Stewart, Mary son Grant, Laird Ludovic son Grant, David son Grant, Planter Sargeant William daughter Grant, Clementine `Clemy` daughter Musick, Susanna Grant daughter Bowman, Sarah Grant daughter Buxton, Marcella [Marcelus] Bowman daughter Knox, Mary Virginia son Deason, Edward Adelbert son Deason, Sydney Doyle daughter Deason, Barbara Gail daughter Thigpen, Barbara Kim
King Henry VII may be my 16th Great Grandfather: Tudor, Earl Sir Edmund `of Hadham` son Tudor, King Earl Henry VII daughter Tudor, Queen Princess Margaret son click me!Stewart, King James V Knight of the Garter son click me!Stewart of Moray, King Regent Earl Prior James VI Good Regent of Scotland daughter Stewart of Moray, Countess Elizabeth son Stewart of Moray, Lord Earl James daughter Stewart, Mary son Grant, Laird Ludovic son Grant, David son Grant, Planter Sargeant William daughter Grant, Clementine `Clemy` daughter Musick, Susanna Grant daughter Bowman, Sarah Grant daughter Buxton, Marcella [Marcelus] Bowman daughter click me!Knox, Mary Virginia son click me!Deason, Edward Adelbert son click me!Deason, Sydney Doyle daughter click me!Deason, Barbara Gail daughter click me!Thigpen, Barbara Kim
I see lots of people that I’m apparently related to. Feel free to view our website. William Boleyn (grandfather of Anne), was my Aunt Winnie’s 15th Great Grandfather. Feel free to contact me: bill@abtitlemi.com
Also something to add, any descendants of Mary Boleyn are also descendants of King Edward I. If you look at humphrysfamilytree.com, it shows you a bunch of famous people descended from Charlemagne, and King Edward is one of them. So you Boleyn descendants are also probably related to half of the world.
Hi my name is Jacob Tellone my Aunt Stacy. Stacy Addelizzi recently said we are defended from Anne Boleyn as an illegitimate child. I am trying to do research on the subject. Mind helping me out. Also I know a lot of people say they are descendent instead of disclaiming them believe some of them after all every 33 generations everyone is related one way or another that’s why the true direct descendents are important.
Descendants of George Washington Bosley
Generation No. 1
1. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 BOSLEY (WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born April 20, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died June 02, 1918 in Montgomery County, Missouri. He married VERONA ELIZABETH HUFFMAN September 19, 1865 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born August 02, 1840 in Virginia, and died June 06, 1921.
Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON BOSLEY:
NAME.: Bosley, Geo. W.
RANK.: Corporal.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR MUSTER IN.: May 20, 1861
DATE OF MUSTER OUT OR DISCHARGE.: July 2, 1865
REMARKS.: Veteran; transferred from Company E.
NAME.: Bosley, Geo. W.
RANK.: Private.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR MUSTER IN.: May 20, 1861
DATE OF MUSTER OUT OR DISCHARGE.: Transfd to Co. D; veteran.,
Children of GEORGE BOSLEY and VERONA HUFFMAN are:
i. THEODORE7 BOSLEY, b. June 1866, St. Louis, Missouri; d. 1867, Died in infancy.
2. ii. SARAH (SALLY) JOSEPHINE BOSLEY, b. March 24, 1867, St. Louis, Missouri; d. May 23, 1960.
iii. HOWARD MILTON BOSLEY, b. December 25, 1869, St. Louis, Missouri; d. 1870, Died in infancy.
iv. MARY THOMAS BOSLEY, b. March 17, 1871, St. Louis, Missouri; d. June 05, 1951; m. UNKNOWN EVANS; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
v. GEORGE WASHINGTON BOSLEY JR., b. Abt. 1873, St. Louis, Missouri; d. Abt. 1873, Died in infancy.
3. vi. WALTER CASE BOSLEY, b. January 12, 1875, St. Louis, Missouri; d. August 18, 1935, Martinez, Contra Costa Co. California.
vii. THOMAS B BOSLEY, b. June 15, 1876, St. Louis, Missouri; d. January 1964.
4. viii. JAMES RUSSELL BOSLEY, b. March 27, 1878, St. Louis, Missouri; d. Unknown.
5. ix. CARRIE LOU BOSLEY, b. August 21, 1881, St. Louis, Missouri; d. July 03, 1966, Chicago, Illinois.
x. HATTIE BELLE BOSLEY, b. August 03, 1883, St. Louis, Missouri; d. Unknown.
xi. JESSE LEE BOSLEY, b. December 25, 1890, St. Louis, Missouri; d. Unknown.
6. xii. BESSE ELLEN BOSLEY, b. November 09, 1894, St. Louis, Missouri; d. January 08, 1963.
Generation No. 2
2. SARAH (SALLY) JOSEPHINE7 BOSLEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born March 24, 1867 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died May 23, 1960. She married EDWARD SHELTON OLIVER 1897. He was born 1869, and died 1935.
Children of SARAH BOSLEY and EDWARD OLIVER are:
i. FRANCES WALLARD8 OLIVER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. WINNIE DAVIS OLIVER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown, Sun City, California; m. MR MUDD; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iii. EDWARD LEE OLIVER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
7. iv. WILLIAM SAMUEL OLIVER, b. May 19, 1904; d. December 15, 1987, Mexico, Missouri.
v. RAYMOND OLIVER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
3. WALTER CASE7 BOSLEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 12, 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died August 18, 1935 in Martinez, Contra Costa Co. California. He married (1) ELIZABETH J. MCDOWELL Abt. 1903, daughter of CHARLES MCDOWELL and DIANE AYERS. She was born May 26, 1889 in Ontario, Malheur Co., OR, and died November 22, 1973 in Lafayette, Contra Costa Co., California. He married (2) MABEL WILLIAMS September 22, 1930 in Contra Costa Co., California. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Notes for WALTER CASE BOSLEY:
According to Nancy Bosley of Concord, CA., “Walter and his wife Elizabeth were divorced shortly after the last child who is believed to be Russell. Walter was killed in a freak car accident at age 62; a Model A ran over him when he was cranking it up and the brake was not set. This was in 1935. He is buried in the Alhambra Cemetery in Martinez, CA. Elizabeth and her second husband, James Cross are buried in Lafayette.
Children of WALTER BOSLEY and ELIZABETH MCDOWELL are:
i. WALTER C8 BOSLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
8. ii. LLOYD JACK BOSLEY, b. April 06, 1906, New Mexico; d. September 13, 1989, Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa Co., California.
9. iii. HELEN BESSE BOSLEY, b. December 02, 1906, Raton, Colfax Co., New Mexico; d. November 14, 1972, Medford, Oregon.
iv. VERONA BONNIE BOSLEY, b. 1908, New Mexico; d. Unknown; m. LLYOD FURNISH, Sweet Home, Oregon; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
v. DOLLY BOSLEY, b. August 18, 1914; d. January 11, 1979, Martinez, Contra Costa Co., California; m. VIRGIL MAULDIN, August 18, 1930, Contra Costa Co., California; d. August 25, 1974, Martinez, Contra Costa Co., California.
vi. GEORGE BOSLEY, b. August 18, 1916, Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho.
vii. LOIS EMILY BOSLEY, b. 1918, Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho; d. Unknown; m. VIRGIL JENSEN; b. Unknown, Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho; d. Unknown.
10. viii. RUSSELL E BOSLEY, b. August 24, 1921, Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho.
ix. ROBERT MCDOWELL BOSLEY, b. April 26, 1924, Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho; d. April 19, 1996, Orleans, Siskiyou Co., California.
4. JAMES RUSSELL7 BOSLEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born March 27, 1878 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died Unknown. He married NANNIE ORLEE POWELL January 26, 1905. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Children of JAMES BOSLEY and NANNIE POWELL are:
i. BESSIE ORLEE8 BOSLEY, b. Unknown; m. JAMES HULBERT CLEVELAND; b. Unknown.
ii. ORVA ALLIENE BOSLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. ALBERT F REYNOLDS; b. Unknown.
iii. CARRIE LOUISE BOSLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. EARL R STONER; b. Unknown.
iv. NELLIE MAUREEN BOSLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. OLIN R COX; b. Unknown.
v. JAMES RUSSELL BOSLEY JR., b. Unknown; d. Unknown, Died at birth.
5. CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born August 21, 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died July 03, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois. She married ALEXANDER CLARK GRAHAM July 24, 1901, son of ROBERT GRAHAM and POLLY CLARK. He was born September 05, 1865 in Mineola, Montgomery County, Missouri, and died December 20, 1943 in unknown.
Notes for ALEXANDER CLARK GRAHAM:
Moved to Chicago in 1933
Children of CARRIE BOSLEY and ALEXANDER GRAHAM are:
11. i. PAULINE ELIZABETH8 GRAHAM, b. January 05, 1903, Mineola, Montgomery County, Missouri; d. November 19, 1998, Dallas, Texas.
12. ii. GEORGE ROBERT GRAHAM, b. December 26, 1907, Mineola, Montgomery County, Missouri; d. December 14, 1970, Florida.
6. BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born November 09, 1894 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died January 08, 1963. She married BYRON ROSEWELL PAULLEY November 01, 1921, son of ROBERT PAULLEY and EFFIE GORDON. He was born January 24, 1896 in Bennington, Indiana, and died Abt. 1988 in Tucson, Arizona.
Children of BESSE BOSLEY and BYRON PAULLEY are:
13. i. BYRON ROSEWELL PAULLEY8 JR., b. September 07, 1924, Casper, Wyoming.
14. ii. DON BOSLEY PAULLEY, b. July 09, 1929, Casper, Wyoming.
Generation No. 3
7. WILLIAM SAMUEL8 OLIVER (SARAH (SALLY) JOSEPHINE7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born May 19, 1904, and died December 15, 1987 in Mexico, Missouri. He married ALLEVIA GOOCH January 07, 1930 in Wellsville, Missouri.
Children of WILLIAM OLIVER and ALLEVIA GOOCH are:
i. MERVIN W9 OLIVER.
ii. SALLY ANN OLIVER, b. Unknown; m. MR MAXWELL; b. Unknown, Laddonia, Missouri.
8. LLOYD JACK8 BOSLEY (WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born April 06, 1906 in New Mexico, and died September 13, 1989 in Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa Co., California. He married (1) DOROTHY LOUISE BRIZZEE December 28, 1945 in Contra Costa Co., California. She was born October 05, 1913 in Mesa, Arizona. He married (2) THELMA ELINOR ANDERSON December 28, 1973 in Contra Costa Co., California. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Child of LLOYD BOSLEY and DOROTHY BRIZZEE is:
i. LLOYD JAY9 BOSLEY, b. 1948, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California; m. NANCY ELIZABETH THOMAS, December 30, 1993, Concord, Contra Costa Co., California; b. Unknown.
9. HELEN BESSE8 BOSLEY (WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born December 02, 1906 in Raton, Colfax Co., New Mexico, and died November 14, 1972 in Medford, Oregon. She married GEORGE L. BREWER, JR. December 03, 1926 in Contra Costa Co., California. He was born September 29, 1906 in Craig, Montana, and died December 07, 1986 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Children of HELEN BOSLEY and GEORGE BREWER are:
i. GEORGE WALTER9 BREWER, b. June 08, 1927, Martinez, Contra Costa Co., California; m. LOIS BENETTE CATTANACK, June 27, 1947, Medford, Oregon; b. February 03, 1929, Portland, Oregon.
15. ii. LESTER LOUIS BREWER, b. February 13, 1932, Martinez, Contra Costa Co., California.
10. RUSSELL E8 BOSLEY (WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born August 24, 1921 in Nampa, Canyon Co., Idaho. He married (1) DAISY MAY DAVEY. She was born November 25, 1924 in Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California. He married (2) EVA PREDMORE. She was born July 12, 1921 in St. Joseph, Missouri, and died February 19, 1984 in Sacramento, California. He married (3) HELEN HASWELL May 09, 1986 in Sacramento, California. She was born Unknown.
Child of RUSSELL BOSLEY and DAISY DAVEY is:
16. i. JACK ROBERT9 BOSLEY, b. November 14, 1947, Sacramento, Sacramento, California; d. December 23, 1985, Sacramento, Sacramento, California.
11. PAULINE ELIZABETH8 GRAHAM (CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 05, 1903 in Mineola, Montgomery County, Missouri, and died November 19, 1998 in Dallas, Texas. She married RALPH N. HUMPHRIES March 29, 1930. He was born November 08, 1898 in unknown, and died March 1987 in Dallas, Texas.
Child of PAULINE GRAHAM and RALPH HUMPHRIES is:
i. LAURA LOU9 HUMPHRIES, b. May 18, 1936.
12. GEORGE ROBERT8 GRAHAM (CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born December 26, 1907 in Mineola, Montgomery County, Missouri, and died December 14, 1970 in Florida. He married MARGARET DONOVAN September 09, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of WILLIAM DONOVAN and EMMA HULTQUIST. She was born August 08, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, and died November 29, 1994 in Tampa, Florida.
Children of GEORGE GRAHAM and MARGARET DONOVAN are:
17. i. MARGARET ELIZABETH9 GRAHAM, b. June 23, 1930; d. Unknown.
18. ii. JOAN (JOANNE) GRAHAM, b. October 28, 1934, Chicago, Illinois; d. April 06, 1988, Chicago, Illinois.
19. iii. CATHERINE GEORGE ANN (JEAN) GRAHAM, b. April 17, 1936.
13. BYRON ROSEWELL PAULLEY8 JR. (BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born September 07, 1924 in Casper, Wyoming. He married MARJORIE DAVIS MATHEWS June 10, 1950. She was born August 27, 1930.
Children of BYRON JR. and MARJORIE MATHEWS are:
i. SARAH JOY9 PAULLEY, b. March 27, 1952, Wollaston, Masachusetts.
ii. SUSAN LEE PAULLEY, b. February 12, 1954, Casper, Wyoming.
14. DON BOSLEY8 PAULLEY (BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born July 09, 1929 in Casper, Wyoming. He married (1) HELEN MARY WITT December 09, 1951 in St Louis, Missouri. She was born September 27, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri. He married (2) BONNIE LEE BOND May 22, 1962 in Douglas, Wyoming, daughter of MOTHER TUCKER. She was born March 11, 1930 in Bonneville, Wyoming.
Notes for HELEN MARY WITT:
Divorced June 1961.
Children of DON PAULLEY and HELEN WITT are:
i. DONNA MARIE9 PAULLEY, b. April 11, 1953, Spokane, Washington.
20. ii. DENISE ELLEN PAULLEY, b. January 19, 1955, Casper, Wyoming.
iii. DON BOSLEY PAULLEY JR., b. September 27, 1956, Casper, Wyoming; m. DENISE EILEEN; b. January 31, 1953, Travis AFBase, California.
21. iv. DENNIS WILLIAM PAULLEY, b. April 25, 1959.
Children of DON PAULLEY and BONNIE BOND are:
v. THOMAS LEROY9 BERNARD, b. January 29, 1949, Casper, Wyoming; Stepchild.
Notes for THOMAS LEROY BERNARD:
Stepchild, as of 2001, Thomas lives in Taegu, South Korea where he teaches school.
22. vi. DOROTHY JO (MURPHY) PAULLEY, b. January 17, 1954; Adopted child.
23. vii. DANIEL CHARLES (MURPHEY) PAULLEY, b. January 21, 1958, Casper, Wyoming; Adopted child.
24. viii. DAVID BYRON PAULLEY, b. January 18, 1963.
25. ix. DALE LEE PAULLEY, b. December 05, 1965.
Generation No. 4
15. LESTER LOUIS9 BREWER (HELEN BESSE8 BOSLEY, WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born February 13, 1932 in Martinez, Contra Costa Co., California. He married RUTH ELLEN WHITTEN. She was born October 09, 1939 in Kelso, Washington.
Children of LESTER BREWER and RUTH WHITTEN are:
26. i. HELEN MARIE10 BREWER, b. June 01, 1956, Ukiah, California.
27. ii. KATHLEEN LOUISE BREWER, b. February 28, 1958, Medford, Oregon.
16. JACK ROBERT9 BOSLEY (RUSSELL E8, WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born November 14, 1947 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, and died December 23, 1985 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California. He married JULIA LYNNE DANIELS 1970 in Berne (?) Switzerland, daughter of RICHARD DANIELS and FRANCES WILLS. She was born July 09, 1952 in Sullivan, Sullivan Co., IN..
Child of JACK BOSLEY and JULIA DANIELS is:
28. i. VELINDA JOAN10 BOSLEY, b. May 16, 1973, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA..
17. MARGARET ELIZABETH9 GRAHAM (GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born June 23, 1930, and died Unknown. She married (1) KENNETH GOLDEN. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown. She married (2) EDWARD MEYER. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Child of MARGARET GRAHAM and KENNETH GOLDEN is:
i. SUSAN10 GOLDEN, b. Abt. 1950.
Child of MARGARET GRAHAM and EDWARD MEYER is:
ii. LINDA10 MEYER, b. Unknown.
18. JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM (GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born October 28, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, and died April 06, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois. She married GEORGE PATRICK COLGAN in Chicago, son of JAMES COLGAN and ANNA STACK. He was born May 01, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois.
Children of JOAN GRAHAM and GEORGE COLGAN are:
29. i. ELIZABETH ANN10 COLGAN, b. August 22, 1952.
30. ii. KATHLEEN MARY COLGAN, b. May 17, 1954, Chicago, Illinois.
31. iii. BARBARA JEAN COLGAN, b. March 09, 1956; d. March 30, 1998.
32. iv. EILEEN MARGARET COLGAN, b. September 06, 1957, Chicago, Illinois.
v. CHRISTINE MARIE COLGAN, b. December 16, 1958; m. LARRY VIOLA; b. Unknown.
19. CATHERINE GEORGE ANN (JEAN)9 GRAHAM (GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born April 17, 1936. She married JAMES MUGNAI. He was born Abt. 1931.
Children of CATHERINE GRAHAM and JAMES MUGNAI are:
i. GEORGE10 MUGNAI, b. Unknown.
ii. WILLIAM MUGNAI, b. Unknown.
iii. STEVEN MUGNAI, b. Unknown.
iv. MICHAEL MUGNAI, b. Unknown.
20. DENISE ELLEN9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 19, 1955 in Casper, Wyoming. She married MARK DAVENPORT. He was born January 28, 1954 in San Franscisco,California.
Children of DENISE PAULLEY and MARK DAVENPORT are:
i. NICOLE DENISE10 PAULLEY-DAVENPORT, b. March 07, 1986, Vallejo, California.
ii. JOSHUA PAULLEY-DAVENPORT, b. July 12, 1988, Vallejo, California.
iii. ELISHA PAULLEY-DAVENPORT, b. September 02, 1990, Concorn, California.
21. DENNIS WILLIAM9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born April 25, 1959.
Children of DENNIS WILLIAM PAULLEY are:
i. JEFFREY NATHAN10 PAULLEY, b. October 01, 1991, Vallejo, California.
ii. ANDREW DONALD PAULLEY, b. August 31, 1993, Walnut Creek, California.
iii. JAMES KEITH PAULLEY, b. August 31, 1993, Walnut Creek, California.
22. DOROTHY JO (MURPHY)9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 17, 1954. She married (1) DAVID CHARLES MARSHALL March 22, 1972. He was born Unknown in Canada. She married (2) DAVID LEA MILLER June 09, 1976. He was born Unknown in Los Angeles, California.
Notes for DOROTHY JO (MURPHY) PAULLEY:
Adopted child.
Children of DOROTHY PAULLEY and DAVID MARSHALL are:
i. JUSTIN CHARLES10 MARSHALL, b. August 05, 1973, Casper, Wyoming.
ii. MONICA DAWN MARSHALL, b. August 16, 1974, Casper, Wyoming; d. August 17, 1974.
Children of DOROTHY PAULLEY and DAVID MILLER are:
iii. FOREST LEA10 MILLER, b. July 19, 1977.
iv. MELISSA ANN MILLER, b. November 03, 1978.
23. DANIEL CHARLES (MURPHEY)9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 21, 1958 in Casper, Wyoming. He married JUDITH KEEBLER. She was born September 30, 1959 in Worland, Wyoming.
Notes for DANIEL CHARLES (MURPHEY) PAULLEY:
Adopted child.
Children of DANIEL PAULLEY and JUDITH KEEBLER are:
i. DANI LEE10 PAULLEY, b. August 04, 1981, Casper, Wyoming.
ii. JOHN JOSEPH PAULLEY, b. March 06, 1983, Casper, Wyoming.
24. DAVID BYRON9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 18, 1963.
Child of DAVID BYRON PAULLEY is:
i. ANTHONY BYRON10 PAULLEY, b. April 23, 1984, Casper, Wyoming.
25. DALE LEE9 PAULLEY (DON BOSLEY8, BESSE ELLEN7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born December 05, 1965. He married ROBERTA LYNN NIEDERKORN. She was born June 06, 1966 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Children of DALE PAULLEY and ROBERTA NIEDERKORN are:
i. JONATHON DALE10 PAULLEY, b. August 17, 1992, Casper, Wyoming.
ii. MCKENNA LYNN PAULLEY, b. March 31, 1995, Casper, WY.
Generation No. 5
26. HELEN MARIE10 BREWER (LESTER LOUIS9, HELEN BESSE8 BOSLEY, WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born June 01, 1956 in Ukiah, California. She married KENNETH DANIEL SHIVELY January 1975. He was born August 13, 1954 in Flint, Michigan.
Children of HELEN BREWER and KENNETH SHIVELY are:
i. JUSTIN THOMAS11 SHIVELY, b. December 04, 1980, Anchorage, Alaska.
ii. JAMES ROBERT SHIVELY, b. January 18, 1983, Anchorage, Alaska.
27. KATHLEEN LOUISE10 BREWER (LESTER LOUIS9, HELEN BESSE8 BOSLEY, WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born February 28, 1958 in Medford, Oregon. She married WILLIAM NOVOTNEY May 16, 1980 in Anchorage, Alaska. He was born February 17, 1950 in Wisconsin.
Child of KATHLEEN BREWER and WILLIAM NOVOTNEY is:
i. TAMERA KATHLEEN11 NOVOTNEY, b. April 14, 1981, Anchorage, Alaska.
28. VELINDA JOAN10 BOSLEY (JACK ROBERT9, RUSSELL E8, WALTER CASE7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born May 16, 1973 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.. She married (1) JOSE CARMONA December 1992 in Camden Co., Georgia. He was born July 1974 in Toledo, Ohio. She married (2) ROBERT ROSS October 01, 1994 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas. He was born April 20, 1969 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Child of VELINDA BOSLEY and JOSE CARMONA is:
i. SAMANTHA ANTANACIA11 CARMONA, b. March 30, 1993, St. Marys, Camden Co., Georgia.
29. ELIZABETH ANN10 COLGAN (JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born August 22, 1952. She married PETE ANDRESON. He was born Unknown.
Child of ELIZABETH COLGAN and PETE ANDRESON is:
33. i. LOUIS11 ANDRESON, b. April 12, 1970.
30. KATHLEEN MARY10 COLGAN (JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born May 17, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. She met (1) RICK TELLONE. He was born Unknown in Chicago, Illinois. She married (2) EUGENE SIMONELLI. He was born Unknown in New Jersey.
Children of KATHLEEN COLGAN and RICK TELLONE are:
34. i. SHERI ANN11 TELLONE, b. January 06, 1972.
35. ii. STACY TELLONE, b. October 15, 1975.
31. BARBARA JEAN10 COLGAN (JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born March 09, 1956, and died March 30, 1998. She married (2) JAMES WEEDEN. He was born Unknown. She married (3) SALMOE SALADINO. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Children of BARBARA JEAN COLGAN are:
i. JUSTIN11 COLGAN, b. November 27, 1973; Stepchild.
36. ii. MARK JAMES COLGAN, b. January 24, 1977; Stepchild.
32. EILEEN MARGARET10 COLGAN (JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born September 06, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. She married (2) WAYNE ALIOTO May 22, 1983 in Schaumburg, Illinois. He was born May 24, 1946. She met (3) WILLIAM JOHN KUMALA, son of WILLIAM KUMALA and JOSEPHINE O’NEILL. He was born March 09, 1965 in Hammond, Indiana. She married (4) WENDELL BURLESON BROOKS JR Abt. 1997 in Pomaria, South Carolina, son of WENDALL SR. and RUBY RAY. He was born February 27, 1956 in Newland, North Carolina.
Child of EILEEN MARGARET COLGAN is:
i. BABY BOY11 COLGAN, b. March 06, 1973, Wesley Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois Adopted out.
Notes for BABY BOY COLGAN:
Son placed for Adoption at birth 3/6/1973 Wesley Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Private arrangement with adopting mothers sister Rose. Her husbands name was Charlie who was a retired CTA driver. They once owned a grill on 1500 block of Cicero Ave in Chicago. Hopefully this is enough to help identify my son should he or his family ever look for home. His father’s name is James Mullins and that would have been his as well. James’s siblings include Gary, Carol, Geneva & Micheal. His parents were John & Ruth Mullins and they lived on the 1600 block of Keating Ave in the 1960’s.
Child of EILEEN COLGAN and WAYNE ALIOTO is:
ii. ALEX11 ALIOTO, b. January 07, 1990; d. January 07, 1990.
Children of EILEEN COLGAN and WILLIAM KUMALA are:
iii. MICHAEL XAVIER11 KUMALA, b. August 01, 1992, Hammond, Indiana.
iv. JOSEPH PATRICK KUMALA, b. June 02, 1994, Hammond, Indiana.
Child of EILEEN COLGAN and WENDELL JR is:
v. KELLY DAWN11 BROOKS, b. April 03, 1998.
Generation No. 6
33. LOUIS11 ANDRESON (ELIZABETH ANN10 COLGAN, JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born April 12, 1970. She met (1) COMMIE ANDERSON. He was born Abt. 1975.
Child of LOUIS ANDRESON and COMMIE ANDERSON is:
i. LOUIS ANDERSON12 JR., b. October 30, 1993.
Child of LOUIS ANDRESON is:
ii. AMANDA12 ANDRESON, b. February 21, 1998.
34. SHERI ANN11 TELLONE (KATHLEEN MARY10 COLGAN, JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 06, 1972. She met JASON CHESEK. He was born April 30, 1974.
Child of SHERI TELLONE and JASON CHESEK is:
i. JACOB CHRISTOPHER12 TELLONE, b. June 06, 1995.
35. STACY11 TELLONE (KATHLEEN MARY10 COLGAN, JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born October 15, 1975. She married PAUL ADELIZZI. He was born September 04, 1974.
Children of STACY TELLONE and PAUL ADELIZZI are:
i. KRISTINA12 ADELIZZI, b. October 20, 1992.
ii. TRISTON ADELIZZI, b. November 21, 1995.
iii. AIDEN ADELIZZI, b. June 07, 1998.
36. MARK JAMES11 COLGAN (BARBARA JEAN10, JOAN (JOANNE)9 GRAHAM, GEORGE ROBERT8, CARRIE LOU7 BOSLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, WILLIAM STANSBURY5, WILLIAM4, WALTER3, WILLIAM2, WALTER1) was born January 24, 1977. She married APRIL COOK. He was born March 28, 1976.
Child of MARK COLGAN and APRIL COOK is:
i. MARK JAMES12 COLGAN, b. August 15, 1997.
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This is copy and pasted. Its carefully recorded And well researched by my great aunt. I am a descendent of Boleyn. In a sense I could clams count with this well researched family tree. Will I most likely not. I have no interest in ruling a country I don’t even know much about.
The research in case some of you have noticed is incomplete. It could still use some work.
If anyone of the supposed decedent’s sees a relative of there plz try to expand after giving sufficient proof.
How can you be descended from Anne Boleyn she only had one child Elizabeth who died childless, she didn’t have any illegitimate offspring, this is fact, people make up stories as they want to believe they are related to a famous personage, a lot of it is just fantasy and wishful thinking, you can share the same surname with a historical figure it doesn’t mean you are related.
My daughter and I are cousins 19 and 20th times removed cousin’s….you can be related.
Mary Boleyn is my 16 great grandmother. I have done a lot of family history search
Catherine Parr is my 1st cousin and her grandmother is my 17th ( i think thats right) great grandmother. My family tree is a who’s who of royalty. It is totally nuts. William the Conqueror is my 30th Great grand father as i am sure would be almost half the population of the world. My family tree has been in the making for over 10 years and i have only just found all this out. I am a direct descendant to King William I ( AKA William the Conqueror) and many more Kings and Queens of Aragon, France, England, Portugal and Castile and other places. Just mind blowing!!
I would be interested to see your connection to William I. Perhaps you could contact me yonita.ward@gmail.com as I also have a connection.
I have been doing my family tree and came across a William Parr born 1480 and died 1546 in England. I’m having a bit of trouble going back further then him. Could you possibly email me any information that you have? Thank you
Farrahferritto@yahoo.com
Just found out I am…Mary Boleyn (Mary Carey) is a direct ancestor, 15 generations through Knolly, Knowles, Tobey, Sears, Croft and then Jacks.
HELLO I HAVE A MARY BULLEN IN MY FAMILY LINE I ALSO HAVE A KNOWLES IN MY LINE.. I AM FAIRLY NEW TO THIS GENEOLOGY STUFF. I AM WONDERING IF YOUR MARY BOLEYN IS MY MARY BULLEN ONE IN THE SAME.
Anne Boleyn grew up in France, where she was called “la petite Boulin”. There are a lot of people with the surname “Boulin”.
I am in direct line to the British Spencer/Churchill family. Is it possible for me to acquire a title of “Lady”?
I am in direct line to the British Spencer/Churchill family. Is it possible for me to acquire a title of “Lady”?
I know this is an old post that I am replying to… but there is a rumor in my family that we are related to Anne Boleyn through her mother’s side… I haven’t had a chance to try to do the research, though.
Try your Howard side since the girls’ mother was called Elizabeth Howard and her brother was 3 Duke of Norfolk.
I have recently found out I’m the direct dependent of Sir Francis Bryan who was the Kings favorite! Companion also known as ” The vicar of Hell which in turn makes me a direct dependent of Jane Boleyn because Sir F. Bryan is in fact Jane’s cousin so there is one female and I have one son and he has 3 sons. My name is Laurel Jane Berryman Married now to Ryan Scott Bailey my mother is Linda L. Owens and her mother’s maiden name is Peanick and my father’s parents are Sarah Pinkney Berryman and John A. Berryman my father was 46 when I was born my mother 22 so I’m pretty sure I wasn’t planned but I’m here just turned 50 February 3rd !! My mothers father is Wilford Thomas Owens and my grandmother Dorothy Jane Peanick there is a story I’m trying to research regarding my great great great grandmother who was a child found wandering on the trail of tears after the massacre of her parents that when she was found a family by the name of”Smith” found her and raised her and then married her? Can anyone help me find an alleged picture of this woman they say there is one picture of this woman??
Anne Boleyn was my 1st cousin 13 gens removed, and the DNA test proved our relationship too. Its sad what happened to her.
http://www.thetudorswiki.com/m/page/Ancestors+of+Anne+Boleyn
I am related through the Ridley side of the family
I love telling my friends that the Boleyns are coming back to the throne. They look at me oddly, but when I explain it to them, they see I am right.
My descent is through this lineHelp
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Anne Boleyn (1440 – 1510)
sister-in-law of 3rd cousin 13x removed
Thomas Earl Wiltshire Boleyn (1477 – 1538)
father of Anne Boleyn
Lady Anne Boleyn VISCOUNTESS ROCHFORD MARQUESS CONSORT ENGLAND (1501 – 1536)
daughter of Thomas Earl Wiltshire Boleyn
Henry VIII Tudor of England (1491 – 1547)
husband of Lady Anne Boleyn VISCOUNTESS ROCHFORD MARQUESS CONSORT ENGLAND
King Henry V11Tudor King of England (1457 – 1509)
father of Henry VIII Tudor of England
2-Edmund Tudor; Earl of Richmond (1430 – 1456)
father of King Henry V11Tudor King of England
Owen Tudor (1400 – 1461)
father of 2-Edmund Tudor; Earl of Richmond
Maredudd Ap Tudor 15gg “gg of king Henry 7th” (1365 – 1406)
father of Owen Tudor
Tibot/Catherine ferch Maredudd Tudor(sister of owain) 14gg (1405 – )
daughter of Maredudd Ap Tudor 15gg “gg of king Henry 7th”
Sir Huw Vaughan (Fychan) 13gg (kidwelly) (1480 – 1532)
son of Tibot/Catherine ferch Maredudd Tudor(sister of owain) 14gg
Sir John Vaughan (1500 – 1565)
son of Sir Huw Vaughan (Fychan) 13gg (kidwelly)
Walter Vaughan 11gg high sherriff (1540 – 1598)
son of Sir John Vaughan
Walter Vaughan 10gg## “Gentleman” (1579 – 1636)
son of Walter Vaughan 11gg high sherriff
Dorothy Vaughan 9gg descendant of tudors (1615 – 1689)
daughter of Walter Vaughan 10gg## “Gentleman”
Mary LLoyd 8gg gentlewoman (1630 – )
daughter of Dorothy Vaughan 9gg descendant of tudors
Hugh (high sherriff) Lloyd 7gg H.Sherriff in 1697 (1650 – 1698)
son of Mary LLoyd 8gg gentlewoman
Anne Lloyd 6gg 4 descents from King Edward 3rd (1669 – )
daughter of Hugh (high sherriff) Lloyd 7gg H.Sherriff in 1697
John Pugh 5gg gentleman (1698 – 1751)
son of Anne Lloyd 6gg 4 descents from King Edward 3rd
Lewis Pugh gentleman (1730 – 1782)
son of John Pugh 5gg gentleman
Lewis Pugh 3gg gentleman (1774 – 1857)
son of Lewis Pugh gentleman
Susannah Pugh** 2gg “Gateway*” (1832 – 1895)
daughter of Lewis Pugh 3gg gentleman
Mary Jane Herbert Gt Grandmother (1857 – )
daughter of Susannah Pugh** 2gg “Gateway*”
Thomas William Jones “British Oygen blacksmith (1884 – )
son of Mary Jane Herbert Gt Grandmother
Dr Peter Charles Thomas Jones senior lecturer cell biology (1921 – 1971)
son of Thomas William Jones “British Oygen blacksmith
Deborah Mair Jones
Looks like my husband is a first cousin of Anne Boleyn 19 times removed. It’s neat to find the link, but with 19 times removed it doesn’t mean much. We are getting the DNA test to see where our true ancestry lies, so I guess this will confirm or deny the link.
I am a descendant of Mary Boleyn, through her daughter Catherine Carey. I wish they could figure out if Henry VIII is actually my great (x16?) grandfather. It’s interesting to see how many distant cousins I have!
This is remarkable. I have been working on our ancestry for a while now and today we finally established our direct line to Mary Boleyn and her daughter Lady Mary Catherine Carey. We may never know if King Henry VIII was the father of her children, but there is quite a bit of research done on the subject and it seems likely. Wish there was a DNA test that could be done, how awesome would that be! Thanks for sharing!
I am possibly related to the Boleyn’s in some way. I am unsure though as the majority of my research was found online. My line as follows:
Boleyn 1540-?
Samuel Bullen 1566-? m. Unknown
Edward Pullen 1589-1689 m. Mary Pullen [Clarke]
Susanna Hayden [Pullen] 1615-1678 m. John Hayden 1606-1682
Nemiah Hayden 1648-1718 m. Hannah Hayden [Neale] 1644-1720
Samuel Hayden 1683-1783 m. Priscilla Hayden [Webb]
Nathaniel Hayden 1725-1813 m. Zerviah Hayden [Sutton]
Jonathan Hayden 1753-1806 m. Mary Hayden [Van Winkle]
Catherine Blazer [Hayden] 1790-1853 m. William Blazer
Sylvester Blazer 1820-1879 m. Keziah Blazer [Barge]
Nancy Counterman [Blazer] 1852-1938 m. Alexander Counterman
Lemuel Counterman 1873-1952 m. Melody Counterman [Dague]
Audrey Moss [Counterman] 1903-1967 m. Elmer Moss 1898-1985
Judith Johnson [Moss] 1943-Present w. Harold Jarvis ?-?
Lori Moss 1968-Present w. William Vebert 1974-Present
Elizabeth Moss 1990-Present
As I said, I do not know how reliable my line is since I found most of it online. I only definitely know my grandmother up to Melody and Lemuel Counterman. I am hoping someone can help me with this. I would love to k
now for sure if I am related to Anne and Mary Boleyn in some way. Obviously my line would not be direct since I know the children’s lines.
HELLO MARY BULLEN IS IN MY DIRECT LINE. IS SAMUEL RELATED TO HER. IF YES THEN COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW I AM KIND OF NEW TO THE GENI STUFF. I HAVE GLAUCOMA COMING ON NOT MUCH TIME TO DO ALL THE LOOKING ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANK YOU BECCA. HERE IS MY EMAIL ADDI…. becca purington 1998 at yahoo . com thank you so much for your help in advance…
There are no direct descendants o Anne Boelyn, as her only daughter, elizabeth, despite rmours, never had a child and unlikely a queen could have a child without some knowledge.
However the Tudour blood stll flows in the current British Royal family. descendants of James VI of Scotland and James 1stof england, who was the descendant of Marget Tudor, queen of Scots, twice over, via his mother, a sister of King Henry VIII,, who married, Jmaes IV, abd sunsequently the Earl of angus na dhad a daughter, who was mother to Lord Darnely, Mary’s husband.
Thus the cirent House of windsor, is either Scottish or German in descent, until Princess Diania’s son, william, the firts King of england who may be half english for 500 yeears
I am related to my mum and dad,does this count?
A few years ago I learned that I am a direct descendent of Thomas West, Baron De la Warr. I have the lineage courtesy of Ancestry.com. I knew yhe name of my great grandfather and followed his lineage all the way back to Virginia and then to England. It looks like his wife was the daughter of Lady Catherine Carey who in turn was the daughter of Mary Bpleyn Carey, the older sister of Anne Boleyn. Apparantly Catherine Carey MAY have been the illegitimate daughter of Mary Boleyn and Henry VIII but who knows whether this is true or not. Interesting stuff….
That is actually true i researched on this for 10 months and found that same thing my 13 grand mother is dolores maria boleyn. so we must be related
my dads cousen joan bulmer acworth a fasinating story who was tried along with howard and given a full pardon 10 months later she went on to marry edward waldegrave
any desendants of joan bulmer waldegrave are eligable to become a knight of the garter i pusume a royal right?if so how do we apply to become one?
I am a desendant of Rachel Boleyn who’s father was Sir Thomas Boleyn. If anyone out there has a connection to Rachel or Sir Thomas, I would like to hear from you.
None of you guys are related im the only left decendant of dolores maria boleyn she was my 13 great grandmother and i’m happy to answer any questions because i had done some research myself on my 13th great grandmother to where i had my DNA test done. And ill be happily to pass it down to you claire…..
There will be thousands of people related to the Boleyns. The present royal family are.
Ive been trying to research but where is Dolores maria boleyn buried??
I cant seem to find out…
I’m afraid I don’t know.
why are you having everyone that’s related to her on here…
I don’t know what you mean. It was a question that was asked and public commenting is enabled so people can leave comments if they like. Why do you believe that you are of the royal bloodline? Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn had one child and she died childless.
I recently found that Anne Boleyn is my 17 great grandmother.
oh really?????
Impossible. Anne Boleyns line ended with Elizabeth 1st.
Anne Boleyn had no grandchildren.
A person named Ann Boleyn might be your 17x great grandmother, but she is not the Ann Boleyn who married Henry VIII as her only child did not have any children, so Queen Ann Boleyn has NO descendants
I believe that i’m the next royal bloodline because i have tons of photographs passed from generation to generation and we have her diary.
tout cela est faux im la seule lignée gauche d’Anne Boleyn , elle est mon 10ème grand-tante et à cause de cela , elle avait une petite famille en cours d’exécution et qui je crois que je dois commencer la nouvelle lignée de la famille boleyn ~ !
pourquoi essayez-vous de prendre en charge votre ne va pas prendre la lignée et je sais qui tu es , je sais votre nom et que vous avez raison de vous mériter la couronne parce que vous êtes directement de la lignée i appris tout sur vous
Keith,
You’re posting as “unknown” and “keith boleyn” and replying to yourself. Please do not abuse the comment thread or I will delete your comments and ban you from the site.
i believe i am the next royal bloodline because of dolores maria boleynshe had children and which because anne boleyn did’nt have children it should be past down to relatives
Anne Boleyn did have a child: Elizabeth who became Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth died childless but passed the throne on to her relative James VI of Scotland, who descended from Henry VII through Margaret Tudor. You seem a bit confused about bloodlines and claims to the throne. Boleyn relatives don’t have any claim to the throne, Anne Boleyn was a queen consort not a queen regnant.
and also what? why would i pretend to be unknown?
Only you know that. “Unknown” gave your email address when he left his comment.
history of boleyn ended a little after one of anne boleyns relatives married or went away with one of the clinton family members and which the clintons ended with lord arthur clinton the last person left in the family he had no children and was a politician in the 1800s
That’s not true, there were lots of Boleyns, for example Thomas Boleyn’s siblings’ families.
yeah i know but that was anne boleyn’s dad
So what are you saying?
anne boleyn sister mary boleyn had children such as henry carey, and catherine carey.
henry carey had a children such as robert carey, george carey, john carey, edmund carey, catherine carey, and valentine cary.
Both Henry Carey and Catherine Carey had large families.
henry the 2nd actually had a child ive seen pics of him and a lady and a baby in tons of pics all around places
Henry II had a few children: Geoffrey, Archbishop of York; William IX, Count of Poitiers; Henry the Young King; Matilda, Duchess of Saxony; Richard I, King of England; Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany; Eleanor, Queen of Castile; Joan, Queen of Sicily; John, King of England; William, Earl of Salisbury.
so what about if that baby had married and had a baby? who is that baby and did the bloodline move on?
His illigitemate son William nicknamed Longespee because of his great height was married to the Countess of Salisbury Lady Ella Fitzpatrick, they had numerous children and it is through them that Henry 11s lineage continues.
I have traced back from Mary Hibbs my great great grandmother through her male line & it appears that the male line are my many times great grandfathers & of course their wives my many times greatgrandmothers which I believe would make Anne Boleyn a very, very ,very, very, distant cousin. It seems this line follows to Duke Richard I & his father William.
From there it seems to go back to the Viking lines of Ingjald Braut Onundsson & his wife Gauthildr Algautsdottir & this seemed to be the end of this linage
Well my family is Finnish and Russian, so I’m sadly not related to anyone associated with the Boleyn’s, though I am a great admirer of Anne. My question is what you are all using to track down your family heritage?? Is it just ancestry.com or is there another way? I’m anxious to know where we come from!
Thank you!
Anne Boleyn is my cousin 15 times removed.
I am not a descendant on Anne or Mary and the spelling of my name is different. My grandmothers maiden name is Bullyan, that can be traced back to the same origins as Boleyn and any of the other variations of that name. So not descendants, but we have the same common ancestors!
As it stands at the moment my dad is cousin to Katherine Howard,which makes him cousin to Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth 1st so this would also put sir Thomas Boleyn in their with also the current duke of Norfolk we are in process of trying to get my family recognised who we are and where we all came from from what I gather we are higher in stature than the current duke of norfolk
Oh dear, you’d have quite a bit of competition I think. lol. I’m sure the current Duke, is the rightful Duke, or he wouldn’t be the current Duke otherwise.
Just seen your post Jonathan, I’m sorry but His Grace The Duke Of Norfolk is England’s Premier Peer, he’s Earl Marshal Of England and is always present at the coronation of the crowned monarch, why do you think you are higher in stature than him? He is only a few steps away from the queen in rank.
I have so enjoyed reading all these fantasies! Has anyone tried doing serious genealogy research, or are you all buying your ‘family trees’ from the internet! Absolutely hilarious!
That is the most sensible comment I’ve seen on this funny site – bed-time laughing matter. In genealogy you can be sure of who each mother was (unless adopted), but never be sure of the fathers. Affairs among aristocratic couples was common in the 14th-17th centuries, so parentage from then is very debatable. Many aristocratic & royal fathers were away fighting wars at time of conception!
ONE CAN ONLY TRACE FAMILY ONE GENERATION BACKWARD AT A TIME. I HAVE 35 YRS EXPERIENCE.
The Bullens / Boleyns were not royal unless through the tenuous unproven illegitimate line of Mary Boleyn. Aristocratic yes but royal no.
Common people customary took the surname of the aristocrats they worked for and their descendants mistakenly think they are descended from such people. (PS I’m supposedly descended several times over from the Scottish house of Stewart – through several mistresses – but it would be ridiculous to claim this, so it is not in my printed tree for my descendants)
Mary Boleyn is my 12th grandmother. I’m from the Catherine Carey line. I’ve found several other well known names from history in my research. I have spent lots of time researching it so I can guarantee you it is not fantasy.
Hi. I’m a descendant of Samuel Boelyn, Anne’s younger brother and only surviving son (so we think). We are alive and well in America! According to our family records, and if I recall this correctly (I may have to go back and double check), Samuel came to America and changed his name to Bullen. My mother bears a very uncanny resemblance to Anne, especially when she was younger. We arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony until after the Revolution when we moved to Michigan and help found the town of Mason, Michigan. We no longer live their, but we have scattered pretty much throughout the U.S. In addition, there are some indications that one of Samuel’s sons may be the father of Edward Teach- better known as Blackbeard. That hasn’t been proven conclusively, but family legend is rather insistent that he was a Boelyn.
Anne never had a brother called Samuel, only George who died two days before she died, executed for high treason, he left no issue but there are rumours he had a bastard son by an unknown woman, how can you say your mum looks like Anne? She died over 450 years ago, there’s so many stories on this site about Boleyn relatives travelling to America and they appear to be just that – stories, maybe woven out of a desire to have Royal roots which provide romantism to an otherwise ordinary family tree.
Anne Boleyns line ended with Elizabeth 1st. There was no brother called Samuel, so wherever that info came from, is wrong I’m afraid.
Well I’m a descendant (18th great grandson) of Queen Anne Boeyn’s aunt (also called Anne Boleyn) and her husband John Shelton on both my mom’s and dad’s side.
I recently found the connect to Mary Boleyn and was take aback by it. Would love to connect with other researchers to verify. 13th great grandmother.
Catherine Carey
Anne Knollys
Nathaniel West
Alice West Harris
Ann Harris Joyner
John Joyner
Elizabeth Joyner Lott
An awful lot claiming they’ve been told they are related, but I start chuckling when they say they haven’t looked into it as of yet. How do you know for sure, if you haven’t researched the past 1,000 years?……500 years ago, just did not happen yesterday. It is impossible for anyone to know who you may be related too, unless extensive research has been done. And if extensive research had been done, then you wouldn’t need look into it. It would have already been done……Not many providing the solid proof either, by way of letting us know how they are related and via whom? And just because you have a Boleyn surname, does not mean you are related to the Boleyns, nor any other person you might share a famous name with.
I recently found out and after extensive research, that I’m a direct descendent of the following;
William the Conqueror. I’m his 29th granddaughter.
King Henry I, II and III, Plantagenet Kings of England….all my grandfathers, x20 plus.
Eleanor of Aquitaine, was a grandmother x28
King John of England. A grandfather…x20 plus
Henry Percy and the Percy’s. All grandfathers.
Anne Neville….A grandmother x20 plus
And that is all via my direct ancestral line of a grandmother x8, called Mary Metcalfe, who married a Daniel Lascelles, late 16th century.
I’m an eighth cousin, of the Earl of Harewood.
I’m related to all these people and more, via the direct line of my great grandmother, Maria Eleanor Lascelles and I’m discovering more every day.
No Boleyns yet, but one of the branches leads off from my direct line, to Henry VII.
Therefore I’d be indirectly related to the Tudors. Maybe a cousin x20 of Henry VII.
I’d encourage people, as opposed to pretence. You never know what you will find and might end up finding, the real thing.
True what you say in essence but Anne Neville if the one married to Richard III had a son who died. I also have many of your people if you want to contact me yonita.ward@gmail.com
My husband is descended from the same ancestors as the Plantagenets though the Beauchamp line. For an American his family has excellent records, he is a 9th generation American through his father’s line, we even have all the old reports of his 8x grandfather settling in America. Through his maternal side he is a descendant the Beauchamps.
I’m a Euro-mutt through my father, but my mother’s lineage is pretty neat; my grandmother was English and through my grandmother’s paternal side I am a 10th generation American. I am descended from Knott and Squire. I don’t know much more than that, my family has not kept the impeccable records my husband’s family has kept, but I have managed to trace the Knotts to country gentry.
If anyone has any information on the Knotts or Squires, feel free to email me!
I’ve been doing my Ancestry and I am unsure if I am related.
I have a 17th Great Grandfather named Sir Robert Adams that some sites have as a child of Elizabeth Boleyn, but the father was listed as Henry Heydon, who was the husband of Elizabeth Boleyn, but his last name is not Adams, and I couldn’t find any reference to a son named Robert elsewhere. is this possible?
Robert Adams wife was Lady Catherine Stebbing
Folks – do the math. Each of us has 2 parents, 4 grandparentss, 8 great grandparents, etc.. Do the math – the numbers are astronomical! By the time to get to 7x great grandparents the number is in the thousands. Going back the Tudors means you have LOTS of relatives!!!
Dont forget that lots died too. Infant mortality rates were low. Henry VIII had over 72,000 put to death. The sweating sickness wiped out thousands. Men were fighting wars constantly, bloodlines ended.
My husbands name is James Boylen, can anyone tell me if his Boylen name is another form of Ann Boleyn’s name…
Another form of her name was Bullen.
i am very interested in royal history ever since i was a child
my favorites were always the romanovs the boleyns and the austrian empress her family
I want all of you to claim to descend from the boleyn line to be carefull where you get your information from online family trees and records are often flawed it is best to go through actual records and documents. too many people assume whatever they find on the internet is accurate. I am a descended of the boleyn house but not directly of mary but from anne mary and george´s great great grandparents. one of my great grandfathers on my dad side was a lord he died in 1750 he was descended from a lot of royal houses including the boleyns rurikids bohemians etc.
i have seen a lot of my family trees about my family online with incorrect information and some also leading to royalty out of nowhere this is 99% flawed research and not correct. so be careful with family trees on the internet or even records put online just yesterdayi found a really big mistake they made when they put up the records online
It is true that if you just copy your family tree from others you could be copying a load of mistakes as it doesn’t mean they are accurate and yes Wikipedia isn’t necessarily a great source of info neither is tudorplace, however a lot of famous people are well documented so info about them are 99% accurate you could say, in some family trees I found Lady Jane Grey the nine days Queen having children! Where they got their info from who can say as she died childless, executed before she was 18! So yes a lot of trees are inaccurate and you have to be very careful, my family tree is extensive but even so I cannot be certain it is all correct, a lot of my tree is copied from a distant American cousin and he has been researching for thirty years so I am pretty confidant that it is fairly accurate, geanology is fascinating stuff and it is wonderful if you find you have links to famous personages.
Some of you guys are hilarious. If we assume an average generation interval of 25 years since the date of Anne Boleyn’s execution in 1536, any one of us will have more than half a million direct ancestors at that time. Of course, it is likely that we are descended from the same person via more than one route, but still, any idea that any one of you has ‘Boleyn Blood’ is totally crazy. And that’s before we get into the issue of illegitimacy – even if we can trace our family tree through the male line, somewhere along that line someone didn’t have the father that they thought they did.
Those of you going even further back to claim ancestry from, say, William the Conqueror, might like to consider that statistically pretty much everyone with English ancestry is probably descended from royalty, if not from the King himself.
So, basically, while this is all fun and interesting and everything, none of you can claim to be ‘family’ with any of these people in any meaningful sense. But good luck to you.
Going back to the times of the Conqueror, not everyone back then in his time was a Royal, or related to Royalty. There were far more English peasants roaming the land in 1066, than made up the Norman ranks of Royalty. Throughout the centuries the peasants have always outnumbered royalty in their thousands upon thousands………These peasants who were not related to Royalty over a thousand years ago, will have far more Descendents today, than Royalty over the centuries has, surely? Hope you understand what I’m trying to say here.
Also. Back in Tudor times, between 1509-1547, Henry VIII had a huge chunk of England’s 2.5 million population put to death. That’s not counting those put to death, during the reigns of other Monarchs which accounted for thousands. 72,000 or more were executed during Henrys reign. Infant mortality rates were low, in the Tudor era, many children did not see past their first birthdays. Plagues and the sweating sickness killed off thousands and thousands. Not to mention the constant wars that were being fought, killing off thousands of men, families and bloodlines forever. Many, many Descendents and probably illegitimate individuals of those early Kings and Royalty, will have been killed off by war, plagues, etc without issue!
While I think there are a lot who can claim Royal ancestry, I think the numbers who can are being grossly exaggerated and a lot trying to claim it I think are exaggerating, or are just fantasists joining any dot to reach that connection.
Geneaology is big business and a money making racket and talk of Royal ancestors lures people into parting with their money.
Jayne you are so right and besides only those with prominent people as ancestors have their details recorded as for common folk it’s impossible to trace as records were not made on births and deaths till the 1530’s, therefore unless you have written proof you cannot just claim a Royal or noble as your ancestor and reading the many stories here just makes me laugh out loud, so many of our cousins across the pond seem to think that the Bolyens fled these shores to make their fortune in America but it was only some descendants of Catherine Carey who in fact emigrated and some of these are famous but a lot are just woven out of fantasy and romanticism, it’s great to find Royal ancestors I have quite a few myself but you have to be careful, a lot of Mary Boleyns descendants think that Henry V111 fathered her children but she had been married for some time before she became pregnant, and it is far more likely they were her husbands not the Kings, besides Henry’s children by his first two wives all died young, out of his six marriages only three survived, the last two never became pregnant at all so the odds of him fathering Catherine Carey and William are very small indeed.
The Sheltons jumped the pond did they not? I’m related by way of Anne Boleyn Shelton through the Shelton line. I would love to see a Shelton book of lineage if anyone has a clue of where I could look.
I am descended from Alice Boleyn. She was my 13th great grandmother. You can find the line with Ancestry. Com under Abbott 10. This is very interesting. Thanks
Also to those saying Elizabeth 1st had children…..she did not. Neither did her sister, Mary 1st. Had either of the Queens had children, it would be noted in the British history books and whether their children were illegitimate or not. Had either of these Queens had children, a Scottish King would not have succeeded the throne!
Anne Boleyns line ended with Elizabeth 1st, so it is an absolute impossibility, to claim Anne Boleyn as a grandmother, which I’ve seen many try to do.
A lot of people obviously have never studied English history, nor have not the first clue about it, hence these false claims.
I am also the 14th great granddaughter of Mary Boleyn through her daughter, Catherine Carey. I would love to have a DNA test to prove it.
Hello I am descended from Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband from one grandparent and from Margaret Tudor from her spouse my grandfather. I would love to touch base with other “cousins” KirstencMaloney@gmail.com
Hello, same as many others. I am a West in South Carolina who is descended from the West – DelaWarr bloodlines. I have discovered that we are descendants of Rollen, Duke of Normandy. Therefore, also related to the Viking kings and the house of Charlemagne who goes back to Italy and even to the Julios of Rome. My, my how small the world becomes. Any relatives send me a line! Doing research on memory traces locked in DNA and how environmental factors can yield their expression. Possible means of developing certain likes and dislikes.
Mary is my 13th great grandmother. Am decedent through her daughter, Catherine and her daughter, Elizabeth etc.
I am South African.
Cool to see how people move around so much and I think its fascinating.
Some Debbie downers here I see. Tracing your ancestry is really not that difficult. Our surname has only changed very few times since Mary Boleyn along the male line. Its extremely possible to trace that and for many different people to be related to her.
Lets just be happy. So many cousins.
Naomi
Hi,
I just found out that I am related to Ann Boleyn through Thomas Howard, he was the uncle of Ann Boleyn and Catherine Howard, so I do not have any Boleyn blood by was very much involved with the Tudors, Elizabeth Stafford, Thomas’s wide was lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon. Theres also ties with Catherine Parr somewhere but my family tree has exploded with Greys, Nevilles and Montagus so I’m losing track of names!
I’m a direct descendant of Henry Carey (King Henry’s son. He is my 16th grandfather. You can see my family tree under Lusher Family tree on myheritage.com.
There is no evidence that Henry Carey was the son of Henry V111, his mother Mary Boleyn was married to William Carey for several years before he was born, Henry did not have affairs with married women and Carey was his close friend, novelists have woven stories about her affair with the King but the very real liklehood is that it was over long before she married, Henry was chivalric, he would not have allowed scandal to besmirch the marriage of one of his courtiers and by then he was heavily involved with her sister Anne Boleyn, if he did have a bastard child it was likely to have been his elder sister Catherine but as with Henry Carey, there is no documented proof just speculation, when his affairs ended Henry had a habit of marrying of his mistresses and settling on them some money, this he did with Mary, his affairs followed a pattern and one thing he never did was to dishonour a married woman by bedding her, you are harbouring under an illusion.
I am a direct descendant of Anne Boleyn’s aunt, Lady Anne Boleyn Shelton (my 13th great grand mother). Lady Anne Shelton was the sister of Anne Boleyn’s father, Sir Thomas Boleyn. Queen Anne Boleyn is my 1st cousin 15x removed!
Lady Anne Boleyn m. Sir John William Shelton
dau. Margaret Shelton m. Thomas Wodehouse (Woodhouse)
son Henry Woodhouse m. Anne Bacon (sister of Sir Francis Bacon)
son Gov. Henry Woodhouse m. Frances Penbrookshire
son Capt. Henry Woodhouse m. Mary Carter
dau. Elizabeth Woodhouse m. William Browne
son John Browne m. Mary Boddie
dau. Elizabeth Browne m. Moses Baker
dau Elizabeth Baker m. Joseph B. May
son John David May Sr. m. Mary Polly Farley
dau Sarah May m. Hudson Jordan
dau Calendonia Jordan m. Thomas Jefferson Price Jr.
son Jesse Dudley Price m. Annie Bufkin
son Thomas T Price m. Edith White (my grandparents)
son Tracy Price m. Ellen Dorn (my parents)
me (Angela Price)
The more I do this, the more I think we are all related!
Nice work as well set out. I too wish there were more like that . I am interested in Mary’s second marriage to William Stafford and their children. Anyone out there from that marriage write to me yonita.ward@gmail.com
My feelings after reading too many of these is you are all related to E.T. That, or the Boelyn’s were “as common as pig tracks” as the saying went.
my family is actually direct blood decedents to anna boleyn
I would be interested in your Oliver connection as we have Irish Olivers but Ann Boleyn could be her aunt as she herself did not have descendants since her daughter did not marry. connect if you want yonita.ward@gmail.com
My family line is also related to Anne Boleyn. I’m not exactly sure how we fit in though. My aunt and uncle did the family tree research and they have all of that information. They didn’t go into much detail except Anne kept getting removed and then placed back in the family tree lol. We are actually related to more Royal than most people. We have a whole Royalty bloodline. We are also related to William the Conqueror, Chief Dragging Canoe (which is like a Native King). We are related to German, French, English Royalty. I cant name them all however. I need to see the family tree again and start writing down names. My family name on my moms side (which the Royalty bloodline belongs to) is Abbey.
My family is related to Anne Boleyn. Her mother is Elizabeth was a Howard. My dad is a Howard. I am a many times great grand daughter of Henry VII.
so u might be related to me I’m also related to Elizabeth Howard we traced it all the way back from George Acworth whos wife Margaret Wilberforce was both cousens to bowelyns and the howards
Through which child of Henry VII would that be? and also through your Howard father whose first name you do not give. Which branch of the Howard family would that be. It is an interesting combination and would be interesting to have more details.
I have always been told by grandmother that we were related to Anne Boleyn. As far as I can see, it would be through William Carey and Mary Boleyn if that’s the case. I have been trying to work out my line, but it is very confusing to me. As far back as I can go is William Carey (1790 – 1851) m. Mary Norris (b 1800). I am descended from then. Can anyone who is descenced through the Carey’s please look up for me in their family tree and see if they have my ancestors (as above). It would be much appreciated. Looking forward to hearing from someone …..
Never in all my life have I ever read so much BS written, misspelled and misspoken as the nonsense spouted by an entire group of hopeful idiots. You people are NOT related but o Queen Elizabeth 1st; you MIGHT possibly b related to the Carey’s but NOT thru Mary Boleyn and for God’s sake stop calling them Bullen. This isn’t the 1500’s and and the Carey’s were not “royal” and you people are not related to Anne Boleyn or Queen Elizabeth who never had a child, nor to Henry whose only sons both died without heirs. So stop giving yourself AIRS about people who didn’t have any HEIRS!
If they are related to the correct Careys then they ARE descended from Mary Boleyn because her children were Catherine and Henry Carey. There will be many thousands of people around the world descended from Mary because her two children each had large families (15 or 16 children I think) and then their children had large families and so on.
Regarding “Bullen”, that is just a variation of the way that Boleyn is spelled as there was no standardised spelling in the Tudor period – see https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/boleyn-bullen-spelling-boleyn-myth-anne-boleyn-changed/
These people cannot be descended from Anne Boleyn or Henry VIII, unless you believe that he fathered the Carey children.
This site has provided me with some interesting reading. I have always liked history and especially ancestry. Anne Boleyn is my 13th great aunt, and Mary Boleyn is my 12th great-grandmother. That is based on many years of research. I was born in south central Nebraska and both of my parents were from families that homesteaded land in the 1880’s. The line that goes back to Mary Boleyn were living Virginia in the early 1600’s.
There are some Staffords who went to America and I am wondering if you have any knowledge of them. Mary married William Stafford and I am interested in him. Please feel free to get in touch Yonita.Ward@gmail.com
I have a bunch of Staffords in my tree. A whole long line of them. I have 4+ William Staffords, maybe 6, I don’t even know for sure. I’d need to know the birth year. The Staffords are very confusing to me, But my line primarily runs through a bunch of Humphrey Staffords, who all seem to have brothers named William, lol
Me, descendant of Elizabeth Stafford
Has any one done a mtDNA or Y-DNA test? Doee anyone know the Haplogroup of this family?
I have ordered more DNA test and should have my results the 2nd week of June.
Not sure why anyone wants to be connected to this family?
If I was a descendant I’d be keeping it quiet
Family of low life scoundrels
And what do you base that opinion on?
I’m a descendant of Catherine of Aragon
Every Xmas I have to listen to this shit.
Ann screwed us….. Tommy Boleyn was a knuckle shuffling Gypsy ,
George could barely read but thought the sun shone out of his arse
500 years of this every Christmas trust me I know all about those pikey Boleyns
And don’t get me started on the greenhouse George stole.
OK, I thought your previous comment was a serious one.
If you hear about it every Christmas and you’re sick to death of it, why are you here reading the comments? Like putting salt on a wound isn’t it?
I’m pretty sure I am. Certainly not a straight line by any means. But Anne Boleyn would be my 4th cousin 13x removed. My tree goes up to Eleanor Aylesbury1406-1480 to her mother Katherine Pabenham 1372-1480 (my 16th grandmother). Then to her husband Laurence Cheney 1395-1461. His daughter Elizabeth Cheney 1422-1473. Then, Elizabeth Tilney, and finally to Elizabeth Howard. The odd thing is this runs through my dad’s side, not my mom’s side. She’s the one who was born in England.
I already have it messed up. It would go from Katherine Pabenham to her SON Sir Laurence Cheney. He isn’t her husband.
Elizabeth Boleyn was my 12th Great Aunt, which would make Anne Boleyn my first cousin 12x removed and Elizabeth also a first cousin.
Mary Boleyn, the sister of Queen Anne Boleyn, is my 20th Great Grandmother
This thread is an interesting read! I love genealogy and reading about the way so many of us are connected to historical figures. I haven’t been able to do ancestry research in a while, but when last I did a few genetic cousins I met on Ancestry and 23andMe said we were descended from Mary Boleyn *and* the Stuarts. I don’t place much stock in this, but I do have some Scotts and Wests in my tree, and both sides of my family are colonials (mostly in Virginia and North Carolina). I’ve verified I am a direct descendant of John Hart (one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence), and my sixth great-uncles were the first governor of North Carolina and the namesake of Nashville respectively, so I probably won’t luck out and discover a connection to Mary Boleyn as well. It’d be fun to try and find one, though!
Since everyone seems to be sharing how they’re related to the Boylens (Bullen) I’ll throw mine in the ring going backwards. I’ve been able to validate this with census records and help from distant cousins at the FOX surname DNA project.
Jakelle Hallman (SC) (my maternal grandfather)
Hattie Viola Burgess (SC)
Joshua Burgess (SC)
Joseph Shelton Burgess (SC) (SCA veteran)
Mary Fox (SC)
Jessie Fox (SC) (plantation owner in Sumaria SC)
Thomas Fox (SC) fought in revolution under Col. Francis Marion
Henry Fox 3rd (sent to SC as indian agent from VA)
Henry Fox 2nd (VA) (originally disputed but proven by the FOX DNA project)
Anne West (VA) (first white child born on the York river)
Col John West (VA) (divorced Anne’s mother and took up with Powhatans)
Gov John West (VA) (younger brother of 3rd Lord DeLaWarre Thomas West)
Lady Anne Knollys (england)
Lady Catherine Carey (england) (chief Lady Of The BedChamber to Queen Elizabeth 1st)
Lady Mary Boylen (england) (sister of Anne Boylen)
??? Henry Tudor 8th ??? (no way to prove it but some evidence and contemporary sources do support the hypothesis.)
This is all fascinating, but how can all of these hundreds of people claim to be descendants of the Tudor’s or all of the royals and these historical figures. Something doesn’t sound accurate about that. Not saying it isn’t true, but not saying it is either. Seriously, something seems off and should be questioned. If every single person who is on a genealogy site that is showing them this information, how do you know it’s not bogus. While everyone would love to be related to someone famous, it’s just not that common. Again, not saying it isn’t true, but should be questioned and investigated more thoroughly. Because if it was true, then why was it not common knowledge passed on through all of the families over the course of the many generations since then. Did a family just stop talking about it at one point? That doesn’t sound likely.
Stories can be distorted down the ages and after several generations you won’t always know who your distant relations were, the actor John Hurt now sadly deceased told how in his family there was a tale he was related to the Marquis Of Sligo, when he appeared on the geanology series ‘who do you think you are’, the tale was investigated by the geanology experts, it appeared there was no basis to the story at all and it had been fabricated by an ancestor, iv recently found out a Victorian cousin of mine was a MP who was embroiled in a rather unsavoury scandal yet my parents and grandparents had no knowledge of this, it was a shock to find out, so it’s not true to say family history’s are handed down generation after generation.
I am a descendant of Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk. He is my 14th great grandfather, and so I’m a distant cousin of Anne Boleyn as he was her uncle. He was also the uncle of Catherine Howard, wife of King Henry. I live in Idaho, USA.
I an the decendant of Anne Boleyn’s chaimbermaid’s 3nd cousin’s former roommate
LOL! I like that. 😉
My name is Kristine and I attend the University in Reno Nevada. I grew up in Pennsylvania. We were recently given a homework assignment in my Human Development class, to write out our family roots. This sent me on a genealogy quest to where I learned some pretty fascinating things. On my grandmother’s side, her mother is Emily Carey. I called my mother today who told me that she was getting a copy of the complete genealogy report that her cousin Harry completed about 10 years ago.
She told me, that although she cannot remember the exactness until she has the report in front of her, that we have descended from Ann Boleyn and Henry VIII. Something I remember hearing my family talk about when I was growing up was that our family roots in England was nothing short of scandalous. I don’t know what that is about so I’m truly anticipating having all of this information in front of me!
I saved this website so I’ll come back after I have received everything and excited to see if there is anyone on here that I may be related to.
Something that’s also fascinating is that on my father’s side, I am related to the Hedderick’s who came to America from Germany and we were one of the original colonies; Philadelphia in 1733. Although it’s not related to to Boleyn, this was just something I learned during my quest. I have never been in awe this much as I am with all that I’ve learned over these last few days!
Henry V111 and Anne Boleyn have no descendants Kristine, their only living child Elizabeth died childless, however you could be descended from Annes neice Catherine Carey, since you have a Carey in your family, which would make you a cousin of Anne Boleyn.
Yeah,that is not possible. You cant be a descendant from anne boleyn and henryviii..you could have at least brushed up on your tudor knowledge before posting this cringy post…yeeesh!!! *facepalm*
Are you a Howard? it does look like it, you cannot get that close, and do you have DNA to proof you are. you might be one sixteen
Not sure if this thread is still active, but I just discovered that Mary is my 13th great-grandmother. My line is as follows:
Catherine Mary Cary (1524 – 1569)
Francis Knollys (1552 – 1643)
Robert William Knowles (1585 – 1613)
Henry Knowles (1609 – 1670)
Mary Knowles (1649 – 1719)
Martha Knowles Lippitt (1669 – 1723)
Joshua Burlingame (1706 – 1788)
Eleazar Burlingame (1748 – 1810)
Altitius Burlingame (1780 – 1871)
Pardon Thomas Burlingame (1822 – 1887)
George Henry Burlingame (1856 – 1928)
James Pardon Burlingame (1885 – 1946)
Katherine Elizabeth Burlingame (1911 – 1989)
James Charles Boyland (1944 – )
Jill Carlene Boyland (1974- )
I haven’t read all these posts but i have done our genealogy past to Mary Boleyn Carey his partner of Henry VIII not widely know ( sister to Anne – beheaded wife) we are direct descendants through Carey then Plummer. My grandmother is a Plummer from Tennessee then to VA. We hit Walter Plummer 1590 William 1540 connects to Carey via marriage. Then to the *Tudors. Also Henry 7 or 8 goes back via males direct to the supposed cousin or aunt of Mary the Virgin, Anna . Dôn verch Mathonwy “Anna the Prophetess” , “Anu”, “Danu”
Educated, Rome
(c.-125 – -81 )
Daughter of Mathonwy and N.N.
Wife of Beli “The Great”, King of Britain
Mother of Caswallan Cassivellaunos ap Beli, King of the Catuvellauni; Llefelys ap Beli; Lludd (Affleth) Llaw Ereint “Silver-Handed” ap Beli, {Fictitious, Mabinogion}; Penarddun ferch Beli Mawr and 8 others
Sister of Mâth fab Mathonwy, King of Gwynedd
Strangely we are connected to Burlingame via my Dad’s fathers side, Baker. which directs to William the Conqueror via Le Baker (Bekker Becker at times) and then via a mother i the line to De Clifford.
I do not believe this is true because family tree says that I’m a direct descendant of Anne Boleyn!
You can’t be a direct descendant of Queen Anne Boleyn because she had one child, Elizabeth I, who died childless. There are, however, other Anne Boleyns in the family.
How convient…. everyone is annes great great great great niece/nephew…i know mary boleyns daughter had a load of children just find it funny that almost every single comment is from a descendant of mary or anne(apparently)…sorry to be rude but i dont believe 98% of you claiming boleyn blood…just a bit too convient for me…
Hello Cousins
I am a descendant of Henry Carey, Mary Boleyn’s son fathered by either William Carey or Henry VIII. Either way a Boleyn.
I am a direct decendant through Mary Boleyn…being my 21rst great grandmother through Lettice Knollys and Penelope Devereux. My 23rd Great Grandmother is Elizabeth Woodville the white queen. The more my mom researched the more she found including the Kings of Scotland.
Growing up my grandmother was working on our family tree and always said we were related to the last Queen of Scotland which would be Queen Anne. I don’t remember which side of the family she was referring too. I would love to find out more information if I could.
Well I would like to inform you that I am a direct desdendant of Queen Anne Boleyn. My grandmothers maiden name is Bolen. We dropped the y when we came to the USA along time ago.
Hi Eric,
You can be a descendant of the Boleyns but you cannot be a direct descendant of Queen Anne Boleyn because her only child, Elizabeth I, died childless. Sorry!
Not sure where I fit in but here’s my direct line — considering Anne Knollys’ ancestors…
Anne Knollys West is my 11th great grandmother. Ancestry’s We’re Related app shows her father as Sir Robert Dudley First Earl of Leiscester.
Anne Knollys
-> Mother of
Richard West
-> Father of
John West
-> Father of
William West
-> Father of
Joseph West
-> Father of
John West
-> Father of
Anna Johnson
-> Mother of
Solomon Johnson Nichols
-> Father of
Minerva Ann Nichols
-> Mother of
Marvin Monroe Mitchell
-> Father of
Joseph Walker Mitchell
-> Father of
Vonnie Ray Mitchell
-> Mother of
ME
Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr was the daughter of Catherine Carey and Sir Francis Knollys, so she was the granddaughter of Mary Boleyn, her sister Lettice married Sir Robery Dudley Earl Of Leicester, and they had a son who sadly died, Ancestry isn’t accurate as a lot of folk just copy others family trees, if you read Wikipedia you will be able to get the correct info on her,
Hi I am a direct descendant of William the Conqueror. The last known relative I know is Robert Palmer born in 1319 died in 1371. I’m pretty certain I am not related to the Boleyn’s, but I do think I am related to Elizabeth i, daughter of Anne Boleyn and Henry viii. Any information that anyone can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thank You!
I am a direct descent of two of Mary Boleyn’s children: Lady Catherine and Henry. Mary is my 18th great-grandmother.
I am not blood related to the boelyns but I am related by marriage. Her brother george married my great aunt Jane parker (18th great aunt).
Our family tree says “Elisabeth Carey” daughter of Henry Carey, son of Mary Boleyn; married my ancestor, William Plummer. But I can find no source info to back it up.
I have read that Henry had many illegitimate children. Wondering if this Elisabeth is one of them, and if anyone else has heard they are descended from these Children?
Thanks
Oh, and I too am in the Haplo group T2e
I just discovered Mary Boleyn (through her Illegitimate son with King Henry VIII, Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon) is my 13th-great-grandmother. As such, Anne Boleyn is my 13th great Aunt and Elizabeth I is my first-cousin 13 times removed. It’s all so fascinating to learn.
What proof do you have that Henry Carey was the son of Henry V111? It is only speculation because his mother was at one time the Kings mistress, there is no one in the entire world can claim Henry V111 as their direct ancestor as there is not, nor ever has been any proof that his bloodline did not end with Elizabeth 1st, Consider the facts: Henry Carey was born about three years into his mothers marriage, he shared a strong physical resemblance to the Boleyns, and a similarity to William Carey, he was not acknowledged as his son by the King, he was courting Anne Boleyn when he was born and he was smitten with her to the point where he could not be without her for an hour, according to one contemporary, he had no eyes for other women then, he was not given any favour’s by the King and he married a woman of obscure origins, unlike Henry Fitzroy who was married to the high born Lady Mary Howard and had the grand title of Duke of Richmond conferred on him, Henry Carey had no such grand title, his elder sister Catherine however is different, she was born roughly about the time frame when her mother may have slept with the King, she had a strong likeness to the King and Elizabeth was devoted to her, however the queen was very fond of her maternal relations and Henry V111 never acknowledged her as his, gossip is very powerful and there will always be those who think was Catherine or her brother or both the children of Henry V111, as mentioned there are strong points in Catherine being his daughter but the argument for Henry is very weak.
I claim to be a descendant of Mary Boleyn:
Mary Boleyn (1499 – 1543)
Catherine Carey (1524 – 1568)
Anne Knollys (1555 – 1608)
John West (1590 – 1659)
John West Jr. (1632 – 1691)
Rebecca Marjorie West (1648 – 1755)
Samuel Herring (1682 – 1750)
Stephen Herring (1717 – 1797)
Catherine Herring (1757 – 1814)
Charles Groom (1787 – 1850)
Lucinda Groom (1815 – 1890)
Charles Brantley (1845 – 1907)
Elmore Brantley (1882 – 1960)
Claude Jackson Sr (1916 – 2011)
Claude Jackson Jr (1941 – )
Roger Jackson (1964 – )
Me (2003 – )
Dear Anne Boleyn Files,
How would you like to have a person who is a direct lineal descendant of the Plantagenet Carpenter / Melun / Adele d’Anjou / Charlemagne…
-and-
Also a direct lineal descendant of Mary Boleyn / Carey / Knollys – West lines?
Paternal lineage is up the Anjou line and the maternal lineage is up the Boleyn line.
If you want to use my DNA as a control to test against / confirm more about Richard III, I’m willing.
I’m on GEDMatch as Kit # A964102.
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Here’s the direct paternal lineal descent for Anjou:
Adele (Adelaide) of ANJOU (de VEXIN) Countess of VEXIN
Born: abt. 924
34 Adele Anjou b: Abt. 920 AD in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France, d: 1026 in France
33 Gauthier de Mantes II b: Abt. 952 AD in Vexin, Normandy, France
32 Walter de Gouye III b: Unknown in Unknown
31 Herve Melun b: Abt. 1042 ; de Melun
30 William Melun b: Unknown
29 William “The Carpentier” Melun b: 1065 in Unknown; formerly Carpentier
28 Godwin le Carpentier b: 1100 in Melun, France, d: 1194 in Normandy, France
27 Reynaud le Carpentier b: 1145 in Yorkshire, England, d: 1202 in Picardie, France
26 Ailric le Carpentier b: 1166 in Yorkshire, England, d: 1212 in Picardie, France
25 Elgan le Carpentier b: 1202 in Oxfordshire, England, d: 1267 in Oxfordshire,England
24 Siger le Carpentier
23 Jehan le Carpentier b: 1250 in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, d: 1280 in Lambert,Belgium
22 Maurice le Carpentier b: 1280 in West Vlaanderen, Belguim, d: 1337 in Gloucestershire, England
21 John Carpenter b: 1303 in Herefordshire, England; Jean le Carpentier, d: 1336 in Herefordshire, England
20 Richard Carpenter b: 1335 in London, England, d: 1395 in London,England
19 John Carpenter b: 1372 in London, England; John “The Elder” Carpenter, d: 1413 in England
18 John Carpenter b: 1410 in Hertfordshire, England; John “The Younger” Carpenter, d: 1476 in Worcestershire, England
17 William Carpenter b: 1440 in Hertfordshire, England, d: 1520 in Herefordshire, England; William “of Homme” Carpenter
16 James Carpenter b: 1460 in Herefordshire, England, d: 1537 in Herefordshire, England
15 John Carpenter b: 1525 in Barnstaple, Devon, England, d: 1588 in Barnstaple, Devon, England
14 William Thomas Carpenter b: 1549 in Barnstaple, Devon,
England, d: 1622 in Broadhembury, Devon, England
13 Robert Carpenter b: 1578 ; Robert “of Marden” Carpenter, d: 1651
12 Thomas Pasmere Carpenter b: 1607 in Plymouth, Devon,
England, d: 1675 in Running Water Village, Tennessee
11 Amatoya Moytoy b: 1640, d: 1730
10 Old Hop Moytoy b: 1690, d: 1761
9 Sookie Granny Grasshopper HOPPER MOYTOY b:
1730 in Chota, Cherokee, North Carolina, d: 1820 in
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee
8 Rachel Tookah McDaniel b: 1763 in Chota,
Cherokee Nation Little River, Tennessee, d: 1792
in Wilkes, North Carolina
7 Rachel Agnes “Tookah” Chambers b: 1781 in
Wilkes County, North Carolina, d: 1846 in Oak
Hill, Overton, Tennessee
6 William Simon Roland “BILLY” NORRIS b:
1816 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, d: 1892
in Pickett County, Tennessee Burial Lowhorn
and Ferrell Cemetery, Green Brier, Pickett
County, Tennessee
5 John Roland NORRIS b: Jan 1853 in
Overton County, Tennessee, d: 07 Nov 1903
in Warren County, Kentucky Burial Green
River Union Cemetery Richardville
4 James “Jim” Roland NORRIS b: 10 Apr
1883 in Warren County, Kentucky, d: 25
Aug 1930 in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Kentucky Buria Green River Union
Cemetery, Richardsville, Warren County,
Kentucky; Typhoid Fever
3 Lucy Jane NORRIS b: 31 Aug 1908 in
Central City, Muhlenberg County,
Kentucky, d: 16 Mar 1986 in Louisville,
Jefferson County, Kentucky, Burial
Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green,
Warren County, Kentucky
2 John Earl “Johnny” JONES b: 22 May
1945 in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Kentucky, d: 31 Oct 1978 in
Warren County, Kentucky Burial
Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green,
Warren County, Kentucky; Injuries from
automobile accident
1 Timothy LaVon MITCHELL – JONES
b: 25 Apr 1965 in Brinkley, Monroe
County, Arkansas.
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Here’s the direct maternal lineal descent for Boleyn:
Mary Boleyn (the other Boleyn girl) (1499 – 1543) – 13th great-grandmother
-> Mother of Catherine Carey
Catherine Carey LADY KNOLLYS (1524 – 1569) – 12th great-grandmother
-> Mother of Anne Knollys West
Anne Knollys (nee) West – 11th great-grandmother
-> Mother of
Richard West – 10th great-grandfather
-> Father of
John West – 9th great-grandfather
-> Father of
William West – 8th great-grandfather
-> Father of
Joseph West – 7th great-grandfather
-> Father of
John West – 6th great-grandfather
-> Father of
Joseph West – 5th great-grandfather
-> Father of
Anna Johnson 4th great-grandmother
-> Mother of
Solomon Johnson Nichols – 3rd great-grandfather
-> Father of
Minerva Ann Nichols – 2nd great-grandmother
-> Mother of
Marvin Monroe Mitchell – great-grandfather
-> Father of
Joseph Walker Mitchell – grandfather
-> Father of
Vonnie Ray Mitchell
-> Mother of
Timothy Carl Jones
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Notable Trivia: I carry the rs333 (Delta-32) deletions (CCR5 mutation) with about 10-15 similar other mutations.
ABO Blood-type: AAO Two A alleles and one O allele.
Neanderthal + Homo-Sapien Hybrid per Promethease report output analysis.
I also carry both ancestral J2 and G2 alleles. This made me think Tudor but since I’m a descendant of the House of Anjou / Angevin it’s very hard to tell.
Haplogroup: M-269 R-P 312
I’d be very interested, since discover of my “unique” DNA, genealogy of the British Monarchy, among others is one of my favorite topics to research.
The mutations are fascinating to say the least.
Very Very Sincerely,
Timothy Carl Jones
(Current legal and adopted-at-birth-name)
Timothy LaVon Mitchell – Jones
(Given-name at birth)
We are a distant match at a 300/3cM. I have a Genesis.gedmatch and a Gedmatch number. T286109. I am decended from Mary Boleyn
Hi there,
I just ran your gedmatch with mine.
Chr B37 Start Pos’n B37 End Pos’n Centimorgans (cM) SNPs
2 134,794,256 138,805,034 3.1 562
5 10,290,347 11,658,814 3.3 334
5 168,225,838 169,696,181 3.7 376
9 94,444,830 102,036,913 6.2 1,005
15 30,958,935 32,927,476 3.3 246
21 37,054,070 39,012,977 3.9 328
Largest segment = 6.2 cM
Total Half-Match segments (HIR) 23.4cM (0.653 Pct)
6 shared segments found for this comparison.
We share high snps on chrom 9 am
and 2 would love to chat about trees
It is now know that the tudors have no legal right of the throne through bloodline because of john of gaunt not being the actual heir to the throne, therefore was illegitimate. The rightful heirs to the throne are the plantagenent descendants. I’m a direct descendant of Princess Elizabeth Plantangenent who is also the ancesstress of Anne boleyn I can date my ancestry to charlemagne that’s the boleyns ancestor along with William the conqueror.. In truth the boleyns are the rightful heirs to the throne and not because they married into the Tudor family. I think that’s the reason why Anne was hasty with her decision to marry the king to restore her family back onto the throne. My great grandmothers name was Annie Opal Shelton. Please email me if have further questions lylithrave6@gmail.com
But Henry VII didn’t claim the throne by blood but by right of conquest, like William the Conqueror.
I’m a descendant of William the conqueror…my great grandmother is Annie Opal Shelton..she had her DNA tested turns out my great grandma is descended directly from Anne Boleyn Great aunt of Queen Elizabeth I. I am also a descendant of Charlemagne directly through his son Louis the Pious,I am also the descendant of Princess Elizabeth plantagenet ( Countess of Hereford)
Well yes by conquest,but the Boleyn family is both French and English royalty the Boleyn were descendants to the Merovingians a ancient French bloodline, their oldest ancestor was Clovis I a Merovingian royal monarch and also Charlemagne ancestor through his mother Bertrada of Laon. Who is also the ancestor of Matilda wife of William the conqueror
My great grandma was obsessed with her history my grandma says that there were guys that came from england to talk to her brother for some unknown reason, kinda weird
Wow! I sent you an email! You are the first Shelton I have found on here. Hi cousin.
Hello, it appears I’m related by way of Anne Boleyn Shelton. I’m looking for a full Shelton tree that jumped the pond to America.
My tree in short is —
(M) Thomas Married a (F) Blanchard
A (M) Blanchard married a (F) Jones
A (M) Jones married a (F) Shelton
A (M) Shelton married a (F) Boleyn
Funny how it goes back and forth male to female like a zigzag thru history, lol.
According to DNA results, Mary is my 14th great grandmother and Henry is my 14th great grandfather.
The DNA of Henry V111 is unknown.
I have been working on my family tree; and I do have a Mary & Anne Boleyn connection through their mother Elizabeth Howard. Elizabeth Howard is my 16th great aunt; which even though they are distant cousins-Mary, Anne & George Boleyn would be blood relations.
Hello I tried to enter my information but do not see it posted.
Relationship
Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey’s relation to you: Direct ancestor (15 generations)
Here’s how:
1. Sally J Badillo is your mother
2. Ishmael Walter Gibson is the father of Sally J Badillo
3. Callie Cordelia Gibson is the mother of Ishmael Walter Gibson
4. Lewis Calvin Pruitt is the father of Callie Cordelia Gibson
5. Peter J Pruitt is the father of Lewis Calvin Pruitt
6. Spencer, Sr. Pruitt is the father of Peter J Pruitt
7. Edna Eady Pruitt is the mother of Spencer, Sr. Pruitt
8. Abraham Spencer II is the father of Edna Eady Pruitt
9. Abraham Spencer I is the father of Abraham Spencer II
10. Anne Woodward is the mother of Abraham Spencer I
11. Martha Woodward is the mother of Anne Woodward
12. Thomas West is the father of Martha Woodward
13. Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr is the mother of Thomas West
14. Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys is the mother of Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr
15. Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey is the mother of Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys
Relationship
Anne Boleyn of England Boleyn’s relation to you: Direct ancestor (14 generations)’s aunt
Here’s how:
1. Sally J Badillo is your mother
2. Ishmael Walter Gibson is the father of Sally J Badillo
3. Callie Cordelia Gibson is the mother of Ishmael Walter Gibson
4. Lewis Calvin Pruitt is the father of Callie Cordelia Gibson
5. Peter J Pruitt is the father of Lewis Calvin Pruitt
6. Spencer, Sr. Pruitt is the father of Peter J Pruitt
7. Edna Eady Pruitt is the mother of Spencer, Sr. Pruitt
8. Abraham Spencer II is the father of Edna Eady Pruitt
9. Abraham Spencer I is the father of Abraham Spencer II
10. Anne Woodward is the mother of Abraham Spencer I
11. Martha Woodward is the mother of Anne Woodward
12. Thomas West is the father of Martha Woodward
13. Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr is the mother of Thomas West
14. Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys is the mother of Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr
15. Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey is the mother of Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys
16. Anne Boleyn of England Boleyn is a sister of Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey
Relationship
Thomas Boleyn KG “1st Earl of Wiltshire” Boleyn’s relation to you: Direct ancestor (16 generations)
Here’s how:
1. Sally J Badillo is your mother
2. Ishmael Walter Gibson is the father of Sally J Badillo
3. Callie Cordelia Gibson is the mother of Ishmael Walter Gibson
4. Lewis Calvin Pruitt is the father of Callie Cordelia Gibson
5. Peter J Pruitt is the father of Lewis Calvin Pruitt
6. Spencer, Sr. Pruitt is the father of Peter J Pruitt
7. Edna Eady Pruitt is the mother of Spencer, Sr. Pruitt
8. Abraham Spencer II is the father of Edna Eady Pruitt
9. Abraham Spencer I is the father of Abraham Spencer II
10. Anne Woodward is the mother of Abraham Spencer I
11. Martha Woodward is the mother of Anne Woodward
12. Thomas West is the father of Martha Woodward
13. Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr is the mother of Thomas West
14. Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys is the mother of Lady Anne West, Baroness De La Warr
15. Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey is the mother of Catherine Knollys (born Carey) Knollys
16. Thomas Boleyn KG “1st Earl of Wiltshire” Boleyn is the father of Mary (Boleyn) Stafford Carey
I am direct maternal relation to the King Edward I of England and that also includes William the Conqueror as well. I have a pedigree going to the 4 brothers Spencers as well as a pedigree to Princess Diana through my Ancestor John Cogswell and the Coggeshall Family. The Royal Family are definitely Related to me. In addition I also have some Indian Heritage as some of the comments above are thru Moytoy. I also have her as a ancestor for the Carpenter line, but as far as I know this line hasn’t been confirmed.
Relationship
King Edward I Plantagenet 1239 – 1307 Plantagenet’s relation to you: Direct ancestor (24 generations)
Here’s how:
1. Sally J Badillo is your mother
2. Ishmael Walter Gibson is the father of Sally J Badillo
3. Callie Cordelia Gibson is the mother of Ishmael Walter Gibson
4. Sarah Pruitt is the mother of Callie Cordelia Gibson
5. Margaret Elizabeth Peggy Ridley is the mother of Sarah Pruitt
6. Matthew Jeptha Adams 16 July 1786 Adams is the father of Margaret Elizabeth Peggy Ridley
7. Anne Nancy A royal line Adams is the mother of Matthew Jeptha Adams 16 July 1786 Adams
8. Elizabeth Reid is the mother of Anne Nancy A royal line Adams
9. Mary Clayton I is the mother of Elizabeth Reid
10. John Denham is the father of Mary Clayton I
11. James Dunham is the father of John Denham
12. William Dunham is the father of James Dunham
13. William Dunham is the father of William Dunham
14. Eliza Dunham is the mother of William Dunham
15. Margaret Wentworth is the mother of Eliza Dunham
16. Anne Fortescue is the mother of Margaret Wentworth
17. Lady Ann Salisbury Stonor is the mother of Anne Fortescue
18. John 1st Marquess of Montagu Neville is the father of Lady Ann Salisbury Stonor
19. Richard De 5th Earl of Salisbury de Neville, is the father of John 1st Marquess of Montagu Neville
20. Lady Joan de de Neville is the mother of Richard De 5th Earl of Salisbury de Neville,
21. John of of Gaunt is the father of Lady Joan de de Neville
22. Edward III King of England of Gaunt is the father of John of of Gaunt
23. King Edward II Plantagenet is the father of Edward III King of England of Gaunt
24. King Edward I Plantagenet 1239 – 1307 Plantagenet is the father of King Edward II Plantagenet
Ok this is the reason why I think the Boleyn family are the heirs to the French and English throne(before the French revolution) The Boleyn family are descendants to Clovis I, a Merovingian king along down his line is Charlemagne through his mother bertrada of laon
this is how im descended to anne boleyn: 1.Clovis I merovingian king 2.Chilperic 3.Chlothar II 4.Dagobert I 5. Clovis II 6.Theuderic III 7.Princess Bertrada of Prum 8.Chribert of Laon
9.Bertrada of Laon 10.Charlemagne 11.Louis the Pious 12.Charles the bald 13.Judith of Flanders 14. Baldwin II count of Flanders 15. Arnulf I Count of Flanders 16.Baldwin III 17.Arnulf II 18.Baldwin IV 19. Baldwin V 20.Matilda of Flanders who married wiiliam the conqueror 21. King Henry I 22. Matilda Holy Roman Empress 23.King Henry II 24. Princess Elizabeth Plantagenet (countess of Rhuddan/Hereford) 25.Lady Eleanor de bohun 26 james butler 2nd earl of ormond 27james butler 3rd earl of ormond 28. james butler fourth earl of ormond 28.thomas butler 7th earl of ormond 29.Lady margaret butler of ormond who married sir william boleyn 30. LADY ANNE BOLEYN (GREAT AUNT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I),who married Sir john shelton. 31.thomas shelton 32.Ralph shelton 33.daniel shelton 34.josiah shelton 35.william shelton. 36.Bennett shelton 37.andrew jackson shelton I 38. Andrew Jackson shelton II 39. Annie Opal shelton who married robbie kisselburg 40.Roberta nell kisselburg who married Danny Ritchey I 41. Danny Ritchey II 42. Jennifer Deann Ritchey (me) 43. Josiah and Isaiah willingham (my sons)
ALSO,my geneaology says : Matilda married william the conqueror,who had Henry I,who had Matilda holy roman Empress,who had Henry II, who had Edward I,who had Edward II,who had Edward III and Eleanor,who had Blanche,who had Louis IX,who had Isabel who married Edward III Edward I of england married eleanor daughter of ferdinand ,third king of castile and aragon in spain,they had the princess elizabeth plantagenet who married heuphrey de bohun.earl of hereford,their daughter married james butler first earl of ormonde,their son james second earl of ormonde died 1652,who married joan daughter of lord abergency…..and so on so forth. too much nobility didnt mention the sheltons until the last page of a ten page geneaology
you’re all crazy to think you’re descendant of this or that royal!
Not really. Many of us can trace our American heritage to the Jamestown settlers, Mayflower passengers, etc. Many of these first immigrants were from noble families and their lineage/connections to the royal houses of Britain as well as Europe are well documented in Burke’s Peerage, Daughters or Sons of the American Revolution, Magna Charta societies.
My well-documented ancestry:
Mary Boleyn 14th GGM
Sir Henry Boleyn 13th GGF
Anne Carey 12th GGM
George Cleeves 11th GGF
Elizabeth Cleeves 10th GGM
Mary Mitton 9th GGM
Samuel Brackett 8th GGF
Samuel Brackett Jr 7th GGF
Mary Brackett 6th GGM
Elizabeth/Betsey Woodsum 5th GGM
Edmond Shorey 4th GGF
Aroostook Bushrod Shorey 3rd GGF
Norman Shorey 2nd GGF
Elspy Mae Shorey GGM
Lucinda Ann DeRochemont GM
Bruce Laviolette Father
Michelle (Laviolette) Dumas – me
I am also a direct descendent (well proven) of Governor Thomas Dudley on my paternal side and Elder William Wentworth on my maternal side, both well-known royal “gateway” ancestors
I am one of your “cleavie” cousins, I descend from mary mittons sister sarah Dorcas, or Dorcas.
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HI:
I believe I’m related through George Cleeves,
I feel he had a son named William Cleeves or Cleaves
George would have been my 9th Great-grandfather
his mother was Anne or Ann or Anna Cary- Carey .
would love to talk
Hope to hear from you ?
Jim
Amazing–I am on the same tree–My 4th GGF is Edmond Shorey, but I am related to their daughter Olive Shorey;) Neat Cuz!
I’ve never enjoyed a genealogical site as much as this one! What I am impressed with is so many Americans have the resources to hire the level of professional genealogist it would require to prove royal ancestry.
We Americans usually take the shortcut of claiming a Cherokee Princess great-grandmother!
Please keep this thread going!!!!
I’m related to Thomas Boleyn
Mary Boleyn is my 12th great grandmother
Through ancestry.com docs I am led to believe that possibly Mary Boleyn is a 14x ggm. Can this be confirmed through the dna test? Or is the dna too diluted that far back?
Through ancestry.com docs it looks like Mary Boleyn may possibly be a 14x ggm. Are there tests that can confirm this? Or is dna too diluted going that far back? ps I have done the dna testing through ancestry.
Hi Im also a decendant of Anne Boleyn, my cousins wife did the family tree and my Mums Mums side is related 🙂
It is possible t be a descendent from Mary Boleyn. I too may be one but Anne Boleyn’s only child, Elizabeth 1st did not have any children.
You cannot descend from Anne Boleyn, but you can descend from her sister Mary as she had children, her children had children, and so on.
I am a descendant of Mary Boleyn as well. (Carey) I have the entire lineage in my tree in a 4 inch binder. There are many Careys!
HI Leah Gates, I am a Carey, could I have a look at your family tree – I have a Carey reaction who was the Mayor of Nottingham and his dependents had a lace mill in Nottingham, one of his sons came to Australia in 1850s.
There is also a Henry Carey who was a musician and composed God Save the Queen..
Any connections that you know of ?
Heather Carey, Wollongong South of Sydney Australia
Anne Boleyn’s father Thomas Boleyn Earl of Wiltshire is my 12th Great Uncle. His sister Lady Alice Clere is my 11th great Grandmother. Making me 2nd cousins 11x removed to Queen Elizabeth I.
Hello,
My 12th great grandfather, Sir Francis Bart Knollys, married Lady Catherine Carey. My maiden name is Knowles. I have researched my family tree for the past two years, and found it really interesting when I came across this information. Sir Richard Knollys, son of Sir Francis Bart and Lady Catherine Carey Knollys, is my 11th great grandfather. This is my father’s father’s father’s father’s side for my family. Before I really knew what I had gotten myself into with the research, I was at an old book sale, and saw a autobiography of Henry VIII; With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers. Little did I know, until after I had purchased it and got home to look at it, the first pages have letters back and forth between Lady Catherine Carey Knollys and William Somers, about Henry VIII being her biological father. Very interesting read, and extremely neat that my 12th grandmother is who she is. I read over the comments above, hoping to find a “Knowles”, “Knollys” who has previously left a comment, but am still pleased to see so many who are here to share their relationships with the Tudors. May God Bless Each and Everyone of You.
The 12th Great Granddaughter of Lady Catherine Carey Knollys
So I’m just now finding out that she was a great grandmother to me as well. So crazy!
My 12th Great Aunt is Anne Boleyn’s mother, Elizabeth Countess Wiltshire Howard Boleyn, which makes Anne Boleyn my 1st cousin 12x removed.
This is how I’m related to Queen Anne.
Relationship to me
Anne Elizabeth, “Queen of England & Marquess of Pembroke”, Boleyn/Tudor (1504 – 1536)
1st cousin 13x removed
Lady Elizabeth, “Countess of Wiltshire”, Howard (1486 – 1537)
Mother of Anne Elizabeth, “Queen of England & Marquess of Pembroke”, Boleyn/Tudor
Elizabeth Countess Surrey Tilney Howard (1450 – 1497)
Mother of Lady Elizabeth, “Countess of Wiltshire”, Howard
Lady Margaret, Baroness Bryan Bourchier (1468 – 1551)
Daughter of Elizabeth Countess Surrey Tilney Howard
Sir Francis, 1, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland Bryan (1490 – 1550)
Son of Lady Margaret, Baroness Bryan Bourchier
Sir Francis Bryan Jr (1549 – 1640)
Son of Sir Francis, 1, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland Bryan
William Smith “Prince Of Ireland” Bryan (1600 – 1667)
Son of Sir Francis Bryan Jr
Sir Francis III “Knight” Bryan (1630 – 1694)
Son of William Smith “Prince Of Ireland” Bryan
Captain Morgan Bryan (1681 – 1793)
Son of Sir Francis III “Knight” Bryan
Capt John Bryan (1730 – 1782)
Son of Captain Morgan Bryan
Mary Nancy Bryan (1771 – 1818)
Daughter of Capt John Bryan
Cynthia HAMPTON Cox (1798 – 1850)
Daughter of Mary Nancy Bryan
William D Cox (1821 – )
Son of Cynthia HAMPTON Cox
Thomas Jefferson Cox (1853 – 1922)
Son of William D Cox
Mamie Louise Cox James (1892 – 1962)
Daughter of Thomas Jefferson Cox
Fannie Mae James (1909 – 1992)
Daughter of Mamie Louise Cox James
James Russell Byrne (1936 – 2014)
Son of Fannie Mae James
Bobby J Byrne
You are the son of James Russell Byrne
I just found a Discovery on My Heritage and found that Anne Boylen is a direct descendant. It says she is a 17 generation aunt. I am shocked that there are so many of us. I have much more to learn. I’m sure it will continue to be a surprising experience.
My 14th Great Grandmother was Alice Boleyn 1452-1493 wife of Sir John Fortescue.
That makes Anne Boleyn my 2nd cousin 14x removed. What an exciting find!
I am a Boleyn direct descendant
Anne Boleyn is my 4th cousin 15 x removed…..my link comes from my 18th great grandfather Sir John c*ckayne 1358-1429 who is her 3rd great grandfather via has daughter Elizabeth’s tree line. Also related the same way to Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard who were also 3rd great granddaughters of Sir John. Makes me 5th cousin 14 x removed to QE1
My grandfather Thomas Boleyn parents are Lillian and Frank Bokeyn from Iowa. I know that Anne Boleyn is relate to my Boleyn family. My cousin Troy was a teacher in France for a few years. He find that for some reason we are relate to 2 Bokeyn families there. I see that a person talk about Catholucs. Yes it is true we are all sinners of God. I’m Catholic. But we need to realize being this up is wrong. As I just stated . We all have 1 Gid Amen. Freedom of choice of a person religion. What the thing is finding out more on my Boleyn family from France. That on my grandma side there us no royally in France that a family tree was made of the Jacoby. In 1930 that there was only 300 copies made. There a college in Wisconsin that as a history of families that I find my grandma side of the Jacoby family that is the same book as my grandma had. I have a copy. But my cousin Troy is in the country porland. So us here in America have not much to go on. About the Boleyn families in France other then Anne Boleynbis buried in Lindon under the altar if the Cathredal.
I have been informed that I am in line with Anne Boleyn as well. I am from Burlington, Iowa and would like to see what you have. I am not allowed to get the paperwork from a family member. Any help would be appreciated. I am on Ancestry.com. Ament-Johnson is the family tree.
Thank you,
Yolanda
I’m also related to King Henry VIII ( my 14th great-grandfather) through Mary Boleyn who gave birth to Catherine Carey.
There is no proof that Catherine Carey was Henry V111’s daughter only speculation fuelled by the fact that her mother had once been his mistress, she could have been as she was said to have resembled the King but Henry Carey was a cousin of his so that would explain a family likeness, also which is very important he never acknowledged Mary Boleyns daughter or son as his offspring , you cannot claim him as your ancestor unless you have 100% definite proof.
Through a college project my daughter found that she and I were cousins to Anne Boleyn and I believe it was 19 and 20th times removed. So without knowing how all this works, does this link us to the current royal family at all? Sorry if such a silly question.
Hi Jacquelyn, yes you do have a link to the royal family because the queen is descended from Annes sister Mary Boleyn, so you are cousins to Elizabeth 11 and of course to her family.
I’m not a direct descendent but Anne Boleyn is my 5th cousin 15 times removed according to my ancestry studies. Which I find fascinating
Hi, haven’t ran any tests but my grandfather would always tell me and show me our ancestry. I am sure I am somewhere in the bloodline. Family spread throughout the states but I am wondering who specifically I might be descending from, any other Bullen’s in the states ?
You people are not reading the question asked. Does Anne Boylen have any descendants, and the answer is only Elizabeth who went on to be queen but died childless.
Both were much too important and enough time has gone by that if there had been illegitimate children who lived, we would know by now.
All the other people discussed are meaningless to the question… Particularly if someone is trying to establish some DNA connection, as the time is too far away.
The first part of the question is “Are there any surviviving relatives of Anne Boleyn today?”, so the comments aren’t meaningless.
Hello, my maiden name is Boylen. I was told some time ago that I may be related to Ann or Mary. I don’t know much about them. I’m not exactly sure how to go about finding out for sure. If anyone could lead me in the right direction that would be awesome. Thank you
Knight Sir William Boleyn [son of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn] &
Lady Margaret Butler of Ormonde
Boleyn, Lady Anne [the other Anne Boleyn is my 13th great grandmother]
November 28 1475 to January 6, 1555
Governess of Princess [Queen] Mary Tudor & sheltered Elizabeth [later queen / Blicking, Norfolk, England
married Knight Lord High Sheriff Sir John Shelton
daughter ~ Margaret Shelton [served queen] married Thomas Woodhouse
Mapother, Sarah
1582 – 1642
Crofton, Sarah
1635 – 1709
Crofton, Elizabeth Janet
1660 – 1733
Knox, John
1687 – 1780
I’m also a descendant of King Henry VII Tudor [16th GG] through King James V Stewart [& Margaret Erskine] & son Regent Prior Earl James of Moray. I may be a descendant of King Henry VII [13th GG] through King Henry VIII & son Richard Edwards [mother Agnes Blewett]
There was, in fact, 2 Ann boleyn. I am direct defendant of Ann boleyn who was Queen Ann boleyn aunt and was married to Sir John Skelton. I have direct dna matches to boleyn, Stewart and Hastings as well as Neville, Howard, and more. The fact is, branches grow and there is undoubtably more royal blood amongst us “commoners” than in the Royal family itself
Yes, yes. We get it. All of England is descended from royalty. Posh.
I am descended through the West line link (Governor of Virginia) down to Hand/Tuttle line that married into the NY John Warren Whipple line. That’s presuming AC data is correct. She would be my 17th Great Aunt 🙂 Not a direct line since coming from her sister.
OMG! I finally found the end of this thread! LOL
(I did reply to a couple lines above.) First, Claire i love your work! (I hope i didn’t come across badly above to you on THE OTHER ANNE BOLEYN response, it was not intended to be rude.)
So i found out less than a year ago, i am a descendant of Lady Anne Shelton, AKA Anne Boleyn. Doing my research going back i found i am related to the Shelton’s that came over to America and settled in Virginia. Their daughter Sarah Shelton, married Patrick Henry. (My daughter and I joke and call him Uncle Patrick, which he is by marriage. )
Lady Anne Shelton is my 15th Great Grandmother, which makes Anne Boleyn Queen Consort, my 1st Cousin 16 times removed,(along with Mary and George.) Which also makes Queen Elizabeth I, my 2nd cousin 15 times removed; according to Ancestry. Com .
I’m not certain, my daughter and i still have to check this out, but i think way back in there we are also related to Henry VIII. Because i believe Anne Boleyn Queen Consort and Henry VIII were distant cousins as well. (Please politely correct me if i am wrong, as i said we are still researching. ) i believe they are related through Anne Boleyn Queen Consort ‘s mother Lady Elizabeth Howard. (As Anne Boleyn Queen Consort was also related to Henry’s 5th wife, Catherine Howard. They were cousins through Lady Elizabeth Howard.) I’m not sure what Lady Elizabeth Howard ‘s title was after marrying Thomas Boleyn.
Cecil above mentioned some other lines relating in to the Boelyn’s. I have traced a line to Jane Bolling which i believe is the step-daughter to Pocahontas. Like Queen Elizabeth I, many people believe the are descendants of Pocahontas but they are not. They are step-children or as one author calls them “Blue Bloods”. I believe i am a “Blue Blood” step-great grandaughter to Pocahontas. Pocahontas had one child with Rolfe, a son. Pocahontas did have a daughter with her first husband in her father’s tribe. She left that daughter with her father and the tribe when she married Rolfe.
BTW, Blake Shelton the American country signer and tv host is also a descendant of Lady Anne Shelton.
Are you a Howard? this does not sound right as my ninety five year old Aunt has all the records and this is not how the Howards traveled dear! LOL
Like several of you guys, my direct link to the Boleyn family is through a set of grandparents we share with Queen Anne, Geoffrey Boleyn and Anne Hoo. I descend from them to Alice Boleyn who marries John Fortescue and their son Adrian F was the father of Margaret F who married Thomas Wentworth and had a child named Elizabeth W who married John Day, etc. etc. down to America and my mother’s maiden name, Ely.
I’m related to Anne’s grampa’s brother.
I am related to Elizabeth Boleyn, she is 15th great aunt. I am also related to Margaret Lady the maid of honor to queen Anne boleyn.
Regarding the Tudor’s:
Henry VII is my 17th great uncle. Margaret Queen is my 16th great aunt. Edmund Tudor is my 17th great uncle.
I am a direct decendent of almost every Scottish monarch either great grandfather or great grandmother. 5 kings of sweden are my great grandfathers. Almost all of the old European kings and queens are great grandfathers or great grandmothers. I am trying to figure out if there is any significance to this. It’s just just one branch either, it’s about 8-10 main branches of the family tree on both my mom and dad side of the family. Being american revolutionary Patriots arriving to the usa very early 1600s , alot of the information appears to have been lost over the decades up until the internet discovery became available.
Hellooooooooooooo cousins from Maryland, USA!
Mary Boleyn is my 19th ggranmother, making Anne my 19th great aunt. I too come down the De La Warre line! To the Wests in NC, there are alot of Wests up this way as well.
Terry
I too am a West on two sides of my family. I wonder how many of us West descendants there are worldwide?
Mary Boleyn is my grandmother as well. Through her granddaughter Anne my maiden name is West. Hello from Tennessee!!!
Delaware was named after Thomas West third Baron West, Governor General of Virginia
My bloodline was traced to King Henry the VIII. In fact, we had an ancestor heritage party in Altoona, PA, along with those of the Magellan and Christopher Columbus bloodline. It made the news at the time. It was in 1992 or 1993, summer of….This is starting with my mother’s Cooper relatives from England.
I noticed a Dorothy JO (Murphy) Paulley comment in here. Is it possible you have any relation to Timothy Murphy 1749-1812 married to Mary Garrison and living in Monmouth County NJ but born in Ireland?
I’m guessing this is quite an old post but fir the sake if posterity…I’ve been working on my family tree since long before the internet was a household word. Much later DNA tests only confirmed relations through the years. Anne’s paternal grandparents are my 16th great grandparents, seems I am in good company with lots of cousins here!
(For what it’s worth, yes I’m American but I lived in England many years and go back regularly)
Sorry for so many late night phone typos
The Tudor name has been in my family for (apparently) centuries, how would i trace back all those centuries when i only have my mum & dads names?
The story goes that we are decedents of Henry VIII & a mysterious maiden who inherited the name Tudor. True or false I guess i’ll never know.
it’s a good story though so i’m going to keep telling it.
Were all related some way or another. 🙂
Monica no were not, maybe thousands of years ago when the population in England was much smaller than today, you may find you had a cousin who served at King Edgar’s court, maybe he had the odd bastard child, but royalty and commoners did not mix as a rule, there has always been a social class system in Britain, and besides no one can claim they are related to an historical figure unless there is actual documentation, the geanologist who made that claim was not an historian, and over the centuries more European immigrants have settled into Britain which filters out the blood link quite drastically, the distance in time and the more people settled in Britain does render that claim somewhat invalid.
Henry VIII of England is 16 Degrees from John Willis
Henry VIII Tudor
→
Jane Seymour
(his wife)
→
Henry Seymour
(her brother)
→
Jane Seymour
(his daughter)
→
Elizabeth Rodney
(her daughter)
→
Henry Norwood
(her husband)
→
Eleanor Norwood
(his sister)
→
John Culpeper
(her husband)
→
John Culpeper
(his son)
→
John Culpepper
(his son)
→
Sarah Mayo
(his wife)
→
Edward Mayo
(her brother)
→
Mary Clare
(his wife)
→
Mary Bundy
(her mother)
→
William Bundy
(her father)
→
Tomson Willis
(his mother)
→
Jesus Christ, we are all related to some sort of monarch or someone with royal connections. Congratulations, you’re Anne Boleyn’s lady-in-waiting’s neighbors cousins fifth granddaughter. If you’re of European descent or have any European ancestry at all, chances are you can trace it and find something royal. Everyone’s so caught up in their vanity. You’re not exceptional – nobody’s gonna hand you the crown of England because your 15th grandfather glanced at Anne Boleyn from a window. Get over yourselves. I’m sure there’s 10 trillion people around the world who can trace their ancestry to someone in Tudor England. Whoopdee doo.
Maybe people like history and find it interesting. As you stated European descent in bloodlines will trace back to royal connections most likely. However, nobody wants the crown. I’m proud of my Native American ancestry more so than my European ancestry. You seem to be a very mad individual, please get over yourself.
I will pipe up for Anonynous. Some of us are more into being real and truthful than in boasting about (probably) false claims to seem important. It’s delusional and one could ask “why are you trying so hard ?” what are you trying to prove. Just thinking mathematically, is it that likely that all of these 200 or so commenters are correct ? I think not. And it does get irritating, yes it does. I’m glad she said it. I’ve been trying to say the same thing for days but am always listed as “in moderation.” Sigh. People take the truth very, very badly. And if someone is so defensive and insecure on this topic, just maybe they have a subconscious inkling that what they believe is hooey.
thank you for saying this. I attempted to make this point the other day but i feel like i’m being dissed; comment thrown out for whatever reason. Maybe it was the sarcasm ? It’s hard not to be sarcastic with all of this meaningless blather. Here’s what : people can show off a family tree that dates back 700 yrs, but they are just words without some DNA to back it up. Even today, all kinds of things skew who and what is family. Like what ? Like wives having affairs and passing off the resulting babies as the legitimate product of their marriage. There were wards of the court who were taken into families, there was adoption, there were foundlings……Human nature being what it is, people get up to stuff on the side and the “descendants” will know nothing about it yet still brag that they are a distant cousin of Queen Maude or whomever. Even with meticulous record keeping that goes back ages, there were definitely “cuckoos in the nest ” — imposters who found their way into a family but are not related. Isn’t that how the tudor line got started ? Some Queen had a fling with her chamberlain or some such ? There have definitely been stories about changelings. You know, back in the 70s, after wounded knee, it became fashionable for everyone and their uncle to say “i’m part native american.” Well, hey, my grandmother comes from the Onondage reservation but i generally refuse to bring it up because all the false claims are embarassing to me; it’s ridiculous. Rather than join in on that bogus bandwagon, i just stay quiet. And yes, i do have the DNA to prove it Such a need to brag, to say “look at me, i’m so important.” It’s exhausting and stupid. I’m being real here; regrets to all the people who can’t handle it. Sorry, not sorry.
Am I allowed to just claim kinship of the soul? Anne Boleyn died on my birthdate – so does that count??? 🙂 lol
Good Lord, there’s no end to it, is there? Yes, everyone and their Aunt Tilly is descended from Kings and Queens. I myself am the reincarnation of Mary Queen of Scots. But seriously, then (as now) families are formed in lots of ways…… there are affairs, there are bastards, there are wards of the court that are taken in, there is adoption, there are foundlings. Just because a person BELIEVES they are the cousin of Queen Maude or whomever, don’t make it so. Plenty of wives got up to things on the side and passed off the resulting baby as the legitimate product of their marriage — the cuckoo in the nest, so to speak. Some “ancient” families have big tapestries of their family tree dating to the year dot…….. just cuz you say it, don’t make it so. Sorry, but this is life in the real world.
Reincarnation does not exist it is a scientific fact, we have two sets of parents who die and we are born to die, we die when our time is up, you cannot be ‘reborn’ again and I find it very amusing that those who think they are reincarnated, are always the reincarnation of a very famous historical figure, why do you believe you were Mary Queen Of Scots, why not the washer woman who worked in the laundry? Because it’s not very romantic is it ? Many a man will say they are the reincarnation of Napoleon because he was a dashing romantic figure, or Alexander the Great, but never ever would they say they are the reincarnation of Fred Boggles who worked in the chip shop in Camden Town.
Lol! you are right so many people want to be famous but I do not care because I am a Howard pedigree and Anne is my aunt 14th, I think out most of these people they are just a small fraction, and only 25% are even consider royal lineage. I have family members with Howard traits that are past down to our female relatives hmm
There are descendants of the Tudors out there Queen Elizabeth II is a descendant of the Tudors herself.
I thought it was really cool to find out I’m related to Anne Boleyn, but I didn’t think there would be so many. Oh well… for what it’s worth, she is my 3rd cousin 17x removed. Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny is my direct 18th great-grandfather. He married Katherine Howard, who is sister to John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk. From there it trickles down to Elizabeth Howard and Anne Boleyn.
I am a descendent of Mary Boleyn
I am a descendent of Mary Boleyn, she had two children by King Henry VIII, but he didn’t a acknowledged them, their name was Catherine Mary (1524-1568) and Henry (1525-1596).
There is no evidence they were the kings children, She was married to her first husband William Carey and he acknowledged them as his, just because at one time and it may only have been the once Mary slept with the king, a whole plethora of rumours have arisen about him siring her son and daughter, it is really just rumour and there is no hard evidence whatsoever, her eldest child Catherine may have been his but that is just speculation by historians, as for Henry Carey he was born in 1526, when the king was heavily involved with his aunt Anne Boleyn, look also at how healthy they were with large families to their names, none of Henry V111’s acknowledged children produced any healthy offspring, these factors surely filter out any paternity claims to Henry V111?
Hello,
I have no clue if this thread is still active but I’ll post anyway. I am also a descendent of Mary Boleyn and come from the Fox family in Virginia, although I currently live in Australia. The connection is as follows:
Mary Boleyn
Catherine Carey
Anne West, Lady De La Warr (1555-1608)
Colonel John West (1590-1659), husband of Anne Percy
John West (1632-1689), husband of Unity Croshaw
Henry Fox (1650-1714)
Henry Fox II (1674-1750)
Col. Henry Fox (1698-1710)
William Fox (1743-?), husband of Sarah Caroll
Elizabeth Fox (1770-1809), wife of James Wand
William Wand (1794-1866), husband of Sarah Brentinali
William Wand (1830-1897), husband of Emma Kimber.
I won’t include any more names for the sake of privacy, but if you are intrigued I’ll happily email you more details!
Essentially, how the family ended up in Australia was because of social upheavals in France. William Wand and his brother John Wand (1830-1859) were Nottingham Lace Makers and migrated to Calais. Due to the upheavals, John Wand migrated to Australia with other lacemakers to make a living. Later in 1853 (I think), William’s son called William (1830-1897) would later migrate to New South Wales as well. The family has been there ever since.
Yep, we are related! Robert C. Fox here, Kilmarnock, VA. Henry Fox (1650-1714) to Col. Thomas Fox to jJoseph Fox Sr. to Thomas Fox to Jeremiah Fox to Robert Jeremiah Fox to Joseph Carter Fox my great grandfather…so we are descended from different sons of Henry Fox.
Im a surviving ancestor to Katherin Edward.
Im a surviving ancestor to Katherin Edward. direct line
I have been tracing my forebears with the help of Ancestry, Find a grave, Google and wiki to name but some. I have found the following pathway and wonder if anyone can link in or add to my tree which is on the Ancestry site.
I can link to william Ist through to Edward Ist then down through :-
Joan of Acre
Eleanor de Clare
Elizabeth de Spenser
Lord Thomas Berkeley
Elizabeth de Berkeley
Lady Eleanor Beauchamp
Eleanor Beaufort
Margaret Spenser
Sir William Carey
Catherine Carey
Elizabeth Knolleys
Anne Leighton
Anne St John
John Wilmot
Anne Bayntun
Edward Bayntun Rolt
Sir Andrew Bayntun Rolt
Maria Barbara Bayntun Rolt
Augusta Starky
Emily Rose Beauchmp Wells
Frank Beauchamp Beckingham
William Donald Beckingham
and me.
Every one of these steps can be verified through Ancestry down to the last 4 steps but there are other documents to cement the last links such as census and parish records also the ‘Annual Register of History, Politics and literature for 1822’ on Google. I have only just happened upon this site and impressed with the amount of detailed research that some people have done. Many of you are very knowledgeable. Yonita Ward particularly, are you still active ?
I forgot to add a really interesting and useful source called
‘A genealogical and heraldic history of commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank but uninvested with heritable honours.’ By John Burke Esq. Author or Burkes peerage……….Long title !!
This copy is in the library of the university of California
I’m fairly confident that Mary Boleyn is my 14x great-grandmother, based on some genealogical research I’ve done. The line of descent goes as follows:
Lady Catherine Knollysy 1559-1632
Lettice FitzGerald Digby 1st Baroness Offaly 1579-1658
Daughter of Lady Catherine Knollys Baroness Offaly
Rt. Rev. Essex Digby Bishop of Dromore 1609-1683
Rt. Rev. Simon Digby Lord Bishop of Elphin 1652-1720
Jane Digby 1690- ?
Mary (Molly) Ffrench 1728-1753
William Persse 1747-1813
Patrick Persse 1780-1837
William Dudley Persse 1800-1892
Delia Persse 1836-1907
Mary Jane (Minnie) Eagleson 1864-
George Alexander Dawe 1885-1936
George Dawe 1915-1983 – my paternal grandfather
Son of George Alexander Dawe
Hello Molly,
Mary Boleyn Carey is my 14X great grandmother as well! My line includes the Wests, who eventually helped to settled Jamestown.
Mary’s granddaughter Anne Knollys married Thomas West, 11th Lord de la Warre. Their son, Thomas West, 12th Baron de la Warre, is for whom Delaware is named. He helped bring order to the Jamestown colony and died at sea while traveling between England and the colony.
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My family found out recently that we are distantly related to Anne Boleyn, Queen Consort of England. Anne’s great-grandfather (Sir Geoffrey II) is my 16th great-grandfather, making Anne my second cousin 15x removed and Elizabeth I my 3rd cousin, 14x removed. Also, my 14th great-grandmother (Lady Margaret Wyatt) was Anne’s lady in waiting. Very cool!
An addition: we are related to Geoffry II via Lady Elizabeth Anne Boleyn, Baroness Heydon (m. Sir Henry Heydon, Baron of Baconsthorpe).
Hi i’m Jaime from the Philippines, and i am not connected in any way to Anne Boleyn. Just saying. : )
I am a descendant of Mary Boleyn; she is my 13th Great Grandmother.
Lady Mary Boleyn 1504-1543
13th great-grandmother
Lord Hunsdon Henry Carey 1525-1596
Son of Lady Mary Boleyn
Lord Hunsdon George Carey 1547-1603
Son of Lord Hunsdon Henry Carey
Frances Cary 1540-1635
Daughter of Lord Hunsdon George Carey
Sir Walter Plummer 1616-1639
Son of Frances Cary
Thomas Plummer 1642-1694
Son of Sir Walter Plummer
Thomas Plummer 1697-1774
Son of Thomas Plummer
John Plummer 1716-1758
Son of Thomas Plummer
Richard Plummer 1740-1794
Son of John Plummer
John Plummer 1780-1863
Son of Richard Plummer
William R Plummer 1812-1879
Son of John Plummer
George Washington Plummer Sr 1844-
Son of William R Plummer
George Washington Plummer 1862-1938
Son of George Washington Plummer Sr
Bertha E Plummer 1901-1942
Daughter of George Washington Plummer
Betty Jo Harrison 1935-1982
Daughter of Bertha E Plummer
Elizabeth Harrison
You are the daughter of Betty Jo Harrison
We are connected through Richard Plummer. My great grandmother was Ruth Elizabeth Plummer, daughter or Oliver W Plummer in Cambria Co, PA.
We are connected through Richard Plummer. My great grandmother was Ruth Elizabeth Plummer, daughter or Oliver Plummer in Cambria Co, PA.
We are connected through Richard Plummer. My great grandmother was Ruth Elizabeth Plummer, daughter of William Oliver William Plummer in Cambria Co, PA.
Elizabeth Harrison-Carr, We are connected through Richard Plummer. My great grandmother was Ruth Elizabeth Plummer, daughter of William Oliver William Plummer in Cambria Co, PA.
My relative is Elizabeth Anne Boleyn, daughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn II, she was the aunt of Anne Boleyn (Henry VIII). She’s my 18th great grandmother.
I am related as below
Anne Boleyn was my 1st Cousin 17 x removed and her mother Elizabeth Howard was my 17th Great Aunt. She married Thomas Boleyn
Elizabeth Tilney was 17th Great Grandmother who married Sir Thomas Howard.
Catherine Howard, Queen of England, was 1st Cousin, 17 x removed.
Im still working on my tree, especially on dates and spellings but this is my link to Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn. Queen of England (1533 to 1536) 1507-1536
1st cousin 17x removed
Elizabeth Howard Boleyn Countess of Wiltshire 1480-1538
Mother of Anne Boleyn. Queen of England (1533 to 1536)
Elizabeth Tilney (Countess of Surrey & Duchess of Norfolk) 1446-1497
Mother of Elizabeth Howard Boleyn Countess of Wiltshire
Baroness Margaret Howard Bourchier 1468-1551
Daughter of Elizabeth Tilney (Countess of Surrey & Duchess of Norfolk)
Elizabeth Bryan 1500-1546
Daughter of Baroness Margaret Howard Bourchier
Lady Mary Maria Carew 1513-1568
Daughter of Elizabeth Bryan
Sir Edward Darcy Knight 1543-1612
Son of Lady Mary Maria Carew
Isabella Darcy 1600-1669
Daughter of Sir Edward Darcy Knight
James Launce (of Truro and Penair) ESQ. 1623-1677
Son of Isabella Darcy
John Lance 1652-1728
Son of James Launce (of Truro and Penair) ESQ.
Amy Amye Lance Launce 1678-1735
Daughter of John Lance
Richard Pleming 1708-1783
Son of Amy Amye Lance Launce
Anne Plymming Plumming
Daughter of Richard Pleming
Simon Richards 1772-1841
Son of Anne Plymming Plumming
William Richards 1799-1869
Son of Simon Richards
Eliza Richards 1827-
Daughter of William Richards
Ellen Snell 1851-1944
Daughter of Eliza Richards
Annie Mitchell 1879-1954
Daughter of Ellen Snell
Gordon Archdale Jones 1900-1973
Son of Annie Mitchell
Pamela Marion Babette Jones 1932-1982
Daughter of Gordon Archdale Jones
Russell Gordon Jones (adopted by his grandad, but born norbury) 1951-
Son of Pamela Marion Babette Jones
Then myself
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Anne Boleyn is my 10th cousin 10 times removed. Her father, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire is my 9th cousin 11 times removed. Blood Relatives via my mother…
I just found out today that my Uncle-In-Law’s 10th great grandmother is Elizabeth Knollys, meaning Anne Boleyn would be his 13th grand aunt?
Just made the connection recently that Mary Boleyn is my 14th Great Grandmother on my mothers side. I’m hoping that I made the right connections. Perhaps I will have it verified by a professional when able to be certain.
According to ancestry.com
James VI was my 16th great grandfather..is there a DNA test to confirm such a thing?
According to my family tree, Ann Boelyn is my 1st cousin 14 times removed.
Anne was my 15th Great Aunt:
Anne Boleyn ( Marquess Of Pembroke, Queen Consort Of England) 1501-1536
15th great-aunt
Sir Thomas Boleyn (1st Earl Of Wiltshire, 1st Earl Of Ormonde) 1477-1539
Father of Anne Boleyn ( Marquess Of Pembroke, Queen Consort Of England)
Mary Boleyn 1499-1543
Daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn (1st Earl Of Wiltshire, 1st Earl Of Ormonde)
Lady Catherine Carey 1524-1568
Daughter of Mary Boleyn
Anne Knollys 1555-1608
Daughter of Lady Catherine Carey
Elizabeth West 1573-1633
Daughter of Anne Knollys
Elizabeth Pelham 1604-1628
Daughter of Elizabeth West
Ann Humphrey 1625-1695
Daughter of Elizabeth Pelham
Susannah Palmes 1665-1747
Daughter of Ann Humphrey
Waitstill Avery 1708-1737
Son of Susannah Palmes
Olief Avery 1722-1762
Daughter of Waitstill Avery
Nancy Catherine (Caty) Croom 1743-1788
Daughter of Olief Avery
James Collins Jr 1777-1838
Son of Nancy Catherine (Caty) Croom
William Collins 1800-1850
Son of James Collins Jr
David Alfred Collins Sr 1846-1931
Son of William Collins
William S Collins 1882-1958
Son of David Alfred Collins Sr
Adelein Elizabeth (Addie) Collins 1906-2003
Daughter of William S Collins
Raymond Morris Newton 1939-1965
Son of Adelein Elizabeth (Addie) Collins
Barbara Anne Lee
You are the daughter of Raymond Morris Newton
My Mother is Mary Queen of Scots 1st Cousin 14 times removed. So I don’t know what that makes me,but yeah lol. I ALWAYS had visions when I was a kid and for it to be confirmed is awesome. The weirdest part is I was born with a slit in each ear like a second earring hole. Exactly even on both sides. I used to make a joke like see it’s because my head was cut off in my past life. I laugh about it now.
Hi Tara. So if your mother is 1st cousin 14 times removed, that would make you Mary Queen of Scots 1st cousin 15 times removed.
lol!! Yes you are right. I read what I wrote again and I sound like such an airhead..lol. I have been looking into everything and the story that is emerging is too much to believe. All I can say is a lot is going to be changing in the next two years. It’s going to be a crazy ride. I’ll tell you that. xoxo
I remember hearing something about Thomas Jefferson being Anne Boleyn’s 8th cousins 7 times remove, is this true? I just needed to know if you think she was truly related to a founding father.
I am descended from Margaret Butler and her daughter, Alice Boleyn Clere. Therefore, Anne Boleyn is my first cousin, several generations removed.
Anne Boleyn is my 14th great aunt. I discovered the link on Familysearch.org.
Yep me too & Henry VII Tudor through James V of Scotland.
In 1600 its a big list, and most people around Shakespeare family, My Grandmother is a Hathaway
I think many many thousands of people are direct descendants of Mary Boleyn, Anne’s sister. I am 4 x over since English aristocracy was so inbred. They are all about 15/16 generations back from me. Almost everyone with any British blood is a direct descendant from earlier kings like King Edward 1st and he was one of Mary’s ancestors, so almost everyone with any British blood are related to Ann Boleyn. At 15 generations back I have over 60,000 direct ancestors theoretically, over 30,000 just in that generation, but actually I have less as many are duplicates in my tree, which after a while more resembles a web, and Mary Boleyn is at least 4 of them. Everyone in the world is related.
After numerous DNA testing I am shown as my relationship to be Anne Boleyns 1st Cousin x13 removed. I have the entire lineage with her.
Shout out to everybody and Claire too!
I have Capt. Thomas Boleyn of Bloxhall, (‘Bluxhull’), Suffolk, (Not Norfolk!), of the line of Rev. Thomas and Rev. Dr. Thomas II, (grand uncle of Anne Boleyn Queen Consort). Capt. Boleyn was living in Dublin Ireland 1630-44 ish, with wife Jane Graves , son, Godfrey, (Mary Singleton), dau. Maria, (col Thomas Whitney), their dau, Anna(Boleyn)Whitney + Rev. Ambrose Upton, one of my ggf. Descendant families of Gledstanes, Fetherston and O’Dell, back to Conyers and Upton in Limerick, 2nd cousin (3x gen.) marriages.
The most details I could find are at The Peerage website!
Ring any bells for anyone? Who was this man?
I trace my line thru my grandmothers McMurray line Elizabeth is my 15th great grandmother making Anne and I !st Cousins 15 times removed
Elizabeth Howard is my 13th greatgrand mother
I am a direct descendent of Anne’s father’s sister, Alice
I am a direct descendent of Mary Boleyn’s nurse’s sister’s son’s best friend’s vicar.
All I can say is these people were real and they are our ancestors for goodness sake:) Don’t we owe them the descency to at least remember them. All of us probably know more about Harry Potter than our own Grandparents;) Show some respect–So BTW, yes Mary Boleyn was my Grandma (don’t know the x) through her son Lord Henry, to his daughter Anne Carey and so on–There is a lot written on this forum, but is anyone keeping track on who is related to Mary and Anue’s Great Aunt Anne Elizabeth Boleyn.? I have found 3 branches related to her. Yes, yes my family married Cuzins; well when you are stuck on an island what can you expect;))
I ammthe great grand daughter of Mister Kleen
Some of you guys are delusional. Anne Boleyn does not have any living descendants today. I know you want it to be true, but it just isn’t. Sorry.
You are correct her only child who lived was Elizabeth 1st who died childless, however there are many descendants around today who are related to her by her niece and nephew and numerous cousins.
I’ve been working on my husband’s West family tree. He is a direct descendant of
Mary Boleyn through her granddaughter, Anne Knollys and Sir Thomas West 2nd Lord De La Warr.
I have been doing some research on my line & I’m a direct descendant (17 generations) from Margaret Boelyn (Anne’s Aunt) & John Sackville. So I believe Anne is my 1st Cousin 8 times removed. I am also a grandchild of Anne & Edward Seymour (15 generations)…so I have 2 Queens (Aunt Jane Seymour) & King (1st Cousin 8 times removed – Edward VI) in my tree…That should get me out of doing the dishes 🙂
Hi to Paige Allaire who posted in this thread. She says Sir Geoffrey Boleyn is her 16th grandfather. Sir Geoffrey Boleyn is my 17th grandfather. Pls reply if you would like to discuss.
I just found out through Ancestry that Anne Boleyn is actually my first cousin 19 times removed I thought it was interesting and came as a complete shock.
According to BYU History Technology Lab, Anne Boleyn is my 1st cousin 14 times removed. We have common grandparents. Thomas Howard 1443-1524 married Elizabeth Tilney 1445-1497. I descend from Margaret Bourchier 1468-1551 married Thomas Bryan 1464-1517
Thomas Howard and Elizabeth Tilney were Margaret Bourchier’s parents
I am a direct decent from Mary Boleyn which she changed the her last name from Boulouge to Boleyn in order to blend with the English. I am Duchess Dulce Maria of Matamoros Boulouge Lothbrok Romanov. I am the 39th great granddaughter of Mary Boleyn which she did change it to the original name Boulouge. Also, the Boulouge come from French, Irish, Welsh and Spain. It Columbie, Colombe, Columbine, Toll, McCoy.
Hi, I stumbled across this document showing descents of Mary Boleyn & William Carey
https://www.familysearch.org/service/records/storage/das-mem/patron/v2/TH-904-81806-4748-48/dist.txt?ctx=ArtCtxPublic
According to this I’m decended through Sir Robert Carey, William Carey (the elder), Thomas (black plague Carey), Thomas Carey, Thomas Carey III, Thomas Carey IV, Edward Carey, Mary Carey, Felix Lampard.. however official versions only show the children of Mary Boleyn & William Carey as Mary Catherine Carey (m Sir Francis Knollys) & Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon.
If anyone has seen this document can you shed any light on the extra children that appear or where this information can be referenced back to?
Many thanks
Hi Claire,
MY FIRST POST HERE WAS AUG 2012! This thread starts with the question of “Boleyn blood out there “? After being at this for 9 + years, I have suggestions for you and your readers…
Ancestry:
Anne Boleyn came from a family with nobility ancestors, Hoo, Butler, etc. and there is a generations long line of ancestors, Geoffreys, Williams, Thomas’, and Johns, all the way back to Ralph 1260.
Surnames:
As of this post, I have these spellings of Boleyn related or descendant surnames: Boleyn, Boylan, Bolen, Bollan, Bollen, Bollin, Bolin, Bolleine, Bohlen, Boelen, Bohelen, Boleigne, Boallan, Boulan, Boullin, Boullen, Boulden, Bolden, Bouldin, Bolling, Bowling, Boling, Bullin, Bullent, Bullan, Bullant, Bullent, Bullene, Bulleyne, Bullen, Bulen, Bulleyn, Bullasygne, Bullein, sorry for any repeats.
All of the above surnames are valid and may have ancestral Boleyn DNA. There is a guy named Larry Bowling at a popular DNA testing outfit on line who has a Bolling/Bollan Family DNA Study Project. Look at their color coded DNA Results Chart and list of surnames and groups. At the very same website/DNA testers, you can do Surname and or Familial analysis of your DNA testing and compare your centiMorgan matches to surnames like the ones above. Our ‘Upton’ DNA tested out matching an average of approx. 33cM to Bollen, Bullen, Boelen and Bowling(in) surnames of Group 6!
So, whether it be Y Chromosome, (male/father line DNA or cM in Autosomal/Somatic(Genomic) DNA, you can look for your “Boleyn DNA” and find out if all the family rumors were true!?
In the posts above, I see the repeated ‘mantras’ of Carey, Knoylls, Sackville, West etc… THERE”S A WHOLE BIGGER AND MORE DIRECT, (BLOOD LINES/DNA), OF RELATIONS TO QUEEN ANNE BOLEYN OUT THERE!!! These surnames are in direct relation to Boleyns, not other related families!
I have found relation and ‘pay dirt’ to the Bullen families of Suffolk, Co. Dublin, (Capt. William and Capt. Thomas Bullen, Boleyn Whitney at Trinity College Dublin), Co. Cork,(Queens College Cork), Dublin GA and Mass. USA, (1700’s). Find your surnames or spellings and look for your lines of Boleyn descendants! Know your Boleyn ancestors, they liked titles, (Dr. Rev.), and academics!
Enjoy people!!! And THANKS Claire!!!
Warm Regards,
Mark Tyksinski Upton
Lacey WA USA
Hi Mark–Just a note here, when tracing American roots, look for the name “Hayden”. All my Hayden relatives are direct descendants of Anne Elizabeth Boleyn. My current project I call “Hunting Haydens” because I know it will eventually lead to the Boleyns. Thank you for your very indepth information here–I have enjoyed reading over it many times
Yes! We are Geoffrey Boleyn’s 22nd great grandchildren! Anne is my 2nd cousin 22 x removed.
If the Mormon church do not confirm certain families dna. There will be a dead end and the TRUTH will never be told
I have the names West, Howard, Seymour, and Spencer and Hamilton in my family tree – cousins I found on ancestrydna. I had Churchill but they did some sort of reboot and it disappeared. I wonder if I could be related to Anne. My name is Ann lol (no e). In fact Ann is a very popular name in my family tree as well, my great-grandmother had it as a middle name for starters. I am third generation English on my father’s side, my grandfather came to the USA as a young man.
We’re here. We mostly avoid you because whenever we talk about history you all start reliving the days of Tudor England and start trying to plant conspiracies on our shoulders. I’ve spent 3 years setting up lawsuits for people because I’d very much like my real life and wages now.
I’m sorry Anne died tragically, but she did decide to play the French game and lost. If she wanted a better outcome, don’t play.
My 16th great grandfather was Anne boelyns grandfather a boelyn himself so she is a relatively close cousin give the passage of time 🙂
Hello everyone, I believe I am a descendant but to just be blunt about the whole thing, I don’t know anything about geneology and I am just finding out that everyone ve ever known has been lying to me and wont breathe a word about it to me. I literally have not a single soul i can trust that will speak about this at all. The only thing I do have to go on is what my birth certificate says and that is that my birth mother is Jane Carol Grow(11/21/1951 or 1952) and my dad is Raymond Eugene Jones. I’ve always been told by whom I thought was my mother that she shot and killed my dad on July 1, 1977. He was born January 20, 1936. His parents were Dallas Paul Jones and Sylvia Edith Jones (Watterson) One of his uncles was a man named Stanley Guy Watterson. My maternal grandparents were.Ivan Waldo and Nellie Madeline Grow (Morris).. My Paternal great grandparents were Ora Alonso Wateerson and Minne Watterson (Grey) I had an uncle named Dan Lee Grow Sr who always told me I was related on both sides of my family. . Another uncle named David E Morris, Ivan D. Grow Jr. And an aunt named Martha E Morris.(Black). .. Im trying not to run on and on, I went to the library and the librarian and I had trouble finding a birth record for me. I have come to believe I am related to a woman named Pamela “Crazy Jayne” Robert (Hewitt.) I have been discovered that appear to be of the Jackson family . In relation to Michael Jackson that is. And believe I have strong ties to the Hart and some to the West family and to the Gray family. I married and divorced from the Fuller family . I was supposedly a fraternal twin to Monte Eugene Jones and born 11/01/1973 in Anderson Indiana. Any help at all is greatly appreciated. My email is fullercynthia679@gmail.com.
Im sorry that was supposed to read Pamela Crazy Jane Eb Bert born Hewett
Lol! you are right so many people want to be famous but I do not care because I am a Howard pedigree and Anne is my aunt 14th, I think out most of these people they are just a small fraction, and only 25% are even consider royal lineage. I have family members with Howard traits that are past down to our female relatives hmm
My ancestry is both Plantagenet and Lancaster. My maternal haplo group is R. Diana and I share the same
Maternal haplo. I am able to trace from Edward II as most all English people are able. My 12th great great grandmother was Maude Green who married a Parr. Later Queen Catherine Parr came to be. We are cousins. One of my ancestors is John Adams and his wife who was a Smith. She had royal blood and so through her is my link to royal lined on my father’s side. On my mother’s side there are many high level nobility and royalty as well. The tree is exhausting. I know I am related to Diana via Spencer.
Lawrence Cheney (Cheyenne) was Anne Boleyn’s great grandchild. He’s my 17th ggf through his son Sir John Cheney.
Don’t bother. People want to believe they’re descendants of royalty, that their bloodlines are somehow special. My grandfather made a family tree as well. SWEARS were descents of royalty. But people make mistakes when forming family trees, particularly that far back. So without DNA evidence its all conjecture anyways.
My cousin took the DNA test and we have the same blood and it came back and who the lady Anna is family related
In IRELAND I have found evidence of Boleyns who fled Stuart England post 1603…
All the surnames below are my DNA/blood relations…
Documented relation in Upton family trees;
Anne (Boleyn) Newcomen (1608/09-1650)+ Sir Robert Newcomen 3rd Bt. Anne is said to be of George II + Joan< George I and Jane Parker Rochford, Through Bourke-Atkinson lines to William John Henry Upton + Elizabeth Atkinson,
Capt. Thomas Boleyn (1630/40-1712) Dublin + Jane Graves related to rev. Ambrise Upton and William Upton + Margaret Carroll.
Descendant families or family clusters related by adoption:
Whitney
Bourke
O'Dwyer
Boleyn adopting, some testing as Boleyn Y males:
Adams
Atkins
Atkinson
Bailey/Bayly/Baylee
Bowen
Cox (Spring-Rice-Smith-O'Brien-Bourke-Cox of Cahermoyle House , Limerick)
Hatch(er)
Lyons
McCoy
McDonald
porter
O'Sullivan
Young(onge)
Wright
Families connected to each other and mini-cluster above by adoption:
Butler
Delaney
Carroll
Walsh
Bennett
Curry
Howard
Moore
Walker
Rae
O'Dell
Plunkett
Kennedy
Keogh
Murphy
ALL these surnames match my DNA, all these surnames are related to each other in clusters, lines of descent or adoption of Boleyn in Ireland. If your family lines in Ireland have more than a few of these surnames,, you may be BOLEYN related too!?
Ref. Bolling Family Association DNA Project at FamilyTree DNA, Ancestry DNA, WRG, Whitney Research Group, GFA, Graves Family Association, The Peerage website by Darryl Roger Lundy