In November 2017, Prince Harry chose an American for his bride-to-be, and the media coverage over this announcement was, of course, overwhelming. What sparked my interest in this news story were the local (New Hampshire) newspapers (and other media outlets) reporting that Meghan Markle had ancestral ties to some early Hampton, NH settlers. Myself having numerous ancestors from there, I took a look at her family tree (one was posted on the American Ancestors website), and compared it with mine. While I don't have a (known) blood connection to Christopher Hussey, an ancestor of Meghan's who was the main focus in the news articles (see: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171130/future-british-princess-meghan-markle-has-ancestral-ties-to-hampton), there were numerous others I was linked to. I ran with a couple of surnames we had in common, to calculate our MRCA (most recent common ancestor). Here are a few families that I charted out:
Through the ROBERT PAGE family (I descend from 4 of his children!), and the Capt. HENRY DOW line, I am 10th cousins to Thomas Markle.
Through the ROBERT PAGE family (I descend from 4 of his children!), and the Capt. HENRY DOW line, I am 10th cousins to Thomas Markle.
Through the line of MORRIS HOBBS, I am a 10th cousin, 1x removed, from Meghan.
Here is my connection with the ANTHONY TAYLOR common ancestor. Again, on the 10th cousin line.
I know I also have a common ancestor with the Rev. STEPHEN BACHILOR, but with him being probably the most well known of all the early Hampton names, I chose instead a few other lines. Perhaps I'll chart out my connections to all of his famous descendants (see his Wikipedia page) in another blog entry!
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