Royal
and Noble Ancestors of Thomas Knowlton Gibson
through
the Winn Withers, Keene and Gosnold Family Lines.
The purpose of these pages
is to identify some of our notable ancestors,
through lines that are both historical, mythological and legendary,
but not improbable. The word mythological
does not mean false but rather "to designate the narrative component".
Our family has more than 170 legendary lines
tracing back to Adam, some more probable than others, though I
am
certain that we trace back
somehow to Adam, so it doesn't matter whether through these lines or
some other. Links are provided to Wikipedia articles
for
additional reading. I was recently contacted by a
"professional
genealogist" who
wanted to point out that my legendary lines of descent were, in fact,
legendary and that some people might take them as wholly factual (which
is why I used the word "legendary" in the first place).
Readers are
free
to believe them or not. Legendary implies that they cannot be
proved, but are based on medieval or mythological sources. I
would
refer such skeptical readers of these pages to
the Wikipedia article on Descents
from Antiquity,
which they may find enlightening. Descent from
medieval and
ancient royal families is very possible and probable with almost all
colonial families of European descent. Please do not
contact
me
if
you intend to criticize or refute my pages. There is no point
as
I am
not trying to prove anything. Our ancestors are
listed here
to be
shared,
enjoyed and
appreciated by those reading these pages. I have found
more than 2000 royal or noble ancestor with more than 120
different
lines to Charlemagne, "the father of Europe and the western
world."
Our family is directly
descended from at least thirty Mayflower
passengers,
an extremely unique lineage.
I am a 9th cousin to both George and Laura Bush as we are all direct
blood descended of James Withers (1680-1746) and
his wife Elizabeth Keene (1682-1769).
I am also a
10th cousin to Laura Bush through Philip
Pendleton (1654-1721) and his wife Isabella Hurt
(1654-1724).
That would make Chris and Jon triple cousins to the Bush twins, Barbara Pierce Bush
and Jenna Welch Bush (b.
1981)
(George
and Laura are also related to each other through two other family lines
as are my parents).
I have also uncovered four
other relations to George Bush, and distant and not so distant
relations with at least
27 other presidents
including Presidents
Jackson, Coolidge, Roosevelt and General Geo.Washington.
Additionally,
I am an 10th cousin to both HRH Prince Charles
of
Wales, and Diane,
the
former Princess of Wales.
Chris and Jon
are double cousins to Princes
William and Harry.
Here
is another documented and well researched royal line of
ancestry.
Here
is a link to many more royal lines with some going back to antiquity.
