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My Grandmother, Mary Jane Woolsey's ancestors can be traced back to the founders of Flushing, New Amsterdam (now New York) in the 1620's.  One of the branches off this line is Mary Pearsall, my 9th Great Grandmother.  She is supposed to descend from Royalty as per the "History and Genealogy of the Pearsall Family in England and America" by Clarence E. Pearsall, Vol. II 1928. Chapter 53.  Of course, some researchers doubt the accuracy of Clarence's work, however, I have fun with it anyway.  Based on the royal descents found on the internet, these are my rich and famous relatives.
 

	V.I.P	Relationship	Common Ancestor
	Abigail Smith Adams wife of John Adams	16th cousin, 8 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. President	17th cousin, 7 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Cliff Arquette "Charley Weaver"  Actor, Humorist	25th cousin, once removed	William de Warenne 26th Great Grandfather
	Patricia Arquette Actress	26th cousin, once removed	William de Warenne 26th Great Grandfather
	Jane Austin Author	half 15th cousin, 9 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Humbprey Bogart Actor	21st cousin, 3 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Daniel Boone Explorer	half 14th cousin, 11 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Wernher von Braun Rocket Scientist	half 20th cousin, 4 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Poet	19th cousin, 5 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	John Barrymore Actor	22nd cousin, 2 times removed	Wm de Ferrers III 24th Great Grandfather
	Drew Blyth Barrymore  Actress	24th cousin	Wm de Ferrers III 24th Great Grandfather
	James Buchanan 15th U.S. President	not sure	King Henry I 28th Great Grandfather
	Aaron Burr U.S. Vice President	16th cousin, 8 times removed	Edward I King of England my 23rd Great Grandfather
	George Burroughs hung as Salem Witch	22nd cousin, 11 times removed	Gilbert de Clare 22nd Great Grandfather
	George H. W. Bush 42nd U.S. President	23rd cousin, 2 times removed	Princess Joan of Acre 22nd Great Grandmother
	George W. Bush 43rd U.S. President	23rd cousin, 3 times removed	Princess Joan of Acre 22nd Great Grandmother
	Lewis Carrol Author	half 19th cousin, 5 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Jimmy Carter 39th U.S. President	7th cousin, once remove	Moore Carter my 7th Great Grandfather
	Charlemagne Emperor Holy Roman Empire	37th, 38th, 39th, 40th & 41st Great Grandfather	Pepin "The Short" 38th -42nd Great Grandfather
	Fletcher Christian HMS Bounty Mutineer	17th cousin, 7 times removed	Edward I King of England my 23rd Great Grandfather
	Agatha Christie Mystery Writer	24th cousin, 2 times removed	Robert de Ferrers my 27th Great Grandfather
	John Calvin Coolidge 30th U.S. President	27th cousin, 3 times removed.	Maud de St. Liz my 26th Great Grandmother
	Sir Winston Churchill Prime Minister of England	22nd cousin, 2 times removed	Edward I King of England my 23rd Great Grandfather
	Walt Disney Cartoonist & Producer	20th cousin, 3 times removed	Princess Joan of Acre 22nd Great Grandmother
	Michael Kirk Douglas Actor & Producer	25th cousin	Gilbert de Clare 24th Great Grandfather
	Robert de Ferrers, III "Robin Hood"	1st cousin, 23 times removed	Roger de Quincy 23nd Great Grandfather
	Joseph Alberic Fiennes Awarding Winning Actor	20th cousin, 4 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes Awarding Winning Actor	20th cousin, 4 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Sir Ranulph Fiennes N. & S. Pole Explorer	19th cousin, 5 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Gerald R. Ford 38th U.S. President	Half 20nd cousin, 2 times removed	King John "Lackland" 25 Great Grandfather
	James A. Garfield 20th U. S. President	22nd cousin, 3 times removed	Wm de Ferrers III 24th Great Grandfather
	Hermann Wilhelm Göring Nazi Military Leader	23rd cousin, 4 times removed	King Henry II 26th/27th Great Grandfather
	Gen. Uylsses S. Grant 18th U. S. President	Half 23rd cousin, 4 times removed	King Henry II 26th/27th Great Grandfather
	Graham Greene Author	Half 22nd cousin, 2 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Rutherford B. Hays 19th U. S. President	22nd cousin, 5 times removed	Roger de Clare 26th Great Grandfather
	Audrey Hepburn Actress	21st cousin, 3 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Ernest Hemmingway Pulitzer & Nobel Prize winning Author	Half 21th cousin, 5 times removed	King Henry II 26th/27th Great Grandfather
	Thomas Jefferson 3rd U.S. President	17th cousin, 7 times removed	Princess Joan of Acre  22nd Great Grandmother
	Aga Khan, IV Ismaili religious leader	Half 19th cousin, 5 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Gen. Robert E. Lee Commander C.S.A army	19th cousin, 6 times removed	Princess Joan of Acre 22nd Great Grandmother
	John Lithgow Actor	24th cousin, once removed	Wm de Ferrers III 24th Great Grandfather
	Terence Steven McQueen Actor	24th cousin, 3 times removed	Hamelin de Warenne 26th Great Grandfather
	James Monroe 5th U. S. President	Half 18th cousin, 6 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	John P. Morgan Banker	20th cousin, 4 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Franklin Pierce 14th U. S. President	18th cousin, 9 times removed	King Henry I 28th Great Grandfather
	James Polk 11th U. S. President	3rd cousin, 4 times removed	Benjamin Winsley 6th Great Grandfather
	Sir Walter Raleigh	8th cousin, 16 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Christopher Reeve Actor "Superman"	7th cousin, & 21st cousin	Richard Woolsey 7th Great Grandfather
	Anne Frances Robbins a.k.a Nancy Reagan	25th cousin, twice removed	Roger de Clare 26th Great Grandfather
	John D. Rockefeller Oil baron, philanthropist	half 18th cousin, 6 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Cardinal Richelieu	19th cousin, 12 times removed	Lambert I of Brabant my 30th Great Grandfather
	Franklin D. Roosevelt 32st U. S. President	21st cousin, 2 times removed	Princess Joan of Acre my 22nd Great Grandmother
	Theodore Roosevelt 26st U. S. President	21st Cousins, 4 times removed	David Earl of Huntingdon my 24th Great Grandfather
	Camilla Rosemary Shand Parker Bowles Dutchess of Cornwall	Half 21st cousin, 3 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Princess Diane Spencer wife of Prince Charles	Half 23rd cousin, once removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Sir Walter Scott Author of Ivanhoe	16th cousin, 9 times removed	Matilda de Keveliock my 24th Great Grandmother
	William Howard Taft 27th U.S. President	Half 24 cousin, 3 times removed	King Henry I my 28th Great Grandfather
	Zachary Taylor 12th U.S. President	17th cousin, 7 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Margaret H. R. Thatcher Prime Minister of England	22nd cousin, twice removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	Henry de Toulouse - Lautrec French Painter	Half 23rd cousin, 6 times removed	Henry II King of France 28th Great Grandfather
	Bess Wallace Truman wife of Harry Truman	25th cousin, 2 times removed	Roger de Clare 26th Great Grandfather
	George Washington 1st U.S. President	15th cousin, 9 times removed	Edward I King of England 23rd Great Grandfather
	John Wayne  Actor	24th cousin	Wm de Ferrers III 24th Great Grandfather
	Raquel Welch  Actress	24th cousin, once removed	Wm de Ferrers III 24th Great Grandfather
	Cardinal  Thomas Woolsey	14th Great Uncle	Robert Wolsey 14th Great Grandfather