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RJO’s “Notable Kin” — American Authors
Genealogical links to various noted cousins, based largely on the work of Gary Boyd Roberts at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. See my main “Notable Kin” page for a complete listing.
Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
Emily DICKINSON (1830–1886) of Amherst, Massachusetts, was one of the greatest poets of the nineteenth century. We are eighth cousins three times removed by virtue of common descent from the Massachusetts immigrants Samuel MORSE and Elizabeth JASPER. In addition to the Morse/Jasper link shown below, we also share descent from the Massachusetts immigrants Henry ADAMS and Edith SQUIRE [Notable Kin 1: 198–208].
Samuel MORSE (1596-1654) Elizabeth JASPER (1579-1655) | +--------------------+--------------------+ | | | | Joseph MORSE (1615-1654) Daniel MORSE Hannah PHILLIPS (1617-1676) Lydia FISHER | | | | Elizabeth MORSE (1647-1715) Lydia MORSE Peleg LAWRENCE (1647-1692) Ephraim WIGHT | | | | Eleazer LAWRENCE (1674-1754) Lydia WIGHT Mary SCRIPTURE (1681-1761) Nathaniel PARTRIDGE | | | | Eleazer LAWRENCE, Jr. (1697-1789) Sarah PARTRIDGE Lucy TUTTLE (1712- ) Joseph MARSH, Jr. | | | | Lucy LAWRENCE (1732-1815) Seth MARSH Thomas CUMMINGS (1734-1818) Rachel ELLIS | | | | Thomas CUMMINGS (1757- ) Sarah MARSH Elizabeth? HILDRETH (1765?-1843?) William NORCROSS, Jr. | | | | Thomas CUMMINGS (abt1783-1865) Joel NORCROSS Lucinda WRIGHT (1797-1851) Betsey FAY | | | | Sarah Melissa CUMMINGS (1837- ) Emily NORCROSS Sylvester Addison PARKHURST (1837-1909) Edward DICKINSON | | | | Addie May PARKHURST (1865-1940) Emily DICKINSON (1830-1886) George Henry WOODS (1855-1940) | | ----- ----- | | ----- ----- | | Robert James O'HARA
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
Ralph Waldo EMERSON (1803–1882) of Concord, Massachusetts, was one of America’s leading men of letters in the nineteenth century, and a founder of the Transcendentalist movement. We are fifth cousins five times removed by virtue of our common descent from the Massachusetts immigrants John COGSWELL and Elizabeth THOMPSON [Notable Kin 1: 169–77].
John COGSWELL (abt1592-1669) Elizabeth THOMPSON (abt1598-1676) | +-------------------+---------------------+ | | | | Sarah COGSWELL (1631-1733) Hannah COGSWELL Simon TUTTLE (abt1631-1692) Cornelius WALDO | | | | Simon TUTTLE (1667-abt1720) Rebecca WALDO Mary ROGERS (1672-1736) Edward EMERSON | | | | Lucy TUTTLE (1712- ) Joseph EMERSON Eleazer LAWRENCE (1697-1789) Mary MOODY | | | | Lucy LAWRENCE (1732-1815?) William EMERSON Thomas CUMMINGS (1734-1818) Phebe BLISS | | | | Thomas CUMMINGS (1757- ) William EMERSON Elizabeth? HILDRETH Ruth HASKINS | | | | Thomas CUMMINGS (abt1782-1865) Ralph Waldo EMERSON (1803-1882) Lucinda WRIGHT (1797-1851) | | Sarah Melissa CUMMINGS (1837- ) Sylvester Addison PARKHURST (1837-1909) | | Addie May PARKHURST (1865-1940) George Henry WOODS (1855-1940) | | ----- ----- | | ----- ----- | | Robert James O'HARA
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864)
Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (1804–1864) was one of America’s greatest novelists. We are fifth cousins five times removed by virtue of our common descent from the Massachusetts immigrants John COGSWELL and Elizabeth THOMPSON. My ancestor Joan ANTROBUS is also an ancestor of Nathaniel HAWTHORNE through Jane LAWRENCE, her daughter by her first husband Thomas LAWRENCE [Notable Kin 1: 169–77].
John COGSWELL (abt1592-1669) Elizabeth THOMPSON (abt1598-1676) | +-------------------+---------------------+ | | | | Sarah COGSWELL (1631-1733) Abigail COGSWELL Simon TUTTLE (abt1631-1692) Thomas CLARKE | | | | Simon TUTTLE (1667-abt1720) Elizabeth CLARKE Mary ROGERS (1672-1736) John LORD | | | | Lucy TUTTLE (1712- ) Thomas LORD Eleazer LAWRENCE (1697-1789) Elizabeth CLARKE | | | | Lucy LAWRENCE (1732-1815?) Miriam LORD Thomas CUMMINGS (1734-1818) Richard MANNING | | | | Thomas CUMMINGS (1757- ) Elizabeth Clarke MANNING Elizabeth? HILDRETH Nathaniel HATHORNE | | | | Thomas CUMMINGS (abt1782-1865) Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (1804-1864) Lucinda WRIGHT (1797-1851) | | Sarah Melissa CUMMINGS (1837- ) Sylvester Addison PARKHURST (1837-1909) | | Addie May PARKHURST (1865-1940) George Henry WOODS (1855-1940) | | ----- ----- | | ----- ----- | | Robert James O'HARA
Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910)
Julia (WARD) HOWE (1819–1910) was a noted feminist and social reformer, and author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. We are sixth cousins four times removed by virtue of our common descent from the Massachusetts immigrants John COGSWELL and Elizabeth THOMPSON [Notable Kin 1: 209–18].
John COGSWELL (abt1592-1669) Elizabeth THOMPSON (abt1598-1676) | +-------------------+---------------------+ | | | | Sarah COGSWELL (1631-1733) Abigail COGSWELL Simon TUTTLE (abt1631-1692) Thomas CLARKE | | | | Simon TUTTLE (1667-abt1720) Thomas CLARKE Mary ROGERS (1672-1736) _____ _____ | | | | Lucy TUTTLE (1712- ) Benjamin CLARKE Eleazer LAWRENCE (1697-1789) Miriam KILBY | | | | Lucy LAWRENCE (1732-1815?) Mary CLARKE Thomas CUMMINGS (1734-1818) John CUTLER | | | | Thomas CUMMINGS (1757- ) Benjamin Clarke CUTLER Elizabeth? HILDRETH Sarah MITCHELL | | | | Thomas CUMMINGS (abt1782-1865) Julia Rush CUTLER Lucinda WRIGHT (1797-1851) Samuel WARD | | | | Sarah Melissa CUMMINGS (1837- ) Julia WARD (1819-1910) Sylvester Addison PARKHURST (1837-1909) Samuel Gridley HOWE | | Addie May PARKHURST (1865-1940) George Henry WOODS (1855-1940) | | ----- ----- | | ----- ----- | | Robert James O'HARA
Edward Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)
Edward Arlington ROBINSON (1869–1935) was a noted American poet of the early twentieth century. We are seventh cousins three times removed by virtue of our common descent from the Massachusetts immigrants John COGSWELL and Elizabeth THOMPSON [Notable Kin 1: 13].
John COGSWELL (abt1592-1669) Elizabeth THOMPSON (abt1598-1676) | +-------------------+---------------------+ | | | | Sarah COGSWELL (1631-1733) Hannah COGSWELL Simon TUTTLE (abt1631-1692) Cornelius WALDO | | | | Simon TUTTLE (1667-abt1720) Daniel WALDO Mary ROGERS (1672-1736) Susanna ADAMS | | | | Lucy TUTTLE (1712- ) Susanna WALDO Eleazer LAWRENCE (1697-1789) Richard FIELD | | | | Lucy LAWRENCE (1732-1815?) Mercy FIELD Thomas CUMMINGS (1734-1818) Archibald ROBINSON | | | | Thomas CUMMINGS (1757- ) Alexander ROBINSON Elizabeth? HILDRETH Lucy BLANCHARD | | | | Thomas CUMMINGS (abt1782-1865) Edward ROBINSON Lucinda WRIGHT (1797-1851) Elizabeth KENNEDY | | | | Sarah Melissa CUMMINGS (1837- ) Edward ROBINSON Sylvester Addison PARKHURST (1837-1909) Mary Elizabeth PALMER | | | | Addie May PARKHURST (1865-1940) Edward Arlington ROBINSON (1869-1935) George Henry WOODS (1855-1940) | | ----- ----- | | ----- ----- | | Robert James O'HARA