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John BILLINGTON a signatory to the "Mayflower Compact"

Our MCKINNON and PRILL ancestors nearly all came to Philadelphia, Virginia or Maryland. One of our ancestors, Richard BULLOCK I landed in Massachusetts and married Elizabeth BILLINGTON. Elizabeth's grandfather was John BILLINGTON a signatory to the Mayflower Compact. Our John Billington, his two sons and wife Eleanor were perhaps the most despicable family on the Mayflower. As recounted in www.history.howstuffworks.com


On a d?ay late in Sep?tember 1630, John Billington -- an original Plymouth colonist, a landowner, a father to two sons, a signatory of the Mayflower Compact -- stood with a noose around his neck. He was sentenced to hang. When he died that day, John Billington left behind a legacy of grim historic firsts for the New World.
John Billington was the first person to commit a crime in the colony. He had the dubious honor of being the first European to be convicted of murder in this new place. And he was the first to be executed by the state in the New World.
Earlier that same year, John Billington shot a young man named John Newcomen, who had recently migrated to Plymouth. Billington ?waylaid? the man and shot him in the woods. Governor William Bradford, in his historical treatise ?Of Plymouth Colony 1620 - 1647,? doesn't mention the reason for the shooting [source: Morison].
T?he hanging death of Billington was a result of a long, tense history between his family and the Puritan leaders. The Billingtons (John, his wife Eleanor and sons, John and Francis) were part of the Strangers -- a group of people who came to America on the Mayflower with the rigidly pious Separatist Puritans. Billington is believed to have been a Catholic, the branch of Christianity that the Puritans disliked the most.
On the voyage to North America, John Billington was involved in an attempted mutiny aboard the Mayflower. With tensions already high, one of John Billington?s sons nearly blew up the ship. In a cabin full of people, the unidentified son (sic Frances) fired his father?s gun beside an open barrel half-filled with gunpowder. Despite the risk of the muzzle flash of the shot igniting the gunpowder, no one was hurt.
Once in the new world, Billington?s bad reputation continued to develop, after he scoffed at being pressed into military service by Captain Miles Standish. He was threatened with being hogtied, but is said to have begged for forgiveness. The records show that the leaders chose not to carry out the sentence since it was, after all, Billington?s first offense. It would hardly be his last.
Billington apparently disliked how the Puritan leaders governed the colony, for he is said to have spent a lot of his time involved in what would be considered anti-government subversion. He was implicated in a plot to overthrow the Plymouth Colony's religious governance. When pressed, however, he denied having been a participant and wasn't charged.
Over the course of the 10 years that the family worked its plot of land at Plymouth, accorded to them by the British crown as members of the first settler party, the Billingtons appear to have continued to make trouble for their fellow colonists.
John Billington Jr. ended up lost in the woods and wandered 20 miles before happening upon a Native American village. From there, he was taken to another village farther away. A group of 10 men set sail to find the boy and found him at what is now Cape Cod after a couple of days. When he returned to the colony, he was ?behung with beads? [source: Fiore].
William Bradford especially disliked the family. The long-time governor of Plymouth said the Billingtons were ?one of the profanest families? to come to the colony [source: Morison].
From these accounts, it may seem that John Billington and his family were the scourge of the early Plymouth Colony. But not so fast. John Billington may serve as a cautionary marker to remind us that history is never so clear-cut.

Generation 1. John BILLINGTON
John BILLINGTON b 1580 in Spaulding, Linconshire England and hung to death Sep 1 1630 in Plymouth Mass
Eleanor possibly LONGLAND or NEWTON b 1592 in All Hallows Parish Stayning Eng. and d 3/12/1643 in Plym.
Issue of John and Eleanor were two sons, John and Frances

Generation 2. Frances BILLINGTON
Frances BILLINGTON b 1506 in Spaulding, Lincolnshire England and d Dec 3 1684 in Middleborough Plym.
Christian PENN b 1600 in England and d Dec 13 1684 in Plymouth Massachusetts
Issue of Frances and Christian were Desire, Joseph, Martha, Mary, Rebecca, Frances and Elizabeth

Generation 3. Elizabeth BILLINGTON
Elizabeth BILLINGTON b Jul 19 1635 in Plymouth Mass. and d Mar 22 1710 in Providence Rhode Island
Richard BULLOCK I b Jul 16 1622 in Essex England and d Jul 22 1667 in Rehoboth, Bristol Mass.
Issue of Elizabeth and Richard were Israel, Marcy, John and Richard II

Generation 4. Richard Bullock II
Richard BULLOCK II b Mar 1667 in Rwhoboth, Bristol Mass. and d after 1687
Susanna ? B ?? and d ? in Prince William county Virginia
Issue of Richard and Susanna was Richard III

Generation 5. Richard BULLOCK III
Richard BULLOCK III b 1695 in Hanover county Virginia and d 1766 in Granville county North Carolina
Anne HENLEY b 1688 in New Kent county North Carolina and d 1764 and buried in Granville county NC
Issue of Richard and Anne were William, John, Leonard, Nathaniel and Agnes

Generation 6. Agnes BULLOCK
Agnes BULLOCK b abt 1715 in Hanover Virginia and d about 1802 in Granville county NC
George KEELING b abt 1718 in Nine Oaks, Granville county NC and d Sep 1759 in Halifax NC
Issue of Agnes and George were John, Thomas, Frances, Anne, Agatha and Elizabeth

Generation 7. Elizabeth KEELING
Elizabeth KEELING b1742 in Granville county North Carolina and d after 1786 in North Carolina
Richard HENDERSON b Apr 20 1735 in Hanover Virginia and d Dec 10 1842 In Rockingham North Carolina
Issue of Elizabeth and Richard were Fanny, Archibald, Elizabeth, Leonard, Richard, John Lawson and Jane

Generation 8. Jane HENDERSON
Jane HENDERSON b 1762 in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia and d Oct 25 1829 in Washington, Virginia
Robert SMITH b Apr 23 1755 in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia and d Oct 23 1841 in Brandywine Hancock In
Issue of Jane and Robert were John, Mary Jane, Nancy, Robert, Eleanor and Daniel

Generation 9. Daniel SMITH
Daniel SMITH b Feb 9, 1783 in Washington Virginia and d Dec 29 1848 in Rush county Indiana
*Isabel GILSON b Jan 18 1783 Marshaville Union North Carolina and d Aug 15 1864 in Hancock county In.
Issue of Daniel and Isabel (17 children) were Hiram, Jane, Robert, Samuel, Mary, Lavina, Louise, Isabelle, Andrew Jackson, Nancy Ellen, Sarah Ann, Lillis, Direxia Lucretia, Joriel, John Henderson, Emeline and Elizabeth.

Generation 10. Elizabeth Smith
Elizabeth SMITH b Feb 5 1814 in Washington Virginia and d May 1880 in Lee VIrginia
Thomas Dillow MCKINNON b 1809 in Boone county Kentucky and d Oct 28 1882 Lowell Iowa
Issue of Elizabeth and Thomas (15 children) were Mary, Theophalis Addison, Thomas Jefferson, Josephine, Daniel S, James Monroe, Isabella, Ann Eliza, John Quincy, Lillian Sarah, William A, Baby girl, Stephen Samuel, Turtullus and Robert Jackson Sr.

Generation 11. Robert Jackson MCKINNON Sr.
Robert Jackson MCKINNON Sr. b Jan 22 1837 in Indiana and d Apr 13 1920 in Harney, Harney, Oregon
Emily Harriet LONG b Mar 24 1843 in Indiana and d Jul 18 1911 in Burns, Harney, Oregon
Issue of Robert and Emily were John E, Ida May, Andrew Johnson, Lucy Jane, Belle Dora, Harriet E, Thomas Daniel, Emma Allice, Elsie Ollie, William E, Essie Geneva and Robert Jackson Jr.

Generation 12. Robert Jackson MCKINNON Jr.
Robert Jackson MCKINNON Jr. b Sep 12 1863 in Iowa and d Nov 3 1932 in Burns, Harney, Oregon
Laura Ann GALLOWAY b Mar 15 1868 in Elk City, Benton, Oregon and d Jan 21 1915 in Burns, Harney, Oregon
Issue of Robert and Laura were Eula Lea, Ralph Earl, Gladys Delta, Otho Walter, Cleo Addison, Leo Addis and Clarence Roy

Generation 13. Clarence Roy MCKINNON
Clarence Roy MCKINNON b Jul 30 1889 in Coffee Pot, Harney, Oregon and Nov 25 1959 in Carlton Oregon
1st Wife Eulalia P SMITH b Sep 1895 in California and d Mar 11 1917 in Burns Harney Oregon
Issue of Clarence and Eulalia were Lavelle, Dillon and Denver
2nd Wife Mamie Veda PRILL b Jan 26 1901 in Belle Plaine Iowa and d Jun 12 1998 in Corvallis, Benton, Or
Issue of Clarence and Mamie were Mava Lurhea, Felice Grace , Robert Prill and Dale Lynn

* For a picture of Isabel Gilson go to www.findagrave.com scroll down to "70 million graves", fill in appropriate fields (the memorial number is 14173254) and then see what happens to you after giving birth to 17 children.

Generation 1
Francis CONWAY b Sep 15 1696 Richmond Henrico Va. d Apr 12 1733 in Caroline Va. married to:
Rebecca CATLETT b Dec 27 1702 Essex Va. d 1760 in Virginia
Issue of Francis and Rebecca were six children including:
Eleanor Rose CONWAY b Jan 9 1731 in Port Conway Caroline Va. d Feb 11 1829 in Montpelier Orange Va.

Generation 2
Eleanor Rose CONWAY from Generation 1 married to:
James MADISON b Mar 27 1723 in Port Conway King George Va. and d Feb 27 1801 in Montpelier Orange Va.
Issue Of Eleanor and James were twelve children including:
James MADISON the 4th President of the United States b Mar 16 1751 in Port Conway King George Va. and d Jun 28 1863 in Montpelier Orange Va. and married to Dorothy Dandridge (Dolly) PAYNE b May 20 1768 in New Garden Guilford North Carolina and d Jul 12 1849 in Washington D.C.

Generation I
John CATLETT Sr. b Abt 1540 in Kent County England and married to unknown. Issue of John and unknown spouse are:
John CATLETT Jr. B ?? in Kent County England and d Abt 1622 in Newington Kent England


Generation II
John CATLETT Jr. b ?? in Kent County England and d Abt 1622 in Newington Kent England and married to Elizabeth FRAUNCIS b ?? and d ?? Issue of John and Elizabeth are five children including John CATLETT b Abt 1599 in Kent County England and d abt 1624 in Sittingbourne Kent England

Generation III
John CATLETT b abt 1599 in Kent County England and d abt 1624 in Sittingbourne Kent England married to Sarah HAWKINS b Bef 1605 in Kent England and d Aft 1624 in Sittingbourne England. Issue of John and Sarah were two children including John I (Colonel) CATLETT b Mar 12 1625 in Canterbury Kent County England and d abt 1670 in Port Royal Caroline City Virginia

Generation IV
John I (Colonel) CATLETT b Mar 12 1625 in Canterbury Kent County England and d abt 1670 in Port Royal Caroline City Virginia married to ? LUCAS b ?? and d ??. Issue of John I and ? Lucas were two sons including Nicholas CATLETT b Abt 1645 in Kent Canterbury England and D Abt 1695 in Essex County Virginia

Generation V
Nicholas CATLETT b Abt 1645 in Kent Canterbury England and d Abt 1695 in Essex County Virginia and married to Susanna MERIWEATHER b ?? and d Bef 1715 in Essex Virginia. Issue of Nicholas and Susanna were two sons including John II Colonel CATLETT b Abt 1658 in ? and d Bef Jan 19 1725 in Essex County Virginia

Generation VI
John II Colonel CATLETT b Abt 1658 in ? and d Bef Jan 1725 in Essex County Virginia and married to Elizabeth GAINES b 1658 in Rappahanoch Virginia and d 1730 in Essex Virginia. Issue of John II and Elizabeth were five children including Rebecca CATLETT (Refer to Generation 1 at top of page. Rebecca CATLETT is grandmother of President James Madison) b Dec 27 1702 in Essex Virginia and d 1760 in Virginia

Generation VII
Rebecca CATLETT b Dec 1702 in Essex Virginia and d 1760 in Virginia married to Francis CONWAY b Sep 15 1696 in Richmond Henrico Virginia and d Apr 13 1733 in Caroline Virginia. Issue of Rebecca and Francis was Eleanor Rose CONWAY b Jan 9 1731 in Port Conway Caroline Virginia and d Feb 11 1829 in Montpelier Orange Virginia (Eleanor is the mother of James Madison the fourth President of the United States, see Generation 2 at the top of the page). Issue of Rebecca and Francis were five children including Eleanor Rose CONWAY and Mary CONWAY b 1690 in Fredericksburg Virginia and d 1771 in Snow Creek Spotsylvania Virginia

Generation 1 Sideways and Backwards
Mary CONWAY b 1690 in Fredericksburg Virginia and d 1771 in Snow Creek Spotsylvania Virginia married to John TALIAFERO b 1687 in Snow Creek Spotsylvania Virginia and d May 3 1744 in Snow Creek Spotsylvania Virginia. John TALIAFERO is one of ten siblings from the union of Colonel John (The Ranger) TALIAFERO b 1656 in Essex Virginia and d Jun 21 1720 in Gloucester Virginia and Sarah SMITH b 1661 in Essex Virginia and d 1720 in Essex Virginia. John (The Ranger)TALIAFERO had six siblings including his sister Catherine TALIAFERO b 1656 in Virginia Beach Princess Anne Virginia and d Feb 1695 in Essex Virginia

Generation 2 Sideways and Backwards
Catherine TALIAFERO b 1656 in Virginia Beach Princess Anne Virginia and d Feb 1695 in Essex Virginia married to John (The Ranger) BATTAILE b 1658 in Essex England and d 1707 in Essex Virginia. Issue of Catherine and John was John BATTAILE b Dec 1695 in Essex Virginia and d Mar 2 1732 in Caroline Virginia. John (The Ranger) BATTAILE was married a second time to Elizabeth SMITH b 1667 in Gloucester Virginia and d 1708 in Caroline Virginia. Issue of John and Elizabeth was four children including Elizabeth BATTAILE b 1693 in Essex Virginia and d Sep 1770 in Caroline Virginia

Generation 3 Sideways and Backwards
Elizabeth BATTAILE b 1693 in Essex Virginia and d Sep 1770 in Caroline Virginia married to Andrew Jr. HARRISON b 1687 in Old Rappahanoch Virginia and d Jul 13 1753 in Orange Virginia. Issue of Elizabeth and Andrew was Lawrence HARRISON b 1720 in Monroe Amherst Virginia and d Jan 1772 in Tyrone Fayette Pennsylvania

Generation VIII
Lawrence HARRISON b 1720 in Monroe Amherst Virginia and d Jan 1772 in Tyrone Fayette Pennsylvania married to Catherine MARMADUKE b Abt 1721 in Orange Virginia and d ??. Issue of Lawrence and Catherine was ten children including Captain William HARRISON b Abt 1740 in Orange Virginia and d Jan 11 1782 in Sandusky Erie Ohio

Generation IX
Captain William Harrison b Abt 1740 in Orange Virginia and d Jan 11 1782 in Sandusky Erie Ohio married to Sarah Sally CRAWFORD b Abt 1740 in Fayette Pennsylvania and d Nov 10 1838 in Fayette Pennsylvania. Issue of William and Sarah were 6 children including Nancy HARRISON b Dec 30 1772 in Westmoreland Pennsylvania and d Dec 6 1856 in Logan Ohio

Generation X
Nancy HARRISON b Dec 30 1772 in Westmoreland Pennsylvania and d Dec 6 1856 in Logan Ohio Married to Daniel MCKINNON b Apr 9 1767 in Fayette City Fayette Pennsylvania and d Aug 25 1837 in Moorefield Clark Ohio. Issue of Nancy and Daniel were nine children including Thomas Dillow MCKINNON b 1809 in Boone County Kentucky and d Oct 28 1882 in Lowell Iowa

Generation XI
Thomas Dillow MCKINNON b 1809 in Boone County Kentucky and d Oct 28 1882 in Lowell Iowa married to Elizabeth SMITH b Feb 5 1814 in Washington Virginia and d May 1880 in Lee Virginia. Issue of Thomas and Elizabeth were 15 children including Robert Jackson MCKINNON Sr. b Jan 22 1837 in Indiana and d Apr 13 1920 in Harney Harney Oregon

Generation XII
Robert Jackson MCKINNON Sr. b Jan 22 1837 in Indiana and d Apr 13 1920 in Harney Harney Oregon and married to Emily Harriet LONG b Mar 24 1843 in Indiana and d Jul 18 1911 in Burns Harney Oregon. Issue of Robert and Emily were twelve children including Robert Jackson MCKINNON Jr. B Sep 12 1863 in Burns Harney Oregon and d Nov 3 1932 in Ontario Oregon and buried in Burns Harney Oregon

Generation XIII
Robert Jackson MCKINNON Jr. b Sep 12 1863 in Burns Harney Oregon and d Nov 3 1932 in Ontario Oregon and buried in Burns Harney Oregon and married to Laura Ann GALLOWAY b Mar 15 1868 In Elk City Benton County Oregon and d Jun 21 1915 in Burns Harney Oregon. Issue of Robert and Laura were seven children including Clarence Roy McKinnon b Jul 30 1889 in Coffee Pot Harney Oregon and d Nov 25 1959 in Carlton Yamhill Oregon and buried at Willamette National Cemetary in Portland Oregon

Generation XIV
Clarence Roy MCKINNON b Jul 30 1889 in Coffee Pot Harney Oregon and d Nov 25 1959 in Carlton Yamhill Oregon and Buried in Willamette National Cemetary in Portland Oregon married to Mamie Veda Prill b Jan 26 1901 in Belle Plaine Iowa and d Jun 12 1998 in Corvallis Benton Oregon and buried at Willamette National Cemetary in Portland Oregon. Issue of Clarence and Mamie were four children, Mava Luhrea, Felice Grace, Robert Prill and Dale Lynn

From the book "History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney counties" page 674

Robert J. McKinnon----This noteworthy pioneer is a man of energy, ability and stirling qualities of worth, having brought with a ready hand and willing heart in the noble work of developing the western wilds and now he is one of the well todo and respected stockmen and farmers of Harney county, residing about nine miles northwest of Burns, on Currey Garden creek.

Robert J. was born in Hancock county Indiana, on January 22, 1837, being the son of Thomas D. and Elizabeth McKinnon. He attended school in a log cabin with a mud chimney, and the expenses of the school were born by subscription. In 1853 he removed to Des Moines county, Iowa, and in 1857 the family moved to Page county, Iowa and there on November 7, 1858, our subject married Miss Emily II, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Long, who had resided in Indiana, where our subject was born, and these young people had been raised together. In 1861 our subject and his wife moved to Keokuk county, Iowa, and thence to Des Moines county, Iowa and in 1863 he came via Panama to California, then to Virginia City, Nevada, and took up mining and lumbering and in 1864 he went to Downing, California, and there did the same work until 1865, when he came back to his Iowa home. In 1869 he removed to Jackson county, Missouri, and in 1877, he returned to Page county, Iowa, whence he journeyed to California, settling in Shasta county. He entered government land and also did freighting. In the fall of 1881 he went to Red Bluff, and in 1886 he came overland to Harney valley. He lived in Burns on a rented farm and did freighting until 1888, when he came to his present place, which is well improved with good house, orchard, shrubbery, and so forth. He handles stock, mostly horses.

To Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon there have been eleven children, James Edward, of Cornucopia, Baker county; Mrs Ida M. McCampbell, of Shasta county, California; Robert J., near Burns; Andrew J.. of Santa Rosa, California, who was Sheriff of this county from 1896 to 1900, being elected both times on the Democratic ticket; Mrs. Lucy Baird, of South Dakota; Mrs. Belle Dora Clark, of Harney, her husband being superintendent of the French Glen ranches; Thomas D. of Cornucopia; Hattie Elizabeth, deceased, Mrs. Emma Alice Clark, near Burns; William L., who was killed in Burns in 1898; Mrs. Elsie Cleveland of this county; Mrs. Essie Geneva Smith, of Burns. Mr. McKinnon owns half interest in a good mining property in Virtue district in Baker county. He also took a trip to Alaska in 1900, and also went the next year prospecting and mining, and made the trip in 1902, He has a good farm of one-quarter section.

From the above account we find Robert J. McKinnon, Sr. was a vagabond. He did more traveling than a lot of present day Americans. The account about traveling to California via Panama suggests he disembarked from a ship on the east coast of Panama and then trekked west and embarked on another ship probably destined for San Francisco. It is likely he traveled on the famous American Clipper Ships. The Panama Canal was not completed until 1914 and when he traveled across it was still part of Columbia. Not only was he a vagabond but he apparently had a bad case of "gold fever". This trip to California was dangerous. Many thousands subsequently died building the Panama Canal from Malaria and Yellow Fever. From my reconstruction of events it appears Robert J. Sr. made this trip solo. His return trip to Iowa was undoubtedly by the new transcontinental railroad.

In 1877 two brothers married to two sisters ventured west. They left their homes in Iowa and
ventured west to Shasta county California. Brothers Theophalis Addison MCKINNON and Robert Jackson MCKINNON, Sr. were married to sisters Sarah Jane LONG and Emily Harriet LONG respectively Robert and Emily were accompanied by their children James Edward, John, Robert Jackson Jr., Andrew Johnson, Lucy Jane, Belle Dora, Thomas Daniel and Elsie Ollie. Theophalis and Sarah were accompanied by their children Jasper Allen, Elizabeth Ellen, Sarah Jane, Ellis and Lilly.

The transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 so it is probable the two families embarked from Council Bluffs, Iowa and disembarked at or near Redding, California. Ticket prices from New York City to San Francisco in 1880 was $65. for bench seats. Prices from Council Bluffs to Redding were probably in the area of $50. or a total of about $800 to $900 for all seventeen people. A small fortune in those days.

It is probable they came with the shirts on their backs and little else. Where were they headed and for what? In 1881 Emma Alice McKinnon was born in Anderson, California to Robert and Emily. Whether or not Anderson was the original plan we can't be sure. Anderson is located about 10 miles south of Redding. I believe they had gold fever. From Shasta County History we find:

Gold Mining

The first known discovery was made by Pierson B. Reading in 1848 on a bar in Clear Creek which soon became the site of the settlement of One Horse Town. However, it is possible gold mining was already taking place by Oregon miners prior to his discovery.

In 1853 the local newspaper reported there wasn?t a river, creek, gulch, or ravine in Shasta County that didn?t contain gold. Mining began in a haphazard way with shovels, picks, pans, even knives and spoons.

Gold dominated the mineral economy of Shasta County until 1897 when copper became king.

By the census of 1880 it appears the brothers had given up on the idea of gold if that had ever been their intent. The census report listed Robert's occupation as Teamster and Theophalis's as Farmer.

History shows Theophalis took up permanent residence in Shasta county, not so with Robert. Approximately 1882 Robert Jackson MCKINNON and his family and two nephews were on the move again. This time it was Harney county Oregon. The route from Shasta county California to Harney county Oregon had been been well developed by wealthy ranchers. Some of the great ranchers of the west had developed huge ranches in this locale. Famous names such as Pete French and the Miller Lux Company had taken hold of great expanses. An excerpt from "Valley of Heart's Delight" gives a partial view of the immensity of the Miller Lux ranch.

Henry Miller reckoned his holdings by the square mile, not by the acre, and a bit of evidence he gave in court some years ago---entertaining reading today. "In taking it ranch after ranch," he said, "In Santa Clara County it has a extent of twenty-four miles north and south, and about seven to eight miles east and west. In Merced County we have thirty-six miles north and south, and then about thirty-two miles east and west. The Malheur property is an extent of ninety miles northwest to southeast, and about sixty miles north to south. Then comes the purchase of what we call the Todhunter & Devine property. That lies in Harney County, Ore., and comprises over seven-tenths of 125 miles north and south and about seventy-five miles east and west, with a good distance in between. There is no doubt whatever, however, that the amount of the Miller & Lux holdings have been greatly overestimated. A special writer for one of the noted San Francisco dailies gave an estimate of 14,539,000 acres, but behind these astounding figures was a journalistic purpose of exaggerating, for with ownership and leases combined, the total would not reach half of that figure. The richest holdings are in Merced and Madera counties, and amount to probably 350,000 acres. The Buttonwillow district will swell the total by 200,000 more, and Fresno County and other districts will probably increase the San Joaquin holdings to 700,000 acres, and there are nearly 20,000 acres in the region of Gilroy, and other, smaller tracts scattered over the state. The Miller & Lux acreage in the states of Nevada and Oregon will bring the grand total up to nearly 3,000,000 acres. It is a common saying among stockmen that Henry Miller could travel from the Idaho line to the Mexican border and camp on his own land every night; and no other man in America ever has, or ever will again, control such an immense acreage of agricultural lands. It almost staggers belief that this tremendous empire was owned and occupied by one man's interests, and was nearly all under his personal supervision. Henry Miller was almost continually on the move in the years of his health and activity, for he did most of his work in the days before the automobile, though he was one of the first to import a fine French car. He came to dislike the machine, however, owing to the rough roads he was generally compelled to travel, and in rather short order he discarded it again, and once more took to either his favorite buggy or buckboard, in making his round of visits across the vast Miller & Lux ranches.

From the above description we can readily see the road was open to Harney county Oregon albeit on someone elses land. We know Robert Jackson MCKINNON probably had at least one freight wagon and possibly more since his lively hood was that of a teamster. Those that traveled with Robert was his wife Emily Harriet Long, his children John E., Ida May, Robert Jackson Jr., Andrew Johnson, Lucy Jane, Belle Dora, Thomas Daniel, Emma Alice and Elsie Ollie. Two sons of Theophalis and Sarah Jane, Jasper Allen and Ellis accompanied Robert Jackson to Harney county Oregon. The distance was about 340 miles. This had to be 340 miles of ugly. There isn't much out there. If you were lucky you might view some deer or cattle.

It is an assumption of mine, that Robert Jackson MCKINNON,Sr.continued the freighting business the remainder of his working life. His son, Robert Jackson MCKINNON,Jr. and his grandson Clarence Roy MCKINNON were active in the freighting business in Burns. They owned three barns known as the White Front, Red Front and Blue Front barns in Burns. They owned the mail business around Burns for as far away as Ontario, Oregon and the hearse business. Sometime in the early 1900's a fire started in one of the three barns which in turn burned about half of Burns to the ground.

Following are genealogical accounts of:
1.Thomas Dillow MCKINNON
2.Robert Jackson MCKINNON, Sr.
3.Theaphalis MCKINNON
4.Daniel LONG
5.Jasper MCKINNON

1.Generation 1. Thomas Dillow McKinnon
Thomas Dillow McKinnon
Birth 1809 in Boone County Kentucky, USA
Death 28 Oct 1882 in Lowell county Iowa
Married to:Elizabeth Smith
Birth 5 February 1816 in Washington, Virginia, USA
Death Oct 16 1893 in Lowell county Iowa
Issue of Thomas and Elizabeth:
Mary McKinnon
Theophalis Addison McKinnon
1834 ? 1907
Thomas Jefferson McKinnon
1835 ? 1904
Robert Jackson. McKinnon Sr.
1837 ? 1920
Josephine McKinnon
1838 ? 1918
Daniel S McKinnon
1840 ? 1914
James Monroe McKinnon
1844 ? 1925
Isabella McKinnon
1846 ? 1937
Ann Eliza McKinnon
1849 ? 1918
John Quincy McKinnon
1850 ? 1931
Lillian Sarah McKinnon
1852 ?
William A McKinnon
1855 ?
Baby Girl McKinnon
1856 ?
Stephen Samuel McKinnon
1859 ? 1905
Turtullus McKinnon
1859 ?

2.Generation 2:Robert Jackson McKinnon, Sr.
Robert Jackson. McKinnon Sr.
Birth Jan 22 1837 in Indiana, United States
Death 13 Apr 1920 in Burns, Harney, Oregon, United States
Married to:Emily Harriet Long
Birth 24 Mar 1843 in Indiana, United States
Death 18 Jul 1911 in Burns Harney Oregon USA
Issue of Robert and Emily:
James Edward McKinnon
1859 ?
John E McKinnon
1859 ?
Ida May McKinnon
1861 ? 1950
Robert Jackson Jr, McKinnon
1863 ? 1932
Andrew Johnson McKinnon
1866 ? 1903
Lucy Jane McKinnon
1868 ? 1957
Belle Dora McKinnon
1870 ? 1940
Harriet E McKinnon
1871 ? 1871
Thomas Daniel McKinnon
1872 ? 1948
Emma Alice McKinnon
1877 ? 1930
Elsie Ollie McKinnon
1881 ? 1965
William E McKinnon
1883 ? 1898
Essie Geneva McKinnon
1897 ?

3.Generation 2.Theaphalis Addison McKinnon
Theophalis Addison McKinnon
Birth Sep 13 1834 in Rush, Rushville, In,USA
Death Apr 20 1907 in Riverside, Orange, Ca, USA
Married to:Sarah Jane Long
Birth abt 1834 in Indiana
Death ??
Issue of Theaphalis and Sarah:
Jasper Allen McKinnon
1859 ? 1948
Elizabeth Ellen McKinnon
1862 ? 1930
Olivia McKinnon
1864 ? 1880
Ellis McKinnon
1868 ? 1930
Lilly McKinnon
1870 ? 1880

4.Generation 1.Daniel Long
Daniel Long
Birth 1809 in Ohio USA
Death After 1880 in Buried in New Market Cemetary, New Market, Iowa
Married to:Elizabeth Zumwalt...Eliizabeth is related to Daniel Boone and Dwight Eisenhower
Birth SEP 1809 in Adams Co., Ohio
Death After 1870
Issue of Daniel and Elizabeth:
Josephus Long
1831 ?
Allen Long
1832 ?
Nancy Ann Long
1834 ? 1919
Sarah Jane Long
1834 ?
Jasper Long
1839 ? 1904
Emily Harriet Long
1843 ? 1911
Anson Long
1845 ? 1915

5.Generation 3.Jasper McKinnon
Jasper Allen McKinnon
Birth abt 1859 in Iowa
Death 11 Mar 1948 in Harney, Harney, Oregon, United States
Married to:Georgia Ann Claybrook
1872 ? 1946
Issue of Jasper and Georgia:
Edna Ethyl McKinnon
1894 ? 1940
James Albert McKinnon
1895 ? 1972
Dell Roy McKinnon
1907 ? 1949
Julia L Mckinnon
1910 ? 2002

The CRAWFORD ancestry can be relatively well documented to the 11th century. We will make this historical trip with a small side trip to William WALLACE one of Scotland's great national heroes. William WALLACE is a name as familiar to Scot's as George Washington to Americans. Also we will visit Colonel William CRAWFORD a great American Revolutionary War martyr. One small note, the name CRAWFORD will begin as DE CRAWFORD. During medieval and renaissance periods the name of people was associated with where they were from, hence the CRAWFORD's were from CRAWFORD and the de simply means from. As time elapses the de disappears and the name CRAWFORD becomes the surname.

Generation 1: Reginald DE CRAWFORD
Reginald DE CRAWFORD b 1050 in Land of Crawford England and d 1071 in Eden House Scotland
Margaret SWANE b 1027 ? and d 1069 ?
Issue of Reginald and Margaret was a son Gilfridus DE CRAWFORD

Generation 2: Gilfrisus DE CRAWFORD
Gilfridus DE CRAWFORD b 1068 in Eade House, Eq., Renfrewshire, Scotland and d about 1086 in Lanarkshire Scotland
??
Issue of Gilfridus and ? were two sons Hugh and Reginald

Generation 3: Hugh DE CRAWFORD
Hugh DE CRAWFORD b 1080 Eden House Castle, Scotland
??
Issue of Hugh and ? was Gilfridus DE DRAWFORD

Generation 4: Gilfridus DE Crawford
Gilfridus DE CRAWFORD b1110 ? and d 1202 ?
??
Issue of Gilfridus and ? was Johannes (John) DE CRAWFORD

Generation 5: Johannes (John) DE CRAWFORD
Johannes (John) DE CRAWFORD b 1138 EHC, Roxburgh, Lenarkshire, Scotland and d ? Crawfordjohn Scotland
??
Issue of Johannes and ? was Sir Gualterus G DE CRAWFORD

Generation 6: Sir Gualterus G DE CRAWFORD
Sir Gualterus G DE CRAWFORD b 1150 in Clydales L.S. Lanarkshire Scotland and d 1190 ?.
Miss Galfridus Huntington b 1154 in Clydsdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland and d 1189 in Scotland
Issue of Gualterus and Miss Gualfridus were two sons Hugh and Reginald

Generation 7: Sir Hugh DE CtRAWFORD
Sir Hugh DE CRAWFORD b ? Clydales, Lanarkshire Scotland and d 1172 in L.S. Clydales, Lanarkshire Scot.
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Isaue of Hugh and ? was Sir Reginald DE CRAWFORD

Generation 8: Sir Reginald DE CRAWFORD
Sir Reginald DE CRAWFORD b 1190 in Clydsdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland and d 1250 in Louden, Ayrshire Scot
Margaret DE LOUDEN b 1150 in Louden, Ayrshire Scotland and d 1250 in Louden Ayrshire Scotland
Issue of Reginald and Margaret was a son Sir Knight John DE CRAWFORD

Generation 9: Sir Knight John DE CRAWFORD
Sir Knight John DE CRAWFORD b 1222 in Clydsdale, Lanarkshire Scotland and d 1205 in Abbey Renfrewshire
Alicia DE DALLSALLOCK b 1226 in Crawfordjohn Clydsdale Lanarkshire Scot and d 1251 in Louden Ayrshire S
Issue of John and Alicis were a son Reginald and a daughter Margaret. Margaret is the mother of William WALLACE with side trip following and Reginald is a progenitor of our ancestry.

Side trip of William WALLACE:
Father of: Sir Malcolm WALLACE b 1249 in Clackmannon Ayrshire Scot and d 1295 in Louden Ayrshire Scot
Mother of: Margaret DE CRAWFORD b 1250 in Louden Ayrshire Scotland and d 1273 in Ayrshire Scotland
Issue of Malcolm and Margaret were two son William and John

William WALLACE:

William Wallace
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For other people named William Wallace, see William Wallace (disambiguation).
Sir William Wallace

Born unknown date
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died 23 August 1305
Smithfield, London, England
Cause of death Hanged, drawn and quartered
Occupation Commander in the Scottish Wars of Independence
Children None recorded
Parents Alan or Malcolm Wallace (father)
Sir William Wallace (Medieval Gaelic: Uilliam Uallas; modern Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Uallas; died 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence.[1]
Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297, and was Guardian of Scotland, serving until his defeat at the Battle of Falkirk. In 1305, Wallace was captured in Robroyston near Glasgow and handed over to King Edward I of England, who had him hanged, drawn, and quartered for high treason and crimes against English civilians.
Since his death, Wallace has obtained an iconic status far beyond his homeland. He is the protagonist of the 15th century epic poem The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie, by Blind Harry. Wallace is also the subject of literary works by Sir Walter Scott and Jane Porter and the Academy Award winning epic film, Braveheart.
Contents [hide]
1 Background
2 Political crisis in Scotland
3 Military career
3.1 The start of the uprising
3.2 Battle of Stirling Bridge
3.3 Battle of Falkirk
3.4 Capture and execution
4 Historiography of Wallace
5 Wallace in fiction
6 Sources
7 See also
8 Notes
9 External links
Background

Although he was a minor member of the Scottish nobility, little is known for certain of William Wallace's family history. The early members of the family are recorded as holding estates at Riccarton, Tarbolton, and Auchincruive in Kyle, and Stenton in Haddingtonshire.[2] They were vassals of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland as their lands fell within his territory. It is sure that William Wallace was of Scoto-Norman descent.[3]
Some sources give his father's name as Malcolm Wallace, but the seal attached to a letter sent to the Hanse city of L?beck in 1297[4] appears to give his father's name as Alan.[5][6] His brothers Malcolm and John are known from other sources.[7] An Alan Wallace appears in the Ragman Rolls as a crown tenant in Ayrshire, but there is no additional confirmation.[8] The traditional view is that Wallace's birthplace was Elderslie in Renfrewshire, and this is still the view of most historians,[9] but there have been recent claims that it was Ellerslie in Ayrshire. There is no contemporary evidence linking him with either location, although both areas were linked to the wider Wallace family.[10]
His year of birth can only be guessed at, although he was probably a relatively young man at the time of his military exploits and death. It is not known if he was ever married, or if he had any children.
Political crisis in Scotland



Coronation of Alexander
Main article: Competitors for the Crown of Scotland
When Wallace was growing up, King Alexander III[11] ruled Scotland. His reign had seen a period of peace and economic stability. In 1286, however, Alexander died after falling from his horse.
The heir to the throne was Alexander's granddaughter, Margaret, Maid of Norway. As she was still a child and in Norway, the Scottish lords set up a government of guardians. Margaret died on the voyage to Scotland. The lack of a clear heir led to a period known as the 'Great Cause', with several families laying claim to the throne.
With Scotland threatening to descend into civil war, King Edward was invited in by the Scottish nobility to arbitrate. Before the process could begin, he insisted that all of the contenders recognise him as Lord Paramount of Scotland. In early November 1292, at a great feudal court held in the castle at Berwick-upon-Tweed, judgement was given in favour of John Balliol having the strongest claim in law.
Edward proceeded to reverse the rulings of the Scottish Lords and even summoned King John Balliol to stand before the English court as a common plaintiff. John was a weak king, known as "Toom Tabard", or "Empty Coat". John renounced his homage in March 1296 and by the end of the month Edward stormed Berwick-upon-Tweed, sacking the then-Scottish border town. In April, the Scots were defeated at the Battle of Dunbar in East Lothian and by July Edward had forced John to abdicate. Edward then instructed his officers to receive formal homage from some 1,800 Scottish nobles (many of the rest being prisoners of war at that time).
Military career

The start of the uprising
Wallace enters history when he assassinated William de Heselrig, the English High Sheriff of Lanark, in May 1297. He then joined with William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas, and they carried out the raid of Scone. This was one of several rebellions taking place across Scotland, including several Scottish nobles and Andrew Moray in the north.[9]
The uprising suffered a blow when the nobles submitted to the English at Irvine in July. Wallace and Moray were not involved, and continued their rebellions. Wallace used Selkirk Forest as a base for raiding, and attacked Wishart's palace at Ancrum. Wallace and Moray met and joined their forces, possibly at the siege of Dundee in early September.[9]
Battle of Stirling Bridge


The later Stirling Bridge
Main article: Battle of Stirling Bridge
On September 11, 1297, an army jointly led by Wallace and Andrew Moray won the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Although vastly outnumbered, the Scottish army routed the English army. John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey's professional army of 3,000 cavalry and 8,000 to 10,000 infantry met disaster as they crossed over to the north side of the river. The narrowness of the bridge prevented many soldiers from crossing together (possibly as few as three men abreast), so while the English soldiers crossed, the Scots held back until half of them had passed and then killed the English as quickly as they could cross. The infantry were sent on first, followed by heavy cavalry. But the Scots' sheltron formations forced the infantry back into the advancing cavalry. A pivotal charge, led by one of Wallace's captains, caused some of the English soldiers to retreat as others pushed forward, and under the overwhelming weight, the bridge collapsed and many English soldiers drowned. The Scots won a significant victory which boosted the confidence of their army. Hugh Cressingham, Edward's treasurer in Scotland, died in the fighting and it is reputed that his body was subsequently flayed and the skin cut into small pieces as tokens of the victory. The Lanercost Chronicle records that Wallace had "a broad strip [of Cressingham?s skin] ... taken from the head to the heel, to make therewith a baldrick for his sword".[12]


The Wallace Monument, near Stirling Bridge
After the battle, Moray and Wallace assumed the title of Guardians of the kingdom of Scotland on behalf of King John Balliol. Moray died of wounds suffered on the battlefield sometime in late 1297.
The type of engagement used by Wallace was contrary to the contemporary views on chivalric warfare whereby strength of arms and knightly combat was espoused in the stead of tactical engagements and strategic use of terrain. The battle thus embittered relations between the two antagonistic nations, whilst also perhaps providing a new departure in the type of warfare with which England had hitherto engaged. The numerical and material inferiority of the Scottish forces would be mirrored by the English in the Hundred Years' War, who, in turn, abandoned chivalric warfare to achieve decisive victory in similar engagements such as Cr?cy and Poitiers.
Around November 1297, Wallace led a large-scale raid into northern England, through Northumberland and Cumberland.[9]
Around then Wallace was knighted. This would have been carried out by one of three Scottish earls: Carrick, Strathearn or Lennox.[9][13][14]
Battle of Falkirk
Main article: Battle of Falkirk
In 1298, Wallace lost the Battle of Falkirk. On 1 April 1298, the English invaded Scotland at Edinburgh. They plundered Lothian and regained some castles, but had failed to bring Wallace to combat. The Scots adopted a scorched earth policy and hit and run tactics. The English quartermasters' failure to prepare for the expedition left morale and food low, but Edward's search for Wallace would not end at Falkirk.
Wallace arranged his spearmen in four schiltrons ? circular, hedgehog formations surrounded by a defensive wall of wooden stakes. The English however employed Welsh longbowmen which swung strategic superiority in their favour. The English proceeded to attack with cavalry, and break up the Scottish archers. Under the command of the Scottish nobles, the Scottish knights withdrew, and Edward's men began to attack the schiltrons. It remains unclear whether the infantry shooting bolts, arrows and stones at the spearmen proved the deciding factor, although it is very likely that it was the arrows of Edward's bowmen. Gaps in the schiltrons soon appeared, and the English exploited these to crush the remaining resistance. The Scots lost many men, including John de Graham. Wallace escaped, though his military reputation suffered badly.
By September 1298, Wallace had decided to resign as Guardian of Scotland in favour of Robert the Bruce, Earl of Carrick and future king, and John Comyn of Badenoch, King John Balliol's nephew.
Details of Wallace's activities after this are vague, but there is some evidence that he left on a mission to the court of King Philip IV of France to plead the case for assistance in the Scottish struggle for independence. There is a surviving letter from the French king dated 7 November 1300 to his envoys in Rome demanding that they should help Sir William.[15] There is also a report from an English spy at a meeting of Scottish leaders, where they said Wallace was in France.
In 1304 he was back in Scotland, and involved in skirmishes at Happrew and Earnside.


Wallace's trial in Westminster Hall
Capture and execution
Wallace evaded capture by the English until 5 August 1305 when John de Menteith, a Scottish knight loyal to Edward, turned Wallace over to English soldiers at Robroyston near Glasgow. Wallace was transported to London and taken to Westminster Hall, where he was tried for treason and for atrocities against civilians in war, "sparing neither age nor sex, monk nor nun.".[16][17] He was crowned with a garland of oak to suggest he was the king of outlaws. He responded to the treason charge, "I could not be a traitor to Edward, for I was never his subject." With this, Wallace asserted that the absent John Balliol was officially his king.[citation needed]
Following the trial, on 23 August 1305, Wallace was taken from the hall, stripped naked and dragged through the city at the heels of a horse to the Elms at Smithfield. He was hanged, drawn and quartered ? strangled by hanging but released while he was still alive, castrated, eviscerated and his bowels burnt before him, beheaded, then cut into four parts. His preserved head (dipped in tar) was placed on a pike atop London Bridge.[18] It was later joined by the heads of the brothers, John and Simon Fraser. His limbs were displayed, separately, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Stirling, and Aberdeen. A plaque stands in a wall of St. Bartholomew's Hospital near the site of Wallace's execution at Smithfield.


Plaque marking the place of Wallace's execution.
In 1869 the Wallace Monument was erected, very close to the site of his victory at Stirling Bridge. The Wallace Sword, which supposedly belonged to Wallace, although some parts are at least 160 years later in origin, was held for many years in Dumbarton Castle and is now in the Wallace Monument.
Historiography of Wallace

Although there are problems with writing a satisfactory biography of many medieval people, the problems with Wallace are greater than normal. Not much is known about him beyond his military campaign of 1297-98, and the last few weeks of his life in 1305. Even in recent years, there has been some dispute about his birthplace and his father's name.
To compound this, the legacy of subsequent 'biographical' accounts, sometimes written as propaganda, other times simply as entertainment, has clouded much scholarship until relatively recently. Some accounts have uncritically copied elements from the epic poem, The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie, written around 1470 by Blind Harry the minstrel. Harry wrote from oral tradition describing events 170 years earlier, and is not in any sense an authoritative description of Wallace's exploits. Much of it is clearly at variance with known historical facts and records of the period and is either fabricated using traditional chivalric motifs or 'borrowed' from the exploits of others and attributed to Wallace.

Return to the Generarions:
Generation 10: Sir Reginald DE CRAWFORD
Sir Reginald DE CRAWFORD b 1320 in Crawfordjohn Scotland and d ??
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Issue of Reginald and ? is Rogere DE CRAWFORD

Generation 11: Rogere DE CRAWFORD
Rogere DE CRAWFORD b 1360 in Renfrewshire Scotland and d 1445 in Scotland
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Issue of Rogere and ? was Sir John

Generation 12: John DE CRAWFORD
Sir John DE CRAWFORD b 1421 and d before 1512
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Issue of John and ? was Malcolm

Generation 13: Malcolm DE CRAWFORD
Malcolm DE CRAWFORD b 1442 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland and d 1499 eg Renfrewshire Scotland
Marjory BARCLAY b 1445 in Kilbirnie Castle Ayrshire Scotland and d 1470 in Crawfordjohn Ayrshire Scot.
Issue of Malcolm and Marjory was Malcolm

Generation 14: Malcolm CRAWFORD
Malcolm CRAWFORD b 1461 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland and d 1500 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marion CRICHTON b 1457 in Sangufar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland and d 1493 in Sangufar Dumfries-shire Scot
Issue of Malcolm and Marion was a son Robert

Generation 15: Robert CRAWFORD
Robert CRAWFORD b 1480 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland and d 1513 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabel SEMPHILL b abt 1485 in Kilbirnie Ayrshire Scotland and d 1509 in Crawfordjohn Ayrshire Scotland
Issue of Robert and Isabel was a son Lawrence

Generation 16: Lawrence CRAWFORD
Lawrence CRAWFORD b 1504 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland and d 6/4/1547 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scot.
Helen CAMPBELL of Louden b 1507 in Louden, Ayrshire, Scotland and d after 1560
Issue of Lawrence and Helen were eight children as follows: John, Hugh, David, Robert, William, Catherine, Isabel and Thomas

Generation 17: Captain Thomas CRAWFORD
Captain Thomas CRAWFORD b 1530 in Jordan Hill, Ayrshire Scotland and d 12/30/1603 in Ayrshire Scotland
Janet Kerr b 1530 in Kerrsland Ayrshire Scotland and d 1603 in Kilbirnie Ayrshire Scotland
Issue of Thomas and Janet were three children David, Susanna and Hugh

Generation 18: Hugh CRAWFORD
Hugh CRAWFORD b 1570 in Jordan Hill, Ayrshire, Scotland and d 1619 in Jordan Hill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth STIRLING b 1575 in Scotland and d 1608
Issue of Hugh and Janet were seven children as follows: Cornelius, Thomas, John, David, Mary, Elizabeth and Lawrence

Generation 19: Lawrence CRAWFORD
Lawrence CRAWFORD b 1503 in Jordan Hill, Ayrshire, Scotlsnd and d 1540 in Hereford Scotland
Margaret ? b 1605 in Scotland and d ?
Issue of Lawrence and Margaret were sons George and William

Generation 20: William CRAWFORD............. The Immigrant
William CRAWFORD b 1630 in Jordan Hill, Ayrshire, Scotland and d 1700 in Norfolk Virginia
Married Twice:
(1) Anna LAMONT b 1619 in Auchenames, Ayrshire, Scotland and d 1655 in Auchenames,Ayrshire,Scotland
Issue of William and Anna were daughters Ann and Anna
(2) Margaret JORDAN b 1632 in Jordan Hill, Ayrshire Scotland and d in Virginia
Issue of William and Margaret was a son William

Generation 21: William CRAWFORD
William CRAWFORD b 1662 in Norfolk Virginia and d 1732 in Berkely county Virginia
Naudine VALENTINE b 1662 in Norfolk Virginia and d 1732 in Berkley county Virginia
Issue of William and Naudine were three sons Alexander, William and Valentine

Generation 22: Valentine CRAWFORD
Valentine CRAWFORD b 1692 in Delaware and d 1726 in Berkley, James, Virginia
Honora GRIMES b 1700 in Norfolk county Virginia and d in Shepardstown, Berkley, Virginia
Issue of Valentine and Honora were six children: Mary, Elizabeth, Martha, Valentine, Elizabeth and William

Generation 23: Colonel William CRAWFORD
Colonel William CRAWFORD b 9/2/1732 in Berkley county Virginia and d 5/11/1782 in Tymochtree Cr. Ohio
Married twice:
(1)Ann STEWART b 1743 in Summit Point Virginia and d ?
Issue of William and Anne was a daughter Anne
(2)Hannah VANCE b 4/11/1732 in Shenandoah Valley Virginia and d 1817 in New Haven, Fayette, Pa.

Issue of William and Hannah were five children: Nancy, Ann, John Vance, Orphelia Effie and Sarah
Sally

Biography of Colonel William CRAWFORD, Berkeley County, West Virginia
Colonel William CRAWFORD was born in Berkeley County, Virginia, 1732 and died a horrible and agonizing death in Wyandot County, Ohio territory, June 11, 1782. He was a half-brother to Colonel Hugh Stephenson and was a surveyor, serving under Washington.

At the outbreak of the French and Indian War, he became an ensign in the Virginia Riflemen and was with General Braddock in the expedition against Fort Duquesne. He remained in the service until 1761 and, on recommendation of Washington, was promoted to captain. He served during the Pontiac war, from 1763 to 1764, and in 1767 settled in Western Pennsylvania, purchasing land and later becoming a justice of the peace.

Early after the beginning of the Revolution, he raised a company of Virginians and joined Washington�s army. He was made lieutenant colonel of the 5th Virginia Regiment, in 1776; later he became a colonel. He participated in the battle of Long Island, in the subsequent retreat across New Jersey and over the Delaware, in the battles of Trenton and Princeton, and around Philadelphia. In 1778 he was assigned to frontier duty and for years following was occupied in suppressing the Indian attacks on the settlers.

He resigned and retired to his farm, hoping to spend the remainder of his days with his family after having given nearly 25 years of his life in the service of his country; but in May 1782, at the urgent request of Gens. Washington and Willian Irvine, reluctantly accepted the expedition to destroy the Wyandott and Moravian Indians on the Muskingum River in Ohio territory.

The Indians were discovered on June 4, and an engagement ensued in which Crawford�s troops were surrounded by a force much larger than their own in a grove called Battle Island. The fight lasted two days and, when finding themselves �hemmed in,� decided to �cut their way out.� In the retreat that followed, the soldiers were separated and Col. Crawford fell into the hands of the Indians. Dr. McKnight, a fellow prisoner who later escaped, told of the torture of William Crawford: �He was stripped naked, severely beaten with clubs and sticks and made to sit down near a post which had been planted for the purpose and around which a fire of poles was burning briskly. His hands were then pinioned behind him and a rope attached to the band around his wrist and fastened to the foot of a post about 15 feet high, allowing him liberty only to sit down or walk once or twice around it and return the same way.

�His ears were cut off and while the men would apply the burning ends of the poles to his flesh, the squaws threw coals and hot embers upon him. For three hours he endured these excruciating agonies with the utmost fortitude. When faint and exhausted he commended his soul to God and laid down on his face. He was then scalped and burning coals being laid upon head and back by one of the squaws he again attempted to walk but strength failed him and he sank into the welcome arms of death. His body was thrown into the fire and consumed into ashes.� The story was told by N.N. Hill Jr. in the Magazine of Western History for May 1885, under the title of �Crawford�s Campaign.�

Generation 24: Sarah Sally CRAWFORD
Sarah Sally CRAWFORD b about 1748 in Fayette county Pennsylvania and d 11/10/1848 in Fayette county Pa.
Captain William HARRISON b about 1740 in Orange Va. and d 5/11/1782 Tymochtree Cr. Ohio(died with Colonel William Crawford at the hands of the Indians)
Issue of Sarah Sally and William were six children: Sally, Harriet, Battle, John, Mary Polly and Nancy

Generation 25: Nancy HARRISON
Nancy HARRISON b 12/30/1772 in Westmoreland Pennsylvania and d 12/5/1856 in Moore Twp., Logan, Ohio
Daniel MCKINNON b 4/9/1767 in Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania and d 9/25/1837 in Moorefield Ohio
Issue of Nancy and Daniel were nine children:William, Daniel, Theophelus, John Benjamin, Catherine (Katie), Uriah, Josiah, Sarah and Thomas Dillow

Generation 26: Thomas Dillow MCKINNON
Thomas Dillow MCKINNON b 1809 in Boone county Kentucky and d 10/28/1882 in Lowell Iowa
Elizabeth SMITH b 2/5/1814 in Washington Virginia and d May 1880 in Lee Virginia
Issue of Thomas Dillow and Elizabeth were fifteen children: Mary, Theophalus Addison. Thomas Jefferson, Josephine, Daniel, James Monroe, Isabella , Ann Eliza, John Quincy, Lillian Sarah, William, Baby Girl, Stephen Samuel, Turtullus and Robert Jackson Sr.

Generation 27: Robert Jackson MCKINNON Sr.
Robert Jackson MCKINNON Sr. b 1/22/1837 in Indiana and d 4/13/1920 in Harney, Harney, Oregon
Emily Harriet LONG b 3/24/1932 in Indiana and d 7/18/1911 Burns, Harney, Oregon
Issue of Robert and Emily were twelve children: John, Ida May, Andrew Johnson, Lucy Jane, Belle Dora, Harriet, Thomas Daniel, Emma Alice, Elsie Ollie, William, Essie Geneva, and Robert Jackson Jr.

Generation 28: Robert Jackson MCKINNON Jr.
Robert Jackson MCKINNON Jr. b 12/9/1863 in Iowa and d 11/3/1932 in Burms, Harney, Oregon
Laura Ann GALLOWAY b 3/15/1868 in Elk City, Benton, Oregon and d 6/21/1915 in Burns, Harney, Oregon
Issue of Robert Jackson and Laura Ann were seven children: Eula Lea, Ralph Earl, Gladys Delta, Otho Otto, Cleo Addisson, Leo Addis and Clarence Roy

Generation 29: Clarence Roy MCKINNON
Clarence Roy McKINNON b 7/30/1889 in Coffee Pot, Harney, Oregon and d 11/25/1959 in Carlton Yamhill Or.
Married twice:
(1)Eulalia P SMITH b 9/1895 in California and d 3/11/1917 in Burns, Harney, Oregon
Issue of Clarence and Eulalia were Lavelle, Dillon and Denver
(2)Mamie Veda PRILL b 1/26/1901 in Belle Plain Iowa and d 6/12/1998 in Corvallis, Benton, Oregon
Issue of Clarence and Mamie were Mava Lurea, Felice Grace, Robert Prill, and Dale Lynn

Rachel CARTER is my gggg maternal grandmother and an ancestor to President Jimmy CARTER the 43rd president. Since Rachel CARTER is one of my progenitors it is easy to show my relationship to her. It is a more convoluted process to show her relationship to the president. Rachel and her husband Abraham MARSHALL were Pennsylvania Quaker's and recipients of William Penn's generosity to provide a home in the New World. Quaker's were discriminated against in England by the Crown and the Church of England. King Charles II owed William Penn favors which were rewarded by substantial land ownership in the New World. This genealogy will first show the relationship to the MCKINNON's followed by the president. Both genealogies will begin with Rachel CARTER.

Generation 1:
Rachel CARTER
Birth 1719 in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 29 Sep 1799 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Married to Abraham MARSHALL
Birth 4 Mar 1713 in West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death 1750 in Pennsylvania, United States
Issue of Rachel and Abraham:
Elizabeth Marshall
1732 ? 1797
Samuel Marshall
1745 ? 1817
Mary Marshall
1747 ? 1815
Hannah Marshall
1750 ? 1752

Generation 2:
Elizabeth MARSHALL
Birth May 6 1732 in West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Oct 28 1797 in West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania
Married to Joel BAILY
Birth 16 Dec 1732 in West Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death 29 Oct 1797 in West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Issue of Elizabeth and Joel:
Abraham Baily Dr.
1760 ? 1825
Hannah Baily
1763 ? 1834
Emmor Baily
1767 ? 1848
Jacob Baily
1770 ? 1799
Rachel Baily
1774 ? 1853

Generation 3:
Jacob BAILY
Birth 28 Mar 1770 in Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death 15 Apr 1799 in Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Married to Elizabeth WEBB
Birth 10 Sep 1773 in Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death 24 Feb 1853 in Centreville, New Castle, DE, USA
Issue of Jacob and Elizabeth:
Mary Baily
1791 ? 1815
Ezekiel Baily
1793 ? 1858
Elizabeth Baily
1795 ? 1846
Marshall Baily
1798 ? 1820

Generation 4:
Elizabeth BAILY
Birth Mar 22 1795 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Sep 11 1846 in Champaign, Ohio, United States
Married to Ezra LAMBORN
Birth Jul 7 1786 in Wilmington, Ohio, USA
Death Oct 17 1844 in Champaign, Ohio, United States
Issue of Elizabeth and Ezra:
Sarah Lamborn
1816 ? 1816
Margaretta Lamborn
1817 ?
Marshall B Lamborn
1819 ? 1852
Rebecca Pearce Lamborn
1822 ? 1903
Nathan Lamborn
1824 ?
Ezekiel Lamborn
1828 ?
Elizabeth Ann Lamborn
1832 ? 1842

Generation 6:
Rebecca Pearce LAMBORN
Birth Jan 18 1822 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
Death 13 Jul 1903 in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Married ti David Hale EDWARDS
Birth Sep 13 1815 in Marietta, Ohio, USA
Death Jun 19 1888 in Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States
Issue of Rebecca and David:
Mary Elizabeth Edwards
1841 ? 1845
Fidelia Adelaide Edwards
1843 ?
Ezra L Edwards
1847 ? 1847
David Hale Edwards
1848 ? 1849
Margaretta "Rhettie" Edwards
1852 ? 1942
Hamilton Bell Edwards
1857 ? 1937
Mary Evalyn Edwards
1858 ? 1950

Generation 7:
Mary Evalyn EDWARDS
Birth Nov 1 1858 in Iowa
Death 05 Jan 1950 in Lebanon, Oregon, USA
Married to Theodore Fred PRILL
Birth Jul 10 1850 in Dayton Ohio, USA
Death Jan 1 1941 in Casper, Wyoming, USA
Issue of Mary and Theodore:
Lewis Merton Prill
1882 ? 1970
Margaretta Lula Prill
1887 ? 1982
Charles Otis Prill
1894 ? 1954
Mamie Veda Prill
1901 ? 1998
Fred Laverne Prill
1904 ? 1960

Generation 8:
Mamie Veda PRILL
Birth Jan 26 1901 in Belle Plaine, Iowa, USA
Death Jun 12 1998 in Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Married to:
Clarence Roy MCKINNON
Birth Jul 30 1889 in Coffee Pot, Oregon, USA
Death Nov 25 1959 in Carlton Yamhill Oregon USA
Issue of Mamie and Clarence:
Mava Lurhea McKinnon
1922 ?
Felice Grace McKinnon
1923 ? 2002
Robert Prill McKinnon
1928 ? 1999
Dale Lynn McKinnon
1932 ?

Generations from Rachel CARTER to President James Earl CARTER

Generation 3:
Rachel CARTER
Birth 1719 in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 29 Sep 1799 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Married to Abraham MARSHALL
Birth 4 Mar 1713 in West Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death 1750 in Pennsylvania, United States
Issue of Rachel and Abraham:
Elizabeth Marshall
1732 ? 1797
Samuel Marshall
1745 ? 1817
Mary Marshall
1747 ? 1815
Hannah Marshall
1750 ? 1752

Generation 2:
George CARTER (Father of Rachel CARTER)
Birth 1674 in Isle Wight, Virginia, USA
Death 1736 in Isle Wight, Virginia, USA
Married to Elizabeth TULL
Birth 1699
Death ?
Issue of George and Elizabeth:
Anna CARTER
1715 ?
Elizabeth Carter
1715 ? 1783
Hannah Carter
1715 ?
Rachel Carter
1719 ? 1799

Generation 1:
Thomas CARTER Jr. (Father of George CARTER)
Birth 1649 in Isle, Virginia, United States
Death 1710 in Isle, Virginia, United States
Married to Magdalen MOORE
Birth 1653 in Isle, Virginia, United States
Death 1673 in Isle, Virginia, United States
Issue of Thomas and Magdalen:
Edward Carter
1673 ? 1730
George Carter
1674 ? 1736
Thomas Carter
1675 ?
Alexander Carter
1676 ?
Martha Carter
1678 ?
Moore Carter
1680 ? 1741
William Carter
1684 ?
John Carter
1686 ?
Benjamin Carter
1688 ?
James Carter
1690 ?

Generation 2.1:
Moore CARTER
Birth 1680 in Isle Wight, VA, USA
Death 1741 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Married to Jane KINDRED
Birth 1680 in VA
Death Feb 1764 in Northampton, Virginia, United States
Issue of Moore and Jane:
Catherine Carter
1701 ?
Elizabeth Carter
1707 ? 1762
Kindred Carter
1710 ? 1777
Jacob Carter
1716 ? 1797
Moore Carter
1718 ? 1669
Isaac Carter
1720 ? 1792
Jane Carter
1722 ?
Susannah Carter
1725 ? 1764
Sarah Carter
1727 ?
John Carter
1732 ? 1750

Generation 3.1:
Isaac CARTER
Birth 1720 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Death 8 Jul 1792 in Hertford, North Carolina, United States
Married to Ruth ?
?
?
Issue of Isaac and Ruth:
James Carter
1749 ? 1811
Kindred Carter
1750 ? 1800

Generation 4:
Kindred CARTER
Birth 1750 in Bertie, North Carolina, U.s.
Death 1800 in Columbia, Georgia, U.s.
Married to Mourning HICKMAN
Birth 1745 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death 1804 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Issue of Kindred and Mourning:
James Carter
1773 ? 1858
Henry CARTER
1775 ?
Jesse CARTER
1775 ?
Martha CARTER
1777 ?

Generation 5:
James CARTER
Birth 1773 in Hereford, North Carolina, United States
Death 19 Jul 1858 in Schley, Georgia, United States
Married to Eleanor "Nellie" DUCKWORTH
Birth 1780 in Richmond Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Death 1820 in Talbot County, Georgia, United States of America
Issue of James and Eleanor:
Wiley Carter
1798 ? 1864
Felix Carter
1800 ? 1844
George W Carter
1801 ? 1850
Epsey CARTER
1803 ? 1867
James D Carter
1803 ? 1854
Keziah Carter
1805 ? 1855
Littleberry Carter
1807 ? 1847
Marina Carter
1809 ?
Martha Carter
1811 ?

Generation 6:
Wiley CARTER
Birth 1798 in Warren, Georgia, United States
Death 4 March 1864 in Ellaville, Schley, Georgia, United States
Ana ANSLEY
Birth 1801 in Warren County Georgia, USA
Death 1848 in Glascock, Georgia, United States
Issue of Wiley and Ana:
Amanda Carter
1822 ? 1898
Caroline Carter
1823 ? 1854
Calvin G Carter
1825 ? 1899
Euphrasia A Carter
1829 ? 1868
Littleberry Walker Carter
1832 ? 1873
Jane Carter
1834 ? 1905
Julia A Carter
1836 ? 1910
Louisiana Virginia Carter
1838 ? 1916
Wiley Carter
1840 ? 1904
Sarah Ann Carter
1843 ?
Jesse Taliafero Carter
1846 ? 1924
Talifern Carter
1846 ? 1924
Sterling Gardner Carter
1851 ? 1922

Generation 7:
Littleberry Walker CARTER
Birth 1832 in Warren, Sumter, GA, USA
Death 27 Nov 1873 in Warren, Georgia, USA
Married to Mary Ann Diligent SEALS
Birth 1838 in Warren, Georgia, USA
Death 27 Nov 1873 in Warren, Sumter, Georgia, USA
Issue Littleberry and Mary:
Jeremiah Calvin Carter
1855 ? 1925
Eliza Ann Carter
1856 ?
William Archibald Carter
1858 ? 1903
Nannie Bell Carter
1866 ?

Generation 8:
William Archibald CARTER
Birth 12 Nov 1858 in Warren, Sumter, Georgia, USA
Death 4 Sep 1903 in Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, USA
Married to Nina PRATT
Birth 5 Dec 1863 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Death 7 Mar 1939 in Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States
Issue of William and Nina:
Ethel Carter
1887 ?
William Alton Carter
1888 ? 1978
Lula Carter
1891 ?
Earl Carter
1893 ?
James Earl Carter Sr.
1894 ? 1953


Generation 9:
James Earl CARTER Sr.
Birth 12 Sep 1894 in Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States
Death 22 Jul 1953 in Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States
Married to Bessie Lillian GORDY
Birth 15 Aug 1898 in Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA
Death 30 Oct 1983 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA
Issue of James and Bessie:
James Earl "Jimmie" Carter Jr.
1924 ?
Gloria C Carter
1926 ? 1990
Ruth Carter
1929 ? 1983
William Alton Carter
1937 ? 1988

Generation 10:
James Earl Carter Jr. (President Jimmy CARTER)
Birth Oct 1 1924 in Plains Georgia
Death Living
Married to Eleanor Rosalyn SMITH
Birth 18 Aug 1927 in Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States
Death Living
Issue of Jimmy and Eleanor:
John William (Jack) Carter
Living
Amy Lynn Carter
Living

The Plantagenet?s were the longest lasting and perhaps the most colorful of the English monarchical families. Richard The Lionheart is the likely model for Robin Hood and Richard?s brother King John is the likely impetus for the infamous Sheriff of Nottingham. William Shakespeare found the Plantagenet?s fertile ground for his plays:
All?s Well That Ends Well??????????????..Henry II, Part 1
As You Like It?????????????????????Henry IV, Part 2
The Comedy of Errors????????????????.Henry V
Cymbeline??????????????????????. .Henry VI, Part 1
Love?s Labour Lost??????????????????Henry VI, Part 2
Measure For Measure????????????????..Henry VI, Part 3
The Merchant of Venice???????????????..King John
A Midsummer Night?s Dream????????????..Richard II
Much Ado about Nothing???????????????Richard III

I am providing a quick ancestral diagram next for those uninterested in the history of the Plantagenet's.

Geoffrey Plantagenet V Count of Anjou (1113 - 1151)
relationship to you: husband of 28th great grand aunt
Matilda or Maud Princess of England (1102 - 1169)
Wife of Geoffrey
Henry I Beauclerc, King of England (1068 - 1135)
Father of Matilda or Maud
Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester (1090 - 1147)
Son of Henry
William Fitz Robert 2nd Earl of Gloucester (1116 - 1183)
Son of Robert
Amicia Fitz Robert Countess of Gloucester (1160 - 1224)
Daughter of William
Gilbert III 5th Earl of Hertford 6th Earl of Gloucester de Clare (1180 - 1230)
Son of Amicia
Isabel de Clare of Gloucester and Hertford (1226 - 1275)
Daughter of Gilbert III 5th Earl of Hertford 6th Earl of Gloucester
Robert "Sir" "The Competiter" De Bruce 5th Lord of Annandale (1243 - 1304)
Son of Isabel
Robert I De Brus (1274 - 1329)
Son of Robert "Sir" "The Competiter"
Marjorie Bruce (1296 - 1316)
Daughter of Robert I
Robert II (King of Scotland) Stewart (1316 - 1390)
Son of Marjorie
Robert III (King of Scotland) Stewart (1337 - 1406)
Son of Robert II (King of Scotland)
Mary (Princess of Scotland) Stewart (1380 - 1458)
Daughter of Robert III (King of Scotland)
Gilbert (1st Lord Kennedy) Kennedy (1396 - 1478)
Son of Mary (Princess of Scotland)
John "2nd Lord Kennedy" Kennedy (1436 - 1508)
Son of Gilbert (1st Lord Kennedy)
Mary (Lady) Kennedy (1460 - 1510)
Daughter of John "2nd Lord Kennedy"
Alexander Vans (1501 - )
Son of Mary (Lady)
John (Sir) Vans ( - 1547)
Son of Alexander
Patrick (Sir) Vans (1550 - 1568)
Son of John (Sir)
John (Sir) Vans (1575 - 1642)
Son of Patrick (Sir)
John "Rector Of Kilmacreenan' Vans (1593 - 1662)
Son of John (Sir)
Lancelot "Doctor" Vans (1630 - 1688)
Son of John "Rector Of Kilmacreenan'
John Vance (1650 - 1710)
Son of Lancelot "Doctor"
Andrew Vance (1666 - 1740)
Son of John
John Sr. Vance (1693 - 1760)
Son of Andrew
Hannah Vance (1732 - 1817)
Daughter of John Sr.
Sarah Sally Crawford (1748 - 1838)
Daughter of Hannah
Nancy Harrison (1772 - 1856)
Daughter of Sarah Sally
Thomas Dillow McKinnon (1809 - 1882)
Son of Nancy
Robert Jackson, SR. McKinnon (1837 - 1920)
Son of Thomas Dillow
Robert Jackson Jr, McKinnon (1863 - 1932)
Son of Robert Jackson, SR.
Clarence Roy McKinnon (1889 - 1959)
Son of Robert Jackson Jr,
Dale Lynn McKinnon
You are the son of Clarence Roy





Generation 1:

Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou, 1113-1151
Matilda or Maud Princess of England, 1102-1169
Issue of Geoffrey and Matilda, were Henry, Geoffrey and William






On 17 June 1128 Geoffrey married Empress Matilda, the daughter and heiress of King Henry I of England by his first wife Edith of Scotland, and widow of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor. The marriage was meant to seal a peace between England/Normandy and Anjou. She was eleven years older than Geoffrey, very proud of her status as an Empress (as opposed to being a mere Countess). Their marriage was a stormy one with frequent long separations, but she bore him three sons William, Henry and Geoffrey.

Generation 2
Henry Plantagenet II, King of England, 1132-1189
Eleanor Duchess of Aquitaine, 1122-1204
Issue of Henry and Eleanor: William, Henry, Matilda, Richard, Geoffrey, Eleanor, Joan and John



A little history: John was the son of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor (of Aquitaine) and the younger brother of King Richard I, known as the Lion-Heart. Henry II was a great king, establishing peace and order, instituting much reform, and establishing courts of law. When Henry died (1189) his eldest son Richard succeeded to the throne. Due to Richard's fighting in the Crusades he was gone from England quite a bit. Thus, power became a bit decentralized and local lords (barons and earls) gained more influence. Richard died in 1199 without an heir, so his younger brother John came to the throne. John attempted to re-assert the power of the throne, and was successful to a degree. However, after the ten years of Richard's reign and his frequent absences, the barons were resentful at the occasionally brutal lengths King John went to in exercising the power of the royal court.

The barons and earls forced the King to give them many "rights" (not exactly how we think of them today), including a jury of one's peers, prosecutors having to prove guilt rather than a person having to prove his innocence (this was quite radical, and its importance cannot be overstated), and the right to silence. It also led to the eventual establishment of Parliament, and the idea of the people having a say in their government. These rights, enshrined in Magna Carta in 1215, are the foundation of the common law, principles of which form the basis of the law systems of many English-speaking nations today. (They are key elements to our Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.)

Now, about his being bad. Remember that his reign was during the heyday of Robin Hood, and John was the villain in that legend (though as Prince John). Part of it may then rest on his role in that legend. Probably it is meant to reflect a particularly contentious period in British history. When John died in 1216 his young son Henry became king (Henry III). Because Henry III was a boy king, it took many years before the antagonism between the throne and the local lords subsided. Henry II reigned for 56 years, which helped restore stability and peace to the political life of the nation.

Incidentally, we may not be the only ones who consider John a bad king. Since his death almost 700 years ago, there has never been another King John, and the name is rarely given out to royal male children. It appears even his descendants don't want to take a chance with the name.

Generation 3:
Richard Plantagenet I, The Lionheart, 1157-1199
Issue of Richard:Unmarried


Richard the Lionheart, the third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, was born in Oxford in 1157. While still a child, he was granted the duchy of Aquitaine. Encouraged by his mother, in 1173 Richard joined his brothers Henry and Geoffrey in the rebellion against their father.

When Henry II died in 1189, Richard was the eldest surviving son and therefore became king of England, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou. Soon afterwards, Richard took part in the Third Crusade. Considered to be the best military commander in the Christian world, his army managed to defeat Saladin, the Muslim leader, at Arsuf in 1191.

On his way home Richard was captured by Duke Leopold of Austria. While his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was busy raising the ?70,000 ransom money, Richard's younger brother John tried to seize the throne. Richard was released in 1194 and he spent the next couple of years winning back the territory he had lost while he had been away.

In 1199, while carrying out a siege on a castle, Richard was killed by a crossbow bolt. Richard did not have any children and before he died he arranged for his younger brother John to inherit the throne

Generation 3.1
John Plantagenet, King of England,, 1167=1216 (John is brother of Richard)
Isabella Angoluleme,, 1180-1246
Issue of John and Isabella: Henry, Richard, Joan, Isabella and Eleanor



Generation Two
John Lackland, King of England
Born about December 27, 1166 at Oxford.
Crowned King of England on May 27, 1199 at Westminster Abbey.
Died on October 19, 1216 at Newark.
This is the notorious King John who, under considerable pressure, granted the Magna Charta and then attempted to welsh on the deal. King John is perhaps best remembered as the arch enemy of the legendary outlaw Robin Hood. John was known as "Lackland" because he originally had only a few separate land holdings; but he ended up ruling the huge Angevin Empire when he became king following the death of his brother King Richard. John eventually lost many of his French possessions.
John took a close interest in the details of governmental and legal business; but he was endlessly suspicious of his own barons and he forced many confrontations, not the least of which resulted in the barons forcing King John to sign the Magna Charta.
John had a big argument with Pope Innocent III over the appointment of Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury. John refused to accept Langton and the pope eventually retaliated by excommunicating John in 1209. At this point, John is said to have sent an embassy to Spain consisting of a priest known as Robert of London and two knights, Thomas de Erdington and Ralph Fitz Nicholas. The three men conferred with the Islamic Emir Al Mounenim also known as Mohammed Al Nassir and they were alleged to have proposed some sort of a deal whereby John would switch to the Islamic faith if the powerful Emir would support him as King of England. Of course, John likely intended to welsh on the deal and the Emir declined the offer anyway.

Generation 4.
Henry PLantagent III, King of England, 1207-1272
Eleanor of Provence, 1221-1291
Issue of Henry and Eleanor: Edward, Margaret, Beatrice, Edmund, Richard, John, Katherine and Henry


Henry III, King of England was born on 1 October 1207 at Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England.3 He was the son of John I 'Lackland', King of England and Isabella d'Angoul?me. He married Eleanor of Provence, daughter of Raimond Berengar V, Comte de Provence and Beatrice di Savoia, on 14 January 1236 at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.3 He died on 16 November 1272 at age 65 at Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England.4 He was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.4
Henry III, King of England succeeded to the title of King Henry III of England on 19 October 1216.3 He was crowned King of England on 28 October 1216 at Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, and styled 'Rex Anglaie, Dominus Hiberniae, Dux Normanniae, et Dux Aquitaniae.1,5' He abdicated as Duke of Normandy in December 1259.3 He fought in the Battle of Lewes on 14 May 1264, where he was taken priosner by the rebellious barons.6
He was only 9 years old when he came to the throne which he occupied for 56 years. While he was a minor the land was ruled by the Earl of Pembroke and Hubert de Burgh. His personal rule was weak and ineffective. Many followers from his wife's country were given important positions and the English barons became restless. By 1258 Henry was compelled to hand power to these barons, led by Simon de Monfort. War broke out between the barons and Henry, and he was defeated and made prisoner at Lewes. He had to agree that a new Great Council or Parliament, as it was now called for the first time, be set up. The members of this parliament would be chosen half by the King and half by the barons. In 1265 his son Edward defeated the barons at Evesham and de Monfort was killed. After this, although Henry remained King, the real ruler was Edward. Henry's most lasting contribution to his country was his advancement of the design of Gothic architecture. In particular he instituted the building of a new Abbey at Westminster and in Oct 1269 the relics of the Saint, Edward the Confessor, were laid in a shrine behind its altar. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.7
Children of Henry III, King of England and Eleanor of Provence
? Edward I 'Longshanks', King of England b. 17 Jun 1239, d. 7 Jul 1307
? Margaret of England, Princess of England b. 29 Sep 1240, d. 26 Feb 1275
? Beatrice of England b. 25 Jun 1242, d. 24 Mar 1275
? Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester b. 16 Jan 1245, d. 5 Jun 1296
? Ri chard of England b. c 1247, d. b 1256
? John of England b. c 1250, d. b 1256
? William of England b. c 1251, d. c 1256
? Katherine of England b. 25 Nov 1253, d. 3 May 1257
? Henry of England b. a 1256, d. c 1257

Generation V:
Edward Plantagenet I, Longshanks, 1239-1307
Eleanor of Castile, 1244-1290
Issue of Edward and Eleanor: Eleanor, John, Henry, Julian, Joan, Alfonso, Margaret, Berengaria, Mary, Alice, Isabella, Elizabeth, Edward, Beatrice and Blanche



Edward was a noted castle builder, including the northern Welsh Conway castle, Caernarvon castle, Beaumaris castle, and Harlech castle. He was also responsible for building bestrides to defend the English position in France.


Timeline
1272
Edward learns that he has succeeded to the throne on his way home from the Crusade
1274
Edward is crowned in Westminster Abbey
1282
Edward invades North Wales and defeats Llywelyn ap Gruffydd the last ruler of an independent Wales
1284
Independence of the Welsh is ended by the Statute of Rhuddlan
1290
Edward' s wife Eleanor dies at Harby in Nottinghamshire. Her body is brought back to London and a cross erected at each stop along the journey - Geddington, Hardingston, Waltham, and the most famous at Charing Cross.
1292
Edward chooses John Balliol to be the new King of Scotland
1295
Model Parliament is summoned
1295
John Balliol reneges on his allegiance to Edward and signs alliance with King Philip IV of France
1296
Edward invades Scotland, defeats the Scots at Dunbar and deposes Balliol. He then takes over the throne of Scotland and removes the Stone of Scone to Westminster.
1297
Scots rise against English rule and, led by William Wallace, defeat Edward at the Battle of Stirling Bridge
1298
Edward invades Scotland again and defeats William Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk
1299
Edward marries Margaret of France
1301
Edward makes his son Prince of Wales, a title conferred on every first born son of the monarchy ever since.
1305
William Wallace is executed in London.
1306
Robert Bruce is crowned King of Scotland
1307
Edward attempts to invade Scotland again, but dies on his way north

Generation 6:
Edward Plantagenet II, King of England, 1284-1327
Isabella of France, 1292-1358
Issue of Edward and Isabella: Edward, John, Eleanor and Joan


Invested as the first English Prince of Wales in 1301. Reigned 1307-1327 deposed and murdered. His reign was troubled by extravagances, his militarist disasters in Scotland notably at Bannockburn (1314) and unpopularity of his favorite peers Gaveston (d. 1312) and Hugh le Despencer. He was deposed by his wife and her lover, Roger Mortimer, 1? E. March, on 21 Jan 1327, and murdered by a red-hot poker in his bowels.

Generation 7:
Edward Plantagenet III, King of England, 1312-1377
Phillipa of Hainault, 1311-1369
Issue of Edward and Phillipa: Edward, Isabel, Joan, Lionel. John, Edmund, Mary, Margaret, Thomas


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This article is about the King of England. For the play attributed to William Shakespeare, see Edward III (play).
Edward IIIKing of England; Lord of Ireland (more...)Reign25 January 1327 ? 21 June 1377 (50 years)Coronation1 February 1327PredecessorEdward IIRegentRoger Mortimer, Earl of March
& Queen Isabella (de facto)
Council inc. Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster (1327?1330; de jure)SuccessorRichard IIConsortPhilippa of HainaultIssueEdward, Prince of Wales "The Black Prince"
Isabella, Dame de Coucy
Lady Joan
Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
Mary, Duchess of Brittany
Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Pembroke
Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester
Detail
Titles and stylesThe King
The Earl of Chester
Duke of Aquitaine
Edward of WindsorRoyal houseHouse of PlantagenetFatherEdward IIMotherIsabella of FranceBorn13 November 1312
Windsor Castle, BerkshireDied21 June 1377 (aged 64)
Sheen Palace, RichmondBurialWestminster Abbey, London
Edward III (13 November 1312 ? 21 June 1377) was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into the most efficient military power in Europe. His reign saw vital developments in legislature and government?in particular the evolution of the English parliament?as well as the ravages of the Black Death. He remained on the throne for 50 years; no English monarch had reigned for as long since Henry III, and none would again until George III.
Edward was crowned at the age of fourteen, following the deposition of his father. When he was only seventeen years old, he led a coup against his regent, Roger Mortimer, and began his personal reign. After defeating, but not subjugating, the Kingdom of Scotland, he declared himself rightful heir to the French throne in 1340, starting what would be known as the Hundred Years' War. Following some initial setbacks, the war went exceptionally well for England; the victories of Cr?cy and Poitiers led up to the highly favourable Treaty of Br?tigny. Edward?s later years, however, were marked by international failure and domestic strife, largely as a result of his inertia and eventual bad health.
Edward III was a temperamental man, but also capable of great clemency. He was, in most ways, a conventional king, mainly interested in warfare. Highly revered in his own time and for centuries after, Edward was denounced as an irresponsible adventurer by later Whig historians. This view has turned, and modern historiography credits him with many achievements.

Generation 8:
Edward, Prince of Wales, The Black Prince, 1330-1376
Joan, countess of Kent, 1328-1385
Issue of Edward and Joan: Edward and Richard


Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, KG (15 June 1330 ? 8 June 1376), popularly known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. Edward, an exceptional military leader and popular during his life, died one year before his father and so never ruled as king (becoming the first English Prince of Wales to suffer that fate). The throne passed instead to his son Richard, a minor, upon the death of Edward III.

Generation 9:
Richard Plantagenet II, King of England, 1367-1400
Ann de Bohemia, 1366-1394
Isabella de Valois, 1389-1409
Issue of Edward: None

Born: January 6, 1367
House of: Plantagenet
Ascended to the throne: June 22, 1377
Crowned: July 16, 1377 at Westminster
Married: (1) Anne of Bohemia, (2) Isabella, nine year old daughter of Charles V1 of France
Died: Febuary 14, 1400 at Pontefract Castle
Buried at: Langley reburied Westminster

King of England from 1377, effectively from 1389, son of Edward the Black Prince. He reigned in conflict with Parliament; they executed some of his associates in 1388, and he executed some of the opposing barons in 1397, whereupon he made himself absolute. Two years later, forced to abdicate in favour of Henry IV, he was jailed and probably assassinated.

In 1381 Richard was faced with the Peasants' Revolt, a result of the imposition of the Poll Tax in 1380. The leader of the Revolt, Wat Tyler, was stabbed and killed at Smithfield by the Lord Mayor of London, fearing for the safety of the king. Richard's apparent courage in facing the mobs gathered at Mile End and Smithfield also contributed to the failure of the uprising.

Richard was born in Bordeaux. He succeeded his grandfather Edward III when only ten, the government being in the hands of a council of regency. His fondness for favourites resulted in conflicts with Parliament, and in 1388 the baronial party, headed by the Duke of Gloucester, had many of his friends executed. Richard recovered control in 1389, and ruled moderately until 1397, when he had Gloucester murdered and his other leading opponents executed or banished, and assumed absolute power. In 1399 his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford (later Henry IV), returned from exile to lead a revolt; Richard II was deposed by Parliament and imprisoned in Pontefract Castle, where he died mysteriously.

Generation 8.1
John Plantagenet, Sir John Gaunt, 2nd Duke of Lancaster, 1340 1399 (John is another son of Edward III)
Blanche Plantagenet of Lancaster, 1345-1369
Issue of John and Blanche: Isabel, John, John, Phjllipa, Elizabeth, Henry and Edward


John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Aquitaine (6 March 1340 ? 3 February 1399) was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He gained his name "John of Gaunt" because he was born in Ghent (in today's Belgium), then called Gaunt in English. John exercised great influence over the English throne during the minority reign of his nephew, Richard II, and during the ensuing periods of political strife, but was not thought to have been among the opponents of the King.
John of Gaunt's legitimate male heirs, the Lancasters, included Kings Henry IV, Henry V, andHenry VI.
John's legitimate descendants also included his daughters Philippa of Lancaster, Queen consortof John I of Portugal and mother of King Edward of Portugal, known as "Duarte" in Portuguese. John was also the father of Elizabeth, Duchess of Exeter, the mother of John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter through his first wife, Blanche; and by his second wife, Constance, John was the father of Katherine of Lancaster, Queen consort of Henry III of Castile, granddaughter of Peter of Castile and mother of John II of Castile.
John of Gaunt fathered five children outside marriage, one early in life by one of his mother's ladies-in-waiting, and four, surnamed "Beaufort," by Katherine Swynford, Gaunt's long-term mistress and eventual third wife. The four Beaufort children, three sons and a daughter, were legitimized by royal and papal decrees after John married Katherine in 1396. Descendants of the marriage to Katherine Swynford included their son Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester and eventually Cardinal; their granddaughter Cecily Neville, mother to Kings Edward IV and Richard III; and their great-great-grandson Henry Tudor, who became King of England after the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 and established the House of Tudor.
When John of Gaunt died in 1399, his estates were declared forfeit to the crown, as King Richard II had exiled John's son and heir, Henry Bolingbroke, in 1398. Bolingbroke and Richard II were first cousins; their fathers were brothers. Bolingbroke returned from exile to reclaim his confiscated inheritance and deposed the unpopular Richard. Bolingbroke then reigned as King Henry IV of England (1399?1413), the first of the descendants of John of Gaunt to hold the throne of England.
John of Gaunt was buried alongside his first wife, Blanche of Lancaster, in the nave of Old St. Paul's Cathedral in an alabaster tomb designed by Henry Yevele (similar to that of his son inCanterbury Cathedral).
Generation 9.1
Henry Plantagenet.IV, King of England, 1367-1412
Mary de Bohun, 1368-1394
Issue of Henry and Mary: Humphrey, John, Phillipa, Thomas, Blanche and Henry


Born: April 4, 1366 at Bolingbroke Castle
House of: Lancaster
Ascended to the throne: September 30, 1399
Crowned: October 13, 1399 at Westminster
Married: (1) Mary de Bohun, (2) Mary, Daughter of Charles 11 of Nararre
Children: Five sons and two daughters
Died: March 20, 1413 at Westminster Abbey
Buried at: Canterbury

King of England from 1399, the son of John of Gaunt. In 1398 he was banished by Richard II but returned in 1399 to head a revolt and be accepted as king by Parliament. He was succeeded by his son Henry V.

He had difficulty in keeping the support of Parliament and the clergy, and had to deal with baronial unrest and Owen Glendower's rising in Wales. In order to win support he had to conciliate the Church by a law for the burning of heretics, and to make many concessions to Parliament. The Percy family was defeated at Shrewsbury in 1403, and the Earl of Northumberland was beaten at Bramham Moor in 1408.
Mary de Bohun (c. 1369 ? 4 June 1394), was the first wife of King Henry IV of England and the mother of King Henry V, but was never queen, as she died before her husband came to the throne.
Mary was the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, and Joan FitzAlan (1347-1419), the daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor of Lancaster. Through her mother, Mary was descended from Llywelyn the Great.
Mary and her elder sister, Eleanor de Bohun, were the heiresses of their father's possessions. Eleanor became the wife of Thomas of Woodstock, first Duke of Gloucester, the youngest child of Edward III.
Generation 10:
Henry Plantagenet V, King of England, 1387-1422
Catherine of Valois, 1401-1437




Henry V, King of England 1
Henry V Plantagenet, King of England was born on 9 August 1387 at Monmouth Castle, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. He was the son of Henry IV, King of England and Lady Mary de Bohun. He married Catherine de France, daughter of Charles VI, Roi de France and Isabelle von Bayern, on 2 June 1420 at Troyes Cathedral, Troyes, Champagne, France. He died on 31 August 1422 at age 35 at Bois de Vincennes Castle, ?le-de-France, France, from dysentery. He was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.
Henry V Plantagenet, King of England was also known as Henry of Monmouth.He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1399. He was created 1st Earl of Chester [ENGLAND] on 15 October 1399. He was created Prince of Wales on 15 October 1399. He was created 1st Duke of Cornwall[ENGLAND] on 15 October 1399. He was created 1st Duke of Lancaster [ENGLAND] on 10 November 1399. He was created Duke of Aquitaine [ENGLAND] on 10 November 1399. He succeeded to the title ofKing Henry V of England on 20 March 1413. He was crowned King of England on 9 April 1413 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.
Henry settled the differences between the Court and nobility that had marred the previous reign but ruthlessly put down the Lollards. Civil war broke out in France and Henry was determined to make the most of this. He first reinforced his fleet, then on 11 August 1415 he sailed from Southampton for the mouth of the Seine. His objective was the throne of France. He marched through France with an army of about 5,000 including 4,000 long-bowmen. At 11.00am on Friday 25 October 1415, St Crispin's Day, he met a French army of 20,000 at Agincourt. The French lost nearly 10,000 to his 400. The long bow had again proved virtually unbeatable. A shadow was cast over this victory because the English killed all their prisoners. In May 1420 Charles VI of France recognised Henry as heir to the French throne and as Regent during Charles' lifetime. At home, Henry had the body of the murdered Richard II reburied at Westminster. Henry had a very strong sense of justice; he had no favourites and brooked no nepotism. He was strong willed and competent but could be cruel. Generally, his subjects loved him. His ambition was to lead Western Europe on a Holy Crusade. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Child of Henry V Plantagenet, King of England and Catherine de France
? Henry VI Plantagenet, King of England+ b. 6 Dec 1421, d. 21 May 1471
Generation 11:

Henry Plantagenet VI, King of England, 1421-1471
Margaret of Anjou, 1430-1482
Issue of Henry and Margaret: Edward

Henry Plantagenet VI, King of Eng. Margaret of Anjou
Henry VI Plantagenet, King of England was born on 6 December 1421 at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He was the son of Henry V Plantagenet, King of England and Catherinede France. He married Margaret d'Anjou, daughter of Ren? I 'the Good', Duc d'Anjou and Isabel deLorraine, on 22 April 1445 at Titchfield Abbey, Titchfield, Hampshire, England. He died on 21 May 1471 at age 49 at Tower of London, The City, London, England, murdered. He was buried in 1485 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He was buried at Chertsey Abbey, Surrey, England.
Henry VI Plantagenet, King of England succeeded to the title of King Henry VI of England on 31 August 1422. He succeeded to the title of Roi Henry de France on 11 October 1422. He was crowned King of England on 6 November 1429 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae. He was crowned King of France on 17 December 1431 at Notre Dame de Clery, France. He was deposed as King of England on 4 March 1461. He gained the title of King Henry VI of England on 30 October 1470, known as 'the Readeption'. He was deposed as King of England on 11 April 1471.
He was less than a year old on accession. Within two months, on the death of Charles VI of France, he was also in name, King of France. In a long and costly series of wars, all French possessions were lost except Calais. The French artillery was supreme and Joan of Arc played a notable part in the French victories. The English burned her at the stake for heresy and sorcery in Rouen on 30 May 1431. The Hundred Years' war ended with the defeat of the English at Castillon in 1453. King Henry was a weak 'pawn' in the hands of a strong Queen and powerful Knights. He became insane in 1453 and Queen Margaret fought on his behalf. The Wars of the Roses began in 1455, the factions symbolized by badges depicting the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster. Henry was seized by Yorkists in 1460 and forced to acknowledge York as his heir. Lancastrians recaptured Henry in 1461 but Yorkists declared him deposed and Edward, Duke of York declared King. Henry again fell into Yorkist hands (1465), but was briefly (1470-1) restored to the throne by former Yorkist supporter Richard Neville, 15th Earl of Warwick, who governed in Henry's name. Edward again ousted him and Henry was thrown into captivity in the Tower and put to death on Tuesday 21st May 1471. Henry was completely unsuited for his position, especially after he lost his sanity. He founded Eton College in 1440 and King's College, Cambridge in 1441. Henry started his reign at the age of 9 months, the youngest of any English Monarch. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.


Generation 12:
Edward Plantagenet, Prince of Wales, 1453-1471
Lady Ann Neville, 1456-1485
Issue of Edward and Ann: No Isssue



EDWARD, Prince of Wales, born 13 October 1453, married August 1470, Lady Anne Nevill, 2nd daughter and co-heir of Richard, Earl of Warwick, and died without issue in the lifetime of his father, killed in battle at Tewkesbury, 4 May, 1471. His widow married 2ndly, circa 30 March, 1473, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, afterwards RICHARD III, and died without surviving issue 16 March, 1485. .......................................... EARLDOM OF CHESTER XVII. EDWARD, DUKE OF CORNWALL, only son and heir apparent of HENRY Vl, born at Westminster, 13 October 1453, was, by charter, dated at Westminster 15 March 1454, and confirmed the same day in Parliament, created PRINCE OF WALES and EARL OF CHESTER. He died s.p., 4 May 1471, when his Peerage dignities lapsed to the Crown. [CP 3:174] Son and heir apparent, Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, 15 Mar. 1454, slain at the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May 1471, and with him ended the direct line of the House of Lancaster; His widow married, second, at Westminster Abbey, 12 July 1472, RICHARD OF ENGLAND, Duke of Gloucester, afterwards Richard III of England, King of England.

Generation 8.2: A trip backwards in time
Edmund Plantagenet, 1st Duke of York and 1st Earl of Cambridge, 1341-1402 (Another son of King Edward III)
Isabel Perez, 1355-1392
Issue of Edmund and Isabel: Richard


Edmund of Langley (a Plantagenet) was the 1st Duke of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge, and a Knight of the Order of th the Garter. He was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Haunault. In fact he was the fourth of five sons who ssurvived to adulthood. He was the founder of the House of York--one of the two families that were responsible for the War of the Roses--the House of Lancaster being the opposition in the war for the thrown. It was Edmund's son, Richard, that brought the York house into this war. And it was through Edmund's brother (John of Gaunt) that the Langley's claimed their rights to the throne.
Not only were Edmund and John tied as brothers, but their lives were intertwined several ways through marriage, as well. Edmund Langley's first wife, Infanta Isabella of Castile (who was the daughter of King Peter of Castile and Maria de Padilla), was the sister of Gaunt's second wife, Infanta Constance of Castile. Edmond's second wife, Joan Holland, was the sister of Gaunt's daughter-in-law Margaret Holland, who was the wife of Gaunt's son John Beaufort. She was also apparently Edmund's cousin. The royal families tended to intermarry quite a bit!)
Edmund, the 1st Duke of York is a major character in Shakespear's play Richard II

Generation 9.2:
Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cambridge, 1376-1415
Ann Mortimer, 1390-1411
Issue of Richard and Ann: Richard and Isabel





Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (c. 1375 ? 5 August 1415) was the younger son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and Isabella of Castile.
His paternal grandparents were Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. His maternal grandparents were Peter of Castile and Mar?a de Padilla.[1] He was born at Conisburgh Castle in Yorkshire, and was confirmed in the Earldom of Cambridge, which had been resigned by his brother, in 1414. In about 1406, he married his cousin, Anne Mortimer, also a descendant of Edward III (his great great granddaughter), through his son Lionel of Antwerp. A papal dispensation was dated for 28 May 1406, making it most likely that the marriage took place in May or June. It was through her that the Yorkist faction in the Wars of the Roses claimed the throne. Their marriage produced a daughter, Isabel Plantagenet, and a son, Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York. The latter eventually laid claim to the throne, beginning the Wars of the Roses.
It is believed that Anne died giving birth to Richard. Following Anne's death, Cambridge married Matilda Clifford.
He was discovered to be one of the fomentors of the Southampton Plot against King Henry V immediately prior to departure on the French campaign. (His elder brother, Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, would die at the Battle of Agincourt, less than three months later.) He was stripped of all his titles and estates and was executed on 5 August 1415 at Southampton Green, Hampshire, England; before the fleet set sail on 11 August 1415.

Generation 10.2
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, 1410-1460
Cicely Nevill, 1415-1495
Issue of Richard and Cicely: Ann, , Edward, Edmund, Elizabeth, Margaret, George, and Richard


Richard was the son of Prince Richard, Earl of Cambridge and Anne, sister of Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, the heir to the throne of King Richard II (being the grandson of Princess Philippa of Clarence, daughter of Prince Lionel of Antwerp). His mother died in childbirth and his father was executed shortly before his fourth birthday. He pressed his claim to the English Crown during the reign of his cousin, King Henry VI, whose grandfather had seized the Crown back in 1399. York became regent during the King's periods of madness and was also recognised as heir to the Throne. Eventually, however, relations fell apart and the War of the Roses ensued. The Duke led the Yorkists into numerous battles against King Henry's Lancastrians until he was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. His son, the Earl of March, snatched the Crown the following year and proclaimed himself King Edward IV.

Generation 11.2

Edward Plantagenet IV, King of England, 1442-1483
Elizabeth Woodville, 1437-1492
Issue of Edward and Elizabeth: Elizabeth, Mary, Cecily, Edward, Richard, Anne, George, Catherine and Bridget


Edward of Middleham, also known as Edward Plantagenet (c. 1473 ? 9 April 1484) was the only son of King Richard III of England and his wife Anne Neville.
The exact year of Edward's birth is uncertain, but he is known to have been born at Middleham Castle, a former possession of his maternal grandfather, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, between April 1473 and December 1474. In 1478, following the execution of George, Duke of Clarence for treason the title Earl of Salisbury was granted to Edward until his death. The title then became extinct until restored to Clarence's family during the reign of King Henry VII.
Edward was also invested as Prince of Wales following his father's succession as king of England in 1483. The investiture ceremony took place at York Minster, and contemporary records suggest it was arranged in a hurry. It is thought possible that the boy had been unable to travel to London for his parents' coronation because of ill-health, but that his condition had improved by the time they reached the north of England.
Edward's date of death is as controversial as his birthdate, with some sources listing it as 31 March 1484 and others as 9 April 1484. Edward's sudden death left his father without an heir, leaving the way open for Henry Tudor to take the throne at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. Edward is buried in the parish church at Sheriff Hutton, another of his family's estates.
Edward Plantagenet is the only Prince of Wales to have been buried in a parish church.

Generation 11.3 (Richard and Edward are brothers)

Richard Plantagenet III, King of England, 1452-1485
Lady Ann Nevill, 1456-1485
Issue of Richard and Ann: No Issue



Richard III of England
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Richard IIIThe earliest surviving portrait of Richard (c. 1520, after a lost original), formerly belonging the Paston family (Society of Antiquaries, London).King of England (more...)Reign26 June 1483 ? 22 August 1485 (2 years, 57 days)Coronation6 July 1483PredecessorEdward VSuccessorHenry VIIConsortAnne NevilleIssueEdward of Middleham, Prince of WalesHouseHouse of YorkFatherRichard Plantagenet, Duke of YorkMotherCecily Neville, Duchess of YorkBorn2 October 1452
Fotheringh ay Castle, NorthamptonshireDied22 August 1485 (aged 32)
Bosworth Field, LeicestershireBurialGreyfriars (Franciscan Friary), Leicester[1]
Richard III (2 October 1452 ? 22 August 1485) was King of England for two years, from 1483 until his death in 1485 during the battle of Bosworth. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat at the Battle of Bosworth Field was the decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses and is sometimes regarded as the end of the Middle Ages in England. He is the central character of a well-known play by William Shakespeare.
When his brother Edward IV died in April 1483, Richard was named Lord protector of the realm for Edward's son and successor, the 12-year-old King Edward V. As the new king travelled to London from Ludlow, Richard met him and escorted him to London where he was lodged in the Tower. Edward V's brother Richard later joined him there.
A publicity campaign was mounted condemning Edward IV's marriage to the boys' mother, Elizabeth Woodville as invalid and making their children illegitimate and ineligible for the throne. On 25 June an assembly of lords and commoners endorsed these claims. The following day Richard III officially began his reign. He was crowned in July. The two young princes disappeared in August and there were a number of accusations that the boys were murdered by Richard.
There were two major rebellions against Richard. The first, in 1483, was led by staunch opponents of Edward IV and most notably Richard's ally, Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. The revolt collapsed and Buckingham was executed at Salisbury near the Bull's Head Inn. In 1485 there was another rebellion against Richard, headed by Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond (later King Henry VII) and his uncle Jasper. The rebels landed troops, composed mainly of mercenaries, and Richard fell in the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last English king to die in battle.

Generation 12.2

Elizabeth Plantagenet of York, 1466-1503 (Her father was Edward IV of England)
Henry Tudor VII, King of England, 1457-1509
Issue of Elizabeth and Henry: Arthur, Margaret, Henry, Elizabeth, Mary, Edmund and Katherine


?
King Henry VII Tudor
? 1457-1509 , England
? (1)
Henry VII Tudor, King of England was born on 28 January 1457 at Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.3 He was the son of Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond and Lady MargaretBeaufort.2 He married Elizabeth Plantagenet, daughter of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England andElizabeth Wydevill, on 18 January 1486 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.3 He died on 21 April 1509 at age 52 at Richmond Palace, Richmond, London, England.4 He was buried on 11 May 1509 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.4
Henry VII Tudor, King of England gained the title of Earl of Richmond on 28 January 1457.3 He was deposed as Earl of Richmond before 12 August 1462.3 He fought in the Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485 at Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.5 He gained the title of King Henry VII of England He was proclaimed king on the field of the Battle of Bosworth. on 22 August 1485.6 He was crowned King of England on 30 October 1485 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.5'
After the defeat of the Lancastrians at Tewkesbury, 1 May 1471, he fled to Brittany with his uncle Jasper, and later, to France, where they made plans, with other Lancastrian exiles, for the invasion of England. His victory at Bosworth, and the death of Richard III there, enabled him to succeed in his claim to the throne, whereby he became King of England as Henry VII in 1485. He married Elizabeth the daughter of Edward IV in 1486 and they had eight children; notably Arthur who married the Spanish Princess Catherine of Aragon and who predeceased his father at the age of 16, Henry who later became Henry VIII, Margaret who married James IV of Scotland, and Mary. Henry VII had married solely for political reasons as Elizabeth was the heiress of the rival House of York. The merging of the houses of York and Lancaster ended the War of the Roses. However, after their marriage he fell deeply in love with her and was heartbroken on her death. During his reign Henry had few military concerns other than to put down a few minor pretenders to the throne and to suppress an uprising by the Cornish. He was a most able administrator and accumulated great wealth for the throne. He had a shrewd way of selecting the right man for the job and led the country from disorder into a position of great strength. He instituted the establishment of envoys in foreign countries and encouraged trade with the Continent. He also formed the Yeomen of the Guard at the Tower of London. In 1497, he backed the Italian John Cabot in a voyage from Bristol thar discovered Newfoundland and stirred England's interest in North America.7 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.8
The Plantagenet monarchical reign ends with Henry Tudor?s VII victory at battle at Bosworth.

History of The Revolutionary War is full of patriotic families. Perhaps no family sacrificed more than the family of my ggg grandmother Nancy HARRISON married to my ggg grandfather Daniel MCKINNON. Research shows her Father Captain William HARRISON, her grandfather Colonel William Crawford, her great uncle Colonel Valentine Crawford, a cousin William CRAWFORD and an uncle Lieutenant Battaille HARRISON all died in the cause of the Revolution. In addition two uncles, Benjamin HARRISON and John Vance CRAWFORD served in the war. Nancy was ten years old when her father, grandfather and cousin were killed. For the most part, history has been generous in giving accounts of their deaths.

The first account involves the deaths of the first three individuals:
(i) Colonel William CRAWFORD (Killed)
(2) Captain William HARRISON (Killed)
(3) William CRAWFORD (nephew of Colonel William CRAWFORD) (Killed)
(4) John Vance CRAWFORD (son of Colonel William Crawford) accompanied the expedition but survived

William Crawford Biographical Sketch
William Crawford (2 Sep 1732 ? 11 June 1782) was an American soldier and surveyor who worked as a western land agent for George Washington. Crawford fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. He was tortured and burnt at the stake by American Indians (Native Americans) in retaliation for the Gnadenhutten massacre, a notorious incident near the end of the American Revolution.

Early Career

Crawford was born in Orange County, Virginia, at a location which is now in Berkeley County, West Virginia. He was a son of William Valentine Crawford and his wife Honora Grimes, who were Scots-Irish farmers. After his father's death in 1736, his mother married Richard Stephenson. Crawford had a younger brother, Valentine Crawford, plus five half-brothers and one half-sister from his mother's second marriage. In 1749, Crawford became acquainted with George Washington, then a young surveyor the same age as Crawford. He accompanied Washington on surveying trips and learned the trade. In 1755, Crawford served in the Braddock expedition with the rank of ensign. Like Washington, he survived the disastrous Battle of the Monongahela. During the French and Indian War, he served in Washington's Virginia Regiment, guarding the Virginia frontier against Native American raiding parties. In 1758, Crawford was a member of General John Forbes's army which captured Fort Duquesne, where Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania now stands. He continued to serve in the military, taking part in Pontiac's War in 1763.In 1765 Crawford built a cabin on the Braddock Road along the Youghiogheny River in what is now Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. His wife and three children joined him there the following year. Crawford supported himself as a farmer and fur trader. When the 1768 Treaty of Fort Stanwix with the Iroquois opened up additional land for settlement, Crawford worked again as a surveyor, locating lands for settlers and speculators. Governor Robert Dinwiddie had promised bounty land to the men of the Washington's Virginia Regiment for their service in the French and Indian War. In 1770 Crawford and Washington travelled down the Ohio River to choose the land to be given to the regiment's veterans. The area selected was near what is now Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Crawford also made a western scouting trip in 1773 with Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia. Washington could not accompany them because of the sudden death of his stepdaughter. At the outbreak of Dunmore's War in 1774, Crawford received a major's commission from Lord Dunmore. He built Fort Fincastle at present Wheeling, West Virginia. He also led an expedition which destroyed two Mingo villages (near present Steubenville, Ohio) in retaliation for Chief Logan's raids into Virginia. During the expedition, Crawford's men rescued two captives held by American Indians, killing six and capturing 14 Indians. Crawford's service to Virginia in Dumore's War was controversial in Pennsylvania, since the colonies were engaged in a bitter dispute over their borders near Fort Pitt. Crawford had been a justice of the peace in Pennsylvania since 1771, first for Bedford County, then for Westmoreland County when it was established in 1773. Arthur St. Clair, another Pennsylvania official, called for Crawford to be removed from his office, which was done in January 1775. Beginning in 1776, Crawford served as a surveyor and justice for Virginia's short-lived Yohogania County.

American Revolution

When the American Revolutionary War began, Crawford recruited a regiment for the Virginia Line of the Continental Army. On 11 October 1776, the Continental Congress appointed him colonel of the 7th Virginia Regiment. Crawford led his regiment in the Battle of Long Island and the retreat across New Jersey. He crossed the Delaware with Washington and fought at the battles of Trenton and Princeton. During the Philadelphia campaign, he commanded a scouting detachment for Washington's army. After the war on the western frontier intensified in 1777, Crawford was transferred to the Western Department of the Continental Army. He served at Fort Pitt under Generals Edward Hand and Lachlan McIntosh. Crawford was present at the Treaty of Fort Pitt in 1778, and helped to build Fort Laurens and Fort McIntosh that year. Resources were scarce on the frontier, however, and Fort Laurens was abandoned in 1779. In 1780, Crawford visited Congress to appeal for more funds for the western frontier. In 1781, he retired from military service.

Crawford Expedition

In 1782, General William Irvine persuaded Crawford to come out of retirement and lead an expedition against enemy Indian villages along the Sandusky River. Before leaving, on 16 May he made out his will and testament. His son John Crawford, his son-in-law William Harrison, and his nephew and namesake William Crawford also joined the expedition. After his election as commander of the expedition, Crawford led about 500 volunteers deep into American Indian territory with the hope of surprising them. However, the Indians and their British allies at Detroit had learned about the expedition in advance, and brought about 440 men to the Sandusky to oppose the Americans. After a day of indecisive fighting, the Americans found themselves surrounded. During a confused retreat, Crawford and dozens of his men were captured.

Execution of Crawford

The Indians executed many of them in retaliation for the Gnadenh?tten massacre earlier in the year, in which about 100 peaceful Christian Indian men, women, and children had been murdered by Pennsylvania militiamen. Crawford's execution was brutal; he was tortured for at least two hours before he was burned at the stake. His nephew and son-in-law were also captured and executed. The war ended shortly thereafter, but Crawford's horrific execution was widely publicized in the United States, worsening the already strained relationship between Native Americans and European Americans.

Reaction of George Washington to Crawford?s Death

"It is with the greatest sorrow and concern that I have learned the melancholy tidings of Colonel Crawford?s death. He was known to me as an officer of much care and prudence; brave, experienced and active. The manner of his death was shocking to me; and I have this day communicated to the honorable, the Congress, such papers as I have regarding it?. In a letter to Irvine , at Fort Pitt, written on the 6th of August, Washington further stated: ?I lament the failure of the expedition against Sandusky, and am particularly affected with the disastrous death of Colonel Crawford.?
Legacy

In 1982, the site of Colonel Crawford's execution was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1994, the Wyandot County (Ohio) Patriotic Citizens erected an 8.5 ft (2.6 m) Berea sandstone monument at the site. The Ohio Historical Society also has an historical marker nearby. Crawford County, Ohio, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and Crawford County, Indiana are named for William Crawford. So too is Colonel Crawford High School in North Robinson, Ohio.

The second account is the death of Colonel Valentine CRAWFORD

Col. Valentine Crawford--Bio
[The following biolgraphy comes from the Obanion Family tree at: http://www.dave-francis.com/genealogy/obanionfamily/pafn15.htm#431 ]

"BIOGRAPHY: Valentine died at age 52, Intestate (without a will). He fell through theice (the ice) while returning home, in Washington Co., PA. Colonel William Crawford took the body to Bullskin Creek, Shepherdstown, WVA, and buried it beside his mother, Honora Crawford Stephenson, born Honora Grimes. His body was interred Jan. 9, 1777 in West Virginia, Bullskin Church Cemetary, WV. He married three times. His first wife was Catherine ??, then Sarah Morgan ( or Ann Connell), then Rachel ??. Valentine Crawford Jr., and his brother William Crawford, enlisted in the British Army in 1754 at Winchester , VA. Both took oath to the King of England. Valentine was commissioned Colonel in the Virginia Militia in December of 1776 and served as Wagon Master General. Valentine acted as a secretary or an assistant to George Washington. He is reported to have been elected to the Virginia House of Burgess and voted in that body in 1758. Valentine was a private in the Augusta Co.,VA militia in 1775, stationed at Fort Finecastle. On October 1, 1776, he was stationed at Fort Henry (now Wheeling, WV). He was a Colonel in the Virginia State Militia Troops from 1776 to 1777. He was a resident of Tyrone Township, Fayette Co.,PA in 1772-1775. Valentine Crawford Jr. applied for 100 acres of land in Frederick Co.,VA in 1748, about the time of his marriage and purchased (paid for) the land on 6-21-1754.
(Evelyn Pope)"

The third acount is the death of Battaille HARRISON

[TRANSCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT IMAGE: STATEMENT OF MAJOR
HENRY BEDINGER]
To whom it may Concern,
I Henry Bedinger of the County of Berkeley & State of Virginia declare that Col'o Hugh
Stephenson of said County was Commissioned a Colonel of a Rifle Regiment on the 8th
day of July 1776; that Abraham Shepherd was also Commissioned a Captain, Samuel
Finley 1st Lieutenant, William Kelly, second Lieutenant, & my self, third Lieutenant in
said Company on the 9th day of July 1776, in and for said Regiment, that our instructions
were to inlist men for three years, that Captain William Brady of the same County was
appoint a Captain, William Pile first Lieutenant, Christopher Brady second Lieutenant and
Battail Harrison third Lieutenant to raise a Company of men for the same Regiment and
enlist the men for the same time, that the said Captains Abraham Shepherd & William
Brady did raise their Companies, & immediately marched them including the Officers to
Camp at Bergen Opposite to New York where Lieutenant Col'o Moses Rawlings had
assumed the Command of said Reg't (Col'o Hugh Stephenson having died in August) that
soon thereafter this Reg't was ordered to the defense of Fort Washington on York Island
including the abovenamed Officers, that Lieuten't Christopher Brady died in Camp or its
vicinity about the 12th of November 1776 while in Service, that the said Regiment was on
the 16th November 1776 in the Battle and .......... of Fort Washington mainly destroyed
and Captured by the enemy, that Lieutenant Battail Harrison was killed in that Action,
that Lieutenant Pile of Bradys Company was with most of the officers of said Regiment
made prison... of War, and not exchanged until the first day of November 1780, that said
William Pile did not Continue in Service or resume his Command after he was exchanged.
Captain William Brady was Captured, and as I was also detained a prisoner nearly four
years [say?] to 1st November 1780, I am unable say if Captain Brady did Serve his full
three years - but this I know that the Heirs of Col'o High Stephenson did receive the
bounty land promised by the State of Virginia as did his Widow the Public allowance
promised to the widows of Officers who died in the Service, and I also know that
Lieutenant William Pile and the Heirs of Lieutenant Ballail Harrison did receive the
bounty lands promised by Virginia, and therefore presumed that the heirs of Captain
William Brady & Lieutenant Christopher Brady are entitled to Virginia bounty lands,
neither Captain William Brady or Lieutenant Christopher Brady had any Child or
Children the latter of these Officers died in that County not many years after the
Revolutionary War
Given, under my hand this 24th day of December 1830
Henry Bedinger, Captain
in the 5th Virginia Regt
Revolutionary Army

Genealogy of Nancy Harrison's Revolutionary War patriots

Generation 1:
Valentine CRAWFORD
Birth 1692 in , , Delaware, USA
Death 1726 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA
Married to: Honora GRIMES
Birth About 1700 in Norfolk Cty Virginia United States
Death 1777 in Stephardstown, Berkley Virginia USA
Issue of Valentine and Honora:
Mary Crawford
1716 ?
Elizabeth Crawford
1718 ?
Martha Crawford
1720 ? 1734
William Crawford Colonel (Killed in Revolutionary War)
1722 ? 1782
Valentine "Colonel" Crawford (Killed in Revolutionary War)
1724 ? 1777
Elizabeth Crawford
1728 ?

Generation 2:
William CRAWFORD Colonel (Killed in Revolutionary War)
Birth 2 Sep 1722 in Berkeley County, Virginia, USA
Married to:Hannah VANCE
Birth 11 Apr 1732 in Valley of the Shenendoah Virginia USA
Death 1817 in New Haven, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Issue of William and Hannah
Ann Crawford
1743 ? 1783
John Vance Crawford
1744 ? 1816
Sarah Sally Crawford
1748 ? 1838
Orphelia Effie Crawford
1751 ? 1821
Nancy Crawford
1767 ? 1842

Generation 3:
Sarah Sally CRAWFORD
Birth About 1748 in Fayette Co. Pa. USA
Death Nov 10 1838 in Fayette Co Pennsylvania
Married to:William HARRISON Captain (Killed in Revolutionary War)
Birth About 1740 in Orange Virginia USA
Death Jan 11 1782 in Sandusky Erie Ohio USA
Issue of Sally and William
Sally Harrison
1766 ?
Nancy Harrison (My gggg grandmother)
1772 ? 1856
Harriet Harrison
1772 ?
Battle Harrison
1776 ?
John Harrison
1778 ? 1850
Mary Polly Harrison
1780 ?

Generation 2.1:
Lawrence HARRISON
Birth 1720 in Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Death Jan 1772 in Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Married to:
Catherine Marmaduke
Birth Abt 1721 in Orange, Virginia, United States
Death Feb 2 1836 in Harrison County Kentucky
Issue of Lawrence and Catherine:
Battaile Harrison (Killed in Revolutionary War)
1740 ? 1776
William Harrison Captain (Killed in Revolutionary War)
1740 ? 1782
Catherine Harrison
1744 ? 1824
Benjamin Harrison (Served in Revolutionary War)
1750 ? 1808
Lawrence Harrison
1753 ? 1833
Elizabeth Harrison
1756 ? 1841
John Harrison
1760 ?
Robert Harrison
1760 ?
Mary Harrison
1761 ? 1836

Generation 2.1:
Valentine "Colonel" CRAWFORD (KILLED in Revolutionary War)
Birth 1724 in Berkeley Co, VA
Death 17 January 1777 in Jacobs Creek, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Married to:Sarah MORGAN
Birth 1736 in Virginia, USA
Death 15 Feb 1774 in Frederick, Virginia, USA
Issue of Valentine and Sarah:
John Crawford
1753 ? 1796
William Crawford (Killed in Revolutionary War)
1753 ? 1782
George Washington Crawford
1760 ? 1819

Generation 4:
Nancy HARRISON (My gggg grandmother)
Birth Dec 30 1772 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death 6 Dec 1856 in Moore Twp.Logan, Ohio, United States
Married to:Daniel MCKINNON
Birth Apr 9 1767 in Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Death 25 Aug 1837 in Moorefield, Clark, Ohio, United States
Issue of Nancy and Daniel:
William Harrison "Judge" McKinnon
1789 ? 1861
Daniel McKinnon
1791 ? 1864
Theophelus McKinnon
1795 ?
John Benjamin McKinnon
1796 ? 1850
Catherine "Katie" McKinnon
1797 ? 1849
Uriah McKinnon
1797 ? 1849
Josiah McKinnon
1804 ? 1837
Sarah McKinnon
1806 ? 1894
Thomas Dillow McKinnon
1809 ? 1882

Generation 5:
Thomas Dillow MCKINNON
Birth 1809 in Boone County Kentucky, USA
Death 28 Oct 1882 in Lowell,Iowa
Married to:Elizabeth SMITH
Birth Feb 5 1814 in ,Washington,Virginia,USA
Death May 1880 in Lee, Virginia
Issue of Thomas and Elizabeth:
Mary McKinnon
Theophalis Addison McKinnon
1834 ? 1907
Thomas Jefferson McKinnon
1835 ? 1904
Robert Jackson. McKinnon Sr.
1837 ? 1920
Josephine McKinnon
1838 ? 1918
Daniel S McKinnon
1840 ? 1914
James Monroe McKinnon
1844 ? 1925
Isabella McKinnon
1846 ? 1937
Ann Eliza McKinnon
1849 ? 1918
John Quincy McKinnon
1850 ? 1931
Lillian Sarah McKinnon
1852 ?
William A McKinnon
1855 ?
Baby Girl McKinnon
1856 ?
Stephen Samuel McKinnon
1859 ? 1905
Turtullus McKinnon
1859 ?

Generation 6:
Robert Jackson MCKINNON Sr.
Birth Jan 22 1837 in Indiana, United States
Death 13 Apr 1920 in Burns, Harney, Oregon, United States
Married to:Emily Harriet LONG
Birth 24 Mar 1843 in Indiana, United States
Death 18 Jul 1911 in Burns Harney Oregon USA
Issue of Robert and Emily:
John E McKinnon
1859 ?
Ida May McKinnon
1861 ? 1950
Robert Jackson Jr, McKinnon
1863 ? 1932
Andrew Johnson McKinnon
1866 ? 1903
Lucy Jane McKinnon
1868 ? 1957
Belle Dora McKinnon
1870 ?
Harriet E McKinnon
1871 ? 1871
Thomas Daniel McKinnon
1872 ? 1948
Emma Alice McKinnon
1875 ?
Elsie Ollie McKinnon
1876 ?
William E McKinnon
1883 ? 1898
Essie Geneva McKinnon
1897 ?

Generation 7:
Robert Jackson Jr, MCKINNON
Birth 12 Sep 1863 in Iowa
Death 3 Nov 1932 in Burns, Harney, Oregon, United States
Married to:Laura Ann GALLOWAY
Birth Mar 15 1868 in Elk City Benton Oregon USA
Death Jun 21 1915 in Burns Harney Oregon USA
Issue of Robert and Laura:
Clarence Roy McKinnon
1889 ? 1959
Eula Lea McKinnon
1891 ? 1973
Ralph Earl McKinnon
1898 ? 1961
Gladys Delta McKinnon
1900 ?
Otho Walter McKinnon
1903 ? 1975
Cleo Addison McKinnon
1909 ?
Leo Addis McKinnon
1909 ?

Generation 8:
Clarence Roy MCKINNON
Birth Jul 30 1889 in Coffee Pot, Oregon, USA
Death Nov 25 1959 in Carlton Yamhill Oregon USA
Married to:Mamie Veda PRILL
Birth Jan 26 1901 in Belle Plaine, Iowa, USA
Death Jun 12 1998 in Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Issue of Clarence and Mamie:
Mava Lurhea McKinnon
1922 ?
Felice Grace McKinnon
1923 ? 2002
Robert Prill McKinnon
1928 ? 1999
Dale Lynn McKinnon
1932 ?

References:
1.0 A Brief Overview of McKinnon Royal Ancestry
1.3 The Royal House of Hanover Relation to the McKinnon's
1.3 Generation 7

Generation 1
King Edward VII of United Kingdom born Nov 9 1841 in Buckingham Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England and died May 6 1910 in Buckingham Palace, London, England married to Alexandra of Denmark born Dec 1 1844 and died Nov 20 1925. Issue of Edward and Alexandra were six children including King George WETTIN V of United Kingdom born Jan 8 1864 in Frogmore House, Berkshire, England and died Jan 14 1892 in Sandingham, Norfolk, England

Generation 2 Start of The House of Windsor
King George V WETTIN of United Kingdom b Jan 8 1864 in Frogmore House, Berkshire, England and d Jan 14 1892 in Sandingham, Norfolk, England and m to Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Claudine Agnes, Mary of Teck b May 26 1867 and d Mar 24 1953. Issue of George and Victoria were six children including two future Kings of England, (1) King Edward WETTIN VIII of United Kingdom b Jun 23 1894 in White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England and d May 28 1972 in Paris France and (2)King George VI WETTIN of The United Kingdom b De 14 1895 in Sandingham, Norfolk, England and d Feb 6 1952 in Sandingham, Norfolk, England.

Generation 2.1
King Edward WETTIN VIII of United Kingdom b Jun 23 1894 in White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England and d May 28 1972 in Paris France and m to Wallis WARFIELD b Jun 19 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and d Apr 24 1986 in Bois, Paris, Ile-de-France, France. Wallis WARFIELD was divorced from Ernest SIMPSON.
The divorce and subsequent marriage to Edward caused an outcry from Parlaiment and the English people. The result was abdication by Edward on Dec 11 1936

Generation 2.2
King George VI WETTIN of the United Kingdom b Dec 14 1895 in Sandingham, Norfolk. England and d Feb 6 1952 in Sandingham, Norfolk, England and m to Elizabeth BOWES-LYON b Aug 4 1900 in St. Paul's Waldem, Hertfordshire, England and d Mar 30 2002 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. Issue from George and Elizabeth were two Daughters including Queen Elizabeth WETTIN II of The United Kingdom b Apr 21 1926.

Generation 3
Queen Elizabeth WETTIN II of The United Kingdom b Apr 21 1926 and living m to Prince Philip MOUNTBATTEN Duke of Edinburgh b Jun 21 1921 and living. Issue of Elizabeth and Philip were four children.