Southern Gateway Ancestors of Proven Royal Descent

Southern Gateway Ancestors of Proven Royal Descent

Roland's guide to surviving medieval genealogy in the Internet age.

This page includes: NC, GA, MD, SC, VA

See also

1. New England Gateway Ancestors of Proven Royal Descent
2. Mid-Atlantic Gateway Ancestors of Proven Royal Descent
3. Gateway Ancestors of Proven Royal Descent of Canada and the West Indies

You’ve worked tirelessly for years on your genealogy and you’ve finally gotten your tree back to the Great Migration. You’ve made some fascinating discoveries. Now you are ready to cross the Atlantic and enter the world of medieval genealogy. Great work! So now you’re reading peer reviewed journals to learn about your ancestors in England – mostly yeoman, husbandman, minor clerics and various tradesmen. You find it fascinating to learn about life in the middle ages from the perspective of these families.

One day you stumble upon one of your ancestors on an Internet tree. And his or her pedigree goes back another twenty or more generations including Barons, Kings and Knights. You start to learn about geopolitical competition and the political development of Britain in a way you never imagined. You start to read about your ancestors on Wikipedia. Then one early morning you spit out your coffee on your computer screen and horror fills you when you discover accidentally that your tree is entirely bogus!

It’s happened to all of us. In fact most royal lineages found on Internet trees include what are called BGAs short for “Bogus Gateway Ancestors.” Countless man-years of genealogical effort is lost because of BGAs not to mention the heartbreak one suffers when one has to prune one’s medieval roots leaving a sorry looking stump! One may experience denial, bargaining, melancholy and even anger. This is perfectly normal. And let's not forget the embarrassment when you realize you told your whole family about your "discovery." But there has to be a better way!

GARDs short for “Gateway Ancestors of Royal Descent” and GANDs “Gateway Ancestors of Noble descent” have been the subject of intense academic research. Gary Boyd Roberts compiled and fact checked a large number of GARDs from the 1970’s though the 1990’s (see The Connecticut Nutmegger 10: 3-12, 187-98, 393-400 (1977-8); 12:372 (1980); NEHGR 141:92-109 (1987), 150:461064(1996)). Further rigorous research and collaboration lead to the publication of five robust landmark works distilling all of the proven lineages and debunking countless more:

1. Richardson, Douglas. Plantagenet Ancestry, 3 vols. 2nd ed., (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011)
2. Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry, 4 vols. 2nd ed., (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011)
3. Richardson, Douglas. FASG. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, ed Kimball G Everingham. 5 Volumes (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013) Available on Amazon.
4. Roberts, Gary Boyd. The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States (Baltimore, 2008) The 2004 edition is available online at Ancestry.
5. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard, William R. Beall, and Kaleen E. Beall. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700. 8th ed. (Baltimore, 2004) Available online at Ancestry.
6. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard, and William R. Beall. The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215. 5th ed. (Baltimore, 1999) available online at Ancestry

Note that the five volumes of Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson published in 2013 includes all of the research previously published in both Plantagenet Ancestry and Magna Carta Ancestry plus some new lineages and some corrections. In addition various lineage societies also maintain current lists of GARDs and GANDs.

The five volumes of Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson published in 2013 being the most recently published currently contains the most up-to-date research outside of journal articles published since 2013. These volumes contain 257 gateway ancestors of which 120 came to the Southern Atlantic Colonies. The following is a complete list of all Southern Atlantic Gateway Ancestors of proven royal descent published by Douglas Richardson in 2013. Each Ancestor's name is followed by the volume number and page number:

Georgia:

1. Houston, Patrick, 5th Baronet, of Georgia

Maryland:

1. Baynard, John, Gent., of Talbot County, Maryland I: 270
2. Bladen, William, of St. Mary's and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland I: 380
3. Blakiston, George, of St. Mary's County, Maryland I: 383
4. Blakiston, Nehemiah, of St. Mary's County, Maryland I: 383
5. Brent, Col. Giles, of Kent Island, Maryland and Stafford County, Virginia I: 519
6. Brooke, Mary (Wolseley), of Calvert County, Maryland V: 392
7. Butler, John, of Kent Island, Maryland I: 386
8. Butler, Thomas, of Kent Island, Maryland I: 386
9. Calvert, Charles, 3rd Lord Baltimore, Governor of Maryland II: 64; III: 642
10. Calvert, Jane (Lowe), of St. Mary's County, Maryland II: 64; III: 642
11. Calvert, Leonard, Governor of Maryland II: 64
12. Cheseldine, Kenelm, of St. Mary's County, Maryland II: 148
13. Fenwick, Jane (Eltonhead), of St. Mary's County, Maryland II: 504
14. Fowke, Col. Gerard, of Westmoreland County, Virginia & Charles County, Maryland III: 14
15. Gerard, Thomas, of St. Mary's County, Maryland and Westmoreland County, Virginia III: 85
16. Gill, Mary (Mainwaring) Maryland IV: 27
17. Greene, Gov. Thomas, of St. Mary's County, Maryland
18. Lowe, Col. Henry, of St. Mary's County, Maryland
19. Lowe, Col. Nicholas, of Talbot County, Maryland
20. Lowe, Vincent, Esq., of Talbot County, Maryland
21. Sewall, Jane (Lowe) of St. Mary's County, Maryland
22. Smith, Mary Johanna (Somerset), of Calvert County, Maryland
23. Yate, George, of Anne Arundel County, Maryland

North Carolina:

1. Calthorpe, Col. Christopher, of York County, Virginia and North Carolina II: 62

South Carolina:

1. Alston, John, of Berkeley County, South Carolina V: 139
2. Ball, Elizabeth (Harleston), of South Carolina III: 232
3. Bull, Stephen, of South Carolina IV: 310
4. Harleston, John, of St.James Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina

Virginia:

1. Abney, Dannett, of King William and Spotsylvania Counties, Virginia I: 109
2. Argall, Sir Samuel, Knt., deputy Governor of Virginia II: 583
3. Aston, Lieut. Col. Walter, Gent., of Charles City County, Virginia I: 181
4. Baldwin, Frances See John Anderson Brayton. The Ancestry of Frances (Baldwin) Townshend-Jones-Williams. Virginia Genealogist. Vol. 48, pp. 170-184; Vol. 49, no. 3 pp. 210-214; Vol. 50, no. 2 pp. 121-130 Royal Ancestry II:94 footnote 5 and III:680 footnote 35
5. Barham, Capt. Charles, of Surry County, Virginia II: 584
6. Batte, Henry, of Charles City County, Virginia II: 314
7. Batte, Thomas, of Charles City and Henrico Counties, Virginia II: 314
8. Batte, William, of Charles City County, Virginia II: 314
9. Beckwith, Marmaduke, Knt., of Richmond County, Virginia III: 408
10. Berkeley, Sir William, Knt., Governor of Virginia II: 370-371, III: 576
11. Bernard, Anna (Cordray), of York County, Virginia I: 345; III: 401
12. Bernard, Richard, of York County, Virginia I: 345
13. Bernard, William, of Isle of Wight County, Virginia I: 346
14. Beville, Essex, of Henrico County, Virginia I: 362
15. Bickley, Joseph, of King William County, Virginia V: 403
16. Booth, Thomas, of Gloucester County, Virginia I: 440
17. Brent, Capt. George, of Stafford County, Virginia I: 520
18. Brent, Robert, Gent., of Stafford County, Virginia I: 521
19. Brodnax, Dorothy (Beresford), of York County, Virginia I: 565
20. Burnham, Alice (Eltonhead), of York, Lancaster, and Middlesex Counties, Virginia II: 505
21. Calthorpe, Col. Christopher, of York County, Virginia and North Carolina II: 62
22. Carter, Eleanor (Eltonhead), of Lancaster County, Virginia II: 504
23. Carter, Sarah (Ludlow), of Lancaster County, Virginia III: 667
24. Claiborne, Elizabeth (Butler), of the Isle of Kent, Chesapeake Bay, & New Kent, Virginia I: 386
25. Clopton, William, of York and New Kent Counties, Virginia II: 267
26. Codd, Col. St. Leger, of Lancaster & Northumberland Cos., Virginia, & Cecil Co., Md. IV: 539
27. Conway, Martha (Eltonhead), of Lancaster County, Virginia II: 505
28. Corbin, Alice (Eltonhead), of Middlesex County, Virginia II:297; II:505
29. Corbin, Henry, of Middlesex County, Virginia II: 297; II: 505
30. Crymes, Dr. William, of Gloucester County, Virginia II: 362
31. Culpeper, Katherine (Saint Leger), of Virginia
32. Culpeper, John, of Virginia
33. Culpeper, Thomas, of Virginia
34. Dade, Major Francis, of Warwick County, Virginia
35. Dale, Diana (Skipwith), of Lancaster County, Virginia
36. Digges, Edward, of York County, Virginia
37. Drake, Robert, of Accomack County, Virginia
38. Farrer, William, of Henrico County, Virginia TI: 547
39. Filmer, Henry, Gent., of James City and Warwick Counties, Virginia II: 584
40. Fisher, John, of Northampton County, Virginia II: 596
41. Fleete, Henry, of Lancaster County, Virginia IV: 599
42. Foliot, Edward, of York County, Virginia III: 6
43. Gorsuch, Anne (Lovelace), of Virginia III: 634
44. Horsmanden, Warham, of Charles City County, Virginia
45. Hoyle, Edward, of Virginia
46. Iremonger, Corderoy, of Northumberland County, Virginia
47. Iremonger, Francis, of Gloucester County, Virginia
48. Iremonger, William, of Lancaster County, Virginia
49. Isham, Henry, of Henrico County, Virginia
50. James, Olive (Ingoldsby) (spouse of Rev. Thomas James, of Mass., R.l., Ct., and Virginia)
51. Jennings, Col. Edmund, of York County, Virginia
52. Jones, Martha (lremonger), of Northumberland County, Virginia
53. Kempe, Edmund, of Pianketank, Lancaster (later Middlesex) County, Virginia
54. Kempe, Edward, of Virginia
55. Kempe, [Col.] Matthew, of Lancaster and Gloucester Counties, Virginia
56. Kempe, Richard, Esq., of James City County, Virginia
57. Lightfoot, Capt John, of Gloucester County, Virginia
58. Lightfoot, Philip, of Gloucester and James City Counties, Virginia
59. Ligon, Lieut. Col. Thomas, of Henrico County, Virginia
60. Littleton, Nathaniel, Esq., of Northampton County, Virginia
61. Lunsford, Thomas, of Lancaster County, Virginia
62. Mallory, Capt. Roger, of New Kent and King and Queen Counties, Virginia
63. Mallory, Thomas, of Charles City County, Virginia
64. Norwood, Major Charles, of Virginia
65. Norwood, Col. Henry, of Virginia
66. Owsley, Major Thomas, of Stafford County, Virginia N: 295
67. Parker, George, of Virginia II: 340
68. Parker, Richard, of Charles City and Henrico Counties, Virginia II: 340
69. Peyton, Major Robert, of Gloucester County, Virginia IV: 372
70. Randolph, Henry, of Henrico County, Virginia
71. Randolph, William, of Henrico County, Virginia
72. Reade, Col. George, of James City and York Counties, Virginia
73. Skipwith, Grey, Knt., 3rd Baronet, of Lancaster Oater Middlesex) County, Virginia
74. Smith, Lawrence, of Virginia
75. Spotswood, Major-General Alexander, of Germanna, Spotsylvania County, Virginia V: 4
76. Teackle, Margaret (Nelson), of Accomack County, Virginia V: 140
77. Towneley, Lawrence, of Virginia
78. Warner, Mary (Towneley), of York and Gloucester Counties, Virginia
79. Washington, Col. John, of Westmoreland County, Virginia
80. Washington, Lawrence, of Rappahannock County, Virginia
81. West, Francis, Esq., Governor of Virginia
82. West, Col. John, of York County, Virginia, Governor of Virginia
83. West, Lieut. Col. Nathaniel, of Virginia
84. West, Sir Thomas, Knt., 3rd Lord La Warr, Governor of Virginia
85. Whitaker, Rev. Alexander, of Virginia
86. Whitaker, Jabez, of Henrico County, Virginia
87. Whitaker, Mary (Bourchier), of Henrico County, Virginia
88. Wormeley, Agatha (Eltonhead), of Middlesex County, Virginia
89. Wyatt, Sir Francis, Knight., Governor of Virginia
90. Wyatt, Rev. Hawte, of Jamestown, Virginia
91. Wyche, Henry, of Jamestown, Virginia

New

In addition we include newly proven lineages which are currently being accepted by royal hereditary societies:

1. THOMAS HUSSEY, Merchant, of Charles Co., MD see Royal Ancestry of Thomas Hussey of MD and Elizabeth (Hussey) Scott of MA notes by Nathan W. Murphy, MA, AG, FASG and TAG Vol. 89, No. 1 (Jan 2017):31-41; Vol. 89, No. 2 (Apr 2017):128-136. Back Issues may be ordered here.
2. Elizabeth (Whetenhall) Rozer of MD see discussion by Nathan W. Murphy, MA, AG, FASG
3. Margaret (Domville) Hatton Banks of MD see Nathan W. Murphy, "The Origin and Royal Descent of Margaret Domville, Wife of Richard Hatton, of Lymm, Cheshire, and of Richard Banks of Maryland," The American Genealogist, Vol. 87, No. 3 (Jan.-Apr. 2015):226-235; Vol. 87, No. 4 (Jul.-Oct. 2015):285-298. Back Issues may be ordered here.
4. Anne Fielder Gantt Wight Wife of Thomas Gantt and Capt. John Wightt. See discussion Here. Dr. Dwight Cavanagh discovered this line. His two-volume book: Colonial Chesapeake Families: British Origins and Descendants sets forth the proofs see Vol 1 and Vol 2. The line was approved by both Douglas Richardson, FASG and Nathan W. Murphy, FASG

The Royal Descendants of 600 Immigrants (aka RD600) first published by Gary Boyd Roberts in 2003 with a second edition in 2006 and finally a third edition in 2008. The final edition includes a total of 688 immigrants of Royal or noble descent. However, only 387 of these include colonial immigrants who left progeny. Only some of these are from Southern Atlantic Colonies and several lines may only include a few surviving descendants. It is well worth the time to search this book if you can’t find your ancestor in Richardson’s list above.

I will be adding the complete list from RD600 2008 edition on this page as well soon.

Perhaps you would like to join a lineage society so you can dress up and role play. Lineage societies maintain their own lists based on accepted membership applications. For example Order of the crown of Charlemagne includes a total of 390 immigrants of which 177 came to the Southern Atlantic Colonies:

1. Abney, Dannett, of King William & Spotsylvania Cos., VA
2. Alston, John, of Berkeley Co., SC
3. Argall, Sir Samuel, deputy Governor of VA
4. Avery, Margaret (Mackenzie), of SC
5. Ball, Elizabeth (Harleston), of St. James Parish, Berkeley Co., & Charleston, SC
6. Banks, Margaret (Domville) (Hatton), of St. Mary's Co., MD
7. Barham, Charles, of Surry Co., VA
8. Batte, Henry, of Charles City Co., VA
9. Batte, Thomas, of Charles City & Henrico Cos., VA
10. Batte, William, of Charles City Co., VA
11. Baynard, John, Gent., of Talbot Co., MD
12. Beckwith, Sir Marmaduke, of Richmond Co., VA
13. Beresford, Dorothy (Mellish), of SC
14. Beresford, Dorothy (Mrs. John Brodnax) of VA
15. Berkeley, Sir William, Governor of VA
16. Bernard, Anna (Cordray), of York Co., VA
17. Bernard, Richard, of York Co., VA
18. Bernard, William, of Isle of Wight Co., VA
19. Beville, Essex, of Henrico Co., VA
20. Bickley, Joseph, of King William Co., VA
21. Bladen, Barbara (Janssen), of MD
22. Bladen, William, of St. Mary’s & Anne Arundel Cos., MD
23. Blakiston, George, of St. Mary’s Co., MD
24. Blakiston, Nehemiah, of St. Mary’s Co., MD
25. Blount, [Capt.] James, of NC
26. Booth, Thomas, of Gloucester Co., VA
27. Bourchier, Mary, of VA
28. Brent, [Capt.] George, of Stafford Co., VA
29. Brent, [Col.] Giles, of Kent Island, MD, & Stafford Co., VA
30. Brent, Robert, of Stafford Co., VA
31. Brodnax, Dorothy (Beresford), of VA
32. Brooke, Mary (Wolseley), of Calvert Co., MD
33. Brooke, Robert, of Saint Mary’s Co., MD
34. Bufkin, Leven, of Nansemond Co., VA
35. Bull, Stephen, of SC
36. Bullard, Sarah (Tucker) (Harris), of SC
37. Burnham, Alice (Eltonhead), of York, Lancaster, & Middlesex Cos., VA
38. Butler/Boteler, Elizabeth, of the Isle of Kent, Chespeake Bay, & New Kent, VA
39. Butler/Boteler, John, of Kent Island, MD
40. Calthorpe, Col. Christopher, of York Co., VA & NC
41. Calvert, Charles, Governor of MD
42. Calvert, Jane (Lowe) (Sewall), of St. Mary’s Co., MD
43. Calvert, Leonard, Governor of MD
44. Calvert, Mary (Janssen) [Baroness Baltimore], of MD
45. Campbell, Lord William, Governor of SC
46. Carroll, Dr. Charles, of MD
47. Carter, Eleanor (Eltonhead), of Lancaster Co., VA
48. Carter, Sarah (Ludlow), of Lancaster Co., VA
49. Cheseldine, Kenelm, of St. Mary’s Co., MD
50. Claiborne, Elizabeth (Butler/Boteler), of the Isle of Kent, Chespeake Bay, & New Kent, VA
51. Clark, John, of Surry Co., VA
52. Clayton, John, of VA
53. Clopton, William, of York & New Kent Cos., VA
54. Codd, St. Leger, of Lancaster & Northumberland Cos., VA, & Cecil Co., MD
55. Conway, Martha (Eltonhead), of Lancaster Co., VA
56. Corbin, Alice (Eltonhead), of Middlesex Co., VA
57. Corbin, Henry, of Middlesex Co., VA
58. Cordray, Anna, of VA
59. Crymes, [Dr.] William, of VA
60. Crymes, Dr. William, of VA
61. Culpeper, John, of VA
62. Culpeper, Katherine (St. Leger), of VA
63. Culpeper, Thomas, of VA
64. Cumming, William, of MD
65. Dade, Francis, of Warwick Co., VA
66. Dale, Diana (Skipwith), of Lancaster Co., VA
67. Darnall, Anne (Talbot), of MD
68. DeWarren, Humphrey
69. Digges, Edward, of York Co., VA
70. Domville, Margaret, St. Mary's Co., MD
71. Drake, Robert, Northampton Co., VA
72. Edgeworth, Richard, of Anson Co., NC
73. Eltonhead, Agatha, of VA
74. Eltonhead, Alice, of VA
75. Eltonhead, Eleanor, of VA
76. Eltonhead, Jane, of MD
77. Eltonhead, Martha, of VA
78. Farrar, William, of Henrico Co., VA
79. Fenwick, Jane (Eltonhead), of St. Mary’s Co., MD
80. Filmer, Henry, of James City & Warwick Cos., VA
81. Fisher, John, of Northampton Co., VA
82. Fleete, Henry, of Lancaster Co., VA
83. Foliot, Edward, of York Co., VA
84. Fowke, [Col.] Gerard, of Westmoreland Co., VA and Charles Co., MD
85. Fraser, Thomas, of SC and NJ
86. Gerard, Thomas, of St. Mary’s Co., MD, & Westmoreland Co., VA
87. Gill, Mary (Mainwaring), said to be of MD
88. Glen, Elizabeth (Wilson), of SC
89. Glen, Katherine (Duncanson), of Schenectady, NY
90. Gorsuch, Anne (Lovelace), of VA
91. Harleston, Elizabeth, of SC
92. Harleston, John, of St. James Parish, Berkeley Co., SC
93. Henry, John, of VA
94. Hone, Theophilus, of VA
95. Horsmanden, Warham, of Charles City Co., VA
96. Houston, Sir Patrick, 5th Baronet, of GA
97. Hoyle, Edward of VA
98. Ireland, John, of MD
99. Iremonger, Corderoy, of Northumberland Co., VA
100. Iremonger, Francis, of Gloucester Co., VA
101. Iremonger, Martha, of VA
102. Iremonger, William, of Lancaster Co., VA
103. Isham, Henry, of Henrico Co., VA
104. Izard, Ralph, of SC
105. Jennings, Edmund, of York Co., VA
106. Jones, Martha (Iremonger), of Northumberland Co., VA
107. Kempe, Edmund, of VA
108. Kempe, Matthew, of Lancaster & Gloucester Cos., VA
109. Kempe, Richard, Esq., of James City Co., VA
110. le Brassieur, Rose (Mellish) (Spratt), of SC
111. Lightfoot, John, of VA
112. Lightfoot, Philip, of VA
113. Ligon, Thomas, of Henrico Co., VA
114. Littleton, Nathaniel, Esq., of Northampton Co., VA
115. Lovelace, Anne, of VA
116. Lowe, Henry, of St. Mary’s Co., MD
117. Lowe, Jane, of MD
118. Lowe, Nicholas, of Talbot Co., MD
119. Lowe, Vincent, of Talbot Co., MD
120. Ludlow, Sarah, of VA
121. Lunsford, Thomas, of Lancaster Co., VA
122. Mainwaring, Mary, of MD
123. Mallory, Roger, of New Kent & King & Queen Cos., VA
124. Mallory, Thomas, of Charles City Co., VA
125. McNeill, Grizel (Campbell), of NC
126. Morgan, Anne (Tucker), of SC
127. Nelson, Margaret, of VA
128. Norwood, [Col.] Henry, of VA
129. Norwood, Charles, of VA
130. Norwood, William, of VA
131. Orr, John, of VA
132. Owsley, Thomas, of Stafford Co., VA
133. Parker, George, of VA
134. Parker, Richard, of Charles City & Henrico Cos., VA
135. Peyton, Robert, of Gloucester Co., VA
136. Randolph, Henry, of Henrico Co., VA
137. Randolph, William, of Henrico Co., VA
138. Reade, George, of James City & York Cos., VA
139. Rodes, Charles, of VA
140. Saint Leger, Katherine, of VA
141. Sewall, Jane (Lowe) of St. Mary’s Co., MD
142. Sherwin, Elizabeth (Pride) (Gibbs), of NC
143. Skipwith, Diana, of VA
144. Skipwith, Sir Grey, Knt., 3rd Baronet, of VA
145. Smith, Lawrence, of VA
146. Smith, Mary Johanna (Somerset), of Calvert Co., MD
147. Somerset, Mary Johanna, of MD
148. Spotswood, Alexander, Governor of VA
149. Starchey, John, of VA
150. Symes, George, of VA
151. Tazewell, William, of VA
152. Teackle, Margaret (Nelson), of Accomack Co., VA
153. Tooke, James, of VA
154. Towneley, Lawrence of VA
155. Towneley, Mary, of VA
156. Veatch, James, of MD
157. Waller, Mary, of New Kent Co., VA
158. Warner, Mary (Townley), of York and Gloucester Cos., VA
159. Warren, Humphrey, MD
160. Warren, Thomas, Gent, of Surry, VA
161. Washington, John, of Westmoreland Co., VA
162. Washington, Lawrence, of Rappahannock Co., VA
163. West, Francis, Governor of VA
164. West, John, of York Co., VA
165. West, Thomas, Knt., 3rd Lord De la Warre, Governor of VA
166. Whitaker, Jabez, of Henrico Co., VA
167. Whitaker, Rev. Alexander, of VA
168. Whittaker, Mary (Bourchier), of Henrico Co., VA
169. Wight, Anne (Fielder) Gantt, of MD
170. Wingfield, Thomas, of New Kent Co., VA
171. Wolsey, Mary, of MD
172. Woodhouse, Henry, of VA
173. Wormeley, Agatha (Eltonhead), of Middlesex Co., VA
174. Wyatt, Rev. Hawte, of Jamestown, VA
175. Wyatt, Sir Francis, Governor of VA
176. Wyche, Henry, of Surry Co., VA
177. Yate, George, of Anne Arundel Co., MD

Perhaps the fight for liberty is more your style? The Baronial Order of Magna Charta (BOMC) keeps its own list of Gateway ancestors that descend from the barons who forced King John of England to sign the document at Runnymede on 15 Jun 1215.

Feeling more Valiant? The Military Order of the Crusades (MOC) maintains a list of gateway ancestors that will take you on an exciting journal across Europe and into the Middle East.

If your immigrant ancestor isn’t on at least one of these lists chances are any royal ancestry you found for him or her on the Internet is bogus.

Good luck with your research!

Roland Henry Baker, III

The Profiles of the following immigrants need to be added to GENI

1. Smith, Mary Johanna (Somerset), of Calvert County, Maryland
2. Bull, Stephen, of South Carolina IV: 310
3. Harleston, John, of St.James Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina
4. Crymes, Dr. William, of Gloucester County, Virginia II: 362
5. Hoyle, Edward, of Virginia
6. Kempe, Edmund, of Pianketank, Lancaster (later Middlesex) County, Virginia
7. Kempe, Edward, of Virginia
8. Kempe, [Col.] Matthew, of Lancaster and Gloucester Counties, Virginia
9. Kempe, Richard, Esq., of James City County, Virginia