We KNEW We were Royalty

Like almost everyone else in the U.S. who has a family member that originally came from England, we can trace our family back to English royalty.   Maya and I were looking at all of this yesterday and thought it was fun, so just thought I would post it.  I just copied this from ancestry.com so it is really in reverse but just goes forward from Henry IV and comes down to me and, ergo, anyone in the Northen family.

Henry (IV) Plantagenet Plantagenet (1367 - 1413)

is your 19th great grandfather

Humphrey Plantagenet (1390 - 1447)

Son of Henry (IV) Plantagenet

Antigone Plantagenet (1421 - 1449)

Daughter of Humphrey

Elizabeth Grey (1440 - 1501)

Daughter of Antigone

Margaret Kynaston (1455 - )

Daughter of Elizabeth

Ermine Hanmer (1480 - )

Daughter of Margaret

Roger Puleston (1505 - 1571)

Son of Ermine

Richard Puleston (1525 - )

Son of Roger

John Puleston (1540 - 1559)

Son of Richard

Margaret Puleston (1565 - 1658)

Daughter of John

John Lewis (1594 - 1657)

Son of Margaret

Edward Lewis (1636 - 1698)

Son of John

Thomas Lewis (1669 - 1720)

Son of Edward

William Lewis (1695 - 1755)

Son of Thomas

Willoughby Lewis (1724 - 1803)

Son of William

John Lewis (1751 - 1794)

Son of Willoughby

Charles Lewis (1787 - 1852)

Son of John

John Ball Lewis (1821 - 1898)

Son of Charles

John Pierce Lewis (1853 - 1932)

Son of John Ball

Mattie Lewis (1885 - 1931)

Daughter of John Pierce

James Edward Northen (1920 - 1997)

Son of Mattie

Michael Allan Northen

You are the son of James Edward

Of course, there could be some broken links in the chain.  Once you get to Henry IV it goes back through a couple of  other kings (for example King John of Robin Hood fame and  to Eleanor of Aquitaine and beyond.  I thought it was fun.