Edward III Project: Gateway Ancestors - do you have one? (Round 2)

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This is round two of an old G2G question.  Round one is here.  The idea here is to find new gateway ancestors.  If your ancestor already appears on the list below there is no need post the line.

Below is a list of 17th century new world immigrants with a recognized descent from Edward III, king of England. The list was kindly provided by Douglas Richardson, author of the Royal Ancestry series.  Links to all of them can be found on this page.

This list currently is 70 individuals representing 55 different families. Of the 70 individuals, 32 settled in the Southern Colonies, 27 in the New England Colonies, and 11 were part of the Quaker migration to the Middle Colonies.

Use the Relationship Finder to find if you have a connection to Edward III, king of England (Plantagenet-70). Does your gateway ancestor appear below?  If not, we will work to prove or disprove your connection.

Do you have a gateway ancestor from a population group other than American colonial immigrants (e.g. Australian, South African, European, etc.)? Post them here or in a separate G2G post and we will create new categories and new lists to track them. The line must be very well documented.

The List of 17th Century New World Immigrants

Barbara Aubrey, John Barclay, John Bevan, Essex Beville, William Bladen, George & Nehemiah Blakiston, Elizabeth Bosvile, Mary Bourchier, George, Giles & Robert Brent, Stephen Bull, Charles Calvert, Edward Carleton, St. Leger Codd, Elizabeth & Thomas Coytemore, William Crymes, Humphrey Davie, Frances, Jane & Katherine Deighton, Edward Digges, Robert Drake, Rowland Ellis, John Fenwick, John Fisher, Henry Fleete, Edward Foliot, Muriel Gurdon, Elizabeth & John Harleston, Warham Horsmanden, Patrick Houston, Anne Humphrey, Mary Launce, Hannah, Samuel & Sarah Levis, Thomas Ligon, Nathaniel Littleton, Thomas Lloyd, Agnes Mackworth, Oliver Manwaring, Anne Mauleverer, Richard More, Joseph & Mary Need, John and Margaret Nelson, Philip & Thomas Nelson, Thomas Owsley, John Oxenbridge, Herbert Pelham, Robert Peyton, William & Elizabeth Pole, Henry & William Randolph, George Reade, William Rodney, Thomas Rudyard, Katherine Saint Leger, Richard Saltonstall, William Skepper, Mary Johanna Somerset, Samuel & William Torrey, Margaret Touteville, John West, Hawte Wyatt.

in Genealogy Help by Joe Cochoit G2G6 Pilot (261k points)
Joe, I was able to break the line myself, BUT, how to keep it that way? There’s already a ===Disputed Origins=== section there for him.

- Nancy
Thanks Nancy. I will have the Southern Colonies project add project protection to the profile.

Margaret Toshach is being accepted as one of the very additions to the ancestors of Ed. III list.

I am a Lowe and was wondering if we are related. Edward 111 is my 19th great grandfather.

Nancy Lowe Sitlar
Appears we are 6th cousins 1x removed.
THAT IS AWESOME. HELLO COUSIN!!
can someone check mine Craven-3277. it shows Edward III is my 20th gif but it won’t let me post it here because it’s too long.

Thanks!

Sheryl, I posted your line in round 3 of this question. 

Your line runs through Jane Deighton, one of the relatively few immigrants with a proven ancestry to Edward III.

The line is good, at least starting from Jane on.  I will leave it to you confirm the rest of the American ancestry.

Thank you so much Joe! This was fun and interesting and I truly appreciate all you have done. It wasn’t easy answering all these requests. We kept you really busy and you went above and beyond! You are awesome!

16th great grandson

1. William is the son of Reynolds Palmer (abt.1790-1856) [confident]
2. Reynolds is the son of Elizabeth (Edwards) Palmer (1769-1846) [confident]
3. Elizabeth is the daughter of Cadwallader Edwards (abt.1740-abt.1796) [unknown confidence]
4. Cadwallader is the son of Anne Bunbury (abt.1720-bef.1751) [unknown confidence]
5. Anne is the daughter of Henry Bunbury (abt.1670-) [unknown confidence]
6. Henry is the son of Thomas Bunbury (abt.1636-1682) [unknown confidence]
7. Thomas is the son of John Bunbury (-abt.1644) [unknown confidence]
8. John is the son of Henry Bunbury (abt.1566-1634) [unknown confidence]
9. Henry is the son of Bridget (Aston) Bunbury (abt.1548-1626) [unknown confidence]
10. Bridget is the daughter of Margaret (Ireland) Aston (1528-bef.1594) [confident]
11. Margaret is the daughter of Thomas Ireland (abt.1503-1545) [confident]
12. Thomas is the son of Margaret (Stanley) Ireland (abt.1480-1518) [unknown confidence]
13. Margaret is the daughter of James Stanley (1458-1515) [unknown confidence]
14. James is the son of Eleanor (Neville) Stanley (1438-bef.1472) [unknown confidence]
15. Eleanor is the daughter of Richard (Neville) de Neville KG (abt.1400-abt.1460) [unknown confidence]
16. Richard is the son of Joan (Beaufort) de Neville LG (1379-1440) [confident]
17. Joan is the daughter of John (Plantagenet) of Gaunt KG (abt.1340-1399) [confident]
18. John is the son of Edward (Plantagenet) of England (1312-1377) [confident]
This makes Edward the 16th great grandfather of William.

This is for an Australian gateway ancestor,  William is 

William George Palmer (1824-1897) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

I am however not very confident in this line

121 Answers

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According to the relationship finder, my aunt Ruth (Dickson) McClain (Dickson-5885) is the 18th great granddaughter of Edward III. The gateway ancestor is Rev. Bigod Eggleston (Eggleston-20) who migrated with the Winthrop fleet to the Massachusetts Bay colony.

There are five other longer paths between Ruth and Edward III; but they all go through the Rev. Mr. Bigod Eggleston.

I had thought that John Barclay might be Ruth's connection to Edward III. But I couldn't find his profile to calculate that relationship. His name is in the list on the G2G post, but not in the profile list on the Gateway Descendants space. Same with Barbara Aubrey and John Bevan.

Can't wait to tell my cousins they may be  descended from royalty (whatever that is devil).

Thanks! This is fun!

by Mary Fuat G2G6 Mach 1 (11.8k points)
I finally got around to trying to check this line. However, the Relationship Finder is not showing a direct connection between Bigod Eggleston or your aunt Ruth (Dickson) McClain. The line must have been broken somewhere.

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