Catherine (Coffman) Wilkes

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“If you don’t know your history, then you don’t know anything. You are like a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree”…..Michael Crichton

“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots; the other, wings”.…..Hodding Carter

Biography

Catherine (Coffman) Wilkes is a member of the Germany Project.

Catherine (Coffman) Wilkes is a Missourian.

Direct Descendant of Ancestors who migrated to New England during the PURITAN GREAT MIGRATION (1620-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. VI, R-S, p. 497).
They are all my 10th or 11th great grandparents. They are all founders and early settlers of several New England towns and cities including:

1. Hartford, Connecticut
2. Windsor, Connecticut
3. Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
4. Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
5. Dorchester, Massachusetts
6. Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
7. Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey
8. New Sweden Colony in Wilmington, Delaware
9. Sherrill’s Ford, North Carolina (my great grandfather Adam Sherrill was the first European to ford the Catawba River in North Carolina)
10. Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America (my great grandfather, Pieter "Peter" Kürlis/Keurlis, was one of the thirteen original settlers and founders of Germantown, Pennsylvania)
11. Narrow Creek Passage (now Woodstock) of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (Woodstock became the county seat of Dunmore County. It was renamed Shenandoah County in 1777 during the Revolutionary War). My great grandfather Augustine Kauffman, a german immigrant from Haßloch, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, initially lived in Lancaster, Colony of Pennsylvania but then relocated to and settled in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia in 1750. He owned large tracts of land and became a prominent farmer. The Shenandoah Valley region around Woodstock was settled by Pennsylvania Germans who migrated south down the natural route of the Shenandoah Valley in the mid 1700s.
12. New Amersfoort, was later called Flatlands (in Kings County, New York Colony) on Long Island, New York. (My great grandfather Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven and Wolfert "Gerritsen" Van Couwenhoven, a Dutch immigrant, was an original patentee, director of bouweries, and a founder of the New Netherlands colony; founder of the first European settlement called New Amersfoort on Long Island; and a "Schepen" of New Amsterdam in 1654. He played an active role in laying the foundations of the communities of Manhattan, Albany, Rensselaer, and Brooklyn.)

Descendant of PGM migrant Miles Morgan.

Descendant of PGM migrant Prudence (Gilbert) Morgan.

Descendant of PGM migrant Nathaniel Bliss .

Descendant of PGM migrant Thomas Bliss .

Descendant of PGM migrant William Knowlton.

Descendant of PGM migrant John Bartlett-II .

Descendant of PGM migrant Robert Bartlett .

Descendant of PGM migrant Nathaniel Burt Sr .

Descendant of PGM migrant Henry Burt Jr .

Descendant of PGM migrant Richard (Sikes) Sykes.

Descendant of PGM migrant Thomas Hale Sr.

Descendant of PGM migrant Thomas Merrick.

Descendant of PGM migrant Sarah (Stebbins) Merrick.

Descendant of PGM migrant Sarah (Whiting) Stebbins.

Descendant of PGM migrant Nathaniel Phelps.

Descendant of PGM migrant William Phelps.

Descendant of PGM migrant John Stebbins Sr.

Descendant of PGM migrant Katherine (Chapin) Marshfield.

Descendant of PGM migrant Samuel Chapin.

Descendant of PGM migrant Rowland Stebbins.

Descendant of PGM migrant Thomas Stebbins.

Descendant of PGM migrant Hannah (Wright) Stebbins.

Descendant of PGM migrant Samuel Wright Sr.

Descendant of PGM migrant Eulalia (Marche) Burt.

Descendant of PGM migrant George (Graves) Grave Sr.

Descendant of PGM migrant Richard Knight.

Descendant of PGM migrant John Kelley.

Descendant of PGM migrant William Preston.

Descendant of PGM migrant Daniel Preston.

Descendant of PGM migrant John Jackson.

Descendant of Margaret Tudor [Tudor-33]. Margaret Tudor aka "Stewart" is a member of the House of Tudor.

Descendant of Henry (Tudor) of England [Tudor-18]. Henry (Henry VII) "King of England, 2nd Earl of Richmond" of England (formerly Tudor) is a member of the House of Tudor.

Descendant of Edmund Tudor [Tudor-41]. Edmund "1st Earl of Richmond" Tudor aka "of Hadham, ap Meridith ap Tudor" was the father of King Henry VII of England and a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd, North Wales.

Descendant of Owen Tudor [Tudor-19]. Owen "Owain" Tudor aka “ap Maredudd ap Tudur, ap Meredith ap Tudor, Tewdwr “ was a Welsh soldier and courtier, descended from a daughter of the Welsh prince Rhys ap Gruffudd, "Lord Rhys".

Descendant of Meredydd (Tudor) ap Tudor [Tudor-289]. Meredydd (Maredydd) ap Tudor was a Welsh soldier and nobleman from the Tudor family of Penmynydd and Owen Tudor's father.

Descendant of Elizabeth (York) Tudor [York-1076]. Elizabeth "Queen of England" Tudor (formerly York) aka "Plantagenet, of York" is a member of the House of Tudor and the House of York.

Descendant of Edward (York) of York [York-1159]. Edward (Edward IV) "King of England" of York is a member of the House of York

Descendant of Elizabeth (Woodville) York [Woodville-12]. Elizabeth "Queen of England" York (formerly Woodville) aka "Wydeville" is a member of the House of York

Descendant of Richard (York) of York [York-1210]. Richard "3rd Duke of York, 6th Earl of March" of York aka "Plantagenet" was a leading English magnate and great-grandson of Edward III.

Descendant of Richard (York) of York [York-1169]. Sir Richard "Earl of Cambridge, Almoner of England" of York, aka "of Conisburgh"

Descendant of Marguerite (Capet) de France [Capet-55]. Marguerite "Queen of England" de France (formerly Capet)

Descendant of Isabelle (Capet) Plantagenet [Capet-116]. Isabelle "Isabelle the Fair, Queen-Consort" Plantagenet (formerly Capet)

Descendant of Eleanor (Plantagenet) de Arundel [Plantagenet-48]. Eleanor "Countess of Arundel and Surrey" de Arundel (formerly Plantagenet) aka "Lancaster"

Descendant of Edmund (Plantagenet) Crouchback [Plantagenet-562]. Sir Edmund "Earl of Lancaster and Leicester" Crouchback (formerly Plantagenet) aka “of Leicester” was a member of the House of Lancaster. His nickname, "Crouchback" (meaning "crossed -back"), refers to his participation in the Ninth Crusade.

Descendant of Henry (Plantagenet) of England [Plantagenet-1627]. Henry (Henry II) "King of England, Curtmantle, FitzEmpress" established the House of Plantagenet

Descendant of Edward (Plantagenet) of England [Plantagenet-378]. Edward (Edward II) "King of England, Prince of Wales, of Caernarfon" of England (formerly Plantagenet) is a member of the House of Plantagenet

Descendant of John (Plantagenet) of England [Plantagenet-143] is a member of the House of Plantagenet. John "Lackland, King of England, Soft Sword" of England (formerly Plantagenet)

Descendant of Henry Plantagenet of England [Plantagenet-167] is a member of the House of Plantagenet. Henry (Henry III) "King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Aquitaine" of England (formerly Plantagenet) aka "Henry of Winchester"

Descendant of Edward Plantagenet [Plantagenet-2] is a member of the House of Plantagenet. Edward (Edward I) "Longshanks, King of England"

Descendant of Henry (Plantagenet) of Lancaster [Plantagenet-129] is a member of the House of Plantagenet. Henry "3rd Earl of Lancaster and Leicestershire" of Lancaster (formerly Plantagenet), Lord of Monmouth and Threecastles was a member of the House of Lancaster

Descendant of Edward (Plantagenet) of England [Plantagenet-70] is a member of the House of Plantagenet. Edward (Edward III) "King of England" of England (formerly Plantagenet)

Descendant of Edmund (Plantagenet) of Woodstock [Plantagenet-103] is a member of the House of Plantagenet. Edmund "1st Earl of Kent" of Woodstock (formerly Plantagenet)

Descendant of Joan (Plantagenet) of Kent LG [Plantagenet-125] Joan "Princess of Wales, Fair Maid of Kent" of Kent LG (formerly Plantagenet) is a member of the House of Plantagenet

Descendant of Edmund (Plantagenet) of Langley KG [Plantagenet-1745] is a member of the House of Plantagenet. Edmund "1st Duke of York" of Langley KG (formerly Plantagenet) aka "York"

Descendant of Henry (Normandie) of England [Normandie-45]. Henry (Henry I) "Beauclerc, FitzWilliam, King of England, Duke of Normandy" of England (formerly Normandie) aka “de Normandie” was sometimes referred to as "Beauclerc" in French, implying that he was well educated.

Descendant of Guillaume (Normandie) de Normandie [Normandie-32]. Guillaume (William I the Conqueror) "Duke of Normandy, King of England" (formerly Normandie) aka “de Normandie” was the elder of two children of Robert I of Normandy.

Descendant of Guillaume (Aquitaine) d'Aquitaine [Aquitaine-179]. Guillaume (Guillaume X) "Comte de Poitou, Duc d'Aquitaine" d'Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine) aka "de Poitou"

Descendant of Aliénor (Aquitaine) of Aquitaine [Aquitaine-84]. Aliénor (Eleanor) of Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine)

'Descendant of Eleanor Plantagenet [Plantagenet-517]. Eleanor "Leonor" Plantagenet "of England, Queen of Castile and Toledo" is a member of the House of Plantagenet. She was Queen of Castile and Toledo as consort to Alfonso VIII of Castile. Her parents were Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Descendant of Leonor (Castilla) of Castile [Castilla-85]. Leonor (Eleanor) "Queen of England, Eleanor of Castile" of Castile (formerly Castilla) is a member of the House of Plantagenet

Descendant of Isabella (Castilla) of Castile LG [Castilla-81]. Isabella "Duchess of York, Isabel" of Castile LG (formerly Castilla) aka "de Castilla y León, of York"

Descendant of James Stewart [Stewart-2313]. James (James V) "King of Scotland" Stewart was a member of the House of Stewart and Scottish Nobility..

Descendant of James Stewart [Stewart-588]. King James (James IV) "IV of Scotland" Stewart, aka "James of the Iron Belt" was a member of the House of Stewart and Scottish Nobility.

Descendant of James Stewart [Stewart-2316]. James (James III) "King of Scotland" Stewart was a member of the House of Stewart

Descendant of James (Stewart) Stewart King James II of Scots [Stewart-1166]. James Stewart King James II of Scots (formerly Stewart) was a member of the House of Stewart

Descendant of James (Stewart) Stewart King James I of Scots [Stewart-419]. was a member of the House of Stewart

Descendant of John Stewart [Stewart-972]. John (Robert III) "King of Scotland" Stewart aka "Earl of Carrick, Earl of Atholl" was a member of the House of Stewart and Scottish Nobility. Robert III, King of the Scots was born John Stewart.

Descendant of Robert Stewart [Stewart-1001]. Robert (Robert II) "King of Scotland" Stewart was a member of the House of Stewart.

Descendant of Robert (Brus) de Brus [Brus-141]. Robert "1st Lord of Annandale, Lord of Cleveland in Yorkshire" de Brus (formerly Brus) aka "Bruce" was a prominent member of Scottish Clan "House of Bruce"

Descendant of Robert (Bruce) de Brus [Bruce-129]. Robert (Robert I) "The Bruce, King of Scotland" de Brus is a member of the House of Bruce

Descendant of Tewdr (Dinefwr) ap Cadell [Dinefwr-6]. Tewdr "Mawr" ap Cadell (formerly Dinefwr), King of Deheubarth (Mawr means "great").

Descendant of Rhys ap Tewdwr [Ap_Tewdwr-7]. Rhys "King of Deheubarth, Prince of South Wales Tudor" ap Tewdwr aka "Deheubarth, Dinefwr, Tudur, Tudor"

Descendant of Nesta (Verch Rhys) ferch Rhys ap Tewdwr, Princess of Deheubarth [Verch_Rhys-5]. Nesta "Helen of Wales" ferch Rhys ap Tewdwr (formerly Verch Rhys) aka "Dinefwr" is the only legitimate daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, King of Deheubarth, and Gwladus Powys.

Descendant of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth [Ap_Iorwerth-26]. Llywelyn "Llywelyn Fawr, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth ("the Great") Prince of North Wales was a member of Welsh Nobility..

Descendant of Lady Joan FitzJohn [FitzJohn-120]. Joan "Lady of Wales, Lady of Snowdon" FitzJohn. She was the wife of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, Lord of Snowdon.

Descendant of Magna Carta Surety Barons and Illustrious Men:

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 26th great grandfather, Robert (Ros) de Ros....[Ros-149]. Robert de Ros (formerly Ros) aka "de Roos" was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 27th great grandfather, Hugh (Bigod) le Bigod "5th Earl of Norfolk"....[Bigod-1] Hugh le Bigod was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 28th great grandfather, Roger "4th Earl of Norfolk" Bigod....[Bigod-2]. Roger le Bigod was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 27th great grandfather, Saher (Saier) "1st Earl of Winchester" de Quincy (formerly Quincy) aka "de Kenci"....[Quincy-226] Saher (Quincy) de Quincy was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 27th great grandfather, Richard (Clare) de Clare....[Clare-651]. Richard "Earl of Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford" de Clare was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 26th great grandfather, Gilbert (Clare) de Clare....[Clare-673]. Gilbert "Earl of Gloucester and Hertford" de Clare was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 26th great grandfather, John (Lacy) de Lacy....[Lacy-284]. John "John of Chester, Earl of Lincoln, Constable of Chester" de Lacy (formerly Lacy) aka "Lascy, Lacie" was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 27th great grandfather, Robert FitzWalter....[FitzWalter-101]. Robert "Lord of Dunmow Castle, Essex" FitzWalter, Constable of Hereford Castle was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 26th great grandfather, William (Albini) d'Aubigny ......[Albini-39]. William III "Lord of Belvoir" d'Aubigny was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project.

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 26th great grandfather, Henry (Bohun) de Bohun....[Bohun-7] Henry "5th Earl of Hereford" de Bohun was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 24th great grandfather, John (Clavering) FitzRobert...[Clavering-13] John "of Warkworth" FitzRobert (formerly Clavering) was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 26th great grandfather, Robert de Vere .....[De_Vere-309] Robert "3rd Earl of Oxford" de Vere was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of a Magna Carta Surety Baron: 26th great grandfather, William (Huntingfield) de Huntingfield ....[Huntingfield-11]. William de Huntingfield was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of an Illustrious Man: Piers FitzHerbert....[FitzHerbert-81]. Piers "Lord of Blaenllynfi, Wales" FitzHerbert was one of 16 Illustrious Men, counselors to King John, who were listed in the preamble to Magna Carta. He was my 26th great grandfather.... See: Magna Carta Project

Descendant of an Illustrious Man: William (Plantagenet) Longespée....[Plantagenet-1612]. William "Earl of Salisbury, Baron of Chitterne" Longespée (formerly Plantagenet) aka "de Longespee" was one of 16 Illustrious Men, counselors to King John, who were listed in the preamble to Magna Carta.

Descendant of an Illustrious Man: Alan (Galloway) FitzRoland......[Galloway-1427]. Alan "Lord of Galloway, Constable of Scotland" FitzRoland (formerly Galloway) was one of 16 Illustrious Men, counselors to King John

Descendant of an Illustrious Man: William Marshal .....[Marshal-4]. William "Earl of Pembroke" Marshal was one of 16 Illustrious Men

Descendant of an Illustrious Man: William (Aubigny) d'Aubeney....... [Aubigny-7]. William "3rd Earl of Arundel" d'Aubeney (formerly Aubigny) aka "de Albini, d'Aubigny" was one of 16 Illustrious Men

Descendant of an Illustrious Man: William (Warenne) de Warenne....[Warenne-92]. William (William IV) "6th Earl of Surrey" de Warenne (formerly Warenne) was one of 16 Illustrious Men,

• Descendant of Jamestown Colonist: Captain Nathaniel Basse [Basse-6]. He is my 11th great grandfather.

• Descendant of Jamestown Colonist: Colonel Thomas Bell [Bell-2845}. He was my 9th great grandfather.

I share Ancestral Lineage through Common Grandparents -(cousins with):

• President George Washington,
• President Grover Cleveland,
• President James Madison,
• President Franklin Pierce,
• President Theodore Roosevelt ,
• President Franklin Roosevelt,
• President William Howard Taft,
• President Warren G. Harding,
• President Rutherford B. Hayes,
• President William Henry Harrison,
• President Richard Nixon,
• Sir Winston Churchill,
• Captain Nathan Hale,
• Colonel Ethan Allen,
• Orville Wright,
• Wilbur Wright,
• Edgar Rice Burroughs (American Sci-Fi Novelist),
• Henry Tudor of England -King Henry VIII , (my 15th great grand uncle),
• Catherine of Aragón, Queen of England,
• Mary (Mary I) "Queen of Scots" Stuart formerly Stewart ( my 13th great grand Aunt),
• Dr. Ezra Stiles, seventh president of Yale College (1778–1795)
• Dr Josiah Bartlett, 4th Governor of New Hampshire, Founding Father in the American Revolution, physician and statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire and signatory of the Declaration of Independence,
• Noah Webster Jr. L.L.D., American lexicographer and textbook author. His name became synonymous with "dictionary", especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828,
• Walt Disney, American entrepreneur, cartoonist, animator, voice actor, and film producer

Sources

• First-hand information. Entered by Catherine Coffman at registration.