tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post3283704660027052951..comments2024-03-07T23:20:49.790-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Oh no! I'm First Cousins to William ShakespeareJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-44410934461543420352023-03-19T12:13:39.325-07:002023-03-19T12:13:39.325-07:00My father was born in 1920 and for his 95th birthd...My father was born in 1920 and for his 95th birthday I presented him with his family tree which took me about a year to uncover and I am still working on it. I discovered that my dad was.related to many famous people in history. His 11th great grandfather was Henry Shakespeare, who was William Shakespeare's uncle.Shelley (Smith) Danielsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-88197303403087965542022-08-25T12:58:09.089-07:002022-08-25T12:58:09.089-07:00You posted to an older blog post, but if you would...You posted to an older blog post, but if you would like some help you can contact me through the BYU Family History Library.James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-21668752815086784392022-08-23T12:51:46.422-07:002022-08-23T12:51:46.422-07:00This happened to me as well, he was my first cousi...This happened to me as well, he was my first cousin 12 generations back and later he was my grandfather???? AND…now I’m not related at all. What the heck is happening here? My ancestry is Webb and that’s where it first connected and then I connected with Arden’s and now I’m just an orphan. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-48386935677099122132020-04-11T16:33:40.089-07:002020-04-11T16:33:40.089-07:00I'm first cousins 11 times removed with Willia...I'm first cousins 11 times removed with William Shakespeare!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-86160574323891059712019-09-18T21:39:08.147-07:002019-09-18T21:39:08.147-07:00I'm descended from Shakespeare's uncle, He...I'm descended from Shakespeare's uncle, Henry Shakespeare, through his daughter Lettice who married a John Drake. Lettice died in 1623 after having several children, and Drake settled in Windsor,Connecticut in the 1640's. That's how I am related. I'm a first cousin, not sure how many times removed. A dozen maybe?Craig Cowinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730739510008647364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-73906028340873138112012-09-28T06:24:12.185-07:002012-09-28T06:24:12.185-07:00im also related to shakespeare, although im not su...im also related to shakespeare, although im not sure how exactly, 13 generation cousin i think maybe less maybe more Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861542727354135209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-768235850572800472011-09-05T08:09:05.928-07:002011-09-05T08:09:05.928-07:00OK, you got me clicking again...I signed up, and r...OK, you got me clicking again...I signed up, and ran it, and found that Willie is my cousin too. And all of those Mormon guys and Presidents and Kings and Queens. <br /><br />My cousins will be interested. I've been tempted to add the royal lineage GEDCOMs from the FamilySearch Community site to my own GEDCOM...but have resisted so far. I'm getting weaker... resist!Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-16418485857364167932011-09-05T07:05:20.525-07:002011-09-05T07:05:20.525-07:00I agree with Jared. I realized many might assume i...I agree with Jared. I realized many might assume it is correct, but I hesitate to tell people how they need to confirm everything themselves. I do tell people that when I teach, but among those who are less committed to family history, it can be hard to know how to balance stressing sources without scaring people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108246378388789103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-54324972386797741302011-09-04T21:02:20.133-07:002011-09-04T21:02:20.133-07:00It's not all negative. It's good for a lau...It's not all negative. It's good for a laugh. Some of it is accurate though (I'd venture that connections from the 1800s onward are fairly trustworthy; maybe even mid to late 1700s).<br /><br />I do agree that there should be a big disclaimer saying that the connections are only as good as the underlying information, which is questionable at best. In other words, have fun with the site but don't believe any of it without doing your own research (of the kind and quality that you espouse). Yeah, that's not very helpful but that's how research works.Jarednoreply@blogger.com