15 Generations Back from the Leading Edge

This list includes individuals in the generation 15 steps back from ("earlier than") the leading-edge generation of the Twenty-first Century. For a different generation, click either of the buttons at the side.

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On the page for any individual, clicking Descent chart will give you a chart showing the line of descent from that individual to ancestors in Generation 4. You can also see a descent chart by clicking any "(our ancestor)" link.

Adams, Robert, 1602-1682 (Righteous Generation)

Ayer, John A., father of Rebecka Ayer (in generation 14), grandfather of Mary Aslett, 1654-1747 (in generation 13)

Bayford, Annis, 1603-1683 (Righteous Generation)

Bean (MacBean), Donald

Bowyer, Frances, 1590-1636 (Righteous Generation)

Brewer, Daniel, father of Hannah Brewer, 1630-1717 (in generation 14)

Brigham, Constance, 1602-1682 (Righteous Generation)

Chandler, William, 1595-1641 (Righteous Generation)

Clemett, Jane, mother of Richard Longhorne, 1617-1668 (in generation 14)

Crosby, Robert, 1596-1642 (Righteous Generation)

Dane, John, 1590-1658 (Righteous Generation)

Farnum, Ralph, 1603-<1648 (Righteous Generation)

Farnum, Mrs. Alice, 1607-1648, mother of Mary Farnum, 1628-1714 (in generation 14) (Righteous Generation)

Ingals, Edmund, 1595-1648 (Righteous Generation)

Ingals, Mrs. Anna, mother of Elizabeth Ingals, 1620-1676 (in generation 14)

Longhorne, John, father of Richard Longhorne, 1617-1668 (in generation 14)

MacBean (Bean), Donald

Phelps, Henry and Elinor, parents of Edward Phelps, 1625-1689 (in generation 14)

Stickney, Samuel, father of William Stickney, 1592-1665 (in generation 14)

Wilmot, Eleanor, 1605-1677 (Righteous Generation)

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Family Line List

On the page for any individual, clicking Descent chart will give you a chart showing the line of descent from that individual to ancestors in Generation 4. You can also see a descent chart by clicking any "(our ancestor)" link.

• Phelps, Henry and Elinor, parents of Edward Phelps, 1625-1689 (in generation 14)
• Adams Line
• Adams, Robert, 1602-1682 (Righteous Generation)
• Wilmot Line
• Wilmot, Eleanor, 1605-1677 (Righteous Generation)
• Ballard Line
• Chandler Line (married to Ballard1)

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  In our ancestry there is only one Chandler family, but they are divided into three branches on this list, according to the line they married into. (Only two of the branches are documented on this page.) All three branches are descended from William Chandler, 1595-1641 (in Generation 15), who is counted among the "married to Phelps" ancestors, because his granddaughter, our ancestor Sarah Chandler, 1661-1757 (on this page), married into the Phelps family. (Since all the branches are eventually absorbed into the Phelps family, we should consider the "married to Phelps" branch the main one.)

  Now it begins to get confusing: William's daughter (Sarah's aunt), our ancestor Hannah Chandler, 1630-1711 (in Generation 14), married into the Abbott family, so she is counted among the "married to Abbott" ancestors, a category you can see on that page (but not on this one). Hannah's daughter (William's granddaughter, Sarah's first cousin) Hannah Abbott, 1650-1741 (on this page), married back into the Chandler family to another of William's grandchildren, her own first cousin John Chandler I, 1655-1721 (on this page), who happened to be Sarah's older brother; John is among the "married to Ballard" ancestors, because his granddaughter (William Chandler's great-greatgranddaughter, Hannah Chandler's greatgranddaughter, Sarah' Chandler's great niece) Lydia Chandler, b. 1720 (in Generation 11) married into the Ballard family (in Generation 10, the Ballard family married into the Phelps family).

  Another of John's granddaughters (Lydia Chandler's first cousin, Sarah Chandler's great niece, Hannah Chandler's greatgranddaughter, William Chandler's great-greatgranddaughter) Priscilla Chandler, 1713-1778 (in Generation 11) married directly into the Phelps family, but she is counted among the "married to Ballard" ancestors nonetheless, to keep all of John's offspring for three generations in a single branch. Besides, to include Priscilla among the "married to Phelps" ancestors might further muddy the waters, since there would be no easy way to distinguish between her Phelps branch union with that of her husband's grandmother (Priscilla's great aunt) Sarah Chandler, 1661-1757 (on this page).

  It should not surprise you that the Chandlers are featured prominently on the Kissing Cousins page. Charts can shed some light on some of these relationships:

  • The first-cousin relationship of spouses John Chandler I (1655-1721) and Hannah Abbott Chandler (1650-1741)
  • The second-cousin relationship of spouses Samuel Phelps II (1712-1795) and Priscilla Chandler Phelps (1713-1778)
  • The second-cousin relationship of spouses Joshua Phelps I (1738-1798) and Lois Ballard Phelps (1746-1836)
  
  To close this footnote, click the number again or click (Close)

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• Frye Line
• Aslett (Aslebee?) Line
• Ayer, John A., father of Rebecka Ayer (in generation 14), grandfather of Mary Aslett, 1654-1747 (in generation 13)
• Chandler Line (married to Phelps1)

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  In our ancestry there is only one Chandler family, but they are divided into three branches on this list, according to the line they married into. (Only two of the branches are documented on this page.) All three branches are descended from William Chandler, 1595-1641 (in Generation 15), who is counted among the "married to Phelps" ancestors, because his granddaughter, our ancestor Sarah Chandler, 1661-1757 (on this page), married into the Phelps family. (Since all the branches are eventually absorbed into the Phelps family, we should consider the "married to Phelps" branch the main one.)

  Now it begins to get confusing: William's daughter (Sarah's aunt), our ancestor Hannah Chandler, 1630-1711 (in Generation 14), married into the Abbott family, so she is counted among the "married to Abbott" ancestors, a category you can see on that page (but not on this one). Hannah's daughter (William's granddaughter, Sarah's first cousin) Hannah Abbott, 1650-1741 (on this page), married back into the Chandler family to another of William's grandchildren, her own first cousin John Chandler I, 1655-1721 (on this page), who happened to be Sarah's older brother; John is among the "married to Ballard" ancestors, because his granddaughter (William Chandler's great-greatgranddaughter, Hannah Chandler's greatgranddaughter, Sarah' Chandler's great niece) Lydia Chandler, b. 1720 (in Generation 11) married into the Ballard family (in Generation 10, the Ballard family married into the Phelps family).

  Another of John's granddaughters (Lydia Chandler's first cousin, Sarah Chandler's great niece, Hannah Chandler's greatgranddaughter, William Chandler's great-greatgranddaughter) Priscilla Chandler, 1713-1778 (in Generation 11) married directly into the Phelps family, but she is counted among the "married to Ballard" ancestors nonetheless, to keep all of John's offspring for three generations in a single branch. Besides, to include Priscilla among the "married to Phelps" ancestors might further muddy the waters, since there would be no easy way to distinguish between her Phelps branch union with that of her husband's grandmother (Priscilla's great aunt) Sarah Chandler, 1661-1757 (on this page).

  It should not surprise you that the Chandlers are featured prominently on the Kissing Cousins page. Charts can shed some light on some of these relationships:

  • The first-cousin relationship of spouses John Chandler I (1655-1721) and Hannah Abbott Chandler (1650-1741)
  • The second-cousin relationship of spouses Samuel Phelps II (1712-1795) and Priscilla Chandler Phelps (1713-1778)
  • The second-cousin relationship of spouses Joshua Phelps I (1738-1798) and Lois Ballard Phelps (1746-1836)
  
  To close this footnote, click the number again or click (Close)

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• Chandler, William, 1595-1641 (Righteous Generation)
• Bayford Line
• Bayford, Annis, 1603-1683 (Righteous Generation)
• Brewer Line
• Brewer, Daniel, father of Hannah Brewer, 1630-1717 (in generation 14)
• Dane Line
• Dane, John, 1590-1658 (Righteous Generation)
• Bowyer Line
• Bowyer, Frances, 1590-1636 (Righteous Generation)
• Ingals (Ingalls?) Line
• Ingals, Edmund, 1595-1648 (Righteous Generation)
• Ingals, Mrs. Anna, mother of Elizabeth Ingals, 1620-1676 (in generation 14)
• Poor Line
• Farnum Line
• Farnum, Ralph, 1603-<1648 (Righteous Generation)
• Farnum, Mrs. Alice, 1607-1648, mother of Mary Farnum, 1628-1714 [in generation 14) (Righteous Generation)

• Stickney, Samuel, father of William Stickney, 1592-1665
• Heseltine Line
• Longhorne Line
• Longhorne, John, father of Richard Longhorne, 1617-1668 (in generation 14)
• Clemett, Jane, mother of Richard Longhorne, 1617-1668 (in generation 14)
• Crosby Line
• Crosby, Robert, 1596-1642 (Righteous Generation)
• Brigham Line
• Brigham, Constance, 1602-1682 (Righteous Generation)

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