A while back I blogged about Jett’s amazing colonial lineage (Jett, American Princess). I have since completed a second round of research on her ancestors – all of which derive from her paternal great-grandfather (her paternal grandfather’s father), Elbridge Scribner Stone. Here are some salient statistics:
- She has, through this great-grandfather, 268 known immigrant ancestors.
- Of those 268, 266 (99.3%) arrived in America before 1700 and 246 (91.8%) arrived before 1650.
- Of those 268, 243 (90.7%) landed in Massachusetts.
- Of the 102 passengers aboard the Mayflower, 10 are direct ancestors.
- Of the 53 Mayflower passengers who survived the first winter, 7 are direct ancestors:
As most early colonial families were quite large – 10 children was not uncommon – she also has a slew of distant cousins. That group reportedly includes John Adams, Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
All of this is pretty amazing, really. I doubt if you will find a purer line of colonial ancestors anywhere. The Cabots and Lodges have nothing on Elbridge Scribner Stone. The last two generations have diluted that purity a bit. Jett’s mother was Irish from 19th century immigrants and her paternal grandmother was a World War II bride from England. So the “colonial” aspect is diminished some for her, but she has continued the theme of English/Irish purity.