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Title: Abt. 88 Grandchildren = many DNA matches
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 12 June 21 09:39 BST (UK)
John LANGSTON  b1822 London.
 12 children with wife Clarinda Philips
2 with Elizabeth Freestone

11 born in Utah survived to adulthood  and mostly had big famiies

So far i counted 76 grandchildren who survived infancy

Descendants from 7 different children of john LANGSTON
born berween 1852 -1873
show up on 28  thru lines

( is that a record ?)

Half third cousins show up at 8- 33cm levels

 there are also some who have not got linked trees

+
A cluster of descendants in England who i suspect descend from a premarital  baby

By  adding "unknown baby ..not Langston) will it be possible to link dna matches to their exciting ancestor ??


Title: Re: 87 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 12 June 21 11:04 BST (UK)
Opinions and comparisons welcome

Here's the link to the search for a son.from the second wife .
Lots of illustrations

If anyone happens to be one of the 1000.s (?)of descendants .please post
On either topic  ive put names of all siblings and half siblings on the American post
But very interested if you are not in USA but have a match to trees with LANGSTON. s who may connect to john
(Patents early 1800's
  francis Bell LANGSTON b staffs + Elizabeth HEATHCOTE b Macclesfield

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=849796.msg7172140#msg7172140
 

Title: Re: 87 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: aghadowey on Saturday 12 June 21 12:51 BST (UK)
Not that remarkable really. Deacon Edmund Rice of Massachusetts had 15 children by 2 wives (3 youngest daughters by 2nd wife who produced at least 15 children) from 1617/18-1661. From the 1st wife there were at least 66 grandchildren.
I am descended from 3 sons from the 1st marriage (2 of the grandchildren married (1st cousins) then one of their grandchildren married a 2nd cousin). I have quite a few matches with descendants which appear to be closer than they actually are due to intermarriage. Luckily we have a very, very large family tree researched so we can identify these matches.
Title: Re: 87 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 12 June 21 13:38 BST (UK)
Thanks for your example aga

It does help if the trees are well researched and linked to dna results

I dont know if any of the descendants had cousin marriages .its the first time ive come across mormon families

My jewish great grandfather had 12 children who reachecd adulthood but they didnt have large families and most descrndants have private or unlinked trees

I still think 28 thru lines thru 8 Different children of same man must be a record
Title: Re: Abt. 88 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 12 June 21 13:46 BST (UK)
Apparently pioneer Brigham YOUNG who this family met on their journey to Utah was called the most married man by Mark TWAIN ...he.s reputed to have had 55 wives ...wonder how many children and how many have dna links to him .
Title: Re: Abt. 88 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: GailB on Monday 14 June 21 12:51 BST (UK)
I still think 28 thru lines thru 8 Different children of same man must be a record


I have 40 Thrulines through 7 different children from my 4x great grandfather
Title: Re: Abt. 88 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: Brie on Monday 14 June 21 12:53 BST (UK)
I was just reading a Chronology of Leicester and there is this entry:

1911 - January 14, death of Mrs. Elizabeth Jarrom, aged 100, in Workhouse; deceased left 170 descendants"

Brie
Title: Re: Abt. 88 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: GailB on Monday 14 June 21 13:06 BST (UK)
My 5x great grandmother:

Liverpool Mercury 11 July 1845
Death Notices - July 1, aged 103, Elizabeth Jones, widow of the late Peter Jones, of Hoylake. She has left between 200 and 300 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Title: Re: Abt. 88 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: Brie on Monday 14 June 21 13:19 BST (UK)
Good heavens! Your family tree must be a challenge - all those Jones

Brie
Title: Re: Abt. 88 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: GailB on Monday 14 June 21 13:20 BST (UK)
Yes it is lol and that is only one of four different Jones lines.
Title: Re: Abt. 88 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: brigidmac on Monday 14 June 21 13:34 BST (UK)
Wow impressive stories
 
Gail im surprised by high dna thru lines i suppose it shows more people are testing .

Are your relatives in USA ?
Title: Re: Abt. 88 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: GailB on Monday 14 June 21 13:53 BST (UK)
Wow impressive stories
 
Gail im surprised by high dna thru lines i suppose it shows more people are testing .

Are your relatives in USA ?


Surprisingly most are from the UK and I was born there but live in Australia. There are some in the USA. I haven't checked but I would guess it would be about 75% UK 25% USA.
Title: Re: Abt. 88 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: melba_schmelba on Sunday 20 June 21 12:19 BST (UK)
I was just reading a Chronology of Leicester and there is this entry:

1911 - January 14, death of Mrs. Elizabeth Jarrom, aged 100, in Workhouse; deceased left 170 descendants"

Brie
Great find!
Title: Re: Abt. 88 GRANDCHILDREN = many DNA matches
Post by: bearkat on Sunday 20 June 21 12:36 BST (UK)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-57497765

In the news today.  This lady has 90 grandchildren!