Abt. 88 Grandchildren = many DNA matches

[brigidmac]

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

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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 ??

[brigidmac]

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
 

[aghadowey]

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.

[brigidmac]

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

[brigidmac]

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 .

[GailB]

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

[Brie]

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

[GailB]

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.

[Brie]

Good heavens! Your family tree must be a challenge - all those Jones

Brie