17 Generations Back from the Leading Edge

This list includes individuals in the generation 17 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.

Bayford, Richard, 1535-1599 (Picaresque Generation)

Brigham, Thomas, IV, 1550-1586 (Elizabethan Generation)

Chandler, Thomas, III, 1528-1611 (Picaresque Generation)

Chandler, Mrs. Joane, d. 1607, wife of Thomas Chandler III, 1528-1611

Crosby, Richard, 1532-1586 (Picaresque Generation)

Searle, Joan, b. 1540, wife of Richard Bayford, 1535-1599 (Picaresque Generation)

Stennson, Margaret, wife of Richard Crosby, 1532-1586

Twelison, Gillian, b. 1558, wife of Brigham, Thomas, IV, 1550-1586 (Elizabethan Generation)

Watson, James and Margaret, parents of Watson, Isabel, 1561-1634 (in generation 16)

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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.

• Chandler Line
• Chandler, Thomas, III, 1528-1611 (Picaresque Generation)
• Chandler, Mrs. Joane, d. 1607, wife of Thomas Chandler III, 1528-1611
• Bayford Line
• Bayford, Richard, 1535-1599 (Picaresque Generation)
• Searle Line
• Searle, Joan, b. 1540, wife of Richard Bayford, 1535-1599 (Picaresque Generation)

• Heseltine Line
• Longhorne Line
• Crosby Line
• Crosby, Richard, 1532-1586 (Picaresque Generation)
• Brigham Line
• Brigham, Thomas, IV, 1550-1586 (Elizabethan Generation)
• Twelison, Gillian, b. 1558, wife of Thomas Brigham IV, 1550-1586 (Elizabethan Generation)
• Watson Line
• Watson, James and Margaret, parents of Watson, Isabel, 1561-1634 (in generation 16)
• Stennson, Margaret, wife of Richard Crosby, 1532-1586

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