Genealogies Reaching Back to Adam and Eve

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Summary

Many people have wished they could trace their ancestry back to Adam and Eve. Here is a place those lines can be identified, with commentary. But they are not reliable!

When asked if it is possible for living people to extend ancestral lines back to Adam and Eve, Robert C. Gunderson, Senior Royalty Research Specialist, of the [LDS] Church Genealogical Department, stated:

“The simplest answer is No. Let me explain. In thirty-five years of genealogical research, I have yet to see a pedigree back to Adam that can be documented. By assignment, I have reviewed hundreds of pedigrees over the years. I have not found one where each connection on the pedigree can be justified by evidence from contemporary documents. In my opinion it is not even possible to verify historically a connected European pedigree earlier than the time of the Merovingian Kings (c. a.d. 450–a.d. 752).

“Every pedigree I have seen which attempts to bridge the gap between that time and the biblical pedigree appears to be based on questionable tradition, or at worst, plain fabrication. Generally these pedigrees offer no evidence as to the origin of the information, or they cite a vague source.” ^[1]

G2G Discussions mentioning Adam and Eve on G2G

• https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/211341/adam-and-eve
• https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/321829/whats-the-oldest-ancestor-on-wikitree
• https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/79116/at-what-point-in-time-does-wikitree-prohibit-profiles
• https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/394030/pepins-mistresses

Wikipedia and Other Resources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_from_antiquity
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generations_of_Adam
• https://familysearch.org/blog/en/family-tree-adam-eve/

Unconnected Roman Genealogy based on The Royal Line

Pircsmesser

Biblical Genealogy

The Hebrew Scriptures are full of genealogies.

The New Testament Books of Matthew and Luke both give genealogies tracing Jesus of Nazareth back to Adam and Eve. Luke's presentation covers 76 generations. These genealogies are presented in complete detail at Wikipedia: Genealogy_of_Jesus including a comparison of the different genealogies of Jesus given in Matthew and Luke.

Genealogies linking the Hebrew Scriptures to Jewish Communities

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Genealogies linking Frankish Royalty to the Holy Family

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Genealogies linking Welsh and British Royalty to the Holy Family

1. Joseph of Arimathea married Mary ^[2]
2. Anna married James the Just
3. Ana married Bran Fendigaid
4. Beli the Great, King of Britons. See also Manogan-2
5. Unknown Amalech, born, say 100
6. Unknown Avallach
7. Unknown Oudoleum
8. Unknown Endos
9. Unknown Ebiud, born, say, 200
10. Unknown Outigirim
11. Unknown Oudicant
12. Unknown Ritgurinum
13. Unknown Remetel, born, say, 300
14. Unknown Grat
15. Unknown Urban

Dating: Joseph of Arimathea is a biblical person whose age could be estimated as 40 when Jesus was crucified in about the year 30. This would make Joseph born about 10 BCE. Unknown Amalech's birth could be estimated to the year 100.

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• The Royal Line pub. by A.F. Schmuhl pub:1929 NYC, NY (revised ed.1980) in which Albert F. Schmuhl charts an ancestry to Adam through nobility (mainly royalty of Great Britain) and Biblical lines for Morman leaders; Jedediah M. Grant (1816-1856), Daniel H. Wells (1819-1891), Orson F. Whitney (1855-1931), Richard R. Lyman (1870-1963), Joseph Smith Jr. (1804-1844) and others including George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
• From Adam to Freeman lineage begins with Adam 4000-3070 BC via the Wessex Kings to Hayley Elyse Freeman, born 1988 at Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
• Cook Family Genealogy Pages begins Abraham ben Tarakr c. 2052 B.C.
• Kinship of Families to Adam by Bennett - the pedigree chart begins with Adam & ends with Heber J. Grant.
• Royal Ancestors of some L.D.S. Families compiled by Michel L. Call with pedigree charts tracing Royal ruling families from c. 1500 AD to Adam c. 4000 BC
• Kinship of Families inc. charts compiled by Archibald F. Bennett charts a family tree between Adam, George Albert Smith, Heber J. Grant & other leaders of the LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints) pub: Genealogical Society of Utah c. 1936
• Jamie Allen's Family Tree & Ancient Genealogical Allegations does not stop with Adam and Eve. Includes speculative connections to Pharaohs, deities, most royal families, etc. Thoroughly indexed.

Welsh Pedigrees Tracing Back to Adam

Lewys Dwnn presents a pedigree of Pughe, of Mathavarn, in Cyveilog, to Adam, which illustrates the fondness of the Welsh for pedigrees as well as the difficulty of determining at what point the pedigree moves from history to legend. ^[3]

See https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:John_Pughe%27s_Descent_from_Adam&public=1

Space: John Pughe's Descent from Adam

The names are presented from most modern at the top to most ancient at the bottom. The list of names is as found in the pedigree, however annotations have been added to estimate their dates, identify other places the name appears, or link to person-profiles on WikiTree.

1. John Pughe, Esq, son and heir to
2. William Pughe, Esq, son and heir to
3. John Pughe, Edqr, son and heir to
4. Rowland Pugh, Edq, son and heir to
5. Richard Rughe, Edq, son and heire to
6. Rowland Pughe, Edq, son and heir to
7. John ap Hugh, Edq, son and heir to
8. Hugh ap Evan, Edq, son and heir to
9. Evan ap David lloyd, the which David lloyd was created Edq of the body of #Henry the 7th;
10. David Lloyd, son and heir to
11. Llewelyn ap
12. Griffith ap
13. Evan Lloyd, Edq, ap
14. Llewelyn ap
15. Tudur ap
16. Gronwy ap
17. Einion ap
18. Seysylit, Lord of Merioneth, ap
19. Ednewain ap
20. Eunydd ap
21. Brochwell ap
22. Iswallt ap
23. Idris arw, who had a Cell or an Hermitage upon the top of Cader Idris, and per that means the hill beneath yt name to this day, and Idris was the son of
24. Clhydno ap
25. Ynyr Farfdrwch ap
26. Gwyddne Garanir ap
27. Cadwaladr ap
28. Merion, of Merioneth, ap
29. Cynedda Wledig ap
30. Edeyrn ap
31. Padarn Beisrydd ap
32. Tegid ap
33. Iago ap
34. Gwyddawg ap
35. Cain ap
36. Gwrgain ap
37. Doli ap
38. Gwrddoli ap\
39. Dyfn ap
40. Gwrddyfn ap
41. Anwerydd ap
42. Andwedd ap
43. Diwg ap
44. Brychwyn ap
45. Owen ap y
46. Vallach ap
47. Aphlath ap
48. Beli mawr ap
49. Mynogan ap
50. Capoir ap
51. Pur ap
52. Saul Benisel ap
53. Rhydderch ap
54. Rhidion ap
55. Eidiol ap
56. Arthmael ap Seysvllet ap
57. Owen ap
58. Caphydd ap
59. Bleiddyd ap
60. Meirion ap
61. Grwst ap
62. Clydno ap
63. Clydawg ap
64. Ithel ap
65. Urien ap
66. Andrew ap
67. Ceryn ap
68. Porex ap
69. Coel ap
70. Cadell ap
71. Ceraint ap
72. Elidar war ap
73. Merydd ap
74. Dan ap
75. Seysyllt ap
76. Cyhelyn ap
77. Gwgan farfdrwch ap
78. Beli a;
79. Dyfnwal Moelhaud ap
80. Dodiou ap
81. Rhiwallon ap
82. Cynydd or cynetha ap
83. Henwyn ap
84. Bleiddyd ap
85. Aser ap
86. Cyngen ap
87. Dyfnwal ap
88. Gorbonium ap
89. Camer ap
90. Brutus, the first King yt ever trode on this Island, and Brutus was the son of
91. Silvius ap
92. Ascanius ap
93. Aeneas ysgwyddwyn, Prince of Troy, ap
94. Anchises ap
95. Caprus ap
96. Ascaracus ap
97. Troas ap
98. Enricthonius ap
99. Dardan ap
100. Jupiter ap
101. Saturnus ap
102. Creitius ap
103. Silvius ap
104. Brutus
105. ap Ceiprus ap
106. Septem ap
107. Javan ap
108. Japherth ap
109. Noah ap
110. Lamech ap
111. Methusalem ap
112. Enoch ap
113. Jared ap
114. Mahalaleel ap
115. Cainan ap
116. Enos ap
117. Seth ap
118. Adam, the first man that God created

https://archive.org/details/pedigreesofmontg00rode/page/70/mode/2up/search/Clydno

Genealogies linking Scandanavian Royalty to Gods and Goddesses=

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Sources

1. ↑ Source: Robert C. Gunderson, “I Have a Question,” Ensign, Feb. 1984, 31. https://familysearch.org/blog/en/family-tree-adam-eve/
2. ↑ contributed by David Ellis Anwyl via import of Ellis Anwyl Delong_2013-01-13.ged
3. ↑ Lewys Dwnn. "Montgomeryshire Pedigrees: Heraldic Visitations of Wales and part of the Marches Pughe, of Mathavarn, in Cyveilog, to Adam page 205. Accessed 25 March 2020 jhd