Lynn Wiggers lived in Louisiana.

Lynn was a valued member of the Greeters Project who has moved to Emeritus status.

Genealogical Work

The past is never dead. It's not even past. -- Requiem for a Nun, William Faulkner

All of us labor in webs spun long before we were born, webs of heredity and environment, of desire and consequence, of history and eternity. Haunted by wrong turns and roads not taken, we pursue images perceived as new, but whose provenance dates to the dim dramas of childhood, which are themselves but echoes of consequence, echoing down the generations. -- The Quiet Game, Greg Iles

In God we trust, all others bring sources -- Lynn Wiggers

I have spent thousands of hours on thousands of profiles, collecting what others have done and researching what they have not into this one place on WikiTree. I have tried my very best to be accurate, and yet I do find my own errors all too often, and often when doing more research, I find errors in the work of others, knowing they have done their best to be accurate as well, that I have unwittingly duplicated. If any errors are found in my work please do not hesitate to bring them to my attention or correct them, as appropriate. I will not be offended, but instead very grateful.

DNA Painter Profile ^[1]

To Do List

• Lynn's current to-do list
• Solve the Bowden Probate Mystery
• Harris Family Research Notes
• Louisiana, Civil War

Royal Lineage

“He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another.” Seneca

Don’t be tricked into thinking having royal blood is rare. Statistically, we’re all descended from the royals. A professor at Yale University worked out that if anyone living in the year 1200 left any descendants who are alive now, then that person is statistically an ancestor of every single person on the planet.^[2]

The number of ancestors doubles every generation, so at 40 generations, back to Charlemagne, you have over 1 trillion ancestors. That is 2000 times the population of the planet at the time. If you, like me, are of primarily western European descent, practically all 1 trillion of them, you are almost completely assured of being descended from some member of European royalty. That's a 2000:1 chance in your favor on each and every member of royalty. I'll take those odds at any casino and retire very, very rich. How many times can you lose?

It would be more amazing if you were not descended from royalty. The only question is whether or not you can trace it.

I'm appreciative of the work my ancestors have done to document and trace ancestry and it's an honor to be connecting this way and extending it.

Cool facts follow: (Because there are those who like this "game")

Presidential Cousins

The fact that these are constantly shifting is an indication of WikiTree's commitment to accuracy and constant review to correct errors.

• 1) George Washington -------------- 8th cousins 6 times removed
• 2) John Adams ------------------------ no relationship found
• 3) Thomas Jefferson -------------------3rd cousins 8 times removed
• 4) James Madison ---------------------- 3rd cousins 9 times removed
• 5) James Monroe --------------------- no relationship found
• 6) John Quincy Adams ------------- 11th cousins 6 times removed
• 7) Andrew Jackson ------------------- no relationship found
• 8) Martin Van Buren ----------------- no relationship found
• 9) William Henry Harrison ----------- 5th cousins 7 times removed
• 10) John Tyler --------------------------- 12th cousins 5 times removed
• 11) James Polk --------------------------- 9th cousins 5 times removed
• 12) Zachary Taylor --------------------- 3rd cousins 6 times removed
• 13) Millard Fillmore ------------------ 12th cousins 4 times removed
• 14) Franklin Pierce ----------------------5th cousins 7 times removed
• 15) James Buchanan ------------------11th cousins 6 times removed
• 16) Abraham Lincoln -------------------14th cousins Twice removed
• 17) Andrew Johnson ---------------- 16th cousins Twice removed
• 18) Ulysses Grant --------------------- 13th cousins 3 times removed
• 19) Rutherford Hayes ---------------- 12th cousins 5 times removed
• 20) James Garfield -------------------- 12th cousins Twice removed
• 21) Chester Arthur -------------------- 13th cousins 5 times removed
• 22) Grover Cleveland -----------------10th cousins Twice removed
• 23) Benjamin Harrison ------------------ 11th cousins 5 times removed
• 24) Grover Cleveland -----------------10th cousins Twice removed
• 25) William McKinley ------------------ no relationship found
• 26) Theodore Roosevelt --------------15th cousins 4 times removed
• 27) William H Taft ---------------------- 12th cousins 5 times removed
• 28) Woodrow Wilson ------------------15th cousins 4 times removed
• 29) Warren Harding -------------------- 16th cousins Twice removed
• 30) Calvin Coolidge -------------------- 13th cousins 4 times removed
• 31) Herbert Hoover --------------------- 16th cousins
• 32) Franklin Roosevelt ------------------13th cousins Twice removed
• 33) Harry Truman ------------------------ 16th cousins Once removed
• 34) Dwight Eisenhower ----------------- no relationship found
• 35) John F Kennedy ----------------------18th cousins Once removed
• 36) Lyndon B. Johnson ----------------- 6th cousins Twice removed
• 37) Richard Nixon ----------------------- 12th cousins Once removed
• 38) Gerald Ford --------------------------- 13th cousins 3 times removed
• 39) Jimmy Carter ------------------------- 9th cousins Once removed
• 40) Ronald Reagan ----------------------- 15th cousins
• 41) George H. W. Bush ------------------ 13th cousins
• 42) Bill Clinton ------------------------------ 17th cousins Once removed
• 43) George W. Bush -----------------------13th cousins once removed
• 44) He Who Must Not Be Named -- 11th cousins Once removed
• 45) Donald Trump -------------------------- no relationship found

It's not that I mind so much how many, or which, or how distantly I'm related to them... It's how many of them I actually remember that bothers me. And on the other hand, I've always been a big fan of Thomas Jefferson.

Military Ancestors

• Revolutionary War
  • John Morton 5th GGrandfather
    • Battle of Trenton
    • Battle of Princeton
    • Battle of Brandywine
    • Battle of Germantown
    • Valley Forge
    • Guildford Courthouse
  • James Lea 6th GGrandfather
  • Luke Lea 5th GGrandfather (Tory)
  • Thomas Bonner 5th GGrandfather
  • David Alderman 6th GGrandfather
  • John Foard 6th GGrandfather
  • Aaron Williams 5th GGrandfather
  • John Bonds 5th GGrandfather
  • Absolom Autrey (Tory) 5th GGrandfather
  • Isaac Newton 6th GGrandfather

• War of 1812
  • Jesse Bowden 5th GGrandfather
  • Capt Billy Smith 5th GGrandfather
    • Battle of New Orleans
  • Zachariah Lea 4th GGrandfather
  • Wright Walker Bonds 4th GGrandfather
  • Jacob Lockhart 4th GGrandfather

• Confederacy
  • Allen Wesley Bonner Sr. 3rd GGrandfather
    • Seige of Vicksburg
  • Lemuel Henry Bowden 4th GGrandfather
  • William Loammi Harris 2nd GGrandfather
    • Battle of Fort Donelson
  • David Carter Thompson 2nd GGrandfather
  • Joseph Green Stephens 3rd GGrandfather
  • Allen Tarver 3rd GGrandfather

• Bacon's Rebellion (I'll concede this is not strictly military, if you'll grant me "Freedom Fighters")
  • James Crewes 9th GGrandfather
  • Charles Clay 7th GGrandfather

Magna Carta Surety Barons

• Through Lt. Col. Walter Aston ------11th GGrandfather
  • Robert FitzWalter---------------------------------- 22nd GGrandfather
  • Robert de Ros--------------------------------------- 22nd GGrandfather
  • William Mowbray---------------------------------- 23rd GGrandfather
  • Henry de Bohun ---------------------------------- 24th GGrandfather
  • Gilbert de Clare------------------------------------ 23rd GGrandfather
  • John de Lacy----------------------------------------- 23rd GGrandfather
  • Geoffrey de Say------------------------------------- 23rd GGrandfather
  • William de Lanvellei -------------------------------- 24th GGrandfather
  • Richard de Clare------------------------------------ 24th GGrandfather
  • William Huntingfield-------------------------------- 24th GGrandfather
  • Eustace de Vesci -----------------------------------4th Cousin 22 times moved

• Through William Randolph----------8th GGrandfather
  • Saher de Quincy--------------------------------------23rd GGrandfather
  • Roger Bigod--------------------------------------------22nd GGrandfather
  • William d'Albini--------------------------------------- 23rd GGrandfather
  • Robert de Vere-----------------------------------------24th GGrandfather
  • Hugh Bigod--------------------------------------------24th GGrandfather
  • Wailliam Malet----------------------------------------24th GGrandfather
  • John FitzRobert---------------------------------------23rd GGrandfather
  • Richard de Percy-----------------------------------------23rd GGrandfather

• Through Mary Isham Randolph-------------8th GGrandmother
  • Geoffrey de Mandeville---------------------------22nd Great Uncle

• Through Ann (Smith) Woodson-----------6th GGrandmother
  • Richard Montfichet---------------------------------3rd Cousin 27 times removed
  • Richard de Montbegon----------------------------3rd cousin 23 times removed
  • William de Forz---------------------------------------3rd cousin 23 times removed

Jamestowne and Early Virginia Ancestors

• John Moone arrived 1623------------------------10th Great Grandfather
• James Crewes -------------------------------------9th Great Grandfather
• Giles Carter ---------------------------------------8th Great Grandfather
• John Woodson ---------------------------------9th Great Grandfather
• John Clay------------------------------------------------ 8th Great Grandfather
• Thomas Prather arrived 1622---------------11th Great Grandfather
• Humphery Belt arrived 1635-----------------------10th GreatGrandfather

First Ladies

• Dorothea "Dolley" Payne Madison---------------------------3rd cousin 6 times removed
• Abigail Adams--------------------------------------------------10th cousins 7 times removed
• Martha Jefferson----------------------------------------------3rd cousins 7 times removed
• Elizabeth Monroe-----------------------------------------8th cousins 7 times removed
• Louisa Adams----------------------------------------------11th cousins 6 times removed
• Hannah Van Buren--------------------------------------------13th cousins 8 times removed
• Anna Harrison------------------------------------------------7th cousins 8 times removed
• Letitia Tyler-----------------------------------------------11th cousins 6 times removed
• Julia Tyler--------------------------------------------------16th cousins
• Margaret Taylor--------------------------------------------13th cousins 7 times removed
• Jane Pierce-----------------------------------------------------------11th cousins 5 times removed
• Mary Lincoln----------------------------------------------------7th cousins 5 times removed
• Julia Grant--------------------------------------------------------14th cousins twice removed
• Lucy Hayes---------------------------------------------------16th cousins 5 times removed
• Lucretia Garfield---------------------------------------11th cousins 6 times removed
• Ellen Arthur-----------------------------------------------4th cousins 4 times removed
• Frances Cleveland----------------------------------------11th cousins 5 times removed
• Edith Roosevelt----------------------------------------------7th cousins 5 times removed
• Helen Taft-------------------------------------------------20th cousins 3 times removed
• Ellen Wilson-----------------------------------------------------15th cousins
• Edith Wilson-----------------------------------------------6th cousins 3 times removed
• Grace Coolidge---------------------------------------13th cousins 4 times removed
• Louella Hoover------------------------------------------16th cousins once removed
• Eleanor Roosevelt-----------------------------------14th cousins once removed
• Elizabeth Truman--------------------------------------16th cousins twice removed
• Mamie Eisenhower-------------------------------------17th cousins once removed
• Claudia Johnson--------------------------------------15th cousins
• Nancy Reagan-------------------------------------------14th cousins once removed

Random

• Steven Alge--------------------------------------------------------14th Cousins
• Kix Brooks----------------------------------------------------------4th cousin twice removed
• Marvin Lee Meatloaf Aday--------------------------------------5th Cousin Twice Removed
• Naomi Judd---------------------------------------------------------8th Cousin Twice Removed
• Liz (Noland) Shifflett -------------------------------------------15th Cousins Twice removed
• Jacqueline Girouard ------------------------------------------6th cousins Twice removed
• Queen Elizabeth II ----------------------------------------------14th Cousins
• Henry Plantagenet--------------------------------------------- 23rd GGrandfather
• Edward Plantagenet-------------------------------------------19th GGrandfather
• William Dunkeld ----------------------------------------------- 23rd GGrandfather
• Anne Boleyn-------------------------------------------------------3rd Cousin 15 times removed
• William Shakespeare ----------------------------------------- 7th cousin 15 times removed
• John Wesley ----------------------------------------------------- 10th cousin 6 times removed
• Orville Wright --------------------------------------------------- 15th cousin Twice removed
• Buddy Holly --------------------------------------------------------9th cousin once removed
• Janis Joplin ---------------------------------------------------------9th cousin once removed
• Britney Spears ----------------------------------------------------9th cousins Twice removed

...more to come

Sources

1. ↑ DNA Painter [1]
2. ↑ The Tab[2]

• First-hand information. Entered by Lynn Wiggers at registration.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Lynn Wiggers, GEDmatch T584873, Ezra Jarrett GEDmatch M981133, and Allen Harris GEDmatch A097433, sharing a 25.08 cM segment on Chromosome 4 from 159318234 to 181356131
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch triangulated group consisting of Lynn Wiggers GEDmatch ID T584873, private GEDmatch ID M215622, and private GEDmatch ID T064395, sharing a 22.659 cM segment on Chromosome 1 from 120049305 to 162223998.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch triangulated group consisting of Lynn Wiggers GEDmatch ID T584873, private GEDmatch ID T765348, and private GEDmatch ID M154111, sharing a 14.0868 cM segment on Chromosome 9 from 5522871 to 13501067.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch triangulated group consisting of Lynn Wiggers GEDmatch ID T584873, private GEDmatch ID T230381, daughter of Raymond McAnally, and Jerry Nelson GEDmatch ID A9131001, sharing a 10.4 cM segment on Chromosome 15 from 96299095 to 99960603.