William the Conqueror, King of England

Ok. It's been a while since I posted, and I promised you royalty, so this is as good a time as any to end the suspense. This ancestry line is actually on the Munson side flowing through my Fourth Great Grandmother, Nancy Nash, and our immigrant ancestor, Elizabeth (St. John) Whiting.

William I, King of England was my Twenty-ninth Great-Grandfather. He was born about the year 1027 in Normandy. Because he was the illegitimate son of Robert I, Duke of Normandy, he was called William the Bastard by his detractors. His father died when he was seven, leaving the succession as Duke of Normandy to William in his will. He became King of England on Christmas Day 1066.

I won't recount a full biography of William the Conqueror here. You can google his name to get a wealth of information. He died in 1087.

1. William the Conqueror, King of England

+ Lady Matilda

2. Princess Gundred

+ William, Earl of Warren

3. William, second Earl of Warren and Surrey

+ Lady Isabel de Vermandois

4. Lady Gundred de Warren

+ Roger de Newburgh

5. Waleran de Newburgh

+ Lady Alice, daughter of John d'Harcourt

6. Lady Alice de Newburgh

+ William de Manduit, Baron of Hanslape

7. Lady Isabel de Manduit

+ William, fifth Baron of Beauchamp

8. Walter de Beauchamp, Baron of Alcester & Powyke

+ ???

9. Giles de Beauchamp, Baron of Alcester & Powyke

+ ???

10. Roger de Beauchamp, first Baron Beauchamp

+ ???

11. Roger, second Baron Beauchamp

+ ???

12. Sir John, third Baron Beauchamp

+ ???

13. Lady Margaret de Beauchamp

+ Sir Oliver de St. John

14. Sir John de St. John

+ Lady Alice, daughter of Ser Thomas Bradshaw

15. Sir John de St. John

+ Lady Sybil

16. Sir John de St. John

+ Lady Margaret, daugher of Sir William Walgrave

17. Oliver St. John

+ Agnes Fisher

18. Thomas St. John

+ ???

19. Sir Oliver St. John

+ Sarah Bulkley

20. Elizabeth St. John (immigrant ancestor)

+ Rev. Samuel Whiting (immigrant ancestor)

21. Rev. Joseph Whiting

+ Mary Danforth

22. Samuel Whiting

+ ???

23. Benjamin Whiting

+ Rebecca Parmelee

24. Benjamin Whiting

+ Esther Merriman

25. Esther Whiting

+ Captain John Nash

26. Nancy Nash

+ Stephen Munson

27. John Nash Munson

+ Mary J. Warner

28. George W Munson

+ Eleanor A Parsons

29. Joseph Willard Munson

+ Ida E Hotchkiss

30. Sir George Willard Munson of Winsted, Connecticut

+ Lady Ruth E Koerner of Greenwich, Connecticut

31. Lord Edward Deck Munson of Columbia, Connecticut

+ Lady Debra Florence Dahlquist of Wells, Maine

32. King Scott Edward Munson of Jackson Heights, New York

Just in case my claim to the thrown is questioned, I have discovered a second line of ancestry to King William I which goes through my great-grandmother, Ida Hotchkiss. I will post this in the future.