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Ancestor table for Margaret Comfort

The following table, which with a few exceptions attempts to map out the entire known ancestry of my great-great-grandmother Margaret Comfort (1833-1916), wife of John Kennedy, of St. Anns, Gainsborough Tp., Lincoln Co., Upper Canada (now Ontario), serves as a companion to the ancestor-table given in The ancestry of Margaret Comfort, where citations for the identifications are given. In some cases the chart supplies an outline of material which has not yet been incorporated into the ancestor-table, while in other cases the material lies beyond the scope of the table, which is only intended to cover twelve generations.

The exploration of the ancestry of Margaret Comfort has been the main focus of my genealogical researches since the early 1990s. I am especially interested in working on lines for which European origins have not yet been discovered, and in attempting to improve the identifications of the wives. (Most of the English lines are unsatisfactory in the latter respect, the five-generation runs each of Borden and of Stoughton wives with no surnames supplying particularly depressing examples of this tendency.)

The presentation below has been deliberately curtailed in only two places: the ancestry of the royally-descended Oliver Mainwaring, already treated elsewhere on this site and about which so much is known that it would overwhelm the other material; and a line developed by another genealogist whose results were “leaked” without the author’s consent.

In the chart below, yellow highlighting has been used, where possible, to show persons who were first adequately identified on this site or in one of my print publications. But it has been avoided where it might cause confusion; for example where I established a previously-unknown connection but my work on the family as a whole was not fundamental. The four most notable examples of such exceptions are as follows:

Thus, in each of these cases my contribution consisted only in establishing a new linkage between known facts, not in the basic discovery of names or biographical material.

Additional examples where highlighting has not been applied are the Margetts, Nevius, and Lenaerts families, and Swaentje Jans, because although my work on them has improved the documentation of these lineages and corrected various misstatements, the basic relationships were already correctly known. Thus, the highlighting has been applied sparingly, and only in cases where a search of the previous literature had revealed nothing of importance.

I hope it will be evident to the reader that such “marking of turf” has been pursued not merely to gratify my vanity, but as a courtesy to those who may be spared costly replication of effort thereby. The areas in which I have worked most intensively in the past are still those in which I am most actively engaged in the collection of new material. While I generally do not discuss details of my unpublished work with the general public, I am always willing to provide some sense of its direction to researchers with a legitimate need for such information.

In the chart, orange highlighting has been used to indicate lines developed in collaboration with Adrian Benjamin Burke and Janet Chevalley Wolfe.




I II  III IV  V   VI   VII  VIII IX   X    XI   XII  XIII XIV
. .   .   .   .   .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .
                  ⌈Robert ComfortBenjamin Comfort
              |   ⌊N.N.John Comfort
          |   ⌊Elizabeth Haywood
          |
      ⌈John Comfort, Jr.
      |   |            ⌈Paulus Maul
      |   |       ⌈Johannes Maul
      |   |       |    ⌊Anna Engen
      |   |   ⌈Christoffel Maul
      |   |   |   |    ⌈Nicolaus Theiss
      |   |   |   ⌊Anna Juliana Theiss
      |   |   |        ⌊N.N.
      |   ⌊Anna Maul
      |       |        ⌈The Rev. Wernerus Sergius
      |       |   ⌈Philipp Sergius
      |       |   |    ⌊Anna Catharina Vieger
      |       ⌊Anna Juliana Sergius
      |           |    ⌈Johann Wilhelm Andreas
      |           ⌊Maria Elisabeth Andreas
      |                ⌊? Juliana ____Francis Comfort
  |   |                     ⌈Walter Harris
  |   |                ⌈Gabriel Harris
  |   |                |    ⌊Mary Fry
  |   |           ⌈Peter Harris
  |   |           |    |
  |   |           |    ⌊Elizabeth Abbott
  |   |           |
  |   |       ⌈Joseph Harris
  |   |       |   |
  |   |       |   |    ⌈Oliver Mainwaring (Continuation A)
  |   |       |   ⌊Elizabeth Mainwaring
  |   |       |        |    ⌈Richard Raymond
  |   |       |        ⌊Hannah Raymond
  |   |       |             ⌊Judith ____
  |   |   ⌈Francis Harris
  |   |   |   |
  |   |   |   |             ⌈Adriaen Hegeman (Continuation B)
  |   |   |   |        ⌈Hendrick Hegeman
  |   |   |   |        |    |    ⌈Joseph Margetts
  |   |   |   |        |    ⌊Catharina Margetts
  |   |   |   |        |         ⌊Anna van Weerdenburch
  |   |   |   |   ⌈Frans Hegeman
  |   |   |   |   |    |         ⌈Jan Heyndrickse Bloetgoet
  |   |   |   |   |    |    ⌈Capt. Frans Bloetgoet
  |   |   |   |   |    |    |    ⌊Geertjen Thomasse
  |   |   |   |   |    ⌊Adriaentje Bloetgoet
  |   |   |   |   |         ⌊Lysbeth Jans
  |   |   |   |   |
  |   |   |   ⌊Catharina Hegeman
  |   |   |       |
  |   |   |       |    ⌈Hendrick Willemsen Ruwaert
  |   |   |       ⌊Antjen Ruwaert
  |   |   |            |    ⌈Cornelis Vonck
  |   |   |            ⌊Catharina Vonck
  |   |   |                 |    ⌈Hendrick ____
  |   |   |                 ⌊Magdalena Hendrickse
  |   |   |                      ⌊Catharina Cronenberg
  |   ⌊Catharine Harris
  |       |                 ⌈Abraham Rycken van Lent
  |       |            ⌈Ryck Abrahamse van Lent
  |       |            |    ⌊Grietje Hendrickse
  |       |       ⌈Abraham Lent
  |       |       |    |         ⌈Sybout Sybouts
  |       |       |    |    ⌈Harck Syboutszen
  |       |       |    |    |    ⌊N.N.
  |       |       |    ⌊Catharina Hercks
  |       |       |         |    ⌈Theunis Thomaszen Quick
  |       |       |         ⌊Wyntje Theunisse
  |       |       |              |    ⌈Jacobus van Vleckesteyn
  |       |       |              ⌊Belitgen van Vleckesteyn
  |       |       |                   ⌊N.N.
  |       |   ⌈Isaac Lent
  |       |   |   |    ⌈Adolf Meyer
  |       |   |   ⌊Anna Catharina Meyer
  |       |   |        |                   ⌈Carel ver Veelen
  |       |   |        |              ⌈Hans ver Veelen
  |       |   |        |              |    ⌊Syken [= Lucia] Hermans
  |       |   |        |         ⌈Daniel ver Veelen
  |       |   |        |         |    |    ⌈Jan Jansen Olivier
  |       |   |        |         |    ⌊Catharina Olivier
  |       |   |        |         |         ⌊Catharina ____
  |       |   |        |    ⌈Johannes ver Veelen
  |       |   |        |    |    |    ⌈Guiljaume Eelhout
  |       |   |        |    |    ⌊Anna Eelhout
  |       |   |        |    |         ⌊Johanna van Steene
  |       |   |        ⌊Maria ver Veelen
  |       |   |             |                        ⌈Thomas Chatfield
  |       |   |             |                   ⌈John Chatfield
  |       |   |             |                   |    ⌊N.N.
  |       |   |             |              ⌈Richard Chatfield
  |       |   |             |              |    |    ⌈Richard Stapley
  |       |   |             |              |    ⌊Alice Stapley
  |       |   |             |              |         ⌊Katherine (_) Heigh
  |       |   |             |         ⌈Francis Chatfield
  |       |   |             |         |    ⌊Elizabeth (Brane?) Peckham
  |       |   |             |    ⌈Thomas Chatfield
  |       |   |             |    |    |    ⌈? George or John Peckham
  |       |   |             |    |    ⌊Anne Peckham
  |       |   |             |    |         ⌊N.N.
  |       |   |             ⌊Anna Chatvelt
  |       |   |                  |    ⌈Gillis van Oudenhoven
  |       |   |                  ⌊Paulina van Oudenhoven
  |       |   |                       ⌊Anna van der Elst
  |       ⌊Catharina Lent
  |           |             ⌈Pieter Cornelisz. Luyster
  |           |        ⌈Capt. Cornelis Pieters Luyster
  |           |        |    ⌊Aeltje Thysse
  |           |        |
  |           |   ⌈Pieter Cornelisz. Luyster
  |           |   |    |
  |           |   |    |              ⌈Johannes Neeff
  |           |   |    |         ⌈Ds. Johannes Neeffius, Jr.
  |           |   |    |         |    |         ⌈? Johannes Leonards     
  |           |   |    |         |    |    ⌈Lenaert Lenaerts
  |           |   |    |         |    ⌊Sara Lenaerts
  |           |   |    |         |         |    ⌈Jan van Sassenbroeck   
  |           |   |    |         |         ⌊Margaretha van Sassenbroeck
  |           |   |    |         |              ⌊Anna Berchmans
  |           |   |    |    ⌈Joannes Nevius
  |           |   |    |    |    |    ⌈Pieter Becx
  |           |   |    |    |    ⌊Maria Becx
  |           |   |    |    |         ⌊Catharina Becx
  |           |   |    |    |
  |           |   |    ⌊Sara Catharina Nevius
  |           |   |         |
  |           |   |         |    ⌈Cornelis Adriaens Bleyck
  |           |   |         ⌊Adriaentje Cornelisse Bleyck
  |           |   |              ⌊Swaentje Jans
  |           ⌊Sara Luyster
  |               |              ⌈Jean Rapalier
  |               |         ⌈Joris Rapalje
  |               |         |    ⌊N.N.
  |               |    ⌈Daniel Jorisse Rapalje
  |               |    |    |    ⌈Jérôme Tricot
  |               |    |    ⌊Catalyntje Tricot
  |               |    |         ⌊Michelle Sauvagie
  |               ⌊Sara Rapalje
  |                    |    ⌈Abraham Martenszen Clock
  |                    ⌊Sara Abrahams Clock
  |                         ⌊Tryntje Alberts Pothoft
Margaret Comfort
  |                                   ⌈Daniel Wilcox
  |                              ⌈Edward Wilcox
  |                              |    ⌊N.N.
  |                         ⌈Daniel Wilcox (I)
  |                         |    |    ⌈? Amos Thompson
  |                         |    ⌊Susan Thomson/Thompson
  |                         |         ⌊? Kerenhappuch Jackson
  |                    ⌈Daniel Wilcox (II)
  |                    |
  |               ⌈Daniel Wilcox (III)
  |               |    |         ⌈Thomas Cooke, Jr.
  |               |    |    ⌈John Cooke
  |               |    |    |    ⌊Mary ____
  |               |    ⌊Hannah Cooke
  |               |         |                        ⌈Edmund Borden
  |               |         |                   ⌈William Borden
  |               |         |                   |    ⌊Margaret ____
  |               |         |              ⌈Thomas Borden
  |               |         |              |    ⌊(? Joan ____)
  |               |         |         ⌈Matthew Borden
  |               |         |         |    ⌊N.N.
  |               |         |    ⌈Richard Borden
  |               |         |    |    ⌊Joan (Reeder?)
  |               |         ⌊Mary Borden
  |               |              |              ⌈Richard Fowle
  |               |              |         ⌈Thomas Fowle
  |               |              |         |    ⌊N.N.
  |               |              |    ⌈Richard Fowle
  |               |              |    |    ⌊Joan ____
  |               |              ⌊Joan Fowle
  |               |                   ⌊Mary (____) Filkes
  |           ⌈William Wilcox
  |           |   |
  |           |   ⌊Sarah ____
  |           |
  |       ⌈Benjamin Wilcox
  |       |   |                  ⌈George Allen
  |       |   |             ⌈Ralph Allen
  |       |   |             |    ⌊N.N.
  |       |   |        ⌈Increase Allen
  |       |   |        |    ⌊Susanna ____
  |       |   |        |
  |       |   |   ⌈Benjamin Allen
  |       |   |   |    ⌊Rachael ____
  |       |   |   |
  |       |   ⌊Dorothy Allen
  |       |       |         ⌈John Russell
  |       |       |    ⌈Jonathan Russell
  |       |       |    |    ⌊Dorothy ____
  |       |       ⌊Deborah Russell
  |       |            |    ⌈John Smith
  |       |            ⌊Hassadiah Smith
  |       |                 |         ⌈Henry Howland
  |       |                 |    ⌈Arthur Howland
  |       |                 |    |    ⌊Margaret ____
  |       |                 ⌊Deborah Howland
  |       |                      ⌊(1) Grace ____
  |   ⌈Daniel Wilcox (V)
  |   |   |            ⌈John Lanning
  |   |   |       ⌈Richard Lanning
  |   |   |       |    ⌊Elizabeth ____
  |   |   |   ⌈Isaac Lanning
  |   |   |   |   ⌊? Anna ____
  |   |   |   |
  |   |   ⌊Elsie Lanning
  |   |       |        ⌈Edward Hunt, Sr.
  |   |       |   ⌈Edward Hunt, Jr.
  |   |       |   |    |    ⌈Richard Betts
  |   |       |   |    ⌊Sarah Betts
  |   |       |   |         |         ⌈The Rev. Tho.Chamberlayne
  |   |       |   |         |    ⌈The Rev. Robert Chamberlayne
  |   |       |   |         |    |    ⌊N.N.
  |   |       |   |         ⌊Joanna Chamberlayne
  |   |       |   |              |
  |   |       |   |              ⌊Elizabeth Stoughton 
  |   |       |   |                 (Continuation C)
  |   |       ⌊Sarah Hunt
  |   |           |
  |   |           ⌊N.N.Jemima Wilcox
      |   ⌈Donald/Daniel McIntyreMary McIntyreMary ____


Continuation A — Oliver Mainwaring (curtailed)

VII VIII IX X XI . . . . . ⌈William MainwaringGeorge Mainwaring | ⌊Margaret TytleyOliver Mainwaring (I) | | ⌈Thomas Spurway | ⌊Julian Spurway | ⌊N.N.Oliver Mainwaring (II) | | ⌈Thomas Torbock | | ⌈William Torbock | | | ⌊Elizabeth Moore | ⌊Margaret Torbock | | ⌈Thomas Gerard, Jr. | ⌊Katherine Gerard | ⌊Jane Legh Oliver Mainwaring (III) | ⌈Nicholas Ashe/Esshe | ⌈Richard Ashe/Esshe | | ⌊Joanna Pollard | ⌈Henry Esshe | | | ⌈John Rudgeley | | ⌊Prudence Rudgeley | | ⌊N.N.Prudence Esse/Esshe | ⌈Richard Moyle | ⌈Richard Moyle, Jr. | | ⌊Anne WattsLoveday Moyle | ⌈Lawrence KendallMary KendallKatherine Mundy

Continuation B — Adriaen Hegeman

VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII . . . . . . . . . . ⌈Jacob HegemanLambert Jacobsz. Hegeman | ⌊Else CornelisseJacob Lambertse Hegeman | ⌊N.N.Ds. Hendrick Hegeman | | ⌈? Bernt Feith | | ⌈Dibbolt Feith | | | ⌊?? Bette ____ | | ⌈Johan Dibboltsz. Feith | | | ⌊N.N. | | ⌈Arent Johansz. Feith | | | | ⌈Coenraet Nagge | | | ⌊Styna Nagge | | | ⌊Geertruyt ____ | | ⌈Hendrick Arntsz. Feith | | | | ⌈Gerrit van Holthe | | | | ⌈Berend van Holthe | | | | | ⌊N.N. | | | | ⌈Arend van Holthe | | | | | | ⌈Johan Sticke/Stecke | | | | | ⌊Nenne Sticke/Stecke | | | | | ⌊N.N. | | | | ⌈Arent van Holthe | | | | | | ⌈Henric ten Hoeven | | | | | ⌊Bette ten Hoeven | | | | | ⌊Aleid (ten Hoeven?) | | | | ⌈Henrik van Holthe | | | | | | ⌈(Bernt?) Morre/Morrhe | | | | | ⌊Fenne Morre/Morrhe | | | | | ⌊____ (Coenraets?) | | | ⌊Aertgen van Holthe | | | | ⌈Mr. Johan Greve/Greven | | | ⌊Foysche Greve/Greven | | | ⌊Adelheid van Vorstelen | ⌊Arntgen Feith | | ⌈Gerhard van Hoeckelom | | ⌈Egbert van Hoeckelom | | | | ⌈Wemmer van der Horst | | | | ⌈Johan van der Horst | | | ⌊Wemmera van der Horst | | | ⌊N.N. | | ⌈Gerrit van Hoeckelom | | | ⌊Foeyse ____ | ⌊Erwertjen van Hoeckelom | | ⌈Rutger Vonck | ⌊Margariet Vonck | ⌊Gooswina van Wenssen Adriaen HegemanN.N.

Continuation C — Elizabeth Stoughton

IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV . . . . . . . ⌈Thomas StoughtonHenry Stoughton | ⌊Christian ____Thomas Stoughton | ⌊Joan ____Edward Stoughton | ⌊Margaret ____Francis Stoughton | | ⌈____ Exhurst | | ⌈John Exhurst | | | ⌊Godleva ____ | | ⌈Richard Exhurst | | | ⌊Alice ____ | ⌊Mary Exhurst | | ⌈? John Roberts | | ⌈John Roberts | | | ⌊? Agnes ____ | | ⌈Walter Roberts | | | | ⌈Adam Baker | | | | ⌈William Baker | | | | | ⌊________ | | | ⌊Agnes Baker | | | ⌊? Joan ____ | ⌊Joan Roberts | ⌊?The Rev. Thomas Stoughton | ⌊Agnes ____ Elizabeth StoughtonKatherine ____

From the Genealogy Page of John Blythe Dobson
URL = johnblythedobson.org/genealogy/AT/Margaret_Comfort_chart.cfm
This page written 23 August 2007
Last revised 10 April 2018