Tenth Generation

994. Robert ABELL³⁹³ was born about 1605 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England. He died on 20 June 1663 at the age of 58 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA.³⁹⁴ He came from London and landed in America in 1630. He first resided in Weymouth and moved to Rehoboth in 1643. He was an innkeeper.

According to his father's will,Robert Abell had been placed "in a good trade in London, wch hee hath made noe use of." His father then furnished him for New England, and it is probable he came to America with Governor Winthrop's fleet, arriving in Charlestown, MA, in June 1630. (Carl Boyd, 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Robert Abell, 2001).

The ancestry of Robert Abell has been researched by genealogist Carl Boyd and is reliable.

The litany of Abell’s direct ancestors includes Charlemagne,[38] Alfred the Great, Malcolm of Scotland, William the Conqueror, Henry II of England and Edward I of England.[39] As well as being descended from the king who signed Magna Carta, John of England (1166-1216), Abell is also descended from 12 of the 25 “surety barons” whose charge it was to enforce the terms of this seminal social contract, i.e., William d'Albini, Roger Bigod, Hugh Bigod, Henry de Bohun, Richard de Clare, Gilbert de Clare, John de Lacie, William Malet, William de Mowbray, Saire de Quincey, Robert de Roos and Robert de Vere.[40]
Because of his thoroughly documented royal pedigree, Robert Abell is considered a “gateway ancestor” by a number of heritage organizations, including the Winthrop Society, Order of the Crown of Charlemagne of the United States of America, Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry, and the National Society Magna Charta Dames and Barons. This means that any individual who can prove that they are directly descended from Robert Abell has met one of the requirements for admittance into these organizations.
Robert Abell was a direct ancestor of Grover Cleveland (1837-1938), 22nd and 24th president of the United States.[41]

The Plantagenet Line
" Geoffrey Plantagenet, by name Geoffrey The FAIR, French Geoffroi Plantagenet, or Geoffroi le Bel, was born Aug. 24, 1113 to King Fulk of Jerusalem and his wife Bertrada. On May 22, 1127 he married Mathilda or Maud (as she is sometimes known), Empress of England who was born in 1104 and died on September 10, 1167. Mathilda was the only surviving legitimate child of King Henry I of England. After the death of Henry I in 1135, Geoffrey laid claim to Normandy through his wife Mathilda. During this time Mathilda attempted the conquest of England from her cousin King Stephen who had gained the crown. Geoffrey did not accompany her, as he was still engaged in the conquest of Normandy which he ultimately completed in 1144. In 1147 he undertook a crusade with King Louis VII of France. In 1150, Geoffrey and Matilda ceded Normandy to their son Henry (later King Henry II of England), who founded the English Angevin dynasty. Geoffrey died September 7, 1151 and is buried in St. Julian's Church, Le Mans, Anjou, France. Incidentally, the earliest known coat of arms was given by Henry I of England to his son in law Geoffrey Plantagenet count of Anjou, father of Henry II, in 1127."

Through Edward I, King of England

Geoffrey Plantagent M Maud of England
Henry II of England M Eleonore d'Aquitaine
John King of England M Isabelle d'Angouleme
Henry III of England M Eleonore De Provence
Edward I of England M Alianore De Castillo
Joan Plantagenet M Gilbert De Clare
Eleanor De Clare M Hugh Le Despenser
Edward Le DespenserMAnne De Ferrers
Edward Le Despenser M Elizabeth Burghersh
Margaret De Spenser M Robert Ferrers
Edmund Ferrers M Ellen De La Roche
William Ferrers M Elizabeth Belknap
Anne Ferrers M Walter Devereux
Elizabeth Devereux M Richard Corbet
Robert Corbet M Elizabeth Vernon
Dorothy Corbet M Richard Mainwaring
Arthur Mainwaring M Margaret Mainwaring
Mary Mainwaring M Richard Cotton
Frances Cotton M George Abell
Robert Abell M Joanna

Through Henry II of England

Geoffrey PlantagenetMMaud of England
Henry II of EnglandM Eleonore d'Aquitaine
Elean or of England M Alfonso VIII King of Castile
Blanche of CastileMLouis VIII King of France
R obert of FranceMMathilde of Brabant
Blanche of ArtoisMEdmund of England
Henry of LancasterMMaude de Chaworth
Eleanor of LancasterMRichard de Arundel
Richard De ArundelMElizabeth De Bohun
Jo an ArundelMWilliam Beauchamp
Joan BeauchampMJames Butler
E lizabeth ButlerMJohn Talbot
Anne TalbotMHenry Vernon
E lizabeth VernonMRobert Corbet
D orothy CorbetMRichard Mainwaring
Arthur MainwaringMMargaret Mainwaring
Mary MainwaringMRichard Cotton
Frances CottonMGeorge Abell
Ro bert AbellMJoanna

Through William de Warrene

Geoffrey Plantagenet Unknown MistressHamelin
(illegitimate child)MIsabel De Warenne
William De WarenneMMaud Marshall
John De WarenneMAlice De Warenne
Eleanor De WarenneMHenry De Percy
Henry De PercyMEleanor De Arundel
Henry De PercyMIdoine de Clifford
Maud De PercyMJohn De Neville
Thomas De NevilleMJoan Furnival
Maud NevilleMJohn Talbot
Anne TalbotMHenry Vernon
Elizabeth VernonMRobert Corbet
Dorothy CorbertMRichard Mainwaring
Arthur MainwaringMMargaret Mainwaring
Mary MainwaringMRichard Cotton
Frances CottonMGeorge Abell

Joannah HYDE and Robert ABELL were married before 1639.

995. Joannah HYDE was born in 1610 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. She died on 19 September 1672 at the age of 62 in Norwich, New London Co., CT.

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