My Pilgrim Ancestors
Posted by jaybeacham on 24 Mar 2013 at 08:25 pm | Tagged as: blog
I did a recording of Chim Chim Cher-ee on the Sing Snap Online Karaoke Site. It’s the chimney sweep song from the movie “Mary Poppins”.
When listened to it sung by Les Thompson, he commented on it.
How amazing Dick van Dyke was back then, Jay.
And you brought back some great movie moments with this choice.
Fabulous performance!
Les (of Australia and Europe)
Then I answered and related how I had a connection to Dick Van Dyke through a common ancestor.
” Les,
Thanks for the stop by and comment.
Dick Van Dyke is a distant cousin of mine as is Kris Kristofferson.
To bad their success didn’t rub off on me.
Have a great day.
Jay”
His reply was:
That’s amazing, Jay…I knew about Kris…but Dick van Dyke as well?…talent’s in the blood!
No wonder you do those show tunes so well!!
Cheers to that!
Les.
Mine back: “Maybe But I am amazed at how many of extended family have interest in acting and singing. There are so many and so I wonder how many of my SS friends are somehow related closer than I know.”
” Actor Dick Van Dyke
Francis Cooke > Hester Cooke > Esther Wright > Isaac Tinkham > Nathan Tinkham > Isaiah Tinkham > Susannah Tinkman > David Lorenzo Child > Susan Child > Charles McCord > Hazel McCord > Dick VanDyke
Can’t trace mine tonight must be off to bed. But I tie in at Ester Wright To the Cooks of Mayflower fame.”
The next day Gregory Brown of NC commented on the recording: “I was young enough to see this movie in the theater during its first run. I always loved this song and you bring out the magic in it. I may have to start calling you BroadJay Van Dike”
I found my way back to Ester Wright.
Francis & Hester Cook>Ester (Richard)> to Adam(Sarah)Wright>Mary Wright (Jeremy)Gifford>Peleg(Abigail Shephard)Gifford>Noah(Mary Bowerman)Gifford>
Alpheus(Anna Nash)Gifford>Samuel Kendell(Lora Anne DeMille)Gifford>Oliver
DeMille(Alice virginia Allred)Gifford>John Jones(Fanny Crawford)Gifford>Ellen Gifford
(Donald Joseph Watson Beacham)Beacham>Albert Jay Beacham(Virginia Marie Stannard).
Francis and Hester Cook were Mayflower pilgrims as were George & Mary Beckett(Bucket) Soule.
George & Mary Beckett Soule>Benjamin Soule>Sarah Soule Wright mother of Mary Wright.
Lots of folks descend from the original Mayflower immigrants.
I also go back to William Brewster.
Lots of famous descendants of those people.
Well maybe someday I’ll be famous too.
But until then it’s fun to learn about.
Are you a descendant of those folks of the first Mayflower voyage?
One chart shows I go to the famous John Howland.
Today I meet Richard Knupfer of Ivins. He came to my house to visit.
He says his 13th removed cousin is his wife, she goes back to Francis Cook also.
He ties back into my line somewhere before Charlemagne who I tie to.
It’s amazing how everyone is related and not so far back in some cases.
Tennessee Ernie Ford was right to call everyone “Cous” caus’ we are.
wonderful site.