Harry, Meghan, and I ~ Joined Together

Big family news -- I am related to both

Meghan Markle & Prince Harry

Meghan Markle is my 10th cousin via her father's maternal line, and my mother's maternal line.

Our 9th great grandparents are:
Nathaniel Merrill BIRTH 1 MAY 1601 • Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England DEATH 16 MAR 1655 • Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 
&
Susanna Wilterton BIRTH 1610 • Wherstead, Suffolk, England DEATH 25 JAN 1672 • Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Prince Harry is my 11th cousin X1 removed via his mother's maternal line, and my mother's maternal line.

Diana and I share 10th great grandparents.

Our 10th great grandparents are: 
Thomas Ford BIRTH 1587 • Bridport, Dorset, England DEATH 9 NOV 1676 • Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
&
Elizabeth Charde BIRTH 1589 • Thorncombe, Bridgeport, Dorsetshire, England DEATH 18 APR 1643 • Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

What is super interesting in that both of these lines join together at my 3rd great grandmother Artemissa Merrill who married Solomon Bayes. Meghan & Harry are both related to me through this line, but they are not related to each other through this line.

Meghan's Merrill connection marries into the line quite a bit below where Harry joins.

Their children are my double cousins.

I do feel that I should have been invited to special family events, but I am guessing that didn't happen since our connection is on both of their non-royal lines.

Haven't yet given up hope of being invited to future events!!!

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Photos:

Meghan & Harry, Retrieved & Cropped February 28th 2022 from  
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harry_and_Meghan_on_Christmas_Day_2017.jpg

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/

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