52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2023: Week 20 (BEARDED)
Tom Selleck is my husband's 10th cousin X1 removed via his father's maternal line.
Their in common relatives are Chris' 9th great grandparents & Tom's 10th great grandparents
John Underhill, Capt
BIRTH 5 OCT 1597 • Bagington, Warwickshire, England
DEATH 21 SEP 1672 • Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA
and
Elizabeth Feake
BIRTH MAY 1633 • Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 4 NOV 1675 • Oyster Bay, Long Island, Queens, New York, USA
Tom's 9th great grandmother was their first born, Deborah (who is Chris' 8th great aunt)
Deborah Underhill
BIRTH 29 NOV 1659 • Flushing, Queens, New York, USA
DEATH 30 JAN 1698 • Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
Deborah had an older sister named Deborah via her father's first wife. It is believed the 1st Deborah was deceased by 1659 when this Deborah was born.
Chris descends through their second born, Nathaniel
Nathaniel Underhill
BIRTH 22 FEB 1663 • Killingworth, Oyster Bay, New York, USA
DEATH 10 NOV 1710 • Westchester, New York, USA
I became interested in researching this line further after reading THE WINTHROP WOMAN.
The book is based on Chris' 10th great grandmother (and mother to Elizabeth Feake mother of Deborah & Nathaniel).
Elizabeth (Bess) Fones
BIRTH 21 JAN 1610 • Groton, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
DEATH 1 FEB 1673 • Astoria, Queens County, New York, USA
The book focuses on the life, loves, and tribulations of Elizabeth's life.
Elizabeth was married first to her cousin
Henry (Harry) Winthrop
BIRTH 10 JAN 1607 • Groton, Groton Manor, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
DEATH 2 JUL 1630 • Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
then Elizabeth married Chris' 10th great grandfather
Robert Feake , Lt.
BIRTH 20 SEP 1602 • London, Middlesex, England
DEATH 1 FEB 1662 • Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
and then Elizabeth married for love
William Hallett
BIRTH 1615 • Bridport, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
DEATH 17 APR 1706 • Astoria, Queens County, New York, USA
The book is historical fiction. The details of Elizabeth's life may not be historically accurate. It does a nice job of presenting the historical events that were happening at the time.
Looking at the events & language through today's lens is shocking. It's a good reminder of why we know better now.
If you decide to read it keep these trigger notifications in mind.
I wrote about X10 great grandmother Elizabeth (nee Fones) Winthrop Willett in this blog
Gazing Out Across the Horizon ~ X10 Great Grandmother Elizabeth Fones
How exactly does any of this relate to the prompt this week?
Stay with me for a bit longer so I can weave the tapestry of family connections just a bit longer.
The photo below was taken January 2019 at the TOP OF THE WORLD restaurant in Las Vegas. It was our first trip to Vegas, and we had a blast.
Now back to this week's prompt, BEARDED ie facial hair.
After working on the Fones, Winthrop, Feake line after reading the book a few month ago I had added Tom Selleck to our Bramble Bush.
When I saw a photo of Tom a few weeks I immediately saw the resemblance to Chris, but couldn't figure out why.
When I looked more closely I realized it was the mustache.
This is not the photo I had seen that made me think of Tom, but I couldn't use that one due to copyright.
BUT you can see it if you click this link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Selleck#/media/File:Tom_Selleck_at_PaleyFest_2014.jpg
The photo below is close.
Look at Chris' mustache above, and Tom's below or in the new tab you opened with the link.
Can you see the similarities?
Maybe I'm wrong.
I also noticed Tom's left eyebrow rises is a very similar way to Chris'.
But lets not talk about the hair 😆
Then again - it's been said that head hair follows the mother's paternal line & the shared line between Chris and Thomas William (Tom) Selleck is via both of their father's lines.
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***
Sources:
Seton, Anya. The Winthrop woman. Houghton Mifflin, 1958.
Photos:
Tom Selleck on the red carpet at the 60th Annual Academy Awards, 4/11/88, Photo by Alan Light. Photo retrieved May 15th 2023 from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tom_Selleck_1988_%28cropped%29.jpg
Personal
Links:
Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/
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