Family History

Last night my sister called to tell me about some family history information that she learned from the New Family Search website. Here are some of the highlights (the "greats" may be off one or two):

Through my grandpa Cluff's grandmother, we are direct descendants of Old King Cole (as in the nursery rhyme. he is my 52nd Grandpa) , King Lear (Shakespeare's play is based on) and the Pendragon Family (King Arthur). These lines also connect us to most of the Roman Emperors.

Through this same line you reach Anna of Arimathea (also the Queen of Wales) who was form Isreal (She is a direct Grandmother). When my sister clicked on her name it shows that she is the cousin of Mary Magdalene.

Some other fun facts:

We have many lines that have been in the Americas for a long time. The earliest one is when John Clough Sr. (My 10th Great Grandpa) come over from England in 1614. To reference this, Jamestown was the first successful English colony to be established in the Americas and was founded in 1607.

My other lines come to the United States in 1670 from England, 1687 from Ireland, 1701 from the Netherlands, 1845 from England and 1880 from England. The last two were converted by LDS missionaries and went to gather with the saints.

All my lines except one, were converted into the LDS church at the time of Joseph Smith.

I just think that this is all so amazing and it makes me want to learn even more!