Sophie Countess of Wessex Descent From King Henry IV?

D. Spencer Hines

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Jan 21, 2016, 2:36:54 AM1/21/16

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Here's one such alleged descent:

Cheers,

DSH
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Relationship Chart

Countess Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones Countess of Wessex is the 18th
great-granddaughter of HENRY IV King of England

Common Ancestor

* HENRY IV King of England (1366-1413)
* Mary de Bohun (Abt 1369-1394)
Married 27 Jul 1380
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* Humphrey of Gloucester Duke of Gloucester
(1390-1447)
Eleanor de Cobham [perhaps] (Cir 1400-1452)
Married Bef 1431
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Henry Grey 2nd Earl of Tankerville
(Cir 1419-1450)
* Antigone of Gloucester Countess of Tankerville
(1425-1451)
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* Sir Richard Grey 1st Baron Grey of Powys
(1436-1466)
Margaret Touchet
(Cir 1441-Bef 1481)
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Sir John Ludlow
(Bef 1459-1493)
* Elizabeth Grey
(Cir 1462-Bef 1493)
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Humphrey Vernon of Hodnet
( -1542)
* Alice Ludlow
(1483-1531)
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* Thomas Vernon of Houndhill
( -1557)
Eleanor Shirley
(Cir 1528-1595)
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* Walter Vernon of Hounshill
(1552-1592)
Mary Littleton
(1559-1622)
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* Sir Edward Vernon
(1584-1657)
Margaret Vernon
(1592- )
Married 1613
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* Sir Henry Vernon of Hounshill
(1615-1657)
Muriel Vernon
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* Henry Vernon of Hilton, Staffs.
(1637- )
Margaret Ladkins
( -1699)
Married 20 Feb 1659
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* Edward Vernon
(1665-1742)
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* James Vernon
Lydia Purnell
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William Mackinnon 32nd Chief of Mackinnon
( -1809)
* Louisa Vernon
( -1816)
Married 1768
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* William Mackinnon of Newton Park
( -Bef 1809)
Harriott Frye
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The Reverend John Edward Nassau Molesworth Vicar of Rochdale
(1790-1877)
* Harriet Mackinnon
( -1850)
Married 13 Jun 1786
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* John Molesworth Coroner of Lancashire
(1818-1886)
Mary Newell
(1826-1868)
Married 5 Oct 1847
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* Lawrence Teasdale Molesworth
(1864-1941)
Anna Maria Caroline Wallace Bournes
( -1933)
Married 10 Oct 1893
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Theophilus Rhys-Jones
(1902-1959)
* Margaret Patricia Newall Molesworth
(1904-1985)
Married 11 Sep 1928
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* Christopher Rhys-Jones
(1930- )
Mary O'Sullivan
(1934-2005)
Married 24 Jun 1961
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* Countess Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones Countess of Wessex
(1965- )

"Non enim propter gloriam, diuicias aut honores pugnamus set propter
libertatem solummodo quam Nemo bonus nisi simul cum vita amittit."

"For we fight not for glory, nor riches, nor honours, but for Freedom alone,
which no good man gives up except with his life."

Scottish Declaration of Arbroath - 6 April 1320

D. Spencer Hines

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Jan 21, 2016, 2:56:48 AM1/21/16

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Of course...

"As a titled royal, Sophie seldom uses a surname, but, when one is used, it
is Mountbatten-Windsor."

DSH

Brad Verity

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Jan 22, 2016, 5:00:03 PM1/22/16

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On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 11:36:54 PM UTC-8, D. Spencer Hines wrote:
> Here's one such alleged descent:

Spencer,

This line is valid. I have most of it in my database.

I have the above line in my database down to this generation. I had researched it for a descendant of Elizabeth (Vernon) Dupont, a sister of Louisa (Vernon) Mackinnon above.

I didn't realize that Sophie Countess of Wessex descended from this line, but the rest of the descent below can be verified at The Peerage website, starting with Louisa (Vernon) Mackinnon:
http://www.thepeerage.com/p50502.htm#i505018

Very interesting - thank you for sharing it!

I'll add the rest into my database, and will copy the Mackinnon article from the 2003 Burke's Peerage on my next visit to the library.

Cheers, ----Brad

D. Spencer Hines

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Jan 23, 2016, 1:43:13 AM1/23/16

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Good Show.

Cheers,

Spencer

"Non enim propter gloriam, diuicias aut honores pugnamus set propter
libertatem solummodo quam Nemo bonus nisi simul cum vita amittit."

"For we fight not for glory, nor riches, nor honours, but for Freedom alone,
which no good man gives up except with his life."

Scottish Declaration of Arbroath - 6 April 1320

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Darrel Hockley via

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Jan 23, 2016, 4:12:52 PM1/23/16

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Were the Vernons in Countess Sophie's pedigree below, related to the Quaker Vernons of Pennsylvania who settled in that province in 1681? They originally came from Cheshire, England.
Darrel Hockley

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