Bloodline to 6 Kings of England and King of Jerusalem

ADDENDUM--Jan 3, 2018
I'm sorry, but there appears to be an unverified weak link in this lineage. Thousands of others would love to have it verified as well, but it will most likely never happen, so this tree is null/void.

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Happy New Year, everyone! As you may or may not know/recall, we descend from rebel Ensign Mann, II (1740–1829)* and Alice Whitney (1748–1806) of Petersham, MA. I've been slow about researching the Whitney line, and a cousin (Ruth) in Alaska finally got me started. (FYI: There are several Mann cousins in Alaska!) I took her research and went back even further--26 generations. We are related to six (6) Kings of England and even a King of Jerusalem! This research is solid and well documented as there are about a zillion other people who follow the lineage and have done extensive research. Contact me for complete charts on this line and the Athol/Petersham Mann family branches.

Here is the Whitney lineup in a nutshell:

Geoffrey, Count of Gâtinais

Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais AKA Geoffrey II, de Château-Landon

Fulk IV, Count of Anjou

Fulk, King of Jerusalem AKA Fulk the Younger 

Geoffrey V –Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou

Henry II of England

John, King of England

Henry III of England

Edward I of England

Edward II of England

Edward III of England

Prince Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge

Constance of York, Countess of Gloucester 

Eleanor (de) Holland Tuchet

Constance Touchet/Tuchet/Touchett

James Whitney

Robert Whitney

Sir Robert Whitney

Robert Whitney

Thomas Whitney

John Whitney

Richard Whitney

Moses Whitney

Lt. Moses Whitney

Rev. Aaron Whitney

Alice Whitney

*This blog references Ensign Mann Sr. and Tabitha Vinal because this Ensign had two sons that settled in Petersham, MA. Son Elijah has no known living descendants, thus leaving Ensign II and his wife Alice Whitney and their descendants as the focus.

Boston Tea Party and Sons of Liberty

I was just watching the latest version of Mysteries at the Museum with a special segment on the Boston Tea Party, and it is quite possible our Mann ancestors were involved in that historical event. Ensign Mann II* (Jr.), who graduated from Harvard, was a known Patriot and leader of the Sons of Liberty in Petersham. It is believed the Sons of Liberty, along with Samuel Adams, were responsible for the event. Ensign II would have been 33 at the time. Ensign is listed in a book of Registered Members of the American Revolution.

*In some entries, this Ensign is referred to as "Jr." However, his son Ensign is also known as Jr., so I named this Ensign, born in 1740, "II." There were 3 in a row, so it can be quite confusing.

Sons of Liberty

Ensign stepped down from his position as Chapter President of Sons of Liberty (Petersham) in order to marry a Tory's daughter. This was just a few months before the Boston Tea Party.

Harvard

Ensign graduated from Harvard in 1764, the year Harvard Hall burnt down. He lost items in the fire and was compensated.

Ensign Mann Memorial

Read at length about Ensign and his political dealings here. Book is "An address delivered in petersham massachusetts." Page 36-41