8288->8319. unknown
10144. Nicholas STILLWELL
10145. Ann
10148. Pierre PERRIN
10149. Andrienne JUBRIL
10160. John HAND
10161. Joan SIMMONS
10162. Henry GRANSDEN
13284. Thomas MOORE
13624. Edward OGDEN
13624. Margaret WILSON
14912. Henry SCUDDER
14913. ____ LOWERS
14914. John LOWERS
14920. Alexander BETTES
14921. Joan LARKYN
14926. Rev Thomas STOUGHTON
14927. Katherine
14936. Jeremiah BURROUGHS
14938. John JESSUP
14939. Joanna KERRICH
15012. Sir Anthony ST LEGER 115
15013. Mary SCOTT 115
15014. Sir Rowland HAYWARD115
15015. Katherine SMYTHE
15016. Robert BENNETT
15017. Elizabeth EDNEY
15024. Col. John HANSON
15025. Frances PRICHARD
15026->16575. unknown
15TH GENERATION
16576->20289. unknown
20298. Jean JUBRIL
20299. Juvine LOMBARD
20326. William GRANSDEN
20327. Ann
26528. William OGDEN
26529. Abigail GOODSALL
26530. Richard WILSON
26531. Margaret
29792. William de STIRKELAUNDE
29840. Robert BETTS
29876. Francis JESSOP
29877. Frances WHITE
30024. Sir Warham ST LEGER115
30025. Lady Ursula NEVILLE 107115
30026. Sir Thomas SCOTT115
30027. Elizabeth BAKER 115
30028. George HAYWARD
30029. Margaret WITHBROKE
30030. Sir Thomas SMYTHE
30031. Alice JUDDE
30032. John BENNETT
30033. Margery
30034. John EDNYE
30048. Thomas HANSON
30049. Janet G GLEDHILL
30050. John PRICHARD
30051->33151. unknown
16TH GENERATION
33152->33279. unknown
53056. Richard OGDEN
53057. Mabel de HOOGAN
53058. Henry GOODSALL
59584. William de STIRKELAUNDE
59752. Richard JESSOP
59753. Ann SWIFT
59754. Alexander WHITE
59755. Eleanor SMITH
60048. Sir Anthony St LEGER111
60049. Agnes WARHAM 112
60050. George NEVILLE
60051. Lady Mary STAFFORD
60052. Sir Reginald SCOTT 115
60053. Emiline KEMP 115
60054. Sir John BAKER115
60055. Elizabeth DINLEY 115
60056. John HAYWARD
60060. John SMYTHE
60061. Joan BROUNCKER
60062. Andrew JUDDE
60057. Agnes GLOVER
60096. John HANSON
60097. Agnes SAVILE
60098. John GLEDHILL
60099->66303. unknown
17TH GENERATION
66304->66559. unknown
106112. Robert OGDEN
106113. Joan
106114. Johannes de HOOGAN
119504. William JESSOP
119505. Emotte CHARLESWORTH
119506. Robert SWIFT
119508. Thomas WHITE
119510. William SMITH
119511. Katherine PORTER
120096. Ralph St LEGER
120097. Anne HART
120098. Heughe WARHAM 112
120099. Mary Ann COLLES
120100. George NEVILLE
120101. Margaret FENNE
120102. Edward STAFFORD
120103. Eleanor PERCY
120104. Sir John SCOTT115
120105. Anne (Amy) PYMPE 115
120106. Sir William KEMP 111115
120107. Elynor BROWNE 111115
120108. Richard BAKER
120109. Elizabeth DYNELEY
120110. Thomas DINLEY 115
120112. William HAYWARD
120113. Agnes BALLY
120122. Robert BROUNCKER
120192. John HANSON
120193. Catherine BROOKE
120194. John SAVILE Esq.
120195. Margery GLEDHILL
120196->132607. unknown
18TH GENERATION
132608->132608. unknown
239020. Thomas SMITH
239021. Margaret CLARKE
239022. Augustine PORTER
240192. Ralph ST LEGER
240193. Anne PROPHET
240194. Sir Edward HART
240196. Robert WARHAM
240197. Elizabeth ____
240198. Geoffrey COLLES
240200->240207. Royal Lineage 107
240202. Hugh FENNE
240208. Sir William SCOTT115
240209. Sybil LEWKNOR 115
240210. Reginald DE PYMPE 115
240211. Elizabeth PASHLEY 115
240212. Sir Thomas KEMP 111115
240213. Emelyn CHICHE 111115
240214. Robert BROWNE 111
240215. Mary MALLETT 115
240218. Thomas DYNELEY
240224. William HAYWARD
240225. Elizabeth BROCKTON
240226. William BALLY
240384. John HANSON
240385. Cicely RAVENSHAW
240386. John BROOKE
240390. John GLEDHILL
240391->265215. unknown
19TH GENERATION
265216->266241. unknown
480384. Ralph ST LEGER
480385. Margaret TYRREL
480404. Thomas FENNE
480400->480415. Royal Lineage 107
480416. Sir John SCOTT
480417. Agnes BEAUFITZ
480418. John LEWKNOR 115
480420. Sir William DE PYMPE 115
480421. Elizabeth WHETEHILL
480422. Sir John PASHELY 115
480423. Lowys GOWER 115
480424. Thomas KEMP 111
480425. Beathris LEUKENER 111
480426. Sir Valentine CHICHE
480427. Philippa CHICHELEY
480428. Sir Thomas BROWNE 111115
480429. Alianor DE ARUNDEL 115
480430. William MALLETT 115
480448. William HAYWARD
480449. Jane WILCOCKES
480450. William BROCKTON
480768. John HANSON
480769. Cicely DE WINDEBANKE
480770. John RAVENSHAW
480826. Vincent CHICHELE 115
480827->530431. unknown
20TH GENERATION
516808. Hugh FENNE
530432->960767. unknown
960768. John ST LEGER
960769. Margery DONNETT
960824->960829. Royal Lineage 107
960830. Sir Walter D'EVEREAUX 107
960831. Elizabeth MERBURY 107
960832. William SCOTT
960833. Isabella HERBERT
960834. William DE BEAUFITZ
960842. Sir Richard WHETEHILL
960844. Sir John PASHLEY 115
960845. Elizabeth WYDVILLE 115
960846. Sir Thomas GOWER 115
960848. Sir John KEMP 111
960850. Sir Thomas LEUKENER 111
960851. ____ HOO 111
960854. Robert CHICHELEY
960858. Sir Thomas DE ARUNDEL 115
960859. Joan MOYNE 115
960896. John HAYWARD
960897. Margery WEVER
961536. John HANSON
961537. Alice WOODHOUSE
961538->1060863. unknown
21TH GENERATION
1060864->1921537. unknown
1921538. James DONNETT
1921648->1921661. Royal Lineage 107
1921662. John MERBURY 107
1921666. Vincent HERBERT 115
1921688. Sir Robert PASHELY 115
1921689. Philippa CERGEAUX 115
1921690. Sir Richard WYDVILLE 115
1921691. Elizabeth LYONS
1921696. Raulf KEMP 111
1921702. Sir Thomas HOO 111
1921716. John DE ARUNDEL
1921717. Elizabeth DESPENSER115107
1921792. James HAYWARD
1923072. Henry DE RASTRICK
1923074. Henry DE WOODHOUSE
1923075->2121727. unknown
22ND GENERATION
2121728->3843075. unknown
3843076->3843327. Royal Lineage 107
3843328->3843375. unknown
3813382. Sir Thomas TUNSTALL
3843376. Robert PASHLEY 115
3843377. Anne HOWARD 115
3843378. Sir Richard CERGEAUX 115
3843379. Philippa FITZALAN 115
3843382. Sir John LYONS
3843432. John FITZALAN
3843433. Isabella MORTIMER
3843436->3846143. unknown
3846144. John DE RASTRICK
3846148. Alexander DE WOODHOUSE
3846149. Beatrice TOOTHILL
3846150->4243455. unknown
23RD GENERATION
4243456->7686151. unknown
7686152->7686655. Royal Lineage 107
7637760. Sir William PARR
7637761. Elizabeth de ROS
7686754. John HOWARD 115
7686756. Richard CERGEAUX 115
7686757. Margaret SENESCHAL 115
7686758. John FITZALAN
7686759. Maude DE VERDON
7686760. Roger MORTIMER
7686761. Maud DE BRAOSE
7686864->7686866. Royal Lineage 107
7386867->8486910. unknown
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According to family legend, Prudence's birth name was Toudl-Hkilig which,
the story goes, translates to Snowflower. She is said to have been the
sister of Na-Mahomie (also known as "King Nummy"), chief of the Unalachtigo
branch of the Leni-lenape, an Algonquian (Delaware Indian) tribe, and is
often referred to as Princess Snowflower. However, Nummy appears to have
lived a hundred years earlier. At best, Prudence might have been descended
from one or the other. See King Nummy and
Princess Snowflower for more information.
mtDNA Results
Prudence's mitochondrial DNA
would have been the same as that found among her matrilineal descendants.
One such descendant (see descent below) has had her mtDNA tested. The
results are identified as being Haplogroup V,
also known as Clan Velda. This is a rare European type, not Native
American.
It should be noted, however, that the DNA results need be confirmed by
another test in a collateral descendancy from Prudence. It also needs to be
understood that although Prudence's maternal line may have been European,
she may still have had Native American ancestors. The mtDNA results are
just part of the puzzle but, if confirmed, they mean that Prudence was not
full Indian, as the legend infers. The results also suggest that we should
look at alternative lineages, including the idea that Prudence was indeed an
Eldredge, rather than adopted into the family.
Results for Kit #228490
HVR1
Position
CRS
Tester's Result
16183
A
G
16298
T
C
HVR2
Position
CRS
Tester's Result
72
T
C
227
A
G
263
A
G
309.1
C
309.2
C
315.1
C
485
T
C
The Eldredges
Was Prudence in fact born into the Eldredges rather than adopted by them
as the legend says? A descendant, J W Fisk, says in his 1915
memoir that his grandmother's family (Charity
Corson) were Mayflower descendants. Although Fisk had a number of
specifics wrong (surnames, generations of descent), much of what he said has
turned out to be true. It is definitely worth looking at the Mayflower
angle. I've not found Mayflower ancestors among the eighteenth century
Stillwells, Corsons or Hands, but there are at least two branches of
Mayflower descendants among the Eldredges via intermarriages with the
Leamings:
Rose (-1601) married John Hurst
Joan Hurst (-1621) married John Tilley (-1621), Mayflower passengers
Elizabeth Tilley (c1607-), married John Howland (c1592-c1672) Mayflower
passengers
Desire Howland (1623-1683) married Capt John Gorham (1676-)
Hannah Gorham (1663-1728) married Joseph Whilldin (c1690-c1725)
Hannah Whilldin (c1683-1728) m Thomas Leaming (1674-1723)
Mercy Leaming (1704-1769) m Samuel Eldredge (c1699-1745)
And Mercy's sister married Samuel's brother:
Esther Leaming (1702-) m William Edredge (1696-1768)
Any child of Mercy's or Esther's would have inherited mtDNA passed down
through Desire Howland. The same DNA would have been passed down
matrilineally through the generations to the present day, assuming the line
has not become extinct. The Mayflower
DNA Project does not yet show results for this line. However, three
participants who do not have their MRCA
noted are of Clan Velda.
A Dr Daniel Hughes described Samuel Eldredge's family:
Samuel Eldredge and his wife, Mercy Leaming Eldredge, are said to have come
to Cape May with his father-in-law, Thomas Leaming, (date uncertain).
Aaron Eldredge, their oldest son, who married Elizabeth Stillwell the
daughter of Richard Stillwell, (an elder of Cold Spring Presbyterian
Church,) and Sarah Hand Stillwell, was my great-grandfather and not Jeremiah
Eldredge, their second son, who married his first cousin Lydia Leaming, the
daughter of Thomas Leaming, and had no children.
Samuel's will mentioned only his wife, his eldest son and his youngest
daughter. We do not know when Prudence was born but considering that her
eldest child was born in 1760, the year 1740 would be a good guess. That
would make her of the same generation as Samuel Eldredge's children, born
between 1730 and 1745.
I am not saying that Prudence was the daughter of Samuel and Mercy
(or of William and Esther) but it's worth looking into. Prudence's heritage
has been accepted as being Native American for as long as two centuries; but
the facts do not match the legend. I think it's time we start looking at
alternatives.
Prudence Eldredge's Known Matrilineal Descendants
Who was Prudence's mother? Although she was two or more generations too
young to have been King Nummy's sister, could she still have been Native
American? The one genetic test done by a matrilineal descendant suggests
she was not. Prudence is known to have had only one daughter, Christiana.
Confirmation of the mtDNA through another line, especially from a descendant
of one Christianna's other daughters, would be desirable. In the meantime,
we have a match through a matrilineal descendant of Araminta Johnson's
sister, Anna Jane Johnson.