Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales

Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales

The late Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, was married to Prince Charles of England in 1981, divorced in 1996, and killed in a tragic automobile accident in Paris in 1997. Her sons, Prince William (Arthur Philip Louis) and Prince Harry (Henry Charles Albert David), are the heirs to the throne of England. Princess Diana and Deane Merrill, Jr. are related by six different paths, as follows. The common ancestors in each case are the same.

Path #1: 10th cousins (10C):

John STRONG (1605-1699)^a,b,c,d m. Abigail FORD (1619-1688)^a,b,c,d
Sarah STRONG (1656-1732/3)^a,c m. Joseph BARNARD (1641-1695)^a,c	Thomas STRONG (abt.1637-1689)^b,d m. Rachel HOLTON (b.abt.1650)^b,d
Hannah BARNARD (1688-1727)^a,c m. Samuel CHILDS (1679-1756)^c	Joseph Justice STRONG (1672-1763)^b,d m. Sarah ALLEN (1672-1724)^b,d
Jonathan CHILDS (1717/8-1793)^c m. Rebecca SCOTT (1706/7-1809)^c	Capt. Joseph STRONG (1701-1773)^b,d m. Elizabeth STRONG (1704-1792)^b,d
Moses CHILDS (1752-1776)^c m. Tryphena (abt.1751-1812)^c	Benajah STRONG (1740-1809)^b,d m. Lucy BISHOP(1747-1783)^b,d
Anna CHILDS (1776-1831)^c m. Caleb HOWARD (abt.1776-1806)^c	Joseph STRONG (1770-1812)^b,d m. Rebecca YOUNG(1779-1862)^b,d
Moses Childs HOWARD (b.1795)^c m. Keziah PURINTON (abt.1795-1846)^c	Eleanor (Ellen) STRONG (abt.1802-1863)^b,d m. John WOOD (1785-1848)^b,d
Seth Childs HOWARD (b.1822)^a,c m. Almina M. BARNARD (1822-1924)^a,c	Ellen WOOD (1831-1877)^b,d m. Franklin H. (Frank) WORK(1819-1911)^b,d
Helen Maude HOWARD (1840-1893)^a,c m. Cordeanio Harley MERRILL (1840-1908)^a,c	Frances Eleanor (Ellen) WORK (1857-1947)^b,d m. Hon. James Boothby Burke ROCHE, Baron Fermoy (1851-1920)^b,d
Charles Arthur MERRILL (1875-1968)^a,c m. Eleanore Edwards GOUCHER (1877-1950)^a,c	Edmund Maurice Burke ROCHE, Baron Fermoy (1885-1955)^b,d m. Ruth Sylvia GILL(1908-1933)^b,e
Deane Whitney MERRILL (1908-1987)^a,c m. Harriet Mary RAY (1909-1978)^a,c	Frances Ruth Burke ROCHE^b,e m. Edward John SPENCER, Viscount Althorp, Earl Spencer(1924-1992)^b,e
Deane Whitney MERRILL, Jr. (1938- )^a,c	Diana Frances SPENCER (1961-1997)^b,e m. Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales^b,e
	Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales^b,e

Path #2: 9th cousins once removed (9C1R):

John STRONG (1605-1699)^a,b,c,d m. Abigail FORD (1619-1688)^a,b,c,d
Sarah STRONG (1656-1732/3)^a m. Joseph BARNARD (1641-1695)^a	Thomas STRONG (abt.1637-1689)^b,d m. Rachel HOLTON (b.abt.1650)^b,d
John BARNARD (1676-1725/6)^a m. Bridget COOK (1683-1762)^a	Joseph Justice STRONG (1672-1763)^b,d m. Sarah ALLEN (1672-1724)^b,d
John BARNARD (1713-1785)^a m. Ruth CATLIN (1720/1-1785)^a	Capt. Joseph STRONG (1701-1773)^b,d m. Elizabeth STRONG (1704-1792)^b,d
David BARNARD (1756-1834)^a m. Rhoda ALLEN (1763-1815)^a	Benajah STRONG (1740-1809)^b,d m. Lucy BISHOP(1747-1783)^b,d
Apollos BARNARD (1795-1882)^a m. Sarah Flagg HARDY (1799-1889)^a	Joseph STRONG (1770-1812)^b,d m. Rebecca YOUNG(1779-1862)^b,d
Almina M. BARNARD (1822-1924)^a m. Seth Childs HOWARD (b.abt.1822)^a	Eleanor (Ellen) STRONG (abt.1802-1863)^b,d m. John WOOD (1785-1848)^b,d
Helen Maude HOWARD (1840-1893)^a m. Cordeanio Harley MERRILL (1840-1908)^a	Ellen WOOD (1831-1877)^b,d m. Franklin H. (Frank) WORK(1819-1911)^b,d
Charles Arthur MERRILL (1875-1968)^a m. Eleanore Edwards GOUCHER (1877-1950)^a	Frances Eleanor (Ellen) WORK (1857-1947)^b,d m. Hon. James Boothby Burke ROCHE, Baron Fermoy (1851-1920)^b,d
Deane Whitney MERRILL (1908-1987)^a m. Harriet Mary RAY (1909-1978)^a	Edmund Maurice Burke ROCHE, Baron Fermoy (1885-1955)^b,d m. Ruth Sylvia GILL (1908-1933)^b,e
Deane Whitney MERRILL, Jr. (1938- )^a	Frances Ruth Burke ROCHE^b,e m. Edward John SPENCER, Viscount Althorp, Earl Spencer (1924-1992)^b,e
	Diana Frances SPENCER (1961-1997)^b,e m. Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales^b,e
	Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales^b,e

Path #3: 9th cousins once removed (9C1R): same as path #2, but replace four bold face rows in col.1 as follows:

John BARNARD (1713-1785)^a m. 1743 Ruth CATLIN (1720/1-1785)^a
Abigail BARNARD (1750/1-1813)^a m.Joseph WHITNEY (1747/8-1813)^a
Lucinda WHITNEY (1776-1857)^a m. Joseph MERRILL (1773-1844)^a
Moses Whitney MERRILL (1817-1859)^a m. Abigail Eels COLEMAN (1818-1892)^a
Cordeanio Harley MERRILL (1840-1908)^a m. Helen Maude HOWARD (1840-1893)^a

Paths #4-6: same as paths #1-3, but replace three bold face rows in col.2 as follows:

John STRONG (1605-1699)^a,b,c,d m. Abigail FORD (1619-1688)^a,b,c,d
	Jedediah STRONG (1637-1733)^b,d m. Freedom WOODWARD (abt.1642-1681)^b,d
	Preserved STRONG (1680-1765)^b,d m. Tabitha LEE (b.abt.1677)^b,d
	Elizabeth STRONG (1704-1792)^b,d m. Capt. Joseph STRONG (1701-1773)^b,d
	Benajah STRONG (1740-1809)^b,d m. Lucy BISHOP (1747-1783)^b,d

Sources:

a. GENDEX database dwmerrill14, Deane Merrill (merrill@crocker.com).
b. Robert Ward (rlward1@erols.com), private communication (4/7/98). Data from The American Ancestors and Cousins of the Princess of Wales, by Gary Boyd Roberts and William Addams Reitwiesner.
c. GENDEX database dwmerrill12, Deane Merrill (merrill@crocker.com).
d. GENDEX database garyalanparsons, Gary A. Parsons (parsons@best.com).
e. GENDEX database irvmit, Irv Mitchell (irvmit@hotmail.com).

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updated 4/8/98
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