American Ancestors and Cousins of the Princess of Wales: The New England, Mid-Atlantic and Virginia Forebears, Near Relatives, and Notable Distant Kin

by William Addams Reitwiesner and Gary Boyd Roberts

Book Overview

Many Americans have been aware that the Princess of Wales had genealogical links to this country. Not only was she one-eighth American, but she also had ancestors who lived in six of the original... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806310855
• ISBN13: 9780806310855
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Di's American background

It should come as no surprise that the late Princess Diana had strong American connections through her Spencer heritage and Roberts skillfully outlines the most important and useful links among her estimated 20 million living American relatives. Di had ancestors in six of the thirteen colonies, so non-New Englanders need not despair. The principal author is well known for his work at the New England Historic Genealogical Society and this not-large volume is crammed with useful gateway ancestors in abbreviated and modified Register format.