Betty's Famous Relatives

(1590 - 1657) - Second Governor of Plymouth (Colony) (Pilgrims)
Betty's 9th great grandfather

In 1818, Moses Rogers (1780-1821) inaugurated the first steam service between Savannah and Charleston in the Charleston. A year later, he and his brother in law Stephen Rogers (1789-1868) were first to cross the Atlantic in the Savannah, a sailing ship aided by steam.

Both were her 4th cousin 6 gen. removed. The common ancestor - James Rogers (1615-1687)and Elizabeth Rowland.
Stephen was her 1st cousin 5 gen. removed. The common ancestors were Samuel Powers (1717-1791) and Martha Browning (1733-1816).

Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) - Famous naval officer of The War of 1812

He is the older brother of Commodore Matthew Perry below

Her 4th c. 5 gen. removed. The common ancestors - Robert Hazard (1635-1710) & Mary Brownell

Commodore Matthew Perry (1794-1858) - Opening of Japan in 1854

Her 4th c. 5 gen. removed. The common ancestors - Robert Hazard (1635-1710) & Mary Brownell

Parley P. Pratt (1807 - 1857) - An Apostle of this dispensation
Her 5th c. 4 gen. removed. The common ancestor - Richard Sperry (1606-169?)
Her 5th c. 5 gen. removed. The common ancestor - William Pratt (1609-1670)

Orson Pratt (1811 - 1881) - An Apostle of this dispensation
Her 5th c. 4 gen. removed. The common ancestor - Richard Sperry (1606-169?)
Her 5th c. 5 gen. removed. The common ancestor - William Pratt (1609-1670)

Jacob Vernon Hamblin (1819 - 1896) - "The Buckskin Apostle"
Her 6th c. 4 gen. removed. The common ancestor - Thomas Grant (1601-1643).

Harold B. Lee (1899 - 1973) - 11th Prophet of this dispensation
Her 7th c. 1 gen. removed. The common ancestor - Thomas Bingham (1607-1710)