William Emerson Immigrant Ancestors

Early New England Immigrant Ancestors for William Emerson (1770-1811), a Unitarian Minister, and his wife, Ruth Haskins (1768-1853), parents of famous author, Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882).

Great, Great Grandparents of William Emerson

Emerson / Waldo Family Line

NOTE: Do not confuse this immigrant Emerson with the other Immigrant Emerson

1. Thomas Emerson (c1584) - Big dispute - do not confuse with the other Emersons.
2. GGGP02
3. GGGP03
4. GGGP04
5. Cornelius Waldo (1624-1701)
6. Hannah Cogswell (1624-1704)
7. Samuel Adams (1616-1688)
8. Rebecca Graves (1636-)

Moody/Bradbury Family Line

1. GGGP09: Moody
2. GGGP10: Moody
3. Thomas Bradbury (1611-1695)
4. Mary Perkins (1615-1700)
5. Wymond Bradbury (1574-1649) - parents of Thomas Bradbury above
6. Wlizabeth Whitgift (1574-1642)
7. GGGP15: Perkins - parents of Mary Perkins above.
8. Judith Gator (1588-1684)

Bliss/Cadwell Family Line

1. Thomas Bliss (1590-1650)
2. Margaret Hulins (1595-1684)
3. John Leonard of Springfield, Mass. c.1615 - he early settler of Springfield, Massachusetts and progenator of the widely known "Springfield Leonards"
4. Sarah Heald (1620-1711)
5. Walter Cadwell (1604-1629)
6. GGGP 22:
7. Edward Stebbins (c1600)
8. Frances Tough (1601-)

Walker/ Wilcoxson Family Line

1. Richard Walker (-1687)
2. Sarah Leager (1607-1695)
3. Peter Prudden (1601-1656) - Immigrant to Connecticut.
4. Joanna Boyse (1604-1683)
5. William Wilcoxson (1608-1652)
6. Margaret Birdseye (1611-)
7. John Birdseye (1616-1690)
8. Phillipa Smith (1619-1688)

Great, Great Grandparents of Ruth Haskins

Cooke / Smith Family Line

NOTE: I'm seeing contradictory information for this family tree!

1. Cooke 09
2. Cooke 10
3. Cooke 11
4. Cooke 12
5. John Smith (1620-)
6. Bennett Morecork (1620-)
7. GGGP 15
8. GGGP 16

Upham / Hill Family Line

1. Phineas Upham (1635-1676)
2. Ruth Wood (1636-1696)
3. GGGP 19: Mellins
4. GGGP 20:
5. Abraham Hill (1615-1670)
6. GGGP 22
7. Samuel hayward (1620-1681)
8. Sarah Stower (1626-1646)

Waite/Sargent/ Howland Family Line

1. John Waite (1737-1805)
2. Mary Mills (1622-1678)
3. Thomas Oakes (1620-1658)
4. GGGP 28: Elizabeth
5. William Sargent (1602-1682)
6. Sarah Minshall (1609-1689)
7. John Chipman (1621-1708) - ( RHaskins, Hupham, HWaite, LSargeant, LChipman, JChipman) - English Immigrant to America.
8. Hope Howland (1629-1684) - ( RHaskins, Hupham, HWaite, LSargent, LChipman, HHowland) - daughter of Mayflower Pilgrims - John Howland (1592-1672) and Elizabeth Tilley (1607-1687)

Famous Descendants

• William Emerson (1770-1811), - Unitarian Minister
• Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) - ( WEmerson, ...) - an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
• William Cameron Forbes (1870-1959) - ( EEmerson, RWEmerson, WEmerson, ...) - American investment banker and diplomat. He served as Governor-General of the Philippines from 1909 to 1913 and Ambassador of the United States to Japan from 1930 to 1932.