Ancestry of The Pelham and Waldegrave Families
Genealogist Douglas Richardson, in his book "Plantagenet Ancestry, A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", has detailed the ancient British ancestry of Penelope (Pelham) Winslow’s parents, Herbert Pelham, Esq. and his wife Jemima Waldegrave, as both being direct descendants of King Henry II and the nobility of the medieval era.
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