Descendants of Charlemagne Down to Louis Newbern Rockett!

Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right. Charlemagne

Who is Charlemagne and why do we care? For starters, he united most of Europe meaning that the spread of Christianity soon followed. He restored the Western Roman Empire and became its first emperor. He reformed military, economic, governmental, cultural, educational, and religious areas of life for everyone. Over the course of his life, he really loved the ladies having four wives and five mistresses.

Now that science has shown that most of the people in the Western Hemisphere are descendants of Charlemagne, it is up to genealogists and historians to provide the names that link us back to one of the most important historical figures in early medieval times. Sources like the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy's project Medieval Lands by Charles Crawley (fmg.ac/projects/medlands), Wikipedia, and WikiTree, to name a few, were cross-referenced to create this lineage. Enjoy!

1-CHARLEMAGNE the Great, King of the Franks & Italy b. 2 Apr 748, Germany, d. 28 Jan 814, Germany
 + Hildegard of Vinzgau b. 758, Germany, d. 30 Apr 783, France
 
|-2-Pepin I King of Italy b. Apr 777, Germany, d. 8 Jul 810, Italy
   + Ingeltrude d'Autun (Mistress) b. 775, France, d. 818, Italy
   
  |-3-Bernard I King of Italy b. 797, France, d. 17 Apr 818, Italy
     + Cunigunda de Laon b. 797, France, d. Aft 15 Jun 835, Italy
     
    |-4-Pepin II Lord of Peronne & Senlis b. 815, France, d. Aft 850, Italy
       + Daughter of Theoderic du Vexin b. Bef 830, France, d. Aft 850, Italy
       
      |-5-Heribert I b. 850, France, d. 6 Nov 907, France
         + Lietgardis of Troyes b. Bef 865, France, d. 27 May Aft 890, France
         
        |-6-Beatrice de VERMANDOIS b. Abt 880, France, d. Aft 26 Mar 931, France
           + Robert I, King of France b. 15 Aug 866, France, d. 15 Jun 923, France
           
          |-7-Hugh CAPET The Great b. Abt 898, France, d. 16 Jun 956, France
             + Hedwige of Saxony b. Abt 910, Germany, d. 965, Germany
             
            |-8-Hugh CAPET King of the Franks b. Abt 940, France, d. 24 Oct 996, France
               + Adelaide of Aquitaine b. 950, France, d. 1004, France
               
              |-9-Robert II King of FRANCE b. 27 Mar 972, France, d. 20 Jul 1031, France
                 + Constance d'Arles b. 27 Mar 974, France, d. 22 Jul 1032, France
                 
                |-10-Henry I King of FRANCE b. 4 May 1010, France, d. 4 Aug 1060, France
                   + Anna Iaroslavna of Kiev b. 1036, Ukraine, d. 5 Sep 1078, France
                   
                  |-11-Hugues I of FRANCE Count of Vermandois b. 1057, France, d. 18 Oct 1101, Turkey
                     + Adelais de Vermandois of Valois b. 1065, France, d. 28 Sep 1124, France
                     
                    |-12-Isabelle "Elisabeth" de VERMANDOIS b. 13 Feb 1085, France, d. 13 Feb 1131, France
                       + William II de Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey b. Abt 1071, England, d. 11 May 1138, England
                       
                      |-13-Gundred de WARENNE b. Abt 1117, England, d. Aft 1166, England
                         + Roger de Newberg de Beaumont 2nd Earl of Warwick b. Abt 1102, England, d. 12 Jun 1153, England
                         
                        |-14-Waleran de BEAUMONT 7th Earl of Warwick b. 1140, England, d. 24 Dec 1203, England
                           + Alice d'Harcourt b. Abt 1180, England, d. 15 Sep 1212, England
                           
                          |-15-Alice de BEAUMONT b. 1196, England, d. 1262, England
                             + William Mauduit IV b. Abt 1196, England, d. 15 Apr 1257, England
                             
                            |-16-Isabel MAUDIT b. 27 Dec 1216, England, d. Aft 7 Jan 1269, England
                               + William Beauchamp IV of Elmley b. 1215, England, d. 5 Jun 1268, England
                               
                              |-17-Isabel BEAUCHAMP b. Abt 1244, England, d. Feb 1323, England
                                 + Sir William Blount b. Abt 1233, England, d. Abt Jun 1280, England
                                 
                                |-18-Sir Walter BLOUNT b. Abt 1270, England, d. 1316, England
                                   + Johanna of Sodington b. 1274, England, d. Aft 1331, England
                                   
                                  |-19-Sir John BLOUNT b. Abt 1298, England, d. 8 Mar 1358, England
                                     + Isolde Mountjoy b. Abt 1307, England, d. Aft 1352, England
                                     
                                    |-20-Sir Walter BLOUNT, Knight b. 1348, England, d. 21 Jul 1403, England
                                       + Sancha of Ayala b. 1 Jun 1360, Spain, d. 1418, England
                                       
                                      |-21-Sir Thomas BLOUNT b. Abt 1390, England, d. 1456, England
                                         + Margaret Gresley b. 1392, England, d. Aft 1430, England
                                         
                                        |-22-Walter BLOUNT 1st Baron Mountjoy b. Abt 1416, England, d. 1 Aug 1474, England
                                           + Helena "Ellen" Byron b. 1416, England, d. 1467, England
                                           
                                          |-23-John BLOUNT 3rd Baron Mountjoy b. Abt 1450, England, d. 12 Oct 1485, England
                                             + Lora Berkeley b. 1454, England, d. Bef 30 Dec 1501, Scotland
                                             
                                            |-24-William BLOUNT 4th Baron Mountjoy b. Abt 1478, England, d. 8 Nov 1534, England
                                               + Alice Keble b. Abt 1475, England, d. 8 Jun 1521, England
                                               
                                              |-25-Charles BLOUNT 5th Baron Mountjoy b. 28 Jun 1516, France, d. 10 Oct 1544, England
                                                 + Anne Willoughby b. Abt 1516, England, d. Abt 24 Dec 1582, England
                                                 
                                                |-26-James BLOUNT 6th Baron Mountjoy b. Abt 1533, England, d. 10 Oct 1582, England
                                                   + Catherine Leigh b. 1539, England, d. 1577, England
                                                   
                                                  |-27-Charles BLOUNT 8th Baron Mountjoy b. Abt 1563, England, d. 3 Apr 1606, England
                                                     + Penelope Devereux b. Jan 1563, England, d. 7 Jul 1607, England
                                                     
                                                    |-28-Ruth BLOUNT b. Abt 1600, England, d. 1694, Maryland
                                                       + Christopher Tillman Jr. b. 20 Apr 1592, England, d. Abt 1672, Virginia
                                                       
                                                      |-29-Roger TILLMAN b. Abt 1641, Virginia, d. 1704, Virginia                                                      
                                                         + Susannah Hunt b. Abt 1646, Virginia, d. 2 Mar 1717, Virginia
                                                         
                                                        |-30-Christine TILLMAN b. Abt 1673, Virginia, d. Aft 19 Nov 1716, Virginia
                                                           + Robert Abernathy II b. Abt 1659, Virginia, d. Abt 1730, Virginia
                                                           
                                                          |-31-Robert ABERNATHY III b. Abt 1692, Virginia, d. 31 Jan 1772, North Carolina
                                                             + Mary Miles Harwell b. Abt 1700, Virginia, d. 31 Dec 1772, North Carolina
                                                             
                                                            |-32-Mary ABERNATHY b. 16 Apr 1721, Virginia, d. Aft 1770, probably North Carolina
                                                               + Richard Rockett I b. Abt 1721, Virginia, d. 1784, South Carolina
                                                               
                                                              |-33-Richard ROCKETT II b. Abt 1765, North Carolina, d. 2 Sep 1843, Mississippi
                                                                 + Eleanor Abernathy b. Abt 1772, North Carolina, d. Bef 1803, North Carolina
                                                                 
                                                                |-34-Richard ROCKETT III b. 11 Jun 1794, North Carolina, d. 26 May 1882, Alabama
                                                                   + Martha Giffin McClure b. 14 Jun 1807, North Carolina, d. 4 Jul 1876, Alabama
                                                                   
                                                                  |-35-Rufus Carson ROCKETT b. 25 Nov 1825, Alabama, d. 13 Jan 1898, Alabama
                                                                     + Eliza Martha Downey b. 22 Jan 1829, South Carolina, d. 15 Aug 1904, Alabama
                                                                     
                                                                    |-36-Richard James ROCKETT b. 12 Jan 1852, Alabama, d. 21 Feb 1919, Alabama
                                                                       + Mary Missouria Morris b. 16 Jul 1855, Alabama, d. 9 Jan 1912, Alabama
                                                                       
                                                                      |-37-Newbern Webster ROCKETT b. 4 Jul 1878, Alabama, d. 7 Sep 1954, Mississippi
                                                                         + Emma Louise Cooper b. 1 Sep 1884, Alabama, d. 20 Mar 1949, Mississippi
                                                                         
                                                                        |-38-Louis Newbern ROCKETT b. 21 Sep 1912, Mississippi, d. 25 Dec 1984, Mississippi
                                                                           + Rita Hall b. 13 Mar 1910, Mississippi, d. 7 Oct 1983, Mississippi
                                                                           
                                                                          |-39-"Gammi" ROCKETT (living)
                                                                          
                                                                            |-40-Mom ROCKETT (living)
                                                                            
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