William SMITH
Trace the direct ancestral line through parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. Select any linked ancestor for the full genealogy record.
What is a Pedigree Chart?
A pedigree chart is a genealogy map of your direct-line ancestors. It begins with one person and branches backward through parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and earlier generations.
The chart is intentionally concise. Names, birth information, and death information are emphasized so relationships can be understood at a glance. Blank spaces are useful too, because they show exactly where more research is needed.
Pedigree charts work especially well alongside Family Group Sheets. The pedigree chart shows the direct ancestral path, while the Family Group Sheet gives more detail about each couple and their children.
Direct Ancestors
Four-generation pedigree
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William SMITH (b. 24 August 1694, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , ) |
William SMITH (b. 17 July 1658, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 1707, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA) |
William SMITH (b. 1627, Kirton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1693, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA) |
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| Rebecca KEYES (b. 17 March 1638, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA d. 1699, , Massachusetts, USA) |
Robert KEYES (b. January 1610, Deopham, Norfolk, England d. 16 July 1647, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA ) |
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| Sarah SWETT (b. May 1610, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England d. 7 July 1681, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA ) |
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Martha VARNEY (b. 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA d. , ) |
Thomas VARNEY (b. 1631, Suffolk, England d.4 December 1692, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA) |
William VARNEY (b. 1608, Buckinghamshire, England d. 1 March 1654, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA) |
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| Bridget KNIGHT (b. 1611, , England (United Kingdom) d. 26 October 1672, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA (Annisquam)) |
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| Abigail PROCTOR (b. 24 August 1637, Salem, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 March 1731, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA) |
John PROCTOR (b. 27 November 1595, Groton, Suffolk, England d.11 October 1672, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA) |
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| Martha HARPER (b. 29 August 1609, Assington, Suffolk, England d. 13 June 1659, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA) |