HEMSWORTH TO OLSEN #SmallWorldSaturday

Thor may not be related to the Scarlet Witch, but Mary Kate's little sister certainly doth have ties to Liam's brother...

http://www.geni.com/people/private/6000000016803283009
http://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Olsen/6000000025071685653

Chris Hemsworth is Elizabeth Chase Olsen's sister's fiancé's 8th great uncle's wife's 9th great granddaughter's ex-partner's brother.

Elizabeth Chase Olsen
   →  Mary-Kate Olsen 

her sister →   Sarkozy 

her fiancé →   de Ganay Blanchy (de Ganay) 

his mother → Philippe de Ganay Gouin 

her father →  Bernard de Ganay Behague 

his father →  Charles Aimé Jean Marquis de Ganay 

his father →  Emily de Ganay 

his mother → John Jacob Caleb Ridgway 

her father →  Jacob Ridgway 

his father →  John Ridgway, Sr. 

his father →  Thomas Ridgeway, Sr 

his father →  Richard Ridgeway, Jr. 

his brother →  Mary Ridgway 

his wife →  Samuel Shinn, Sr. 

her son →  Samuel Shinn, Jr. 

his son →  Samuel Shinn (3) 

his son →  Sarah "Sally" Catherine Casto 

his daughter →  Joseph Marion Casto 

her son →  Francis Marion Casto 

his son →  Joseph Johnsey Casto 

his son →  William Clayton Casto, Sr. 

his son → Atkins (Casto) 

his daughter →  William "Billy" Ray Cyrus 

her son →  Miley Ray Cyrus 

his daughter →  Liam Hemsworth 

her ex-partner →  Chris Hemsworth 

his brother

Jessica Simpson #CousinoftheWeek

Jessica Simpson has taken the music, fashion and entertainment industries by storm. A talented artist with universal appeal, she has become an international star and media darling.

Born and raised outside of Dallas, Texas, Jessica began her performing career by sharing the stage with famous gospel acts such as Kirk Franklin, God's Property and Ce Ce Winans. With her unmistakable voice and unique pop sound, Jessica caught the eye of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola. After joining a tour in support of the boy-band 98 Degrees, she quickly burst onto the music scene in 1999 with her debut release Sweet Kisses. Her RIAA-certified double platinum debut featured Jessica's massive breakthrough hit, "I Wanna Love You Forever," which hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.  

http://www.geni.com/people/Jessica-Simpson/6000000007888678726       

Jessica Ann Simpson is your 14th cousin once removed.

You 

   →  Pop 

your father →  Mamie C. Nichols (Collins) 

his mother →  Martha Collins (BARTLETT) 

her mother →  Nancy Rachel Bartlett (KING) 

her mother → Sarah Ann King (Bartlett) 

her mother →  Reuben S. BARTLETT 

her father →  John Garner Bartlett 

his father →  WILLIAM BARTLETT 

his father →  WILLIAM BERKLEY 

his father →  Margaret Bartlett 

his mother →  Margaret Brent 

her mother →  Sir John Peshall, 1st Baronet 

her father →  Joanna Fettiplace 

his mother →  Edmund Fettiplace 

her father →  Dorothy Fettiplace 

his mother →  Anne Blagrave 

her daughter →  Anne Bye 

her daughter →  Anthony Bye 

her son →  Thomas Bye 

his son →  Thomas Bye 

his son → Sarah White (Bye) 

his daughter →  Sarah White 

her daughter →  Isaiah Ruckman 

her son →  Sarah (Ruckman) Carlock 

his daughter →  Jane Smith 

her daughter → Nancy Sirrena Smith 

her daughter →  Vernantus Cincinatti Curtis 

her son →  Bertie Belle Simpson 

his daughter →  Curtis T Simpson 

her son →  Joe Truett Simpson 

his son →  Jessica Ann Simpson 

his daughter

ALANIS MORISSETTE #CousinoftheWeek

Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, Alanis and Now Is the Time, under MCA Records Canada. Her worldwide debut album was the rock-influenced Jagged Little Pill, which remains the best-selling debut album by a female artist in the U.S., and the highest selling debut album worldwide, selling more than 30 million units globally.[1] Her following album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998 and was a success as well. Morissette took up producing duties for her subsequent albums, which include Under Rug Swept, So-Called Chaos and Flavors of Entanglement. Morissette has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide.

In February 2005, Morissette became a naturalized citizen of the United States while maintaining her Canadian citizenship.

---- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanis_Morissette

Alanis Morissette is your 22nd cousin twice removed.

You 

   →  Pop 

your father →  Mamie C. Nichols (Collins) 

his mother →  Martha Collins (BARTLETT) 

her mother →  Nancy Rachel Bartlett (KING) 

her mother → Sarah Ann King (Bartlett) 

her mother →  Reuben S. BARTLETT 

her father →  John Garner Bartlett 

his father →  WILLIAM BARTLETT 

his father →  WILLIAM BERKLEY 

his father →  Margaret Bartlett 

his mother →  Margaret Brent 

her mother →  Sir John Peshall, 1st Baronet 

her father →  Joanna Fettiplace 

his mother →  Edmund Fettiplace 

her father →  Sir John Fettiplace, Knight 

his father →  Richard Fettiplace, of Besselsleigh 

his father →  John Fettiplace, of Childrey 

his father → Beatrice / Beatrix De Pinto 

his mother →  Filipa de Lencastre, rainha consorte de Portugal 

her mother →  Blanche of Lancaster, Duchess of Lancaster 

her mother →  Isabel de Beaumont, Duchess of Lancaster 

her mother →  Henry de Beaumont, 1st Baron Beaumont 

her father → Jeanne de Brienne, dame de Loué 

his sister →  Philippa de Laval 

her daughter →  Péronelle de Rochefort 

her daughter →  Herve du Pont-L'Abbe, VI 

her son → Hervé du Pont-l'Abbé, VII 

his son →  Hervé du Pont-l'Abbé, VIII 

his son →  Jean du Pont-l'Abbé 

his son →  François du Pont 

his son → Charles Louis du Pont 

his son →  Charles Dupont 

his son →  Denis DuPont 

his son →  Paul-Michel Dupont 

his son →  Xainte Dupont 

his daughter → Jean Cloutier 

her son →  Jean Cloutier 

his son →  Marie-Anne Cloutier 

his daughter →  Joseph Morisset 

her son →  Joseph Marie Morissette 

his son → Joseph Morissette 

his son →  Edouard Morissette 

his son →  Joseph Morissette 

his son →  Joseph Helaire Morissette 

his son → Alan Joseph Morissette 

his son →   Morissette 

his son →  Alanis Morissette 

his daughter

WHEDON - HEMSWORTH #SmallWorldSaturday

Small World Saturday continues with its Avengers theme today as we connect the bloodlines of Joss Whedon and Avengers Star Chris Hemsworth.... 

http://www.geni.com/people/Joss-Whedon/6000000016446230394  

http://www.geni.com/people/Miley-Ray-Cyrus/6000000010048483214 

http://www.geni.com/people/private/6000000016803283009

Chris Hemsworth is Joss Whedon's 6th great uncle's third great niece's husband's first cousin four times removed's ex-partner's brother.  

Joss Whedon 

   →   Whedon 

his father →  John Ogden Whedon 

his father →  Burt Denison Whedon 

his father →  Ellen Frances Whedon 

his mother → Joseph Denison, Rev. 

her father →  Lucy Denison 

his mother →  Thomas Avery 

her father →  Lucy Allyn 

his sister →  Thomas Allyn 

her husband →  Mary Lester 

his sister → THOMAS LESTER II 

her son →  JESSE LESTER 

his son →  WILLIAM HARMON LESTER 

his son →  Elizabeth Skaggs 

his daughter → James Harvey Skaggs "Big Jim" 

her husband →  Lewis L. Skaggs 

his father →  Rebecca Hay 

his sister →  Martin Alexander Hay 

her son →  Verlina Adeline Cyrus 

his daughter →  Ronald Ray Cyrus 

her son →  William "Billy" Ray Cyrus 

his son →  Miley Ray Cyrus 

his daughter →   Hemsworth 

her ex-partner →  Chris Hemsworth 

his brother

HILARY DUFF #Cousinoftheweek

When she was just 13 years old, Hilary Duff became the idol of millions of girls, thanks to a starring role in Disney's "Lizzie McGuire" (Disney Channel, 2001-04), and a good-girl image that differed from the other teen queens of her time. Since then, Duff has focused on acting, music and establishing an empire that includes her own clothing line and fragrance.


http://www.geni.com/people/Hilary-Comrie/6000000008900285281

Hilary Erhard Comrie is your 12th cousin twice removed.

You 

   →  Pop 

your father →  Rufus S. Nichols 

his father →  Tressie (King) Nichols 

his mother →  Michael O. King 

her father →  Margaret (Wright) King 

his mother → James G Wright 

her father →  Mary Whitledge Grant 

his mother →  William Grant, of Crichie 

her father →  Elizabeth Grant 

his mother →  Jean Erskine 

her mother → Sir Alexander Erskine, Baron of Gogar 

her father →  John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine 

his father →  James Erskine 

his brother →  Sir William Erskine 

his son → Lady Janet Erskine, Countess of Stirling ,of Balgownie 

his daughter →  John "of Eridy" Alexander 

her son →  Archibald Alexander of Ballybiglimore 

his son → William Alexander, of Manor Cuninghame 

his son →  Robert Alexander, I 

his son →  Robert Alexander, Jr. 

his son →  Catherine Wilson Payne 

his daughter → Charlotte Mary Smith 

her daughter →  Mary Cornelia Cobb 

her daughter →  Sam Clark Cobb 

her son →  Samuel Clark Cobb 

his son →   Duff (Cobb) 

his daughter → Hilary Erhard Comrie 

her daughter

Elizabeth Olsen #FamilyTreeTuesday

Mary Kate's little sister is all grown up and how. Elizabeth Olsen starred in Godzilla and now in the Avengers franchise as the Scarlet Witch...

Elizabeth Chase Olsen is my third cousin 14 times removed's wife's 6th great nephew's fiancée's sister. 

You 

   →  Mom 

your mother →  Pvt. Garnett Hancock, WWII Veteran 

her father →  Burrell H Hancock 

his father →  Samuel Austin Hancock 

his father → Elizabeth Edwards Hancock 

his mother →  Brice Edwards 

her father →  Olive Edwards 

his mother →  Capt Joseph Martin, Sr., of Albemarle 

her father → William Martin 

his father →  John Martin, Sr. 

his father →  Thomas Martin, of Parkpole 

his father →  Robert Martin, of Athelhampton 

his father → Thomas Martin, of Athelhampton 

his father →  Christiana Martin 

his mother →  John Cheverell 

her father →  Christian Cheverell 

his mother →  Earl John Russell, II 

her father →  William Russell 

his father →  Elizabeth Adams (Hinde) 

his daughter →  Abigail Meribah Allen 

her daughter →  Hannah Ridgway 

her daughter →  Allen Ridgway 

her son → Phebe Ridgway 

his wife →  Jacob Ridgway 

her brother →  John Jacob Caleb Ridgway 

his son →  Emily de Ganay 

his daughter → Charles Aimé Jean Marquis de Ganay 

her son →  Bernard de Ganay Behague 

his son →  Philippe de Ganay Gouin 

his son → de Ganay Blanchy (de Ganay) 

his daughter →   Sarkozy 

her son →  Mary-Kate Olsen 

his fiancée →  Elizabeth Chase Olsen 

her sister

JOHANSSON to WHEDON #SmallWorldSaturday

Joss Whedon is Scarlett Ingrid Johansson's ex-husband's ex-partner's first cousin 6 times removed's wife's second 

great uncle's wife's first cousin's wife's 6th great nephew.

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson 

   →  Ryan Rodney Reynolds 

her ex-husband →  Alanis Morissette 

his ex-partner →   Morissette 

her father → Alan Joseph Morissette 

his father →  Joseph Helaire Morissette 

his father →  Joseph Morissette 

his father →  Edouard Morissette 

his father → Joseph Morissette 

his father →  Marie Catherine Morissette 

his mother →  Marie-Louise Blais 

her sister →  Abraham-Louis Gagné dit Bellavance 

her son → Olive Fournier 

his wife →  Marie-Louise Hains 

her mother →  Clément Hains 

her father →  Joseph Willard Hains 

his father →  Thomas Haynes 

his brother → Hannah Haynes 

his wife →  Elizabeth Harriman 

her mother →  John Swan, Capt 

her brother →  Timothy Swan 

his son →  Mary Swan 

his wife →  Hannah Denison Avery 

her sister →  Lucy Denison 

her daughter →  Joseph Denison, Rev. 

her son →  Ellen Frances Whedon 

his daughter →  Burt Denison Whedon 

her son → John Ogden Whedon 

his son →   Whedon 

his son →  Joss Whedon 

his son

JOSS WHEDON #CousinoftheWeek

Joss Whedon, the man behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Avengers films, is also a descendant of Robert Washington, my 12th great grandfather. Robert is Joseph's 12th great grandfather as well, and the fourth great grandfather of George Washington, President of the USA...

http://www.geni.com/people/Joss-Whedon/6000000016446230394

Joss Whedon is my 13th cousin.

You 

   →  Pop 

your father →  Rufus S. Nichols 

his father →  Tressie (King) Nichols 

his mother →  Michael O. King 

her father →  Margaret (Wright) King 

his mother → James G Wright 

her father →  William Wright 

his father →  John Wright Jr 

his father →  John Wright 

his father →  Anne Wright 

his mother →  Col. John Washington 

her father → Reverend Lawrence Washington 

his father →  Lawrence Washington, Sr., Esquire of Sulgrave Manor, Mayor of Northampton 

his father → Walter Washington 

his brother →  Katherine Stanton 

his daughter →  Hon. Thomas Stanton 

her son →  Robert Stanton, Sr. 

his son →  Mary Denison 

his daughter → Mary Smith 

her daughter →  Hannah Denison Avery 

her daughter →  Lucy Denison 

her daughter →  Joseph Denison, Rev. 

her son →  Ellen Frances Whedon 

his daughter → Burt Denison Whedon 

her son →  John Ogden Whedon 

his son →   Whedon 

his son →  Joss Whedon 

his son

Robert Downey, Jr. to Scarlett Johansson #SmallWorldSaturday

Hey cousins, lets play a game. I'm calling it Small World Saturday.  

This week, we will run the path from Robert Downey, Jr. to Scarlett Johansson, two of the awesome stars of the Avengers franchise.... How are they related???

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson is Robert Downey, Jr.'s fourth cousin's wife's first cousin four times removed's husband's first cousin's husband's sister's husband's grandson's wife's great nephew's wife's half sister's husband's ex-wife.

Robert Downey, Jr. 

   →   Downey (Ford) 

his mother →  Fay Marguerite Ford 

her mother →  Cyrus A. Schoch 

her father →  Katherine Schoch 

his mother → George W. Shugarts 

her brother →  Bertha Beck 

his daughter →  Ralph Shuagarts Beck 

her son →  Sandra Namminga 

his daughter →  Randy Namminga 

her son → Michelle Leah Namminga 

his wife →  Janet Elaine Jones (KNIGHT) 

her mother →  Leo Clinton KNIGHT 

her father →  Albert Francis KNIGHT 

his father →  Asa KNIGHT 

his father →  Mark Knight 

his father →  Alonzo KNIGHT 

his brother →  Mary Amanda Richardson (KNIGHT) 

his daughter →  Charles Clawson RICHARDSON 

her husband → Ebenezer Clawson Richardson 

his father →  Laura Bess 

his sister →  Lucinda Hendricks 

her daughter →  Joseph Smith Hendricks, Sr. 

her husband → Rebecca Hendricks 

his sister →  Samuel Roskelley 

her husband →  Marriner Roskelley 

his son →  Roland Marriner Roskelley 

his son → Caryol Florence Roskelley 

his wife →  Vivian Chalk 

her sister →   Johnson (Chalk) 

her daughter →  Bart Johnson 

her son →   Lively 

his wife → Lively (McAlpin) 

her mother →   Lively 

her daughter →  Ryan Rodney Reynolds 

her husband →  Scarlett Ingrid Johansson 

his ex-wife

http://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Downey-Jr/6000000007996975288   

http://www.geni.com/people/Scarlett-Johansson/6000000008052924235  

Kendall Jenner #CousinoftheWeek

Kendall Nicole Jenner is an American reality television personality, author, and fashion model. While once best known for playing herslef on Kepping Up with the Kardashians, Jenner has now a full fledged modeling career including walking the runways for high fashion designers during the New York, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks.

Jenner got her start in modeling by signing with Wilhelmina Models at age 14, on July 12, 2009.   

http://www.geni.com/people/Kendall-Jenner/6000000032584540294                          

Kendall Nicole Jenner is your 12th cousin twice removed.  

You 

   →  Pop 

your father →  Mamie C. Nichols (Collins) 

his mother →  Martha Collins (BARTLETT) 

her mother →  Nancy Rachel Bartlett (KING) 

her mother → Sarah Ann King (Bartlett) 

her mother →  Reuben S. BARTLETT 

her father →  John Garner Bartlett 

his father →  WILLIAM BARTLETT 

his father →  WILLIAM BERKLEY 

his father →  Margaret Bartlett 

his mother →  Margaret Brent 

her mother →  Anne Peshall 

her mother →  Elizabeth Russell 

her sister →  Sir Thomas Russell, MP 

her son → Sir Robert Russell, I 

his son →  Robert Russell, II 

his son →  Thomas Russell 

his son →  Joseph Russell 

his son →  Thomas Russell 

his son → Hannah Houghton 

his daughter →  Sewell Houghton 

her son →  Ruben A. Houghton 

his son →  Otis S. Houghton 

his son →  True Otis Houghton 

his son → Robert Houghton 

his son →  Kris Jenner 

his daughter →  Kendall Nicole Jenner 

her daughter

FamilyTree.ml

Just registered a new domain at www.familytree.ml !!!

Our Ancestories #BlogOfTheMonth

Check out this blog @
http://ourancestories.blogspot.com/

Princess Charlotte #CousinoftheWeek

The Windsor family announced the name of their new princess at last. The world had been anxiously awaiting, and I expected the names Elizabeth and Diana to be used myself.

HRH Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge was born May 2nd, 2015, the little sister of Prince George and the granddaughter of Princess Diana and the great granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth. Live long and prosper Princess Charlotte.

http://www.geni.com/people/HRH-Princess-Charlotte-of-Cambridge/6000000033295530573

HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge is my 11th cousin once removed.
You
   →  Mom
your mother →  Pvt. Garnett Hancock, WWII Veteran
her father →  Burrell H Hancock
his father →  Samuel Austin Hancock
his father → Elizabeth Edwards Hancock
his mother →  Brice Edwards
her father →  Ambrose Edwards, Jr.
his father →  Ambrose Edwards, the Immigrant
his father → Isabella / Elizabeth Edwards (Downing)
his mother →  Lady Catherine Cecil Downing
her mother →  James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
her father →  Frances Cecil
his sister →  Cecil Bowyer
her son →  Sir William Bowyer of Denham Court, 3rd Baronet
his son →  Penelope Cooke
his daughter →  Penelope Anne Brudenell
her daughter →  Anne Bingham, Countess of Lucan
her daughter →  Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan
her son →  Rosalind Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn
his daughter → Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Spencer, Countess Spencer
her daughter →  John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
her son →  Diana, Princess of Wales
his daughter → Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
her son →  HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
his daughter

Robert Downey, Jr. #FamilyTreeTuesday

Today, I looked up the star of Iron Man and Avengers films, Robert Downey, Jr., who is related to me through my ancestor William Judson Bartlett. What an interesting profile at Geni. You should read it.

http://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Downey-Jr/6000000007996975288 

Robert Downey, Jr. is my third cousin twice removed's wife's great niece's husband's fourth cousin.

You 

   →  Pop 

your father →  Mamie C. Nichols (Collins) 

his mother →  Martha Collins (BARTLETT) 

her mother →  George Riley BARTLETT 

her father → Leroy G.. BARTLETT 

his father →  William J. Bartlett 

his father →  Daniel Peter Bartlett 

his son →  John William Bartlett 

his son →  Elizabeth Perdue Bartlett 

his daughter →  Clarence Albert Perdue 

her son →  Mary Pearl Perdue Knight) 

his wife →  Leo Clinton KNIGHT 

her brother →  Janet Elaine Jones (KNIGHT) 

his daughter → Michelle Leah Namminga 

her daughter →  Randy Namminga 

her husband →  Sandra Namminga 

his mother →  Ralph Shuagarts Beck 

her father →  Bertha Beck 

his mother → George W. Shugarts 

her father →  Katherine Schoch 

his sister →  Cyrus A. Schoch 

her son →  Fay Marguerite Ford 

his daughter →   Downey (Ford) 

her daughter → Robert Downey, Jr. 

her son

Scarlett Johansson #FamilyHistoryFriday

The gorgeous star of THE ISLAND, IRON MAN, and THE AVENGERS is not just the ex-wife of Ryan Reynolds, AKA Green Lantern, but she is also the smoking hot SHIELD agent known as THE BLACK WIDOW and she is the focus of today's FAMILY HISTORY FRIDAY post...

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on Thanksgiving day in 1984, November 22, New York, NY, only a few short months after I graduated from high school. And today, I went to see her kick Ultron's axx in the Avengers 2; Age of Ultron.

http://www.geni.com/people/Scarlett-Johansson/6000000008052924235    

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson is my second cousin four times removed's wife's sister's husband's sister's husband's grandson's wife's great nephew's wife's half sister's husband's ex-wife.

You
   →  Pop
your father →  Rufus S. Nichols
his father →  Tressie (King) Nichols
his mother →  Michael O. King
her father →  Margaret (Wright) King
his mother → Margaret (Young) Wright
her mother →  Mary Ann Frances Moody
her sister →  John Wyatt Moody
her son →  William Crestfield Moody
his son → Lola Eliza Bess
his wife →  Lucinda Hendricks
her sister →  Joseph Smith Hendricks, Sr.
her husband →  Rebecca Hendricks
his sister →  Samuel Roskelley
her husband → Marriner Roskelley
his son →  Roland Marriner Roskelley
his son →  Caryol Florence Roskelley
his wife →  Vivian Chalk
her sister → Johnson (Chalk) 
her daughter →  Bart Johnson
her son →   Robyn Lively 
his wife →   Lively (McAlpin) 
her mother →  Blake Lively
her daughter → Ryan Rodney Reynolds
her husband →  Scarlett Ingrid Johansson
his ex-wife

Taylor Swift #CousinoftheWeek

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed with the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by theSony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's self-titled debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. Her third single, "Our Song," made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Hot Country Songs chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008. Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me," Fearless became the best-selling album of 2009 in the United States. The album won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Swift's third and fourth albums, 2010's Speak Now and 2012's Red, both sold over one million copies within the first week of their U.S release.Speak Now's "Mean" won two Grammy Awards, while Red's singles "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble" were worldwide hits. Swift's fifth album, the pop-focused1989, was released in 2014. It sold more copies in its opening week than any album in the previous 12 years, and made Swift the first and only act to have three albums sell more than one million copies in the opening release week. The singles "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space" both reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Swift is known for narrative songs about her personal experiences. As a songwriter, she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Swift's other achievements include seven Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, 11 Country Music Association Awards, eightAcademy of Country Music Awards, and one Brit Award. She is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 40 million albums—27.1 million of them in the U.S.—and 100 million single downloads. Swift has also had supporting roles in feature films including The Giver (2014).

Taylor Swift is my 13th cousin once removed.

You 

   →  Pop 

your father →  Mamie C. Nichols (Collins) 

his mother →  Martha Collins (BARTLETT) 

her mother →  Nancy Rachel Bartlett (KING) 

her mother → Sarah Ann King (Bartlett) 

her mother →  Reuben S. BARTLETT 

her father →  John Garner Bartlett 

his father →  WILLIAM BARTLETT 

his father →  WILLIAM BERKLEY 

his father →  Margaret (Brent) Bartlett 

his mother →  Richard Brent 

her father →  Elizabeth Brent 

his mother →  Katherine Reed 

her mother → Helen "Eleanor" Baroness of Warwickshire Conway 

her sister →  John Conway 

her son →  Thomas Conway 

his son →  Thomas Conway 

his son → Ann Howes (Conaway) Taylor 

his daughter →  Phoebe Taylor 

her daughter →  Ann Mendenhall 

her daughter →  Mary Iddings 

her daughter →  Joseph Iddings 

her son → Hanna Iddings Reno 

his daughter →  Josephine Reno 

her daughter →  Archie Dean Swift 

her son →  Archie Dean Swift 

his son →   Swift 

his son →  Taylor Swift 

his daughter

http://www.geni.com/people/Taylor-Swift/6000000006714651564   
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift