Birth Name: Andrew Patrick Wood

Date of Birth: January 8, 1966

Place of Birth: Columbus, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: March 19, 1990

Place of Death: Seattle, Washington, United States

Ethnicity: possibly English and Swedish

Andrew Wood was an American musician, known as the lead singer for alternative rock bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. His parents are David C. Wood and Marin A. “Toni” Dahlberg. His parents’ surnames are often of English and Swedish origins, respectively.

Source: David and Toni’s marriage record – http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov

Birth Name: Julian Dana William McMahon

Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia

Date of Birth: 27 July, 1968

Ethnicity: Irish, English

Julian McMahon is an Australian actor and model. He is the son of Sonia McMahon (born Sonia Rachel Hopkins), a philanthropist and socialite, and William McMahon, who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1971 to 1972, among other positions in Australian politics.

Julian’s paternal grandparents were William Daniel McMahon (the son of James McMahon and Mary Coyle) and Mary Ellen Amelia Walder (the daughter of Samuel Walder and Mary Ann Hatton). William’s parents were Irish. Julian’s grandmother Mary was the sister of Samuel Walder (Samuel Robert Walder), who was Lord Mayor of Sydney, Australia in 1932.

Julian’s maternal grandparents were William Edward Hopkins (the son of William Marcellus Cunningham Hopkins and Caroline Wood) and Rachel May Matchett (the daughter of William George Matchett and Sarah Mary Eliza Lilla Dent). William Matchett was a wealthy grazier.

Sources: Genealogy of Julian’s father – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Julian’s mother – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Birth Name: Malcolm John Taylor

Place of Birth: Leeds, England, UK

Date of Birth: June 13, 1943

Ethnicity: English, Scottish and/or Irish

Malcolm McDowell is an English actor. He is known for playing Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick’s controversial A Orange Clockwork (1971).

Malcolm is the son of Edna (McDowell) and Charles Taylor. He has English, Scottish and/or Irish ancestry (the surname “McDowell” can be Scottish or Irish). His nephew is actor Alexander Siddig. Malcolm was previously married to American actress Mary Steenburgen.

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Birth Name: Kyle Egan Richards

Place of Birth: Hollywood, California

Date of Birth: January 11, 1969

Ethnicity: Irish, English, Welsh

Kyle Richards is an American actress, television personality, writer, and philanthropist. Her sister is actress Kim Richards. She is the aunt of socialites Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton (their mother is Kyle’s half-sister).

She has Irish, English, and Welsh ancestry. Kyle is a convert to Judaism.

Kyle’s paternal grandparents were Kenneth Richards and Laura Avery (the daughter of Mary). Kenneth was a Protestant minister. Kenneth and Laura were from Newfoundland, Canada.

Kyle’s maternal grandparents were Edward J. Dugan (the son of Charles Mathias Dugan and Anna Jane Kelly) and Dorothy Adelaide Delisle or Callahan. Charles was born in Michigan, to Irish parents. Anna was also of Irish descent.

Source: Kyle’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: Joan Elizabeth Osborne

Date of Birth: July 8, 1962

Place of Birth: Anchorage, Kentucky, United States

Ethnicity:
* mostly English, some Irish and Welsh (father)
* 3/4 German, 1/4 Italian (mother)

Family Info:
Joan Osborne is an American singer known for her recording of the Eric Bazilian song “One of Us”. Her parents are Francis Gerald “Jerry” (Osborn) Osborne and Ruth Ann Yunker.

Her paternal grandparents are Thomas Walter Osborne (the son of Richard Matthew “Dick” Osbourn and Anna Alice “Allie/Annie” Blandford) and Clevie Marie Clements (the daughter of Robert Lee Clements and Mary Regina Simms).

Her maternal grandparents are Carl Annuociation Yunker (the son of Arthur Yunker and Carolyn “Carrie” Gazzollo) and Helen Marie Schimpeler (the son of Charles Henry Schimpeler and Helen Marie Bohne). Arthur was born in Louisville, Kentucky to German immigrants Johann (later John) Yunker and Elisabeth (later Elizabeth) Wolf. Carrie was also born in Louisville, Kentucky to Italian immigrants Jacko (later Jacob) Gazzollo and Angelina Gatto. All of Charles Henry and Helen Marie’s grandparents were Germans.

Sources:
* Joan’s birth record: http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/44735327/Joan-Elizabeth-Osborne
* Jerry’s birth record: http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/43652439/Francis-J-Osborn
* Jerry’s obituary: http://www.newcomerkentuckiana.com/obituary/91580/Francis-Gerald-Osborne/Louisville-Kentucky
* Genealogy of Jerry Osborne: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=edswoman&id=I80765
* Ruth’s birth record: http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/47199710/Ruth-A-Yunker
* Ruth’s 1940 US Census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7TX-WFR

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Birth Name: Charles Robert Watts

Place of Birth: Kingsbury, London, England

Date of Birth: 2 June, 1941

Ethnicity: English

Charlie Watts is an English drummer, producer, artist, and horse breeder. He is a member of the band The Rolling Stones. Charlie is the son of Lilian/Lillian Charlotte (Eaves) and Charles Richard Watts.

Charlie’s paternal grandparents were likely Charles Alfred Watts and Edith Elsie Mearing (the daughter of Charles Richard Mearing and Beatrice Annie Neill).

Charlie’s maternal grandparents were Charles Henry Eaves (the son of Thomas Lawrence Eaves and Charlotte Lowen) and Ellen Lines (the daughter of Henry Frederick Lines and Charlotte Elizabeth Willes).

In a 1984 book, Dance with the Devil: The Rolling Stones and Their Times, by Stanley Booth, Charlie appeared to state that he is Jewish, in an odd way (page 67). It does not appear that Charlie has Jewish ancestry.

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Birth Name: Tracy Kristin Bonham

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Birth: March 16, 1967

Ethnicity: English, German, Swiss-German

Tracy Bonham is an American musician. Her parents are Donn Lewis Bonham and Lee Anne (Leach) Robertson.

Tracy’s paternal grandparents were Earl/Earle Baruch Bonham (the son of Dona L. T. Bonham and Frances Ellen Bragg) and Esther P. Lewis (the daughter of Charles W. Lewis and Amelia “Millie” Newman). Amelia was the daughter of a Swiss-German father and a German mother.

Tracy’s maternal grandparents are Ralph Eugene Leach (the son of Albert Eugene Leach and Lillie F. Stewart) and Nerine B. ?.

Sources: Tracy Bonham’s Feast of ‘Burdens’ – https://books.google.com

Genealogy of Tracy’s father – http://www.geni.com

Birth record of Tracy’s father – https://familysearch.org

Tracy’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Tracy’s paternal grandmother, Esther P. Lewis, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Tracy’s paternal great-grandmother, Amelia “Millie” Newman, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Tracy’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Tracy’s maternal grandfather, Ralph Eugene Leach, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Place of Birth: Springfield, Vermont, United States

Date of Birth: April 13, 1972

Ethnicity:
*1/2 Italian, 1/4 English, 1/4 Welsh (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Aaron Lewis is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of the rock group Staind. His parents are Sondra Jeanne (Nadelman) and Theodore Carrol Lewis.

Aaron’s paternal grandfather was of Welsh and English descent, and Aaron’s paternal grandmother was of Italian descent. Aaron’s mother is Jewish (her family is from Russia, Poland and Germany).

Aaron’s paternal grandparents are Gordon Lewis (the son of Edward A. “Fred/Ned” Lewis and Jemima Thorne) and Elia Pantrini (the daughter of Guiseppe “Joseph” Pantrini and Marrietta “Mary” Pacetti). Edward was born in Wales, to Edward Lewis and Margaret. Jemima was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland (present-day Newfoundland and Labrador), to English immigrants, Richard Thorne and Mary Short. Guiseppe and Marrietta were Italian immigrants.

Sources: Aaron’s birth record – https://familysearch.org

Aaron’s father’s birth record – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Aaron’s paternal grandfather, Gordon Lewis – http://records.ancestry.com

Birth record of Aaron’s paternal grandfather, Gordon Lewis – https://familysearch.org

Aaron’s paternal grandfather, Gordon Lewis, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Aaron’s paternal grandmother, Elia Pantrini – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: Bradley Edward Delp

Date of Birth: June 12, 1951

Place of Birth: Danvers, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: March 9, 2007

Place of Death: Atkinson, New Hampshire, United States

Ethnicity: English, possibly French-Canadian

Brad Delp was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock bands Boston and RTZ. He was the son of Pearl S. (Wren) and George H. Delp, who were of Canadian origin.

Brad’s paternal grandparents were Joseph Wallace Delp (the son of Joseph R. Delp and Sarah F. Williams) and Eleanor Marion Turpel (the daughter of Samuel Barbrick Turple and Susan Cochrane Watson). Eleanor was born in Hants, Canada.

Brad’s maternal grandparents were Oswald Thomas Wren (the son of Dennis Wren and Susan Horne) and Elizabeth Redden (the daughter of John Drillo Redden and Mary Bryson).

Birth Name: Donald Thomas Scholz

Place of Birth: Toledo, Ohio, United States

Date of Birth: March 10, 1947

Ethnicity: English, German, Hungarian, Irish, Scottish

Tom Scholz is an American rock musician, inventor, engineer, and philanthropist, best known as the founder of the band Boston. He is the son of Olive Verna (Jones) and Donald Joseph “Don” Scholz.

Tom’s paternal grandparents were Alexander Louis Scholz (the son of Paul B. Scholz and Ida E. Klein) and Ethel Leara McKay (the daughter of Samuel W. McKay and Mary O’Leary). Paul was Hungarian. Ida’s father was German.

Tom’s maternal grandparents were William Leon Jones (the son of William M. Jones and Sarah J. Becker) and Verna Besyl Robson (the daughter of Douglas McGary Robson and Elmina/Elmira “Ella” Coons/Coonse).

Sources: Tom’s birth record – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com

Birth record of Tom’s father – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com

Birth record of Tom’s mother – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com

Marriage record of Tom’s maternal grandparents, William Leon Jones and Verna Besyl Robson – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: Laura Elizabeth Metcalf

Place of Birth: Carbondale, Illinois

Date of Birth: June 16, 1955

Ethnicity: English, German, some Scottish and Irish

Laurie Metcalf is an American actress, known for her roles in the shows Roseanne, The Big Bang Theory, and The McCarthys, and in the film Scream 2.

Laurie’s paternal grandparents were James Lloyd Metcalf (the son of James William Metcalf and Annie Bewick Buchan) and Pearle M. Stadel (the daughter of John F. Stadel and Heffie/Effie Demming). Pearle was of German descent.

Laurie’s maternal grandparents were John T. Mars (the son of William Theron Mars and Laura Belle Carter) and Mary Elizabeth Akins (the daughter of James Duff Akins and Alverta Kate Graves). James’s sister was poet, writer, and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Zoë Akins (who is therefore Laurie’s great-great-aunt).

Source: Genealogy of Laurie Metcalf – http://www.geni.com

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Birth Name: Joan Chandos Báez

Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York City, United States

Date of Birth: January 9, 1941

Ethnicity:
*Mexican (father)
*English, Scottish (mother)

Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. She has performed publicly for over 55 years, releasing over 30 albums. Fluent in Spanish as well as in English, she has also recorded songs in at least six other languages.

Joan’s father, Albert Vinicio Báez, was born in 1912 in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. His father, Joan’s grandfather the Reverend Alberto Baldomero Báez, left Catholicism to become a Methodist minister, and moved to the U.S. when Albert was two years old. Joan’s mother, named Joan Bridge, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the second daughter of an English Anglican priest descended from the Dukes of Chandos.

The Báez family converted to Quakerism during Joan’s early childhood.

Joan’s paternal grandparents were Alberto Baldomero Báez and Thalia Valderrama (the daughter of Emelia). Alberto was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Thalia was born in Mineral del Monte, Hidalgo, Mexico.

Joan’s maternal grandfather was William Bridge.

Source: Genealogy of Joan Baez – http://www.geni.com

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Birth Name: Joel Edward McHale

Place of Birth: Rome, Italy

Date of Birth: November 20, 1971

Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*Norwegian, Finnish, English (mother)

Joel McHale is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is known for his shows, The Soup and Community.

Joel was born in Rome, Italy, to an American father and a Canadian mother. His father is of Irish descent. His mother is of one half Norwegian, one quarter Finnish, and approximately one quarter English, ancestry.

In an interview on Piers Morgan Tonight, He stated;

I am Irish Catholic… And Norwegian. So… we… can be funny and drunk and then really quiet.

Joel’s paternal grandparents were David Graham McHale II (the son of David Graham McHale and Elean H. Ahern) and Marie Anne Lynch (the daughter of Michael Edward Lynch II and Ellen Agnes McManus). Joel’s grandfather David was of Irish descent. Marie was born in Illinois, to Irish parents, from County Mayo.

Joel’s maternal grandparents were Roy Ingvald Jackson (the son of Jens/John Bernard/Bastian Jackson/Kurset and Aina/Ina Matilde Smedjebacka/Smith) and Priscilla Ruth Wicks (the daughter of Lorenzo Clisby Wicks and Ruth Meberg). Jens was born in Sykkylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Aina was born in Kokkola, Western Finland, Finland. Lorenzo had English ancestry. Ruth was born in South Dakota, to Norwegian parents.

Sources: Genealogy of Joel McHale – http://www.geni.com

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Birth Name: Joseph Hill Whedon

Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Birth: June 23, 1964

Ethnicity: English, some Scottish

Joss Whedon is an American writer, director, producer, composer, and actor. He is the son of Ann Lee (Jeffries) Stearns, a teacher, and Tom Whedon (Thomas Avery Whedon), a television writer.

Joss’s paternal grandparents were John Whedon (John Ogden Whedon, also a television writer, the son of Burt Denison Whedon and Marian Jameson Steele) and Louise Carroll Angell (the daughter of Ralph Carroll Angell and Edna Louise White).

Joss’s maternal grandparents were James Harvey Jeffries (the son of James Harvey Jeffries and Mary Hunter Patterson) and Anna Lee Hill (the daughter of Chester A. Hill and Nora Selby Lee).

Sources: Genealogy of Joss Whedon (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Joss’s paternal grandfather, John Ogden Whedon, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Joss’s paternal grandmother, Louise Carroll Angell, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Louise Carroll Angell on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Joss’s maternal grandfather, James Harvey Jeffries, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Joss’s maternal grandmother, Anna Lee Hill, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: William Melvin Hicks

Date of Birth: December 16, 1961

Place of Birth: Valdosta, Georgia

Date of Death: February 26, 1994

Place of Death: Little Rock, Arkansas

Ethnicity: English, some Scottish and Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), more distant Dutch and French

Bill Hicks was an American comedian, satirist, and musician.

Bill’s paternal grandparents were Millard Fillmore Hicks (the son of Ashbury Columbus Hicks and Buna Vesta Stokes) and Jewell K. Thomasson (the daughter of Erastus Melvin Thomasson and Lillie Rebecca Mancil).

Bill’s maternal grandparents were James Oddisray/Otis Reese (the son of James Jasper Reese and Permelia Welch) and Jewette Marie Mulkey (the daughter of Dewitte Clinton Mulkey and Minnie Ann Rice).

Sources: Genealogy of Bill’s paternal grandmother, Jewell K. Thomasson (through Jewell’s brother, Osborn Cornelius Thomasson) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Bill’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Bill’s maternal grandfather, James Oddisray/Otis Reese, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: Anthony Newley

Date of Birth: 24 September, 1931

Place of Birth: London, England

Date of Death: 14 April, 1999

Place of Death: Jensen Beach, Florida

Ethnicity: English

Anthony Newley was an English singer, songwriter, and actor. He was the son of Frances Grace Newley and George Kirby. Among his spouses was actress Joan Collins.

Anthony had said that his maternal and/or maternal grandmother was Jewish. It is not clear if this is accurate.

Anthony’s maternal grandparents were Arthur Newley and Frances Rosetta Morris (the daughter of George Henry Morris and Sarah).

Birth Name: Anna Elizabeth Wood

Place of Birth: Mount Airy, North Carolina

Date of Birth: December 30, 1985

Ethnicity: English, Irish, German, Austrian, some Scottish and French

Anna Wood is an American actress. She is married to actor Dane DeHaan.

Anna’s paternal grandparents are Selbert McRae Wood (the son of Ernest Lee Wood and Daisy M. Epperson) and Dora Ann Johnson (the daughter of Joe W. Johnson and Rubie L. Edwards).

Anna’s maternal grandparents were Richard Claire Beaman (the son of Claire S. Beaman and Mabel Butler) and Rita Evelyn Weirtz (the daughter of Paul L. Weirtz and Mary Elizabeth Bonfield). Paul’s father, Alfonzo Weirtz, was from Leymen, Alsace Lorain, France, and was of ethnic German descent. Paul’s mother, Justina Weber, was Austrian. Anna’s great-grandmother Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Peter Bonfield and Katherine “Kate” Gertrude Hayes, who were both born of Kentucky, and whose parents were all Irish immigrants.

Anna’s matrilineal line can be traced back to her great-great-great-grandmother, Mary Cosgriff, who was born, c. 1836, in Doon, Limerick, Ireland, to John Cosgriff and Mary Land.

Sources: Anna’s maternal grandmother, Rita Evelyn Weirtz, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Anna’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Bonfield – http://records.ancestry.com

Anna’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Bonfield, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Mary Elizabeth Bonfield on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: John Robert Bolton

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland

Date of Birth: November 20, 1948

Ethnicity: Scottish, 1/8th Ashkenazi Jewish, German, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), English

John R. Bolton is an American diplomat and lawyer. He was the 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (from 2005 to 2006), among other positions. John is the son of Virginia Clara (Godfrey) and Edward Jackson Bolton.

John’s paternal great-grandfather was a Russian Jewish immigrant. His other ancestry is Scottish, German, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), and English. John’s religion is Lutheran.

John’s paternal grandfather was John Robert Bolton, Jr. (the son of John Bolton and Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Long). John R. Bolton’s great-grandfather John Bolton was a Russian Jewish immigrant (he is listed as speaking “Yiddish” on the 1920 U.S. Census). Mary was the daughter of Robert Daniel Long, who was of English descent, and of Catherine Schultz Wolf, who was of German ancestry.

John’s paternal grandmother was named Margaret Wood. Margaret was Scottish.

John’s maternal grandfather was John Robert Godfrey (the son of Thomas Harper Godfrey and Idella Elizabeth Gibson). Thomas was born in County Derry, Northern Ireland, to John Godfrey and Martha Thompson. Idella was the daughter of Robert Gibson and Idella Young.

John’s maternal grandmother was Carolyn “Carrie” Francis Adams (the daughter of Napolean Adams and Catherine Virginia Howlett). Catherine was the daughter of William B. Howlett and Elizabeth Waller Teaney.

Sources: John’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

John’s paternal grandfather, John Robert Bolton, Jr., on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John Robert Bolton, Jr. on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

John’s maternal grandfather, John Robert Godfrey, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

John’s maternal grandmother, Carolyn “Carrie” Francis Adams, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: David Callcott

Place of Birth: North Weald, Essex, England, UK

Date of Birth: 9 May 1962

Ethnicity: English, possibly Malaysian

Dave Gahan is an English singer and songwriter. He is the vocalist of English band Depeche Mode. Dave is the son of Sylvia Ruth and Leonard William F. “Len” Callcott. “Gahan” is his stepfather’s surname. Dave was raised under the impression that his mother’s second husband, Jack Gahan, was his biological father.

Dave stated in 1989: “my blood father has Malaysian ancestors”.

Source: http://depechemodebiographie.de

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Date of Birth: April 30, 1944

Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Death: November 5, 2010

Place of Death: Salisbury, Connecticut

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish, Sephardi Jewish (father)
*English, distant Welsh, remote Dutch (mother)

Jill Clayburgh was an American actress. She was married to playwright and screenwriter David Rabe. Among their children is actress Lily Rabe.

Jill’s father was of German Jewish, some Sephardi Jewish (Portuguese Jewish), and a smaller amount of French Jewish, ancestry, with his Sephardi Jewish line having been in the United States since the 1700s. Jill’s mother had English, distant Welsh, and remote Dutch, ancestry.

Jill’s paternal grandparents were Albert Clayburgh (the son of Emanuel Clayburg and Evelina Nones) and Alma Lachenbruch (the daughter of David Lachenbruch and Henrietta Meinhard). Emanuel was a German Jewish immigrant. Evelina was the daughter of Aaron Benjamín Nones and Caroline de Leon, and was of Sephardi Jewish, and a smaller amount of French Jewish, descent. David and Henrietta were of German Jewish origin. Jill’s great-great-great-grandfather, Major Benjamin Nones, was a French Jewish immigrant who fought in the American Revolution.

Jill’s maternal grandparents were Bryan Ripley Dorr (the son of Russell Ripley Dorr and Sarah Louise Bryan) and Edna Evelyn Smith (the daughter of Phineas Mintern Smith and Ella Evelyn Phillips).

Sources: Genealogy of Jill Clayburgh (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Jill Clayburgh (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com