The Royal Thread

I never imagined my family tree would carry both crowns and chains. What began as a quiet curiosity became a spiritual calling-to trace the threads of my ancestry and honor every name, whether royal, enslaved, Native, or forgotten. In this memoir, I uncover noble titles and heraldic roles, including my ancestor Dr. William Thomas Harvey, who served as Clarencieux King of Arms under Tudor monarchs.
I follow the lineage through Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, and into colonial Virginia, where privilege met contradiction. My family includes magnates and merchants, earls and heiresses-but also enslaved children who petitioned for freedom, and Native matriarchs like Jane Gibson of the Shakori Tribe. I carry the blood of Lady Frances Annesley and Frances Evans. I descend from Alfred the Great and from those who were denied greatness.
My story is not about claiming titles-it's about restoring dignity. It's about memory, truth, and the convergence of power and perseverance. The Royal Thread is more than genealogy. It's a spiritual remembrance stitched from verified charts, ancestral echoes, and emotional clarity. I offer it as a legacy keepsake-for my family, for those who came before me, and for every reader seeking connection in their own lineage.