Ancestry of
Grace Slick
Singer, Songwriter - Jefferson Airplane
Who is Grace Slick?
Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing) is an American singer and songwriter who is best known as one of the lead singers for the rock bands Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship. She was nominated for a Grammy award as Best Rock Female vocalist in 1981 for her solo album Dreams. In 1996 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Famous Kin
Grace Slick is a direct descendant of Mayflower passengers Myles Standish and William White. She has a number of presidential kin including, but not limited to, Millard Fillmore, Calvin Coolidge, James Garfield, Abraham Lincoln, and Ulysses S. Grant. Grace also has a connection to the current royal family through a common ancestor with Princess Diana.
Family Facts
The Whitman Massacre
Perrin Beza Whitman is the 2nd great-grandfather of Grace Slick. In 1843, when he was still a boy, his father consented to him heading west with his uncle Dr. Marcus Whitman. Perrin Beza Whitman was with Dr. Whitman when he led the first large party of wagon trains along the Oregon Trail. He helped his uncle establish a mission among the Cayuse tribe and learned much in the ways of the Indians and their languages.
In 1847, a measles epidemic wiped out all of the Cayuse children and half of the adults. Suspecting that the Whitman's were responsible, the Cayuse slaughtered Dr. Whitman, his wife and 12 other settlers in what became known as the Whitman Massacre. Young Perrin Whitman was not present when the massacre took place and learned about it almost two weeks later when a friendly Nez Perce native came to warn him that the Cayuse had put a bounty of a hundred head of horses for his scalp. Five of the Cayuse would eventually surrender and be hanged for their part in the Whitman Massacre.
Perrin Beza Whitman would go on to be the Indian agent and interpreter at the Lapwai Agency in Nez Perce County, Idaho. His respect among the Nez Perce was such that when the U.S. government tried to establish a treaty with them in 1865, the Nez Perce would not even consider the subject of a treaty without first summoning Perrin Whitman to be present. It was upon the successful completion of the treaty that Perrin Whitman was made an official interpreter for both the Indian department and war department.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Grace Slick
Nat Faxon
Actor, Comedian, Director and Screenwriter
11th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Whitman
George Herbert
8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)
8th cousin 4 times removed
via William Allen
View entire list of famous kin for Grace Slick
Please note: The ancestor reports on this website have been compiled from thousands of different sources, many over 100 years old. These sources are attached to each ancestor so that you can personally judge their reliability. As with any good genealogical research, if you discover a link to your own family tree, consider it a starting point for further research. It is always preferable to locate primary records where possible. FamousKin.com cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy and reliability of these sources.