Royal Families: Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry. Volume Three: Samuel Appleton and His Wife Judith Everard and Five Generations - Paperbackby Marston Watson (Author) Thousands of Americans are direct descendants of Samuel Appleton (1586 1670) of Ipswich, Massachusetts, who had royal and noble connections to William the Conqueror, and of his wife Judith Everard, whose ancestors included William's sister Adelaide, as well as Louis IV, King of the Franks. Following the format of "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register," this third volume of Marston Watson's "Royal Families"