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Ms Berry:
Here is the gist of a story told by Americus Jehu Stokely, my great grandfather, to lady Ruth Odell in 1938. Ms Odell is the author of "Over The Misty Blue Hills," a history of Cocke Country and its people. According to Americus Jehu, an ancestor of the original Jehu Stokely was present when the so-called Spanish Armada sought to invade England in the summer of 1588. As the story goes, this ancestor may have been an admiral and his name may have been Samuel Stokely. In any event, the Spanish Armada was repulsed—as historians have well documented—and Queen Elizabeth I was said to have been so pleased with the exploits of Samuel Stokely during this time of national emergency that she rewarded him by making him a baron and by giving him the hand of her first cousin in marriage. Therefore, according to the story, royal blood has flowed in Stokely veins ever since, and each branch of the family names a son “Royal” so that the story is kept fresh.
Perhaps you have heard this story already. I am a direct descendant of the first Jehu Stokely to reach the colonies around the time of the Revolutionary War, and I have dabbled in the family's history for a while now. If you have any questions that you think I can help you with, don't hesitate to get in touch.
Bob Lee
Annapolis, Maryland
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