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Show JEFFRIES DESCENDANT FROM NOBLE BLOOD John Jeffries of Edinborough Traces Genealogy-of Family. BY JAMES DAHLGREN. Special Cable to Tho Tribune. LONDON. Jan. 22. James J. Jeffries, tho American prize fighter, who wllUmcet Jack Johnson on July 4 for the heavyweight heavy-weight championship of tho world, has noble blood In his veins. Pugilist Jeffries Is the descendant of an English lord. This discovery was made today by John Jeffries of Ecllnborougli," who has been delving fnto the genealogy of tlie Jeffries family. In addition to being a descendant of a noblo family of England, the blood of the family of Judge Jeffries, the noted avenger aven-ger of Lord Monmouth's rebellion, runs in his veins. Mr. Jeffries 'of Edlnborough was in London Lon-don today and announced this world-startling world-startling news. "ThcAinerlcan Jeffries Is a direct descendant de-scendant of Lord Jeffries." said he. "Lord Jefrics war. a. brother of tho hanging Judge Jeffries, who dcilt out death sentences by the .hundreds to tho followers of Lord Monmouth during the reign of dames, II. Lord Jeffries had seven 50ns, six of whom wero well-known Jacobites. Afler the Monmouth rebellion they fled to Virginia, which was then an English colony. They married, and the former heavyweight champion con trace his direct deacent to ono of these." |