Birth Name: Stephanie Marie McMahon
Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 24, 1976
Stephanie McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter and executive, professional wrestler, and businessperson. She is the Chief Brand Officer of WWE. She is the daughter of Vince McMahon and Linda McMahon, who are professional wrestling promoters and performers in WWE. Her brother, Shane McMahon, is also a professional wrestling executive and performer in WWE. She is married to professional wrestler, actor, and Executive Vice President to WWE, Triple H, with whom she has three children. She has also been credited as Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and Stephanie McMahon-Levesque.
Stephanie’s parents were born in North Carolina. Both of Stephanie’s parents have English, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish, and Welsh ancestry. Stephanie’s father also has German ancestry. Her mother also has remote Dutch ancestry. Both of Stephanie’s parents have roots in North Carolina going back to the 1700s.
Stephanie’s paternal grandfather was professional wrestling promoter Vincent J. McMahon who was born in Manhattan, New York. Her paternal great-grandfather was professional wrestling and professional boxing promoter Roderick ‘Jess’ McMahon.(the son of Roderick McMahon and Elizabeth Dowling). Jess was born in Manhattan, New York. His parents were Irish, with his father being from Galway and his mother from County Kilkenny. Stephanie’s paternal great-great-grandfather Roderick was the son of Owen McMahon and Mary. Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard Dowling and Catherine Grass.
Stephanie’s paternal great-grandmother, Rose Davis (the daughter of Eugene H. Davis and Edith Moon) was born in New York. Eugene was the son of Joseph D. Davis and Mary Ann Ripley, who were from Massachusetts, and were of Colonial American (English) descent. Edith was the daughter of Samuel F. Moon and Margaret Christina Gardner. Stephanie’s paternal seventh great-grandfather, Paulus Mohn/Muhn, emigrated from Germany to Colonial New York. Stephanie’s paternal fifth great-grandfather, Paulus Moon, had children with Margaret Murphy/Murphay. Margaret was of Irish descent. Stephanie’s paternal ninth great-grandfather, John Law, emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland to Colonial Massachusetts.
Stephanie’s paternal grandmother, Victoria Hanner, was born in South Carolina. Stephanie’s paternal great-grandfather was Orpheus William Hanner (the son of John George Hanner and Mary Alvery Kirkman). Orpheus was born in North Carolina. John was the son of Orpheus Smiley Hanner and Margaret Elizabeth Goldston. Mary was the daughter of John Calhoun Kirkman and Elizabeth Della Stone.
Stephanie’s paternal great-grandmother was Victoria Kennedy (the daughter of Andrew McDonald Kennedy and Sarah Elizabeth Fountain). Victoria was born in South Carolina. Andrew was the son of Andrew Jackson Kennedy and Nancy Frances Moore. Sarah was the daughter of John Fountain. Stephanie’s fourth great-grandparents William James Kennedy and Ann O’Cain had Irish heritage. Her paternal seventh great-grandparents, Andrew Hannah and Elizabeth Smith, emigrated from Scotland to Colonial Pennsylvania. Another set of maternal seventh great-grandparents, John Doak and Mary Wilson, emigrated from Northern Ireland to Colonial Virginia. Stephanie’s paternal fifth great-grandfather, Eli Coble/Kobel, was born in North Carolina, to parents of German descent. Stephanie’s paternal eighth great-grandfather, John Rosser, emigrated from Wales to Colonial Virginia. Many of Stephanie’s other maternal ancestors were English immigrants to Colonial America.
Stephanie’s maternal grandparents, Evelyn and Henry Edwards, were born in North Carolina. Henry’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to John Edwards and Jane, who emigrated to Colonial North Carolina from Wales. Stephanie’s maternal great-grandfather was Joseph Edwards (the son of Edwin Edwards and Matilda Bass). Joseph was born in North Carolina, and had English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, Irish, and remote Dutch, ancestry. Matilda was the daughter of Bedredon Bass and Nancy.
Stephanie’s maternal great-grandmother was Annie Jackson (the daughter of Sampson Jackson and Lucinda Bass). Annie was born in North Carolina, and had English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. Lucinda was the daughter of Bright Bass and Sallie. Stephanie’s third great-grandfathers Bedredon and Bright were brothers, making her great-great-grandparents first cousins.
Stephanie’s maternal great-grandfather, Lester Strickland (the son of Andrew Strickland and Ida), was born in North Carolina, and had English, Welsh, Scottish, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish ancestry. Lester’s paternal ancestry can be traced back to Edmund Strickland, who emigrated to Colonial Connecticut from England in the 1600s. Stephanie’s maternal great-grandmother, Pearl Ammons (the daughter of Joseph Ammons and Effie), was born in North Carolina, and had English, Welsh, Irish, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish ancestry.
Stephanie’s maternal tenth great-grandmother, Hester Van Vorst, was the daughter of Dutch immigrants, Jacobus Van Vorst and Saertje Fonda, through whom Stephanie is very distantly related to the Fonda family of actors.
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