| Relative |
| Forebear |
| Foregoer |
| Precursor |
| Forerunner |
| Forefather |
| Progenitor |
| Family tree entry |
| Family-tree V.I.P. |
| Family tree listing |
| One with descendants |
| Kunta Kinte, to Haley |
| Someone up in a tree? |
| Genealogical discovery |
| Great-grandfather, e.g. |
| Great-grandmother, e.g. |
| One known for forbearance |
| Victoria, to Prince William |
| Great, great granddad, for one |
| Old member of the family —no traces (anag) |