I designate this as speculation because I found this published, but with no real documentation. Therefore, it is fun to speculate. Research is necessary.
FROM: Abell, Horace A.. The Abell family in America : Robert Abell of Rehoboth, Mass., his English ancestry and his descendants, other Abell families and immigrants, Abell families in England. Rutland, Vt.: Tuttle Pub. Co., 1940, p 36-8.
THE LINE OF CHARLEMAGNE
32 CHARLEMAGNE (Charles I), King of the Franks and Roman Emperor. m .. the Swabian Princess, Hildegarde of Savoy.
31 LOUIS I, “le Debonnaire,” Roman Emperor. m. Lady Judith, the Fair Maid of Bavaria, dau. of Guelph I, Duke of Bavaria
30 CHARLES II, “the Bald,” King of France. m. Hermintrudis, dau. of Odo, Count of Orleans.
29 LOUIS II, “le Begue,” King of France. m. Adelheida.
28 CHARLES III, ”le Simple,” King of France. m. Edgina, dau. of Edward the Elder, King of England, son of Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons in England.
27 LOUIS IV, “d’Outre Mer,” King of France. m. Princess Gerberga, dau. of Henry I, Auceps, the Emperor.
26 GERBERGA, Princess of France. m. Albert I, Count of Vermandois, son of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois
25 HERBERT III, Count of Vermandois. m. Ermengarde de Bourgones ..
24 OTHO, Count Qf Vermandois. m. Princess Patia.
23 HERBERT IV, Count of Vermandois. m. Lady Adelaide of Valois.
22 ADELHEID, Countess of Vermandois. m. Prince Hugh Magnus, Count of Vermandois, son of Henry I, King of France.
21 LADY ISABEL DE VERMANDOIS, Countess of Vermandois. m. Sir Robert de Beaumont, Count of Muellent, Earl of Leicester, Lord of Bellomont.
20 Sir ROBERT DE BEAUMONT II, “le Bossu,” 2nd Earl of Leicester, Lord of Breteuil and Poci. m. Lady Amicia, dau. of Ralph de Gaude (Waer) II, Lord of Breteine, Earl of Norfolk.
19 Sir ROBERT DE BEAUMONT III, 3rd Earl of Leicester, Knight, Steward of England. m. Lady Petronilla, dau. of Hugh de Grantmesnil.
18 LADY MARGARET DE BEAUMONT. m. Saire de Quincey, MAGNA CHARTA SURETY, Earl of Winchester.
17 ROBERT DE QUINCEY. m. Helen, dau. of Llewellyn.
16 MARGARET DE QUINCEY. m. John de Lacie, MAGNA CHARTA SURETY, Earl of Lincoln, Baron of Halton, Lord of Pontefract and Blackburnshire.
15 MAUD DE LACIE. m. Richard de Clare, 8th Earl of Clare, Hertford and Gloucester, son of Gilbert de Clare, MAGNA CHARTA SURETY, son of Richard de Clare, MAGNA CHARTA SURETY.
14 GILBERT DE CLARE, 9th Earl of Clare and Gloucester. m. Princess Joan de Acre, dau. of Edward I, King of England.
13 MARGARET DE CLARE. m. Hugh d’Audley, Earl of Gloucester.
12 MARGARET D’AUDLEY. m. Ralph de Stafford, Baron of Stafford, Original Knight of the Garter.
11 JOAN DE STAFFORD. m. John de Cheriton, Baron of Cheriton, Lord Chamberlain to the King.
10 LADY ISABEL DE CHERLTON. m. John de Sutton, Baron Sutton of Dudley.
9 JOHN DE SUTTON, Baron Sutton of Dudley. m. Lady Joan Clinton.
8 JOHN DE SUTTON, Baron Sutton of Dudley. m. Constance Blount, dau. of Walter Blount.
7 JOHN DE SUTTON, Baron Sutton of Dudley, Knight of the Garter. m. Lady Elizabeth Berkeley, dau. of Sir John Berkeley of Beverstone.
6 JANE DE SUTTON. m. Thomas Mainwaring, of Ightfield, co. Shropshire, son of William Mainwaring and his wife Margaret, dau. of John Warren.
5 CICELY MAINWARING. m. John Cotton, of Cotton, co. ShroP5bire, Esquire 1500, son of William Cotton and his wife Agnes, dau. of Philip Young.
4 Sir GEORGE COTTON, Knight and esquire of the body to King Henry VIII. Grantee of Combermere, co. Cheshire, 1541. m. Mary Onley, sister to John Onley, of Catesby, co. Northampton.
3 RICHARD COTTON, Esquire, of Combermere, co. Cheshire. m. Jane Seylyard, dau. of William Seylyard, of London, and his wife Jone, dau. of Sylvester Todd.
2 FRANCES COTTON. m. George Abell, Esquire, of Stapenhill, co. Derby and of Remington, co. Leicestershire, son of Robert Abell, of Stapenhill, co. Derby. (See No. 3.)
1 ROBERT ABELL, of Stapenhill, co. Derby and of Rehoboth, Mass. Emigrated to New England in 1630. (See No. 4.)
Note: The Line of Charlemagne was compiled from various sources, largely from Your Family Tree, Browning’s Americans of Royal, Descent and Magna Charta Barons and Burke’s publications. It is presented, for whatever it may be worth, as of possible interest to readers.