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Ancestry Reveals Taylor Swift's Connection With Emily Dickinson. NBC reports that Taylor Swift has been found to be a distant relative of legendary American poet Emily Dickinson. On March 4, genealogy company Ancestry revealed that Swift is Dickinson's sixth cousin, three times removed. "Swift and Dickinson both descend from a 17th century English immigrant (Swift’s 9th great-grandfather and Dickinson’s 6th great-grandfather who was an early settler of Windsor, Connecticut)." "Taylor Swift’s ancestors remained in Connecticut for six generations until her part of the family eventually settled in northwestern Pennsylvania, where they married into the Swift family line." Ancestry statement, via 'TODAY'. NBC points out that prior to this announcement, Swift has publicly referenced the 19th century poet. In 2022, Swift mentioned Dickinson while receiving the Songwriter-Artist of the Decade Award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International. "If my lyrics sound like a letter written by Emily Dickinson’s great-grandmother while sewing a lace curtain, that’s me writing in the Quill genre." Taylor Swift, via NBC. Other connections have been drawn to Swift's ninth studio album 'Evermore,' which was announced in 2020 on December 10, which happens to be Dickinson's birthday. NBC reports that this is not the first time that Ancestry has found connections between American icons. Hanks portrayed in 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'. In 2019, the genealogy company found that Tom Hanks was related to late children's TV host Mister Rogers, whom. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT