Holy Blood?

Much speculation has abounded in recent years around the so called 'holy blood line' first reported on in the book Holy Blood, Holy Grail. The line preportedly began with a child born to Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Soon after the crucifixion Mary fled to France where the line was carried by the Frankish King Merovech and the subsequent Merovingian dynasty. Today the most 'sacred' or pure branches of the line (ie those with the most male descendents) are said to survive in Europe under secret society protection. Fascinatingly there is good evidence for a direct and reasonably pure line from the Merovingians to one Nancy Lee Broadhurst (late) of the U.S. The 'holy' pedigree from Merovech to Nancy Lee may be traced as follows - with a possible, and more pure direct line presented on the right:

The Broadhurst lineage of Nancy Lee is as follows: Charles Sloan Broadhurst was born 22 March 1886 in Goldsboro, NC. An accountant by profession he committed suicide on 9 October 1928. Charles' father was David Jon Broadhurst born 1 March 1844. He died 19 Aug 1916. He had a brother William G. Broadhurst. David Jon's and William's father was Jon Broadhurst born 1797. He died in 1845. Jon Broadhurst's father was William Broadhurst, an immigrant from Cheshire, England, who married Sarah Tagg in St. George's Hanover Square, London in 1756.

Additional Notes:
(1) Nancy Lee married Edwin Franklin Wooten 7 Jul 1956 and had a son David Robert Wooten b. 9 Aug 1958. He is a heraldry expert from Arkansas. (2) In the book Holy Blood, Holy Grail, the surviving 'pure' descendents were named as Pierre Plantard de Saint-Clair, Alain Poher, Henri de Montpézat (consort to the Queen of Denmark) and Otto von Hapsburg.

Principal Sources:
http://alignment2012.com/pharamond.html
http://davidwu10.drivinthebus.com