1) Isildur was descended from Elros, the first king of Númenor. In turn, Elros was descended from Elu Thingol and Melian, as well as the Fathers of Men.
2) Aragorn is Arwen's sixty-somethingth cousin.
3) Elves are the "firstborn", and were really first. The Ents awoke (allegedly) at the same time (or a tiny bit before). Treebeard is the "oldest being in Middle-earth" only because all the Elves keep getting killed off in wars. Ilúvatar conceived of the Elves before Yavanna conceived of the Ents.
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