Presidential connection

Previously, I played a few songs from an album in honor of George Washington, the first president of the United States.

I'm extremely proud to claim this great man as my cousin.

We share descent from William WARNER (1540-1611) and Alice HUNT (1541-1600) of Norfolk, England. They were Washington's 4th great-grandparents, and my 12th-- making us 5th cousins 8 times removed.

Washington's ancestral line: William WARNER (1540-1611) > Thomas WARNER (b. 1580) > Augustine WARNER I (1610-1674) > Augustine WARNER II (1642-1681) > Mildred WARNER (1671-1701) > Augustine WASHINGTON (1694-1743) > George WASHINGTON (1732-1799).

My ancestral line: William WARNER (1540-1611) > Samuel WARNER (1560-1589) > William WARNER (1585-1648) > Abigail WARNER (1614-1671)> Thomas WELLS (1647-1734)> Abigail WELLS (1683-1753)> David BARTLETT (1713-1796)> Priscilla BARTLETT (1756-1832) > Priscilla DAVIS (1798-1828) > Sophia H FITTS (1823-1880) > Mary O PURINTON (1851-1898) > Frank B PALMER (1888-1958) > Dorothy E PALMER (1918-1984) > S HOWES (1937-1999) > Me.

Comments

[Ryan O.]

George Washington! I wrote a column once about our town's "Washington Oak", named for George Washington when he passed through town during his presidency. It stood for centuries until it came down during Hurricane Gloria in 1985.

I love looking into famous relations. My wife's family has many. Most recently, I connected one of her lines to William Shakespeare. I haven't been able to tie my own lines to anyone famous - though there is a family story that we're somehow connected to Henry VIII.

[Z]

Hi, Karen! I saw you at AOW's and said "Hey, she's back!" Honestly, I thought you'd stopped blogging...sorry!
I just can't imagine much more thrilling than being related to Geo. Washington! I'm so Armenian ALLL the way back ;-( I envy you!

[Karen K]

Ryan, what a shame about that tree. Can you imagine the history it mut have "seen"? And being connected to the Bard is nothing to sneeze at!

Z, great to see you (HUGS). Yes, I was very happy to find this connection, as you can imagine, ha. The only reason I can go back so far on my mother's mother's side of the family is that they've been here in since the 1600's. My father's Irish and Jewish family is a different story... can't go back past my great-grandparents on my paternal grandfather's side, so I sympathize.