I wonder how many Obama has.
When I tried to find out if I was related to SP, I learned that there was a possibility that I was related to 0bama instead. :(
My seventh great uncle was Brigadier General Francis Marion aka “The Swamp Fox”—I’m a descendant of his brother (Marion had no children). Does that count? I tell my kids that and they just say “so what”.
Wow is right. I am behind her 100%
Doesn’t sound like any of my ancestors but I noticed the name Custiss. Wasn’t that name associated with Washington and Lee, tho I think spelled with one “S”.
Basically, so what? Anyone whose family was in America back then will have lots of ancestors who took part in the Revolution, not necessarily all on the ‘right’ side. It’s an interesting datum, but it doesn’t say anything about Palin.
Generally when you are related to one, you are related to a bunch because they married into each others’ families. Of course you have to prove that they actually served in the Rev. War — didn’t just live here during the Rev. period.
Sarah’s all seem to be from the Northeast. Mine are all from VA. I have a couple of cousins who keep track of all that and who are active in the DAR. I think I have at least 6 that are known.
Another wrinkle in the stew is age. You may have had ancestors living here at the right time, but unless they were the right age to serve, it doesn’t count. My mother’s Swedish ancestors were all the wrong age — tooold, or too young. They weren’t British (Tory) sympathizers, but they were children, girls, or old men at that time.
WOO HOO! She’s a cousin!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Genealogy is all based on the dubious assumption that over hundreds of years not one of the wives “jumped the fence.”
Statistically speaking, that is highly unlikely.
Genealogy is all based on the dubious assumption that over hundreds of years not one of the wives “jumped the fence.”
Statistically speaking, that is highly unlikely.
It doesn’t mean a whole lot but I think it’s a bit interesting that Sarah Palin is my 8th cousin (3 times removed) and George W. Bush is my 9th cousin (2 times removed). Two of my 4th Great Grandfathers served in the Revolution....Boyce Kimball who was in the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment and Peter Wagner who was a Lt Col in the Tryon NY Militia and who survived the Battle of Oriskany NY.
My great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather Franz Sigrist, later “Englishized” to Francis Sechrist, volunteered and served in the Revolutionary Army, according to Prowell’s two volume History of York County, PA.