[SuzanneC]

Well, I don't know about your math (not questioning it, just don't know), but I'm related to both Bush and Kerry. Having a significant number of relatives from the beginning of this country (first relative landed in 1623), I'm related to several presidents, various politicians and such. I sure am impressed with myself. LOL

[Trashyhill]

Are you related to President Bush through the Andrews line?

[Polybius]

....I'm related to several presidents, various politicians and such. I sure am impressed with myself. LOL

This summer, we travelled to Spain and I decided to finally do the full geneological reseach on my paternal line.

We met the current owners of our ancestral 16th century "casa solar" (manor house) who asked me if I could decipher the stone coat of arms on the house. One quatering of the coat of arms was of an unknown family. It had a crowned letter "M" surrounded by 7 fish.

Once I was back in the USA, I started doing Google searches of every maternal surname in the geneolgy including the surname "Bahamonde".

"Bahamonde" was it: A crowned "M" with seven silver fish surrounding it within a red border.

I even got a hit for an illustration of the Bahamonde arms in Google that showed it in the upper right-hand quarter of somebody's coat of arms:

So, the coat of arms I hit on Google would have belonged to a distant cousin.

Who was that cousin?

Escudo de armas de Francisco Franco Bahamonde

Ooooops. : - o

[madison10]

My family arrived (one branch anyway) in 1640,Martha's Vineyard. Probably related to YOU, Bush & Kerry. Bunch of good that "blue blood" is doin' me.

"Sure am impressed with myself." Cute! ;)