Geneology

hotbtminla

Amusing/interesting AP story today on tracing the bloodlines of the 3 Presidential candidates.

The Associated Press: Obama Related to Pitt, Clinton to Jolie

Anybody have someone notable in their distant family trees that they know of?

I'm too much of a math moron to figure out sixth cousins once removed, though from what I understand I'm 3rd or 4th cousins with Mark Wahlberg and have some blood-connection to South American revolutionary Bernardo O'Higgins. Go me!

Exit, pursued by a bear. - Stage direction from "The Winter's Tale" by William Shakespeare

TattooedMamaMeg

I don't know of anyone famous that I'm related to, but that was kinda cool to read.

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. - Mahatma Ghandi

Pecker

Daniel Boone

Today's The Onion headline:
Rubik's Cube Solved With Hammer

hottcjimmyv

Supposedly Henry II through one of the many many many bastards he sired, so I think I can still nail Prince Harry and it technically doesn't count as incest! Woohoo!

Gillette

My mother has published several genealogy books. According to her research I'm Prince Charle's cousin 27 times removed.

And still, no tiara.

The best a man can get.

wi_sugargrl

If "the legend" is true (meaning I have all of my links correct which I doubt), then I'm Queen Elizabeth II's 22nd cousin once removed (my common ancestor would have been Edward I). Then with that connection I would be descended from everyone - William the Conqueror, Charlemagne, etc.

Closer to today's times, nobody really famous. I have 7 Revolutionary War ancestors however. If you haven't already guessed - I'm really into genealogy - it's a kind of sickness LOL.

Sugar

Slant

It's interesting stuff all right. I am in fact directly related to this guy:

Abel Tasman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Tasman surname is all throughout my family and my grandparents are from the very same town as him. Nothing too glamarous, but it is a very direct bloodline.

6'5''/215/brown/green/8x5.5 cut.

whatireallywant

I'm also related to Daniel Boone...so I might be related to Pecker, too.

Biology is not destiny.

http://www.amazon.com/Same-Differenc...2927035&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Myths-Gender-B...2927063&sr=1-1

wi_sugargrl

Well, you're most definately cousins!

wi_sugargrl

Cool - do you have your direct line back to him? I looked at the GenForum for the Tasman name and there's not much there.

Sugar

simcha

I'm related to Ben Franklin... Direct lineage. Of course, there are thousands of us who are related to Ben Franklin by direct lineage in Britain, France, and here in the USA.

"I am fucking through being diplomatic with people your age who continue to act like children." - mindseye

hotbtminla

And Gillette and hottcjimmyv would be related as well, what being royals and all... hmm, this might turn out to be an even more interesting thread than I thought!

Oh Slant, you devil you.

Exit, pursued by a bear. - Stage direction from "The Winter's Tale" by William Shakespeare

wi_sugargrl

Hey what about me? Actually, if you think about it, we're all related. Twisted isn't it!

Skull Mason

zeus

wordizbond!

tripod

That shit is hilarious!!! 27th and 22nd cousins once removed, Daniel Boone, Ben Franklin. I usually find that most people's genealogies are filled with errors and are more based on self importance than actual facts. You guys might want to do some more unbiased research into the subject... 27th and 22nd cousins once removed is laughable. You guys might be legit, but the chances are not in your favor... most everyone that lives in the U.S. are descended from ordinary serfs and common folk.

TheBomb