Ancestry of Colonel
Robert Gould Shaw
U.S. Civil War leader of film “Glory” fame
The family tree for Colonel Robert Gould Shaw is still in progress.
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
George Herbert
8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)
14th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Ralph Shirley
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir William Longespee
Ali Wentworth
TV Actress and Comedienne
16th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Thomas Jefferson
3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
14th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan
Thomas Jefferson
3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
18th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun
Warren Buffett
Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
18th cousin 3 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere
Samuel Prescott
Completed Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
16th cousin 2 times removed
via Eleanor of Castile
Samuel Prescott
Completed Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
15th cousin 3 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere
Samuel Prescott
Completed Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
14th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan
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