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Jeb Bush

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Jeb Bush

43rd Governor of Florida


Who is Jeb Bush?

Jeb Bush was the 43rd Governor of Florida. He is the son of former President George Herbert Walker Bush, and brother of former President George Walker Bush. Jeb Bush was born in Midland, Texas, is married to Mexican native Columba Garnica Gallo, and speaks fluent Spanish.

Famous Kin

Jeb Bush has numerous kinships to other presidents, historical figures, Hollywood entertainers, and royalty. One of the more interesting connections is that with both President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney, who fought it out in the 2012 Presidential election.

It has been said that almost one third of all Americans can claim kinship to Jeb Bush. This is because Jeb Bush has New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern ancestry dating back to 17th century colonial America. According to genealogist Gary Boyd Roberts, author of Ancestors of American Presidents, the ancestry of Jeb Bush's parents, President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Pierce, is pretty evenly divided between these groups which is why so many Americans, including other Presidents, can claim kinship to them.

Family Facts

Mayflower Descendant

One of the most important events in American history is the arrival of the Mayflower at Cape Cod in 1620. Jeb Bush is a direct descendant of Mayflower passengers Henry Samson and Francis Cooke. Henry Samson was a 16 year old teenager in the custody of his uncle Edward Tilley when he made the voyage. Edward Tilley died that first winter in New England, but Henry Samson survived. Francis Cooke was 37 when he made the voyage with his 13 year old son John. Francis was among those who signed the Mayflower Compact in 1620. They were joined by the rest of their family when Francis's wife and children arrived in 1623 aboard the ship Anne.

Jeb Bush and the Boston Tea Party

While Jeb Bush may not be loved by the Republican conservative Tea Party movement, his family did play a role in the original event from which the Tea Party derived its name. Jeb Bush is a direct descendant of Samuel Howard who on December 16, 1773, along with other “Sons of Liberty,” boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped over 300 chests of tea into the water. Over half a century later, this event would come to be known as the Boston Tea Party.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Jeb Bush

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Kate Brown

38th Governor of Oregon

10th cousin 1 time removed
via Edward Bangs

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Kate Brown

38th Governor of Oregon

21st cousin
via Sir John Howard

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

11th cousin 1 time removed
via Rev. John Lothrop

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

10th cousin 1 time removed
via Henry Samson

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

11th cousin
via Gov. Thomas Mayhew

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

12th cousin
via Thomas Dexter

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

10th cousin 2 times removed
via John Chipman

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

11th cousin 1 time removed
via George Bowers

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Kate Brown

38th Governor of Oregon

13th cousin
via John Howland

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Kate Brown

38th Governor of Oregon

11th cousin 2 times removed
via Edward Frost

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

20th cousin
via Henry Plantagenet

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

19th cousin 2 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Ralph de Stafford

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

19th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Robert de Holland

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

10th cousin 2 times removed
via Rev. Edward Bulkeley

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

18th cousin 2 times removed
via John de Mowbray

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Philip le Despencer of Goxhill, Lincolnshire

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

8th cousin 3 times removed
via Thomas Richards

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Edward Bangs

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir John de Mowbray

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Mark Gordon

33rd Governor of Wyoming

11th cousin 1 time removed
via Wolston Child

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Mark Gordon

33rd Governor of Wyoming

17th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Walter Hungerford

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Mark Gordon

33rd Governor of Wyoming

9th cousin
via John Bridge

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir John de Mowbray

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William Henry Burleigh

Poet and Journalist

18th cousin 2 times removed
via Henry Plantagenet

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