Famous Kin of
Noah Webster
Published first American Dictionary
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William Robbins Barnes
Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
2nd cousin 3 times removed via John Webster
Clint Eastwood
TV & Film Actor and Director
2nd cousin 7 times removed via Samuel Steele
Robert Treat Paine
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
3rd cousin 1 time removed via Richard Treat
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
3rd cousin 2 times removed via Katherine Chapin
General George B. McClellan
Union Army - U.S. Civil War
3rd cousin 3 times removed via William Bradford Jr.
Levi Parsons Morton
22nd U.S. Vice-President
3rd cousin 3 times removed via Samuel Marshfield
J.P. Morgan, Jr.
American Banker and Philanthropist
3rd cousin 4 times removed via William Bradford Jr.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd U.S. President
3rd cousin 4 times removed via Samuel Marshfield
Gilbert Clifford Noble
Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
3rd cousin 4 times removed via Katherine Chapin
Henry Sturgis Morgan
Co-Founder of Morgan Stanley
3rd cousin 5 times removed via William Bradford Jr.
Hugh Hefner
Founder of Playboy Magazine
3rd cousin 5 times removed via William Bradford Jr.
Frederick Upton
Co-Founder of Whirlpool Corporation
3rd cousin 5 times removed via Samuel Marshfield
Julia Child
American Chef, Author and TV Personality
3rd cousin 5 times removed via William Bradford Jr.
Peter Fonda
TV and Movie Actor
3rd cousin 5 times removed via William Bradford Jr.
Warren Buffett
Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
3rd cousin 6 times removed via Katherine Chapin
Christopher Reeve
Movie Actor
3rd cousin 6 times removed via William Bradford Jr.
David Hyde Pierce
Stage, TV, and Movie Actor
3rd cousin 6 times removed via William Bradford Jr.
John Adams Morgan
1952 Olympic Sailing Gold Medalist
3rd cousin 6 times removed via William Bradford Jr.
Bill Weld
68th Governor of Massachusetts
3rd cousin 6 times removed via Katherine Chapin
Anna Gunn
TV and Movie Actress
3rd cousin 8 times removed via William Bradford Jr.
J.P. Morgan
American Banker and Art Collector
4th cousin 2 times removed via Samuel Chapin
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Astronomer and Aviation Pioneer
4th cousin 3 times removed via Richard Treat
Ellen Louise (Axson) Wilson
First Lady of President Woodrow Wilson
4th cousin 3 times removed via Samuel Chapin
Richard Warren Sears
Co-Founder of Sears, Roebuck, & Co.
4th cousin 3 times removed via Alice Carpenter
Willis Carrier
Inventor of Air Conditioning
4th cousin 4 times removed via Richard Treat
Elisabeth Shue
TV and Movie Actress
4th cousin 5 times removed via Richard Treat
Nancy (Davis) Reagan
First Lady of President Ronald Reagan
4th cousin 6 times removed via Richard Treat
Kate Upton
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model
4th cousin 6 times removed via Richard Treat
Eliphalet Remington
Founder of Remington Arms Company
5th cousin 2 times removed via Alexander Carpenter of Wrington, Somersetshire
Jordana Brewster
TV and Movie Actress
5th cousin 7 times removed via Alexander Carpenter of Wrington, Somersetshire
Marie-Chantal Miller
Crown Princess of Greece
5th cousin 7 times removed via Alexander Carpenter of Wrington, Somersetshire