Famous Kin of
Sally Ride
1st American Woman in Space
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Abigail (Smith) Adams
First Lady of President John Adams
9th cousin 7 times removed via Thomas Stradling
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American “Fireside” Poet
10th cousin 6 times removed via Thomas Stradling
Major John Pitcairn
British Commander at Battle of Lexington
10th cousin 10 times removed via John of Gaunt
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
11th cousin 5 times removed via Thomas Stradling
Thomas Jefferson
3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
12th cousin 6 times removed via James Touchet
Thomas Nelson
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
12th cousin 8 times removed via John of Gaunt
Princess Diana
Princess of Wales
13th cousin 2 times removed via Sir Edward Stradling
Sir Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
13th cousin 2 times removed via Sir Edward Stradling
John Kerry
68th U.S. Secretary of State
13th cousin 2 times removed via Sir Edward Stradling
Henry Lee III
9th Governor of Virginia
13th cousin 5 times removed via James Touchet
John Marshall
4th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
13th cousin 5 times removed via James Touchet
Meriwether Lewis
Lewis and Clark Expedition
13th cousin 7 times removed via John of Gaunt
Robert Treat Paine
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
13th cousin 7 times removed via John of Gaunt
Lt. Gen. James Brudenell
Leader of the “Charge of the Light Brigade”
13th cousin 7 times removed via John of Gaunt
William Ellery
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
13th cousin 8 times removed via Sir Warin Trussell
Caesar Rodney
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
13th cousin 8 times removed via Edward III of England
Prince William
Duke of Cambridge
14th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Edward Stradling
John Adams Morgan
1952 Olympic Sailing Gold Medalist
14th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Edward Stradling
General Robert E. Lee
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
14th cousin 4 times removed via James Touchet
Zachary Taylor
12th U.S. President
14th cousin 6 times removed via John of Gaunt
Charles Darwin
Theory of Evolution
14th cousin 6 times removed via John of Gaunt
Lytton Strachey
Author and Co-Founder of Bloomsbury Group
14th cousin 6 times removed via John of Gaunt
Robert Townsend
Member of the Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution
14th cousin 7 times removed via Sir Warin Trussell
Fitzhugh Lee
40th Governor of Virginia
15th cousin 3 times removed via James Touchet
Joseph Wharton
Founder of the Wharton School of Business
15th cousin 4 times removed via Sir William Stradling
Samuel Prescott
Completed Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
15th cousin 6 times removed via Sir Warin Trussell
George Mason
Father of the U.S. Bill of Rights
15th cousin 6 times removed via Edward III of England
Benedict Cumberbatch
Movie, Television and Stage Actor
16th cousin via Thomas Stradling
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom
16th cousin 2 times removed via James Touchet
Edith (Bolling) Wilson
First Lady of President Woodrow Wilson
16th cousin 2 times removed via James Touchet
Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
16th cousin 4 times removed via John of Gaunt
Francis Scott Key
Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”
16th cousin 4 times removed via John of Gaunt
John D. Rockefeller
Founder of the Standard Oil Company
16th cousin 4 times removed via John of Gaunt
Johnny Mercer
Songwriter and Co-Founder of Capitol Records
16th cousin 4 times removed via John of Gaunt
James Russell Lowell
American “Fireside” Poet
16th cousin 4 times removed via John of Gaunt
Julia (Ward) Howe
Author of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”
16th cousin 5 times removed via Sir Warin Trussell
Upton Sinclair
Pulitzer Prize Winning Novelist
17th cousin 1 time removed via James Touchet
Barbara (Pierce) Bush
First Lady of President George H.W. Bush
17th cousin 2 times removed via Sir William Trussell
General George S. Patton
U.S. Army - World War II
17th cousin 3 times removed via John of Gaunt
Alan Turing
WWII Codebreaker of Nazi Enigma Machine
17th cousin 3 times removed via John of Gaunt
Marilyn Monroe
Actress, Model, and Singer
18th cousin 1 time removed via Sir William Stradling
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Singer and Songwriter
18th cousin 1 time removed via James Touchet
Camilla Parker Bowles
Duchess of Cornwall
18th cousin 2 times removed via John of Gaunt
William H. Macy
TV and Movie Actor
18th cousin 2 times removed via John of Gaunt
General Douglas MacArthur
U.S. Army - World War II
18th cousin 3 times removed via Sir Warin Trussell
Catherine Middleton
Duchess of Cambridge
19th cousin 1 time removed via John of Gaunt
Sandra Day O'Connor
First Female U.S. Supreme Court Justice
19th cousin 1 time removed via John of Gaunt
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology or Medicine
19th cousin 1 time removed via John of Gaunt
Kit Harington
TV Actor - “Game of Thrones”
19th cousin 1 time removed via John of Gaunt
Cara Delevingne
Fashion Model and Movie Actress
19th cousin 1 time removed via John of Gaunt
Bill Weld
68th Governor of Massachusetts
19th cousin 1 time removed via John of Gaunt
Alice (Lee) Roosevelt
First Wife of President Theodore Roosevelt
20th cousin 1 time removed via Edward III of England
Charlie Munger
Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
20th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Warin Trussell
General George C. Marshall
Author of “The Marshall Plan”
20th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Warin Trussell