Famous Kin of
George Hamilton
TV and Movie Actor
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Jane (Appleton) Pierce
First Lady of President Franklin Pierce
4th cousin 5 times removed via Gov. Simon Bradstreet
Nicholas Gilman
Signer of the U.S. Constitution
4th cousin 5 times removed via Edward Gilman
Robert Townsend
Member of the Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution
4th cousin 6 times removed via Robert Titus
Bathsheba (Ruggles) Spooner
First woman executed for murder in U.S. by non-British government
4th cousin 6 times removed via Gov. Thomas Dudley
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American “Fireside” Poet
5th cousin 4 times removed via Gov. Simon Bradstreet
Edmund Waller
English Poet and Politician
5th cousin 11 times removed via John Brome
Susan B. Anthony
Women's Rights Advocate
6th cousin 3 times removed via John Titus
Salmon P. Chase
Sec. of Treasury and Namesake of JP Morgan Chase
6th cousin 3 times removed via Edward Gilman
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
6th cousin 3 times removed via Gov. Simon Bradstreet
John Wellborn Root
1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition Architect
6th cousin 4 times removed via William Carpenter
Catherine Parr
6th Wife of King Henry VIII
6th cousin 13 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Anne Boleyn
2nd Wife of King Henry VIII
6th cousin 14 times removed via Sir John Howard
Catherine Howard
5th Wife of King Henry VIII
6th cousin 14 times removed via Sir John Howard
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
Principal character of film Glory portrayed by Matthew Broderick
7th cousin 3 times removed via Gov. Thomas Dudley
Tennessee Williams
Author of A Streetcar Named Desire
8th cousin 1 time removed via Edward Gilman
Grace Slick
Singer, Songwriter - Jefferson Airplane
8th cousin 1 time removed via Obadiah Wheeler Jr.
Mark David Chapman
Assassinated John Lennon
8th cousin 1 time removed via Obadiah Wheeler Jr.
James Taylor
Singer-Songwriter
8th cousin 1 time removed via Obadiah Wheeler Jr.
Leverett Saltonstall
55th Governor of Massachusetts
8th cousin 1 time removed via Edward Gilman
Dr. H. H. Holmes
Serial Killer aka “Devil in the White City”
8th cousin 2 times removed via Gov. Thomas Dudley
Edith (Carow) Roosevelt
First Lady of President Theodore Roosevelt
9th cousin 1 time removed via Edward Gilman
Amy Grant
Christian/Pop Singer and Songwriter
9th cousin 1 time removed via John Titus
John Adams Morgan
1952 Olympic Sailing Gold Medalist
9th cousin 1 time removed via Gov. Thomas Dudley
Kate Upton
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model
9th cousin 2 times removed via John Titus
George W. Bush
43rd U.S. President
10th cousin 1 time removed via William Carpenter
Jeb Bush
43rd Governor of Florida
10th cousin 1 time removed via William Carpenter
John Cena
Movie Actor and WWE Pro Wrestler
10th cousin 1 time removed via Susannah
Sarah Palin
9th Governor of Alaska
10th cousin 2 times removed via Edward Gilman
Rev. George Burroughs
Executed for Witchcraft, Salem 1692
10th cousin 10 times removed via Sir John Howard
Sir Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
11th cousin 1 time removed via Thomas Thorne
Lt. Gen. James Brudenell
Leader of the “Charge of the Light Brigade”
12th cousin 4 times removed via John Brome
Charles Carroll
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
12th cousin 6 times removed via Sir Hugh Shirley
Helen (Herron) Taft
First Lady of President William H. Taft
13th cousin 3 times removed via John Brome
Francis Scott Key
Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”
14th cousin 4 times removed via Sir Hugh Shirley
Fletcher Christian
Leader of the mutiny on the Bounty
14th cousin 5 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Abigail (Smith) Adams
First Lady of President John Adams
14th cousin 6 times removed via Sir John Marmion
Thomas Jefferson
3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
14th cousin 6 times removed via Sir John Howard
Richard Henry Lee
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
15th cousin 4 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
15th cousin 4 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
John Quincy Adams
6th U.S. President
15th cousin 5 times removed via Sir John Marmion
Henry Lee III
9th Governor of Virginia
15th cousin 5 times removed via Sir John Howard
Meriwether Lewis
Lewis and Clark Expedition
15th cousin 5 times removed via Sir John Marmion
John Marshall
4th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
15th cousin 5 times removed via Sir John Howard
Caesar Rodney
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
15th cousin 6 times removed via William de Odingsells
Charles A. Pillsbury
Co-Founder of C.A. Pillsbury Co.
16th cousin 3 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Charles Darwin
Theory of Evolution
16th cousin 3 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Thomas Sim Lee
2nd and 7th Governor of Maryland
16th cousin 3 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Lewis Carroll
Author of Alice in Wonderland
16th cousin 3 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
General Robert E. Lee
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
16th cousin 4 times removed via Sir John Howard
Thomas Nelson
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
16th cousin 5 times removed via William de Odingsells
Abraham Baldwin
Signer of the U.S. Constitution
16th cousin 5 times removed via William de Odingsells
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology or Medicine
17th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Hugh Shirley
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom
17th cousin 2 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
William Howard Taft
27th U.S. President
17th cousin 2 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Edward Lloyd V
13th Governor of Maryland
17th cousin 2 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Fitzhugh Lee
40th Governor of Virginia
17th cousin 3 times removed via Sir John Howard
Robert Treat Paine
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
17th cousin 4 times removed via William de Odingsells
Benedict Cumberbatch
Movie, Television and Stage Actor
18th cousin 1 time removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd U.S. President
18th cousin 2 times removed via Sir John Marmion
John D. Rockefeller
Founder of the Standard Oil Company
18th cousin 2 times removed via Sir John Howard
Edith (Bolling) Wilson
First Lady of President Woodrow Wilson
18th cousin 2 times removed via Sir John Howard
Stephen A. Douglas
Participated in Lincoln-Douglas Debates
18th cousin 3 times removed via William de Odingsells
William C. C. Claiborne
1st Governor of Louisiana
18th cousin 3 times removed via William de Odingsells
Camilla Parker Bowles
Duchess of Cornwall
19th cousin via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Sandra Day O'Connor
First Female U.S. Supreme Court Justice
19th cousin via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Lou (Henry) Hoover
First Lady of President Herbert Hoover
19th cousin 1 time removed via Sir John Howard
Guy Ritchie
British Filmmaker
19th cousin 1 time removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Sarah Ferguson
Duchess of York
19th cousin 1 time removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Kit Harington
TV Actor - “Game of Thrones”
19th cousin 1 time removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
Catherine Middleton
Duchess of Cambridge
19th cousin 2 times removed via Sir John Grey of Rotherfield
William Rufus Day
36th U.S. Secretary of State
19th cousin 2 times removed via William de Odingsells
J.P. Morgan, Jr.
American Banker and Philanthropist
20th cousin 1 time removed via William de Odingsells
Joseph Wharton
Founder of the Wharton School of Business
20th cousin 1 time removed via William de Odingsells
Barbara (Pierce) Bush
First Lady of President George H.W. Bush
21st cousin via William de Odingsells
George Hamilton photo by Angela George (CC BY-SA 3.0)
