Chris, As I think I mentioned before, for those Brooks descended from Reuben Brooks of Bethel, Vermont, they are descended from Ann Marbury Hutchinson, who links back to English royalty, and makes one distant cousins of FDR and the Bushes. L. [Mr.] Lynn E. Brooks, Digital Scan Center Information Technology Services Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-9331 202-707-9632 FAX: 202-707-0955 >>> Christopher Brooks <[email protected]> 02/14 8:05 AM >>> Good morning, Passing this along from today's RootsWeb Review. ============================== 1b. PRESIDENTIAL TIES --------------------- George Washington, known as the father of his country, did not father any children. Washington is, however, related to four of his successors: Franklin Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, George Bush, and George W. Bush. They all descended from a 15th-century English couple, Henry SPENCER and Isabella LINCOLN. The five U.S. presidents you are most likely to be related to are: Richard Nixon, Franklin Roosevelt, Millard Fillmore, Rutherford Hayes, and William Howard Taft. Anyone with early New England ancestry is probably related, though perhaps distantly, to five or six of the presidents. However, you never know where those twisted roots and branches will go. For example, former President Jimmy Carter and Elvis Presley are sixth cousins once removed -- both descendants of 1709 Palatine (German) immigrants Valentine PRESLAR and his wife, Anna Christiana FRAMSE. You might discover a president perched upon your family tree by exploring the Ahnentafels (ancestor tables) compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts that are available at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/presidents/ ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== NO ATTACHMENTS or HMTL to the list, please.