Hi Phil, I had heard of the George Bush thing, in fact I have seen not only the line you indicate, but a completely separate line as well. But where have you seen any other Presidents or Harriet Beecher Stowe mentioned? I've never heard anything about them, and I doubt if anyone else has either [or perhaps I lead a sheltered life <g>] Bob Fay >snip< From: "Phil Palen" <tarboxinc@utec.net> [FAY] Harriet Beecher Stowe? >Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 12:38:20 -0500 > >Hello Bob: > >No, it's not wild speculation. The Fays and Bushes are related. Here is >how: > >George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States, is the son >of Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-?). George's grandparents were Samuel >Prescott Bush (4 OCT 1863 - 8 FEB 1948) and Flora Sheldon. George's great >grandparents were James Smith Bush (15 JUN 1825, Rochester, NY - 11 NOV >1889, Ithaca, NY) and Harriet Eleanor Fay. That is where the lines >intersect. > >I am not a genealogist and am afraid I cannot be of much help with requests >for information. I would refer the above question to www.genforum.com , >then get the Bush Family Genealogy Forum and go to message #860, posted 27 >JUN 1999 by Charles H. Bush. He quotes LDS as his source. > >Perhaps a dedicated Fay researcher will point you to the other presidential >links. They all have in common a connection to old New England families. > >Good luck! > >Phil Palen > > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com