***-----Original Message----- ***From: Scottsfamilytree@aol.com [mailto:Scottsfamilytree@aol.com] ***Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 1:12 AM ***To: MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com ***Subject: [MFLR] President Bush *** *** ***Hi, Who checks Presidents Bush's validity into the Mayflower, as ***well as his ***famous royal ancestors. ***I am related to him on the Francis Cooke side. Hi Scott, There is an article in volume 41 of the Mayflower Descendant by Gary Boyd Roberts, author of several books including_Ancestors of American Presidents_(NEHGS, 1995), titled "The Mayflower Descents of President George Herbert Walker Bush, First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush, and Vice President James Danforth Quayle." In this article Roberts includes details on the Mayflower lines of these people and says that he considers the Cooke line for President Bush to be likely, but unproven. The Tilley/Howland line is considered proven. This information was current in 1991, and what applies to the elected President Bush presumably applies also to the appointed President Bush, who would also have his mother's line from Henry Sampson. Roberts mentions that while he is not aware of any near relations of President Bush having joined the Mayflower Society, information of the lines in the article was gathered by the foremost experts including Caroline Lewis Kardell and Bette Bradway.

--- Harlow Chandler <chandler@firstva.com> wrote: "and what applies to the elected President Bush presumably applies also to the appointed President Bush" An incorrect statement. Both Bushes were, in every sense of the word, "elected." Most informed folks are aware of that. I thought we were to stick to Mayflower-related information? Why the cheap shot? Only one of the Thirty Million, Denise P.S. I still love you Harlow. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

My apologies to Denise and anyone else who may have been troubled by my careless comment. I am unsubscribing. I hope this thread will end now. ***-----Original Message----- ***From: Denise [mailto:hence@rocketmail.com] ***Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 8:10 AM ***To: MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com ***Subject: RE: [MFLR] President Bush *** *** *** ***--- Harlow Chandler <chandler@firstva.com> wrote: *** ***"and what applies to the elected President Bush presumably applies also ***to the appointed President Bush" *** *** ***An incorrect statement. Both Bushes were, in every sense of the word, ***"elected." Most informed folks are aware of that. *** ***I thought we were to stick to Mayflower-related information? Why the ***cheap shot?