According to the following sites, the founder of Microsoft is a descendant of Henry Whitney: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi? op=GET&db=craigsharrow&id=I584642 http://www.wargs.com/other/gates.html This is the line: Henry Whitney John Whitney & Elizabeth Smith Elizabeth Whitney & Joseph Keeler Silas Keeler & Abigail Elmer/Elmore Lydia Keeler & Jeremiah Keeler Polly Keeler & George Phillips Brush Emeline Keeler Brush & Harvey Woodworth Louisa May Woodworth & Thomas George Maxwell James Willard Maxwell & Belle Oakley James Willard Maxwell & Adele Thompson Mary Maxwell & William Henry Gates William Henry "Bill" Gates III (or IV) I can't vouch for the accuracy of this, and Gary Boyd Roberts has a source that shows Polly Keeler's mother as Ruth, not Lydia: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/education/articles/research/ special_guests/gary_boyd_roberts/61_659_461.asp But if it checks out, we can number Mr Gates with Norman Rockwell and the presidents Bush among the notable descendants of Elizabeth & Joseph Keeler. Cheers, Ron Kyser