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questor · 01-29-2010, 11:31 AM

AP

- January 29, 2010
Genealogists Say Obama, Sen.-Elect Brown Related

Genealogists said Friday the Democratic president and the newly elected Massachusetts senator, Scott Brown, are 10th cousins.

It was bad enough that President Obama lost his filibuster-proof margin in the U.S. Senate to a Republican. Now it turns out he also lost it to a relative.

Genealogists said Friday the Democratic president and the newly elected Massachusetts senator, Scott Brown, are 10th cousins.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society said Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, and Brown's mother, Judith Ann Rugg, both descend from Richard Singletary of Haverhill, Mass.

He died in 1687 at, for the time, the unusually old age of 102.

"I think it's a really interesting thing, where you have the separation between a Democrat and a Republican, but you have one link," said David Allen Lambert, the society genealogist who co-discovered the connection with colleague Chris Child.

Lambert said the work was aided by prior research about Obama, as well as Brown's cooperation with the society when researchers first contacted him in December.

"I'm glad to be in such distinguished company," Brown said of the findings.

In 2008, the society discovered that Obama is related to seven prior presidents, including George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Lyndon Johnson, Harry S. Truman and James Madison. They also learned he was related to actor Brad Pitt.

Brown, a once little-known state senator, jolted the national political landscape by capturing the Senate seat held for nearly a half-century by late Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy.

The genealogical chart shows that Obama descends from Richard's eldest son, Jonathan Singletary. He later changed his surname to Dunham. Brown, meanwhile, descends from Jonathan's brother, Nathaniel Singletary.

Also on Friday, George Stephanopoulos, co-anchor of ABC News' "Good Morning America" learned he was likely related to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Stephanopoulos underwent DNA testing to promote "Faces of America With Henry Louis Gates Jr.," a four-part series on family histories premiering Feb. 10 on PBS.

Gates told him during Friday's "GMA" show that he's "very likely a maternal cousin with Hillary Clinton."

"Sorry, Secretary Clinton," Stephanopoulos said. "I did not set this up."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...brown-related/

Shooter45 · 01-29-2010, 11:44 AM

Some people will claim kin to anyone.

red14 · 01-29-2010, 12:09 PM

Obamalamadingdong is related to 7 former presidents? Hmmm, adds a little more clarity to why/how he (the 'Chosen One') was elected. That hubbub about, the 'New World Order', sure gets more creedence.

I believe more, and more, every day.

petesusn · 01-29-2010, 01:09 PM

Heck, depending on your beliefs we could all be related.

ampaterry · 01-29-2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by petesusn

Heck, depending on your beliefs we could all be related.

We are, actually -
And not just because of belief in Adam and Eve -
All human beings are inter-fertile.
That only happens through direct relation -

22WRF · 01-29-2010, 04:42 PM

Ooooobaaaaama is more closely related to a monkey

cycloneman · 01-29-2010, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 22WRF

Ooooobaaaaama is more closely related to a monkey

Monkey's A$$ is more like it

I guarendamtee you one thing. He aint got no relation to me. I dont care what anybody says.

Artemus · 01-29-2010, 05:26 PM

If you look back far enough you will find out we are all related.Someone was a naughty girl.lol

Bobitis · 01-29-2010, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Artemus

If you look back far enough you will find out we are all related.Someone was a naughty girl.lol

Can of worms we shouldn't open.

trapperdick · 01-29-2010, 07:35 PM

If I was Brown I'd shoot myself...............

01-29-2010, 11:31 AM	#1
questor V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Slickville, Pa Posts: 388	Genealogists Say Obama, Sen.-Elect Brown Related AP - January 29, 2010 Genealogists Say Obama, Sen.-Elect Brown Related Genealogists said Friday the Democratic president and the newly elected Massachusetts senator, Scott Brown, are 10th cousins. It was bad enough that President Obama lost his filibuster-proof margin in the U.S. Senate to a Republican. Now it turns out he also lost it to a relative. Genealogists said Friday the Democratic president and the newly elected Massachusetts senator, Scott Brown, are 10th cousins. The New England Historic Genealogical Society said Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, and Brown's mother, Judith Ann Rugg, both descend from Richard Singletary of Haverhill, Mass. He died in 1687 at, for the time, the unusually old age of 102. "I think it's a really interesting thing, where you have the separation between a Democrat and a Republican, but you have one link," said David Allen Lambert, the society genealogist who co-discovered the connection with colleague Chris Child. Lambert said the work was aided by prior research about Obama, as well as Brown's cooperation with the society when researchers first contacted him in December. "I'm glad to be in such distinguished company," Brown said of the findings. In 2008, the society discovered that Obama is related to seven prior presidents, including George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Lyndon Johnson, Harry S. Truman and James Madison. They also learned he was related to actor Brad Pitt. Brown, a once little-known state senator, jolted the national political landscape by capturing the Senate seat held for nearly a half-century by late Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy. The genealogical chart shows that Obama descends from Richard's eldest son, Jonathan Singletary. He later changed his surname to Dunham. Brown, meanwhile, descends from Jonathan's brother, Nathaniel Singletary. Also on Friday, George Stephanopoulos, co-anchor of ABC News' "Good Morning America" learned he was likely related to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Stephanopoulos underwent DNA testing to promote "Faces of America With Henry Louis Gates Jr.," a four-part series on family histories premiering Feb. 10 on PBS. Gates told him during Friday's "GMA" show that he's "very likely a maternal cousin with Hillary Clinton." "Sorry, Secretary Clinton," Stephanopoulos said. "I did not set this up." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...brown-related/ -->

01-29-2010, 11:44 AM	#2
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,755	Re: Genealogists Say Obama, Sen.-Elect Brown Related Some people will claim kin to anyone.

01-29-2010, 12:09 PM	#3
red14 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N FLA Posts: 3,915	Re: Genealogists Say Obama, Sen.-Elect Brown Related Obamalamadingdong is related to 7 former presidents? Hmmm, adds a little more clarity to why/how he (the 'Chosen One') was elected. That hubbub about, the 'New World Order', sure gets more creedence. I believe more, and more, every day. __________________ I never argue, I state my opinion, and support my position.

01-29-2010, 01:09 PM	#4
petesusn Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Joaquin Valley, Ca. Posts: 614	Re: Genealogists Say Obama, Sen.-Elect Brown Related Heck, depending on your beliefs we could all be related. __________________ Self Defense: A basic human right The 2nd Amendment, ratified in 1787, refers to the National Guard, which was created 130 years later, in 1917. A man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile...can respond with a great deal of pride and satisfaction, "I served in the U. S. Navy." John F. Kennedy VFW Life Member

01-29-2010, 04:42 PM	#6
22WRF Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pea Ridge, FL Contributor Posts: 4,255	Re: Genealogists Say Obama, Sen.-Elect Brown Related Ooooobaaaaama is more closely related to a monkey __________________ NRA GOA CCRKBA Happiness is a warm barrel

01-29-2010, 05:26 PM	#8
Artemus V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mass. Posts: 358	Re: Genealogists Say Obama, Sen.-Elect Brown Related If you look back far enough you will find out we are all related.Someone was a naughty girl.lol

01-29-2010, 07:35 PM	#10
trapperdick Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Western, Maine Posts: 26	Re: Genealogists Say Obama, Sen.-Elect Brown Related If I was Brown I'd shoot myself...............