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Bush
Current regionSouthern
Place of originUnited States
MembersSamuel P. Bush, Prescott Sheldon Bush, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush
Connected familiesWalker family, Pierce family
Estate(s)Bush compound
The Bush family: President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush, and former President George H. W. Bush sit surrounded by family in the Red Room (White House) on January 6, 2005, together to celebrate the senior couple's 60th wedding anniversary. Also pictured are, from left, Georgia Grace Koch, Margaret Bush, Walker Bush, Marvin Bush, Jenna Bush, Doro Bush, Barbara Pierce Bush, Robert P. Koch, Pierce Bush, Maria Bush, Neil Bush, Ashley Bush, Sam LeBlond, Bobby Koch, Nancy Ellis LeBlond, Jeb Bush, Jr., former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Mandi Bush, George P. Bush, and Columba Bush)

Originating in Orange, New Jersey, the Bush family in the 20th century became an accomplished political family in the United States, including across three generations a U.S. Senator, two Governors, one Vice President and two Presidents. Many other family members have been successful bankers and businessmen. George Herbert Walker and Barbara Bush have been married for 63 years, holding the record for the longest married presidential couple. Peter Schweizer, author of a biography of the family, has described the Bushes as "the most successful political dynasty in American history."[1] The Bush family is of primarily English and German descent, in addition to small amounts of Welsh, Scottish, Irish, French, Italian, Dutch, Moravian, Belgian, Norman, and Swedish descent.[2][3][4]

Family tree

The following is a selective family tree of notable members of the modern Bush family:

Obadiah Newcomb BushHarriet Smith
James Smith BushHarriet Fay
Samuel P. BushFlora Sheldon
Prescott Sheldon BushDorothy Wear WalkerRobert Sheldon BushMary Eleanor BushMargaret Livingston BushJames Smith Bush
Prescott Sheldon Bush Jr.George H. W. BushBarbara PierceNancy Walker BushJonathan James BushWilliam Henry Trotter Bush
George W. Bush Laura Lane WelchPauline Robinson Bush John Ellis "Jeb" BushColumba Garnica Gallo Neil Mallon BushSharon Smith Marvin Pierce BushDorothy Walker Bush
Barbara Pierce BushJenna Welch BushHenry Chase HagerGeorge Prescott BushJohn Ellis "Jebby" Bush, Jr.Noelle Lucila BushLauren BushPierce BushAshley Bush
The George Bush family in the early 1960s. In the front row, from left to right, stand Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, and Jeb Bush. In the back row are Dorothy Bush, George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, and George H. W. Bush

Ancestors

Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, George H.W. Bush, Laura Bush, and George W. Bush watch tee ball on the White House lawn.

Patrilineal line

  • Richard Bush (c. 1696 – 1732) in Bristol, Plymouth Colony) is believed to be the earliest known patrilineal member of the Bush family in North America.
  • Obadiah Newcomb Bush (January 28 1797–1851) was the son of blacksmith Timothy Bush, Jr. and Lydia Newcomb, and was born in Penfield, New York on January 28, 1797. He left home during the War of 1812 and married Harriet Smith (1800-1867) (Cambridge, New York, May 12, 1800 - Cincinnati, Ohio, June 21, 1867), the daughter of Dr. Sanford Smith (1760-1815) (Stonington, Connecticut, February 27, 1760 - Scipio, New York, June 15, 1815) and his wife Priscilla Whippo Smith (1763-1838) (Cambridge, New York, c. 1763 - Pottstown, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1838), in Rochester, New York on November 8, 1821. He and his wife had seven children. Through his son Reverend James Smith Bush (1825-1889), he is the great-great-grandfather of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and the great-great-great-grandfather of President George W. Bush. In Rochester, Obadiah was employed as a schoolmaster and was also a well known abolitionist. He served as vice president of the Anti-Slavery Society and was on a committee to nominate candidates for justice of the peace. His brother Henry, a manufacturer of stoves, was also well known for his involvement in abolitionist activities. He was a participant in the Underground Railroad, and even petitioned the New York State Legislature to secede from the Union in a protest against slavery. The Rochester Daily Advertiser accused him of encouraging "anarchy." Eventually Obadiah, Henry and possibly another brother or two went off to find their fortunes in the California Gold Rush of 1849. After two years of toiling in California he began passage home, by ship, to retrieve his family in New York. He died, however, aboard ship and was given a sea burial. According to the book The Faith of George W. Bush: "[He] left his home during the War of 1812, became a schoolmaster, then caught gold fever and left for California during the Gold Rush of 1849. Two years later, he tried to return home to reclaim his family and take them west. He died in the attempt, though, and was buried at sea. leaving his wife and seven children alone in Rochester, New York."

Other notable relatives

  • Måns Andersson (died c. 1677), a Swedish immigrant believed to be among the earliest ancestors of the Bush family in North America.
  • Anne Hutchinson (1591–1643), a Massachusetts religious dissident, was an 11th–generation ancestor of Samuel P. Bush through his mother Harriet Fay.[5] The same family line makes the Bushes distant cousins of Presidents George Washington, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge.
  • George Bush (1796–1859), a biblical scholar who wrote a book Life of Mohammed, was a cousin of Obadiah Bush.
  • Jonathan Fairbanks (born 1595) who first built the Fairbanks House, the oldest house in North America.[6] He is also an ancestor of William Howard Taft[7], Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks[8] and the father and son Governors of Vermont Erastus Fairbanks and Horace Fairbanks[9].
  • Rev. John Lathrop - ancestor of Samuel P. Bush via his mother Harriet Fay. This same line makes the Bushes cousins to President Ulysses S. Grant as well as Benedict Arnold, among many, many others.
  • Thomas Hinckley - ancestor of Dorothy Walker, wife of Prescott Bush. Governor of the Plymouth Colony.
  • Thomas Mayhew - ancestor of Flora Sheldon and all her descendants. Established the first settlement of Martha's Vineyard.
  • Philip Sherman - ancestor of Flora Sheldon, wife of Samuel P. Bush. One of the founders of Rhode Island.
  • Charlemagne - President Bush is descended from Charlemagne eight, possibly nine, times. Two of his "gateway" ancestors were Anne Hutchinson and Robert Livingston the Elder.[10]
  • Strongbow - The Bushs are descendants of this Norman, a descendant of Vikings who settled in Normandy, who led the Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland in the 12th Century. Strongbow was not Celtic, being a French-speaking Norman.[3]
  • Robert Bolling Early American Settler who fathered Robert Bolling Jr, a Bush ancestor during his first marriage and was later had children with Jane Poythress, the grand daughter of Pocahontas. These children were Pocahontas' only surving great grand children. As a result, all members of the Bush family are related to all descendants of Pocahontas (but the Bushes are not themselves related to Pocahontas).

Connections to other prominent families

George H.W. Bush with son George W. Bush, 2008

Walker family

George Herbert "Bert" Walker (1875–1953) was a wealthy American banker and businessman. His daughter Dorothy married Prescott Bush, making him the grandfather of the 41st President George H. W. Bush and the great-grandfather of the 43rd President George W. Bush.

Fish family

Samuel Prescott Bush married Flora Sheldon, who had a common ancestor with the Fishes (e.g. Hamilton Fish) and the Keans (e.g. Thomas Kean). Their common ancestor was the famed Robert Livingston the Elder.[11]

See also: Fish and Kean family

Pierce family

First Lady Barbara Bush (née Pierce), the wife of George H.W. Bush (the 41st President of the United States) and the mother of George W. Bush (the 43rd President), is descended from a second cousin of Franklin Pierce (14th President). Through this family they are also connected to the royal House of Lorraine. [11]

Other Presidents

Current President George W. Bush is related to other presidents as well as Pierce, to whom he is also related on his father's side via Daniel Brewer. He is also a cousin of Fillmore (via Millards), Lincoln (via Gilmans), Grant (via Lathrops). Hayes (via Smiths, Footes, Parmelees, and Huckinses), Garfield (via Wheelers, Carpenters, Cookes, Warrens, Holbrooks, and Arnolds), Cleveland (via Smiths and Stanleys), Theodore Roosevelt (via Schuylers), Taft (via Holbrooks, Thayers, Haywards, Cookes, Footes, Ravenses, Waterses, and Shermans), Coolidge (via Phillipses, Hortons, Garnseys, Pulsiphers, Ravenses, Richardsons, Moores, Bulkeleys, and Morses), Hoover (via Brookses, Reades, Wheelers, Richardsons, and Shermans), Franklin Roosevelt (via Beekmans, Hutchinsons, Popes, Jenneys, Richardses, Palgraves, Lathrops, and Howlands), Nixon (via Lippincotts, Footes, Traverses, Morses, and Howlands), and Ford (via Vanderburghs, Wheelers, Marvins, Gilmans, and Howlands).[11]

Kerry family

George W. Bush and his opponent in the 2004 U.S. Presidential election John Kerry share a common ancestor in Edmund Reade (1563-1623) and his wife Elizabeth Cooke. Bush and Kerry are 9th cousins, twice removed.[12]

Sir Winston Churchill

Current President George W. Bush is related to Winston Churchill three ways: through the Coes of NY, the Sumners of Mass., and the Shermans of RI (linking them to the Baldwin, Hoar & Sherman family).[11]

The Mayflower Pilgrims

President George W. Bush is also descended from Mayflower passengers John Howland, John Tilley, Henry Samson, and probably Francis Cooke. [11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Joseph Curl (January 20 2005). "Rise of 'dynasty' quick, far-reaching". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2006-11-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Ancestry of George W. Bush (b. 1946)
  3. ^ a b The "Bush is descended from Strongbow
  4. ^ Bush Family Has Impressive Lineage
  5. ^ Richard W. Field. "Notable Families Having Multiple Connections". Retrieved 2006-10-26.
  6. ^ Lineage as follows: Jonathan (born 1595) to his son Jonathan (born 1628) to his son Jeremiah (born 1674) to his daughter Mary who married Richard Bush and together had Timothy Bush (born 1728). The lineage continues with Timothy's son Timothy Bush, Jr. (born 1761) to his son Obadiah Newcomb Bush(born 1791) to his son James Smith Bush (born 1825) to his son Samuel P. Bush (born 1863) to his son Senator Prescott Bush to his son President George H. W. Bush who is George W. Bush's father.
  7. ^ Lineage as follows: Jonathan (born 1595) to his son George (born 1619) to his daughter Mary who married Joseph Daniels and together they had a son Eleazer (born 1681). It continues through his son David to his daughter Cloe who married Seth Davenport and together had a child Anna. Anna married William Torrey whose son Samuel had a daughter Louisa. Louisa married Alphonso Taft and together they had President William Howard Taft.
  8. ^ Lineage as follows: Jonathan to his son Jonas to his son Jabez to his son Joshua to his son Luther to his son Luther to his son Loriston Monroe who was the father of Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks.
  9. ^ Lineage as follows: Jonathan to his son John to his son Joseph to his son Joseph to his son Ebenezer to his son Joseph to his son Governor Erastus Fairbanks to his son Governor Horace Fairbanks.
  10. ^ Relationship
  11. ^ a b c d e William Addams Reitwiesner. "Ancestry of George W. Bush". Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  12. ^ David Paul Kuhn (2004-03-04). "Bush, Kerry & Hefner: Odd Cousins". CBSNews.com. Retrieved 2006-10-26.

Further reading

External links

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