20 August 2009

Did You Vote For Cousin Sarah?

My shared ancestry with Sarah Palin includes Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower; she descends from Stephen Hopkins' son Giles and I descend from his daughter Constance. Ms. Palin has several Mayflower ancestors; Stephen and Constance are my only known Mayflower ancestors.

William Backus is another shared ancestor (although not shown on Sarah Palin's linked ancestry above). Sarah Palin's "Backus" line ends with Sarah Backus (she listed on Sarah's ancestry) who married Edward Culver:

William Backus m. ___
William Backus m. Elizabeth Pratt
Sarah Backus m. Edward Culver

My descent from William Backus(1) is through his children, both Stephen Backus and Sarah Backus:

William Backus m. ____
Stephen Backus m. Sarah Spencer
Timothy Backus m. Sarah Post
John Backus m. Joanna Cleveland
John Backus m. Jerusha Baker
John Backus m. 4 times (my ancestor possibly Hannah Fuller)
Laura Backus m. Thomas P. Richmond

William Backus m. _____
Stephen Backus m. Sarah Spencer
Timothy Backus m. Sarah Post
Rebecca Backus m. William Baker
Benjamin Baker m. Jerusha Parrish
Jerusha Baker m. John Backus

William Backus m. ____
Sarah Backus m. John Reynolds
Sarah Reynolds m. John Post
Sarah Post m. Timothy Backus
John Backus m. Joanna Cleveland


There is also a possible link to the John Strong/Abigail Ford ancestors of Sarah Palin, but that line (of mine) is not proven. Princess Diana was a descendant of John & Abigail (Ford) Strong, too.

I accidentally found this information while "Googling" about another subject.

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