DNA analysis has identified descendants of George Washington from unmarked graves in Charles Town, West Virginia. The study used DNA from 200-year-old bones to trace the lineage of Washington's long-lost grandnephews. The findings shed light on the family history of the first U.S. president.
Cruising through genealogy records and Revolutionary War landgrants I just found one that was assigned! Probably @CaseyMericle or @REExchangor ancestors 😂
More than a century later, George Washington's family secrets are revealed by a DNA test. https://t.co/3kxVwn3wfF
Unearthing who and Y at Harewood Cemetery and inference of George Washington’s Y-chromosomal haplotype https://t.co/o5TH5xfGat
Genetic analysis has shed light on a mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his kin. https://t.co/Ma0zYRSUbV
A historical mystery about the final resting places of George Washington’s younger brother, Samuel, and Samuel’s family has been partially solved thanks to a DNA study. https://t.co/8iDsCusY5E
Remains of George Washington's long-lost grandnephews are identified using DNA https://t.co/IoAWpn4svl https://t.co/4jO2tiMkUW
Really cool stuff going on at AFDIL. Identification of GW's family members from unmarked graves. Unearthing who and Y at Harewood Cemetery and inference of George Washington’s Y-chromosomal haplotype https://t.co/XMSxT39om5
George Washington family secrets revealed by DNA from unmarked 19th century graves https://t.co/B84Qvr43MV
Unmarked Remains in West Virginia Are Actually George Washington's Descendants https://t.co/xZatnwu5io https://t.co/1GtM9X3Mdf
George Washington Family Members Identified in DNA Analysis of Remains From Unmarked Graves https://t.co/VSpwPajIhE
One of the founding fathers of US: Unearthing who and Y at Harewood Cemetery and inference of George Washington’s Y-chromosomal haplotype https://t.co/dYBttKUOtq
Remains of George Washington's long-lost grandnephews are identified using DNA from 200-year-old bones found in unmarked graves https://t.co/Gsi2hw0p9C https://t.co/ukavRToybn
George Washington's descendants identified in DNA study of unmarked remains https://t.co/Bk0fc3Ubgl
DNA study IDs descendants of George Washington from unmarked remains in Charles Town, West Virginia. Read more in @iScience_CP: https://t.co/AvOt3XwTGB #DoverAirForceBase Courtney Cavagnino https://t.co/w1HVpZKEUy