George Washington's descendants identified in DNA study of unmarked remains

George Washington family secrets revealed by DNA from unmarked 19th century graves

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George Washington family secrets revealed by DNA from unmarked 19th century graves

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George Washington family secrets revealed by DNA from unmarked 19th century graves

Genetic analysis has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his kin.

DNA study IDs descendants of George Washington from unmarked remains, findings to aid service member IDs going back to World War II

New DNA sequencing technologies have identified the historical remains of George Washington's grandnephews, Samuel Walter Washington and George Steptoe Washington Jr., and their mother, Lucy Payne Washington, from unmarked, fragmentary bones left at the Harewood family cemetery in Charles Town, West Virginia, in the mid-1800s.

Unmarked Remains in West Virginia Are Actually George Washington's Descendants

Twenty-five years ago, a team of researchers excavated a cemetery in West Virginia hoping to find George Washington’s little brother. Five graves were unearthed, and after testing small bones retrieved from these burial sites, tentative identities have been assigned. A new DNA analysis has now certified three sets of…Read more...

George Washington's descendants identified in DNA study of unmarked remains

The method used in the research could help identify the remains of service members lost around the world in past conflicts.