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

An investigation at a cemetery uncovered skeletal remains belonging to some of George Washington’s relatives. The remains of Washington’s family members were located in unmarked graves. In 1999, an ...

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Another key component was DNA from a living descendant of Samuel Washington. By comparing the descendant’s pristine DNA with degraded, centuries-old DNA in bone fragments, the scientists uncovered ...