The Custis children’s names were absent for good reason: They were not blood-related to George Washington at all. They would appear on a separate family tree only for the Custis family, into ...

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

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 ...

Genetic analysis has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother ... cross-cousin marriages in the Washington family tree.

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

Genetic analysis has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger ... by multiple cross-cousin marriages in the Washington family tree.