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2004 - 800 is a lot longer than 1778(or even 2024) - 1200.


Sure, but that's probably still just sample bias of presidents all being at least mostly anglo-saxon. Probably everyone on the British Isles is related to King John.


Seems unlikely in the 1700’s we’re talking ~20 generations and a population of 8+ million. It’s more believable if we are talking genetics, but ancestry.com is working off of official records.




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