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My grandmother is a descendant of immigrants who came to the United States in the early 1900s.
Actor Treat Williams--who is authentically so named--is a direct descendant of Robert Treat Paine, a signer of the Declaration Of Independence.
Yes, they are a lineal descendant. You share a common ancestor in a direct line. You are her grandparent.
The ancient Macedonians stated that they were the descendant of the Argives, the oldest tribe and most real Greeks who were the leading people in the time of Homer's poetry. The Macedonians claimed direct descent from Agamemnon and the other Argive kings.
Haile Selassie, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, is often claimed to be a direct descendant of King David through a lineage established by the Solomonic dynasty. According to Ethiopian tradition, this lineage traces back to the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. However, the historical accuracy of these claims is debated among scholars, as the genealogical connections are based more on legend and tradition than on verifiable historical evidence.
If your ancestors are from Asia, outside of the Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh), there is a 1 in 50 chance that you are a direct descendant of Genghis Khan.
No, Babur was not a direct descendant of Alexander the Great. Babur was a descendant of Timur, also known as Tamerlane, who was a Turkic-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire. Alexander the Great lived and conquered the area much earlier than the Timurids.
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