Obituary Collection
Alexander Hamilton

Famous Kin of
Alexander Hamilton

1st U.S. Secretary of the Treasury



There may be many relationships between Alexander Hamilton and each of the following Famous Kin. Only some of the closest relationships are displayed.

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John Napier, Mathematician

John Napier

Mathematician and Inventor of Logarithms


4th great-grandfather to Alexander Hamilton


Sir William Wallace

Sir William Wallace

Scottish Knight "Braveheart"


3rd cousin 17 times removed via Sir Reginald de Crawford and Margaret de Loudoun


President Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

26th U.S. President


12th cousin 1 time removed via Joan Beaufort


President Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

3rd U.S. President


12th cousin 2 times removed via John of Gaunt and Katherine Roet


Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady of President Franklin D. Roosevelt


12th cousin 2 times removed via Joan Beaufort


General Robert E Lee

General Robert E. Lee

Army of Northern Virginia


14th cousin via King Robert II of Scotland


John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams

6th U.S. President


14th cousin via John of Gaunt and Catherine Roet


Meriwether Lewis

Meriwether Lewis

Lewis & Clark Expedition


14th cousin via John of Gaunt and Catherine Roet


Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Author and Activist


14th cousin 1 time removed via Robert II, King of the Scots


Middleton Family Coat of Arms

Catherine "Kate" Middleton

Duchess of Cambridge


14th cousin 7 times removed via John of Gaunt and Catherine Roet


Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden

Accused Murderess


15th cousin 4 times removed via Richard FitzAlan and Eleanor of Lancaster


Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

16th U.S. President


17th cousin 2 times removed via King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile


Charlemagne

Charlemagne

King of the Franks


32nd great-grandfather to Alexander Hamilton