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Rand Paul

Ancestry of
Rand Paul

U.S. Senator from Kentucky


Who is Rand Paul?

Rand Paul is a U.S. Senator from Kentucky and is the son of Ron Paul, a former U.S. Congressman from Texas. Rand Paul is a Republican and a member of the Tea Party movement. He is frequently described as being a libertarian, supporting individual liberty and keeping the size of the government to a minimum.

Tomb of Lion Gardiner

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Family Facts

Rand Paul has strong ancestral ties to Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. His 3rd great-grandfather Paul Davis drowned in the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh.

On his father's side, most of Rand Paul's ancestors arrived in the 19th century from either Germany or Ireland. On his mother's side, his ancestral roots go as far back as 17th century New York.

His 12th great-grandfather was Lion Gardiner. Gardiner traveled from Holland to London where in 1635 he sailed on the Bachelor to New England. Lion Gardiner was a military engineer who was hired to build a fort at the mouth of the Connecticut River. He built and then became commander of Fort Saybrook.

Rand Paul also had another ancestor who arrived in New England in 1635. William King, along with his wife Dorothy and their children, sailed to New England aboard the Marygould and settled in Salem, Massachusetts. William and Dorothy King were his 12th great-grandparents.

Famous Kin

As of the Summer of 2014, Rand Paul is considered by some to be a front runner among those seeking to be the Republican candidate for the next Presidential elections. As it is, Rand Paul already has a couple of presidential connections in his family. He is a cousin to William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. President, and a cousin to Julia (Gardiner) Tyler, First Lady of the 10th U.S. President John Tyler.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Rand Paul

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Ann B. Davis

TV Actress

10th cousin 3 times removed
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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Kinsley S. Bingham

11th Governor of Michigan

6th cousin 7 times removed
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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David Crosby

Singer and Songwriter

9th cousin 3 times removed
via Richard Betts

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Hiram Bingham

69th Governor of Connecticut

7th cousin 6 times removed
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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Willard Rockwell

Founder, Rockwell International

8th cousin 5 times removed
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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Horace Austin

6th Governor of Minnesota

7th cousin 6 times removed
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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Frederick Law Olmsted

Landscape Architect

7th cousin 6 times removed
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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Hamilton Fish

26th U.S. Secretary of State

4th cousin 8 times removed
via Richard Betts

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Admiral William Halsey

U.S. Navy - World War II

7th cousin 5 times removed
via Richard Betts

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Jane Wyatt

TV and Movie Actress

8th cousin 4 times removed
via Richard Betts

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John Alsop King

20th Governor of New York

4th cousin 8 times removed
via Richard Betts

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Ralph Fiennes

Movie Actor

15th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir John Colepepper

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Harrison Reed

9th Governor of Florida

7th cousin 7 times removed
via Rev. Thomas Stoughton

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General Billy Mitchell

Father of the U.S. Air Force

9th cousin 5 times removed
via Rev. Thomas Stoughton

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Israel Stoughton

(c1602/3 - 1644)
Great Migration Immigrant 1632

12th great-granduncle
via Rev. Thomas Stoughton

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John Scudder

(c1618 - c1690)
James passenger 1635

11th great-granduncle
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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William King

(c1595 - c1651)
Marygould passenger 1635

12th great-grandfather

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Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

11th cousin 2 times removed
via William King

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Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

13th cousin
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

American “Fireside” Poet

5th cousin 8 times removed
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice

6th cousin 7 times removed
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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Clement Clarke Moore

Author of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”

4th cousin 8 times removed
via Richard Betts

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Sarah Ferguson

Duchess of York

16th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir John Colepepper

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Sarah Palin

9th Governor of Alaska

12th cousin 1 time removed
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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Henry A. Wallace

33rd U.S. Vice-President

10th cousin 3 times removed
via Elizabeth Stoughton

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