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How was Mary, Queen of Scots related to George Washington? 4th cousin 4 times removed.

George Washington was Mary, Queen of Scots' 4th cousin 4 times removed, according to the FamilySearch Family Tree. Both descend from Owen Tudor (1400–1461): Mary, Queen of Scots as his 3rd great-granddaughter, and George Washington as his 7th great-grandson.

Mary, Queen of Scots' line

  1. Owen Tudor (1400–1461)
  2. Edmund Tudor (1430–1456)
  3. Henry VII (1457–1509)
  4. Margaret Tudor (1489–1541)
  5. James V Stewart (1512–1542)
  6. Mary Stuart (1542–1587)

George Washington's line

  1. Owen Tudor (1400–1461)
  2. David Owen (1459–1535)
  3. Anne Owen (1493–1524)
  4. R. - Sir Owen Lieutenant Of The Tower Mp Hopton (1519–1595)
  5. Lady Anne Hopton (1561–1625)
  6. Nathaniel Pope (1603–1659)
  7. Ann Pope (1638–1668)
  8. Capt Lawrence Augustus Washington (1659–1697)
  9. Augustine Washington (1694–1743)
  10. George Washington (1732–1799)

Lines this far back in the FamilySearch Family Tree are built by many contributors, and not every step is proven. Each name opens that person's page on FamilySearch, with its sources: check a step there, and correct it if you know better.

Questions people ask.

Which ancestor did Mary, Queen of Scots and George Washington share?
Owen Tudor (1400–1461), according to the FamilySearch Family Tree.
How many generations back do Mary, Queen of Scots and George Washington meet?
5 generations above Mary, Queen of Scots and 9 generations above George Washington, according to the FamilySearch Family Tree.

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From the FamilySearch Family Tree, read on 7 November 2026: the public families on this site, read as one tree. Thanks to everyone who has added to it. Everyone named on this page has died.