Through extensive genealogical research, detailed family connections have now been established linking the Davenport, Reed, and McCain families to all 46 Presidents of the United States, along with 41 Vice Presidents and 28 First Ladies.
Of the 46 Presidents:
• 35 are connected through the Davenport lineage
• 18 are connected through the Reed lineage
• 10 are connected through the McCain lineage
Several Presidents are related through more than one family line.
For Vice Presidents:
• 19 are connected to the Davenports
• 21 are connected to the Reeds
• 4 are connected to the McCains
For First Ladies:
• 18 are connected to the Davenports
• 6 are connected to the Reeds
• 6 are connected to the McCains
Closest Presidential Connections
The closest documented presidential connections through living common grandparents after 1700 include:
Davenport Line
• Barack Obama (common ancestor born 1743)
• Jimmy Carter (common ancestor born 1743)
Reed Line
• Herbert Hoover (1840)
• James Buchanan (1754)
• Benjamin Harrison (1751)
• Gerald Ford (1744)
• Theodore Roosevelt (1744)
• Warren G. Harding (1709)
• Andrew Johnson (1709)
• Bill Clinton (1704)
McCain Line
• Harry S. Truman (1739)
• George H. W. Bush (1723)
• Joe Biden (1717)
Closest Vice Presidential Connections
• Davenport: Hubert Humphrey (1703)
• Reed: Dick Cheney (1786)
• McCain: Harry S. Truman (1739)
Closest First Lady Connections
• Davenport: Ellen Herndon Arthur (1698)
• Reed: Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison (1755)
• McCain: Mary Todd Lincoln (1762)
A detailed summary of presidential, vice-presidential, and first lady relationships is provided in the attached PDF document. Generation-by-generation lineage charts tracing each connection through common grandparents are available and may be provided upon request.
This research reflects centuries of documented ancestry and highlights the extensive historical connections of the Davenport family line.
Originally posted to the Davenport Family Facebook Group on 08/06/22