Founding fathers' descendants united 241 years later
John Trumbull's painting "The Declaration of Independence" shows Thomas Jefferson presenting the first draft to Congress, which was signed by 56 men. Two hundred and forty one years later, the portrait was brought to life by descendents of the signers. Elaine Quijano has the story.
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How do you think they feel learning about their ancestors in school
@TheCheweeRevolutions
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing videos1515 I always think that about the British royal family. Must be bizarre learning about what all your direct ancestors did
@arnoldgonzalez683
5 жыл бұрын
Barney I know right
@begonekneecaps1072
4 жыл бұрын
"My great great great grandfather *owns* you"
@lawrencetyler9398
4 жыл бұрын
I’m descended from Benjamin Franklin, and non of our schoolmates believe it until they hear it from our mother’s lolol
@laragreene8328
4 жыл бұрын
Why wouldnt their families already know!
Just remember it is never your appearance that's important. It's your behavior. What our Founding Fathers did by signing that document was risk their very lives. The penalty for waging rebellion against the British crown was death. I can't help but wonder how many of us have the guts to do something like that should we ever find ourselves in the same set of circumstances.
@hejouxah1269
4 жыл бұрын
Your appearance was important then. Though, you are right! It must have taken major guts to rebel against the king.
@iplaycod056
3 жыл бұрын
Those were real men I guarantee no one in today society will ever stand up to the government or fed that way
@maheranam318
2 жыл бұрын
And thus they changed the world forever, just imagine a world without USA
@davidlenz9902
2 жыл бұрын
Like 90% of Democrats say that they would run if America was invaded today. The left has almost completely destroyed this country.
@gardhd4623
Жыл бұрын
They were all racists, their legacy is tarnished
There is no question Andrea Livingston is a descendant of Philip Livingston. She looks just like him.
@brennonguilbeau569
4 жыл бұрын
Kevin Spacey looks like him.
@troymejares6582
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah!. I also think that her face is more alike than those majority in there no offense to them.
@peachbellini2615
3 жыл бұрын
It's the eyes.. round and slightly bulging.. very distinctive.. how good was the artist who painted Grandpa Livingston that were able to see a resemblance to an 8th great grandchild ?!?
@JAHDCypha
3 жыл бұрын
Yeep!!n she look a lil Asian, or maybe im wrong.might. have been in his bloodline too
The genius of Thomas Jefferson to insert the goals of the declaration into our country's DNA to set the course of the nation to reaching upward: not just then, not just now, but for all times to come.
@ti-newnewyeahthatsme6602
2 жыл бұрын
Lies smb
0:33 dO i HeAr ThE sChUyLeR sIsTeRs??? like if you are a hamilfan
@asila_ss
5 жыл бұрын
That’s the literally the first thing that popped in my brain 😂😂👏🏽👏🏽
@clinthamilton
5 жыл бұрын
I
@theawkwardskeleton6608
4 жыл бұрын
boyf riends fun fact: Hamilton was only 19 when he joined congress, and Aaron burr was 18. The musical doesn’t show this, but it’s interesting that the founding fathers were actually really young when they rebelled against Britain- except Benjamin Franklin.
@averixx06
4 жыл бұрын
@@theawkwardskeleton6608 Yep all of us Hamilfans know how young Hamilton was. ONLY 19 BUT MY MIND IS OLDER
@thegoldenarm6422
2 жыл бұрын
The play is nice, the director is garbage. Can't stand Miranda and his socialist views.
Imagine if a couple found out that both of them were related to George Washington “Honey, I finally know why our child looks like that!”
@ariaperimeter
2 жыл бұрын
@@jibberjabber8870 his brother did though and he had kids
@brittanyhayes1043
2 жыл бұрын
He’s literally my cousin by blood since we share the same great grand father, John Washington
@brandonslone1025
Жыл бұрын
It's so long ago it wouldn't matter.
0:33 .... AND WHEN I MEAN THOMAS JEFFERSON? IMMA COMPEL HIM TO INCLUDE WOMAN IN THE SEQUAL. *W O R K*
@ejonesactor
4 жыл бұрын
Bhumika Salhotra it’s funny cuz it’s Thomas Jefferson’s descendant
@lailahbezan4833
4 жыл бұрын
I love this
@darpyyy8160
3 жыл бұрын
I did the dance while hearing this
Equality didn't mean the same thing to the Founders as it does today.
@Exodus26.13Pi
5 жыл бұрын
It was a matter of principle and not practice. We all have an ideal but fall short, look at you.
@Soozeeqz222
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, there was a tacit "Except for black and indigenous people", running throughout their assertions and declarations of freedom, liberty and equality! They gave lip service to these ideals but their actions towards people of African and Native American descent created, ensured and perpetuated a different brutal reality. Willfully blind visionaries 😕
@haxzaw8550
3 жыл бұрын
@@Soozeeqz222 slavery had nothing to do with race go the founding fathers slavery was just basically what we had for tractors as awful as that comment sounds. But the ideals were that everyone was treated equally and under laws and the laws were fair and justified
@bR-jn5fo
2 жыл бұрын
Which is based
@collgoff
2 жыл бұрын
What does that mean?
Francis Hopkinson (October 2, 1737 - May 9, 1791) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, author, and composer.He designed Continental paper money and two early versions of flags, one for the United States and one for the United States Navy.He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 as a delegate from New Jersey.Hopkinson served in various roles in the early United States government including as a member of the Second Continental Congress and as a member of the Navy Board. He became the first federal judge of the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania on September 30, 1789. He is my descendants and I'm proud to help him
And please stop misrepresenting the founders' vision as some kind of egalitarian utopia.
@some12miss
6 жыл бұрын
You're obviously a foreigner, so shut up.
@CurlyKomiKz
4 жыл бұрын
Gavin Lim that was racist af
@naethavenir9422
4 жыл бұрын
Wow edgy no pfp racists
@hejouxah1269
4 жыл бұрын
@@some12miss, there's nothing wrong if they aren't from the United States of America. They can have their own opinion on the subject whether you agree with them or not. Also, some of the founders that you are defending (I'm not saying that I don't agree with some things the founders believed) created the 1st Amendment, and before you attack people for being foreign, note that freedom of speech was an idea that was made outside of the U.S.
@hejouxah1269
4 жыл бұрын
@Z Q, stop treating Zohaib Hameed as less than human. Honestly, y'all're acting like a bunch of immature children.
Our Founding Fathers would roll in there graves if they seen what we have done to this Country
@andrelavandero3041
6 жыл бұрын
You make a point.
@andrelavandero3041
6 жыл бұрын
Cowlan What are you even saying?
@andrelavandero3041
6 жыл бұрын
Cowlan Damn.. What did you major in?
@andrelavandero3041
6 жыл бұрын
Cowlan What are you doing? Why are you talking like this?
@angryamerican6432
6 жыл бұрын
Cowlan is nothing more than a basic troll, trying to make himself feel big by belittling somebody on the internet...I'll be your huckleberry, you ignorant dipshit.
2:40 1776: The whites making a country, trying to figure its idenity. 2017: What their goals were for this country.. life, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness for all, no matter how diverse.
@supermariorosakakaa7994
4 жыл бұрын
Has it ever occurred to you that there are people who have been in this country for nearly six generations who aren’t white?
Just so beautiful for a nation of great diversity. 🥰 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
They're pretty much royalty.
@joseph-zc7qs
5 жыл бұрын
Nah not really
@joseph-zc7qs
5 жыл бұрын
See that kid in the right hand corner that’s me and my brother and we live a normal life
@hdkeemii8315
5 жыл бұрын
if it was British they would live in a palace and have motionless guards
@theawkwardskeleton6608
4 жыл бұрын
devilpupbear09 not in the us, they’re just people. AS THE FOUNDERS INTENDED LONG LIVE LIBERTY
@jacobjackson7013
4 жыл бұрын
Not in this country... we don’t do royalty. 😁
I am related to George Ross a signer of the declaration of independence & uncle to John & Betsy Ross.
@originalSiiiN
3 жыл бұрын
good thing you didn't actually sign it because white out wasn't invented yet
@MegaAjross
3 жыл бұрын
@@originalSiiiN idk what that means but if I were there I would have signed it.
@originalSiiiN
3 жыл бұрын
@@MegaAjross i was teasing you because of your edited comment :P
Cant believe a Filipino is related to a founding father
@quadrupletgirls4450
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah weird...
@micksmith5123
3 жыл бұрын
I dont understand the controversy
"We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are...you know the thing...." - Vice President Joe Biden
@davidcooke8005
3 жыл бұрын
@Jason Bailey He's not President Elect yet. He IS however, the proud owner of the largest voter fraud organization in history.
@davidcooke8005
3 жыл бұрын
@Jason Bailey Biden said it. Nice try.
@davidcooke8005
3 жыл бұрын
@Jason Bailey Heh. If that was the only video of Joe with his foot in his mouth you might have an argument.
@davidcooke8005
3 жыл бұрын
@Jason Bailey Your TDS is pretty severe. Deep down you know Biden is a clunker.
@davidcooke8005
3 жыл бұрын
@Jason Bailey If the recounts show he won, then he won. But there are too many questions, and Bidens open admission that he is running the largest election fraud ring in history means this election will always have an asterisk after it. The good news is the adults hold the Senate, so Biden is a lame duck on day one.
John Adams decedent pride
@abbysdiamondpainting
4 жыл бұрын
Same here 😄Well mostly Samuel Adams, but they were cousins!
at this moment in time maybe America needs to look at how 'history' looks today in all its glorious color...and respect it. a thoughtful and inspiring image.
@viriknavarro3165
6 жыл бұрын
All its glorious white color. Thankfully, they weren't forcing their brethren, sons and daughters to accept diversity. They actually had some self respect.
@joseluismartinezgarza752
6 жыл бұрын
Virik Navarro ,
@jondavid1256
5 жыл бұрын
Um.. you do know those people are children of rape right?
@idontgiveafaboutyou
5 жыл бұрын
michael roylance I think both representations are beautiful
fr this is amazing I want this to go all over the world nonstop reposting
Wow that was fascinating. They should turn this into a documentary.
0:56 this is what America should look like, forever and always.
@undeadbounty
3 жыл бұрын
how about no
@musicilya6674
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean? I don’t get it
@musicilya6674
Жыл бұрын
@@glamrockfriend oh, ok. Agree with that!
@musicilya6674
Жыл бұрын
@@glamrockfriend I meant what Disco Shark has said, not what undead bounty has said
Everybody is committed to be equal
Diversity and unity is what makes America strong not weak. Seeing all the descendants of our founding fathers shows that we’re all created equal no matter what your background is.
We know that Prince Harry is the 6th great grandson of King George III. We have Jefferson's sixth great grandson. Hamilton's equivalent progeny exists as well. Someone should gather them all, as well. Seeing this diverse group, gives one hope.
@davidcooke8005
3 жыл бұрын
William is the progeny of the Windsor House. Harry is almost certainly the son of Diana's guard captain.
@masinissaibrahimi5569
3 жыл бұрын
Diversity is stupid and gayyy. Diversity of thought however, pretty solide. All I heard was these people judging people who lived in a time of different morals, while whining about foolish, irrelevant things.
@blaykevollmer9890
3 жыл бұрын
I'm a descendant of Alexander Hamilton and am as well educated as he was and have the personality of him as well with my enormous and arrogant pride lol
Somebody needs to tell these descendants that even in their ancestors' days, they didn't feel like they truly belonged either. How you feel is all in your head. Stop letting intrusive thoughts rule your world.
@collgoff
2 жыл бұрын
What dose that mean?
This is why I believe a strict constructionist interpretation of the Constitution does not account for all the founding documents aspired to.
@stanislausklim7794
2 жыл бұрын
Like most things, you have to take it in moderation. Some elastic interpretation and some strict interpretation. That's just my own personal opinion.
Hi I'm Jordan Hamilton. The great great great grandson of alexander hamilton. I feel complexed to know that my great great great grandpa is someone who has a literal Beoadway show named after my last name. Every single morning I wake up and listen to the title song, "Alexander Hamilton" and then eat breakfast.
@rsg282
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, and my dad is Donald J. Trump
@EternalEmperorofZakuul
3 жыл бұрын
Just don't challenge Burr's descendants to a duel
@blaykevollmer9890
3 жыл бұрын
I'm also a descendant of Hamilton. I've inherited his personality quite a bit if the musical is correct lol
@EternalEmperorofZakuul
3 жыл бұрын
@@blaykevollmer9890 if you happen to be descended from Burr as well, are you going to challenge yourself to a duel? Just curious.
3 Black 🖤 Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence 1 Samuel Chase 2 Benjamin Franklin 3 Thomas Jefferson Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!
You gotta admit, the new painting looks fire.
I think they have chosen the people depending on what image of usa they wanted to give for instance maybe here they wanted to emphasize the image of a multi-ethnical usa so they have chosen multi-color to make it multi- ethnical (that's what i think maybe i'm wrong)
@tiffanyholden1927
6 жыл бұрын
To some extent this is true, yes. These are certainly not all of the descendants of the FFs. I know one of the participants; they were notified then could apply to participate if I recall correctly.
@sheebakitty378
6 жыл бұрын
superkeito u are 100% white I MEAN right. Same thing.
@theguitarprogresschannel1907
6 жыл бұрын
Sheeba Kitty nobody is pure white or black.
@Case2_0
3 жыл бұрын
The Guitar Progress Channel welllllll, I am descended from the White family that came over on the Mayflower, along with Ben Franklin and a few other famous people.
My (×4) Great grandfather actually signed the declaration of independence, the articles of confederation and the constitution his name was Robert Morris and he was the financier of the revolution was best friends with Alex Gallatin and Alexander Hamilton and studied under George Washington.
Regardless of opinions these are Historic before and after Picures . I am a PROUD American tax paying working man .. 42 years a Union worker . 2023 I learned my family is Direct decendents of Mathew Thornton last man to sign the Declaration of Independence... (My Great Grandmother was a Thornton) Also my family is direct decendents of Cheyenne Medicine Man Lame Bull . He was keeper of the four sacred arrows and a Dog Soldier at the Battle of Little Big Horn . Also D-D of Louis Duboise one of the orginal Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (NY) patentee of New Paltz . Regardless I am just a workong Man who believes ALL Men and Women are created equal IF they can do the work and get the job done. .. Thank you DD of D signers this was a nice tribute to your lineage . Hope to meet yall someday
i am a descendant of one of the founding fathers and he is my 8th great grandfather.
I am related to Carter Baxter, his mother was a Carter, my Ancestors
The Founding Fathers would be offended by this.
I am related to junior officer Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet but he was British ( look him up)
This is amazing to find.I recently found out I am a 6th descendant of Alexander Hamilton through his black son William Hamilton and I maybe the only descendant living that’s African American.
Beautiful!
Wow they all look so similar
The worse form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. -Aristotle
They had to cherry pick really hard for that "color pallette". As a hispanic, i can taste the bitterness in that second picture.
We hold these troops to be self- evident that all men are created equal.
Crazy how genes work! All of those years and Andrea has an Identical nose to her great grandpa!
My a descendant of the cofounder of monterrey a spanish conqusitador 200 years before american independence
Marvelous video
Awesome!!!!
I am a descendant of Benjamin Franklin! This is pretty cool!
How did they determined their ancestral relation.
@hejouxah1269
4 жыл бұрын
They determined their ancestral relation with records. Also, I admire your skepticism!
William Hooper (NC) is my 7th great grand uncle (his brother Thomas is my 7th great grandfather). I’m mixed btw. I’m not a direct descendant, but still somehow related!
How many presidents were descendants of Founding Fathers? Besides the Adams and Harrisons of course
@king_supreme1102
4 жыл бұрын
John Porteous doesn’t look like it. We would probably know if there were any.
I'm related to lyman hall. I wasn't invited 😂
Can't help but feel like they threw a couple extras in there to get the shot.
Robert Morris Jr. (January 20, 1734 - May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution." Along with Alexander Hamilton and Albert Gallatin, he is widely regarded as one of the founders of the financial system of the United States.
I'm related to Abraham, it's a wrap!
@saladmethballs
4 жыл бұрын
Immortal Legend My friend is related to Abraham Lincoln so she’s basically related to you :3
Who are the true 5?
0:39 *WORK*
Out of curiosity, what are the full white descendants like?
@SilvershotStudios
5 жыл бұрын
They're people...just people...like these ones?
@hejouxah1269
4 жыл бұрын
human... like everyone else. I'm sorry, do you think all white people act the same way? Do you think that because a baby is born white, it is destined to behave a certain way?
@bowen4878
4 жыл бұрын
stuntrabitstudios Well hobbies, jobs, and what are they like?
@Case2_0
3 жыл бұрын
Me, I’m the descendant of Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
@Akrafena
Жыл бұрын
they dont exist or are dead or are unavailable
"Anything's possible in this country".
I can't believe I'm related to a majority of these men.
So how do they know that Thomas Jefferson had a kid with one of his slaves??
@IceWolf9111
5 жыл бұрын
DNA
@TheCheweeRevolutions
5 жыл бұрын
How do they have Jeffersons' dna?
@IceWolf9111
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheCheweeRevolutions well there are a couple of options. 1 he has descendents living today. And 2, there are many samples of Jefferson's hair that still survive
@hejouxah1269
4 жыл бұрын
@@IceWolf9111 Interesting
@brennonguilbeau569
2 жыл бұрын
Alex it is only supposition. Jefferson's wife and Sally Hemmings were half-sisters. They can't pinpoint their ancestry ditectly to TJ. They can only infer but there is no absolute proof.
If that’s so, why did they blur out the one black men in the picture?
@kalyn4512
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe the camera was focused on someone else and the background was blurry? What part of the video is it?
Jefferson’s 6th great grandson has his nose
Any descendants of the Founding Father: Stephen Hopkins?
Anybody here related to Stephen Hopkins?
The black dude related to Jefferson actually looks a lot like him.
Alexander Hamilton is my great uncle. His brother James jr is my grandfather
We ate our lives, fortune and sacred honor in 1831 on the McKean line
We hold this truce to be self evident that all men are created equal xD i was singing
Is it me or does Livingstons all have the same eyes?
What a sickening distortion of reality.
My right ball is bigger then my left ball
This is so sad
*Found this cause im a Hamilton fan ⭐*
Happy 4th of July! May the God of Light bless USA for eternity
0:33 please ik y’all did the dance
My Grandfather is related to Ulysis S. Grant and 4 other Presidents
@king_supreme1102
4 жыл бұрын
So 5 in total? Geez which ones? That’s kinda nuts?
@Case2_0
3 жыл бұрын
Brayden Wormer it honestly feels like my family tree was planned out with how many famous ancestors I have
@heaven-sent_and_hell-bent
3 жыл бұрын
Actually if he is related to Ulysses s grant he's relates to George Washington.
@Rakeemgrant
3 жыл бұрын
@@Case2_0 I feel the same way
@Rakeemgrant
3 жыл бұрын
@@king_supreme1102 Lincoln, Adams, Garfield, Johnson
Bruh US is completely mixed af
George Wythe (Virginia) is my 10x Great Uncle
No one was created eaual! Especially in old America!
@hejouxah1269
4 жыл бұрын
We're gettin' to everyone, it's just takin' a long time.
I am related to james k polk
Funny because I am a descendant of Hamilton and have basically inherited his personality, without the affair part though
@hb300blk
Жыл бұрын
What was his personality like?
Benjamin Franklin is my great great.... great grandfather
@luvMeKnot
4 жыл бұрын
Do you have a family tree that you follow ? Or is this word of mouth from your parents ?
@Case2_0
3 жыл бұрын
Ayyyyy, Cousin!
@lawrencetyler9398
3 жыл бұрын
Case 2_0 for real??? That’s awesome 🥳
@lawrencetyler9398
3 жыл бұрын
Nelson Pelaez ancestry trace and known in the family as well
7th great? You mean 7 greats?
@Case2_0
3 жыл бұрын
Yep, I’m the 7th or 8th great grandson of Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
I definitely believe we are all created qual
We are all from the same descendant from one person Adam.
My 13th Great grand Uncles are Richard Henry Lee and Light foot Lee
The boys are back in Town The boys are back in Town
Funny, I’m actually related to both James A. Garfield and Louis XVI, who would of thought-
He was lonely she was available
It is kind of odd for non-white people to be related to these great men but these are smart people thougj
@hejouxah1269
4 жыл бұрын
It really isn't odd. I mean Jefferson impregnated one of his slaves.
I mean everyone is related
@hejouxah1269
4 жыл бұрын
Being a direct descendent to someone who lived less than 1000 years ago is a little different. I say 1000 years because that's around the time when everyone is related.
The newer painting is amazing.
I'm directly related to George Washington's grandma, Mildred Reade. And I want some money
Finally America is starting to tell the TRUTH about our past. it’s all comes out eventually.
This is cool guys
No one asks why Livingston and Jefferson are the only ones that seem to be there??? Weird....(a franklin descendant)
@Case2_0
3 жыл бұрын
Ayyy, Cousin!
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUALLLL
@hejouxah1269
4 жыл бұрын
AND WHEN I MEET THOMAS JEFFERSON, I'MA COMPEL HIM TO PUT WOMEN IN THE SEQUEL! WOOOORK!
@spinel7603
3 жыл бұрын
AND HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW
I'm related to 7 US Presidents. George Washington is my 4th cousin, 10 times removed. Thomas Jefferson Is my 2nd cousin, 9 times removed. James Madison Is another cousin, so is James Monroe, Abraham Lincoln, And Theodore Roosevelt. And Barack Obama is my 7th cousin.
One of my best friends is related to Abraham Lincoln! *i know I’m late lmao.*
@hejouxah1269
4 жыл бұрын
So when they go to Ab's grave they can say, "Wassup gramps?"