Taking a look at the ancestral history of the first president of the United States, just in time for the Fourth of July holiday.

It's time to start including some family tree information for notable people in history. And what better way to start than with George Washington, the first president of the United States.

Not only was he president, he was one of the founding fathers involved in the creation of the country. During the American Revolution, he was a prominent military figure. Once the United States had declared its independence, he became a more political influence, leading to his election. He held his presidential post for 2 terms, between 1789 and 1797.

Though you may share ancestors with Mr. Washington, you won't be a descendant because he and his wife Martha had no children.

So, here is George Washington's ancestry, in the form of an ahnentafel chart. I've included basic vital info where I could find it.

1. George Washington – b.1731 d.1799

2. Augustine Washington – b.1693 d. 1743

3. Mary Ball – b.1708 d.1789

4. Lawrence Washington – b.1659 d.1697

5. Mildred Warner – b.1670 d.1701

6. Joseph Ball – b.1649 d.1711

7. Mary Bennett – d. 1720

8. John Washington – b.1633 d. 1676

9. Anne Pope – d.1667

10. Augustine Warner – b.1642 d.1681

11. Mildred Reade – d.1693

12. William Ball – b.1614 d.1680

13. Hannah Artherold – b.1614 d.1694

16. Lawrence Washington – b.1601 – d.1652

17. Amphyllis Twigden – b.1601 d.1654

18. Nathanial Pope – d.1659

19. Lucy

20. Augustine Warner – b.1611 d.1674

21.Mary Towneley – b.1614 d.1662

22. George Reade – b.1608 d.1674

23. Elizabeth Martiau – d.1685

32. Lawrence Washington – b.1568 d.1616

33. Margaret Butler – b.1568 d.1652

34. John Twigden – d.1611

35. Anne Dickens – d.1637

42. Lawrence Towneley – d.1654

43. Jennet Halstead – d.1623

44. Robert Reade – d.1627

45. Mildred Windebank – b.1564 d.1630

46. Nicholas Martiau – b.1591 d.1657

47. Jane

64. Robert Washington – b.1544 d.1620

65. Elizabeth Light – d.1599

66. William Butler

67. Margaret Greeke

68. Thomas Twigden

69. William Dickens – d.1582

70. Anne Thorton d.1614

84. Lawrence Towneley – d.1567

85. Margaret Hartley

86. John Halstead – d.1601

87. Elizabeth

88. Andrew Reade – d.1623

89. Alice Cooke – d.1605

90. Thomas Windebank – d.1607

91. Frances Dymoke

If you continue back for a few more hundred years, you will find the connection between George Washington and the British monarchy, specifically as a descendant of King Edward III. And if you are interested in other presidential family trees, I have more information on such research.

And as a personal note, I am also related to King Edward III (he is my first cousin, 21 times removed) which makes George Washington a member of my own family tree. I think I will have to work on how he fits in more precisely so I can figure out what the relation actually is.