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3% Warren DNA: Ancestor Rounded Up Cherokees 'Trail of Tears'

posted onOctober 18, 2018
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Article snippet: This gives Warren a 1/32, or 3.125 percent, Tennessee Militia heritage, at least double the maximum 1.56 percent, minimum 0.1 percent, Native American heritage Dr. Carlos Bustamante said the evidence in the DNA genotypes purported to come from Warrren’s DNA sample “strongly suggests” in his October 10, 2018 report released by Sen. Warren on Monday. In the more than 30 years since she first claimed Native American ancestry, Warren has failed to produce a single piece of credible historical documentary evidence to support that claim. The release of Bustamante’s report on Monday was the first time she presented what she purports to be genetic evidence to support the claim. The evidence establishing Warren’s direct descent from Crawford, a member of the Tennessee Militia that rounded up Cherokees living in Tennessee in the 1830s, is well documented. Here are the five generations between Elizabeth Warren and Jonathan Houston Crawford, as documented by Cherokee genealogist Twila Barnes at her website, Polly’s Granddaughter, which is summarized here: Generation 1 (1/2 or 50 percent ancestry), Elizabeth Warren’s mother: Generation 2 (1/4 or 25 percent ancestry), Elizabeth Warren’s grandmother: Generation 3 (1/8 or 12.5 percent ancestry), Elizabeth Warren’s great-grandfather Generation 4 (1/16 or 6.25 percent ancestry), Elizabeth Warren’s great-great-grandfather Generation 5 (1/32 or 3.125 percent ancestry), Elizabeth Warren’s great-great-great grandfather The evidence es... Link to the full article to read more

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