The following excerpt is from an article posted at deadlinenews.co.uk:
DNA research has proved that one of the Founding Fathers of the United States was descended from a Highland clan chief.
Scholars have long disputed the origins of James Monroe, the fifth President of the US, who was in office from 1817 to 1825.
Now a project has found a direct link between Monroe and 16th Century Scottish clan chief, Robert Munro of Foulis.
Researchers tracked down a second cousin five times removed of the President and found they shared the same “uncommon Y chromosome DNA signature”.
