John McCain's Family Tree

Ancient Ancestor?
Genealogists dispute McCain's claim to have descended from the 14th-century Scottish king Robert the Bruce, above, but the candidate does come from a long line of fighters. His great-great-great-great grandfather Captain John Young was a member of General George Washington's staff during the American Revolution and once tracked down the Indians who had killed and scalped his brother, Thomas.

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