Stephen Hammond of Reston, a Syphax descendant, has researched his family tree extensively. He said the Park Service’s recognition of the Custis’ paternity is gratifying.

Sports columnist Sally Jenkins answered your questions about her new fascination, genealogy, during a live chat.

This Long-Ignored Document, Written by George Washington, Lays Bare the Legal Power of Genealogy In Washington’s Virginia, family was a crucial determinant of social and economic status, and freedom ...

Two centuries later, the National Park Service and the nonprofit that runs Washington's Mount Vernon estate now have exhibits showing that the first family's family tree has been ...

There are plenty of Samuels in the Washington family tree, but the original Samuel Washington’s grandson was Dr. Samuel Walter Washington, whose grandson was Samuel Walter Washington, whose ...

A DNA examination of remains in unmarked graves uncovered a mystery surrounding President George Washington’s family tree.

WASHINGTON, USA — The Washington State Legislature approved Attorney General Bob Ferguson's budget request for $500,000 to fund genetic genealogy and DNA testing for unidentified remains in ...

The remains of a 17-year-old who disappeared in 2007, have been identified through DNA testing, bringing closure to a mystery that spanned nearly two decades.Je ...

EVERETT, Wash. — A man has been arrested in connection to the 1989 murder of a Washington woman, the Everett Police Department announced on Tuesday. Mary Ann Daniels, a 33-year-old disabled ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — George Washington's adopted son was a bit of a ne'er-do-well by most accounts, including those of Washington himself, who wrote about his frustrations with the boy they ...