if "Samuel Hinkley of Cape Cod, who died in 1662" would have 3 kids , and every child would have 3 children then we should see about 172,147 tenth
cousins of Bush . However , in the old times people used to have more than 3 children , so the real figure could be much higher..

). This
calculation is based on Samuel Hinkley alone, not to count the first cousins of the wifes along the genealogic tree!
[edit on 26-3-2008 by sty]