JohnCenaFan28
04-12-2009, 10:22 PM
A British ancestor of U.S. President Barack Obama left his son the equivalent of $11.44, says a will found in the town of Stapleford, England.
Peter Blossom, a farm laborer genealogists say is related to Obama, left the money to his son, Thomas, and gave the rest of his material goods to his wife Anable, who he called "a good wench as any could be," The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.
"I don't think leaving him 12 pence -- which is ($11.44) in present day value -- was a snub. He gave what he could," said Alan Bullwinkle, 88, a resident of Stapleford who found the will in his local records office after hearing Obama was related to Peter Blossom.
Genealogists believe Thomas Blossom, born in nearby Great Shelford about 1580, sailed to the United States about 1620.
Organizers of the July 12 Shelford Feast have invited Obama to attend, saying it is likely Thomas Blossom took part in the feast, which dates to medieval times. It was not known if Obama planned to be at this year's event.
Peter Blossom, a farm laborer genealogists say is related to Obama, left the money to his son, Thomas, and gave the rest of his material goods to his wife Anable, who he called "a good wench as any could be," The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.
"I don't think leaving him 12 pence -- which is ($11.44) in present day value -- was a snub. He gave what he could," said Alan Bullwinkle, 88, a resident of Stapleford who found the will in his local records office after hearing Obama was related to Peter Blossom.
Genealogists believe Thomas Blossom, born in nearby Great Shelford about 1580, sailed to the United States about 1620.
Organizers of the July 12 Shelford Feast have invited Obama to attend, saying it is likely Thomas Blossom took part in the feast, which dates to medieval times. It was not known if Obama planned to be at this year's event.