Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are related apparently.
The Boston Herald: "The New England Historic Genealogical Society yesterday revealed that the Cambridge homeys are actually 10th cousins once removed. They share a common 10th great-grandfather, William Knowlton of Ipswich, a bricklayer who died in 1655."
But it doesn't stop there with a simple blurb. No, it continues to sound like a major breakthrough happened.
"We suspected they might be related since both of them had ancestry going back to colonial New England," said geneologist Chris Child, who did the research with colleague Rhonda McClure.
They also discovered that Affleck is related to sixteen presidents, including being 11th cousin to Barack Obama, while Damon is related to five or six presidents.
Neither Affleck or Damon have commented on any of this, but McClure seems sure that they would find it amusing.
"It might be kind of one of those neat things to say at cocktail parties," remarked McClure.
Yes. That would be the interesting thing to say. I can only imagine that conversation.
"Did any of you know that both of us here happen to be related to a few presidents?"
Shrugs and murmurs from the social circle.
"Oh, and if you all didn't notice already, we also actually happen to be megastars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon."
"HOLY FUCK!" says the crowd.
[Photo Credit] - The Associated Press / The Boston Herald
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