Governor Palin's roots

I love it when I can combine interests like genealogy and politics.

So, today, I wanted to let ye socks know what I've found about the roots of Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska, who will hopefully be the next Vice President of the United States.

She has several easily-traceable lines in this country (as well as others in Ireland and Germany). I will give you some of the surnames I found in case they may appear in your own family trees:

Abrams, Aires, ASTON
Bascom, Bassett, Beaumont, Blackwell, BRERETON, Brown, Burke
Caverley, Charde, Chipman, Claghorn, Clark, Cobb, Coleman, Collins, CORBET, Curtiss
Davis, Deane, DELVES, Durant
Everhart
Ford
Gibbs, Godfrey, Gorham, Gower, Grimm
Hammond, Hawes, Heath, Hedge, Henry, Hereson, Hinckley, HOWLAND, Huckins, Hurst, Hyllier
Ingersoll
Lothrop, Lovell
Mather, Mayhew, McKness, Mueller
Norton
Payne, Pease
Rainsford, Ring, Rowelles
Salte, Schmolz, Sheeran, Skiffe, Smith, Snow, Soule, Stephenson, Strong
Tanner, Taylor, TILLEY, Tyson
Warren, Whelden, Woodward
Yost

Note: Capitalized surnames are where I was able to make a direct link to my own family tree. So, it turns out the governor is my distant cousin several times over. (Now, there's as good a reason as any to run out and vote for her, isn't it?!)