Living in Virginia, twin sisters Brittany and Briana, 35, are not only married to identical twin brothers, Josh and Jeremy Salyers, 37, but these two couples also had their children within only a few months from each other. Their babies who are so genetically similar that the cousins are more like brothers.
We have heard terms like Irish twins, identical twins and fraternal twins but this is a rare case of Quaternary twins. After all, there are only 300 Quaternary marriages identified in the history of the world.
Josh and Jeremy Salyers are parents to Jett, who turned 1 in January and Jax, who will turn 1 in April. They were born to identical twin parents less than nine months away from each other. Their exceptional situation makes them genetic brothers. Since identical twins share the same DNA, the children of two pairs of identical twins are lawfully cousins but genetically more alike brothers.
Twin sisters Brittany and Briana shared that they had chatted the likelihood of Quaternary twins. They thought it would be really cool to have overlapping pregnancies so that this would occur.
The couples displayed the fascinating scientific fact alongside a photo of the young Jett and Jax on their joint Instagarm page. They called them cousins, genetic brother and Quaternary twins.
The couples married in a joint ceremony at the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio. Brittany and Briana met Josh and Jeremy at the Twins Days Festival the year before.
While mentioning about their exceptional living arrangements, Brittany and Briana said that it was something they all four wanted that way when they got engaged. Josh and Jeremy also understand the twin bond like them and they thought that it would be nice to have a lot of time together.
Sharing their captivating journey online doesn’t come without negative comments for the families. But they try to overlook sociopathic stalker remarks and just emphasis on the positive things. Certain people think that they all are in fact strange while others think it’s really incredible. They have got a lot of backing and attention and they are grateful for all that.
Though, the couples are unsure for yet to come babies. They are debating if Brittany and Briana should go for one more pregnancy each or not. Their babies are quiet young and they are trying to pause slightly longer to see what to do. But then they will make a choice pretty soon.
