Adams Surname Y-DNA Results
Results as of March 21, 2007
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project members but restricts the data to 48 markers, 37 from FTDNA
and the others from SMGF.org.
DATA
RESULTS TABLE CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING HERE
The second results page in on the FTDNA server and contains only the FTDNA data but does include the full 67 (or more) markers for those that have purchased the expanded testing.
FTDNA RESULTS TABLE CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING HERE
Conclusions Summary
There are over 140 test results in the project with
more tests and some upgraded tests in process.
The
descendants of A023 have a mid 1800s note that indicates they are
cousins to John Q Adams. For this to be true there are two
possibilities. First they could be cousins via a maternal connection
or the documented connection
The Adams Surname Y-DNA project
has confirmed two suspected [by some see W030] family connections and
found several other connections.
Thus about 50% of those tested
have found a match that was unknown before starting with DNA
genealogy.
About one third of the men tested have found no
matches/connections within the project.
.
Within this group
there are almost 20 families that have an oral history of being
related to the US Presidents John and John Q Adams. We also
have a result from men with a documented relationship to the
Presidential family (See Presidential Adams below.) The test
results show families with the oral history do not have a common
ancestor within genealogical time. Thus one must conclude that
the family stories are refuted by the Y-DNA results or that the
documented history for the Presidential Adams family is in error.
With the data at this time I would believe the documented history
over the oral histories.
Thank you for connecting me with the Adams Surname
Project. "In terms of human life World War II was the costliest
war fought on foreign soil. Sixteen million Americans served, 405,399
had made the supreme sacrifice and 78,773 were missing in action.
Their deaths left approximately 183,000 children fatherless and
designated war orphans by the Veterans Administration."
My
Father was one of those children and while Americans celebrated a
great Victory, grief left my Father to be adopted by his maternal
Grandparents. The 'Wall of Silence' began with our Grandmothers and
Mothers and extended into school and community.
http://www.awon.org/fathers1.html
My
Father passed away in 2001 leaving me with a picture of my
Grandfather Adams in Uniform. Now, 60 years later with the Internet
and Y-DNA I was able to find a 25 marker match with my genetic cousin
and find out about my Grandfathers family tree. Finally the wall of
silence is no more and I can celebrate the life of this American Hero
and reclaim my heritage!
With Sincere thanks and
Appreciation,
Ron Jr.
A note about the12 maker tests:
Within the group we have 4 men that have selected the
12 marker test as their level of testing. Two of these results,
A007 and A009, have worked out fine and there is no need for more
testing at this time. However for A006 and A011 there is the need for
the added 13 markers to bring them to 25 markers. Each of these
results is one marker, at one step, away from the R1b modal value.
This means there will be many random matches. It also means that one
cannot determine if there is a relationship between them or not. For
example A014, at 12 markers, is two steps away from A020, the
probable Presidential Adams haplotype. Thus we cannot tell if they
are related or not. These two results, A006 and A011 and should
be upgraded to the 25 marker level. In some respects if the desire it
to determine a connection to A020 they should upgrade to 37
makers.
At 25 markers A020 is only three steps away from the R1b modal value
and this also creates to many random matches and as since been
upgraded to 37 markers..
Another view of 12 marker tests relative
to 25 and 37 markers published by Mr. Kerchner can be found here
http://www.kerchner.com/zip+four-analogy.htm
DATA
RESULTS TABLE CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING HERE or FTDNA
RESULTS TABLE CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING HERE
Adams Surname Project Y-DNA Results
Adams Y-DNA Results
3/22/2007 12:53
ID
Ancestor (Wife)/Son
Date
Location
H*
A077
Unk. Adams-f./o Alex N Smith(Charlotte)
A. Smith b. Aug 1846
b.GA m. AL
R1b1
A056
John Adams
b.1754
London, Middlesex, England
R1b
A115
Adams
?
?
R1b1
Related ?
Unknown
Need more markers to tell
A124
William Adams(E. Thompson)/Wm E(Margaret)
Son b. 1821
b. NC son b. KY lived Wise Co. TX
R1b1
A011
John Adams Sr
b. 1720
Ulster? Ireland d.Westmoreland PA
R1b1
A101
John Robinson Adams/John(P. Moore)/John
Maybe 1870
Conshohoken PA area
R1b1
A060
Mathew W Adams (Melissa McLaughlin)
b. 1828
Windsor Twp, Pennsylvania
R1b
Porbably Related
A058
Irving W Adams (Emma Hewitt)
son b. 1869
son born Michigan
R1b
A123
John Adams(Ellen Newton)/?/Richard(Rebecca
Davis)
1589-1633
Arrived Plymouth MA on the Fortune
R1b1
Related ?
Probably Not
Probably 3
families
A022
Robert M Adams
1898 -> ca 1933
Missouri USA
R1b1
A017
John Adams
1672 - 1753
Northern Ireland-Bedminster NJ
R1b1
A050
John Adams (Eliabeth Boyd)
ca 1745 - 1775
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
R1b
A106
George Adams(Sarah Proctor)
1750 - Dec 11, 1808
b. NC, m. Newberry SC, d.SC
R1b1
A078
Richard W Adams(Elizabeth Robinson)
m. before 1856
in/near Montreal Quebec
R1b1
A081
John Adams/Lot
d. 1768 son b.ca 1745
lived Nothumberland Co. VA
R1b1
A097
Elijah Adams(Drucilla Pool)/David/John
Aug 1816 Jan 1892
b Wilkes Co NC m. VA d.Baywood VA
R1b1
A083
John Adams/Henry
b.1787-d. a. 1850
b. KY d. Gasconade MO
R1b1
A057
Casper Adams (Susanna Startzel)
b 14 Mar 1800
Pennsylvania
R1b
A093
Stephen Adams(Andasiah Hudson)/John
1772 - 27 May 1845
b. MD(?) d. Highland Co OH
R1b1
A006
Nicholas Adams
d. 1729
Ipplepen, Devon England
R1b1
A107
Frank W Adams(Elizabeth Williams)
b ca. 1893
b. PA (parents born England)
R1b1
A062
Joseph Adams(Mary Smalman)
b. ca 1700
Old Swinford, Worchester, Eng
R1b
Related ?
Probably
A110
Napier Adams(Lucy McEndree)
1730 - 1820
b. VA - d. Halifax Co VA
R1b1
A129
Collin Adams(Frances Nicholson)/James
b.ca 1770-1814
b.Southhampton Co VA -d. Sumner Co TN
R1b1
A113
Parris Adams(Adaline Collins)
b 1830
b. SC
R1b1
A061
John Quincy Adams
b. 1817
Sabina, Clinton, Ohio
R1b
A102
William Adams(Nancy Robertson)
1796 - 1846
Loudoun Co VA
R1b1
A088
Wm Adams(Nancy Adkins)
Dec 1809-25 Feb 1893
b. Jackson Co OH d. Dallas Co Iowa
R1b1
A098
John Adams(Mary Williamson)
before 1812 -Sep 1859
b. MD(?) d. WV
R1b1
Presidential Adams Family
See
Chart
A020
Henry Adams/Edward/John/Obadiah
1583-1646
Somerset Eng.-> Braintree MA
R1b1
A031
Henry
Adams/Edward/John/Eleazer/John
1583-1646
Somerset Eng.-> Braintree MA
R1b1
A127
Henry Adams/Thomas/Samuel/Joseph/Joseph
1583-1646
Somerset Eng.-> Braintree MA
R1b1
A103
Henry Adams/Edward/John/Thomas/Nathan
1586 - Oct 8 1646
Barton St David, England -Norfolk MA
R1b1
A040
Henry Adams/Edward/Henry...Orus(Stella
Wyland)
Orus b. 12 Jun 1886
Bethany Missouri USA
R1b
A071
John Thomas Adams
Oct 1809-Mar 1864
b. MD d. Baltimore MD
Family 14
A120
James Adams(Mary Long)/Gabriel(Jane Sage)
son b 22 Feb 1746
son b. Bickenhall Somerset, England
R1b
A014
John Adams
b. ca 1645
b.England->Stafford&Fairfax Co VA
R1b1
Family 23
A029
John Adams
b. ca 1645
b.England->Stafford&Fairfax Co VA
R1b1
A095
John Hobbs Adams
1747-1815
Fairfax Co VA
R1b1
A072
Hosea S Adams (Clora E)
b.ca. 1827-d.1900
b. GA or AL d. AR
R1b1
A094
Adams/Walts [Adoption]
Unk
Unk
R1b1
A126
Adams [By DNA match]
Unk
Living 1932 Perry Co KY
R1b1
A091
William Adams
d. 1677
d. Virginia
R1b1
A092
David W Adams(Eliz. Adams)
1814-1880
b. KY->Rankin Co MS ->d. TX
R1b1
A035
George Adams
ca 1705 - 1751
Northumberland Co. VA
R1b1
A096
Absalom Adams
ca.1725-before 1810
Fauquier
Co VA->Lincoln Co KY
R1b1
A023
Absalom Adams
ca.1725-before 1810
Fauquier
Co VA->Lincoln Co KY
R1b1
Family 4
Confirmed
A036
Ezekiel Adams (Sarah)
ca.1760-1813
SC->Marion Co->Wilkinson Co GA
R1b1
A080
James Adams (Christina Sapp)
1802
b. SC-> m. Henry Co AL
R1b1
A090
James Adams (Christina Sapp)
1802
b. SC-> m. Henry Co AL
R1b1
A091
David Fanning Adams Jr.(Margaret Satcher)
ca 1808 - after 1880
b. SC -> d. Coffee Co AL
R1b1
A004
Ezekial Adams
1795/6 -1851
Robeson NC->GA.->AR->Hinds
MS
R1b1
A034
Absalom Adams
ca1767-1857
b. NC-> d. Marietta, NC
R1b1
Family 21
Confirmed
A021
George "G W" Adams
b.before 1896
Lived in Batavia OH 1922, KY 1940
R1b1
A026
Thomas Adams
1765-1842
b. Unk- d.Lincoln Co KY
R1b1
Family 52
Probably
A052
William Adams (Anne Reynolds)
b. c1697
Cootehill County Cavan, Ireland
R1b
A053
Charles Adams (Catherine Mills)
b. 1795
Baileyborough, County Cavan, Ireland
R1b
A054
William Adams (Anne Reynolds)
b. c1697
Cootehill County Cavan, Ireland
R1b
A109
Ditto - Son of man tested above
b. c1697
Cootehill County Cavan, Ireland
R1b
A055
Joseph Fredrick Adams(Agnes Allan)
b. 1870
Parowan UT
R1b
A051
William Adams( Anne Reynolds)
b. c1697
Cootehill County Cavan, Ireland
R1b
Family 33
Probably
A033
John Adams(Mary Donley)
1791- after 1850
Washington Co PA->Warren Co IL
R1b1
A076
James Adams (Mary;Mary Shook)
Jul 1818-Jan 1889
OH->Stark Co OH
R1b1
A037
Robert Newton Adams
b. 1761
Augusta VA
R1b
A038
James Adams (Mary;Mary Shook)
Jul 1818-Jan 1889
OH->Stark Co OH
R1b
A079
John Adams
ca. 1768 - Sep 1859
Ireland ->Leake, Mississippi
R1b1
Family 32
Probably
A032
Stephen Adams
1779-1845
b Surry/Wilkes Co NC d. Letcher Co KY
R1b
A133
Edmund Adams(Elizabeth Smith)
b ca 1632
Ashford, Kent, England
R1b1
A009
William Adams Sr
1725-1792
d. Surry Co NC
R1b1
A084
Wm Adams Jr.(Mary Baker)/Moses
b. 1750 d. 1800
m. Salisbury Rowan Co NC
R1b1
A117
Allen Adams(Judith)
ca 1815 - Apr 1892
b. Wilkes Co NC - d. Grayson Co VA
R1b1c
Family 1
Probably
A001
Thomas Adams
b. 1770
b. PA - d. Indiana
R1b1
A003
Soloman Adams
b. 1791
Bedford PA
R1b1
Family 15
Probably
A128
Jacob Adams(Wyannie Malone)
b. 1763
b. VA
R1b1c
A015
Jesse Adams
b. 1763
Rowan Co NC
R1b1c
A041
John Adams (Sarah Horner)
Son born 1798
Son Born Cheshire England
R1b
Family 73
Probably
A073
James Adams
ca 1790
Rowan NC-> 1810 Willow Springs NC
R1b1
A059
John Jason Adams
b. 11 Oct 1832
Terrell County Georgia
R1b
Family 89
Probably
A012
James P Adams
b. 1820
b. Mass. d. TX
R1b1
A089
George Adams(Frances Taylor)
d. 10 Oct 1696
b. England d. Watertown or Lexington MA
R1b1
A042
Daniel Adams
b. ca 1725
Rutland VT USA
R1b
A043
Daniel Adams
b. ca 1725
Rutland VT USA
R1b
A044
Nathan W Adams (Mary Plunkett)
b. 1832
Bathurst, Canada
R1b
A045
Daniel Adams
b. ca 1725
Rutland VT USA
R1b
A065
Joshua Adams
b. 5 May 1780
Canada(?)
***
Family 28
Probably
A028
Robert Adams
ca 1680 - Jun 1740
b.? d. Goochland Co VA
R1b1
A063
John Budd Adams
b. 1845
Unk
R1b
A046
James Adams (Agnes Wilson)
1740 - 1815
PA-> Christian KY
R1a
Family 5
Confirmed
A005
Elisha Adams (Jane Harbinson)/John
1765 - 1822
b.PA->KY->d.Johnson Co. IN
R1a
A119
Elisha Adams (Jane Harbinson)/Eli N. H
1765 - 1822
b.PA->KY->d.Johnson Co. IN
R1a
Family 19
Confirmed
A019
George Adams
b.unk m.1727 d.1751
UK or Colonies ->PA
R1a
A114
Jonathan Adams(Mary Wood)/John/Clarence
1812-1873
b. Surry NC d. Plattsmouth NE
R1a1
A100
Frances Adams/Samuel/Isaac
b. 1798
Lancaster Co SC
E3a
A064
John Thomas Adams(Milinda Arenda Johnson)
b. 30 May 1885
Indiana
E3b
A071
John Thomas Adams
Oct 1809-Mar 1864
b. MD d. Baltimore MD
E3b
A067
Johan Adam (Ana Roshizk)
Son b. 1851
Son b. Crnomelj, Slovenia
G2
A068
Edward Adam (Anna Hahan)
?
b. Germany wife b. Am. Samoa
I1a
A010
William F. Adams
1820-1822
Sussex Co Del.
I1a
Family 16
Confirmed
See text
A016
David Adams
b. ca. 1790
South Carolina-> Arkansas
I1a
A025
David Adams
b. ca. 1790
South Carolina-> Arkansas
I1a
Family 47
Confirmed
Link
to genealogy
A047
Robert Adams(Eleanor Wilmot)/Jacob
1602-1682
Lymington England-> Newbury MA
I1a
A048
Same-MRCA is Dennis Elias Adams (Cath.
Harris)
Feb. 1870-Aug. 1916
Kaysville UT->Thatcher UT
I1a
A073
Robert Adams(Eleanor Wilmot)/Abraham
ca 1602-Oct 1682
England->Newbury Mass.
I1a
Family 86
A112 Probably not related
A086
Wm. Adams(Nancy Ann)/Miles
(son b.
1775)-d.1815/16
(son b.Mecklenburg VA)-d. Newberry Co SC
I1a
A085
Philip Adams Sr.
ca 1759- Mar 1840
b. Halifax Co NC- d. Wake Co NC
I1a
A099
John Adams(Ailsey)
ca 1802 - ca 1878
b. VA d. White Co IL
I1a
A132
James Adams/George Daniels
son b. ca 1855
North Devon England
I1a
A069
George Noble Adam (Mary Duthie)
1848
Son born Scotland
I1b2
A125
Asa Lemuel Adams(Louisa Phillips)/Wm. Riley
Dec 1809- Jun 1891
Unspecified
I1b2a
A130
Isaac Adams(Mary Jane Gray)
b. ca. 1833 d.a.1862
Madison Co. IN
I1b2a
Family 30
Probably
A030
Francis Adams
Mar 1696/7-ca 1770
b.Dublin, Ireland-d. NC
I1b2a
A013
Francis Adams
Mar 1696/7-ca 1770
b.Dublin, Ireland-d. NC
I1b2a
A024
James Adams
ca 1782-after 1840
b. Ireland -d. Wheeling [W]VA?
I1b2a
A079
John Adams
ca. 1768 - Sep 1859
Ireland ->Leake, Mississippi
A049
James R Adams (Ellen Kelly)
b. 1866
Unk
I1b2a
A002
William Adams
b. 1800
Cumberland PA
J2
Family 7
Probably
A082
Pleasant Adams(Eleanor Lewis)
Aug 1803-Jan 1884
b.sw VA d. Carter Co. KY
J2
A105
Wm. Adams(Sarah)/Nathan Sr/Nathan Jr
ca 1700 - 1769
b.VA d. Charlotte Co VA
J2
A007
William Adams
Mar 1777 - Sep 1856
b. VA d. Carroll
Co GA
J2
A070
Wm. Adams(Sarah)/Robert/Absalom(Elizabeth)
ca 1700 - 1769
b.VA d. Charlotte Co VA
J2
A027
John Adams
ca 1789 - Oct 1876
Hanover Co VA->Richmond VA
J2
A008
Wilson Adams (Nancy)
b. before 1805
Louisville KY
J2
A111
Solomon Adams(Sarah White?)/John Calvin
1825 - 1909
d. Mouth of Wilson NC
J2
G001
Samuel Gross(Susannah Smyser)
b. 1 May 1897
York Co PA
J2
A018
William G Adams
b. ca. 1815
AL [Choctaw Co] d. after 1862
J2
A087
Elisha Adams Sr(Susan McKenny?)
ca 1766-Jul 1858
Ireland[or VA]->Lee Co VA->Whitley Co
KY
J2
DATA
RESULTS TABLE CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING HERE or
FTDNA RESULTS TABLE CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING HERE
If you
need help with understanding some of the basics try Charles
Kerchner's "Genetics & Genealogy - An Introduction"
which can be found on web page at http://www.kerchner.com/dnainfo.htm
Analysis
There are four categories of family connections found within the Adams project results.
Those that cannot be connected and thus are just awaiting a distant cousin to be tested and for a match to be made.
Those that are possibly related but the data and paper trail is not quite conclusive
Those were there are clear matches and supported by the paper trail .
Those where there is a paper trail to common ancestor and yet the Y-DNA results completely refutes that connection. (See A014)
The haplotype for A005 is not related to any of
the other families tested thus far. While he has an estimated
haplogroup of R1a his haplotype is rare in the value of 27 for DYS
447. In all the R1a men that have actually been SNP tested for
R1a by FTDNA none have the value of 27. All other values are
reasonably common. This family has an oral history of being
related to the Presidents John and John Q Adams.
The haplotype for
A006 is not related to any of the other families tested thus
far. While he has an estimated haplogroup of R1b his haplotype is
rare in the value of 11 for DYS 388. Less than 1% of R1b men
have a value of 11 for DYS 388. All other values are reasonably
common. This Adams family is in England today.
A012 is a
descendant of James Presscot Adams (the middle name could also be
Prescott.) He is not related to any of the other families tested thus
far. He came from Massachusetts and the family has an oral history of
being related to the Presidential Adams family. However they are 5
steps away from the A020 haplotype, and this means there is only one
chance in 500 they could be related in the last 350 years. James
migrated to Texas by way of the southern states with 2 brothers.
The two brothers stayed in the south (not sure which state.) He
started the family homestead in central Texas in what is now Madison
County near North Zulch. The 1850 Census has him being born in
1820 in MA and was a carpenter. His wife was from Louisiana.
A022 is a descendant of Robert M Adams, even though Robert was born in 1898 the family has not be able to find any of his ancestors. They have would like to lucky enough to get a match with another Adams family.
A077 believes his family did a surname change sometime in the early 1800s when the name Adams was changed to the name Smith. This family's haplotype is so close to the R1b modal value, (note all but two markers are in green) they will have to expand to 37 markers if they expect to confirm any matches that might happen to show up.
A002: While reported as a single line this is actually the combined result of three tests from 3 brothers all descendants of William, the common ancestor. The marker values for A002 shows that he cannot even be considered as related to the other family. In fact his estimated haplogroup is I and most of the others are estimated to be R1b. Based on the difference in Y values, if Family B and Family A have an MRCA, he would have lived more than 10,000 YBP(Years Before Present). Haplogroup I is sometimes called the "Viking" group but that is somewhat over stating the situation since I is found most European populations to some degree. Haplogroup I is "older" than R1b and thus has had more time to spread the allele values out. One of the effects of this spread can be seen in the number of values for A002 that are non-modal for the group (those shown in other than green).
A010: The haplotype for A010 is not related to any of the other families tested thus far. While he has an estimated haplogroup of I [eye] his haplotype is common with in the value of 8 for DYS 455. All other values are reasonably common. This family has an oral history of being related to the Presidents John and John Q Adams.
A018 unique in the project. William G. Adams is probably the son of Isaac Adams and Susan Hall. In the 1850 Census of Choctaw County, AL they are 2 households apart. Adams families are found as early as 1816 in the Census of Inhabitants of the MS Territory and a number of them came from the SC Methodist Conference to MS to establish the Adams Methodist Campground. As soon as the Territory was bought by the US many families migrated from, NC, SC and Georgia to Washington, County, MS. In 1819 Alabama was split from MS to form the Alabama Territory. By 1820 folks that may have been shown in 1816 Census in MS were now in AL. There were 3 Adams families in 1820 in AL, the are Thomas, Godfrey, and Isaac. Choctaw County, AL was formed from Sumter and Washington Counties in 1847. The 1850 Census showed a number of Adams families, including Isaac Adams at #667 and William G at 665. It would seem by then they may have brought the Camp Meetings to AL as many meetings were held on the Tombigbee River to convert the local Choctaw. Isaac’s son Godfrey had children that were in TX by 1880. William H. Adams whose father may have been William H. Sr., from GA, a Methodist Minister, were in TX by 1880 and William (R) and Mariah Doggett Adams were in AR by 1880. The William's seem to cause confusion in the research of those in TX. William seems to be a common name in the Adams families in PA, NJ, GA and NC. There are a number of Adams in GA, and into AL as well. It would help the TX and AL researchers to have the Y-DNA test as well in order to help sort this out. Other families associated with Adams in Choctaw area are Hall, Green, Wilkins and Campbell. The Campbell family came from SC, the Hall and Green families from NC, McAllister family from NC.
A019 is unique in the project. The oldest Adams ancestor is George Adams, born in the colonies or the UK between 1685 and1708. He married Katherine Dixon in the 1st Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia 15 Mar 1727 (old calendar). He died 1751 Caernarvon Township Lancaster or Berks County. He was a member of Old Bangor Episcopal Church, Churchtown, Lancaster County, in the 1740s and farmed nearby. His will, now reported lost, lists his wife and three sisters and one son, William, born 15 Sept 1734, probably in Marlborough Township. There is no known later data on Katherine and her daughters. William married Susanna Martin, a Quaker, in May 1754 and shortly thereafter left brother-in-law George Martin's family for the Cane Meeting in NC, arriving fall 1755, recorded in 2 Feb 1756. They had four sons and seven daughters. All children married and had children, and most lived into their 70s and beyond. All the sons and most of the daughters with their families moved to Surry (now Yadkin County), NC in 1789. William and Susanna both died in 1816, he on 13 July and she on 2 December and are buried in the Deep Creek Quaker Church Cemetery 3.5 mi N of Yadkinville. By 1850, all of the Adams' listed in the Surry County US Census were William and Susanna's descendants. While large numbers of later Adams' left Yadkin County for Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and also the Oregon Trail before and after the Civil War, presently it is probable that a very large majority of those Adams' living in Yadkin County are descendants of the first known George Adams.
This group is shown with a green background color for
the names and consists of A022, A017, A050, A036, A004 and A034.
There are various possible combinations where there could be family
connections within this group
A022 is a descendant of
Robert M Adams, even though Robert was born in 1898 the family has
not be able to find any of his ancestors. They have would like to
lucky enough to get a match with another Adams family. And
there just might be a connection between A022 and A017 as the
match is 21 for 25. However a 4 step mismatch at 25 markers makes the
connection questionable.
A017 (in addition to the above
match) has a 19 for 21 match with A050 and thus could be
related. Given the known genealogies of the two the match would have
to be before 1750.
A050 (in addition to the above match)
has an 18 for 21 match to A036 and thus could possibly be
related.
A036, A004 and A034 are most probably
related. All three trace their roots to the same general area
of country plus they all have a value of 32 for DYS 449
which is reasonably rare. While all three have an estimated
haplogroup of R1b, a value of 32 for DYS 449 is reasonably rare in
that only 2% of R1b men have this value. But DYS 439 is another
issue. FTDNA indicates this is a trait for the entire family
and not just this test.
Also this is rare in that about 0.25% men have the DYS 439 deletion
in their haplotype. One school of thought say that all men with the
deletion in the R1b haplogroup descend from a common ancestor. When
this was first found it was thought that in time we might be able to
support this theory. But the matches with the other two Adams men has
refuted the theory, at least in my book..
Presidential Adams Family.
We now have six men in the project with documented genealogies connecting them to the Presidential Adams family.
Five of the six match and the last family does not match. The chart below shows the details of the connections of these Adams families.
Click on chart for a larger version. Reference: A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass. and His Descendants: Also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, comp. by Andrew N. Adams. Rutland, Vt.: Tuttle, 1898. Reprint: Newburyport, Mass. Parker River Researchers, 1984. The results from the Y-DNA test are consistent with this genealogy except for that of A114.
Having these results allows us to use "triangulation"
to
determine the probably haplotype of Edward
Adams b. ca. 1630 England.
For all those markers where we
have 3 values we can select the most probable and that would be the
ones that exactly match A031.
Thus
there have been two mutations since 1630 in the A020 line and
one for the A040 line.
A020
has DYS 385a mutating from 15 to 14 and DYS 442 mutating from 12 to
13. The pedigree of this line is here;
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=y-dna-adams&id=I109&style=TEXT
A040
has DYS 448 mutating from 20 to 21.
A031 has had no
mutations in those markers in the births since Edward. The pedigree
of this line is here:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=y-dna-adams&id=I51&style=TEXT
We can also determine 12 markers of the Y-DNA haplotype of Henry born 1583.
Two Y-DNA lines One Family?
This is a case where Y-DNA testing has refuted the paper genealogy. In the line for A014 there is either a mistake in the paper genealogy or a non-parental event such as an unrecorded adoption. It is a possibility the error is in the other four lines or elsewhere. The family genealogist are working on the issue to get to the truth of the matter. The results from the upgrade to A014 will help with his possible connection to the Presidential Adams family.
A023, Absalom Adams, born about 1725, was a
Baptist farmer in Fauquier County, Virginia where he also served in
the American Revolutionary War of 1776, and later moved to Kentucky
in search for inexpensive land. He was married to Elizabeth
Fothergill and they raised nine children. About the year 1840,
William "Devil Bill" Adams, grandson of Absalom, is said to
have visited with his "cousin" John Quincy Adams (6th
Pres.), in Washington DC, while JQ was serving in the House of
Representatives.
For more about this family see notes
supplied by John Adams.
A072: Note that for A072 I have reversed the
order of listing for CDYa and CDYb. This was done to show the
proper number of mutations. The convention is to report the values in
numerical order. But since we have other family members all with a
value of 37 as the lowest this is the best way to show what I believe
is happening.
The genealogy for A072 is here:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=y-dna-adams&id=I59
Family 21
A021 is a descendant of G W Adams, the family has been able to establish a connection to GW’s parents. This is a case where the hope is that DNA testing to give them a match and a clue on a family connection has paid off.
Family 52
This is a family of results all from smgf.org data base. They are clearly related and of Irish descent.
Family 33
This result for A033
is from a descendant of John Adams and wife Mary Donley and they now
have three matches within the Adams project. He was born 1790
in Pennsylvania,probably Washington County by family record. He
died after 1850 and last known place of residence was Warren County,
Illinois, but there is no verification of date nor place. His brother
David Adams was born 04 Mar 1788 also Pennsylvania, and died 09 Mar
1870 at Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa. He married Virginia Jane
Crothers.
These two brothers headed
west from Pennsylvania with their adult children.
There is
family history of relation to a president, and some information
suggests it may be through the maternal side. Given
the Y-DNA results the relationship is definitely not via the male
Adams line.
A076 family knows he is related to A038 by paper genealogy and now by matching Y-DNA. Just how John, A033, and Robert, A037 connect is being address by the family genealogists.
In the SMGF.org data base there are two matches at 19 for 19 [actually 21 for 21 by the way FTDNA counts.] Robert Newton Adams b. 1761 of Augusta VA [son Ezekiel Adams d. Greenbrier WV] see : http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/af/pedigree_view.asp?recid=6024239&familyid=0 For a genealogy posted on World Connect see: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3068279&id=I60955 And the second family James Adams b. 1819 [probably Stark County] Ohio http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=y-dna-adams&id=I2
Family 32
There is no current known connection but given the common place and time and matching DNA they are related.
Family 1
Men A001 and A003 match on 15 of 16 markers. Marker DYS455 has a one step change between the two results. The question is "does this one step change men the men are not related?" The short answer is no - they are most likely related. On the negative side there is the one step change on the positive side we have several factors, these are:
There is a common surname.
The location of the two families in time and area of the country is close.
The allele (marker) values are different from the R1b modal values. The closer one is to modal (green in the chart above) the less likely they are related. In this case they are 7 steps different in 13 alleles, this is a significant difference.
The allele values are not only just one step from the modal value but the are in the least likely direction. This is shown by the colors blue and magenta.
The chances of having a single one step change in 14 markers and 10 births (5 each side from the MRCA, Most Recent Common Ancestor) is 21% and thus the statistics will not exclude relatedness.
This means that members of this family have an 80% chance, or better, of having an MRCA in the 1700s. If they wish to confirm or refute this theory more testing would help. The best use of funds for testing would be to find a distant cousin of each of the men and have them tested. This would help determine when/if that mutation on DYS455 occurred. Another option would be to upgrade the test for A001 or A003 so they have more markers in common. Given a choice I would select A003 for upgrade so as to get DYS448, DYS449 and DYS464b values in common. I recommend this since those values are not R1b modal for this family. Family A001 has an oral history of being related to the Presidents John and John Q Adams
Family 73
This is a case
where with have a match between SMGF.org and FTDNA men.
Family 42
This is a family found only in the SMGF.org database.
They are clearly related and the family moved from Vermont in the
1700 to Canada and then to ??????????
Family
28
This is a case where with have a match between
SMGF.org and FTDNA men.
Family 16
A016
and A025 were thought to be the the same family and DNA has supported
that theory. Before the DNA testing it was thought that A030 was also
a part of this family But the results of the test stronly
connect A030 to the family A013 and A024. Since this connection is a
37 for 37 match it is dificult to dismiss.
This connection was
astonising to some, it is view by others with "disbelief"
but for some other genealogists it was a confirmation of
facts.
Family 47
This is a case
where with have a match between SMGF.org and FTDNA men.
Family
30
This haplotype is matched 37 for 37 for A030 and A024 with a 36 for 37 match to A013. Thus the DNA says these three are all related.
Francis Adams b. 1896/97 is the first generation of Adams ancestors for whom I (Martha Rogers) have information. Therefore, the story begins in 1696 in Dublin, Ireland. Francis Adams was of Scotch Irish descent. His father owned a large section of land on which a great part of Dublin now stands and to which he would have become heir, but the loss of an important document barred his inheritance. The papers were found in after years, but through neglect of action, the estate was lost to the heirs. Francis came to America about 1766 (about age 70) with his sons, John and William and grandchildren (Abram having died before leaving Ireland), and settled in South Carolina, but the English troops overran South Carolina, and he fled to North Carolina. Being in feeble health, he died not many years later. He was protestant in faith.
Source: Sketch of the Adams family by Martha Rodgers. Added note by Barbara Ray: Dublin is not the city in the Scotch Irish part of Ireland. Most "urban" Scotch-Irish came from Ulster.
The men tested from this line have the grandson of Francis Adams b. 1696/7. His name is also Francis and he was born 1763, in Ireland. A013 descends from Abraham b. 1791 Lancaster County, South Carolina, to Fancis and his first wife Margaret McKee. And A030 descends from Franklin Monroe Adams b 1823 in Georgia, to Francis and his second wife Mary Farrell.
There is one mutation on 37 makers with 4 births for A013 and 4 births for A030. Having one mutation for 8 births is consistent with this genealogy with 36% chance. The 95% interval would allow up to 2 mutations so having one mutation is sort of "expected."
James Adams born in Ireland (according to every census we find him in) about 1782. We know that some of his children were born in America and the earliest American birth is around 1824 in VA, WV, or PA as it is different in every census. It is not known where in Ireland he was born, nor is anything known his parents or if he had siblings. One researcher believes that he worked on the construction of the National Road from the areas between Washington PA and Wheeling, WV. His enumeration is thought to be found in the census of 1830 and 1840 in Wheeling [West] Virginia.
Family 7
The haplotype
for A007 and A008 match 12 for 12. Both these families had
descendants in Missouri in the 1800s but there was no known
connection until these results arrived. A070 and A027 have been
matched to the family and they are all working to find the
genealogical connection.
The haplogroup is estimated a J2
which is from the Middle-East. It originated in the northern portion
of the Fertile Crescent some 10,000 to 20,000 years ago. The J
haplogroup is rare in England and north Western Europe, being found
in less then 1% of the population.
Haplogroup
and Haplotype
For these there are two different tests. Haplotype is determined by the Y-DNA test discussed here and haplogroup is determined by testing for UEPs (Unique Event Polymorphism). UEPs are really rare, so rare that each one is considered to have happened only once in all of human history. While there is a strong relationship from Y-DNA to UEP it is not 100%. Most the men tested by Family Tree DNA have an ESTIMATED haplogroup.
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