Early Settlers of the New Haven Colony, 1639-1660 DNA Study

The New Haven Colony DNA project, http://stevencperkins.com/newhavendna.html will use Y DNA, mtDNA and atDNA to try to determine the genetic relationships among people descended from residents of New Haven Colony from 1637 until 1800. We will use Donald Lines Jacobus' Families of Ancient New Haven, Bowditch, New Haven Town Records, and Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850, to determine the standard genealogical connections and the three types of DNA to determine the genetic connections. If it is approved, a site will be announced at FTDNA.

Because this project is open to anyone descended from a New Haven resident between 1637 and 1800 with an autosomal DNA test from FTDNA, 23andme or AncestryDNA, we ask that everyone upload their test results to Gedmatch and inform the admin of their Gedmatch number.

Once we have a working group it will be announced on the various internet sites concerned with the New Haven Colony. We hope to be able to determine the Y DNA and mtDNA of the early New Haven residents and determine if there are any extant autosomal DNA connections among the group. Pedigrees from your most recent New Haven and environs ancestor will be housed on the website above.

Steven C. Perkins, SCPerkins@gmail.com is the founding Admin for the project. Please use New Haven DNA in the subject line of emails about the project.

Today's Date:

So-called Division of 1643:

Signers of the Fundamental Agreement of 4 June 1639:
NO	NAME	PROJECT	COMMENT
1	William Andrews	Andrews Y DNA study	None
2	Richard Beckley	no project	1 tested at FTDNA
3	John Benham	no project	3 tested at FTDNA
4	Jarvis Boykin	Boykin Y DNA study	11 tested at FTDNA
5	William Browning	Brown Society Y DNA study	17 tested at FTDNA
6	John Budd	no project	4 tested at FTDNA
7	John Chapmen	Chapman Y DNA study	57 members, 78 tested at FTDNA
8	John Charles	Charles Y DNA study	4 members, 9 tested at FTDNA
9	Ezekiel Cheever	no project	1 at FTDNA
10	James Clark	Clark(e) Y DNA study	142 members, 344 at FTDNA, there is a Pennsylvania Clark study also
11	John Clarke	Clark(e) Y DNA study	142 members, 344 at FTDNA, there is a Pennsylvania Clark study also
12	John Cogswell	Cogswell Y DNA study	1 member, 2 at FTDNA
13	John Cooper	Cooper Y DNA study	194 members, 257 at FTDNA
14	Jasper Crane	Craine, Crane Y DNA study	43 members, 21 Crane at FTDNA
15	John Davenport	Davenport Y DNA study	142 members, 121 at FTDNA, Rev John Davenport of the Henbury Manor line is R1b1c
16	Jeremiah Dixon	Dixon Y DNA study	52 members, 68 at FTDNA
17	Samuel Eaton	Eaton Y DNA study	45 members, 56 at FTDNA
18	Theophilus Eaton	Eaton Y DNA study	45 members, 56 at FTDNA>
19	Nicholas Elsey	No project
20	Timothy Ford	Ford DNA study	72 members, 96 at FTDNA
21	Thomas Fugill	No project
22	Matthew Gilbert	Gilbert DNA study	33members, 67 at FTDNA
23	Francis Hall	Hall DNA study	115 members, 217 at FTDNA
24	Matthias Hitchcock	Hitchcock DNA study	1 member, 8 at FTDNA
25	Andrew Hull	Hull DNA study	133 members, 146 at FTDNA
26	Thomas Jeffries	Jeffries DNA study	9 members, 6 at FTDNA
27	William Ives	No project	3 at FTDNA
28	Thomas Kimberley	No project	1 at FTDNA
29	Benjamin Ling	No project	1 at FTDNA
30	Richard Malbon	No project
31	Andrew Messenger	No project
32	John Moss	Moss DNA study	12 members
33	Matthew Moulthrop	No study
34	Francis Newman	Newman DNA study	38 members, 49 at FTDNA
35	Robert Newman	Newman DNA study	38 members, 49 at FTDNA
36	Richard Osborne	Osborn-Ausburn DNA study	52 Osborn, 77 at FTDNA
36	Edward Patteson	No project	2 at FTDNA
38	John Peacock	Peacock DNA study	69 members, 69 at FTDNA
39	Richard Perry	Perry DNA study	60 members, 90 at FTDNA
40	John Ponderson	No project
41	William Potter	Potter DNA study	10 members, 30 at FTDNA
42	William Preston	Preston DNA study	15 members, 31 at FTDNA
43	John Reader or Reeder	Reader DNA study	4 members Rader-Reeder DNA study 23 members, 9 Reeder at FTDNA
44	Robert Seeley	Sealy DNA study	4 members 2 Seely at FTDNA
45	George Smith	Smith Northeast DNA study	196 members, 1044 at FTDNA in several projects
46	William Thorpe	Thorpe DNA study	25 members, 11 at FTDNA. William Thorpe in HG I.
47	Nathaniel Turner	Turner DNA study	256 members, 318 at FTDNA
48	William Tuttle	Tuttle DNA study	8 members
49	George Ward	Ward Wardle DNA study	85 members
50	Lawrence Ward	Ward Wardle DNA study	85 members
51	Samuel Whitehead	Whitehead DNA study	24 members, 31 at FTDNA
52	Edward Wigglesworth	No project.
53	Mr Wilkes	Wilkes DNA study	12 members, 13 at FTDNA
54	Thomas Yale	No project.

There was a division of lands recorded in July 1643 at which time the following people were named as eligible for lots [Robert Charles Anderson has determined that this list dates from between 29 October 1640 and 22 November 1640. See, The Great Migration Newsletter, at New England Ancestors or the printed volumes from The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA]:

It was ordered that every Planter should give in the names of the heads or persons in his family, wherein his wife together with himself and children were only reckoned with an estimate of his Estate, according to which he will pay his proportion in all Rates and Public Charges from time to time to be assessed for civil uses, and expect Lands in all divisions which shall generally be made to the Planters.

Names of the Planters Persons Numbered Estate value

Mr. Theophilus Eaton 6 £3,000
Mr. Samuel Eaton 2 800
David Yale 1 300
William Touttle 7 450
Ezekial Cheevers 3 20
Captaine Turner 7 800
Richard Perry 3 260
Mr. Davenport 3 1,000
Richard Malbon 7 500
Thomas Nash 7 110
John Benham 5 70
Thomas Kimberly 7 12
Joh. Chapman 2 300
Matthew Gilbert 2 600
Jasper Craine 3 480
Mr. Roe 6 1,000
An Elder 4 500
George Lamberton 6 1,000
William Wilkes 2 150
Thomas Jeffrey 2 100
Robert Ceely 4 179
Nicholas Elsey 2 30
Jonathan Budd 6 450
Richard Hull 4 19
William Preston 10 40
Benjamin Ffenne 2 80
William Jeanes 5 150
Joh. Brockett 1 15
Roger Allen 1 40
Mr. Hickocks 6 1,000
Mr. Mansfield 4 400
Thomas Gregson 6 600
Stephen Goodyear 9 1,000
William Harskins 2 1,000
Jeremiah Whitnell 2 50
Samuel Bayley 1 250
Thomas Buckingham 4 60
Richard Miles 7 400
Thomas Welch 1 250
Nath. Axtell 1 500
Henry Stonell 1 300
William Fowler 3 800
Peter Preden 4 500
James Preden 3 10
Edmond Tapp 7 800
Widow Baldwin 5 800
An Elder 6 500
Richard Platt 4 200
Zachariah Whitman 2 800
Thomas Osborne 6 300
Henry Rudderforde 2 100
Thomas Trowbridge 5 500
Widow Potter 2 30
Joh. Potter 4 25
Samuel Whitehead 2 60
Joh. Clark 3 240
Luke Atkinson 4 50
Arthur Halbridge 4 20
Edward Bamster 3 10
William Peck 4 12
Joh. Mosse 3 10
Joh. Charles 4 50
Richard Beach 1 20
Timothy Fforde 2 10
Peter Browne 3 30
Daniell Paule 1 100
Johna. Livermore 4 100
Anthony Thompson 4 150
Joh. Reeder 2 140
Robert Cogswell 4 60
Mathi. Hitchcock 3 50
Ffrancis Hall 3 10
Richard Osborne 3 10
William Potter 4 40
James Clark 4 50
Edward Patteson 1 40
Andrew Hull 4 40
William Ives 2 25
Georg Smyth 1 50
Widow Sherman 2 50
Mathew Moulthrop, [&]
Thomas James, sen’r 5 200
Widow Greene 3 80
Thomas Yale 1 100
Thomas Ffugill 2 100
Joh. Ponderson 2 180
Joh. Johnson 5 150
Abraham Bell 1 10
Johr Evance 1 500
Mrs. Mayers 2 800
Mrs. Constable 3 150
Joshua Atwater 2 300
Thomas Ffugill 1 400
Edward Wiggleworth 3 300
Thomas Powell 1 100
Henry Browning 8 340
Mrs. Higison 8 250
Edward Tench 3 400
Jeremiah Dixon 1 300
William Thorp 3 10
Robert Hill 1 10
Widow Williams 2 60
Andrew Low 3 10
Ffr. Newman 2 160
Joh. Caffins 2 500
David Atwater 1 500
Mr. Lucas 6 400
Mr. Dearmer 1 300
Benjamin Ling 2 320
Robert Newman 2 700
William Andrews 8 150
John Cooper 3 30
Richard Beckley 4 20
Mr. Marshall 5 1,000
Mrs. Eldred 5 1,000
Ffran. Brewster 9 1,000
Mark Pearce 2 150
Jarvis Boykin 2 40
James Russell 2 20
George Warde 6 10
Lawrence Ward 2 30
Moses Wheeler 2 58

------ --------- Total 419 36,126 ------ ---------

The Map of 1641:

SQUARE 1 (top left):

Edmund Tapp,
James Prudden,
Peter Prudden,
William Fowler,
Thomas Osborne,
Wid. Baldwin,
An Elder,
Richard Platt,
Zachariah Whitman.

SQUARE 2 (top middle):
Thomas James,
T. Powell (?),
Widow Greene,
Thomas Yale,
Thomas Fugill,
John Punderson,
John Johnson,
Abraham Bell,
Edward Wigglesworth,
John Burwell(?),
Joshua Atwater,
Mrs. Constable,
Mr. Mayres,
John Evanse

SQUARE 3 (top right):
William Thorp,
Robert Hill,
Wid. Williams,
Andrew Low,
Jeremiah Dixon,
Edw. Tench(?),
Anne Higginson,
Mr. Lucas,
Deamor(?),
David Atwater,
John Goffinch(?),
Francis Newman,
Henry Browning
SQUARE 4 (center left):
Thomas Buckingham,
Thomas Welch,
Jo. Whitehead(?),
Samuel Bailey,
William Hawkins,
Richard Miles,
Nathaniel Axtell,
Stephen Goodyear,
Henry Stonehill,
Thomas Gregson
SQUARE 6 (center right):
Francis Brewster,
Mark Nance(?),
Jarvis Boykin,
Benjamin Ling,
Mrs. Eldred,
Robert Newman,
Mr. Marshall,
Richard Beckley,
William Andrews,
John Cooper
SQUARE 7 (bottom left):
Roger Alling,
John Brockett,
Mr. Hickocks,
John Budd,
William Jeanes(?),
Nath Elsey(?),
Robert Seeley,
Benjamin Fenn,
William Wilkes,
George Lamberton,
Thomas Jeffrey,
Mr. Mansfield,
Richard Hull,
William Preston
SQUARE 8 (bottom center):
Matthew Gilbert,
Thomas Kimberly,
Owen Rowe,
Mr. Davenport's Walk,
An Elder,
Jasper Crane,
John Davenport,
John Chapman,
John Benham,
Thomas Nash,
Richard Malbon
SQUARE 9 (bottom right):
Richard Perry,
Nathaniel Turner,
Ezekial Cheever,
Theophilus Eaton,
David Yale,
Mr. Eaton,
Samuel Eaton,
William Tuttle
OTHER:
William Ives,
George Smith,
Widow Sherman,
Matthew Malstron,
Anthony Thompkin,
John Reeder,
Robert Cogswell,
Mathias Hitchcock,
Francis Ball,
Richard Osborne,
William Potter,
James Clark,
Edward Patteson,
Andr. Hull,
Saml. Wilthead,
John Clark,
Edw. (?),
John Moss,
John Charles,
Richard Beach,
Arthur Halbidge,
William Peck,
Timothy Ford,
John Potter,
Widow (?),
Thomas Trowbridge,
Henry Rutherford,
John Livermore,
Peter Brown,
Daniel Hall(?),
James Russell,
George Ward,
Lawrence Ward,
Moses Wheeler.

DNA studies on the Early Settlers of New Haven: 1639-1800

Signers of the Fundamental Agreement of 4 June 1639:

So-called Division of 1643:

The Map of 1641:

Division of 1656: