I strongly suspect a clerical heritage for my oldest known relative as he appears to have been classically educated in the very early 1800s. His name was Robert Henry Newton b. abt. 1818 in NC (according to census records). Does anyone know of a Newton in NC who could be Robert Henry's father? Judy jryden@charter.net Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.... It's about learning to dance in the rain. On Oct 16, 2008, at 8:40 17 AM, DadRalph wrote: > Gregg, I have upgraded to 37 and so has the other Newton and we seem > to > match closely. We have no paper connection yet. Any ideas. What > is type > "R" ?? Ralph > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregg Bonner" <greggbonner@yahoo.com> > To: <newton-l@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 2:00 AM > Subject: [NEWTON] DNA Project: Vol. 41 - Rev. Roger Newton, DNA > "type 'R'" > > > Hi Folks, > > The project now reports a 2nd sample whose donor claims explicit > descent > from the Reverend Roger Newton (died 07 Jun 1683, Milford, > Connecticut). > This DNA agrees with the prior participant who claimed a shared > descent from > the Reverend. Further, this 2nd sample comes from a person whose > family > stayed in that area until very recently (in genealogical > timescales), so > should be reliable. > > I suggest that anyone with this NEWTON type "R" DNA look very > closely for > probable connection with said Reverend Roger Newton, if they have not > already done so, and that any similar claims for descent now have a > litmus > test. > > The most recent common ancestor for the 2 DNA providers of topic is: > David Newton, great great grandson of Reverend Roger Newton; > Born 25 Mar 1753, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, > Married Mary Hazen, 16 Sep 1773, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, > Died 29 Dec 1839, Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont. > > Thus the DNA actually specifies the probable type of this David > Newton. > However, the links from David to the Reverend Roger seem to be solid > and > trustworthy. And, as always, we will continue to refine the > connections, > etc., as more samples come in. > > Best, > > Gregg Bonner > NEWTON Surname DNA Project Group Administrator > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message