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

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

Having no living male Newton (Newton was my mother's maiden name) to draw from, I am totally confused as to how to proceed, unless I can connect one of my mother's uncles (all deceased) to one of these lines, but I don't know how to do that. 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 1:00 13 AM, Gregg Bonner wrote: > 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