Hi Folks, Recently we got a second sample tested from John Newton (23 Jan 1772 - 14 Oct 1847) of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It agreed with the first sample, and the new participant descends from a different son of John than the existing participant which means that the assignment of DNA type should be robust. So now we can add this John Newton (1772-1847) to the list of NEWTON men for which we have a klind of "DNA litmus test" for. In the future, anyone with unknown heritage my use this assignment and a DNA test for themselves to see if they have descent from this family. Moreover, perhaps, is that since the DNA type is known, it makes a solid baseline by which to compare other groups which may come along. Interestingly, the DNA matches another sample in our NEWTON group who descends from William Field Newton, whose ancestry traces (according to some) back to George Newton of Norfolk, Virginia. It may be that this Virginia line gave rise to this Pennsylvania line. My opinion is that this is an unusual migration pattern, given the counties involved. But since it would have been immediately pre-revolution...well, there were a lot of things going on. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gbonner/newtondna/ Best, Gregg Bonner NEWTON Surname DNA Project Group Administrator --------------------------------- Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search.
While looking at the Newton DNA Project, I noticed Node H for Timothy Newton, d. 1843, Wesleyville, Erie Co., PA. It is possible that this Timothy Newton is the son of Roswell Newton (b. ca. 1756, MA) and (dont' have my genealogy in front of me) is the brother of Roswell (b. ca 1790), Wayrum (b. ca. 1791), John, and Naomi Newton - all of whom were born in Massachusetts. Roswell (b. ca. 1790, m. Abigail Loomis), Wayrum (m. Celia LNU), Timothy, and John left Hampden, MA and migrated to Erie Co., PA in the early 1800's (see Fed. Census Records, Erie Co., PA, 1810), and, then into to Crawford co., PA (see Fed. Census Records, Crawford co., PA, 1820). Roswell Newton and Abigail (Loomis) Newton had a daughter Nancy through whom I am descend. Connie Sloan Ruffley Gregg Bonner <greggbonner@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi Folks, Recently we got a second sample tested from John Newton (23 Jan 1772 - 14 Oct 1847) of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It agreed with the first sample, and the new participant descends from a different son of John than the existing participant which means that the assignment of DNA type should be robust. So now we can add this John Newton (1772-1847) to the list of NEWTON men for which we have a klind of "DNA litmus test" for. In the future, anyone with unknown heritage my use this assignment and a DNA test for themselves to see if they have descent from this family. Moreover, perhaps, is that since the DNA type is known, it makes a solid baseline by which to compare other groups which may come along. Interestingly, the DNA matches another sample in our NEWTON group who descends from William Field Newton, whose ancestry traces (according to some) back to George Newton of Norfolk, Virginia. It may be that this Virginia line gave rise to this Pennsylvania line. My opinion is that this is an unusual migration pattern, given the counties involved. But since it would have been immediately pre-revolution...well, there were a lot of things going on. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gbonner/newtondna/ Best, Gregg Bonner NEWTON Surname DNA Project Group Administrator --------------------------------- Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------- 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