Smalley (Y-DNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of April 13, 2026
- Recruiting patrilineal (all male-line) descendants of John Smalley for NGS/WGS testing. Any male who believes they are such a descendant should Read me First
IMPORTANT: Read me First
Still to do as of April 13, 2026
- NGS/WGS test multiple John Smalley direct paternal (Y-DNA) descendants to firmly place family clade as well as discover any subclades unique to descendants lines
Biography
First Generation
John Smalley was born presumably in England abt 1613 date, place and parentage unknown. He died Piscataway NJ 30 Jul 1692. He married Plymouth Colony 29 Nov 1738 Anne Walden and they had four children: Hannah (1641), John (1644), Mary (1647) and Isaac (1647).
Second Generation
John Smalley (II) was born Plymouth 8 Sep 1644 and died Piscataway NJ in 1733. He married Piscataway 18 Oct 1676 Lydia Martin and they had ten children: Lydia (1679-1682), John (1680/1-1682), Jonathan (1683), John (1685), Lydia (1687-1699/1700), Martha (1692/3), Phoebe (1695), Martin (1697), Elisha (1699/1700) and Benjamin (1702).
Isaac Smalley was born Eastham 11 Dec 1647 and died Piscataway NJ 4 Dec 1724. He married twice, first Piscataway 20 Feb 1684 Esther Wood then 18 Mar 1703 Mary White. He had eight children: Isaac, Mary, John, Esther, Joseph, Benjamin, Joshua and Margaret
Third Generation
DNA results
Previous Y-DNA testing
The Smalley DNA Project Group: "John Smalley" currently has 19 testers. Y-STR testing predicts they fall under R1b-M269. Family Finder autosomal DNA testing documents where they fall under R-L151.
NGS/WGS testing
Four individuals in the above group have taken Big Y testing and been found to fall under: R-L21>S552>DF13>Z39589>Z251>FGC13899>FGC18232>A248>A228>A17480>BY108587>BY62774
External Links and References
- Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004. Pages 422-424.
