Chandler (Y-DNA)

Status summary

As of October 27, 2022:

Paper trail

First Generation

Edmund Chandler was born about 1587 and died Duxburrow (now Duxbury) between 3 May (will) and 2 Jun 1662 (inventory). He is believed to have married twice but the names of his wives are currently unknown. He had six children by his first wife: Sarah (c1610), Samuel (c1612, married but d.s.p.), Lydia (c1614) Anna (c1616), Mary (c1618) and an infant buried 1619. Edmund had four more children by his second wife: John (c1632, likely unm.), Benjamin (c1644), Joseph (c1646) and Ruth.

Second Generation

Benjamin Chandler was born poss. in Scituate about 1635 and died there 6 Oct 1691. He married Scituate about 1671 Elizabeth Buck and they had seven children (Scituate): Martha (1671/2), Samuel (1674), John (1676, m Sarah Weston but no ch.), Mary (1678), Keturah (c1682), Benjamin (1685), Elizabeth (c1687) and Joseph (c1690).

Joseph Chandler was born about 1637 and died Duxbury about 1721. He married Duxbury about 1670 Mercy ____ and they had children: Joseph, Edmund, John (d.s.p.), Esther, Mary, Sarah.

Third Generation

Samuel Chandler was born Scituate 1674 and died Duxbury in 1742. He married 1718 Margaret PHILLIPS Bonney

Benjamin Chandler was born Scituate 1685 and died 1771.

Joseph Chandler was born Scituate about 1690. He married twice, first Elizabeth Delano and second 1729 Deborah Bonney

Joseph Chandler (II) married 1701 Martha Hunt

Edmund Chandler married Elizabeth Alden

DNA Results R1b-FGC48713

Previous testing

FTDNA's Chandler DNA Project subgrouping: Group 013 has a number of folks who claim Edmund Chandler as their Most Distant Known Patrilineal Ancestor (MDKPA) and are also close Y-STR matches. Two of these individuals have SNP tested to: R1b-U106>>U198>DF93>DF94>FGC48723>FGC48713

NGS/WGS testing

NGS/WGS testing is needed to confirm the prediction (above) as well as potentially further refine the haplogroup.

References and External Resources

• Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633" (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004)
• Bowman, George Ernest, "Chandler Notes" The Mayflower Descendant14:65-70

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