Dunham (Y-DNA)

Status summary

As of October 27, 2022:

Paper trail

First Generation

John Dunham was poss. son of Richard Dunham of Langford, Bedfordshire, England, born about 1587. He died Plymouth 2 Mar 1688/9 (aged about 80). He married twice, first Clophill, Bedfordshire 17 Aug 1612 Susan Kaino and second, Leiden 22 Oct 1622 Abigail Balliou. By his first wife he had three children: John (1614/5), Humility (c1617 n.f.r.) and Thomas (c1619 unm.). By his second wife he had eight more children: Samuel (c1623), Jonathan (c1625), Abigail (c1627), Joseph (c1631), Hannah (c1634), Persis (c1635), Benajah (c1637) and Daniel (c1639).

Second Generation

John Dunham (II) was bp Henlow, Bedfordshire 19 Feb `1614/5 and died 6 Apr 1692. He married by 1642 Mary ____.

Samuel Dunham was born Leiden about 1623 and died Plymouth 20 Jan 1711/2 (in his 89 year of his age). He married Plymouth 29 Jun 1649 Martha BEALS Falloway.

Jonathan Dunham was born Leiden about 1625. He married twice, first Plymouth 29 Nov 1655 Mary Delano and second Plymouth 15 Oct 1657 Mary Cobb.

Joseph Dunham was born about 1631. He married twice, first Plymouth 18 Nov 1657 Mercy Morton and second Plymouth 20 Aug 1660 Esther Wormall.

Benajah Dunham was born Plymouth about 1637. He married Plymouth 25 Oct 1660 Tilizabeth Tilson.

Daniel Dunham was born Plymouth about 1639. He married about 1670 Hannah ____.

DNA Results I-BY98480

Previous testing

FTDNA's Dunham DNA Project Subgrouping: 1a-1d consists (among oothers) eight individuals claiming Deacon John Dunham as their Most Distant Known Patrilineal Ancestor (MDKPA). The all fall under the I-M253 Haplogroup.

NGS/WGS testing

Three individuals in this subgrouping have done extensive SNP testing with one falling under DF29>Z58>Z59>Z2041>Z2040>Z382>FTB42659>FT54722>BY68780>BY72514>BY98480 a second one fallung under a subclade BY98480>FT161857 and the third falling under a subclade BY98480>Y31523

References and External Resources

• Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633" (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004)
• Barclay, Florence (Mrs. John E.), "Notes on the Dunham Family of Plymouth, Mass.", The American Genealogist 30:143-55.

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