Adams (Y-DNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of December 18, 2021:
- Recruiting additional direct male-line Joseph Adams II descendants for NGS/WGS SNP testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
Still to do as of December 18, 2021
- NGS/WGS test multiple Joseph Adams II descendants to firmly place family clade as well as discover any subclades unique to descendants lines
Biography
First Generation
(Dea.) Joseph Adams (II) was born Braintree (now Quincy) 24 Dec 1654 son of Joseph Adams (who was son of immigrant Henry Adams) and Abigail Baxter. Joseph (II) died there 12 Feb 1736/7. He married three times (all at Braintree), first 1682 Mary Chapin (two daughters, no Mayflower link); second 20 Feb 1687/8 Hannah Bass; and third abt 1708 Elizabeth Hobart (one son, no Mayflower link). By his second wife, Hannah, Joseph had eight children (Braintree, now Quincy): Joseph (1688/9), John (1690/1), Samuel (1693/4), Josiah (1695/6), Hannah (1697/8), Ruth (1700), Bethiah (1702) and Ebenezer (1704)
Second Generation
(Rev.) Joseph Adams (III) was born Braintree (now Quincy) 4 Jan 1688/9 and died Newington, NH 26 May 1783.
(Dea.) John Adams was born Braintree (now Quincy) 8 Feb 1690/1 and died there 25 May 1761
Samuel Adams was born Braintree (now Quincy) 28 Jan 1693/4 and died there 17 Jul 1751.
Josiah Adams was born Braintree (now Quincy) 18 Feb 1695/6 and died Mendon 25 Mar 1749.
Ebenezer Adams was born Braintree (now Quincy) 30 Dec 1704 and died there 6 Aug 1769.
Third Generation
DNA results R1b-Z4471
Previous Y-DNA testing
The Adams Y-DNA Study was started in 2002. This was a STR-based study, and only compared 37 Y-STRs. This was not enough resolution to go beyond the R-M269 predicted haplogroup FTDNA has assigned to this family.
NGS/WGS testing
At least two patrilineal (direct male line) descendants of Henry Adams (grandfather of Dea. Joseph Adams) have taken a Big Y test and have been confirmed to fall under: R-L23>L51>P310>L151>S1194>CTS4528>S14328>A8469>S1196>S6868>FGC23894>FGC23887>Z4471
Further needed testing
We need direct male-line descendants of Henry Adams (and preferably through his grandson Joseph II) to WGS/NGS test to discover any subclades which may fall under descendants of Dea. Joseph Adams (II).
