Peterson (Y-DNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of October 1, 2020:
- Recruiting additional direct male-line John Peterson descendants for further SNP testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
- Y-SNP predicted to fall under I-M253
Still to do as of October 1, 2020
- NGS/WGS test multiple descendants of John Peterson to firmly place family clade as well as test descendants to discover any subclades unique to descendants lines
Biography
First Generation
John Peterson[1] was born about 1636, poss. son of Cornelius Peterson & Elizabeth Bray. John died Duxbury aft 29 Apr 1718. He married Duxbury abt 1664 Mary Soule and they had nine children (born Duxbury): John (c1665 unm), Joseph (c1667), Benjamin (1669), Martha (c1672), Jonathan (c1674), David (1676 unm.), Isaac (1678), Mary (c1680) and Rebecca (c1682).
Second Generation
Joseph Peterson was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) about 1667 and died there before 10 Apr 1751. He married Duxbury 23 Aug 1704 Sarah JONES Doty[1] and they had two children (Duxbury): Joseph (c1705) and Sarah (c1709).
Benjamin Peterson was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) Sep 1669 and died there 11 Feb 1760. He married Duxbury 9 Feb 1698/9 Hannah Wadsworth and they had nine children (Duxbury): Mercy (1699), infant, infant, Abigail (c1709), Jacob (1710/1), Isaac (c1713 unk. if marr.), Anne (c1715), Benjamin (c1717) and Joseph (c1720).
Jonathan Peterson was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) about 1674 and died there about 1745. He married after 23 Apr 1700 Lydia Wadsworth and they had six children (Duxbury): John (1701), Hopewell (dau, 1703/4), Jonathan (1706), Reuben (1710), Alice (c1711) and Lydia (1713).
Isaac Peterson was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) 1678 and died there 1740. He married Hingham 28 Mar 1711 Mary Hobart and they had four children: (prob. Duxbury): Priscilla (1713), Daniel (c1715), Jael (c1719) and Faith (c1722).
Third Generation
Joseph Peterson (II) was born Duxbury about 1705 and died there before 1 Apr 1751. He married Bridgewater 19 Apr 1742 Lydia Howell and they had six children: Mary (1743), Sarah (1744), Abraham (1745 m Patience Baker), Susannah (1746/7), Joseph (1749 m Rebecca Delano) and Lydia.
Jacob Peterson was born Duxbury 22 Feb 1710/1 and died there 27 Jan 1784. He married Bridgewater 19 Aug 1735 Mary Harlow and they had at least: Benjamin (1738 m Bethiah Cushing).
Benjamin Peterson was born Duxbury about 1717
Joseph Peterson was born Duxbury about 1720
John Peterson was born Duxbury 1701
Jonathan Peterson was born Duxbury 1706
Reuben Peterson was born Duxbury 1710
Daniel Peterson was probably born Duxbury about 1715.
DNA results I-M253
Previous Y-DNA testing
The Peterson Y-Chromosome DNA Surname Project Subgroup: "Group 03" lists two individuals, both state Most Distant Known Paternal Ancestor (MDKPA) was John Peterson. Neither of these individuals have done any Y-DNA SNP testing. They both only tested 37 Y-STRs, which are not enough STR markers for the NevGen Haplogroup Predictor tool to make a subclade prediction.
Further needed testing
We need additional direct male-line descendants of John Peterson to WGS/NGS test to both confirm this prediction as well as to refine the haplogroup further and delineate descendant clades.
