Southworth (Y-DNA)

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Status summary

Completed as of October 22, 2020:

  • Recruiting patrilineal (all male line) descendants of Rev. John Robinson to NGS/WGS test. Any male who believes they are such a descendant should Read me First

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Biography

In his 1905 Southworth Genealogy,[1] Samuel Webber claimed Edward Southworth was likely the son of Thomas Southworth of Samlesbury, Lancashire, England, who married Rosamond Lister. This ancestry has been disproven by Sue Allan in her 2019 book: In Search of Separatist Edward Southworth of Leiden, New England Historic Genealogical Society

First Generation

Edward Southworth is now believed to be the Edward baptized at Clareborough, Nottinghamshire, England 12 Apr 1585, son of Richard Southworth[2] & Imogene Aston (married in 1569). Edward died sometime shortly before the sailing of the Mayflower in 1620. He married Leiden, Holland 28 May 1613 Alice Carpenter. After Edward's death, Alice emigrated to the New Plimouth colony where she married (Gov.) William Bradford. Edward and Alice had two sons both who lived in Plymouth Colony: Constant and Thomas.

Second Generation

(Gen.) Constant Southworth (Esq.) is said to have been born about 1614 and died in Duxbury 11 Mar 1678/9. He married at Plymouth 2 Nov 1637 Elizabeth Collier. They had eight children (born Duxbury): Mercy (1640), Priscilla (c1642), Edward (c1644), Alice (c1646), Nathaniel (c1649), Mary (c1654), William (c1659) and Elizabeth (c1661)

Thomas Southworth is said to have been born about 1617 and died at Plymouth 8 Dec 1669 in his 53rd year.[3] He married Plymouth 1 Sep 1641 Elizabeth Reynor.[4] They only had one daughter, Elizabeth (c1644).

Third Generation

Edward Southworth married Duxbury 16 Nov 1671 Mary Pabodie. They had eight children: Elizabeth (1672 dy), Mercy [1] (c1675), Thomas (c1676), Benjamin (c1681), Constant (c1683), John (c1687-1751 prob. unm.), Elizabeth (c1690) and Priscilla (c1692).

Nathaniel Southworth married Plymouth 10 Jan 1672 Desire Gray. They had six children: Hannah (c1672), Constant (son 1674 unm.), Mary (1676), Ichabod (1678), Nathaniel (1684) and Edward (1688).

(Capt.) William Southworth married twice, first to Rebecca Pabodie (died 25 Dec 1702). They had nine children: Benjamin (1681), Joseph (1682/3), Edward (1684), Elizabeth (1686), Alice (1688), Samuel (1690), Nathaniel (1692), Thomas (1694 m Patience Thurston, only 1 dau.), and Stephen (1696). William then married Nov 1705 Martha (Kirkland) Blague and they had two sons: Gideon (1707) and Andrew (1709).[5]

Fourth Generation

Thomas Southworth was born about 1676 and died Duxbury 2 Sep 1742. He married Duxbury about 1701 Sarah Alden and they had three children (Duxbury): Jedediah (1702 m Hannah Scales), Mary (1703) and Nathaniel (1711/2-1731 unmarried)

Benjamin Southworth was born about 1681 and died Duxbury 12 May 1756. He married Duxbury 4 Aug 1715 Rebecca Delano.[6] and they had ten children: Hannah (1715), Edward (1717-1740 unm.), Elizabeth (1719), Thomas (1722 m Anna Hatch), Sarah (1725-1740), Rebekah (1727-1740), Constant (1731 unk. if marr.), Deborah (1734), Obed (1736 m Eunice Simmons) and Jasper (1738 m Ruhamah Southworth).

Constant Southworth was born about 1678 and died in Duxbury in 1731. He married Duxbury 10 Feb 1715 Rebecca Simmons and they had four children (Duxbury): Mercy (1707), Benjamin (c1710 m Mary Hunt), William (c1716 m Betty Fullerton) and Mary (c1723).


(Capt.) Ichabod Southworth was born 1678 and died Middleborough 20 Sep 1757. He married about Esther Hodges and they had five children: Desire (1707), Priscilla (1709/10), Mary (1713), Abigail (1716) and William (1719 unk. if marr.)

Nathaniel Southworth (II) was born Plymouth 18 May 1684 and died Middleborough 8 Apr 1757. He married probably Middleborough about 1709 Jael Howland and they had six children (Middleborough): Fear (1709/10), Ichabod (1711-1727), Hannah (1714), Gideon (1718), Samuel (1721/2) and Nathaniel (1728/9).

Edward Southworth was born Plymouth about 1688 and died Middleborough 26 Apr 1749.. He married Hull 25 Jun 1711 Bridget Bosworth and they had nine children: Constant (1712 m Martha Keith), Bridget (1714), Ebenezer (1716 m Elizabeth ___), Edward (1718 m Lydia Packard), Theophilus (1721 unk. if marr.), Sarah (1724), Benjamin (1728 unk. if marr.), Lemuel (1728 unk. if marr.) and Mary (1732).


Benjamin Southworth was born Little Compton 18 Apr 1681 and died there 26 Apr 1759. He married three times, first Little Compton 18 Dec 1701 Elizabeth Woodworth, then LC 14 Mar 1717 Mary Church (no children) finally LC 18 Jul 1722 Susanna Palmer. By his first wife he had three children (born Little Compton): William (1703 m Rachel Cowing), Oliver (1705 m Ann King) and Mary (1712/3). By his third wife he had four more children (born LC): Elizabeth (1716), Benjamin (1725), Isaac (1727 m Temperance Crippen) and Patience (1730).

Joseph Southworth was born Little Compton 1 Feb 1682/3 and died there 20 Apr 1739. He married Little Compton 20 Apr 1710 Mary Blague and they had ten children: Elizabeth (1711), Constant (1715 m Rebecca Richmond), William (1719 unk. if marr.), Sarah (1721), Nathaniel (1724 unk. if marr.), Joseph (1726 m Mary Seward), Mary (1728), Samuel (1731 unk. if marr.), Abigail (1734) and John (1737-1740).

Edward Southworth was born Little Compton 23 Nov 1684 and died Duxbury bef. 21 Jan 1751. He married twice, first LC 17 Mar 1708 Mary Fobes then LC 11 Oct 1716 Elizabeth Palmer. By his first wife he had two children (LC): Rebecca (1708) and Fobes (1710 m Susan Winchester & Mary Seabury). By his second wife he had eight more children: Thomas (1718 m Abigail Bowles), Alice (1720), Edward (1724 unk. if marr.), Elizabeth (1725), Esther (1727), Beriah (1729 m Rebecca Williams), Mary (1732) and William (1735 unk. if marr.).

Samuel Southworth was born Little Compton 26 Dec 1690 and died Stratford, CT abt 1758. He married bef. 1716 Abigail ___ and they had nine children: ____(dau. 1716), Eleazer (1717 unk. if marr.), Elizabeth (1717), William (1719 m Charity Curtiss), Rebecca (1721), Samuel (1723 m Abigail Welles), Abigail (1724), Amos (1724-1725) and Mary (1727).

Nathaniel Southworth was born Little Compton 31 Oct 1692 and died at sea 1731. He married Mansfield, CT by 1714 Mary Torrey and they had six children: Nathaniel (1714 m Lois Gurley), William (1717 m Bathsheba Crandall), Josiah (1719 m Abigail Ward, Esther Proctor & Irena Reed), John (1721 m Sarah Higgins), Joseph (1724 m Elizabeth Titzard) and Constant (1730 m Mary Porter).

Stephen Southworth was born Little Compton 31 Mar 1696 and died aft. 21 Jul 1737. He married LC abt. 27 Jan 1726 Lydia Worden and they had three children: Rebekah (1726), Thomas (1728 m Sarah Dunham) and Stephen (1731 m Hannah Sibley).

Fifth Generation

Gideon Southworth was born Middleborough 5 Sep 1718 and died there 25 Oct 1788. He married Middleborough 24 Dec 1741 Rebecca Ellis and they had seven children (Middleborough): Jael (1742), Elizabeth (1744/5), Rebecca (1746), Gideon (1750 m Mary Haskell & Deborah DONHAM Thomas), Hannah (1756), Nathaniel (1759 m Hannah Haskell) and Mary (1763).

Samuel Southworth was born Middleborough 18 Jan 1721/2 and died before 25 Dec 1755. He married Middleborough 2 Jan 1745[/6?] Elizabeth Caswell and they had three children (Middleborough): Hannah (1746), Lucia (1748) and Samuel (1750).

Nathaniel Southworth (III) was born Middleborough 26 Jan 1728/9 and died there 31 Jul 1762. He married Middleborough 16 Feb 1748 Susanna Smith and they had five children (Middleborough): Mary "Molly" (1749-1752), Susanna (1755-1758), Nathaniel (1760-1761), Bathsheba (1761-1767) and Hannah.


  1. ↑ Webber, Samuel G., A Genealogy of the Southworths (Southards), Descendants of Constant Southworth. Boston, The Fort Hill Press, 1905.
  2. ↑ Per Sue Allan's FB Comments about Edward Southworth Richard Southworth was the posthumous son of another Richard Southworth and Emma Harris. See the Facebook posting for a Visitation of Nottinghamshire discussing this family.
  3. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records 8:32
  4. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records 2:23
  5. ↑ These children by William's second wife are not descendants of any Mayflower passengers.
  6. ↑ Either Benjamin or Constant fathered Benjamin Southworth (by Abigail West).

DNA results R1b-FT260574

Previous Y-DNA testing

According to the Southworth-Southard surname DNA Project Subgroup SF02 (Southworths from Samlesbury) includes not only Y-DNA descendants of Constant Southworth, but other Southworth, Sudduth, Southard and even a Davis family. Everyone in this grouping are close STR marker matches so it is possible they share a common patrilineal ancestry in England.

NGS/WGS testing

While none of the claimed descendants of Constant Southworth have ordered a Big Y test, several members of this Project subgroup have Big Y tested and been found to fall under various subclades of R-P312>>L21>DF13>Z39589>S1051>S1050>FGC17980>FGC17990>S1057>FGC17983>FGC46958>FT260574

Further needed testing

We need patrilineal (all male-line) descendants of the Southworth family to WGS/NGS test to confirm their placement and refine the haplogroup further and delineate descendant clades.

References & External Links

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