Wiswall (Y-DNA)

Status summary

Still to do of December 28, 2022:

• Recruit patrilineal descendants of Thomas Wiswall (preferably through his son Rev. Ichabod) to Y-DNA test and publish their results. Any male who believes they are such a descendant should Read me First

IMPORTANT: Read me First

Biography

For more information see: Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford (ed. by Alicia Crane Williams), Mayflower Family Through Five Generations, Vol. 16 Alden

First Generation

(Rev.) Ichabod Wiswall [1], son of Thomas Wiswall and Elizabeth Burbage, was born Dorchester 1637 and died Duxbury 23 Jul 1700. He married twice, first 24 Sep 1667 Remember _____ (not known to descend from a Mayflower passenger) and second, Duxbury 24 Dec 1677 Priscilla Pabodie. By his second wife wife he had six children: Mercy (1680), Hannah (1682), Peleg (1683), Perez (1686-1692), Priscilla (1691) and Deborah (1693).

Second Generation

Peleg Wiswall was born Duxbury abt 5 Feb 1683/4 and died Boston 2 Sep 1767. He married Boston 25 Nov 1719 Elizabeth Rogers and they had four children (Boston): Elizabeth (1720), Daniel (1722 unm.), Priscilla (1725) and John (1731).

Third Generation

(Rev.) John Wiswall was born Boston 15 Apr 1731 and died Wilmot, Nova Scotia 2 Dec 1812. He married twice, first Brunswick, ME 31 Dec 1761 Mercy Minot and second Cornwallis, Nova Scotia 9 Feb 1784 Margaret (Jefferson) Hutchinson (no ch.) By his first wife he had five children: Peleg (1763), John (1765), Elizabeth (c1767), Bradstreet (c1769) and Robert (c1772).

DNA results TBD

As of December 28, 2022, Family Tree DNA does not have a Wiswall, etc. DNA Project, but has one kit associated with the Wiswall surname and one kit associated with the Wiswell surname.

External Links and References

• Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford (ed. by Alicia Crane Williams), Mayflower Family Through Five Generations, Vol. 16 Alden
• Wikipedia article on Ichabod Wiswall