Hanson (mtDNA)

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Status summary

Completed as of October 7, 2021:

  • Recruiting matrilineal (direct female-line) descendants of Wybra HANSON Pontus for mtDNA testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Biography

First Generation

Wybra Hanson[1] [1] was possibly born in or near Austerfield, Yorks. about 1587 (estimate based on date married) and died in Plymouth aft. 15 Dec 1633.[2] She married at Leiden 4 Dec 1610 William Pontus and they had at least two daughters[3] (Leiden): Mary and Hannah.

Second Generation

Mary Pontus was born Leiden before 15 Oct 1622[4] and died Plymouth 3 Feb 1689/90[5]. She married twice, first Plymouth 31 Oct 1645 James Glass and second, Plymouth before 17 Jan 1653/4[6] Philip Delano. By her first husband, Mary had four children (Plymouth): Hannah (1647-1648), Wybra (1649), Hannah (1651) and Mary (1652). By her second husband, she had four more children (Plymouth): Jane (c1655), Rebeckah (1657), Samuel (1659) and another daughter, name unknown (c1661 no further record).

Hannah Pontus was born Leiden after Oct 1622[7] and died Plymouth 22 Dec 1690. She married twice, first Plymouth 18 Dec 1644 John Churchill (III) and second, Plymouth 25 Jun 1669 Giles Rickard. She only had children by her first husband (Plymouth): Joseph (1647), Hannah (1649), Eleazer (1652), Mary (1654), William (c1656) and John (1657).

Third Generation

Wybra Glass was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) 9 Aug 1649 and died Middleboro 29 Dec 1711. She married bef 1669 Joseph Bumpus. They had at least three children: Wilborah (1672 m (Dea.) John Washburn, no children), Joseph (1674) and Penelope (1681 m Richard Everson).

Hannah Glass was born Plymouth 24 Dec 1651 and died Middleboro between 30 Aug 1704 - 9 Dec 1709[8] She married abt 1672 Isaac Billington and they had six children: Desire (c1675 m James Bonney), Lydia (c1677 m (Dea.) John Washburn, Eleanor (c1683 m Samuel Warren), Mary (c1685 m (Rev.) Elnathan Wood), Seth (c1687) and Isaac (c1693)

Mary Glass was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) 3 Sep 1652 and died there before 22 Feb 1711/2. She married about 1675 Samuel Hunt and they had five children (Duxburrow): Elizabeth (c1675), Martha (c678 m Joseph Chandler [II]), Mary (c1680 m Jacob Burge(ss) [II]), John and Thomas.

Jane Delano was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) about 1655. She may have been the Jane who married Duxbury abt 1687 Elnathan Weston and she died Duxbury 13 May 1735. Elnathan and Jane had five children: Mary (1688 m Joseph Simmons), Sarah (1689 m John Chandler, no children), Samuel (1690), Joseph (1691) and Abigail (1704 never marr.)

Rebecca Delano was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) about 1657 and died Plymouth 7 Apr 1709. She married Plymouth 26 Dec 1686 John Churchill (II) and they had five children (Plymouth): Elizabeth (1687 m Joel Ellis), Rebecca (1689 m George Morton [II]), John (1691), Sarah (1695 m Jonathan Smith [II]) and Hannah (1697 m Samuel Bartlett [II] but no daughters).


Hannah Churchill was born Plymouth 12 Nov 1649 and died there 29 Jul 1721. She married Plymouth abt 1672 John Drew and they had six children (Plymouth): Elizabeth (1672/3 m Benoni Delano), John (1676), Samuel (1678/9), Thomas (1681), Nicholas (1684) and Lemuel (1687).

Mary Churchill[2] was born Plymouth 1 Aug 1654 and died prob. Rochester after 18 Oct 1725. She married twice, first Plymouth Dec 1672 Thomas Doty then 8 Feb 1687/8 Henry Churchill (no children). By her first husband she had three children[9] (Plymouth): Martha (c1673 m John White), Hannah (1675 m Jonathan Delano) and Thomas (1679).


  1. ↑ She is said to be related to William Bradford of Austerfield, but the nature of this relationship has not been discovered. She is NOT the daughter of Rev. John Hanson and Margaret Gresham (of Austerfield) as Margaret is said to have been born about 1536, so she would have been too old to have a child born circa 1587.
  2. ↑ She was named as a creditor of the estate of John Thorp (MD 1:160). She is believed to have died before her husband wrote his will (9 Sep 1650).
  3. ↑ Some undocumented sources claim other children. Needs more research.
  4. ↑ Leiden Census of this date listed family with only 1 daughter.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Pilgrim Migrations pp. 360-62.
  6. ↑ Named in two deeds her husband made (MD 5:91).
  7. ↑ Leiden Census of this date listed family with only 1 daughter.
  8. ↑ Signed dower rights to deed-widow deeded homestead, no mention of wife.
  9. ↑ The first child was born before they were married. See The Mayflower Quarterly Summer 2023 pp. 20-22)

DNA results T2b3-C151T

The Mayflower DNA Project mtDNA results has at least three individuals[1] matrilineally descended from Wybra Hanson. This includes one individual claiming Mary Churchill, wife of Thomas Doty was their Most Distant Known Matrilineal Ancestor (MDKMA). This individual falls under haplogroup T2b3-C151T.[2] In addition, a second individual whose MDKMA was Wybra Hanson has taken the full mtDNA test. This individual has the following "extra" mutations 315.1C, 522.1A, 522.2C and T4561C.[3] This individual has 8 exact matches as well as 8 matches with a genetic distance of 1.

  1. ↑ A fourth individual matrilineally descends from Elizabeth, wife of Joshua Morse. This individual also falls under haplogroup T2b3-C151T and believes Elizabeth was likely Elizabeth White born Rochester 1704/5 who herself is matrilineally descended from Wybra Hanson.
  2. ↑ This Haplogroup is called T2b3-a by YFull in their T MTree.
  3. ↑ The insertions (315.1C, 522.1A and 522.2C) are subject to mutate quickly and are not counted in matching.

Lineage of testers

Thus far two individuals who have mtDNA tested revealed their lineage as follows: 

 Wybra Hanson
   Mary Pontus (b1622-1689/90)
     Hannah Glass (1651-c1707)
       Mary Billington (c1685-1733)
         Lydia Wood (1722-1761)
           Priscilla Thomson (1760-1842)
             Sarah Sturtevant (1798-1878)
               Mary Amelia Leavitt (1832-1893)
                 Mary Amelia Hamblin (1855-1933)
                   Lydia Priscilla Webb (1884-1982)
                     (Sarah) Thelma Boren (1912-1983)
                       mother of tester
                         tester
   Hannah Pontus (c1623-1690)
     Mary Churchill (1654-1677)
       Hannah Doty (1675-1764)
         Hannah Delano (1711-1788)
           Deborah Soule (1749-1816)
             Hannah Savage (1779-1841)
               Lydia Palmer (1808-1875)
                 Lydia Ann Dawes (1842-1917)
                   Kat(i)e Aubine Otis (1884-1967)
                     Irene Lillian Ladd (1920-2008)
                       mother of tester
                         tester

External resources and references

  • Roser, Susan E., Mayflower Increasings From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, Second edition 1995, 1996.
  • Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA 1995
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