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Still, there remains the opportunity for characterizing his Y-DNA through descendants of other paternal relatives. Even so, such a link would likely be tenuous since it would seem that the identity of Degory Priest's relatives in England carries some uncertainty.
 
Still, there remains the opportunity for characterizing his Y-DNA through descendants of other paternal relatives. Even so, such a link would likely be tenuous since it would seem that the identity of Degory Priest's relatives in England carries some uncertainty.
  
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Recent research<ref>Allen, Sue, Caleb Johnson and Simon Neal, "Degory Priest, “Obstinate Brownist” of London: A Clue to the Origins of the Mayflower Passenger", ''New England Historical and Genealogical Register'' 175:293-98.</ref> identified Degory Priest as an "obstinate Brownist" who was arrested in London in 1609. He soon moved to Leiden where he married the widow Sarah ALLERTON Vincent on 4 Nov 1611. Degory came alone on the ''Mayflower'' and died the first winter. His widow married Godbert Godbertson and they moved to Plymouth Colony (with her two daughters by Degory) in 1623 (aboard the ''Anne"").
 
Recent research<ref>Allen, Sue, Caleb Johnson and Simon Neal, "Degory Priest, “Obstinate Brownist” of London: A Clue to the Origins of the Mayflower Passenger", ''New England Historical and Genealogical Register'' 175:293-98.</ref> identified Degory Priest as an "obstinate Brownist" who was arrested in London in 1609. He soon moved to Leiden where he married the widow Sarah ALLERTON Vincent on 4 Nov 1611. Degory came alone on the ''Mayflower'' and died the first winter. His widow married Godbert Godbertson and they moved to Plymouth Colony (with her two daughters by Degory) in 1623 (aboard the ''Anne"").
  

Revision as of 14:40, 15 December 2021

Status summary

As of December 30, 2015:

  • No straightforward opportunities for advanced Y-DNA testing
  • Low priority

Summary of findings

It would appear that there are no known direct patrilineal descendants of Degory Priest and his wife Sarah Allerton, since their two known children (Mary and Sarah) were both female.

Still, there remains the opportunity for characterizing his Y-DNA through descendants of other paternal relatives. Even so, such a link would likely be tenuous since it would seem that the identity of Degory Priest's relatives in England carries some uncertainty.

Biography

Recent research[1] identified Degory Priest as an "obstinate Brownist" who was arrested in London in 1609. He soon moved to Leiden where he married the widow Sarah ALLERTON Vincent on 4 Nov 1611. Degory came alone on the Mayflower and died the first winter. His widow married Godbert Godbertson and they moved to Plymouth Colony (with her two daughters by Degory) in 1623 (aboard the Anne"").

To do

  • Additional paper-trail research might allow additional Y-DNA testing candidates to be identified

External links and references

  • Townsend, Charles Delmar, Robert S. Wakefield and Margaret Harris Stover, re-edited by Margaret Harris Stover, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Vol. 8 (Priest) General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2nd ed. 2008
  • 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. pp. 85-86
  • Wikipedia article on Degory Priest
  • Allen, Sue, Caleb Johnson and Simon Neal, "Degory Priest, “Obstinate Brownist” of London: A Clue to the Origins of the Mayflower Passenger", New England Historical and Genealogical Register 175:293-98.