Soule (Y-DNA)

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Status summary

As of December 30, 2015:

  • Soule surname project contacted
  • Recruiting patrilineal (all direct line) descendants of George Soule for NGS/WGS test. Any male who believe he is a patrilineal descendant should Read me First

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Paper trail

For more information see: Soule, John E. and Milton Terry (3rd edition revised by Louise Walsh Throop), Mayflower Families in Progress: George Soule of the Mayflower and Soule Kindred in America Genealogy database. Louise Walsh Throop has also published a theory on the parentage of George Soule which is freely available online at the Soule Kindre Website at: https://soulekindred.org/resources/Documents/Newsletters/PDF-Newsletters/Vol.-45-No.-4-Fall-2011.pdf (pages 1 and 3). Names in bold font have Y-DNA descendants who have Y-DNA tested.

First Generation

[1] George Soule[1] was born before 1600[2] and died between 20 Sep 1677 - 22 Jan 1679/80.[3] He married Mary Buckett/Beckett at New Plimoth about 1625. They had nine children: Zachariah, John, Nathaniel, George, Susanna, Mary, Elizabeth, Patience and Benjamin.

Second Generation

[2] Zachariah Soule was born before the 1627 Cattle division, He was deceased before his father wrote his will. He possibly married by 1663 Margaret ______.[4] Zachariah is not known to have had any children.[5]

[3] John Soule BY32573[6] was born about 1632.[7] He married twice, first about 1656 to Rebecca Simmons (Simonson) (daughter of Fortune Passenger Moses Simmons/Simonson) and second, by 1679 to Esther (_____)[8] Sampson, widow of Samuel Sampson. By his first wife, he had nine children: Rebecca, James, Sarah, Rachel, Aaron, Benjamin, Zachariah (d. unm.), Moses & John. By his second wife he had three sons: Joseph, Josiah & Joshua

[4] Nathaniel Soule ZW20/A20047[9] was born abt 1640. He fathered a child by an Native American woman bef Mar 1673/4. He married by 1681 to Rose _____.[10] By Rose, he had four sons: Nathaniel, Silvanus, Jacob & Miles.

[5] George Soule (II) A22686[11] was born about 1639 and married by 1681 to Deborah _____. They had eight children: George, William, John (never married), Nathan, Deborah, Mary, Lydia & Sarah.

[6] Benjamin Soule was born about 1652 and died unmarried in King Philip's War on 25 Mar 1676.

Third Generation

James Soule was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) 4 Oct 1659 and died Middleborough 27 Aug 1744. He married Duxbury 14 Dec 1693 Lydia Thompson and they had five children: Mary (1694-1704), Martha (1696), Isaac (1698 unm.), Rebecca (1700) and Jacob (1702 m Mary Thomas).

Aaron Soule was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) about 1664 and died prob. Pembroke after 24 Mar 1752. He married bef 1699 Mary Wadsworth and they had four children: Christopher (1699 n.f.r.), Mary (c1701), Aaron (1705 m Alice Peterson, Lydia Peterson & Orphan Waterman) and Rachel (c1707).

Benjamin Soule was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) about 1666 and died Plympton 1 Dec 1729. He married bef 1694 Sarah Standish and they had six children (Plymouth, now Plympton): Zachariah (1694 m Mary Eaton) and they had nine children: Jabez, Zachariah, Mary, Sarah (1727), Ephraim (1729), Hannah, Eunice, James and Lois.

Moses Soule was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) about 1672 and died there 10 May 1748. He married twice, first Duxbury by 1701 Mercy Southworth, then Duxbury 15 Jan 1729/30 Sarah Chandler (no ch.) By his first wife he had nine children: Isaac (c1702 m Agatha Perry), Cornelius (1703 unm?), Barnabas (1705 m Jane Bradbury), Ruth (c1708), Ichabod (c1712 m Grace Turner), Alice (c1715), Gideon (1717 m Mercy/Mary Sylvester), Deborah (c1718) and Jedediah (c1721 m Tabitha Bishop).

John Soule (II) was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) about 1675 and died Middleborough 19 May 1743. He married bef 1702 Martha Tinkham and they had nine children (Middleborough): Martha (1702), Sarah (1703), John (1705 m Mary Leach), Esther (1707), Mary (1709), James (1711 m Deborah Holmes), Rebecca (1713), Nathan (1717-1731/2 unm.) and Rachel (1719).

Joseph Soule was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) 31 Jul 1679 and died there 11 Jul 1763. He married by 1711 Mary Peterson and they had five children (Duxbury): Mary (1711), Alethea (1713/4), Lydia (1714/5), Hannah (1716/7) and Rebeckah (1722).

Josiah Soule was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) 31 Jul 1679 and died there 25 Jan 1764. He married bef 1705 Lydia Delano and they had six children (Duxbury): Jonathan (1705 unm.), Mary (1706), Abishai (1708 m Abigail Delano, Micah (1711 m Mercy Southworth a matrilineal descendant of Priscilla MULLINS Alden), Nathaniel (1714 m Abigail Tolman) and Lydia (1719).

Joshua Soule was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) 12 Oct 1681 and died there 29 May 1767. He married by 1705 Joanna Studley and they had nine children (Duxbury): Zeruiah (1705), John (1708/9 m Mabel Partridge), Ezekiel (1710/1 m Hannah Delano), Joshua (1713 d.y.), Abigail (1716), Joanna (1719), Joseph (1721/2 m Mercy Fullerton), Nathan (1725 m Sarah Southworth) and Sarah (1728).


Nathaniel Soule (II) was born Dartmouth 12 Jan 1681 and died there bef 26 May 1766. He married twice, bef 1709 Meribah Gifford then Dartmouth 13 Feb 1732/3 Hannah Macomber. By his first wife he had four children (Dartmouth): Meribah (1709), Jonathan (1711 m Elizabeth Gifford), Henry (c1721 m Barbara Cottrell) and James (c1723 m Mary Williams, likely no ch.), By his second wife he had: Wesson/Weston (1734/5 m Ruhama Hix, Sarah Wilbor & Philena Manchester).

Silvanus Soule A20044[12] was born Dartmouth about 1684 and died aft 13 Nov 1761. He married abt 1709 Sarah Slead and they had six children (Swansea): Nathaniel (c1709 m Lydia Gifford), William (c1710 m Keziah Gifford), Edward (c1711 unm.), Jonathan (c1713 m Christian Bosworth & Elizabeth Rounds), Sarah (c1718) and Sylvanus (c1720 likely unm.).

Jacob Soule was born Dartmouth about 1687 and died there in early 1748. He married by 1710 Rebecca Gifford and they had eight children (Dartmouth): Joseph (1710/1 m Mary Davis & Dinah Tripp), Elizabeth (1712), Oliver (1714-1715), Rebecca (1715), Nathaniel (1717/8 m Jane Potter), Benjamin (1719 m Meribah Waite), Rosamond (1723) and Stephen (1726/7 m Sarah Potter).

Miles Soule was born Dartmouth abt 1690 and died there bef 6 Jun 1740. It is likely he never married.


George Soule (III) was born Dartmouth bef 25 Mar 1665 and died bef 25 Mar 1697. He married Dartmouth about 1694 Susannah ___ and they had: Mary (1695).

William Soule FGC29004[13] was born Dartmouth bef 1671 and died there bef 25 Apr 1723. He married Dartmouth abt 1691 Hannah Eaton and they had eleven children (Dartmouth): William (1692 m Rachel Allen), Hannah (1694), George (1695 m Lydia Howland[14]), Benjamin (1698 m Mary Holway), Mary (1698/9), Joseph (1701 m ____), Sarah (1703), Alice (1705/6), Samuel (1708 m Patience Mathewson), Jonathan (1710 m Lydia Sisson) and Deborah (1711/2).

Nathan Soule was born Dartmouth about 1677 and died there 10 Sep 1736. He married Dartmouth 2 Jun 1704 Mary Gifford and they had six children (Dartmouth): Content (dau, 1705), John (1707 m Meribah Holway), George (1709 m Avis Tibbetts & Alice Davis), Cornelius (1711/2 m Sarah Dennis), Timothy (1714 m Elizabeth Allen) and Mary (1720).


  1. ↑ Pilgrim Hall Museum George Soule biography.
  2. ↑ He signed the Mayflower Compact and likely of age in Dec 1620.
  3. ↑ codicil to will-date of inventory
  4. ↑ NOT in Soule Kindred genealogy database.
  5. ↑ ibid.
  6. ↑ All patrilineal descendants of John Soule would have this BY32573 SNP/mutation. Anyone falling under this clade would patrilineally descend from John.
  7. ↑ deposed on 8 Mar 1705/6 aged "about seventy four years" from Plymouth Land Records 7:35
  8. ↑ She may have been Esther Delano
  9. ↑ All patrilineal descendants of Nathaniel Soule would fall under this SNP/mutation and anyone falling into this could would patrilineally descend from Nathaniel Soule.
  10. ↑ According to G.T. Ridlon's 1926 "A contribution to the history, biography and genealogy of the families named Sole, Solly, Soule, Sowle, Soulis" II:933 "Wesson Soule. His Book of Accounts 1792. "I was born the 8 day of January in the year of our Lord 1735. My great-grand-father George Soule was one of the 42 that first landed in New England. You may read of him in the New England Memorial. His wife's name was Rosamond Thorn. She died in her 104 year. I remember hi[e]r well. My fathers name was Nathaniel." NOTE: "This sounds like George the immigrants wife, was Rose Thorn, but since we know George was married to a Mary, and son Nathaniel was married to a Rose, we have to assume that Wesson was mistaken."
  11. ↑ All patrilineal descendants of George Soule would have this SNP/mutation and anyone falling under this clade must descend from George Soule.
  12. ↑ All patrilineal descendants of Silvanus would have this SNP/mutation and anyone falling under this clade would be patrilineally descended from Silvanus.
  13. ↑ All patrilineal descendants of William would have this SNP/mutation and anyone falling under this clade must patrilineally descend from William.
  14. ↑ She is descended from Henry Howland, brother to Pilgrim John Howland and Abraham Sampson, cousin of Henry Samson.

DNA Results I-A20032

Previous Y-DNA testing

Previous Y-STR testing through the Mayflower Society DNA Project and the Soule surname DNA project has indicated that the Mayflower Soule lineage belongs to the Y haplogroup I-M253, which is quite common in Northern and Northwestern Europe.

NGS/WGS Testing

Big Y testing of multiple patrilineal (all male line) descendants of George Soule has been able to refine the haplogroup/clade of the Soule famile to I-DF29>Z58>Z59>Z60>Z140>Z2535>S1954>S12289>A20032.

Patrilineal descendants of George Soule have begun to identify their own subclades below A20032. All Y-DNA descendants of John (son of George) have been found to belong to a subclade of A20032>BY32573.[1] All Y-DNA descendants of Nathaniel (son of George) have been found to fall under A20032>A20047/ZW20 and all descendants of Sylvanus (son of Nathaniel) have been found to fall under ZW20>A20044. All Y-DNA descendants of George (son of George) have been found to fall into A20032>A22686[2] and there is an additional sublade A22686>FGC29004.


Lineage of Y-DNA testers

The following individuals have taken a NGS test and have posted their lineage. 

 George1 Soule (c1599-1679)
   John2 Soule (c1632-    )
     James3 Soule (1659-1744)
       Jacob4 Soule (1702-    )
         Isaac5 Soule
           Isaac6 Soule
             Edwin7 Soule
               Edwin Everett8 Soule
                 father of tester9
                   tester10 
     Moses3 Soule (1672-1748)
       Jedediah4 Soule (c1721-    )
         Jedediah5 Soule
           Jesse6 Soule
             Albion P.7 Soule
               Elmer W.8 Soule
                 Alson L.9 Soule
                   father of tester10
                     tester11 
     Joshua3 Soule (1681-1767)
       Joseph4 Soule (1721/2-    )
         Ezekiel5 Soule
           Charles6 Soule
             Harvey7 Soule
               Otis Lewis8 Soule
                 Harold Gray9 Soule
                   father of tester10
                     tester11
   Nathaniel2 Soule (c1637-1699)
     Sylvanus3 Soule (1689-1754)
       Nathaniel4 Soule (c1710-1766)
         Nathaniel5 Soule (1734-p1800)
           Nathaniel6 Soule (c1764-    )
             William7 Soule (1789-1852)
               John W.8 Soule (1818-1885)
                 John FLINT9 Soule (1855-1919)
                   Frank Flint10 Soule (1889-1974)
                     Father of tester10  
                       tester11  
       William4 Soule (c1710-    )
         Edward5 Sowl 
           William6 Sowl
             Elijah7 Sowl
               John8 Sowl
                 Elijah9 Sowl
                   Perry Alonzo10 Sowl
                     father of tester11
                       tester12 
   George Soule2 (c1639-1704)
     Nathan3 Soule (c1677-1736)
       George4 Soule (1709-    )
         Nathan5 Soule
           Latten6 Soule
             Ambrose L.7 Soule
               Charles E.8 Soule
                 Fayette F.9 Soule
                   father of tester10
                     tester11
  1. ↑ Y-DNA descendants of three different sons of John2 all fall under the BY32573 haplogroup.
  2. ↑ This clade is not revealed by Big Y-700 testing, but it is found in Whole Genome Sequence (WGS) testing from other DNA companies like YSEQ, Nebula Genomics and Dante Labs.

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