Tinkham (Y-DNA)

Status summary

Completed as of October 10, 2020:

• Recruiting direct male-line descendants of Ephraim Tinkham for further SNP testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact Raymond T. Wing (email: wing.genealogist AT gmail DOT com)

Still to do as of September 29, 2020

• NGS/WGS test actual descendants of Ephraim Tinkham to discover wheir subclade as well as possible descendants lines.

Biography

First Generation

(Sgt.) Ephraim Tinkham is said to have been baptized 23 Feb 1617/8 Barnstaple, Devonshire, England. Ephraim died at Middleborough sometime between the date of his will (17 Jan 1683 probated 5 Jun 1685) and his inventory (dated 20 May 1685) Ephraim came to America as the indentured servant of Timothy Hatherly, who sailed from Ashburton, near Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts 10 April 1632 on the ship, Charles, which arrived at Boston, 5 June 1632 and in his care was a boy 14 years of age named Ephraim Tinkham. Sarah _____ before 1720 and they had five children; two daughters & three sons (John, Peter and Hezekiah)

Isaac Tinkham was born Plymouth 11 Apr 1666. He married Plymouth 17 Nov 1692 to Sarah King. They had no (surviving) children.

Third Generation

John Tinkham was born Middleborough 22 Aug 1680 and died there 14 Apr 1766. He married Middleborough 11 Dec 1716 Hannah Howland and they had ten children (Middleborough): Cornelius (1717-1739 unm), John (1719 m Jerusha Vaughan), Esther (1721), Hannah (1723), Susannah (1724/5), Abisha (1727 m Hannah Benson but only had 1 dau.), Amos (1729 m Sarah Tinkham), Mary (1731/2) (Sgt.) Seth (1734-1758 unm) and Zilpah (1737).

Ephraim Tinkham (III) was born Middleborough 7 Oct 1682 and died there 11 Jul 1713. He married Middleborough 24 Jun 1708 Martha Cobb and they had two children (Middleborough): Moses (1709-1730 unm) and Ephraim (1711/2-1730 unm).

Isaac Tinkham was born Middleborough "last of" Jun 1685 and died Halifax 7 Apr 1750. He married Middleborough 12 Dec 1717 Abijah Wood and they had six children (Middleborough): Ephraim (1718-1734/5 unm), Isaac (1720 m Hannah Robbins), Noah (1722 m Sarah Porter), Nathan (1725 m Sarah Soule), Abijah (dau 1727/8) and Moses (1730/1-1750 unm).

Samuel Tinkham was born Middleborough 19 Mar 1687 and died there 16 Mar 1775 aged 87 years. He married twice, first Middleborough Patience Cobb (no ch.) and second Middleborough 22 Mar 1730/1 Melathiah Eddy and they had eight children (Middleborough): Ephraim (1733 m Sarah Standish), Patience (1734/5), Samuel (1737-1747), Silas (1739 m Lydia SAVERY Smith), Fear (1740/1), Martha (1743), Lois (1745) and Sarah (1748).

Ebenezer Tinkham

Jeremiah Tinkham

Peter Tinkham

Shuball Tinkham

Samuel Tinkham

Seth Tinkham

(Helkiah, John, Jacob, Caleb, Ebenezer and Peter)

(John, Peter and Hezekiah)

DNA results

Previous Y-DNA testing

Currently Family Tree DNA does not have a Tinkham surname DNA Project, but have six individuals with the Tinkham surname who have purchased a DNA test.

Further needed testing

We would need Y-DNA descendants of Ephraim Tinkham to take NGS/WGS tests to pin down the haplogroup, as well as possibly define subclades for various branches of the family.

References & External Links

• Wakefield, Robert S., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: vol. 7 Brown, Second Edition, 2002, Plymouth, MA, General Society of Mayflower Descendants
• Roser, Susan E., Mayflower Passenger References (from contemporary records & scholarly journals), Second Edition, 2015, Canada [www.stewartbooks.com Stewart Publishing & Printing]
• Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 vol. I A-F. 1995, Boston, MA, New England Historic Genealogical Society
• Hill, Peter B., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: vol. 11 Family of Edward Doty in 3 parts, 2009. Plymouth, General Society of Mayflower Descendants

• Pilgrim Edward Doty Society genealogy