Whitman (mtDNA)

Status summary

Completed as of November 30, 2021:

• Recruiting matrilineal (all female-line) descendants of Naomi WHITMAN Snow for full mtDNA testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Biography

For further information see Wakefield, Robert S., F.A.S.G. Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Vol. 7 (Peter Brown) General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2002.

Matrilineal Ancestry

Isabella^e Swift was born England circa 1530 and died near Halifax, Yorkshire after 1557. She married Halifax 3 Jun 1548 John Boithes and they had

Grace^d Boithes was baptized Ovenden, Yorkshire 16 Jul 1557 and died Halifax bef 1627/8. She married Halifax 23 Oct 1577 Henry Best and they had

Bridget^c Best was baptized Ovenden, Yorkshire 9 Apr 1592 and died Dedham, MA bef 1638. She married Halifax 24 Jun 1616 Abraham Shaw and they had

Susan^b Shaw was baptized Halifax 25 May 1617 and died Bridgewater, MA 21 Aug 1698. She married Weymouth, MA Oct 1638 Nicholas Byram and they had

Abigail^a Byram was born Weymouth abt 1639 and died Bridgewater abt 1712. She married Weymouth 22 Nov 1656 Thomas Whitman and they had

First Generation

Naomi Whitman, daughter of Thomas Whitman and Abigail Byram was prob. born Bridgewater abt 1664 and died there aft 12 Jan 1711. She married Bridgewater "last of" Dec 1686 William Snow (II) and they had six children (born [West] Bridgewater): Bethia(h) (1688), James (1691), Susanna (1694), William (1697), Eleazer (1701) and John (1704).

Second Generation (all born [West] Bridgewater)

Bethia(h) Snow was born 28 Sep 1688 and died Bridgewater abt 1745. She married Bridgewater 1 Feb 1720/1 Elisha Hayward and they had three children: Bethia(h) (1722), Naomi (1726) and Ezra (1729).

Susanna Snow was born 27 Sep 1694 and died Bridgewater bef 24 Jun 1731. She married [West] Bridgewater 25 Dec 1717 Israel Alger and they had three children: Israel (son, c1725), Daniel (bp1727) and James (bp1728/9).

Third Generation

Bethia(h) Hayward was born Bridgewater 7 Apr 1722 and died aft 13 Apr 1773. She married [West] Bridgewater 19 Jul 1743 Thomas Willis but they had no known children.

Naomi Hayward was born Bridgewater 25 Mar 1726 and died [West] Bridgewater 23 Dec 1807. She married Bridgewater 24 Mar 1746/7 Joseph Alger (II) and they had eight children (Bridgewater): Edward (1750-1750), Bethia (1752), Mary (1754), Hannah (1757), Silence (1759), Joseph (1762), Susannah (1767) and Ebenezer (1770).

mtDNA results W4a1

The matrilineal immigrant ancestor of Naomi was Bridget BEST Shaw. A matrilineal descendant of Bridget has taken a full mtDNA test and posted on WikiTree where their mtDNA Haplogroup falls under W4a1.

References & External Links

• Wakefield, Robert S., F.A.S.G. Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Vol. 7 (Peter Brown) General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2002.