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Sometimes you just get lucky! (Heads up New Brunswick Wheatons)
Posted on February 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
As some of you know I have been trying to connect my husband to Robert Wheaton for FORTY years. Two years ago I connected them through DNA, but still the distance between Joseph Wheaton (his direct ancestor) ‘of N. Jersey’ who married in 1758 in Schnectady, NY to Margarita Mebie and Robert Wheaton the immigrant […]
Updates and Analysis: Statistics
Posted on January 31, 2013 Leave a Comment
First a thank you for Jerry’s contribution to our general fund which along with my own will make the sponsorship of a kit at the WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE convention in London Possible. This kit is free to the test subject if there should be a Wheaton/Wheadon/Wetton willing to test on the spot […]
SPELLIN’ BE WARE! And a bit of News.
Posted on January 28, 2013 Leave a Comment
Wheaton, Wheeton, Whetene, Wheten, Wheaten, Weeton, Weaton, Wetton, Whetton, Wheadon, Whedon, Wheedon, Wheden, Wheaden, Weedon, Weadon….. We all get hung up on spelling. I should have learned my lesson long ago…..forty years ago to be more precise, when I learned that a branch of the Thomas Wheadon family of Branford, CT changed the spelling of […]
Robert Wheaton’s Rehoboth
Posted on January 24, 2013 2 Comments
I have been thinking of this for quite some time and have just roughed out a Google Map of important locations in and around Rehoboth. Here is a screen shot of the map. This map is interactive and each dot represents a place of interest. I will add them as I can. Here is the […]
Connection between Robert Wheaton of Rehoboth and Laban Wheaton of Norton Ma?
Posted on January 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
Is there a connection between Robert and Laban? Laban is founder of Wheaton College, Norton MA. INDEED! Here’s the lineage Laban5 WHEATON (George4, Ephraim3, Ephraim2, Robert1) was born 13 March 1754 in Norton, Massachusetts, USA1958, and died 23 March 1846 in Norton, Massachusetts, USA. He married Fanny MOREY 1 June 1794 in Norton, Massachusetts, USA. […]
Robert Wheaton Part three
Posted on January 23, 2013 1 Comment
In my continuing quest to construct a real identity for Robert I went looking for the reference to his occupation and I thought I would post here. It comes from a genealogy full of inaccuracies: “Lincoln, Pearce, Porter & Related Families” by William Ensign Lincoln 1930 Pittsburg, PA. More specifically the beginning of the section […]
Decoding Neanderthals and other Mysteries
Posted on January 11, 2013 2 Comments
If you are interested in our Human origins, I highly recommend the Nova (PBS) documentary on Decoding Neanderthals which is viewable on their website. This program shows how DNA and meticulous research is changing our views on man’s early origins. In our own DNA news we have some new mysteries that may get solved soon. […]
Need Your Help in 2013
Posted on January 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
Here is a list of project needs and how you might help out in the coming year. You can help in many ways. Research and locate descendants for testing as listed below Make a financial Contribution to the project here. You can do this by Paypal or credit card for any amount including $5 and […]
Why Numbers Matter
Posted on December 28, 2012 Leave a Comment
Although this is specific to Group B I hope all of you will take a look. I am enclosing two matrix charts which show the number of mismatched markers in Group B at 67 Markers and then at 111 markers. Although it doesn’t look like much there is a lot to be gleaned here. This […]
Looking Forward to 2013
Posted on December 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
I have updated our Results page here: https://sites.google.com/site/wheatonsurname/patriarchs/results This only includes markers up to 67. For those tested at FTDNA for 111 markers see our page at FTDNA. (The website doesn’t like big excel files.) I have grouped the results with those having the same markers and/or same lineage together. Makes viewing possible relationships easier and […]
Wheaton Wood 