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National Geographic Geno 2.0 project
Posted on December 9, 2012 3 Comments
Does anyone know why the National Geographic Geno 2.0 project is not releasing any male results at the present? That was the word I received back when I inquired why my results were taking so long to complete?
Susan’s Cause for Celebration! Long research pays off.
Posted on November 19, 2012 1 Comment
Susan I have taken the liberty of posting your comment directly to the Blog. Cause for celebration. Susan of Group D has finally traced back her family to Nathaniel Wheaton of Coldridge/Winkeigh, born c. 1605, via Thomas of Chulmleigh c 1767, his father Nathaniel of Chulmleigh, and his grandfather Lewis, born 1681 Coldridge. Lewis’s father […]
Devon at the time of the Domesday in 1086
Posted on November 18, 2012 1 Comment
Since so many of our Wheaton/Wheadons etc. harken from Devon I thought perhaps you might like a snapshot of Devon at the time of the Domesday Book about the year 1086. Yes a long time ago. Approximately 9-10,000 farms of which approximately 8,500 were small outliers worked by “villeins” (bonded peasants) About 1200 Manor houses […]
FTDNA HOLIDAY SALE & UPDATING YOUR FTDNA INFO
Posted on November 15, 2012 1 Comment
Although I have emailed you all I thought I would post here as well in case you are looking for a holiday gift for yourself or a family member at the last minute and already deleted the email. A DNA test is a test that can keep on giving as samples are stored for 25 […]
Wheadons in Newfoundland, Canada
Posted on November 15, 2012 1 Comment
Our family name is Wheadon, though I have seen several variations of the spelling in earlier times. The only records we have seen containing the name are parish records and in one instance a Voter’s List. Of course, during my years of research in genealogy I have come to realize that many names have been spelled whichever way […]
Robert Wheaton in Salem part two
Posted on November 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
Nothing more is recorded in the Salem records of Robert Wheaton until a town meeting with Mr. Endecott, Mr Conant, Mr Woodbury, John Balch and William Hathorne in attendence.1 Obviously by this time Robert has been accepted as inhabitant otherwise he would not have been granted lands. “At a Town Meeting on the 26th of […]
Robert Wheaton in Salem Part one
Posted on November 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
Why Context matters. When we look at records or individuals in isolation it is easy to be misled. The first record of Robert Wheaton in New England is in 1636 in the Salem town meetings records where it reads. The 16th of the 11th month 1636 (i.e.16 January 1637 on modern calendar) “Robt Wheato refused […]
Merry Christmas??
Posted on November 3, 2012 Leave a Comment
Okay it’s not Christmas yet, but I do have news for the Wheaton group B folks. The expected results for Jerry’s Walk through the Y is December 26th. Not quite Christmas but close. So hopefully it won’t be rocks and coal in our stockings. Also in Group B news I have some revisions in commonly […]
Robert where art thou? Group B
Posted on October 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
I’m not sure if or when we will be able to solve the riddle of Robert Wheaton’s origins but that doesn’t stop me from trying. What I believe we have proved is that Robert Wheaton’s ancestry lies in Devon, England. To whit: The oldest document written by Robert’s great-grandson states Robert came from England and […]
DEVON WHEATON INTERACTIVE MAP
Posted on October 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
I have replaced the maps on my Devon Wheaton webpage with an interactive map which shows the earliest 1300’s Wheatons/Hancocks (point with dots). Those Push pins are DNA results and the other points (without dots) are records as I add them. This is a screen shot: I hope you find it interesting. You can find […]
Wheaton Wood 