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"Viking" Childress/Childers Hg2(Subgroup Viking-Norwegian) 37-Marker DNA
Test Results: An Appraisal
Mark Childress, Co-Listowner
19 Apr 2004 (Rights reserved)
The latest DNA test results have been posted and questions have arisen
about their implications for the "Viking" Childress/Childers' and the
colonial lineages of the test participants. At the present stage of
research into the records of Henrico Co., VA these are some of our
observations and provisional conclusions.
Observation No. 1:
What I find most revealing about the latest DNA results have been those
for list-subscriber Bazz Childress, particularly at DNA site CDY-b.
Bazz Childress carries a "38" allele mutation at site CDY-b. This
mutation was most probably carried by Bazz's colonial ancestor Pleasant
Childress (b.c. 1761, m. Jeffries) because nearly 40% of all present-day
Viking Childress/Childers in America also express this particular
mutation. This strongly suggests a colonial origin for the "38" marker
at site CDY-b. A provisional reconstruction of the colonial lineage of
Pleasant Childress has emerged which suggests that his earliest colonial
ancestor was Abraham Childress "the Emigrant" (b.c. 1630, emigrated to
Virginia c. 1650).
Based on this provisional reconstruction of Pleasant Childress's lineage
the intersection of his lineage with the other Childress/Childers
lineages of colonial Henrico Co., VA also bearing the same "38" marker
at site CDY-b occurred after 1630 [when the "Viking" Childress/Childers
last shared a common ancestor] and prior to 1700 [when Pleasant
Childress' particular lineage last shared a common ancestor with the
Henrico Co. "Viking" Childress].
This means that the genetic introduction of the CDY-b "38" marker into
the "Viking" Childresses likely occurred at (a) either the birth of
Abraham Childress "the Emigrant" (b.c. 1630, d.c. 1680) or (b) his lone
male heir Abraham Childress "of Churles" (b. 1655, d.c. 1698, m. Anne)
[who had 5 sons] or (c) his son Abraham Childress (b.c. 1672, m. Pew)
[whose son John appears to be that John Childress who removed from
Henrico and founded the Willis Creek clan in Buckingham Co., VA]. The
high prevalence (at 40%) of marker "38" among modern day Viking
Childress/Childers (subgroup Viking-Norwegian), suggests that the marker
was introduced early into the gene pool by Abraham "the Emigrant" or
Abraham "of Churles" because approximately 40% of the "Viking"
Childress/Childers heads of households in 1700 [when the "Willis Creek"
Childresses cleaved from the other Henrico branches] were descendants of
Abraham Childress "of Churles" [only son of Abraham Childress "the
Emigrant"].
The preponderance of evidence supports a provisional reconstructed
lineage for Pleasant Childress (ancestor of Bazz Childress) as this:
* Pleasant Childress "Pike Co., KY" (b. 1761, d. 1843, m.
Sarah Jeffries in Buckingham Co., VA);
* son of John Childress, Jr. "of Willis Creek" (b.c.1740,
d.after 1787);
* son of John Childress, Sr. "of Willis Creek" (b.c.1710,
d.after 1760);
* son of Abraham Childress (b.c. 1672, m. Pew);
* son of Abraham Childress "of Churles" (b. 1655, d.c.1698, m.
Anne);
* son of Abraham Childress "the Emigrant" (b.c. 1630,England,
arrived in Henrico Co., VA circa 1650, d. before 1680).
Observation No. 2:
The latest DNA results mean that the colonial Henrico Co., VA "Viking"
Childress/Childers Group (subgroup Viking-Norwegian) had (apparently
either at 1630 or 1655) cleaved into, and existed as, two separate
"clans," towit,(a) an "Abraham Clan" (bearing CDY-b "38"), and (b) the
"Philemon/Thomas Clan" (bearing CDY-b "37").
Based on the Bazz Childress 37-marker DNA test (who provisionally
descends from Abraham Childress/Childers "the Emigrant"), it appears
that every present-day "Viking" Childress/Childers belonging to Hg2
(subgroup
Viking-Norwegian) who carries a "38" marker/mutation at site CDY-b
descends from common ancestors Abraham Childress "the Emigrant" (b.c.
1630, d.c. 1680, arrival in Henrico Co., VA ca. 1650) and his only son
Abraham Childress "of Churles" (b. 1655).
Observation No. 3:
Conversely, the data also means that nearly every present-day Viking
Childress/Childers belonging to Hg2 (subgroup Viking-Norwegian) who
carries a "37" marker/mutation at site CDY-b descends from one of the
following emigrants: (a) Philemon Childress, Sr. "the Emigrant" (b.c.
1630, d. 1717, arrived in Henrico Co., VA 27 Oct 1673), or (b) Thomas
(arrival on or about 27 Apr 1667), or (c) Phillip (arrival on or about
26 May 1673), or (d) Thomas (arrival on or about 26 Sep 1674), or (e)
Thomas (arrival on or about 23 Oct 1703). See Nell Marrion Nugent,
abstr., Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and
Grants (Virginia Genealogical Society: Richmond, 1977), Vol. 2
(1666-1695), at p. 134, 16, 126, 154, and Vol. 3 (1695-1732), at p. 81
(re dates of arrival).
Those list subscribers belonging to Hg2 (subgroup Viking-Norwegian) and
bearing this "37" marker/mutation at site CDY-b are presently Patrick
Childress, Cody Childress, Jack Childers, Larry Lee Childress, Clayton
Robert Childress, Benjamin Childers, Mark Alan Childers, Rex Elton
Childress, and Samuel Hall Childress. For them, the latest DNA tests
reveal that they descend from one of the aforementioned 5 emigrants [see
previous paragraph] and last shared a common ancestor b.c. 1600
(provisionally identified as Philemon[?] Childress/Childers of England).
It is this Philemon[?] Childress/Childers (b.c. 1600) who is the
provisional "Patriarch" of the "Viking" Childress/Childers Hg2 (subgroup
Viking-Norwegian) seen in 17th Century Henrico, Co., VA and whose sons
were:
* Abraham Childress/Childers "the Emigrant" (founder of the
"Abraham Clan" of Henrico Co., VA upon his arrival circa 1650), &
* Philemon Childress/Childers "the Emigrant"(founder of the
"Philemon Clan" of Henrico Co., VA upon his arrival circa 1667), &
* Thomas[?] Childress/Childers "the Reluctant"(whose
descendants appear to compose the late 17th Century migrations to
Virginia).
Observation No. 4:
List-subscriber James Ronald Childress traces his lineage back to
colonial ancestor Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 23 Oct 1750, Henrico Co.,
VA, m1. Ursula Webb, m2. Rachel Hendrix) of Amherst Co., VA > Wilkes
Co., NC > Knox Co., TN. James Ronald Childress carries mutation "38"
(allele) at site CDY-b. This mutation was most probably carried by
James' colonial ancestor Mitchell Childress because nearly 40% of all
present-day Viking Childress/Childers (subgroup Viking-Norwegian) in
America also express this particular mutation.
Based on the previous interpretation of the Bazz Childress test results,
this means that Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750) likewise descended
from Abraham Childress "of Churles" (b. 1655, d.c. 1698, m. Anne), son
of Abraham Childress "the Emigrant." The 25-marker DNA results of James
Ronald Childress had earlier confirmed that his progenitor Mitchell
Childress, Sr. (b. 1750) (a Viking Childress = DNA Hg2) was not a
brother of John Childress (b. 1759, m. Elizabeth Lindsay) (a Scottish
Childress = DNA Hg1/ R1b), of Amherst Co., VA > Wilkes Co., NC > Bull
Run Valley, Knox Co., TN. as previously presumed and asserted by some
researchers.
Based upon a preponderance of the evidence from Albemarle and Amherst
counties, Virginia the parents of Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750) were
Abraham Childress "of Mullenaxe Creek," Albemarle and wife ___ [nee
Mitchell?]. Abraham Childress "of Mullenaxe Creek" was born c. 1725, in
Henrico Co., VA, died 1797, in Amherst Co., VA, and arrived at Mullenaxe
Creek, Albemarle Co., VA by 1759. The bridging generation(s) between
Abraham Childress "of Churles" (b. 1655) and Abraham Childress "of
Mullenaxe Creek" (b.c. 1730) is unclear. Because Abraham Childress "of
Mullenaxe Creek" removed from Henrico Co. to Albemarle Co., VA in the
decade 1750-1759, an answer may later be uncovered as research enters
that period. The identification of Abraham Childress "on Mullenaxe
Creek" (m. __ Mitchell?) as the father of Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b.
1750) is consistent with a Revolutionary War pension declaration that
Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750) gave years later [addressed in an
earlier posting by the listowner years ago],
The preponderance of evidence supports a provisional reconstructed
lineage for Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750) (ancestor of James Ronald
Childress) as this:
* Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 23 Oct 1750, Henrico Co., VA, d.
1844, m. Ursula Webb & Rachel Hendrix),
* son Abraham Childress (b.c. 1725, d. 1797, m. ___
[Mitchell?]),
* son of ___.
* son of Abraham Childress "of Churles," Henrico Co., VA (b.
1655, d.c. 1698, m. Anne);
* son of Abraham Childress "the Emigrant" (b.c. 1630, England,
d.bef. 1680, Henrico Co., VA, arrived in Henrico Co., VA c. 1650, m.
___).
Observation No. 5:
List-subscriber Benjamin Childers traces his lineage back to colonial
ancestor Mosby Childers (m. Elizabeth Jeffries) of Albemarle Co.,
Virginia [later a resident of Pike Co., KY]. Mosby Childers enlisted in
the Revolutionary War at Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., VA (according
to his Revolutionary War pension declaration), in the year 1779 at age
20 (according to a muster roll). Therefore, he was born circa 1759.
Because Benjamin Childers carries the "37" marker/mutation at site CDY-b
(an ancient marker among nearly 60% of the "Viking Childress/Childers")
a reasonable presumption is that his ancestor Mosby Childers did so,
too. The "37" marker at CDY-b identifies Mosby Childers (m. Jeffries)
as a descendant of the Philemon/Thomas "Viking Childress/Childers" clan
of colonial Henrico Co., VA. Having said that, the deed books disclose
that at the time Mosby Childers (m. Jeffries) was born in Albemarle Co.,
VA (c. 1761) there was apparently a single "Viking" Childress/Childers
household in Albemarle Co., VA with marker "37" @ site CDY-b, viz.:
Abraham Childers (m. Lucy Thomas/Neville), father of Abraham Jr.,
William Canon Childers, and Creed Childers [a family traceable in the
record back to Philemon Childress "the Emigrant"].
Of the 3 aforementioned brothers - Abraham Jr., Wm. Canon Childress, &
Creed] - sons of Abraham Childress (m. Lucy Thomas/Neville] - - it
appears that we can eliminate Creed Childers as the father of Mosby
Childers (m. Jeffries) because Creed was about 13 years old when Mosby
was born. See W. Mac Jones, The Douglas Register (Baltimore, MD:
Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996; reprinted Baltimore, MD: Clearfield
Company, Inc., 1998), p. 170 [Creed was baptized in 1763 at age 17 =
therefore b.c. 1746 = age 13 in 1759]. The evidence therefore seems to
point to Abraham Childers, Jr. or brother William Canon Childers as the
father of the father of Mosby Childers (m. Jeffries). By 1764 both men
[Abraham Jr. & Wm. Cannon Childress] were residents of adjacent
Buckingham Co., VA according to the 1764 Titheable List for Buckingham
[Creed Childress is not locatable]. But if Creed Childress misspoke at
the 1779 muster roll or his age was approximated by the staff sergeant
taking muster, and Mosby was younger than 20 years old, he may indeed be
the father of Mosby Childress (b.c. 1759). The answer is presently
unclear.
The weight of evidence presently suggests a tentative, reconstructed
lineage for Mosby Childers (ancestor of Benjamin Childers) as this:
* Mosby Childers (b.c. 1759 in Albemarle Co., VA, m. Elizabeth
Jeffries);
* perhaps the son of Abraham Childers, Jr. < or > William
Canon Childers < or > Creed Childress;
* son of Abraham Childers, Sr. (m. Lucy Thomas/Neville);
* son of Abraham Childress (b. 1655, m. Hester Canon);
* son of Philemon Childress, Sr. "the Emigrant" (b.c. 1630,
arrived in Henrico Co., VA 27 Oct 1673, d. 1717)
- - - Mark Childress, co-listowner.
"Viking Childress/Childers" (Subgroup Viking-Norwegian) 37-Marker DNA
Test Results: An Appraisal
Mark Childress, Co-Listowner 19 Apr 2004 (Rights reserved)
The latest DNA test results have been posted and questions have arisen
about their implications for the "Viking" Childress/Childers' and the
colonial lineages of the test participants. At the present stage of
research into the records of Henrico Co., VA these are some of our
observations and provisional conclusions.
Observation No. 1:
What I find most revealing about the latest DNA results have been those
for list-subscriber Bazz Childress, particularly at DNA site CDY-b.
Bazz Childress carries a "38" allele mutation at site CDY-b. This
mutation was most probably carried by Bazz's colonial ancestor Pleasant
Childress (b.c. 1761, m. Jeffries) because nearly 40% of all present-day
Viking Childress/Childers in America also express this particular
mutation. This strongly suggests a colonial origin for the "38" marker
at site CDY-b. A provisional reconstruction of the colonial lineage of
Pleasant Childress has emerged which suggests that his earliest colonial
ancestor was Abraham Childress "the Emigrant" (b.c. 1630, emigrated to
Virginia c. 1750).
Based on this provisional reconstruction of Pleasant Childress's lineage
the intersection of his lineage with the other Childress/Childers
lineages of colonial Henrico Co., VA also bearing the same "38" marker
at site CDY-b occurred after 1630 [when the "Viking" Childress/Childers
last shared a common ancestor] and prior to 1700 [when Pleasant
Childress' particular lineage last shared a common ancestor with the
Henrico Co. "Viking" Childress].
This means that the genetic introduction of the CDY-b "38" marker into
the "Viking" Childresses likely occurred at (a) either the birth of
Abraham Childress "the Emigrant" (b.c. 1630, d.c. 1680) or (b) his lone
male heir Abraham Childress "of Churles" (b. 1655, d.c. 1698, m. Anne)
[who had 5 sons] or (c) his son Abraham Childress (b.c. 1672, m. Pew)
[whose son John appears to be that John Childress who removed from
Henrico and founded the Willis Creek clan in Buckingham Co., VA]. The
high prevalence (at 40%) of marker "38" among modern day Viking
Childress/Childers (subgroup Viking-Norwegian), suggests that the marker
was introduced early into the gene pool by Abraham "the Emigrant" or
Abraham "of Churles" because approximately 40% of the "Viking"
Childress/Childers heads of households in 1700 [when the "Willis Creek"
Childresses cleaved from the other Henrico branches] were descendants of
Abraham Childress "of Churles" [only son of Abraham Childress "the
Emigrant"].
The preponderance of evidence supports a provisional reconstructed
lineage for Pleasant Childress (ancestor of Bazz Childress) as this:
* Pleasant Childress "Pike Co., KY" (b. 1761, d. 1843, m.
Sarah Jeffries in Buckingham Co., VA);
* son of John Childress, Jr. "of Willis Creek" (b.c.1740,
d.after 1787);
* son of John Childress, Sr. "of Willis Creek" (b.c.1710,
d.after 1760);
* son of Abraham Childress (b.c. 1672, m. Pew);
* son of Abraham Childress "of Churles" (b. 1655,
d.c.1698, m. Anne);
* son of Abraham Childress "the Emigrant" (b.c.
1630,England, arrived in Henrico Co., VA circa 1650, d. before 1680).
Observation No. 2:
The latest DNA results mean that the colonial Henrico Co., VA "Viking"
Childress/Childers Group (subgroup Viking-Norwegian) had (apparently
either at 1630 or 1655) cleaved into, and existed as, two separate
"clans," towit,(a) an "Abraham Clan" (bearing CDY-b "38"), and (b) the
"Philemon/Thomas Clan" (bearing CDY-b "37").
Based on the Bazz Childress 37-marker DNA test (who provisionally
descends from Abraham Childress/Childers "the Emigrant"), it appears
that every present-day "Viking" Childress/Childers belonging to Hg2
(subgroup
Viking-Norwegian) who carries a "38" marker/mutation at site CDY-b
descends from common ancestors Abraham Childress "the Emigrant" (b.c.
1630, d.c. 1680, arrival in Henrico Co., VA ca. 1650) and his only son
Abraham Childress "of Churles" (b. 1655).
Observation No. 3:
Conversely, the data also means that nearly every present-day Viking
Childress/Childers belonging to Hg2 (subgroup Viking-Norwegian) who
carries a "37" marker/mutation at site CDY-b descends from one of the
following emigrants: (a) Philemon Childress, Sr. "the Emigrant" (b.c.
1630, d. 1717, arrived in Henrico Co., VA 27 Oct 1673), or (b) Thomas
(arrival on or about 27 Apr 1667), or (c) Phillip (arrival on or about
26 May 1673), or (d) Thomas (arrival on or about 26 Sep 1674), or (e)
Thomas (arrival on or about 23 Oct 1703). See Nell Marrion Nugent,
abstr., Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and
Grants (Virginia Genealogical Society: Richmond, 1977), Vol. 2
(1666-1695), at p. 134, 16, 126, 154, and Vol. 3 (1695-1732), at p. 81
(re dates of arrival).
Those list subscribers belonging to Hg2 (subgroup Viking-Norwegian) and
bearing this "37" marker/mutation at site CDY-b are presently Patrick
Childress, Jack Childers, Larry Lee Childress, Clayton Robert Childress,
Benjamin Childers, Mark Alan Childers, Rex Elton Childress, and Samuel
Hall Childress. For them, the latest DNA tests reveal that they descend
from one of the aforementioned 5 emigrants [see previous paragraph] and
last shared a common ancestor b.c. 1600 (provisionally identified as
Philemon[?] Childress/Childers of England). It is this Philemon[?]
Childress/Childers (b.c. 1600) who is the provisional "Patriarch" of the
"Viking" Childress/Childers Hg2 (subgroup Viking-Norwegian) seen in 17th
Century Henrico, Co., VA and whose sons were:
* Abraham Childress/Childers "the Emigrant" (founder of
the "Abraham Clan" of Henrico Co., VA upon his arrival circa 1750), &
* Philemon Childress/Childers "the Emigrant"(founder of
the "Philemon Clan" of Henrico Co., VA upon his arrival circa 1667), &
* Thomas[?] Childress/Childers "the Reluctant"(whose
descendants appear to compose the late 17th Century migrations to
Virginia).
Observation No. 4:
List-subscriber James Ronald Childress traces his lineage back to
colonial ancestor Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 23 Oct 1750, Henrico Co.,
VA, m1. Ursula Webb, m2. Rachel Hendrix) of Amherst Co., VA > Wilkes
Co., NC > Knox Co., TN. James Ronald Childress carries mutation "38"
(allele) at site CDY-b. This mutation was most probably carried by
James' colonial ancestor Mitchell Childress because nearly 40% of all
present-day Viking Childress/Childers (subgroup Viking-Norwegian) in
America also express this particular mutation.
Based on the previous interpretation of the Bazz Childress test results,
this means that Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750) likewise descended
from Abraham Childress "of Churles" (b. 1655, d.c. 1698, m. Anne), son
of Abraham Childress "the Emigrant." The 25-marker DNA results of James
Ronald Childress had earlier confirmed that his progenitor Mitchell
Childress, Sr. (b. 1750) (a Viking Childress = DNA Hg2) was not a
brother of John Childress (b. 1759, m. Elizabeth Lindsay) (a Scottish
Childress = DNA Hg1/ R1b), of Amherst Co., VA > Wilkes Co., NC > Bull
Run Valley, Knox Co., TN. as previously presumed and asserted by some
researchers.
Based upon a preponderance of the evidence from Albemarle and Amherst
counties, Virginia the parents of Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750) were
Abraham Childress "of Mullenaxe Creek," Albemarle and wife ___ [nee
Mitchell?]. Abraham Childress "of Mullenaxe Creek" was born c. 1725, in
Henrico Co., VA, died 1797, in Amherst Co., VA, and arrived at Mullenaxe
Creek, Albemarle Co., VA by 1759. The bridging generation(s) between
Abraham Childress "of Churles" (b. 1655) and Abraham Childress "of
Mullenaxe Creek" (b.c. 1730) is unclear. Because Abraham Childress "of
Mullenaxe Creek" removed from Henrico Co. to Albemarle Co., VA in the
decade 1750-1759, an answer may later be uncovered as research enters
that period. The identification of Abraham Childress "on Mullenaxe
Creek" (m. __ Mitchell?) as the father of Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b.
1750) is consistent with a Revolutionary War pension declaration that
Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750) gave years later [addressed in an
earlier posting by the listowner years ago],
The preponderance of evidence supports a provisional reconstructed
lineage for Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 1750) (ancestor of James Ronald
Childress) as this:
* Mitchell Childress, Sr. (b. 23 Oct 1750, Henrico Co.,
VA, d. 1844, m. Ursula Webb & Rachel Hendrix),
* son Abraham Childress (b.c. 1725, d. 1797, m. ___
[Mitchell?]),
* son of ___.
* son of Abraham Childress "of Churles," Henrico Co., VA
(b. 1655, d.c. 1698, m. Anne);
* son of Abraham Childress "the Emigrant" (b.c. 1630,
England, d.bef. 1680, Henrico Co., VA, arrived in Henrico Co., VA c.
1650, m. ___).
Observation No. 5:
List-subscriber Benjamin Childers traces his lineage back to colonial
ancestor Mosby Childers (m. Elizabeth Jeffries) of Albemarle Co.,
Virginia [later a resident of Pike Co., KY]. Mosby Childers enlisted in
the Revolutionary War at Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., VA (according
to his Revolutionary War pension declaration), in the year 1779 at age
20 (according to a muster roll). Therefore, he was born circa 1759.
Because Benjamin Childers carries the "37" marker/mutation at site CDY-b
(an ancient marker among nearly 60% of the "Viking Childress/Childers")
a reasonable presumption is that his ancestor Mosby Childers did so,
too. The "37" marker at CDY-b identifies Mosby Childers (m. Jeffries)
as a descendant of the Philemon/Thomas "Viking Childress/Childers" clan
of colonial Henrico Co., VA. Having said that, the deed books disclose
that at the time Mosby Childers (m. Jeffries) was born in Albemarle Co.,
VA (c. 1761) there was apparently a single "Viking" Childress/Childers
household in Albemarle Co., VA with marker "37" @ site CDY-b, viz.:
Abraham Childers (m. Lucy Thomas/Neville), father of Abraham Jr.,
William Canon Childers, and Creed Childers [a family traceable in the
record back to Philemon Childress "the Emigrant"].
Of the 3 aforementioned brothers - Abraham Jr., Wm. Canon Childress, &
Creed] - sons of Abraham Childress (m. Lucy Thomas/Neville] - - it
appears that we can eliminate Creed Childers as the father of Mosby
Childers (m. Jeffries) because Creed was about 13 years old when Mosby
was born. See W. Mac Jones, The Douglas Register (Baltimore, MD:
Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996; reprinted Baltimore, MD: Clearfield
Company, Inc., 1998), p. 170 [Creed was baptized in 1763 at age 17 =
therefore b.c. 1746 = age 13 in 1759]. The evidence therefore seems to
point to Abraham Childers, Jr. or brother William Canon Childers as the
father of the father of Mosby Childers (m. Jeffries). By 1764 both men
[Abraham Jr. & Wm. Cannon Childress] were residents of adjacent
Buckingham Co., VA according to the 1764 Titheable List for Buckingham
[Creed Childress is not locatable]. But if Creed Childress misspoke at
the 1779 muster roll or his age was approximated by the staff sergeant
taking muster, and Mosby was younger than 20 years old, he may indeed be
the father of Mosby Childress (b.c. 1759). The answer is presently
unclear.
The weight of evidence presently suggests a tentative, reconstructed
lineage for Mosby Childers (ancestor of Benjamin Childers) as this:
* Mosby Childers (b.c. 1759 in Albemarle Co., VA, m.
Elizabeth Jeffries);
* perhaps the son of Abraham Childers, Jr. < or > William
Canon Childers < or > Creed Childress;
* son of Abraham Childers, Sr. (m. Lucy Thomas/Neville);
* son of Abraham Childress (b. 1655, m. Hester Canon);
* son of Philemon Childress, Sr. "the Emigrant" (b.c.
1630,
arrived in Henrico Co., VA 27 Oct 1673, d. 1717)
- - - Mark Childress, co-listowner.
Gary,
Are the DNA figures correct and the latest information at the site below? I've had several participants ask about the status of the 37 marker tests. I haven't posted anything on my website since January, awaiting the latest results.
Thanks,
Patrick Childress
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark and Gary
To: CHILDRESS-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:40 PM
Subject: [Childress-L] Family Tree DNA new web site
Check out Family Tree DNA new web site regarding the Childress-Childers
DNA Project at
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/childress/
Family Tree DNA laboratory is now making a web site available for the
public to view our raw data.
Gary Childress
List Admin and Childress-Childers DNA Project Admin.
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Subject: [GADATA] Ga-Rockdale-Newton Co. News (Newton Grays)
Rockdale-Newton County GaArchives News.....Newton Grays October 24 1891
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File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Phyllis Thompson mandpthompson(a)bellsouth.net April 4, 2004,
The Solid South
Mr. Editor.-- The following is a partial list of the officers and
privates of the "Newton Grays," a company from Newton County, that went
into service of the United States in the year 1836, which I ask you to
publish as a matter of interest to their decendants, and as a matter of
record. There were an even hundred men, officers and privates in the
company, but seven names I cannot recall. This list was found among the
papers of Captain Loyal and kindly sent me by his grandson, Mr. Thomas
Skelton
JAMES M. WHITE
OFFICERS
John Loyal, Captain
Jesse L. Baker, 1st Lieutenant
William M. Hulsey, 2nd Lieutenant
James M. White, 3rd Lieutenant
Jonathan M. Dow, 1st Sergeant
John Smith, 2nd Sergeant
Jesse M. Melton, 3rd Sergeant
William Harberson, 4th Sergeant
William Robertson, 1st Corporal
West G. Smith, 2nd Corporal
Daniell N. Barker, 3rd Corporal
Francis S. Nealy, 4th Corporal
PRIVATES
Thomas H. Anderson
Henry Anderson
John Anderson
Henry B. Aycock
Elijah Beam
Erasmus J. Bankston
Obadiah Echols
Elijah L. Ellison
William Ewing
John G. Edwards
B. Bohanan
James A. Browning
William Bell
James R. Brisindine
Robt. Beasly
Wiley Baker
David Campbell
John Childress
Warrenton Costley
John Coward
Anthony Chapell
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bubbysgal(a)aol.com [mailto:Bubbysgal@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 11:29 AM
Source: TN-SOUTHCENTRAL-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [TN-SOUTHCENTRAL] Weaver-Childress
Looking for information on a son of David WEAVER who married Freely
CHILDRESS
in February 1842 in Anderson, TN (familysearch.org). Particularly
interested
in their son William (b. 1852) and who he married. If this is my
William he
ended up for a while in Lawrence County but does not seem to be buried
there.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Sandy
Bubbysgal(a)aol.com