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One of the earliest, if not the earliest, Clendenins to come to America was Archibald Clendenin who settled in New Hampshire.
Genealogical Records: Early New England Settlers, 1600s-1800s, Immigrants to New England, 1700-775, Surnames, C-D, Page 35
"Clendenin, Archibald, of Londonderry, N. H.; from County Antrim, Ireland, 1718, one of the sixteen original settlers - Parker's Londonderry, p. 44; Williamson's Belfast, p. 92"
Scotch-Irsh Settlers in America, 1500s-1800s Immigration Records, Scotch Irish Pioneers in Ulster and America, Chapter XIII, Nutfield and Londonderry, 1719-1720, page 252.
"Archibald Clendenin, and Miriam his wife. Their children are given in the birth records as early as 1720."
Genealogical Records: Maine & New Hampshire Settlers, 1600s-1900s, Vital Records of Londonderry, New Hampshire, Births, Page 51
Clendenin, Archibald and Merrian. Children: Robert, Mar 20, 1720; Archibald, Oct 21, 1722; Rebecca, Oct 21, 1722.
Also listed in this compilation are the following:
Clendenin, Andrew and Jane. Son: William, May 27, 1752
Clendenin, Andrew and Jenat: Children: Merrian, Jan 13, 1729; David, Oct 16, 1731; Rebecca, June 21, 1733; Martha, Jun 10, 1735; Archibald, May 20, 1737; Andrew, Jun 1, 1739; Janet, May 16, 1741
Clendenin, Robert and Mary. Children: John, Dec 5, 1749; Hannah, April 17, 1751; James, Nov 5, 1754
Clendenin, William and Anna. Dau: Mary, Jun 15, 1740
Clendenin, William and Hanna. Son: Robert, June 23, 1745
Scotch-Irsh Settlers in America, 1500s-1800s Immigration Records Scotch Irish Pioneers in Ulster and America, Chapter XIII, Nutfield and Londonderry, 1719-1720, page 263
Londonderry
...Archibald Clendenin .....
Also included in this list was Samuel Huston
Scotch-Irish Settlers in America, 1500s-1800s Immigration Records The Scotch-Irish in America, Chapter VII, On the New England Frontier, page 236-237
"... passengers on the Robert ...The settlement at Nutfield was begun in April 1719, and among those taking part in it were James McKeen, John Barnett, Archilbald Clendenin John Mitchell, James Sterrett, James Anderson, Randall Alexander, James Gregg, James Clark, James Nesmith, Allen Anderson, Robert Weir, John Morrison, Samuel Allison, Thomas Steel and John Stewart, with their families."
I hope this information will assist in your search if you are looking for descendants of this Archibald Clendenin.
Hello again,
It just occurred to me that we might be missing out on something that could be very valuable to us as researchers.
Y-DNA is only passed from father to son, but mtDNA is passed to both sons and daughters but only the daughters can pass it on to the next generation. Please take a look at the ancestor chart at this link: http://www.familytreedna.com/ancestorchart.html
Ladies, if your mother, mother's mother, mother's mother's mother, etc. was a Clendenin/vs you might want to investigate mtDNA testing.
If we begin to get mtDNA test results I'll post them on the website.
Sharon
I would invite those of you who are having DNA testing done to consider sharing your test results with the Scot-DNA project. Their stated purpose:
The purpose of the Scottish Clans DNA program is to provide a DNA test to members of all the Scottish Clans. This DNA test will allow descendants of that Clan to:
A: compare their specific genealogy documentation with other members of thatClan even tho the surname may be significantly different.
B: compare their DNA test results with otherClans.
C: The mtDNA test can show if a relationship exists among the females of the Clans as well
The connection between Clans and families will assist in finding other members of the Clan since there was a strong intermarriage between the Clans and relationships were often changed for financial and security reasons. The DNA matches ( or non matches) will assist in narrowing the Genealogy research or perhaps
show that other documentation avenues to ancestors are possible and should be explored.
If you cannot submit a test to our project because your surname (male) is not Clendenin/vs but your surname (male) is that of another Scots family you might want to use the following URL: http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_det.asp?group=Scottish-Clans to contact their administrator.
I wish you good luck with your testing. I am finally going to be able to having testing done as in my maternal line I do track back to a Frazer. I ordered my mtDNA test kit this afternoon and am looking forward to getting results back.
Sharon
This list is just off the top of my head and definitely subject to revisions based on your input:
Archibald Clendenning, New England, c 1716
John Clendenin/Janet Huston, Pennsylvania, c early 18th century
Charles Clendenin, Virginia, early to mid-18th century
William Clendenin, North Carolina, mid-18th century
OR do we just want to call them heads of family lines until we can determine who their father(s) were?
Good morning,
Just a general statement of facts and a request for help.
We have six kits in for testing. On four, as I said yesterday, we are waiting for markers 13-25. For two others (Guy and Michael) I've discovered the tests are done and the results have been submitted to quality control (this seems to be where the hangup is at FTDNA). We then have two new members whose kits have not yet been returned to the company. And another one (possibly) two who are considering sending in requests for kits.
I joined Genealogy-DNA, a rootsweb mailing list, trying to get a better understanding of one-step mutations (remember, I'm an historian, not a geneticist). Most often I was told yesterday that 12-marker tests really don't help much at all but that 25-marker tests at least give us a fighting chance of understanding what the mutations mean.
I also an investigating the possibilities and advisability of setting up a separate website just for the DNA project at worldfamilies.net. This is free and there are templates which would help immensely by offering a home page, patriarch page, spreadsheet page for results, discussion of results page, recruitment page and miscellaneous page.
I particularly need your assistance determining who the patriarchs should be. The discussion of results, I think, should be backed up with paper trails. Please offer your suggestions on this list.
On the recruitment issue, I have been spending a lot of time looking at the rootsweb.com surname message boards and at mailing list archives. I've also spread out to investigating the GenForum message boards and sending email messages to those who are men named Clendenin/vs. If you could spread the word whenever you are answering questions on any of these message boards that would be helpful as well. Or if you have a correspondent by snail mail or on aol.com wherever, it would be a great assistance as well.
Is there anything else? I had a rather long list as I was driving my grandson to school but the brain cells are getting old.
Have a good day,
Sharon
Dear Sharon Bryant and all,
I'm from the PA John Clendenin/Janet Huston line. My brother (yes,
surname Clendenin) has agreed to take the DNA test. How/where does he
write/email to get a test kit??? I suggested he take the 25 marker
test.
FYI: I joined the National Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution a few years ago--so I have documentation for this line. Any
others out there?
Mary Louise Townsend, nee Clendenin
Potomac Falls, VA
Hello,
There is now a new mailing list, CLENDENIN-DNA-L(a)rootsweb.com. This was initiated to give us a place to discuss our DNA surname project results and what possible actions can be taken to further our research.
There is both an every message mode and a digest mode. All you need to do is send an email message to Clendenin-dna-l-request(a)rootsweb.com or to Clendenin-dna-d-request(a)rootsweb.com.
Type the word subscribe in the body of the message.
I wanted us to have a place to discuss our results without confusing the casual or brand-new Clendenin researcher(s). I also chose to use a single spelling of the name for the mailing list name.
To post to both the list and the digest use the following address: Clendenin-dna-l(a)rootsweb.com.
I have also been exploring some Internet information on DNA and how it is or can be used in the pursuit of our elusive ancestors. I will be posting those links in the next couple of days.
Let's try to confine the postings to this mailing list to questions about the DNA testing and the results that we receive.
Thanks everyone,
Sharon
Hi all:)
Was Just reading the DNA Results on Clendenin Web Site..
Noticed Brian Guy Clendinnen had submitted DNA Samples....I and Other Aussie
CLENDINNENS Descend From Brians Line.
My ggrandfather was Samuel Alfred Clendinnen...William Clendinnen and Lydia
Deaker(D'Acre) Youngest Son.
Soooo Im real Interested in Finding out the Connections Between Aussie
Clendinnens and USA Clendinnens..We Descend thru James, William
Cllendinnen(James Brother) Who Went to NC..
Tho We have been unable to Locate James Son ..Johns Birth (Circa 1870 we
think Co Down) Or his Siblings, The Research we have indicates John Born in
1770 in Co Down is James Son..
There are also Clendinnens Connectedto these Lines we think went to South
Africa.
Regards
Cathy:)
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Okay, here's where we stand today.
We've been joined by two new members who have requested kits.
We have also received one partial set (1-12) of results. Those of you who are waiting for 13-25: I'm just as impatient as I'm sure you are. I don't understand what's going on. I'm sure if I inquire I'll be told they're running behind.
The projected dates for those results have not been updated. They still state that the target date is 4/9/04.
I went ahead and posted on the website the results that have come in.
If you have requested a kit and have not yet sent in your lineage, please do so at your earliest possible convenience. Remember, the dna testing does not give us names. We have to figure that one out on our own.
Thanks,
Sharon
Well, here I am coining unusual words but we need additional men to test for the DNA surname project.
We have 11 participants at the present time and all 11 kits have been returned. We're waiting for test results for the majority of the current participants.
We need participants who can track a paper trail back to some of the major branches of this family. Remember that the project is open to those who spell their names with a "Cl...." and "Gl...." The participants do not have to live in the United States to take part -- Canadians, Australians, Irish, Scots (to mention just a few) are all welcome.
Remember the requirements are that the participant be a male and be surnamed Clendenin (or any of the variants) or Glendenning (or any of the variants).
Some of the lines that are not yet represented are these:
John (Janet Huston), Pennsylvania
Archibald, Virginia
Archibald, New England (these are different people)
James, Pennsylvania
Thomas, South Carolina & Georgia
Please contact me for further information.
Thanks,
Sharon
Okay folks, I'm excited!
We've gotten back three results on tests which were ordered after we started the group surname project. Each of these participants ordered the 25-marker kits.
For each of the three we have results back on the first 12 markers (they are run in three sections: 1-12, 13-25, 26-37).
We also had five participants who had previously ordered tests and who joined the project at my invitation.
Since these participants all signed release documents I'm sure they won't mind my sharing what has been determined to date:
Paper trail descendants of William of North Carolina:
George Michael Clendenin
Randal Quillin Clendenin
Paper trail descendants of James and Margaret Anderson Clendenin:
Willie Clendenin
Don Clendenin
These four men have a 50% probability of sharing a common ancestor within the last 14.5 generations (if you allow 25 years for a generation we're talking about 362 +/- years).
A paper trail descendant of Charles Clendenin, through son, Alexander:
Denver Virgil Clendenin
matches all but one and it is only a one-step mutation which means there is a possibility that Charles was a relative but not a brother of William of North Carolina.
The other two are paper trail descendants of William Clendennen and Helen Fowler. They match on 37 on 37-markers but the distance between their marker results and those of the other four are such that it is considered that there is no relationship between them and the other four men. Therefore, William Clendennen (m Helen Fowler) was not a son of James and Margaret Anderson Clendenin.
A match on 12/12 indicates 14.5 generations, moving to a 25-marker test and having a 25/25 match means the number of generations drops to 7, while going to a 37-marker test and having 37/37 matches means the most recent common ancestor would appear within 5 generations.
I will wait until the remainder of the 25-markers have been posted and then I will post all of the results to date to the website.
Hi:)
Was Reading what Sharon Submitted Re Charles Glendinning(Clendenin) From Co
Down... He was Baptised in 1730..Anyone Found shipping Lists to NC That may
have picked up these GLendinning Brothers? The Charles who went To WV Was
suppposedly born in Dumfriess Scotland, sometime in early 1700s...Im tending
to think that the Charles who went to WV was a descendant Of William
Glendinnings line that went back To Ninian Glendonwyn who Married
Twice...The Wiliam who married Rose Fisher in Killyleagh Co Down was from
Ninians second Marriage to Janet Dunbar, The Charles who went to WV
descended thru Ninians First Marriage...So there would be a connection with
the WV Clendenins and NC Clendenins...What do u all think? And Has DNA Tests
been done to link NC Clendenins with WV Clendenins, and did they connect?
Regards From Australia
Cathy:)
I connect with Pat Birds Wifes Line of Clendinnens, Her ggrandfather and my
ggrandfather were brothers..
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