Here is the chart I have for Parker DNA/Genealogy:
The easiest way I update these charts is by using Ancestry ThruLines. For example, here are my Isaac Parker ThruLines:
This shows where I got Barbara and TD. However, I do not show James. I see in my previous Blog on Parker ThruLines that I decided not to add him to my tree.
My Father’s Cousin Joyce and Parker ThruLines
Joyce has Parker ThruLines going back to 1698:
The ThruLines through Jeusha Parker split evenly:
The two matches under Thomas Landers also match much more closely on my Hartley side:
So I won’t bother to add them there. Their DNA probably comes from much more recent sources.
However, Joyce has much smaller DNA matches with these two:
It may not be too difficult to evaluate these two lines.
Jersuha Parker
Findagrave.com has this:
Jerusha ends up in Maine:
I see Content (Landers) Blackwell, so that is a good sign. Here is North Fairfield, Maine:
Joyce and R.C.
R.C.’s tree goes back to Thomas Parker on his maternal side:
That is a good sign. Abbie’s marriage record shows that these were her parents:
In 1880, Abbie’s father was a blacksmith:
In 1850, Jotham is living with this family:
This Obituary is helpful:
Here Thomas L Blackwell appears to be with second wife and her children:
Here the name of Heman is significant.
Here is the record of death for Thomas Blackwell:
Unfortunately his mother’s name reads as Thankful Lander. These records are notoriously inaccurate, so I will take this to be a match. Let’s see, what was his mother’s name? Content? Thankful?
This completes the circle for me. I just need to merge names to get this family into my tree.
I also found another full sister for Jotham named Julia.
Updating the Parker DNA/Genealogy Tree
We cannot prove that the DNA that R.C. and Joyce share come from the late 1600’s and early 1700’s. In fact the small amount of DNA that R.C and Joyce share is said to be on her paternal side which is the side I do not match Joyce (at least closely). However, I do not believe that the paternal/maternal assignments are foolproof.
Joyce and Edy
Joyce and Edy do match on Joyce’s maternal side, so the chances of this DNA being from Parker and/or Nickerson are greater than between Joyce and R.C. Here is the maternal portion of Edy’s tree:
Here is the family in 1920:
Edy’s father Leslie was born in Maine as well as her mother Bertha. Bertha is the one we are following.
Here is the marriage record:
Bertha is from Madison, Maine. This place came up in R.C.’s line also:
Here are Bertha’s parents:
I would think I would be following the Blackwell Line here, but the ThruLines suggest going with the Hayden Line. Here is Sarah or Sally in 1850:
The last step is to connect Ann Hayden with her mother Content Landers. Ancestry is suggesting:
Here is Ann or Anna’s death record from 1903:
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Adding these two connects Ann Hayden to my main Ancestry Tree:
An Expanded Parker DNA/Genealogy Tree
A Peek at Maury’s ThruLines
Maury is another of my father’s cousins. My 2nd cousin is the administrator to his DNA:
Maury potentially adds another line (Thomas Parker) to the tree. He also has two potential new matches under Jerusha Parker:
I may look at these matches at some later date.
Summary and Conclusions
- I was able to add two new matches to my Parker DNA/Genealogy Tree thanks to the DNA of my father’s cousin Jocye.
- Due to the distance of the relation, it is possible that the DNA could be from somewhere else. However, the Ancestry computers did pick out this connection from all the possible connections.
- Looking at the ThruLines help to solidify my own genealogy and correct and errors that may be there.