Lyford (Y-DNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of April 7, 2026:
- No surviving patrilineal line and ancestry unknown so no way to discover Y-DNA haplogroup.
Biography
First Generation
(Rev.) John Lyford was born about 1575 in England, ancestry and location unknown. It is known the family came over to New Plimoth in 1624. Charles E. Banks believed the ship he emigrated on was called the Charity. Rev. John's will was dated 9 Feb 1629/30 at Shirley Hundred, Virginia and he died by the summer of 1631. Rev. John married bef 1615 Sarah _____ and they had five children:[1] Obadiah (by 1615), Ann (c1622-1639 unm), Ruth (c1623), Mordecai (1624) and Martha (c1650).
Second Generation
Obadiah Lyford was born bef 4 Nov 1615 as he matriculated at University of Oxford 4 Nov 1631, aged 16. He died, apparently unmarried, at Ireland by 1639, naming his brother Mordecai as his sole heir.
Mordecai Lyford was born likely in New Plimoth bef Aug 1625. He died, apparently unmarried, likely at Hingham after 3 Jun 1642. With his death, the Y-DNA line of his father became extinct.
DNA Results
Since there is no surviving patrilineal line for Rev. John Lyford, and his ancestry is currently unknown, there is no way to obtain DNA results for this family.
External Links and References
- Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Emigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633., New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004. pp. 309-313.
