Wadsworth (Y-DNA)

Status summary

Completed as of April 14, 2026

• Recruiting patrilineal (all male-line) descendants of Christopher Wadsworth for NGS/WGS testing. Any male who believes they are such a descendant should Read me First

IMPORTANT: Read me First

Still to do as of April 14, 2026

• NGS/WGS test multiple Christopher Wadsworth direct paternal (Y-DNA) descendants to firmly place family clade as well as discover any subclades unique to descendants lines

Biography

First Generation

Christopher Wadsworth was born England abt 1609 date, place and parentage currently unknown. He died Duxbury aft 31 Jul 1677. He married bef 1634 Grace ?Cole and they had four children (Duxbury): Joseph (c1634), Samuel (c1636), John (1638) and Mary (c1640).

Second Generation

Joseph Wadsworth was born Duxbury abt 1634 and died there abt 22 Mar 1689. He married twice, first Duxbury 25 Jul 1657 Abigail Wait then Mary ____. He had (Duxbury): Joseph (1659), Mehitable (c1664), Ruth (c1664), Samuel (c1665), Elisha (c1669) and Bethia (1687).

Samuel Wadsworth was born Duxbury abt 1636 and died in the French & Indian War at what is now Sudbury 21 Apr 1676. He married 1656 Abigail Lindall and they had: Ebenezer (1660), Christopher (1661), Timothy (1662), Joseph (1667), Benjamin (1670), Abigail (1672) and John (1674).

(Dea.) John Wadsworth was born Duxbury 1638 and died there 15 May 1700. He married 25 Jul 1667 Abigail Andrews and they had eleven children (Duxbury): Mary (1668), Abigail (1670), John (1671), Grace (c1677), Lydia (1679), Hannah (c1680), Sarah (1682), Christopher (1686), Hopestill (dau 1686), Ichabod (1687) and Isaac (1692).

DNA results R1b-Z2106

Previous Y-DNA testing

The Wadsworth surname DNA Project Group: "(3) Christopher Wadsworth, born c1609 Family" currently consists of three individuals. None of them have Y-SNP tested. Two of them have taken the Y37 STR test with the third taking the Y67 STR test. Plugging in the modal values of this group into the NevGen Haplogroup Predictor Tool (set for R1b clades) gives a split response with a 40.99% chance of it falling under R1b-Z2103>Z2106 with a 38.63% chance of it falling under a subclade: R1b-Z2103>Z2106>>BY250.

NGS/WGS testing

NGS/WGS testing of patrilineal (direct male line Y-DNA descendants) would identify the haplogroup for the family and possibly define subclades for descendants. Anyone who believe they are Y-DNA descendants of Christopher Wadsworth is encouraged to Y-DNA test and contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

External Links and References

• Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004. Pages 473-476.