The Queen DNA Study began as an effort to make sense of the varied Queen lineages in America, to help participants open new lines of research to get around brick walls in their family trees, and to define and elaborate on affinity between the various lineages, but mostly because it is just plain fun.  We welcome any participants with the Queen surname, but also variants of the surname including Quien, Queane, Gwin, Gwinn, MacQueen, Quinn, or other similar homonyms.  Although the DNA study initially focused on Y-DNA results, we are beginning to broaden our analysis to include autosomal results and MtDNA results.  Please submit information to the Administrator that your would like included on this page.

Currently, we have identified at least 8 distinct Queen Y-DNA lineages and have segregated participants into the appropriate grouping on the results page.  Other participants remain ungrouped unless they have identified to the Administrator a grouping and information for tracking, or a sufficient number of matches justifies the creation of a new lineage group.  Every attempt is made to try to group participants based on our best understanding of the results, the number of markers tested, and available genealogical information.  However, additional results and testing may require refinement of the analysis  and reallocation of a participant to a different group.  All participants are encouraged to test at least 37 markers for the Y-DNA study to best determine affiliation with a specific group.  DNA groups that we are tracking include:

1) Descendants of "Old" William Queen, Virginia (born about 1716-1720)

         WILLIAM QUEEN(1716-1793?), Prince George County, St. Johns Parish, Maryland, who married Katherine Lewis b.ca 1720 VA [later Margaret Lewis] and settled Rutherford County,  North Carolina [Anson County, Montgomery County, NC].   

2) Descendants of Samuel Queen, Maryland (born 1600s)

3) Descendants of Nathan Queen, South Carolina (born about 1826)

4) Descendants of Francis Queen, Brushy Mountains, North Carolina (born about mid-1700s)

        Earliest identified ancestor on this line is Francis Queen, who first appears in records about 1778 in the Brushy Mountain area of Rowan/Wilkes/Iredell Counties, North Carolina.  Descendants of the youngest son, David Queen, still live in the area.  DNA testing is confirmed back to the youngest son through different lines.  DNA participants are sought from descendants of the two oldest brothers, James Queen and Joseph Queen.

5) Descendants of Charles Queen, Maryland (born about 1752)

6) Descendants of Merideth Queen, North Carolina (born about 1823)

7) Descendants of John W. Queen (born about 1816)

8) Descendant of James Quien, Pennsylvania (born about 1790)