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Y-DNA, mtDNA & Autosomal DNA Results are shown below. Autosomal DNA (Family Finder &/or AncestryDNA) (i.e., atDNA) lines are posted once there is an atDNA match between at least two members of our project with an identified and confirmed common ancestor. Information on living people is kept private unless we obtain express written permission from that person to list their information. Both male and female descendants of ancestors studied in this project are welcome and encouraged to join our project.

Davis/McAnally/Brown/Evans/Graham/Gormley, etc... - PA, NJ, VA, NC, TN, AR, TX, and Blount/Jefferson County, AL

-1 John Davis (unknown date, VA or KY - Bef. 1839, Village Springs, Blount County, AL) m. Phamariah "Fanny" Farris Davis Wall

--2 Lewis "Luke" Davis (1837, AL - Aft. 1888 Blount County, AL) m. Mary Hayden Culwell

---3 Joseph "Lukie" Davis (1862, Blount County, AL - 1919, Blount County, AL) m. (1) Talitha Curl & (2) Martha Thomas Speight

----4 William Robert (E. Lee) Davis (1893, Blount County, AL - 1983, Morgan County, AL) (mother Martha Thomas Speight) m. Rachel Commensie Laura Clara Tine "Clara" Lively

-----5 Private

------6 Kit# B6107 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-------7 Kit# B9366 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

------6 Kit# B67492 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

------6 Kit# B6345 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

------6 Private

-------7 Kit# B9867 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

----4 General Dewey Davis (1900, Blount County, AL - 1989, Morgan County, AL) (mother Martha Thomas Speight) m. Zoney Rose Brown

-----5 Kit# 268468 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-----5 Dallon Howell Davis (1936, Morgan County, AL - 2006, Craighead County, AR) m. Lillie Mae Brown

------6 Kit# B6361 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)

------6 Kit# 256055 Y-DNA (111-Marker) (Big-Y), mtDNA, & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

------6 Kit# B6360 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-------7 Kit# B78494 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-------7 Kit# B78513 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-------7 Kit# B78525 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

---3 William Harden "Tinker" Davis (1861, Blount County, AL - 1949, Jefferson County, AL) m. Rhoda Penelope Ratliff

----4 William Eugene Davis (1882, AL - 1950, Walker County, AL) m. Georgia Ann Gilham

-----5 John Harden Davis (1904, Jefferson County, AL - 1978, Harris County, TX) m. Ethel Pauline Goodwin

------6 Paul Harden Davis (1928, AL - 1994, Union County, NJ) m. Carol Tidaback

-------7 Kit# 338987 Y-DNA (67-Marker) & Autosomal DNA (AncestryDNA)

Note: Confirmed Y-DNA Haplogroup R-M222, Confirmed Subclade R-BY18201 (Branch of R-A1742) . Big-Y DNA test on this Davis paternal line is available. Click here to see the Davis surname placement on The Big Tree:R-A1742. Kit# 256055 mtDNA Haplogroup H1au1a. Kit #'s 256055 & 338987 are also members of the Davis surname Y-DNA Project as well as the McAnally surname Y-DNA Project. Paper trail ends with John Davis. This Davis Y-DNA paternal line very closely matches the McAnally surname (110/111-Marker Y-DNA Match to descendants of Charles McAnally born 1685, Scotland), and Big-Y DNA testing shows that this Davis paternal line will merge at some point with the McAnally surname; however, the exact connection point is not yet known. Other close matching surnames on this paternal line include McNally, Brown, Evans, Radar, Gaither, Graham, Gormley, etc... The Graham Y-DNA paternal line is a brother twig to the McAnally/Davis Y-DNA paternal line, and it is believed that they will ultimately connect with the "Gormley" surname. Big-Y DNA testing is currently needed on the Gormley surname so that they can be placed on the Big Tree. All of the different surnames on this paternal line are believed to be the descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages and the High Kings of Ireland. This paternal line is one of the largest paternal lines in the world with hundreds of different surnames. The Irish did not begin taking surnames until sometime around the 16th century; therefore, it is very common for an Irish paternal line to have numerous surnames. As more people take the Big-Y test, it will become more clear as to where all of the different surnames on this paternal line will merge and connect, so be sure to check the The Big Tree for updates. There are several Autosomal DNA (Family Finder) Kits in the project that matches this Davis paternal line and is available for DNA cousin-in-common & matrix comparisons. Also, Y-DNA is needed for comparison from other "Davis" family paternal lines in the Blount County, AL and surrounding areas. 111-Marker Y-DNA & Big-Y test is recommended for this paternal line.

-1 Daniel Davis (Abt. 1828, TN - 1899, Jasper County, MO) (Lived in Wayne County, TN and traveled through Macoupin Co., IL) m. Alzirah Galbraith

--2 Alexander Davis (Abt. 1849, TN - 1891, AR) m. Mary Ellen Stephenson

---3 Thomas Lafayette Davis (1874, Cherokee Co., KS - 1954, Hale County, TX) m. Lula Gertrude McCleary

----4 Austin Aten Davis (1917, TX - 1980, Hale County, TX) m. Opal Othenia Benton

-----5 Kit# D4Davis Autosomal DNA (AncestryDNA)

---3 Daniel Silin Davis (1886, Cherokee Co., KS - 1929, Cherokee Co., KS) m. Goldie Ann Foster

----4 Raymond Edward Davis (1919, Cherokee Co., KS - 2000, Coos County, OR)

-----5 Private

------6 Kit# 48686 Y-DNA (67-Marker)

Note: Paper trail ends with Daniel Davis. Daniel married his wife Alzirah Galbraith in Wayne County, TN in 1848. It is believed that Daniel may have been born in Wayne County, TN. His parents are not known. Kit# 48686 is a 64/67 Y-DNA match with John Davis's family from Blount County, AL shown above as well as a 64/67 Y-DNA match with Willis Davis McAnally's family shown below. John Davis's family from Blount County, AL shown above is this person's closest Y-DNA match that carries the surname DAVIS. Kit# 48686's Y-DNA is also 3 to 4 steps off from the Graham family shown below and has a mutation of "8" on DYS590 that is identical to the Graham's. Additional DNA data is needed before it can be determined whether this paternal line will connect with the R-A1742 McAnally/Davis & Graham subclade family, or if perhaps their connection point may be with a different subclade of R-M222 that is a bit further away on The Big Tree. Families with the surname DAVIS who lived in Wayne County, TN in 1840 have taken Y-DNA tests, and the ones tested thus far do not match Kit#48686 above. The only Davis family from Wayne County, TN that has not yet taken the Y-DNA are those who descend from John Davis (Abt. 1800, Orange County, TN - 1853, Wayne County, TN) and his wife Margaret (maiden name unknown). Y-DNA is needed from a direct male descendant of this John Davis who had lived in Wayne County, TN for comparison with Kit# 48686 so that it can be determined if this John Davis was the father of Daniel Davis. Y-DNA is also needed from another direct male descendant of Daniel Davis for Y-DNA mutation comparison with Kit#48686. 111-Marker Y-DNA & Big-Y test is recommended for this paternal line. Additionally, we are in need of a few more descendants Daniel Davis and Alzirah Galbraith with autosomal DNA to join this project for DNA cousin-in-common and matrix comparisons.

-1 Charles McAnally (1685, Scotland - 1745, Lancaster County, PA) m. Sarah Houston

--2 Postulated father of John McAnally, Jr. is John McAnally, Sr. (Bet. 1713-1725, Lancaster County, PA - 1796, Hawkins County, TN) m. Ruth Houston

---3 Postulated father of Bartlett McAnally is John McAnally, Jr. (Est. 1760, Amherst County, VA - Bef. 1840, Red River, TX) m. Unknown

----4 Postulated father of William Bartlett "Barto" McAnally is Bartlett McAnally (Abt. 1790, VA - Bef. 1850, Scott County, AR) (May have traveled through Blount County, AL) m. Phoebe Shields

-----5 William Bartlett "Barto" McAnally (Abt. 1816, Roane Co., TN - 1864, TN) m. Jane Hodgin

------6 William Henry McAnally (1858, AR - 1943, Chicota, Lamar County, TX) m. Jalie Newsome Floyd

-------7 Christopher Columbus McAnally (1882, Lamar County, TX - 1922, Eastland Co., TX) m. Myrtle Mamie Harris

--------8 Jack Loraine McAnally (1919, Chicota, Lamar County, TX - 2013, Collin Co., TX) m. Velma Bernice Brawley

---------9 Private

----------10 Kit# B143255 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)

Note: Confirmed Y-DNA Haplogroup R-M222, Confirmed Subclade R-BY18201 (Branch of R-A1742). A Big-Y test on this McAnally paternal line is available for comparison. Click here to see the McAnally surname placement on The Big Tree:R-A1742. Paper trail of Kit # B143255 ends with William Bartlett "Barto" McAnally. Postulated father of Barto is Bartlett McAnally based on common name and location. Postulated father of Bartlett McAnally is John McAnally, Jr. (Red River, TX). Y-DNA of a descendant of Bartlett McAnally confirms that Bartlett was NOT the son of Elijah McAnally, Sr. who migrated to Blount County, Alabama. Descendants of Elijah McAnally, Sr. carry a "24" mutation on Y-DNA marker #481 that the descendant of Bartlett McAnally does not carry proving that Elijah McAnally, Sr. cannot be his father. Therefore, Bartlett McAnally was most likely the son of Elijah McAnally, Sr.'s postulated brother, John McAnally, Jr., who migrated from Hawkins, TN to Red River, TX. Y-DNA of the descendant of Bartlett McAnally and Y-DNA of a descendant of William McAnally (1797, TN - 1880, Franklin County, IN)(husband of Nancy Poe McAnally) are perfect matches to the Y-DNA of John Davis's descendants shown above. A possibility exists that John Davis and William McAnally "may" have been brothers of Bartlett McAnally, but this has not yet been confirmed and more research is needed. It has been confirmed with Y-DNA and Big-Y DNA that the Davis paternal line will merge at some point with the McAnally paternal line. The Graham family paternal line (shown below) is a brother twig to the McAnally family paternal line. 111-Marker Y-DNA & Big-Y test is recommended for this paternal line.

-1 Willis Davis McAnally (1819, Lawrence OR Giles County, TN - 1887, Cherokee County, TX) (traveled through Nacogdoches Co., TX) m. Matilda Flowers

--2 Isaac Monroe McAnally (1846, Attala City, MS - 1919, Erath County, TX) m. Mary Jane Harrison

---3 James Monroe "Jim" McAnally (1881, Rusk County, TX - 1955, Hale County, TX) m. Lela Emily Leeth

----4 Private

-----5 Kit# 524192 Y-DNA (111-Marker) (Big-Y), & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

Note: Confirmed Y-DNA Haplogroup R-M222, Confirmed Subclade R-BY18201 (Branch of R-A1742) . Paper trail of Kit# 524192 ends with Willis Davis McAnally. Y-DNA test results confirm that this paternal line descends from Charles McAnally (born 1685, Scotland). There will be about 3 generations between Willis Davis McAnally and Charles McAnally from Scotland. Willis Davis McAnally had at least one brother named Elisha R. McAnally (born about 1826, TN) who was enumerated a few doors up from Willis on his 1850 US Federal Census in Attala, MS. Another possible brother of Willis Davis McAnally may have been John E. McAnally (Abt. 1811, VA - Aft. 1860, Nacogdoches County, TX). On the 1860 US Federal Census, Willis can be located in Nacogdoches County, TX living in Beat 3 and John E. McAnally can be located fairly close to him living in Beat 4. Close autosomal DNA matches between this Kit# and descendants of John E. McAnally seems to suggest a very high likelihood that John E. McAnally was closely related to Willis Davis McAnally. Willis's location in Attala, MS in 1850 places him close to Leake County, MS as these two counties border each other. A man named Charles McAnally (born about 1785, age range 50-59) can be located on the 1840 US Federal Census living in Leake County, MS who was of the age that he could have possibly been the father of Willis Davis McAnally. Willis Davis McAnally's father is postulated to be this Charles McAnally from Leake County, MS based on common surname, age, and his nearest location to Willis Davis McAnally. Many family trees show this Charles McAnally as having been previously located in Wayne County, Tennessee on the 1830 US Federal Census and show him as being the son of John McAnally (Abt. 1752, Augusta County, VA - 1836, Lawrence County, TN) and Anna Stone. If this is correct, then Willis Davis McAnally would have been born in Lawrence County, TN. However, additional research is needed to ensure that the Charles McAnally from Leake County, MS was indeed the exact same person as the one who had previously lived in Wayne County, TN because there was another man also named Charles McAnally with the same age range who had lived in Roane County, TN in 1830. Therefore, it is not yet clear as to whether the Charles McAnally from Leake County, TN was the one who had previously lived in Wayne County, TN or the one who had lived in Roane County, TN. It is also important to note that FindAGrave.com and several family trees on Ancestry.com list Willis's place of birth as Giles County, Tennesse; however, no records have been located yet proving this information to be correct. If records are ever located proving Willis's place of birth as having been in Giles County, TN then his postulated father would have to be changed to Jesse McAnally (Abt. 1785, Unknown). This Jesse McAnally can be located on the 1820 US Federal Census living in Pulaski, Giles County, TN, and he was the only McAnally that has been found so far living in that county at the time that Willis was born. This Jesse McAnally is still unconnected and his parents are not yet known. Additional descendants of Willis Davis McAnally and Matilda Flowers are needed to join the project for autosomal DNA comparisons. 111-Marker Y-DNA & Big-Y test is recommended for this paternal line.

-1 James Graham (Abt. 1787, PA - Aft. 1860, Venango County, PA)

--2 Samuel S. Graham (1830, Venango County, PA - 1906, Venango County, PA)

---3 William Finley Graham (1865, Venango County, PA - 1936, Venango County, PA)

----4 Lawrence Elmer Graham (1898, Venango County, PA - 1973, Venango County, PA)

-----5 Richard Lawrence Graham, Sr. (1925, Venango County, PA - 1974, Venango County, PA)

------6 Robert Wayne Graham (1948, Venango County, PA - 1974, Venango County, PA)

-------7 Kit# B122909 Y-DNA (111-Marker) (Big-Y), mtDNA, & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

------6 Kit# B133905 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)

------6 Kit# 586759 Y-DNA (111-Marker) & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)

Note: Confirmed Y-DNA Haplogroup R-M222, Confirmed Subclade R-BY13069 (Branch of R-A1742). Big-Y test on this Graham paternal line is available. Click here to see the Graham surname placement on The Big Tree:R-A1742. Kit# B122909 mtDNA Haplogroup H1-C16239T. Paper trail ends with James Graham. Kit #'s B122909 & 586759 are also members of the Graham surname Y-DNA Project as well as the McAnally surname Y-DNA Project. This Graham Y-DNA paternal line is a brother twig to the McAnally/Davis Y-DNA paternal line (shown above), and it is believed that they will ultimately connect with the Gormley surname. Big-Y DNA testing is currently needed on the Gormley surname so that they can be placed on the Big Tree. There are several Autosomal DNA (Family Finder) Kits in the project that matches this Graham paternal line and is available for DNA cousin-in-common & matrix comparisons. 111-Marker Y-DNA & Big-Y test is recommended for this paternal line.

Davis - Blount/Jefferson County, AL

-1 Benjamin Davis (Abt. 1775, SC or VA) m. Unknown

--2 Sarah "Sallie" Davis Byars (Abt. 1796, Greenville County, SC - Aft. 1850, Blount County, AL) m. Jonas Bedford Byars

---3 Minerva Byars McMurry (13 Jun 1814, Spartanburg County, SC - 21 Sep 1887, Blount County, AL) m. Robert P. McMurry

----4 James Robert McMurry, Jr. (3 Mar 1835, Blount County, AL - 22 Aug 1913, Beaver County, OK) m. Martha Ann Martin

-----5 Richard Wiley McMurry (5 Aug 1871, Blount County, AL - 23 Jul 1951, Tuscaloosa County, AL) m. Annie Jane Beaty

------6 Gracie Ardell McMurry Jones (22 Aug 1892, Blount County, AL - 19 Jan 1980, Yuba City, Sutter, CA) m. Columbus Bernard Jones

-------7 Thomas Luverne "Tommy" Jones (13 Mar 1934, Holt, Tuscaloosa, AL - 26 Mar 2011, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL) m. A. Ruth Pearson

Kit# 115166 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)

--------8 Kit# 295962 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

Note: This Benjamin Davis family paternal line from Blount County, AL is not related on their paternal line to the John Davis family paternal line shown above. Y-DNA from this Davis family paternal line has been taken, but the test participants have not yet joined the project. It is believed that this Benjamin Davis family paternal line will ultimately connect with the Davis paternal line of Jonathan Davis born 1752 in Pittsylvania County, VA.

Farris - Blount/Jefferson County, AL & Franklin County, TN

-1 Unknown Farris (Est. 1772 - Bef. 1820, Franklin Co., TN) married Patience (maiden name unknown)(Bef. 1775 - Aft. 1850, Blount Co., AL)

--2 Phamariah "Fanny" Farris Davis Wall (Abt. 1802 SC or TN - Aft. 1870, Blount County, AL) married (1) John Davis & (2) Drury W. Wall, Sr.

---3 Lewis "Luke" Davis (1837, AL - Aft. 1888 Blount County, AL)

----4 Joseph "Lukie" Davis (1862, Blount County, AL - 1919, Blount County, AL)

-----5 William Robert (E. Lee) Davis (1893, Blount County, AL - 1983, Morgan County, AL)

------6 Private

-------7 Kit# B6107 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# B9366 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA )

-------7 Kit# B67492 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-------7 Kit# B6345 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA )

-------7 Private

--------8 Kit# B9867 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-----5 General Dewey Davis (1900, Blount County, AL - 1989, Morgan County, AL)

------6 Kit# 268468 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

------6 Dallon Howell Davis (1936, Morgan County, AL - 2006, Craighead County, AR)

-------7 Kit# B6361 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-------7 Kit# 256055 Y-DNA (111-Marker), mtDNA, & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-------7 Kit# B6360 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# B78494 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# B78513 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# B78525 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

----4 William Harden "Tinker" Davis (1861, Blount County, AL - 1949, Jefferson County, AL)

-----5 William Eugene Davis (1882, AL - 1950, Walker County, AL)

------6 John Harden Davis (1904, Jefferson County, AL - 1978, Harris County, TX)

-------7 Paul Harden Davis (1928, AL - 1994, Union County, NJ)

--------8 Kit# 338987 Y-DNA (67-Marker) & Autosomal DNA (AncestryDNA)

Note: Phamariah "Fanny" Farris Davis Wall's father is unknown. Her mother, Patience Farris (maiden name unknown), is listed on the 1850 AL State Census in Blount County, AL. She can also be located on the 1820 US Federal Census shown as head of household in Franklin County, TN, with 4 younger females living in her household. These females are believed to be the above listed Phamariah "Fanny" Farris Davis Wall as well as her sisters, Mary Farris Grubbs (married Enoch Grubbs) and Sarah Farris Bentley (married Andrew J. Bentley). The other sister is still unknown. Autosomal DNA from descendants of Phamariah "Fanny" Farris Davis Wall, Mary Farris Grubbs and Sarah Farris Bentley are needed for comparison.

Wall/Walls - Blount and Shelby Counties, AL

-1 Unknown Wall(s) (Est. 1745, VA - Aft. 1830, Union County, SC)

--2 Drury W. Wall, Sr. (Abt. 1786, NC - Aft. 1870, Blount County, AL) married (1) Anna Bentley Wall (daughter of Joel Bentley) & (2) Phamariah "Fanny" Farris Davis Wall (daughter of Patience Farris)
---3 William Madison "Matt" Wall (1829, Blount County, AL - 1894, Blount County, AL) (mother: Anna Bentley Wall)

----4 Hartwell Palestine Wall (1889, Blount County, AL - 1965, Jefferson County, AL)

-----5 Lillian Wall Nelson (1914, Blount County, AL - 1997, Morgan County, AL)

------6 Kit# nels4008 Autosomal DNA (AncestryDNA)

--2 William Buckner Wall(s) (1800, NC - 1879, Pontotoc County, MS)

---3 John Ceseiro Walls (1829, Union County, SC - 1907, Pontotoc County, MS)

----4 William P. Walls (1858, AL - 1906, Pontotoc County, MS)

-----5 Mary Walls Garling Brassfield (1884, MS - 1965, MS)

------6 Cecil Edward Garling (1914, MS - 1957, St. Clair, IL)

-------7 Kit# B11584 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

Note: Possible father of Drury W. Wall, Sr. (shown with name misspelled and transcribed incorrectly as "Drusey Wall" on the 1830 US Federal Census in Union County, SC) and William Bucker Wall(s) may have been Edward Wall who can be located on the 1810 US Federal Census in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Census records show that their father was born in Virginia and his children were born in North Carolina. Their father may have been the male age 80-89 (born abt. 1745) living in William Buckner Wall(s) household on his 1830 US Federal Census in Union County, SC. This family migrated from Virginia to North Carolina and then to Union County, South Carolina where they lived for several years and then later migrated again to Alabama and Mississippi. Nancy Wall Vaughn (wife of Hartwell Vaughn from Union County, SC who settled in Blount and then Cherokee County, AL) also appears to have been related to Drury W. Wall, Sr. and William Buckner Wall(s) and may have been their sister. Y-DNA is needed from a direct male descendant of either Drury W. Wall, Sr. or William Buckner Wall(s). 67-Marker Y-DNA test is recommended for this paternal line.

Hopper/Powell/Edwards/Mayfield/Keef/Neal/Kilby/Kilroy/Brown/Howard/Hooper, etc... - NC, SC, GA and Blount, Etowah, St. Clair, Winston, Cullman & Morgan Counties, AL

Note: Confirmed Y-DNA Haplogroup is R-L21. This family's paternal line Y-DNA closely matches people with the surname Hopper as well as people with the surname Powell. These two surnames will merge at some point on this paternal line, but it is not yet clear as to exactly where that merge will occur. There are several more Hopper & Powell Y-DNA Kits that have not yet joined the project that confirms the Hopper/Powell paternal line. Other surnames confirmed and expected to be on this paternal line include Edwards, Keef, Mayfield, Brown, Neal, Hooper, Howard, Kilby, Kilroy, etc... Information will be posted about these lines as more of this family joins the project. View the Hopper/Powell Y-DNA Spreadsheet to see Y-DNA marker numbers of identified and confirmed descendants of this paternal line, including those who have not yet joined the project. For optimal viewing of the spreadsheet, download and open it in Microsoft Excel. 67-Marker Y-DNA test or higher is recommended for this paternal line.

-1 Lawson Hopper (1804, GA - Aft. 1880, Etowah County, AL) m. Malinda Fields Hopper, daughter of Goulder Fields and his wife Christiana (maiden name unknown)

--2 Thomas Hall Hopper (1827, Blount County, AL - 1905, Etowah County, AL) m. Tabitha Ann Culbertson Hopper

---3 Alfred Battles Hopper (1850, Blount County, AL - 1937, Etowah County, AL) m. Sarah Jane Bynum Hopper

----4 Thomas Carter Hopper (1876, Blount County, AL - 1964, Etowah County, AL) m. Erzula Melissa Keener Hopper

-----5 Regnold Olenthis Hopper (1901, AL - 1965, AL) m. Louise Christine Gable Hopper

------6 Private

-------7 Kit# 351116 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)

--2 Goulder Fields Hopper (1833, St. Clair County, AL - 1916, Etowah County, AL) m. (1) Charlotte Robbins Hopper & (2) Frances Missouri Cross Bayne Hopper

---3 Jasper Lafayette Hopper (1868, Etowah County, AL - 1947, Morgan County, AL) (mother Charlotte T. Robbins) m. Nancy Atlantic Yates Hopper

----4 William Alexander "Willie" Hopper (1891, Etowah County, AL - 1957, Morgan County, AL) m. Ada Lamour Brooks Hopper

-----5 William Erskine "Turk" Hopper (1921, Morgan County, AL - 1972, Morgan County, AL) m. Vergie Dorothy "Dautie" Davis Hopper
Note: Descendants of William Erskine "Turk" Hopper are also related to the Davis family listed above in this project through his wife, Dautie Davis Hopper

------6 Kit# B6345 Y-DNA (111-Marker) & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

------6 Kit# B6107 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-------7 Kit# B9366 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

------6 Kit# B67492 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

------6 Private

-------7 Kit# B9867 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

---3 Aaron Columbus Hopper (1857, Blount County, AL - 1940, Etowah County, AL) m. Nancy Heatherly Hopper

----4 Ulysses Grant Hopper (Abt. 1880, AL - 1950, Etowah County, AL) m. Ida Lee McCutchen Hopper

-----5 Dempsie Roosevelt Hopper (1901, Etowah County, AL - 1984, Etowah County, AL) m. Etha Melissa Painter Hopper

------6 Kit# 624917 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--2 Margaret Angaline Hopper Keener (1852, Blount County, AL - 1927, Etowah County, AL) m. Joseph C. Keener

---3 Erzula Melissa Keener Hopper (1881, AL - 1917, Etowah County, AL) m. Thomas Carter Hopper

----4 Regnold Olenthis Hopper (1901, AL - 1965, AL) m. Louise Christine Gable Hopper

-----5 Private

------6 Kit# 351116 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)

Note: Y-DNA confirms that Lawson Hopper was a biological "Hopper." Paper trail ends with Lawson Hopper. Lawson Hopper's parents "may" have been John Hopper and Sarah (maiden name possibly Hobbs), but this has not yet been confirmed. Need Y-DNA in this project from other male descendants of Lawson Hopper as well as autosomal DNA from male or female descendants of Lawson Hopper for Y-DNA mutation comparisons and Autosomal DNA comparisons. We also need Y-DNA and autosomal DNA in this project from Hopper descendants with a solid paper trail to George Hopper (husband of Hannah Jones) who migrated to Blount County, Alabama. Additionally, and we need Y-DNA and autosomal DNA from a male Hopper descendant with a solid paper trail to Blagrove Hopper, Sr. (Abt. 1695 - Richmond, VA - 29 Apr 1768, Fauquier Co., VA).

-1 David Hopper, Sr. (Est. 1650, Unknown) (Lived in Chowan, Bertie & Edgecombe Counties NC) M. Elizabeth Bryant

--2 William Hopper, Sr. (1681, Chowan County (later Bertie Co.), NC - Unknown Date, Rowan County, NC) m. Unknown

---3 William Hopper, Jr. (1730, NC - Bef. 1783, Guilford County, NC) m. Unknown

----4 William Hopper, III (Est. 1746, NC - 3 Jan 1825, Henry County, VA) m. Unknown (possibly "Catherine Cattron Peters")

-----5 Lewis Hopper (Abt. 1775, Salisbury, Rockingham Co., NC - Aft. 1840, Lincoln County, TN) m. Unknown (possibly "Margaret Phillips")

------6 William Hopper (Abt. 1801, Salisbury, Rockingham Co.,NC - Aft. 1860, Weakley Co., TN)(also lived in Lincoln County, TN) m. Elizabeth Dugger

-------7 Daniel Hopper (15 Jun 1831, Lincoln County, TN - 23 Apr 1919, Troy, Obion County, TN) m. Catharine Hamilton

--------8 William B. Hopper (1856, Troy, Obion County, TN - 1896, Troy, Obion County, TN) m. Alice Jane Brown

---------9 Hurtle Glenn Hopper (13 Mar 1892, Troy, Obion County, TN - Feb 1971, Memphis, Shelby County, TN) m. Sarah Ruth Hughes

----------10 Kit# B337770 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

----------10 Glenn Brown Hopper, I (12 Apr 1923, Troy, Obion County, TN - 5 Dec 2009, Memphis, Shelby County, TN) m. Gena Dale Hogan

-----------11 Kit# 611492 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-------7 Andrew K. Hopper (Abt. 1837, Lincoln County, TN - Aft. 1891, Dyer County, TN) m. Mary E. Combs

--------8 Jesse Coleman Hopper (1883, Dyer County, TN - 1952, Harlingen, Cameron, TX) m. Meda Madeline Brock

---------9 Leslie Gray Hopper, Sr. (1914, Pemiscot County, MO - 1990, Carroll County, TN) m. Vera Catherine Wingfield

----------10 Kit# 42932 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)

----------10 Kit# 37091 Y-DNA (67-Marker) & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)

Note: This is the main Hopper family paternal line. All other Hopper & Powell's in this project should connect with this Hopper family paternal line. Descendants of William Hopper (husband of Elizabeth Dugger), are a perfect 67/67 Y-DNA match with other Hopper & Powell families. Kit#'s 37091, 42932, B337770 and 611492 are also descendants of William Hopper and wife, Elizabeth Dugger whose father has been confirmed with DNA to have been Lewis Hopper (Abt. 1775, Salisbury, Rockingham Co., NC - Aft. 1840, Lincoln County, TN). In addition to DNA, this connection is also based on William Hopper's 1830 US Federal Census showing him to be enumerated on pg 39 with John Hopper and Nathaniel Hopper (sons of Lewis Hopper) living nearby, and on William Hopper's 1840 US Federal Census showing him enumerated directly next door to H. James Hopper (son of Lewis Hopper). Many family trees connect this William Hopper as the son of John Lawson Hopper; however, our project has not found any evidence or DNA to support this theory. Based on the perfect 67/67 Y-DNA on this paternal line, it is expected that Abraham W. Powell's group and Gillum Hopper's group (shown below) will connect somewhere fairly close to this paternal line.

---3 Postulated father of Samuel Hopper is Charles Hopper (Abt. 1732, NC - Aft. 1820, Burke County, NC) m. Susanna (maiden name possibly O'Neal)

----4 Samuel Hopper (Abt. 1772, Rowan County (later Burke Co.), NC - 1857, Rabun County, GA) (traveled through Pulaski, Giles County, TN) m. Sarah McKinney

-----5 Henry Hopper (21 Mar 1811, Burke County, NC - 28 Jan 1886, Rabun County, GA) m. Rebecca Melinda Keener. After 1st wife's death had children with (2) Mary Malinda Kilby (never married)

------6 James Henry Kilby (Hopper) (10 Jul 1868, Rabun County, GA - 9 Jan 1937, Rabun County, GA) (mother Mary Malinda Kilby) m. (1) Rachel Rosetta "Rosa" Justus & (2) Callie Moore

-------7 William Franklin "Frank" Kilby (8 Sep 1897, Rabun County, GA - 14 Sep 1968, Carbon County, WY) m. Evelyn Phillips

--------8 Frank Kilroy (Kilby) (17 Feb 1928, Chicago, Cook County, IL - 17 Mar 2007, Schiller Park, Cook County, IL) m. Theresa Loquercio

---------9 Kit# 720471 Y-DNA (37-Marker) & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)

Note: Kit# 720471, descendant of Samuel Hopper, is a near perfect 36/37 marker Y-DNA match (1 step) with other Hopper, Powell & Neal families. Kit# 720471 has an identifying mutation of "26" on his Y-DNA marker #DYS447 that is unique only to his Hopper family paternal line. It is not yet clear as to which of his Kilby or Hopper ancestors that he inherited this mutation from. Additional Y-DNA from other male descendants higher up on this paternal line is needed for Y-DNA mutation comparisons.

The first issue on Samuel Hopper's paternal line is correctly identifying the father of James Henry Kilby (Hopper). Most trees at Ancestry.com have listed James Henry Kilby's father as Henry Newton Hooper (spelled with two o's). This is NOT correct as the Y-DNA of a descendant of that Henry Newton Hooper's ancestor, Absolom Hooper, does NOT match Kit# 720471. Y-DNA & documentation confirms that James Henry Kilby (Hopper) was the son of Henry HOPPER and the grandson of Samuel Hopper. In addition to the Y-DNA confirmation, the paper trail also confirms that Henry HOPPER was the father of James Henry Kilby. Henry Hopper's 1st wife was Rebecca Melinda Keener. After the death of his first wife, Henry then had several children with Mary Malinda Kilby whom he never married. These children carried their mother's maiden "Kilby," and James Henry Kilby was one of these children. The Social Security Application & Claims Index of James's brother, George Washington Kilby, lists his parents names as "Henry HOPPER" and "Malinda Kilby." Also, James Henry Kilby (Hopper) can be located on the 1880 US Federal Census on pg 11 in Rabun County, GA living in the household with his mother whose marital status was listed as "Single," and Henry Hopper's son, Marcus L. Hopper (Jame's half-brother), was enumerated on the same page living just a few doors up from James's mother, Mary Malinda Kilby.

The next issue on this paternal is correctly identifying the father of Samuel Hopper (Abt. 1772, Burke County, NC - 1857, Rabun County, GA). Y-DNA indicates that this paternal line should connect somewhere very close to the Hopper's who had lived in Rowan County, NC in the mid 1700's. Rowan County was a very large area of land in the mid 1700's that was later divided up into numerous different counties including Burke, Gilford, Randolph, Rockingham, etc... During that time, the counties were just being established and county line boundaries were rapidly changing making it very difficult for the Hopper family to trace their family lines back to the correct ancestors. Evidence for Samuel's place of birth being in Burke County, NC as well as evidence for his travels through Giles County, TN, can be located in the book History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas published by The Goodspeed Publishing Co. in Chicago, IL in 1889. This book was written during the lifetime of Samuel's son, Zachariah Hopper, whose family history is recorded in the book, and it is a "primary" source of information that is considered to be very reliable. Samuel's paper trail seems to back up the information found in this book as he can be located on the 1820 US Federal Census, pg 21, living in Pulaski, Giles County, TN. Samuel's name on this record at Ancestry.com is transcribed in error as "Samuel Hoppin." Samuel's name is very faded on the original image of this record; however, opening the image in a photo editing program and changing the brightness and contrast will allow you to see that the correct spelling of the name is "Samuel Hopper." Samuel had at least one brother named John Hopper (born abt. 1785) who can be located on pg 5 of this same census record in Pulaski, Giles County, TN. Next, we trace Samuel's paper trail back to his place of birth listed in the book as having been in Burke County, NC. Burke County, NC did not exist at the time that Samuel was born. It was created a few years after Samuel was born on 8 Apr 1777 from Rowan County, NC. Therefore, Samuel's correct place of birth was most likely in the area of Rowan County, NC that was later changed to Burke County, NC, and Samuel was most likely raised primarily in Burke County, NC. At least two of the sons of William Hopper, Sr. (Abt. 1681, Chowan, NC - Unknown date, NC) lived in Burke County, NC and can be located there on the 1790 US Federal Census, namely Charles Hopper (1732, NC - Aft. 1820, Burke County, NC) and his brother, George Hopper. Another son named Thomas Hopper "may" have also lived there. All three of these men were of the age that they could have possibly been the father of Samuel Hopper. Not much is known about George and Thomas, but they "may" have been the ones who later moved on to Wofford's Settlement in GA; however, that is not yet confirmed. Charles Hopper's line is documented in the book The Hopper Family written by Leona Hopper Newbill and published in 1966. In this book, the author lists the names of Charles's children as "JASPER, WILLIAM, CHARLES, ZACHARIAH, ELIZABETH, THOMAS, AND JOHN."

Current Working Theory: No subsequent documentation or census records can be located for Charles's son, John Hopper. The book The Hopper Family was published in 1966; and therefore, it is only a "secondary" source of information and not a "primary" source. Could the researcher and author of the book have accidentally failed to locate Charles's son, John Hopper, living in Giles County, TN on the 1820 US Federal Census, and as a result, missed finding Samuel Hopper thus keeping Samuel's name from being listed in the book as one of the children of Charles Hopper? It is very interesting to note that Samuel Hopper gave his children many of the exact same names that Charles Hopper had given to his children, namely Charles, Jasper, Zachariah, Thomas and John. Also, the book mentions that several of Charles's children went to California (possibly during the gold rush) and Samuel's son, Zachariah, did the same thing at around the exact same time period. Based on location, common family names, Charles having an undocumented son named John, Samuel having a brother named John, and Y-DNA indicating a close connection of this paternal line with the Hopper's from Rowan County, NC, Samuel Hopper's father is postulated to be Charles Hopper (Abt. 1732, NC - Aft. 1820, Burke County, NC) unless or until new evidence is ever located in the future that might prove otherwise.

It is important to note that there appears to be two completely different men named Samuel Hopper who were both from North Carolina and were close in age. The Samuel Hopper who married Elizabeth Murphey in Caswell, NC in 1801 does not appear to be the same Samuel Hopper as the one who married Sarah McKinney and moved to Rabun County, GA. The 1784 NC State Census proves that Samuel Hopper from Caswell, NC was the son of James Hopper whose line traces back to Culpeper County, VA. That is not consistent with Y-DNA that is indicating a closer connection with the Hopper's from Rowan County, NC, and no evidence has ever been located proving that Samuel Hopper from Rabun County, GA ever lived in or traveled through Caswell County, NC. Need Y-DNA and autosomal DNA from other Hopper male descendants of Charles Hopper for DNA comparison.

-1 William Hopper (26 Jul 1795, NC - 5 Sep 1863, Gordon County, GA) m. Elizabeth Angel Hopper

--2 John Angel Hopper (Abt. 1825, NC - 11 Jun 1863, Yazoo Co., MS) m. Mary Ursella Killian Hopper

---3 Washington Hopper (2 Oct 1855, Gordon Co., GA - 19 Oct 1940, Gordon Co., GA) m. Permelia Ann White Hopper

----4 Elbert Nathaniel Hopper (3 Dec 1892, Gordon Co., GA - 22 Dec 1979, Gordon Co., GA) m. Dorothy Aretha Puckett Hopper

-----5 Thurman Elbert Hopper (25 Apr 1921, Gordon Co., GA - 4 Nov 1987, GA) m. Ann David Tinsley Hopper

------6 Kit# B27339 Y-DNA (37-Marker) & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)
Note: This paternal line is a perfect 37/37 marker Y-DNA match (0 steps) with other Hopper, Powell & Neal families. Y-DNA confirms that William Hopper was a biological "Hopper." Paper trail ends with William Hopper. William Hopper's mother's name "may" have been Sarah (maiden name unknown), and he may have had at least one brother named Charles Hopper. William's father "may" have been Charles Hopper (b. ca. 1732, Rowan Co., NC.), but this is not yet confirmed. Need Y-DNA and autosomal DNA from other Hopper male descendants of Charles Hopper for DNA comparison.

-1 Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. (17 Oct 1776, Guilford County, NC - 27 May 1848, Grayson County, KY)(Also lived in Pendleton Dist., SC, Pulaski County, KY, Casey County, KY and Warren County, TN) m. Nancy Campbell Hopper

--2 James Townsend Hopper, Sr. (20 Jun 1806, Claiborne County, TN - 1 Dec 1880, Shelby County, MO) m. (1) Drucilla Byars & (2) Nancy K. Sims Hopper

---3 Shalmanezer "Shally" Hopper, Sr. (19 Apr 1845, Adams County, IL - 1 Sep 1899, Shelby County, MO) (mother Drucilla Byars) m. Emily L. Sims Hopper

----4 Amos M. Hopper, Sr. (15 Sep 1875, Clarence, Shelby County, MO - 3 Mar 1929, Galesburg, Knox County, IL) m. Ida Margaret Calvin Hopper

-----5 Everett Sims Hopper, Sr. (8 Apr 1911, Henry County, IL - 17 Aug 1992, Fulton County, GA) m. Margaret Ruth Mitchell Hopper

------6 Kit# 634917 Y-DNA (111-Marker) & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--2 Absolom Clark Hopper (1807, KY - 1851, Gibson County, TN) m. Ollie B. Moore Hopper

---3 Elmore C. Hopper (1832, Harrison County, AR - Aft. 1877) m. Mary E. Wilson Hopper

----4 Nancy Jane Hopper Moore (1855, Gibson County, TN - 1911, Clarkton, Dunklin County, MO) m. William Thomas Moore

-----5 Claude Lee Moore (1894, Clarkton, Dunklin, MO - 1961, Dunklin County, MO) m. Mable Viola Crawford Moore

------6 Private

-------7 Kit# B24809 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

Note: Y-DNA confirms that Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. was a biological "Hopper." Paper trail ends with Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. Several theories exist about the possible father of Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr., but none of these theories have yet to be proven and/or confirmed. Triangulated autosomal DNA indicates that Gillum's mother was Nancy Gilley (possible full name Anna Nancy Gilley) daughter of Francis Gilley, Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) and sister of Charles Gilley, Sr. Gillum had at least one brother named Rolly Hopper, and at least one half-brother named Moses Edwards-Hopper (mother was an Edwards). Need Y-DNA and autosomal DNA from a different male descendant of Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. (other than James Townsend Hopper, Sr.'s paternal line) for Y-DNA mutation comparisons. Gillum's paternal line has some identifying mutations. However, it is possible that Y-DNA mutations on the test participants' may have occurred further down the line with grandchildren or great-grandchildren of Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr., and yet Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. himself may or may not have had any of these mutations; therefore, another Y-DNA test from a descendant of one of the brothers of James Townsend Hopper Sr. is highly recommended for Y-DNA mutation comparison. Additionally, we need participants with Y-DNA and autosomal DNA from descendants of Gillum's brothers, Rolly Hopper and Moses Edwards-Hopper to join the project. We also need Y-DNA and autosomal DNA in this project from Hopper descendants with a solid paper trail to Thomas Hopper (b. 1745, VA - d. 1840 Oglethorpe County, GA) who appears by autosomal DNA to have "possibly" been closely related to Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr.. Also, several descendants of Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. have close predicted 4th cousin autosomal DNA matches with descendants of Abraham W. Powell shown below (whose Y-DNA matches the Hopper surname) indicating that the Powell's are closely related on their "paternal" line to the descendants of Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr.. This paternal line is very complex. It will take a group effort, and we will need both Y-DNA and autosomal DNA from multiple descendants of different children of Gillum (John Brown) Hopper. Sr. as well as from descendants of Rolly Hopper, Moses Edwards-Hopper, and Abraham W. Powell to solve it.

-1 Postulated father of Abraham W. Powell is Abraham (the elder) Powell (Est. 1747, VA or NC - Aft. 1810, Pendleton District, SC) (Also lived in Rowan Co. (later Guilford Co., NC) as well as Old 96 District, Greenville Co., SC ) m. Jane Millikan Powell.

--2 Abraham W. Powell (Abt. 1790, SC - Abt. 1868 Cullman County, AL) (CONFIRMED Ancestor - also lived in Hambersham Co. & Lumpkin Co., GA as well as Winston Co., AL ) m. (1) Sarah ? (maiden name unknown) & (2) Nancy Mulkey Powell

---3 Tilman Gilmore Powell (1836, Gilmore County, GA - 1908, Cullman County, AL) m. (1) Martha J. Robinson & (2) Martha Jane Moore

----4 Margaret Winford M. Powell McWhorter (1864, Cullman County, AL - 1956, Kern County, CA) m. James Thomas McWhorter

-----5 William James McWhorter (1898, Cullman County, AL - 1987, Butte County, CA) m. Lena Bell Yarbrough

------6 Euna Melissa McWhorter Robinson (1922, AR - 1976, Linn County,OR) m. Leo Sidney Robinson

-------7 Private

--------8 Kit# B232596 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

----4 Benjamin Lafayette Powell, Sr. (1869, AL - 1949, Bolivar County, MS) m. (1) Anna C. Murphree & (2) Hester Rebecca Grant

-----5 Julies Powell (1921, AL - 2011, Bolivar County, MS) m. Elaine Carroll

------6 Kit# 479386 Y-DNA (111-Marker) & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

---3 Miles Jemison James Jefferson Alford Tilmon Ledlow Perkins "Duck" Powell (1847, GA - 1922, AL) (mother Nancy Mulkey) m. Malissa Watson Powell

----4 Nancy Ann Safronia Catherine Mathilda Powell Brown Dempsey (1872, Morgan County, AL - 1951, Morgan County, AL) m. (1) Daniel "Dan" Brown & (2) Leander J. Dempsey

-----5 John Alford Brown (1890, Cullman County, AL - 1979, Morgan County, AL) (father Daniel "Dan" Brown) m. Mae Etta Lawrence Brown

------6 Dan Alvin Brown (1914, Morgan County, AL - 1976, PA) m. Letha Opal Hazel Brown

-------7 Lillie Mae Brown Davis (1937, Morgan County, AL - 2013, Limestone County, AL) m. Dallon Howell Davis

Kit# 268485 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# B6361 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# 256055 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# B6360 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

---------9 Kit# B78494 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

---------9 Kit# B78513 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

---------9 Kit# B78525 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-----5 Warren Charles Brown (1896, Cullman County, AL - 1964, Morgan County, AL) m. Eura "Udie" Worley Brown

------6 Melvin Elsworth Brown (1930, Morgan County, AL - 2015, Morgan County, AL)

Kit# 268481 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-----5 Zoney Rose Brown Davis (1900, Cullman County, AL - 1967, Morgan County, AL) m. General Dewey Davis

------6 Kit# 268468 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

------6 Dallon Howell Davis (1936, Morgan County, AL - 2006, Craighead, AR) m. Lillie Mae Brown Davis

-------7 Kit# B6361 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-------7 Kit# 256055 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-------7 Kit# B6360 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# B78494 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# B78513 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# B78525 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

----4 William Riley "Will" Powell (1890, AL - 1966, Opa Locka, Miami-Dade, FL) m. (1) Addie M. Watson Powell & (2) Rosa "Rosie" (Myrick) Marks Powell

-----5 Kit# W.R.P. (administered by dothewett) Autosomal DNA (AncestryDNA) (mother Rosa "Rosie" (Myrick) Marks Powell)

-----5 Kit# dothewett Autosomal DNA (AncestryDNA) (mother Rosa "Rosie" (Myrick) Marks Powell)

Note: Paper trail ends with Abraham W. Powell. Abraham (the elder) Powell is postulated to be the father of Abraham W. Powell based solely on location, but that is not confirmed. Abraham W. Powell's paternal line is confirmed with the paper trail and Y-DNA from multiple different Abraham W. Powell descendants who are not yet members of this project (but whose Y-DNA matches Hopper descendants who are members of this project) as well as confirmed with autosomal DNA of his descendants who are members of this project. Y-DNA from a male Powell descendant of Abraham W. Powell is needed in this project as well as autosomal DNA from male or female descendants from different family lines of Abraham W. Powell (those other than Miles "Duck" Powell).

This project can confirm that James Powell and Rebecca Bynum Powell were NOT the parents of Abraham W. Powell. Descendant's of James Powell have taken Y-DNA tests and their Y-DNA markers do NOT match the Y-DNA markers of the descendants of Abraham W. Powell making it impossible for James Powell to have been the father of Abraham W. Powell. Also, Y-DNA from descendants of Robert Powell do NOT match the Y-DNA of descendants of Abraham W. Powell making it impossible for him to have been the father of Abraham W. Powell. That leaves only Abraham (the elder) Powell with the surname "Powell" who could "possibly" be the father of Abraham W. Powell.

Y-DNA of multiple different descendants of Abraham W. Powell indicates that the "Powell" paternal line will ultimately merge at some point with the "Hopper" paternal line. Abraham W. Powell lived near Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr., shown above, and his half-brother, Moses Edwards-Hopper in Pendleton, SC in the early 1800's. The Powell's also took the same migration path as Gillum (John Brown) Hopper's uncle, Charles Gilley, Sr.. Several descendants of Abraham W. Powell have close predicted 4th cousin autosomal DNA matches with descendants of Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. indicating that they are closely related on their "paternal" line.

At the same time, Autosomal DNA and census records seem to indicate that Abraham W. Powell may have been related to Pleasant Powell (b. abt 1800, Pendleton Dist., SC, d. bef. 1880, NC, husband of Winiford Wood) who had lived near him and "may" have been his brother. We need Y-DNA from a male Powell descendant as well as autosomal DNA from male or female Powell descendants with a solid paper trail to Pleasant Powell to join the project so that we can determine whether Pleasant Powell was biologically related to Abraham W. Powell on his "paternal" line. Pleasant Powell's son, John Byrd Powell, can be found on census records frequently living near Abraham W. Powell's son, Miles "Duck" Powell, and they appear by the records to be closely related. We also need Y-DNA and autosomal DNA from paternal lines of other postulated sons of Abraham (the elder) Powell including Y-DNA & autosomal DNA from Powell descendants of Jane Davis Powell (b. abt. 1787 in NC or VA - d. aft. 1860, Gilmer County, GA)(Also lived in Warren Co., NC, and Habersham, GA). Jane Davis Powell was enumerated directly beside Abraham W. Powell on census records and is believed to have been the wife of Abraham W. Powell's possible brother, William Powell (b. est. 1770, NC - d. bef. 1830), and we need Y-DNA and autosomal DNA from someone with a solid paper trail to Abraham W. Powell's possible brother, Joseph Powell (b. abt. 1795, S,C, d. Pickens County, SC). Until the Y-DNA of these Powell paternal line's are tested, we cannot yet determine when or exactly where the Powell paternal line will merge with the Hopper Paternal line.

Current Working Theory: It is possible, but not yet confirmed, that Abraham W. Powell's postulated father was Abraham (the elder) Powell who may have been a biological "Hopper" who changed his last name to "Powell." Several surname changes were occurring in the Hopper family paternal line during this period of time. It's also possible that Abraham (the elder) Powell "may" have been an older half-brother of Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr., shown above, and that would explain the close predicted 4th cousin autosomal DNA matches between these two families. If the needed Powell Y-DNA from "possible" Powell brothers of Abraham W. Powell were to turn out to match the Y-DNA of the descendants of Abraham W. Powell, then Abraham (the elder) Powell would be the most likely father based on currently available paper trail records and DNA. However, if the needed Powell Y-DNA were to turn out NOT to match the Y-DNA of descendants of Abraham W. Powell, then we would need to adjust our working theory as Abraham (the elder) Powell would NOT have been his father, making Abraham W. Powell's most likely possible father to be Moses Edwards-Hopper based on his common location with the Powell's in Pendleton Dist., SC and close matching autosomal DNA. Also, Moses Edwards-Hopper's half-brother, Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. cannot yet be ruled out as a possible father of Abraham W. Powell as the closest autosomal DNA matches are with his paternal line, but it seems unlikely that he would be the father due to his young age at the time that Abraham W. Powell was born. If Abraham (the elder) Powell turns out not to be the father of Abraham W. Powell, then autosomal DNA of Abraham W. Powell's descendants would need to be analyzed to determine if it contains any Gilley, Edwards or Campbell family DNA (DNA from the female mother's lines) before it could be determined for certain whether Moses Edwards-Hopper or Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. could be a possible father of Abraham W. Powell. Also, Y-DNA from descendants of Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr.'s paternal line has mutations that Y-DNA of descendants of Abraham W. Powell do not have. This would typically indicate that Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. could not have been the father of Abraham W. Powell; however, it has not yet been determined exactly where on Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr.'s paternal line the mutations occurred; and therefore, the mutations could have possibly occurred further down the line with Gillum's grandchildren or great-grandchildren; and therefore, these mutations may not have been on the Y-DNA of the most distant paternal ancestor, Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr.. As a result, at least one or more Y-DNA tests are needed from different sons of Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. to determine exactly which generation these mutations actually occurred before Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr. could be completely ruled out as a possible father of Abraham W. Powell.

A descendant of James Allen Powell (b. 1810 Pendleton Dist., SC - d. 1891, Monroe Co., TN, husband of Mary Ann "Polly" Cain) has taken the Y-DNA test, but has not yet joined the project. His Y-DNA matches the Y-DNA of the descendants of Abraham W. Powell and other people with surname "Powell" and "Hopper." A descendant of James Allen Powell who has taken the autosomal DNA test shown below has joined the project and has numerous autosomal DNA matches with descendants of Abraham W. Powell. If Abraham (the elder) Powell turns out to have been the father of Abraham W. Powell, then James Allen Powell was most likely a younger brother of Abraham W. Powell (or possibly a nephew); on the other hand, if Abraham (the elder) Powell turns out NOT to have been the father of Abraham W. Powell, then James Allen Powell would have most likely been an older son of Abraham W. Powell. We need Y-DNA and additional autosomal DNA from descendants of James Allen Powell to join this project.

Abraham W. Powell's Y-DNA paternal line is very complex and can only be solved one step at a time with a large group effort. Solving this paternal line will require both Powell and Hopper families to join and participate in the project and will require both Y-DNA and autosomal DNA from multiple descendants of different children of Abraham W. Powell as well as Y-DNA and autosomal DNA from the family lines of Pleasant Powell, William Powell (husband of Jane Davis Powell), Joseph Powell, Gillum (John Brown) Hopper, Sr., Moses Edwards-Hopper, Rolly Hopper and other Powell and Hopper family descendants.

--2 James Allen Powell (Abt. 1811, Pendleton District, SC - 6 Jun 1891, Monroe Co., TN) m. Mary Ann "Polly" Cain

---3 Ellahue M. Powell (Abt. 1865, Monroe Co., TN - 26 Sep 1936, Cherokee Co., NC) m. Cansadie McClure

----4 Andrew Franklin Powell (2 Sep 1902, Cherokee Co., NC - 29 Oct 1961, Polk Co., TN) m. Bonnie Anna Laura Neal

-----5 Private Daughter of Andrew Franklin Powell

------6 Kit# 200174 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

----4 Wilburn Esley Powell (22 Dec 1903, Cherokee Co., NC - 3 Nov 1975, Turtletown, Polk Co., TN) m. Ella Mae Cross

-----5 James Robert "Bobbie" Powell (5 Oct 1937, Cherokee Co., NC - 8 May 1978, Oak Ridge, Anderson Co., TN) m. Ravena Phillips

------6 Kit# B298500 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

Note: Paper trail ends with James Allen Powell. Abraham (the elder) Powell is currently postulated to be the father of James Allen Powell; however, that is subject to change as more of his descendants take DNA tests and join the project allowing us to learn more about the DNA of his Powell family line. A descendant of James Allen Powell has taken the Y-DNA test, but has not yet joined the project. His Y-DNA matches the Y-DNA of the descendants of Abraham W. Powell and other people with surname "Powell" and "Hopper," and therefore, James Allen Powell will connect to Abraham W. Powell somewhere on his "Powell" paternal line. Autosomal DNA Kit#200174 (above) has numerous close cousin autosomal DNA matches with descendants of Abraham W. Powell confirming that James Allen Powell's paternal line will connect some where very close to Abraham W. Powell's paternal line possibly as either a younger brother, older son, or nephew. If Abraham (the elder) Powell turns out to have been the father of Abraham W. Powell, then James Allen Powell was most likely a younger brother of Abraham W. Powell (or possibly his nephew); on the other hand, if Abraham (the elder) Powell turns out NOT to have been the father of Abraham W. Powell, then James Allen Powell would have most likely been an older son of Abraham W. Powell. We need additional autosomal DNA from descendants of James Allen Powell to join this project for DNA comparison and triangulation to Kit#200174. Y-DNA from a descendant of James Allen Powell is also needed to join the project.

--2 Pleasant Powell (Abt. 1800, Pendleton District, SC - Bef. 1880, NC) m. Winiford (Winifred) "Winny" Wood Powell

---3 John Byrd Powell (1823, Lumpkin County, GA - 1885, Cullman County, Alabama) m. Dovie Hare Powell

----4 Dicey Isabella Powell Stephenson (1851, Cherokee, NC - 1924, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL) m. Alexander J. Stephenson
----5 Martha Stephenson Lawson (1872, AL - 1958, Walker County, AL) m. Washington May Lawson

------6 Riley Lawson (1892, Walker County, AL - 1956, Walker County, AL) m. Edith Pearl Davis

-------7 Wiilliam Howard Lawson (1922, AL - 2008, Tipton County, TN) m. Willie Mae Standridge

--------8 Kit# slforbess Autosomal DNA (AncestryDNA)

-------7 Kit# W.L. administered by slforbess Autosomal DNA (AncestryDNA)

Note: Paper trail ends with Pleasant Powell. Abraham (the elder) Powell is postulated to be the father of Pleasant Powell based solely on location, but that is not confirmed. Multiple descendants of Pleasant Powell have autosomal DNA matches with multiple descendants of Abraham W. Powell indicating that he may have been either a full or half brother of Pleasant Powell. A descendant of Pleasant Powell has taken the autosomal DNA test at 23andme and claims to have a predicted haplogroup that does NOT match the paternal line of Abraham W. Powell indicating that they may have been half-brothers (possibly sharing the same mother, but having different fathers). The results of this test has not been viewed by the project administrators; and therefore, this cannot yet be confirmed. However, if this information turns out to be correct, then it's quite possible that Abraham W. Powell may have been the one who had the Hopper father. Y-DNA is needed from a direct male Powell descendant of Pleasant Powell to confirm his paternal line. Additional Autosomal DNA participants from different lines of Pleasant Powell is also needed for DNA comparisons. Additional information can be located in the notes under Abraham W. Powell above.

--2 Postulated father of John H. Powell is William Powell (Est. 1770, NC - Bef. 1830, Unknown) m. Jane Powell (maiden name unknown but may have been "Davis").

---3 John H. Powell (Abt. 1822, SC - Aft. 1880, Gilmer County, GA) m. Letty Smith

----4 James B. "Jim" Powell (Sep 1859, Gilmer County, GA - 1917, Whitfield County, GA) m. Margaret Synthia Watkins

-----5 James Madison "Jim" Powell (Jan 1897, Gilmer County, GA - 16 Jul 1948, Murray County, GA) m. Antha Demmie Thomas

------6 James Kenneth Powell (18 Mar 1938, Murray County, GA - 8 Nov 2008, Pickens County, GA)

-------7 Kit# B202144 Y-DNA (67-Marker) in Progress, Autosomal DNA (Family Finder)

-----5 Walter Leonard Powell (28 Mar 1899, Gilmer County,GA - 23 Jun 1975, Tunnel Hill, Whitfield County, GA) m. Beulah M. Burns

------6 Austin J. "Buck" Powell (6 Jan 1928, Blackstock,Catoosa County, GA - 6 Jul 1991, Chatsworth, Murray County, GA) m. Juanita Flonnie Cagle

-------7 Austin Ellis Powell (4 May 1957, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA - 4 May 2015, Murray County, GA)

--------8 Kit# B155363 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

Note: Paper trail ends with John H. Powell's widowed mother Jane Powell (maiden name unknown but may have "Davis")(b. abt. 1787, NC or VA - d. aft. 1860, Gilmer County, GA). William Powell is postulated to be the husband of Jane and the father of John H. Powell based on location and an autosomal AncestryDNA match between Kit# B155363 (descendant of John H. Powell) and Kit #6361 (descendant of Abraham W. Powell). Abraham (the elder) Powell is postulated to be the father of William Powell based solely on location, but that is not yet confirmed. John H. Powell can be first located on the 1850 US Federal Census, pg 26, in Gilmer County, Georgia, living in the household with his widowed mother Jane Powell and a 10 year old child named Thomas Bearden. A marriage record dated 29 Oct 1811 in Warren County, NC shows a Wm Powell who married Jane Davis. This record may or may not be the correct marriage record for John H. Powell's widowed mother, Jane Powell; however, this marriage record is where Jane's possible maiden name "Davis" is derived. On this same 1850 US Federal Census, Abraham W. Powell (shown above) can be located on pg 70, Joshua Powell (husband of Dicey Lowery) can be located on pg 24, and James Riley Powell can be located on pg 185. On the 1830 US Federal Census, pg 71, in Habersham County, GA, Jane Powell was enumerated directly next door to Abraham W. Powell indicating that they were most likely related. Jane Powell was too young to have been the mother of Abraham W. Powell, and since she was listed with the surname Powell and shown as widowed on census records, it is believed that she may have been Abraham W. Powell's sister-in-law. Jane's husband (possibly William Powell) was most likely Abraham W. Powell's full or half brother. Additional Autosomal DNA participants from multiple different family lines of John H. Powell is needed for DNA comparisons and triangulation to confirm the correctness of the autosomal DNA match. Y-DNA is also needed from a direct male descendant of John H. Powell to confirm his paternal line and determine whether John H. Powell's father was Abraham W. Powell's full brother or half brother with different fathers.

-1 John William Neal (Abt. 1814, Estill Co., KY - 1880, Estill Co., KY) m. (1) Matilda Mullins Neal, (2) Keziah Catherine Locke Neal, & (3) Sarah Sally Shepherd Neal

--2 William Neal (Jun 1841, Bell Co.,KY - Unknown) (mother Keziah Catherine Locke Neal) m. Louiza Taylor Neal

---3 George D. Neal (12 Oct 1877, KY - 15 Dec 1964, Bell Co., KY) m. Nancy Anna Brock Neal

----4 Henry Neal (24 Nov 1922, Bell Co., KY - 5 Nov 1969, Bell Co., KY) m. Geraldine Lowe Neal

-----5 Kit# 226453 Y-DNA (37-Marker)

Note: Y-DNA paternal line of John William Neal is a perfect 37/37 marker Y-DNA match (0 steps) to the Hopper/Powell family. Paper trail ends with John William Neal. John's mother "may" have been Nancy Ellen Stivers Neal wife of Andrew Neal, but it is not clear yet as to whether either of them were John's biological parents. We need autosomal DNA (Family Finder and/or AncestryDNA) from a descendant of John William Neal, and we need Y-DNA from at least one more descendant of John William Neal for comparison. We also need Y-DNA and autosomal DNA from other postulated descendants of Andrew Neal and Nancy Ellen Stivers Neal for DNA comparisons. Based on location, a possibility exists that John William Neal "may" have been the grandson of William Hopper, Sr. (b. abt. 1728 Culpeper Co., VA - d. 1806, Montgomery Co., KY) and his wife Eleanor (maiden name unknown). Y-DNA and autosomal DNA is needed from descendants of this William Hopper, Sr. to determine whether or not this is possible.

-1 Millard Fillmore Hopper (Born about Mar 1854, TN) m. Caldonia Miller (daughter of Warren Miller)

--2 Eula Pearl Hopper Robertson (24 May 1892, Houston County, TX - 3 Jul 1973) m. Dolphus Elbert Robertson

---3 Violet Opal Robertson Davis (Born 29 Jan 1917, AR) m. Clarence Edward Davis

----4 Betty P. Davis (Born 17 Sep 1937, MO)

-----5 Kit# B18954 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

Note: Paper trail ends with Millard Fillmore Hopper, and it is not yet clear exactly who his parents were. There were two different men who were both born in the 1850's and were both named "Millard Fillmore Hopper." One of these men was the son of Joseph Henry Hopper and his wife, Sarah Blanton. The other man was the son of Uriah Hopper and his wife Emily Kimery. As of 9-1-17, this Hopper paternal line is still being researched by our project administrators, and we hope to post more information about this Hopper family line in the next few months, so be sure to check back for updates. In order to solve this Hopper family line, additional autosomal DNA from more descendants of Millard Fillmore Hopper (listed above) is needed for triangulation and DNA cousin in common comparisons to determine whether this Hopper family line has "Blanton" DNA or "Kimery" DNA.

Brown/Perry/Logan/Pyatt/Donegan/Lang/Morison/Tran/Trent, etc... - Georgia and Walker County, AL

-1 Patrick Brown (Est. 1762, South Carolina, Virginia, or Ireland - Aft. 1820, GA)(Lived in Madison Co., GA in 1820.) m. Unknown

--2 William Brown (Abt. 1790, SC - Aft. 1866 Walker County, AL)(Lived in Campbell County, Georgia, for several years.) m. Sarah Newbern Brown, daughter of M. and Sarah Newbern Brown

---3 John Brown (1828, GA - 1890, Walker County, AL) m. Martha C. Self Brown, daughter of Nathaniel Self and Permelia Loggins Self Brown

----4 Amanda Josephine Brown Scoggins (1864, Walker County, AL - 1933, Morgan County, AL) m. John Richard Scoggins

-----5 Mattie Jane Scoggins Wilbanks (1887, AL - 1952, Morgan County, AL) m. Major Alexander Ellick Wilbanks

------6 Arthur William Wilbanks (1908, AL - 1982, Morgan County, AL) m. Lena E. Ramsey Wilbanks

-------7 Horace Cecil Wilbanks (1941, Morgan County, AL - 1995, Morgan County, AL) m. Frances Brown

--------8 Private

---------9 Kit# B218644 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

----4 Daniel "Dan" Brown (1867, Walker County, AL - 1902, Cullman County, AL) m. Nancy Ann Safronia Catherine Mathilda Powell Brown Dempsey, daughter of Miles Jemison James Jefferson Alford Tilmon Ledlow Perkins "Duck" Powell and Malissa Watson Powell

-----5 John Alford Brown (1890, Cullman County, AL - 1979, Morgan County, AL) m. Mae Etta Lawrence Brown, daughter of James Wesley Lawrence and Florence "Florie" Ward Lawrence

------6 Dan Alvin Brown (1914, Morgan County, AL - 1976, PA) m. Letha Opal Hazel Brown, daughter of Nathaniel Henry "Ned" Hazel and Isadora "Ida Dora" Bramlett Hazel Johnson

-------7 Lillie Mae Brown Davis (1937, Morgan County, AL - 2013, Limestone County, AL) m. Dallon Howell Davis

Kit# 268485 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# B6361 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# 256055 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

--------8 Kit# B6360 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

---------9 Kit# B78494 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

---------9 Kit# B78513 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

---------9 Kit# B78525 Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)

-----5 Warren Charles Brown (1896, Cullman County, AL - 1964, Morgan County, AL) m. Eura "Udie" Worley Brown

------6 Melvin Elsworth Brown (1930, Morgan County, AL - 2015, Morgan County, AL)

Kit# 268481 Y-DNA (67-Marker) & Autosomal DNA (Family Finder & AncestryDNA)