The members' Y-DNA testing has resulted in several paternally unrelated Cantwell Family Groups listed below. 

Note that the "predictions by administrator" may not be correct in all cases. 

If you need to contact an individual listed but do not have their email address, contact me and I will pass the message along (I'm Jim at 1jimco2@gmail.com).

Family Grp 01 -- R-BY39713 -- confirmed by Y-700 or predicted by administrator 

R-M269 > R-L23 > R-L51 > R-P310 > R-L151 > R-P312 > R-Z290 > R-L21 > R-S552 > R-DF13 > R-ZZ10_1 > R-Z16423 >>>> R-BY39713 (950 A.D.)

Kit# 867355 Cantwell Y-700   no Family Finder    FTDNA tree

Haplogroup: R-BY39713 

EKA: none given but might be Barnabas Barney Cantwell 1813 (Ohio) - 1883 (Nebraska)

Kit# 60761  Cantwell Y-67   no Family Finder   no FTDNA tree

Haplogroup: R-M269

EKA: According to oral history, around 1772, Margaret O'Brien eloped with Mr. William Kentwell and left Ireland for America. Soon thereafter they changed their name to Cantwell. His surname was William but family research indicates he was known as Thomas. They died in Coshocton County, Ohio.

Family Grp 02 -- R-CTS7193 -- confirmed by Y-500 or predicted by administrator 

R-M269 > R-L23 > R-L51 > R-P310 > R-L151 > R-P312 > R-Z46516 > R-ZZ11 >>>>> R-CTS7193 (150 A.D.) 

Kit# 983933 Cantwell Y-37   no Family Finder    FTDNA tree

Haplogroup: R-M269

EKA: none given but might be Nicholas Cantwell (dates unknown) of County Kilkenny, Ireland. His son Patrick moved to New Zealand and established the line there.

Kit# 160144  Cantwell Y-111   Family Finder    no FTDNA tree

Haplogroup: R-CTS7193

EKA: Matthew Thomas Cantwell (1773-1824) of Maryland & Mary Pugh (1782-1852). According to oral history Matthew is a descendant of Edmund Cantwell of New Castle who arrived in Delaware in 1664 with the Duke of York soldiers, and died there on 17 Jan 1685.

Family Grp 03 -- R-L151 -- Ancient h-grp confirmed by FF SNP - upgrade to Y-700 for most recent h-grp 

Kit# 194091 Cantwell    Family Finder    no FTDNA tree

No Y-DNA test - his h-grp confirmed by Family Finder SNP

Haplogroup R-L151

EKA: none given

Family Grp 04 -- R-Z17971 -- Roman era h-grp confirmed by FF SNP - upgrade to Y-700 for most recent h-grp

R-M269 > R-L23 > R-L51 > R-P310 > R-L151 > R-P312 > R-Z290 > R-L21 > R-S552 > R-DF13 > R-ZZ10_1 > R-CTS10201 > R-CTS3386 > R-FT14391 > R-Z17971 (300 A.D.)

Kit# 56761  Cantwell Y-37   Family Finder    no FTDNA tree

Haplogroup: R-Z17971

EKA: James Cantwell (no dates)

Family Grp 05 -- Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype -- no predicted h-grp but probably R-M269 - upgrade to at least Y-37

Kit# N34151  Cantwell   Y-12   no Family Finder    no FTDNA tree

Haplogroup: none [WAMH but prob. R-M269]

EKA: none given

Administrator's Note: this kit only tested the 1st 12 markers and the values of those are of a very common haplotype called WAMH (Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype). This kit had over 14,000 matches but could not be assigned a haplogroup.

Family Grp 06 -- R-FT196080 -- confirmed by Y-700 or predicted by administrator 

R-M269 .... then possibly > > R-L51 > R-P310 > R-L151 > R-P312 > R-DF19 > R-DF88 > >>>>>>>>>R-FT196080 (1750 A.D.)

Kit# 914918 Cantrell  Y-700  Family Finder    no FTDNA tree

Haplogroup: R-FT196080

EKA: none given but his Cantrell branch has Cantwell surnames mixed in with the Cantrells.

Kit# 1023141  Bohannon  Y-37    no Family Finder    no FTDNA tree

Haplogroup: R-M269 

EKA: Lewis Mitchell Bohannon, b. 1851. Family tradition is that Lewis surname was handed down from his mother. One of the candidates for his father was a Cantwell man.

Kit# 820691 Cantwell Y-700    Family Finder    FTDNA tree

Haplogroup: R-FT196080

EKA: none given but might have been Edward Cantwell who died in 1731 in Maryland.

Kit# 228572  Cantwell  Y-12   Family Finder    no FTDNA tree

Haplogroup: R-L151

EKA: none given and no FTDNA tree

Family Grp 00 -- Cantrell kits with no Y-DNA information so not on Results Overview page

Kit# B70393  Cantwell  No Y-DNA test 

This kit is an autosomal transfer... matches include couple of distant Cantwells & Cantrells

EKA: none given but tree shows all of his family are Irish.

Admin Note: Upgrading to "unlocked" may provide a Y-DNA SNP.

Kit# B763517  Cantwell  no Y-DNA test

This kit is an autosomal transfer... no Cantwell matches but a couple of distant Cantrells

EKA: none given but tree shows all of his family are Irish.

Admin Note: Upgrading to "unlocked" may provide a Y-DNA SNP.

Ungrouped Non-Cantwell -- male members who lack a Cantwell name and don't match a Cantwell member

Kit# 156321 Kent

Kit# B6459 Samar

Kit# B813705 Neville

Kit# 403456 Richey 

Kit# B545291 Coates - admin

Women in the Project -- no Y-DNA so not on the Results Overview page

Kit# B768518 Hughes

Kit# B942063 Regel

Kit# 355684 Archinal

Kit# 499094 Massena

Kit# 624280 Brooks

Kit# 654481 Kaye

Kit# B257931 Rustad