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Lykins Y-DNA Project

Likens-Likins Y-DNA (male) Project
  • 38 members

About us

EARLY PROJECT HISTORY AND SOME LINEAGES

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2010
August 8, 2010. We have 15 members (AB)
June 25, 2010. RL is our 14th project member.
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2009
December 28, 2009. We have our 13th participant (J)
December 18, 2009. We have our 12th project member (W)
August 26, 2009. 11th member joined (V)
March 6, 2009.  10th member joined (R)
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2008
December 18, 2008. We are up to nine members (CE)
December 15, 2008. We have our eighth member (CH)
December 11, 2008. We are up to seven members (E).
December 5, 2008. We now have six members. (C).
November 14, 2008. We have our fifth member. (G).
November 11, 2008. We have our fourth member. (D).
September 30, 2008. We have our third member. (L).
September 27, 2008. We have our second member. (B).
September 12, 2008. We have our first member (A)
September 2, 2008. The project is formed.
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GROUP LIKENS-LIKINS N1C1 HAPLOGROUP -DNA MATCHES!

Kit 141302 lineage

The parentage of (James?) Jonas Likins is uncertain, but he was most likely a descendant of Peter and Sarah (Jones) Likins as the name Jonas seems to have entered the Likins/Likens family in that generation.
1. (James?) Jonas Likens - husband of Serrena Jennings
2. Benjamin Franklin Likens
3. James Monroe Likens
4. Porter Lee Likens

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Kit 142618 lineage 
1.  MICHAEL LIKIN born 18 Dec 1785 in Virginia & died 28 Jan 1842 in Hardy County, Virginia.
2.  Alexander Likin

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Kit 142320 lineage 
1.  MICHAEL LIKIN born 18 Dec 1785 in Virginia & died 28 Jan 1842 in Hardy County, Virginia.
2.  James Likin, Sr; born 19 Jan 1815 in Hardy County Virginia and died 16 Feb 1884 in Grant County West Virginia.
3.  Joseph Aaron Likins (Likens) born 21 Feb 1856 Grant County West Virginia and died 22 Feb 1939 in Gerstell Mineral County West Virginia.
4.  William Edgar Likens born 7 Feb 1886 in Burlington, Mineral County West Virginia and died 26 Jan 1973 in Lonaconing Allegany County Maryland. William was the oldest of the Likins children -around 1936 he got with the Likins brothers & sisters born by 1936 to change the last name from Likins to Likens. The family started using the Likens spelling of the name.
5.  Henry M. Likens born 5 Sep 1919 in Lonaconing Maryland.

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Kit 183863 lineage 
1.  MICHAEL LIKIN born 18 Dec 1785 in Virginia & died 28 Jan 1842 in Hardy County, Virginia.
2.  Michael Likin Jr., b. 26 Feb 1813 -Hampshire County VA, d 2 Jan 1880 Grant County WV
3.  William Likin, b. 24 Nov 1851 -Hardy Co. Va d 1 Feb1937 Antioch Mineral County WV
4.  Joseph C Likin, b. 28 Dec 1878 -Grant County WV d 6 Mar 1937 Antioch Mineral Co. WV
5.  Roy Olan Likin, b. 14 Oct 1903 - Antioch WV d 20 Feb 1937 Keyser Mineral County WV 6. Ronald O Likin, b. 20 Apr 1933 -Antioch WV d 13 Mar 2010 Keyser Mineral County WV

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Kit 138761 
1.  Nils Andersson (wife unknown) 
2.  Peter Nilsson Lyckan (various spellings),(wife unknown)
3.  Anders Lycon/Laican (various spellings) (wife Anna)
4.  Peter Likins/Lycon (various spellings); d. aft 1780, Botetourt Co., VA (wife Sarah Jones)
5.  JONAS LIKINS, Sr. d. 1804 Frederick Co., Virginia (wife Rebecca Coulston)
6.  William Likins
7.  George S. Likins
8.  Charles W. Likins
9.  George R. Likins

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Kit 134972 lineage 
1.  Nils Andersson (wife unknown) 
2.  Peter Nilsson Lyckan (various spellings),(wife unknown)
3.  Anders Lycon/Laican (various spellings) (wife Anna)
4.  Peter Likins/Lycon (various spellings); d. aft 1780, Botetourt Co., VA (wife Sarah Jones)
5.  JONAS LIKINS, Sr. d. 1804 Frederick Co., Virginia (wife Rebecca Coulston)
6.  Jonas Likins, Jr.
7.  David Likins
8.  George William Likens
9.  George Willis Likens
10. Lawrence Willis Likens
11. Kevin Lawrence Likens

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Kit 133125 lineage
1.  Nils Andersson (wife unknown) 
2.  Peter Nilsson Lyckan (various spellings),(wife unknown)
3.  Anders Lycon/Laican (various spellings) (wife Anna)
4.  Peter Likins/Lycon (various spellings); d. aft 1780, Botetourt Co., VA
(wife Sarah Jones)
5.  JONAS LIKINS, Sr. d. 1804 Frederick Co., Virginia
(wife Rebecca Coulston)

6.  Jonas Likins, Jr.
7.  Leonard Likins
8.  Thomas N. Likins
9.  Charles T. Likins
10. Rosslyn Eugene Likins
11. Noel L. Likins

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GROUP LIKENS and WISE- HAPLOGROUP G
In comparing 37 markers, the probability that Kits 199137 and 200776 shared a common ancestor within the last 12 generations is 87.35%.  The probability that they shared a common ancestor within the last 16 generations is 95.88%. The probability that they shared a common ancestor within the last 20 generations is 98.76%.

Kit 139137 lineage 
1.  John Likins (died Hardy co., VA-now WV)
2.  Unknown son Likins
3.  Sylvanus Likins (b. 1800 Hardy Co., VA; d. 1853 Madison Co., Indiana)
4.  William Likins b. 1820 Madison County, Indiana

Kit 200776‏ 
Jacob WISE came from Pendleton Co., Upper Mill Creek, Virginia (now West Virginia) to Ohio and then to Perkinsville, Madison County, Indiana.
According to the author of a book on the pioneers of Perkinsville, Indiana, the WISE and the LIKINS families migrated from Virginia to Ohio and then to Indiana. In the book the author says a William LIKINS came to America to Virginia in the 18th century and was a native of England. Sylvanus was his child and was the one who left Virginia and ended up in Indiana. Jacob WISE was in Pendleton County, Upper Mill Creek, Virginia, now West Virgina. According to the book the LIKINS family was in the same area.

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GROUP LYKINS - HAPLOGROUP R

Kit 169655 lineage
1.  ? Nils Andersson Laicons (b 1610 Nya Kopparberget,Sweden, d 1692 PA)
2.  ? Michel Nilsson Laican (b 1644 Sweden) [wife Ellen (Ella Helene) Hellende]
3.  Nicholas Lycans (b 1677 PA)[wife Christina Fish]
4.  Johannse Hans Lycans (b 1727, Wayne Co VA)
5.  Jacob Goodwin Lycans (b 1758 Jersey Settlement, Rowan Co. NC)
6.  Jeremiah Lycans (b 1780 Wilkes Co. NC)
7.  John D. Lycans (b 1804 NC)
8.  Jacob Likens (b 1825 Pike Co KY)
9.  Washington Likens (b 1852 Pike Co. KY)
10. Thomas Boyd Likens

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Kit 134351 lineage
1.  ?Nils Andersson (from Sweden to Pennsylvania)
2.  ?Peter Nilsson Laicon (various spellings)
3.  ?Anders Laicon (various spellings)
4.  Peter Lykins (wife Margaret, or Brita/Bridget, or Sarah Jones)
5.  ANDREW LYKINS, d. 1780 Botetout Co., Virginia, (wife Ann Jarrett or Ann Holland)
Andrew was living in Botetourt Co., VA by 1772. He died intestate in Botetourt Co., VA before 10 Nov 1780 when the accounting of the estate of "Andrew Leikens" was filed by his brother Mark. Andrew's children were ordered to be bound out by the Overseers of the Poor.
6.  Phillip Lykins/Lykens,  b. abt 1775; d. 1840 Indiana, wife Rhoda Light
7.  Phillip Lykins, Jr., b. 1825 Virginia
8.  Calvin Lykins, b. 1854
9.  Charles G. Lykins, b. 1889 
10. Marvin
11. Bob Sr.
NOTE: On 67 markers, this kit matches the markers of Stephen Lewis WALSH. Mr. Walsh traces his line back to John Walsh, b. ca. 1770 in Ireland, then: James Walsh, b c1800 either Ireland or Newfoundland (NFLD) David Walsh b c1830 NFLD m Catherine McCarthey James Walsh b 1856 Carbonear NFLD m Honora Pumphrey Thomas Walsh b 1896 Carbonear NFLD m Mary Rodgers
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Kit 148270 lineage
1.  ?Nils Andersson (from Sweden to Pennsylvania)
2.  ?Peter Nilsson Laicon (various spellings)
3.  Hans Lycan (various spellings) (wife Gertrude Johansdotter) 1668-1751 PA 
"In 1697, he sold his land at Shackamaxon and acquired 160 acres at Pennypack in Lower Dublin Township, Philadelphia, which remained his home until his death on 19 September 1751. The land was then sold to pay off the mortgage. He had five sons and two known daughters." [Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig, "Nils Andersson and His Lykins Descendants", Swedish Colonial News, Volume 3, Number 5 (Fall/Winter 2006)]
Gilbert Cope, "History of Chester County, Pennsylvania" pg 34: Swedish Inhabitants 1693 tax list - Nils Laican- 5 persons listed; HANS Lucasson- 1; Lucas Lucasson- 1; PETER LUCASSON- 1; Christian Classon/Glausen- 7 Jacob Classon- 6

4.  Peter Lycon (various spellings) (wife Brita Jones or Sarah Jones)
"lived for several years in Moorland township, Philadelphia, before moving to Frederick County, Virginia, where he died in 1753." [Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig, "Nils Andersson and His Lykins Descendants", Swedish Colonial News, Volume 3, Number 5 (Fall/Winter 2006)]
5.  MARCUS LAICON (wife Margarett Howe)(various spellings). B. abt 1735 Married 25 NOV 1765 in New Holland Lutheran Church, Lancaster Co, PA. D. NOV 1813 in Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA.
1810 Census, Montgomery Co, VA, Christiansburg: Marcus Lykins
6.  William S. Lykins (wife Margarett Ritter), b. 1766
7.  Peter Lykins (wife Vina "Winnie" Williams) Morgan Co., KY
8.  Isaac Walton Lykins (wife Malinda Davis) Morgan Co., KY
9.  Paris Lee Lykins (wife Allice Lacy) Morgan Co., KY
10. Moody D Lykins (wife Dora Salyers)Died Nov. 9, 1993 Prichard, WV
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Kit 183211
No information, but appears to match kit 148270 above
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PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR NOTE: ALTHOUGH THE ABOVE MEN HAVE THEIR LINE GOING BACK TO THE SAME Nils Andersson Laicons, SINCE THEIR DNA DOES NOT MATCH EACH OTHER; AT LEAST TWO LINES MUST BE IN ERROR, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT KNOWN IN WHICH GENERATION. ALSO, NOTICE THAT IN THE N1C1 HAPLOGROUP, SEVERAL MEN HAVE ALSO TRACED THEIR LINE BACK TO Nils Andersson Laicons, AND THEY DO MATCH EACH OTHER, BUT DO NOT MATCH ANYONE IN THIS R HAPLOGROUP.
FURTHER RESEARCH AND MORE Y-DNA TESTING IS NEEDED TO UNRAVEL THIS MYSTERY!

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GROUP LIKINS - HAPLOGROUP E1b1b1

Kit 170374 lineage
1. Andrew Likens, Rev. War Soldier , Sussex Co. Militia, and Continental Line NJ; b. ca. 1750-1758 NJ, PA, or NC ???; d. 15 Feb 1819 Fayetteville, Cumberland Co. NC.
2. William Archibald "Archer" Likens, b. 14 Jan 1781 NJ; d. 11 Dec 1812 Ancaster, Wentworth Co. Ontario, Canada, as result of illness while in the War of 1812.
3. William Likins, b. 11 Dec 1808 NJ; d. 9 June 1894 Brant Co. Ontario, Canada
4. John Wesley Likins, b. 3 Nov 1840 Brant Co. Ontario, Canada; d. 23 Nov. 1911 Tuscola Co. MI.
5. Frederick Rupert Likins, b. 9 Jan 1878 Owasso, Shiawasse Co. MI; d. 17 Mar 1950 Riley Twp. St. Clair Co. MI.
6. Herbert Craig Likins, b. 13 Oct 1908 Caro, Tuscola Co. MI; d. 22 July 1966 Port Huron, St. Clair Co. MI