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Family Group 1 and 2
This group descends from ancestors found in the southern states of the United States. Many Patriarchs are found in South Carolina (especially Horry and Edgefield Counties) and North Carolina (especially Surry and Wake Counties). Starting around 1800 many of these families started moving west across Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. They kept moving west and entered Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and eventually Texas and Oklahoma. While Family Groups 1 and 2 are very close, there is enough difference in DNA results to separate them. The time period of separation between these two groups has not been established.
Family Group 3
Most members in Family Group 3 descend from William Raburn who was born about 1725. After entering Kentucky from Virginia with Daniel Boone around 1775, he settled around Mount Sterling, Kentucky in what is now Montgomery County. This same DNA signature also appears with the name RATHBONE in Cheshire County in England.
Family Group 4
The members of this group descend from RYBURNs who settled in Washington County, Virginia in the early years. They came to the colonies from Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland just before the American Revolution.
Family Group 5
The member of this group descend from ancestors found in the Central Valley of Virginia. The Rayburns of Augusta County, Virginia and environs have a distinct DNA signature. Earliest know ancestor is Edward Rayburn who died about 1754 in Augusta County, Virginia.There are a few other tests that have not yet been assigned to a Family Group. These may indicate another family group that has not yet been identified or it may indicate an NPE (Non Parental Event) at some time in the past.