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Winn Surname Project has identified the following Y-DNA paternal lineage groups, based on Y-DNA results and matches, in combination with member-submitted family trees:
Y-DNA Group 0090. The Dr. Thomas Wynne Group is a Welsh-origin surname group comprised of descendants of Dr. Thomas Wynne (1627-1692), Quaker, Welsh immigrant to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1682 with William Penn. He was William Penn's personal physician. He also served as the first Speaker of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania in 1682. Dr. Thomas Wynne was born in Flintshire and was the son of Thomas ap John ap Rhys Wynne of Ysceifiog, Flintshire, Wales. Thomas Wynne married first, Martha Buttall and second, Mrs. Elizabeth Rowden. His stone home "Wynnestay" was built 1689 and is known as Philadelphia's oldest existing private residence. Thomas Wynne and Martha Buttall had one son, Jonathan Wynne, whose descendants resided at Wynnestay for almost two hundred years. Descendants of Dr. Thomas Wynne's son Jonathan have tested with Winn Surname Project. Group 0090 has tested positive for the M253 Scandinavian Branch with ancient origin in Chalcolithic Europe. This group's confirmed haplogroup is I-M253 > DF29 > Z58 > Z138 > S2293 > S6277 > Y15902 > Y15575 > FT3433 > S27836 > A6591 > A6552 > A6756 > FT3552 > A6760 > BY166463. This group has other surname matches at haplogroup branch I-A6756, which emerged estimated 799 CE.
Y-DNA Group 0330. The Hugh Gwynn Group is a Welsh-origin group comprised of descendants of Hugh Gwynn (c1590-1654), Colonial-Era immigrant to Gloucester & Mathews Counties, Virginia. Hugh has been said to be of the Clan of Glanbran, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales, and the project is examining that theory through comparison of Y-DNA results to persons in Wales. The immigrant, initially recorded as Hugh "Wing," had passage to Virginia in 1620 aboard the George. He married first, Ann Burnham, and second, Elizabeth Fielding. Hugh Gwynn was appointed Burgess of Charles City County in 1639, Burgess of York County in 1641 and 1646, and Burgess of Gloucester County in 1652. He had two Northern Neck land grants in Virginia for land on the Piankatank River in 1642 and 1653. In the 1642 grant, he received head rights for the transportation of Mrs. Ann Gwynn and Hugh Gwynn into the Colony. His 1642 grant included much of the island called "Gwynn Island," as well as land on the south side of Milford Haven, and he also owned land in Isle of Wight County. Gwynn's sons were, purportedly: (1) Hugh Gwynn, c1625-Aft.1657, patented 165 acres on Milford Haven Creek in 1657; and (2) Rev. John Gwynn, c1627-1723, Rector of Ware Parish (1672) & Abingdon Parish (1674, 1680) and married Mrs. Margaret Keeble Bridges, widow of Francis Bridges. A grandson of the immigrant was Hugh Gwyn (c1702-1768; m. Peyton Humphrey), Vestryman of Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, 1726-1768, and principal landowner of Gwynn's Island; he resided at Gwynnville, Gloucester County, until his death. Among his sons were Humphrey Gwyn (m. Frances Peyton), Richard Gwyn (m. Sarah Ransone), Hugh Gwyn (m. Sarah Rice), Daniel Gwyn (m. Zipporah Rice), John Gwyn & James Gwyn (unmarried, no issue). Sons Richard, Hugh and Daniel migrated from Virginia to North Carolina, settling in Wilkes & Caswell Counties and that portion of Guilford County which became Rockingham County. Another branch of Gloucester County Gwyn family is that of Edmund Gwyn (c1650-1683; m. Lucy Bernard), son of Rev. John Gwyn and Margaret Keeble. Group 0330 has tested positive for the L21 Atlantic-Celtic Branch, as well descending haplogroup branch R-DF13, the latter of which is characteristic of the majority of living male inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany. This group's confirmed haplogroup is R-M269 > P312 > L21 > DF13 > Z39589 > CTS1751 > BY3927 > BY30575 > BY24215 > BY30586 > BY30595 > FTC29625.
Y-DNA Group 0330. The Hugh Gwynn Group is a Welsh-origin group comprised of descendants of Hugh Gwynn (c1590-1654), Colonial-Era immigrant to Gloucester & Mathews Counties, Virginia. Hugh has been said to be of the Clan of Glanbran, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales, and the project is examining that theory through comparison of Y-DNA results to persons in Wales. The immigrant, initially recorded as Hugh "Wing," had passage to Virginia in 1620 aboard the George. He married first, Ann Burnham, and second, Elizabeth Fielding. Hugh Gwynn was appointed Burgess of Charles City County in 1639, Burgess of York County in 1641 and 1646, and Burgess of Gloucester County in 1652. He had two Northern Neck land grants in Virginia for land on the Piankatank River in 1642 and 1653. In the 1642 grant, he received head rights for the transportation of Mrs. Ann Gwynn and Hugh Gwynn into the Colony. His 1642 grant included much of the island called "Gwynn Island," as well as land on the south side of Milford Haven, and he also owned land in Isle of Wight County. Gwynn's sons were, purportedly: (1) Hugh Gwynn, c1625-Aft.1657, patented 165 acres on Milford Haven Creek in 1657; and (2) Rev. John Gwynn, c1627-1723, Rector of Ware Parish (1672) & Abingdon Parish (1674, 1680) and married Mrs. Margaret Keeble Bridges, widow of Francis Bridges. A grandson of the immigrant was Hugh Gwyn (c1702-1768; m. Peyton Humphrey), Vestryman of Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, 1726-1768, and principal landowner of Gwynn's Island; he resided at Gwynnville, Gloucester County, until his death. Among his sons were Humphrey Gwyn (m. Frances Peyton), Richard Gwyn (m. Sarah Ransone), Hugh Gwyn (m. Sarah Rice), Daniel Gwyn (m. Zipporah Rice), John Gwyn & James Gwyn (unmarried, no issue). Sons Richard, Hugh and Daniel migrated from Virginia to North Carolina, settling in Wilkes & Caswell Counties and that portion of Guilford County which became Rockingham County. Another branch of Gloucester County Gwyn family is that of Edmund Gwyn (c1650-1683; m. Lucy Bernard), son of Rev. John Gwyn and Margaret Keeble. Group 0330 has tested positive for the L21 Atlantic-Celtic Branch, as well descending haplogroup branch R-DF13, the latter of which is characteristic of the majority of living male inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany. This group's confirmed haplogroup is R-M269 > P312 > L21 > DF13 > Z39589 > CTS1751 > BY3927 > BY30575 > BY24215 > BY30586 > BY30595 > FTC29625.
Y-DNA Group 0360. This group is comprised of descendants of John Wynne (c1710-1772), York County, Virginia. John Wynne, described as "Planter," sold tobacco through John Norton & Sons, merchants of Yorktown and London, as verified by 18th century shipping records. Wynne married Lucy Hill Toplis, widow of William Toplis. Their sons were: Thomas Wynne (m. Frances Harwood) and Edmund Wynne (m. Mary Llewellyn). John Wynne and his son Thomas purchased two tracts of land, part of Essex Lodge plantation which had been formerly owned by Thomas Hill in the mid 1600s. The Essex Lodge house and grounds later became known as "Washington's Lodge" during the Revolutionary War because General Washington pitched his field tents in an encampment near the Essex Lodge house and spring. Essex Lodge Cemetery has a memorial marker dedicated to Wynne family members buried there. Descendants of John Wynne and Lucy Hill lived in York and Warwick Counties, Virginia for generations. A descendant group called the John Wynne Society published a newsletter from 1997-2020. This group has tested positive for the L21 Atlantic-Celtic Branch, as well as descending haplogroup branch R-DF13, the latter of which is characteristic of the majority of living male inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany. This group's confirmed haplogroup is R-M269 > P312 > L21 > DF13 > Z39589 > DF41 > FGC13023 > FGC13024 > FGC13026 > FGC13014 > FGC13038.
Y-DNA Group 0390. This group is comprised of descendants of Edward Winn of Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. This group is traceable as an English-origin group. Edward Winn (c1609-1682), "carpenter," was hired in Broughton Gifford Parish, Wiltshire, England, and transported with his wife and children to New England by Barnabas Davis about 1639. In 1640, Edward Winn was one of 32 signatories who established the town of Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He resided at Woburn until his death in 1682. His children were as follows: two daughters, Ann Winn (m. Moses Cleveland) and Elizabeth Winn (m. George Polly); and two sons, Joseph Winn (m. Rebekah Reed) and Increase Winn (m. Hannah Sawtell). Increase Winn, born 1641, was the first recorded birth in Woburn. This group has tested positive for the L21 Atlantic-Celtic Branch. This Winn group's confirmed haplogroup is R-M269 > P312 > L21.
Y-DNA Group 0420. The Samuel Gwinn Group is comprised of descendants of Samuel Gwinn (1751-1839), Augusta County, Virginia. This group has tested positive for the L21 Atlantic-Celtic Branch and M222 Northwest Modal Haplotype, the latter of which is of Irish origin. This group's confirmed haplogroup is R-M269 > P312 > L21 > DF49 > M222 > DF105 > S588 > FGC23742 > FGC52024.
Y-DNA Group 0430. The Queen Group is comprised of descendants of John Queen (1755-1842), Loudoun County, Virginia. This group has tested positive for the L21 Atlantic-Celtic Branch and M222 Northwest Modal Haplotype, the latter of which is of Irish origin. This group has Gwin and Quinn Y-DNA matches. The Queen group's confirmed haplogroup is R-M269 > P312 > L21 > DF49 > M222 > DF105 > S588 > FGC16740 > BY62083 > BY104994.
Y-DNA Group 0500:K. This is a Welsh-origin group with immigration to Colonial Virginia in the 1600s. Anecdotal family records from the 1850s & 1860s (letters, obituaries, etc.) state that the Winn family came from Wales. Within Group 0500:K, there are six subgroups identified by six Colonial-Era Winn ancestors, which Big Y testing has determined to be one group sharing one common paternal ancestor. On the Y-DNA Results Chart, Group 0500:K Winn subgroups are labeled K1 through K6 by Colonial Winn ancestor and confirmed haplogroup. The six subgroups are as follows:
*(0500:K1) Minor Winn, 1704-1778; m. Margaret Connor. Minor moved up the Rappahannock River from Caroline County to Culpeper, then Prince William County, and lastly to Fauquier County, Virginia. Sons were John (m1. Dorothea Wright; m2. Penelope Kirkland), William (m1. Ann Lingan; m2. Rosamond Hampton), Minor (m. Elizabeth Withers), James (m. Hannah Withers); Richard Winn (b.1750; m. Priscilla McKinney) -- all were mentioned in Minor's Will. Family letters mention an additional son, Thomas Winn, and there is record of him as a landowner in Camden SC in 1762. Notable descendants of Minor Winn (1704-1778) include his youngest son Richard Winn (1750-1818), Major General of the South Carolina Militia, Representative of South Carolina in the 3rd-4th U. S. Congress, 19th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Representative of the 7th-12th U. S. Congress, and U. S. Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District.
*(0500:K2) Daniel Winn, 1715-1789; m. Sarah. Daniel was a resident of Prince George County, Virginia, 1744-1755, and moved to Lunenburg County in 1756. Sons were Joseph (m. Elizabeth Winn, dau. of Col. Thomas Winn Sr.), Thomas (m. Joyce Farguson), John (m. Susanna), Alexander (m1. Elizabeth Barnes; m2. Mrs. Jane Stone, widow), Elisha (m. Lucy Ellett), Orsamus (m. Frances Jeter), William (m. Elizabeth), James (m. Mary Ann Winn, daughter of John Winn & Anne Stone), and Galanus Winn (m. Rebecca Lester).
*(0500:K3) John Winn, 1719-1795; m. Anne Stone. John was a resident of Brunswick & Lunenburg Counties, Virginia. His 1740 Brunswick County Land Grant fell in Lunenburg County after the county division in 1748. Sons were John (m. Mary Lyall), Peter (m. Letty Stone), Littleberry (m. Mary Maynard), and Mourning Winn (m. Sarah Jones).
*(0500:K4) Col. Thomas Winn Sr., b. c1716; d. 1781; m1. Elizabeth Banister and m2. Sarah. He was a resident of Hanover County Virginia in 1743, and moved to Brunswick & Lunenburg Counties after 1745. His 1746 Land Deed in Brunswick County fell in Lunenburg County after the county division in 1748. Sons of his 1st marriage were John (d. 1768; m. Susanna), Thomas (m1. Philadelphia; m2. Letitia Martin), William (m. Elizabeth), Richard (m. Sarah Hall), and Banister (m. Jane Barnard). Sons of his 2nd marriage were Edmund (m. Elizabeth Cousins), and Washington Winn (never married).
*(0500:K5) Richard Winn, 1701-1750; m. Mrs. Phebe Pledger, a widow. Richard Winn's baptism in 1701 was recorded in the Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co. Virginia to parents Richard Winn (b. c1672) & Sarah. Richard was resident of Hanover County by 1731, owned a plantation on Chickahominy Swamp, and later purchased a quarter plantation in Amelia County. He died in Hanover County in 1750. Richard & Phebe's two sons were: Philip Pledger (stepson), and John Winn (c1732-1780). Son John Winn was administrator of Richard Winn's estate and inherited Richard's property in Amelia County, as well as selling his father Richard's plantation and houses in Hanover County. John was also a Burgess of Amelia County (1758-1761 & 1769-1776), Amelia County Delegate to the Fifth Virginia Convention of 1776, and Amelia County Delegate, 1777-1778. John Winn married Susanna Irby. Upon his death in 1780, John's widow Susanna inherited his plantation and mill on Little Nottoway River & Lazaretta Creek in Amelia, which land fell in Nottoway County after the county division in 1788. John & Susanna's three sons were Richard (m. Jane Pincham), John (m. Myrtila Minor), and Charles Winn.
*(0500:K1) Minor Winn, 1704-1778; m. Margaret Connor. Minor moved up the Rappahannock River from Caroline County to Culpeper, then Prince William County, and lastly to Fauquier County, Virginia. Sons were John (m1. Dorothea Wright; m2. Penelope Kirkland), William (m1. Ann Lingan; m2. Rosamond Hampton), Minor (m. Elizabeth Withers), James (m. Hannah Withers); Richard Winn (b.1750; m. Priscilla McKinney) -- all were mentioned in Minor's Will. Family letters mention an additional son, Thomas Winn, and there is record of him as a landowner in Camden SC in 1762. Notable descendants of Minor Winn (1704-1778) include his youngest son Richard Winn (1750-1818), Major General of the South Carolina Militia, Representative of South Carolina in the 3rd-4th U. S. Congress, 19th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Representative of the 7th-12th U. S. Congress, and U. S. Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District.
*(0500:K2) Daniel Winn, 1715-1789; m. Sarah. Daniel was a resident of Prince George County, Virginia, 1744-1755, and moved to Lunenburg County in 1756. Sons were Joseph (m. Elizabeth Winn, dau. of Col. Thomas Winn Sr.), Thomas (m. Joyce Farguson), John (m. Susanna), Alexander (m1. Elizabeth Barnes; m2. Mrs. Jane Stone, widow), Elisha (m. Lucy Ellett), Orsamus (m. Frances Jeter), William (m. Elizabeth), James (m. Mary Ann Winn, daughter of John Winn & Anne Stone), and Galanus Winn (m. Rebecca Lester).
*(0500:K3) John Winn, 1719-1795; m. Anne Stone. John was a resident of Brunswick & Lunenburg Counties, Virginia. His 1740 Brunswick County Land Grant fell in Lunenburg County after the county division in 1748. Sons were John (m. Mary Lyall), Peter (m. Letty Stone), Littleberry (m. Mary Maynard), and Mourning Winn (m. Sarah Jones).
*(0500:K4) Col. Thomas Winn Sr., b. c1716; d. 1781; m1. Elizabeth Banister and m2. Sarah. He was a resident of Hanover County Virginia in 1743, and moved to Brunswick & Lunenburg Counties after 1745. His 1746 Land Deed in Brunswick County fell in Lunenburg County after the county division in 1748. Sons of his 1st marriage were John (d. 1768; m. Susanna), Thomas (m1. Philadelphia; m2. Letitia Martin), William (m. Elizabeth), Richard (m. Sarah Hall), and Banister (m. Jane Barnard). Sons of his 2nd marriage were Edmund (m. Elizabeth Cousins), and Washington Winn (never married).
*(0500:K5) Richard Winn, 1701-1750; m. Mrs. Phebe Pledger, a widow. Richard Winn's baptism in 1701 was recorded in the Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co. Virginia to parents Richard Winn (b. c1672) & Sarah. Richard was resident of Hanover County by 1731, owned a plantation on Chickahominy Swamp, and later purchased a quarter plantation in Amelia County. He died in Hanover County in 1750. Richard & Phebe's two sons were: Philip Pledger (stepson), and John Winn (c1732-1780). Son John Winn was administrator of Richard Winn's estate and inherited Richard's property in Amelia County, as well as selling his father Richard's plantation and houses in Hanover County. John was also a Burgess of Amelia County (1758-1761 & 1769-1776), Amelia County Delegate to the Fifth Virginia Convention of 1776, and Amelia County Delegate, 1777-1778. John Winn married Susanna Irby. Upon his death in 1780, John's widow Susanna inherited his plantation and mill on Little Nottoway River & Lazaretta Creek in Amelia, which land fell in Nottoway County after the county division in 1788. John & Susanna's three sons were Richard (m. Jane Pincham), John (m. Myrtila Minor), and Charles Winn.
*(0500:K6) John Winn, 1705-1789; m1. Elizabeth and m2. Mary Pledger. John Winn's baptism in January 1705 was recorded in the Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co. Virginia to parents Richard Winn (b. c1672) & Sarah of Middlesex County. John was resident of Hanover County by 1728, owned a plantation on Chickhominy Swamp, and remained in Hanover County until his death in 1789. In 1754, John Winn gave a deposition in Hanover County Court as testimony in an Amelia County Chancery Court lawsuit, Johnson vs. Martin, saying that he, "John Winn of Hanover County," was then 48 years old and knew John Johnson 26 years ago in Hanover County when he lived on a tract joining to Johnson, formerly owned by Michael Holland. Therefore, John Winn was born 1706 (New Style) by the Gregorian Calendar adopted in Virginia in 1752, or 1705 (Old Style) by the former Julian Calendar discarded in 1752. John Winn died about 1789, intestate, with a 1798 estate settlement issued by Chief Justice John Marshall. John Winn's sons were: Richard (m. Ann), Hezekiah (m. Christiana Bowles), John (m. Mary Bowles), Thomas (m. Elizabeth Dabney Anderson), and Peter Winn (m. Sally George King). Notable descendants include his grandson, John Winn (1782-1837), merchant of Charlottesville and member of Central College Donors and Founders to the University of Virginia Commissioners, whose Belmont plantation at Charlottesville neighbored Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
Y-DNA Group 0500:K has tested positive for the DF99 Belgique-Celtic Branch. The confirmed haplogroup for Group 0500:K is R-M269 > P312 > FGC84729 > DF99 > BY3449 > BY3450 > FT4523 > BY3447 > BY152317. All six subgroups of Group 0500:K descend from paternal line BY152317. Five of the six groups descend from paternal line BY153961, which formed around 1600 CE as a descending branch of BY152317.
Ancient Connections: Welsh paternal ancestry of Group 0500:K has been theorized to be from John, Thomas and Robert, sons of Gruffydd Wynn of Bryn Yr Owen (b. c1588), Denbighshire (now Wrexham). According to Welsh record, Gruffydd Wynn had three sons: John Wynn; Robert Wynn (went abroad), and Thomas Wynn (went to Maryland) [Source: J. Y. W. Lloyd, 1882. The History of the Princes, The Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, Vol. III, p.16]. Gruffydd Wynn was a son of Richard Wynn of Trefechan ap John Wynn of Trefechan ap Edward ap Howell ap Edward ap Magog Puleston of Bersham. Wynn of Trefechan (now called Penycae) was a cadet branch of the Puleston family (originally spelled "Pyvelsdon" in the 12th century) who settled in Newport, Shropshire at the time of the Norman Conquest, with Sir Roger Puleston later seated at Emral Hall, Worthenbury. According to the National Archives (UK), the Puleston family originated from north France and settled on the north Welsh border.
*Notice to Group 0500:K Winn members: If you've linked an ancestor on your Winn family tree to a paternal lineage from Robert Wynne (m. Mary Sloman), grandson of Robert Wynne, Mayor of Canterbury, this connection is ERRONEOUS. The Y-DNA of Group 0500:K Winn does not match descendants of Mayor Robert Wynne (Group 0650:M), therefore the two groups are unrelated on the paternal line. We ask all Group 0500:K Winn descendants to disconnect generations in their family trees which link back to Robert Wynne/Mary Sloman. Old publications with genealogies connecting the two families were in error and were based on Daniel Winn's migration from Prince George County, Virginia, which is where Robert Wynne's descendants also lived; however, these are two entirely different families. Group 0500:K Winn and Group 0650:M Wynne are unrelated on their paternal line for thousands of years, as shown by Y-DNA haplogroup results. Group 0500:K is R-DF99 haplogroup branch, while Group 0650:M is R-DF27 haplogroup branch; therefore, the two groups are not descended from a common paternal ancestor within the past 4800 years.
Y-DNA Group 0630. The Thomas Winn of Clark Co. KY Group is comprised of descendants of Thomas Winn (c1737-1792), Loudoun Co. Virginia to Clark Co. Kentucky. Thomas Winn was recorded on the Loudoun Co. Virginia Tithables List in 1773. Thomas Winn received Treasury Warrant #383, issued 1779, with a later land survey for 400 acres on Stoners Fork in Fayette County, Kentucky (this land was in Clark County after the county division). In 1792, Thomas Winn died intestate in Clark County. A lawsuit over Thomas's estate settlement, filed 1818 Clark County, Kentucky, identified his children as William Winn of Ohio, John Winn & Thomas Winn of Missouri, Daniel Winn, James Winn, and several daughters. Descendants migrated to Clermont County, Ohio, and to Boone and Macon Counties, Missouri. Descendants of this group have tested with the project. The broader family group also includes Owen Winn and George Owen (brothers of Thomas), both of whom received treasury warrants and land grants in Fayette County, Kentucky (George Winn, Treasury Warrant #382 for 1000 acres, issued 1779; and Owen Winn, Treasury Warrant #372 for 500 acres, issued 1779). It has been proposed that Thomas, George and Owen Winn were sons of Thomas Winn Sr. and Elizabeth Winn, mentioned in a set of 1768 deeds of lease from John Ashton for land on Difficult Run in Cameron Parish of Loudoun County, being part of an original patent to Colo. Henry Ashton. Firstly, on 14 Nov. 1768 John Ashton leased 200 acres described as being where Thomas Winn hath for some years past dwelt, to hold during the natural lives of "Thomas Winn, Owen and John his sons". Secondly, on 14 Nov. 1768 John Ashton leased 200 acres, described as being where Elizabeth Winn had for some years past dwelt, to hold during the natural lives of "Elizabeth Winn, Owen Winn and Mary Winn". Both deeds of lease were witnessed by George Winn. If the premise is correct, then the parents of Thomas, Owen and George Winn of Kentucky were Thomas Winn Sr. and Elizabeth, both living in Loudoun Co. Virginia in 1768. Winn Surname Project seeks descendants of George Winn and Owen Winn to test with the project. Members of Y-DNA Group 0630 have tested positive for the DF27 Gallo-Iberian Branch. This group's confirmed haplogroup is R-M269 > P312 > Z46515 > ZZ11 > DF27 > ZZ12_1 > FTT1 > FGC78762 > FTA86184 > BY30997 >FTB48349 > Y45388.
Y-DNA Group 0650:M. The Robert Wynne, Mayor of Canterbury, Group is an English-origin surname group. Robert Wynne was born 1563 in "Salop" according to depositions he gave in Kent ("Salop" is an antiquated name for Shropshire). The portion of Wynne's deposition which named the town in Salop where he was born has been damaged/torn and illegible, therefore his exact birthplace is unknown. He was possibly born in Sidbury, Shropshire, as a certain John Wynne and John Wotmor were recorded as being the Churchwardens of Sidbury Parish in 1610; however, no correlating christening record has been found to substantiate either the year of Robert Wynne's birth in Shropshire or the names of his parents. His paternal ancestry remains unknown. Robert Wynne married Frances Wattmer/Wotmor at Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, a community near Sidbury. Robert Wynne served as Mayor of Canterbury, Kent, England, and was a member of the Drapers Guild. He died in 1609 and was buried at St. George's Church, Canterbury, alongside his wife Frances. Their five children were: Thomas, Peter, John, Robert, Elizabeth and Anne. Son Peter Wynne married Martha Coppin in 1620 in Kent, England, and their son, Robert Wynne (1622–1675), emigrated from Kent to Charles City County in Virginia Colony, where he served as Burgess of Charles City County and Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses during the Virginia Long Parliament. While in Virginia, Robert Wynne married Mary Sloman Poythress, widow of Francis Poythress. Their children were: Thomas Wynne, c1657-1718 (m. Agnes Stith), Joshua Wynne, c1662-1712 (m. Mary Jones), Robert Wynne (died young), and Mary Wynne (m. John Woodlief). The generational connection to England is proved by the Will of Robert Wynne, Speaker, who bequeathed to his sons in Virginia the same properties in Canterbury, Kent, which his father Peter Wynne had previously willed to him. Note that all Y-DNA testers in this group descend from Robert Wynne, Speaker through his sons, Thomas Wynne and Joshua Wynne. Thomas Wynne had two sons, Robert and Thomas, mentioned in his Will; and possibly a third son, Sloman Wynne, born estimated about 1690. Joshua Wynne had five sons as follows: Peter Wynne (m. Frances), Joshua Wynne (m. Mary Hicks), William Wynne (m. Frances), Robert Wynne (m. Sarah Knibb), and Francis Wynne (m. Tabitha Ezell). Group 0650:M Wynne has tested positive for the ancient DF27 Gallo-Iberian Branch. The confirmed haplogroup for Group 0650:M Wynne is R-M269 > P312 > DF27 > ZZ12 > FTT1 > FGC78762 > ZZ19_1 > Z31644 > FTT95 > FGC67371 > FGC17112 > FGC17114 > BY3290 > BY34387 > BY34389 > FT335851 > FT373292. The most recent ancestor of FT373292 was a man born around 1613 CE (this man was Robert Wynne, Speaker, 1622-1675). This group has ancient haplogroup matches as follows: Group 0650:M Wynne has Y-DNA matches to Lake descendants of John Leake (1658-1731), Innkeeper of Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland at the more ancient haplogroup subclade FT335851. The most recent ancestor of FT335851 was a man born around 1350 CE. In Addition, Group 0650:M Wynne has Y-DNA matches to Davis descendants of Davis families from New York & New Jersey, sharing an even more distant paternal ancestor at haplogroup subclade BY34389. The most recent ancestor of BY34389 was a man born about 1049 CE. Lastly, Group 0650:M Wynne has Y-DNA matches to Davis of Staffordshire and Kelsall of Cheshire, all of whom share a paternal ancestor at ancient haplogroup subclade BY3290. The most recent ancestor of BY3290 was a man born around 789 CE, and he is the MRCA of the above-named surname groups including Wynne, Leake, Davis and Kelsall. All haplogroup subclade emergence dates are generated by the FTDNA genetics team.
Y-DNA Group 0950. The George Wynns of Bertie Co. NC Group is comprised of descendants George Wynns (c1675-1751) and Rose Bush. George Wynns was transported to Virginia Colony by William Williams, and he was recorded as living in the household of William Williams on the 1700 Surry County, Virginia, Tithables List, and again in 1703. He was married to Rose Bush around this same time period. In 1718, George purchased land in Chowan County, North Carolina. He was granted another 400 acres along Chowan River and Wiccacon Creek in 1720. After later county divisions, his land fell in Bertie County and is presently located in Hertford County. Five sons were named in George Wynns' will, dated 1751, Bertie County, North Carolina, as follows: George Wynns, Joseph Wynns, Benjamin Wynns, William Wynns, and John Wynns. The town of Winton, North Carolina, is the namesake of George Wynns' son, Benjamin Wynns, who donated 100 acres for the Town Common (originally 'Wynntown'). Descendants of two of George Wynns' sons, Joseph Wynns and John Wynns, have tested with Winn Surname Project. This group's predicted haplogroup is R-M269.
Y-DNA Group 0970. This is a Belgium-origin surname group, comprised of descendants of Pieter Winne (1609-c1693), born in Ghent, an emigrant from Flanders (Belgium) to Kingston, Ulster County, New York. Pieter Winne married first, Archie Jans van Schaick; and he married second, Tannatje Adams. Pieter Winne settled at Bethlehem, Albany County, New York, where he raised a large family of thirteen children: Pieter Pieterse, Adam, Lavinus, Frans, Alette, Killian, Catalyntje, Tomas, Martin, Eva, Jacob's, Rachel, and Daniel. Many descendants remained in New York, and others migrated to New Jersey or the Great Lakes region. This group has tested positive for the U106 Germanic Branch. This group's confirmed haplogroup is R-M269 > L151 > U106 > Z2265 > BY30097 > Z18 > CTS12023 > ZP85 > FGC78525 > ZP121 > BY41998 > ZP125 > ZP150 > ZP187. The Pieter Winne Group also has Y-DNA matches to Group 0970:2 De Burghgraeve/Burrgraeve/Burchgrave of Belgium at subclade ZP187. FTDNA estimates the MRCA of ZP187 was born estimated 1137 CE.
Winn Surname Project has other groups with lineages which are still being sorted. A large number of our groups are single-member groups who have no Winn/Wynn matches in their Y-DNA match lists.
FTDNA Winn Surname Project seeks members with Winn/Wynn/Wynne surname from Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Australia, the United States, and other countries around the globe. We seek more members from Wales with Wynn surname, as the "Wyn" or "Wynn" spelling is often Welsh-origin. If you have DNA results from another test site, we encourage you to transfer your DNA results to FTDNA Winn Surname Project. If you are a male Winn of any spelling, we encourage you to test with the project. We are also seeking descendants of the following American Colonial-Era Winn/Wynn families to test with the project:
FTDNA Winn Surname Project seeks members with Winn/Wynn/Wynne surname from Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Australia, the United States, and other countries around the globe. We seek more members from Wales with Wynn surname, as the "Wyn" or "Wynn" spelling is often Welsh-origin. If you have DNA results from another test site, we encourage you to transfer your DNA results to FTDNA Winn Surname Project. If you are a male Winn of any spelling, we encourage you to test with the project. We are also seeking descendants of the following American Colonial-Era Winn/Wynn families to test with the project:
*John Winn Sr. (c1720-1781) and his son, Joseph Winn, of Dorchester County, South Carolina. In 1754, John and Joseph relocated to Liberty County, Georgia, where they were among the founding members of Midway Church. No Y-DNA testing has been done on Winn paternal-line descendants of family.
*Richard Winn (b. UNK d. 1748), Caroline County, Virginia. In 1745, Richard Winn acknowledged his deed to his son Benjamin Winn in Caroline County. After Richard Winn's death in 1748, his estate was administered by son Benjamin. Benjamin Winn (c1720-1789), Caroline Co. VA; m1. Ann Tavernor and m2. Ann Durrett. Their children included sons Benjamin, Tavernor (m. Ann Samuels), and Jesse Durrett Winn (b.1752; m. Catherine Johnson); and daughters Drucilla (m1. John Wisdom; m2. Joel Higgins), Rachel (m. Thomas Fortson), Tabitha (m. Durrett Oliver), and Millicent Winn (m. Thomas Coleman). No Y-DNA testing has been done on Winn paternal-line descendants of this family.
*John Smallwood Winn (1776-1845), Maryland to Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio; m. Ann Jeanette Maver. The Winn Family Bible and Family Register recorded John Smallwood Winn's birth in 1776 in Prince George's County MD and his death in 1845; and also the birth dates of his sons, Albert Mavor Winn, Ludwell Rector Winn, Bushrod Taylor Winn, William Franklin Winn, Elwin E. Winn, James Madison Winn, John Campbell Winn, Alexander Hamilton Winn, Henry Clay Winn, Isaac Newton Winn and Edwin Winn (the Bible was passed down among descendants of Bushrod Winn). His brother or kinsman, William Smallwood Winn (1789-1849) received certificate for a land patent in Muskingum County, Ohio dated 1812 and delivered to him at Leesburgh Virginia P.O. After receiving the patent in 1813, William Smallwood Winn moved from Loudoun Co. VA to Muskingham Co. OH. He m1. Mary and m2. Elizabeth Shamblin; his sons were Dolphin Winn, Joel Winn, Elisha Winn and William Winn. The Winn family of Muskingham Co. Ohio is not to be confused with the family of William S. Wynn (1795-1877, Pike Co. Ohio), son of William S. Wynn (1757-1828, Pike Co. Ohio), as that is a separate Wynn family. Y-DNA testing of both groups would provide answers as to whether these families are related.
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