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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 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.
*(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; Will written 1789 & probated 1799) m. Sarah. Daniel was a resident of Prince George County, Virginia, 1744-1755, and moved to Lunenburg County in 1756. Sons were Joseph (b. c1739 as he was over 16 in 1756; 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. c1716-1720; 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's baptism in 1701 was recorded in the Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co. Virginia to parents Richard Winn (b. c1672) & Sarah. He 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). Their son John Winn was administrator of his father Richard's estate and inherited his father's property in Amelia County, as well as selling his father'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.
*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 at least 5500 years.
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. No correlating christening record has been found to substantiate either the year of his birth in Shropshire or the names of his parents; therefore, his paternal ancestry is unknown. Robert Wynne married Frances Wattmer at Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire. 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. Peter and Martha's 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 the same properties in Canterbury, Kent, to his sons in Virginia, which his father Peter Wynne of Kent had previously willed to him in England. 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, by a previous marriage. Joshua Wynne had five sons as follows: Peter, Joshua, William, Robert, and Francis Wynne. Group 0650:M Wynne has tested positive for the 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 1614 CE (this man was Robert Wynne, 1622-1675, Speaker of the House of Burgesses). In addition, Group 0650:M Wynne has Y-DNA matches to Lake descendants of John Leake (1658-1731), Innkeeper of Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland. The Lake Group does not share FT373292 with the Wynne Group, but they do share 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 Colonial-Era Davis families of New York & New Jersey, sharing an even more distant paternal ancestor at haplogroup subclade R-BY34389. The most recent ancestor of BY34389 was a man born about 1071 CE. Lastly, Group 0650:M Wynne has Y-DNA matches to Group 0650:M4 Davis, Group 0650:M5 Davies & Isibue, and Group 0650:M6 Kelsall, sharing a paternal ancestor at ancient haplogroup subclade BY3290. The most recent ancestor of BY3290 was a man born around 795 CE. All haplogroup subclade emergence dates are generated by the FTDNA genetics team.
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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