robertmackayclan

I received an e-mail from Joel Sowers:

"Responding to you post of July 11,2010. My Sowers line was Frederick County, MD, where yours is VA. But I do have DNA, so if you are successful in getting DNA from your VA Sowers I would like to compare. My John Sowers died in 1745 in MD. Three of his children, including my ancestor Jacob Sowers moved to Floyd County, VA around 1790"

jsowers1936@yahoo.com

What about it, any of our Sowers, would like to submit a sample through Family Tree DNA to help with our research.

From Family Tree DNA Family Finder resesearcher Stanley H. Heiskell and I share two different chromosome areas:

#3 for 17.04 (assuming Hampton)
#11 for 19.94 (assuming Sowers, I have a double line)

So it will be interesting to see where Michael's Sowers DNA material shows up.

As far as the Hampton family, which they have on their pedigree chart, they have the wrong group of Hampton. If they pedigree chart was right they would not been showing the second match if they really did descend from the English Hampton.

My group and their descend from the Quaker John Hampton of Scotland and early N.J. next generation his son John who died 1747 in Frederick Co. VA had son George who married Mary Colston their daughter Isabella married Jacob Sowers.

They have connected above George to the group of English Hampton who lived in the area of Frederick Co. VA before the children of John Hampton (Quaker)
arrived.

The large book by Virginia G. Meynard "The Venturers" is all about this group of Hampton.

I have been fighting for years about this issue with researchers. Family Tree DNA does have a small study about the Y markers for these two groups of Hamptons. But now we can settle the issue when dealing with females of the line.

I received an e-mail from Joel Sowers:

"Responding to you post of July 11,2010. My Sowers line was Frederick County, MD, where yours is VA. But I do have DNA, so if you are successful in getting DNA from your VA Sowers I would like to compare. My John Sowers died in 1745 in MD. Three of his children, including my ancestor Jacob Sowers moved to Floyd County, VA around 1790"

jsowers1936@yahoo.com

What about it, any of our Sowers, would like to submit a sample through Family Tree DNA to help with our research.

We do not have to wait for a male Sowers of our line to do a Y marker, do a autosomal test and see if matches with mine & Stanley H. Heiskell.

Our Sowers Family DNA is in the system.

I received an e-mail from Joel Sowers:

"Responding to you post of July 11,2010. My Sowers line was Frederick County, MD, where yours is VA. But I do have DNA, so if you are successful in getting DNA from your VA Sowers I would like to compare. My John Sowers died in 1745 in MD. Three of his children, including my ancestor Jacob Sowers moved to Floyd County, VA around 1790"

jsowers1936@yahoo.com

What about it, any of our Sowers, would like to submit a sample through Family Tree DNA to help with our research.

I found another researcher B.M. manning 2009 has his DNA sample on Ancestry. This line from Lydia Sowers (1772-1844) daughter of Daniel & Catherine Sowers.

Until Michael's profile is on line, she is the closest Sowers cousin I have found.

Another researcher looking to find parentage of Nancy Sowers born 1822
Another researcher looking to find parentage of George Sowers b. 1832 OH, died 1862 KY

These two share DNA with me, but Ancestry does not show chromosome position, so I could share common ancestry on any other part of our trees.

I received an e-mail from Joel Sowers:

"Responding to you post of July 11,2010. My Sowers line was Frederick County, MD, where yours is VA. But I do have DNA, so if you are successful in getting DNA from your VA Sowers I would like to compare. My John Sowers died in 1745 in MD. Three of his children, including my ancestor Jacob Sowers moved to Floyd County, VA around 1790"

jsowers1936@yahoo.com

What about it, any of our Sowers, would like to submit a sample through Family Tree DNA to help with our research.

There are 11 Test Kits on line dealing with Sowers surname. Only mine and researcher "B.M." descend from same couple Daniel Sowers & Catherine Crum.

The others I have not figured out. The problem is these test show each researcher holds a common piece of DNA, but the trick is to find where in each tree they are related. Ancestry does not have as part of their service Chromosome listing. Therefore, if researchers (we think) are double cousins we are not shown that in any chart.

Some of the nine listed below I might be related to them in some other way than surname Sowers.

1. Melissa Finlan I do not believe part of our Sowers family.

2. Wattstom61821 looking for Nancy Sowers b. 1811 VA

3. rhowarh 3281 looking for George Sowers b. 1832 OH, d. 1862 KY

4. J.S. stated his line from of John Sowers born 1796 France, son George Michael Sowers b. 1821 LA, d. 1900 LA.

5. Wilkerson16 looking for Catherine Sowers b. 1766 MD

6. G.E.M. looking for Lucinda Sowers b. 1836 Floyd Co. VA, d. 1886 Floyd Co. VA

7. Mary 50281 private

8. Everett Hunt looking for Sarah Margaret Sowers b. 1800 d. 1835 Montgomery Co. VA

9. Nanette looking for Wm. Sowers who daughter Mary Sowers b. 1810 PA, d. 1889 PA

Of course, we are depending on the information give by each researchers is well researched material and no one is just "guessing".

I received an e-mail from Joel Sowers:

"Responding to you post of July 11,2010. My Sowers line was Frederick County, MD, where yours is VA. But I do have DNA, so if you are successful in getting DNA from your VA Sowers I would like to compare. My John Sowers died in 1745 in MD. Three of his children, including my ancestor Jacob Sowers moved to Floyd County, VA around 1790"

jsowers1936@yahoo.com

What about it, any of our Sowers, would like to submit a sample through Family Tree DNA to help with our research.

Ancestry DNA Project has researcher SN (admin. by cnicewarner)sample given by descend of Catherine Jenkins (1802-1862) no parents given wife of Wm. Sowers, their son given as Wm. Brodus Crawford Sowers (1828-1884).

Found on Ancestry their tree Nicewarner Family Tree.

Their son in records given as William B.C. Sowers.

I received an e-mail from Joel Sowers:

"Responding to you post of July 11,2010. My Sowers line was Frederick County, MD, where yours is VA. But I do have DNA, so if you are successful in getting DNA from your VA Sowers I would like to compare. My John Sowers died in 1745 in MD. Three of his children, including my ancestor Jacob Sowers moved to Floyd County, VA around 1790"

jsowers1936@yahoo.com

What about it, any of our Sowers, would like to submit a sample through Family Tree DNA to help with our research.

Researcher Mrs. Sharon Rose Peterson & I share a small piece of DNA #10 10.92

I e-mail her first about the Bush Family in her tree, but she is from English Bush Family. So if you have that group in your tree samples can be found in Ancestry DNA & Family Tree DNA.

She is a descend of Ann Burch b. 1680 Charles Co. MD died 1743 same location she married Samuel Swann b. 1676 died 1743.

I am sure her Burch is the same that intermarried with my Sowers, Kerfoot & McKay. But I do not think she shares any of those families. Which means our link most likely will be found with another family.

Her SWANN I am very interested in finding out more in connection with my Bowling of MD. I am missing maiden names all the way up that line. I will be seeking out additional information with this family.

Ancestry DNA Project has researcher SN (admin. by cnicewarner)sample given by descend of Catherine Jenkins (1802-1862) no parents given wife of Wm. Sowers, their son given as Wm. Brodus Crawford Sowers (1828-1884).

Found on Ancestry their tree Nicewarner Family Tree.

Their son in records given as William B.C. Sowers.

Ancestry DNA kit "MM" their tree Musgrove Family descend through Wm. B.C. Sowers. This researcher also a descend of Robert Mackay Sr. Either "SN" or this researcher know they are also descends of Robert Mackay.

I received an e-mail from Joel Sowers:

"Responding to you post of July 11,2010. My Sowers line was Frederick County, MD, where yours is VA. But I do have DNA, so if you are successful in getting DNA from your VA Sowers I would like to compare. My John Sowers died in 1745 in MD. Three of his children, including my ancestor Jacob Sowers moved to Floyd County, VA around 1790"

jsowers1936@yahoo.com

What about it, any of our Sowers, would like to submit a sample through Family Tree DNA to help with our research.

According to Family Tree DNA they have sold just 7 Sowers Y Marker Kits. Only two have been made available. Joel Sowers "G" and Chuck Sowers haplogroup not given on Y search.

Leaving 5 kits results not given to the public to be used for our research. We could have one of our Sowers included and they have not spoken up.