YDNA. Stockton Surname

Contents 1 Source 2 Total Kits 3 Patriarchal Groups 4 Cheshire G Group 5 Cheshire Group R1b 6 Albemarle/Lancaster 7 Princeton 8 Unmatched Group 9 Haplotype Summary 10 Kit Data 11 Discussion		Stockton Tapestry Register Data Notebooks Analysis Bibliography Graphics YDNA Stockton Links Index
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Stockton YDNA project review

FTDNA Stockton YDNA Project

Total Kits

Patriarchal Groups

Comparing the YDNA haplotypes currently (April 2014) in the Stockton YDNA project, using YDNA Similarity Analysis, reveals the existence of five distinct groups. These groups are discussed below. Images show similarity matrix comparing each kit in the group with every other kit in the group.

Cheshire G Group

Cheshire Group G

Currently, this group consists of 28 kits, with relatively similar YDNA haplotypes. Presumably, these kits share a relatively recent common patriarchal ancestor. Note, however, that the display shows a number of "subgroups", including a small subgroup in the top left hand corner of the display, a large "middle subgroup", and another small subgroup in the bottom right hand corner of the display. There is some degree of overlap between the kits in the three subgroups. For example, kit 286476 (Index number 6 in the matrix) overlaps both the upper left and middle groups. that is, it seems to share a common ancestor with both, but none of the other kits in these groups seem to share a common ancestor with each other. The explanation for this is that many of the kits in these groups tested at 12 or 25 markers, and kits with higher marker numbers are relatively uncommon. As a result there is considerable uncertainty associated with their results. Kit 286476, on the other hand, tested at 67 markers. While it shows some matches with the upper left subgroup in the 12 marker "panel", it also shows matches with the middle group in the 37-67 marker panels. Perhaps if the kits in the upper left upgraded from their current 12 markers, they would show better matching with the other kits in the group. Or perhaps not. Without the YDNA results for a larger number of markers, we can't evaluate this possibility. Likewise, it is possible that the lower right subgroup might also prove to be an independent group. However, in this case, this seems unlikely, as there are reasonably close matches between one member of this subgroup which tested at 67 markers, and other 67-marker tests in the middle group.

More than half of the kits in this group do not provide any useful lineage data. Those that do, however, give some insight into the possible location and date of the common ancestor. Several of the kits trace descent to a Richard Stockton born about 1628 in England, dying in 1708 in Burlington, New Jersey. Where he came from in England is not known. However, several other kits in the group trace their descent to someone born in Cheshire England. At least three kits trace descent to a William Stockton born about 1750 in Bunbury, Cheshire England. An additional two kits trace to a Peter Stockton, but about 1732 in Wybunbury, Cheshire England. Bunbury and Wybunbury lie within 15 miles of each other in Cheshire, and it is a reasonable working guess that Richard Stockton of Burlington New Jersey, came from this same general area of Cheshire. We might guess that the common ancestor of Richard, William, and Peter lived in Cheshire sometime before1628 when Richard Stockton was born. William's and Peter's lines seem to have remained in Cheshire (data not shown; see Stockton.com website for details). This tells us that the common ancestor had at least two branched lines, one of which (containing Richard) immigrated to America, while the other remained in Cheshire.

Kit 286476 provides interesting lineage data that may also suggest a Cheshire connection. That kit traces to a William Stockton born c1710 in "Sutton Green, Isycoed" England. There appears to be an error in this data. While there is a Sutton Green in England, its in Sussex County, outside of London. A search on Google maps shows that there is no "Isycoed" in England per se. There is, however, a "Sutton" located in Isycoed, Wrexham, Wales. It seems likely that "Sutton Green" is a confusion, and what was meant was "Sutton, Isycoed, Wrexham, Wales". If so, it is worth pointing out that the later location lies within a few miles of the Welsh border with Cheshire. It is also worth noting that in 1848 Cheshire was the center of distribution of Stockton's in the British Isles, with 32% of all Stockton's in the British Isles, located in Cheshire (See Geographic Distribution of the Stockton Surname in Great Britain). In addition, while there were few Stockton's in Wales in 1848, roughly half of them (five out of nine) were living in Flintshire, to the immediate north of Wrexham. It seems likely that the Stockton's of Sutton, Isycoed, Wrexham, could in fact have been related to the Stocktons of Bunbury and Wybunbury, Cheshire.

Cheshire Group R1b

Albemarle/Lancaster

This large group includes numerous 12 and 25 marker kits, many of which provide no lineage data. There are several kits in the group that trace descent from either Robert Stockton (1686 -1747), who settled in Lancaster County, PA, or Davis Stockton (c1688- 1762) who settled in ALbemarle County VA in the 1730's. The two men are exact contemporaries of each other. They may be brothers, but a connecting link has not been identified, beyond the fact that they share a similar YDNA signature.

Princeton

Kits in this group trace to a single ancestor, James Stockton, b. 1820 in Princeton, NJ, and dying about 1895 in Wheaton Illinois. This group contains a single 37+ marker kit, matching exactly with the other two kits at 12 and 25 markers. This should be sufficient to rule out the possibility that non-matches with other groups are the result of too few marker tests, at least against other kits that have taken 37+ marker tests.

William Stockton remains the eldest patriarchal ancestor for this group, and there is no evidence to point to the identity of a possible earlier ancestor in the YDNA data. Alternatively, we know that descendants of William can rule out a common paternal ancestry with the Stockton G, Stockton R1b, and Albemarle/Lancaster groups.

person:Richard Stockton (4) settled in Burlington, New Jersey. His son Richard is said to have moved to Princeton, NJ at an early date. This might suggest that kits in the Princeton Group might trace descent to Richard (4) thorough his son Richard. However, the YDNA signature of persons tracing descent to Richard (4) do not match that of those in the Princeton Group.

Unmatched Group

The kits in the "Unmatched" group show no similarity either among themselves, or between any other kit in the Stockton YDNA project. Most provide no lineage information, and most are low-marker tests. Five kits in this group show an eldest ancestor with a non-Stockton surname, suggesting that the kit owners are seeking seeking to remedy a disconnect in their lineage, perhaps do to a non-paternal event of one description or another.

Haplotype Summary

Kit Data

Discussion

An FTDNA Stockton surname project has been established. It presently includes kits for approximately 80 Kits. YDNA data for these kits is available at FTDNA Stockton YDNA Project. More information is available at the separate project website: Stockton Project. The later site provides information on lineage data underlying the kits, as well as organizing the kits into groups based on similar YDNA signatures.

An analysis of that data shows that these kits can be divided into a minimum of three groups sharing a common patriarchal ancestor. The large number of 12 and 25 marker kits in this project