We can trace my husband on paper back to one George Phillips, sea captain on the Pamunkey in Virginia in 1680. However, when my husband had his DNA tested for a lark, he came back as a Fitzhugh. The definitive biography of William Fitzhugh the Immigrant back in the 1600s gives the information that William Fitzhugh used one George Phillips as his sea captain to ship his tobacco to London. The book includes several letters Fitzhugh wrote to Phillips. It also explains that Fitzhugh enjoyed socializing with his sea captains and their families.
We'll never be able to prove it, but it looks to us like William Fitzhugh socialized just a little too closely with Mrs. George Phillips, possibly while her husband was at sea with his tobacco! We would never have known without the DNA test.
Sally Phillips
--- On Thu, 8/13/09, Al Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Al Adams <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Faris/Farris
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 11:12 AM
Trueman,
I believe that you will find that many who have had their DNA tested are
in the same situation.
There are a few in our DNA group who are Adams, and we all descend from
Robert Adams of Goochland, VA (c1685-1740). There are several identical
DNA matches who descend from a Gilley in the early 1700's. We certainly
have a common ancestor about 1600- 1700. We don't know if we are all
Adams or all Gilley's.
There were many adoptions, children taken in by families and quite a few
accidental or not so accidental children.
One thing that I am pretty sure of, DNA does not believe in family lore.
Al Adams
-----Original Message-----
From: Tarter, Brent (LVA) [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:56 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Faris/Farris
Hello, all.
DNA has uncovered a similar situation with my ancestor, George M.
Faris/Farris, who according to Census reports was born about 1769 in
Virginia, county unknown. My DNA test matches that of no Farris listed
to
date.
A lady has told me that her brother's DNA indicates that he is a
Morris,.
Yet his DNA matches more than 30 of my markers. So am I a Farris or a
Morris?
HELP!
Trueman Farris [log in to unmask]
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