Smith DNA Matched Group GRP-I-M253-33- George Washington Smith b 1785 VA; Wells Smith b 1805 GA ; Samuel SMith b 1776 CT for the Smith Official DNA Project (All) at FamilyTreeDNA
Smith DNA Official Members By Y-DNA Smith DNA Project
at FamilyTreeDNA Group GRP-I-M253-33 George Washington Smith b 1785 VA; Wells Smith b 1805 GA ; Samuel SMith b 1776 CT
George Washington Smith b 1785 VA m Mary Tyner---
George Washington Smith b 1785 VA m Mary Tyner (2 Jesse 3 John W)---
George Washington Smith b 1785 VA m Mary Tyner 2 David---
George Washington Smith b 1785 VA m Mary Tyner 2 Jesse---
George Washington Smith b 1785 VA m Mary A Tyner (2 David 3 David R 4 Lloyd E---
George Washington Smith b 1785 VA m Mary Tyner 2 David---
George Washington Smith b 1785 VA m Mary Tyner 2 David 3 David 4 David---
George Washington Smith m Mary Tyner 2. David---
George Washington Smith m Mary Tyner 2. Jesse 3 Lillie V---
John Smith b 1754 VA m E Patterson 2 Wells Smith b 1805 GA 3 Levi 4 Levi W---
John Smith b 1765 VA m E Patterson 2 Wells Smith b c 1805 GA 3 James 4 John---
John Smith b 1765 VA m E Patterson 2. Wells Smith b 1805 GA 3 Abram 4 William W---
John Smith b 1765 VA m E Patterson 2. Wells Smith b 1805 GA 3 Levi 4 Levi W---
Joseph Smith b 1788 GA m Nancy Mussey (Morrow)---
Joseph Smith b 1788 GA m Nancy Mussy---
Joseph Smith b 1788 GA m Nancy Mussy---
Samuel Smith b c 1776 CT m Harriet---
Statistics: Total Members: 17 Total YDNA: 14 Total mtDNA: 0 Total autosomal: 5 Total tree only: 0 Total Big-Y: 7
The following group is created based on YDNA matches. Sometimes trees are incorrect, and sometimes the results of DNA show that believing a particular tree is yours leads to a different direction
than you originally thought. If you see an error in any tree, you are encouraged to send in corrections, sources, etc or post about it on the forum. These lines represent people's research. What the Smith DNA Project attempts to do in those cases is, with sources or reasoning, get the people together in a given group to discuss and then come to a consensus about the data for updating or correcting. We do not remove information without the people who have the trees,
if possible, being aware through a process
so they can confirm or not, or describe the issue if there is a conflict that cannot be easily resolved. We also cannot know,
nor have unlimited time to look for, places on the internet that have additional information. We rely on people whose trees these are,
as project members, and members of this Smith DNA grouping, or interested passersby providing information that will set a new light on members data.
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Wells Smith b 1805 GA likely candidate for father of Levi, parents said to be John Smith b 1765 VA m Elizabeth Patterson, needs additional YDNA testers for proof
Also Joseph Smith b 1788 GA m Nancy
Group Contact(s) : JaneBonny
Gorgeous Big-Y graphic done by JanesBonny with instructions CrossPosting this in discussion forum
Was originally posted on the Smith DNA Activity Feed, reposting here because everyone needs to see this.
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Since about 2014, I have been working to find the connection among several Smith descendants. All had presumed ancestors but none had a paper trail showing a connection among their ancestors who were: John (b. ~ 1760-1776, d. Elbert County. Georgia 1841), George (b. ~ 1785, d. Paulding County, Georgia 1859), Jesse E. (b. ~ 1817 Georgia, d. 1886, Bibb County, Alabama), Joseph (b. ~1788, Georgia, d. after 1864 in Alabama). My own personal research did lead me to conclude that John’s father was another John (d.1813 Elbert County, Georgia) and that Jesse E’s father was Jesse Smith Sr (b. 1784 and d. after 1870). Y111 testing among the seven testers was organized by Deb Harper into Group I-M253-33 and shows a Genetic Distances of 1-3. Deb Harper encouraged me to upgrade as many testers as I could manage financially to the Big Y. After some slow progress at FTDNA, the results were all complete on June 1, 2021. In my attempt to make sense of the results compared to the earlier STR results, I uploaded a txt file of both STRs and SNPs to a site called SAPP, created by David Vance. Entering the data onto the SAPP form is a little bit labor intensive. It require (1) that STR matches of as many people and markers be pasted into a txt document (I tried pasting in all 700+ markers but this created an impossibly complex output document), (2) manually inserting as many SNPs as seem pertinent (I settled on just three SNPS which are found on the Big Y Block Tree), which involves making an entry for each SNP followed by a + or a – to indicate whether each tester is positive or negative for the SNP, (3) manually entering any genealogical data you think pertinent (I chose to enter John as a parent for two testers and a ? for all the rest and no information on any other ancestors for fear of creating confirmation bias). Here is link to the txt file. Notice that each type of entry requires a specific type of notation prior to data entry: /STRDATA, /SNPDATA, or /GENDATA. https://smithsworldwide.org/tng/showmedia.php?mediaID=7779 This is what I got from the submission: https://smithsworldwide.org/tng/showmedia.php?mediaID=7780 This should look somewhat familiar because it shows the same SNPS and Names as are in the Block Tree. It also shows which STRs differ from the others on the line above the Names in the yellow boxes. What is different is a Person called Mode and the fact that none of the Blue SNP boxes have names, just indications of SNP changes. I applied the information I had using this data to create a similar chart. I used LucidChart but Diagram.net can also be used. I am inserting it here. What jumped out at me was that it seemed possible that all of the ancestors MAY have had the same parents unless John Smith Sr had been married twice, to explain John’s birth of 1760 being so distant from the others. Further research showed that John very likely had not been married twice. Further research into John in censuses showed that the 1830 census was more of an outlier and his age was much closer to that of the other men. https://smithsworldwide.org/tng/showmedia.php?mediaID=7781
LEGEND: This chart, for privacy reasons, partially privatizes kit numbers. Each unique family line is represented by a *branch*. Think of one big tree with many branches. The branch number is automatically generated when a member sends his or her tree. The Smith DNA Project looks to see if the lineage is already represented or is new, as well as checks to see if the DNA results are compatible with any existing and matching line results. The YDNA, FFAUT, mtDNA, or Tree Only shows what type of DNA, if any, the member has tested for. Groupings based on at least 37 matching YDNA markers, subject to change if better match found;autosomal, mtDNA and tree-only are
only assumed to be related but a given line needs to be, if possible, vetted via
a YDNA test or the autosomal tester needs to have a proven match with another
autosomal tester who also has a YDNA match. We post this provisional DNA along
with the proven YDNA matches in a group in order to bring attention to getting a
YDNA tester to represent.
To see more information on a given *branch, click the branch description (ie, "John Smith b 1767 NC") etc. icon for FF/AUT (Family Finder/Autosomal type test) means caution, needs to be verified. Same, obviously, with Tree Only and mtDNA.
means it has been verified with at least one other autosomal match
which also has been verified with the YDNA test in this group. The project also
keeps autosomal groups separately while waiting for additional information to
link them to a YDNA group. Contacting a participant. Use the contact information, above. if the member is registered on this site, you may send a private message. You will also need to be registered and logged on. You can also go to a given ancestor page, and post a query to the
Smith DNA Discussion forum (separate login and registration) Post a question regarding the line on the Smiths DNA Facebook group.
If on FamilyTreeDNA, look up the match list and click on the email icon for a
given matching kit.
The section with Tree/Ped/m/x/Y/FF(Aut) shows the top tree line and pedigree if known, and what the YDNA, mtDNA, X line would look like-does not necessarily mean the person has done a particular test- column 2 shows the test taken
Groupings based on YDNA; mtDNA and FF/Aut are assumed to match based on tree; suggest those kits find a Smith male in line to YDNA compare. If you are a male Smith that did an autosomal test (Family Finder/Ancestry) and you are grouped with others, we strongly suggest you do a YDNA test as well. A mail icon
indicates that this person has registered on smithsworldwide.org, the registration has been tied to a branch, and he or she can be contacted by clicking the mail icon and sending a private message. The private message will also send an email. If the member is also a group contact for the group, there will be a "Group Contact" indication as well. A
icon indicates the line representative has not registered on this site and cannot be contacted through private message or email. If you are represented here and you are not registered, please register and be sure to include your kit number so we can look you up and tie you to your branch. You can then be directly contacted from this site.
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icon for FF/AUT (Family Finder/Autosomal type test) means caution, needs to be verified. Same, obviously, with Tree Only and mtDNA.
means it has been verified with at least one other autosomal match
which also has been verified with the YDNA test in this group. The project also
keeps autosomal groups separately while waiting for additional information to
link them to a YDNA group. 
indicates that this person has registered on smithsworldwide.org, the registration has been tied to a branch, and he or she can be contacted by clicking the mail icon and sending a private message. The private message will also send an email. If the member is also a group contact for the group, there will be a "Group Contact" indication as well.
icon indicates the line representative has not registered on this site and cannot be contacted through private message or email. If you are represented here and you are not registered, please register and be sure to include your kit number so we can look you up and tie you to your branch. You can then be directly contacted from this site.