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GRADEN:
Descendants of John Graden and Samuel Graden (both listed in the 1850 census, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania) exhibit matching Y-DNA, establishing that these two men were probably brothers. Distant Graden cousins across the USA have been linked, including one set of 5th cousins (different last names) living in 2004 within a few blocks of each other in an Illinois town; each had never known that the other existed (although their great great great grandfathers co-owned 170 acres of Pennsylvania land in 1850). The three matching Gradens are kits# 4767, 5083 and 8944 (see table below).
"Irish" Y-DNA results imply that James Graydon (listed in tax records of Huntingdon Co., PA, 1824-1833) was the father of John & Samuel Graden. James had two (unnamed) younger men in his household during the 1830 census, and John and Samuel were soonafter listed between 1835 - 1845 in Huntingdon County records. Also, lease records in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Ireland, specifically mention a James Graydon, born 1763, who moved to America after 1796. Descendants of John and Samuel Graden have Y-DNA that closely matches two Canadian Graydon men with known County Fermanagh ancestors.
A Graden man in Kansas (#108551) most closely matches two Canadian Graydon men tracing back to the Lisnaskea area of County Fermanagh, Ireland circa 1700s.
A Graden man in Utah (#25257), with roots tracing to Switzerland, matches one other Graden man (#87179) living in South Carolina who also has Swiss ancestry. Both men listed the city of Siselen in Switzerland as their ancestral home, but neither knew the other relative existed in the USA. Long-lost cousins have been reunited.
GRAYDON:
Y-DNA results match between fourteen "Irish" men and one "English" man: included are three "Irish" Graydons in Canada, four "Irish" Gradens in the USA, two "Irish" Graydons in the USA (#73017), one "Irish" Graydon in Australia, three "Irish" Graydons in England, one "Irish" Graydon in the Republic of Ireland, and one "English" man in Halifax, England (#48879). Interstingly, there are also fairly good matches with two USA men surnamed Green who do not know the country of origin of their immigrant ancestors.
The Canadian Graydon men, the USA Graydon men and the Republic of Ireland Graydon man all know that their ancestors lived in County Fermanagh, Ireland (1600s-1800s). The Australian Graydon man knows that his ancestors lived in Dublin and County Kildare (1640s-1800s), and two of the Graydon men in England know that their ancestors lived in County Wicklow, Ireland (circa 1800s). Detailed comparisons of Y-DNA mutations amongst eleven of these "Irish" relatives imply that kit #17083 probably has the "ancestral Irish Graydon" haplotype (the other seven have minor mutations).
Y-DNA results for a Graydon man (kit#18197) living in Texas and one Graydon man in England show that they do not recently descend from the same male line as other "Irish" Graydons, although they descend from a Graydon line tracing to the Longford and Dublin areas (early 1700s). Quite possibly they are descended from a circa 1600s woman whose maiden name was Graydon.
A Graydon man (#6936) now living in New Zealand traces back to northern England (Sunderland area, circa late-1700s). In October 2005, a Canadian man (kit #40286) was shown to match the "Sunderland" DNA pattern, and in December 2006 a second man from New Zealand (kit #70849) also matched the "Sunderland" pattern. The "Sunderland" pattern is unique in our project, it does not match any of our other Irish or English patterns.
GRADON:
Y-DNA test results for two Gradon men were received in March/April 2005 (kits #30407 and 31758). These two men match two other men who were tested in 2007, but their Y-DNA numbers are unique -- they do not match any other men in our project.
GRAYDEN:
Y-DNA test results for our first two Grayden men (kit #33952 and #43607) match each other but they do not match anyone else in the project. These men live near Melbourne, Australia; their family history traces back to London, England, circa 1671-1830.
GRADY:
Y-DNA tests of two USA Grady men disproved a presumed link between the Graden family and William Grady (died 1825, Huntingdon County, PA). However, the two matching Grady men (#5108 in Texas and #11794 in Pennsylvania) now know that they are distant cousins, and there was a related Grady branch in central Illinois during the 1800s (with a descendant now living near Seattle, WA). The Texas Grady man was able to view several ancestor photos for the first time, including one of his Ohio great grandfather; he also received a Grady family history written in Illinois circa 1920 (all sent by his Seattle-area relative).
Descendants of John Graden and Samuel Graden (both listed in the 1850 census, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania) exhibit matching Y-DNA, establishing that these two men were probably brothers. Distant Graden cousins across the USA have been linked, including one set of 5th cousins (different last names) living in 2004 within a few blocks of each other in an Illinois town; each had never known that the other existed (although their great great great grandfathers co-owned 170 acres of Pennsylvania land in 1850). The three matching Gradens are kits# 4767, 5083 and 8944 (see table below).
"Irish" Y-DNA results imply that James Graydon (listed in tax records of Huntingdon Co., PA, 1824-1833) was the father of John & Samuel Graden. James had two (unnamed) younger men in his household during the 1830 census, and John and Samuel were soonafter listed between 1835 - 1845 in Huntingdon County records. Also, lease records in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Ireland, specifically mention a James Graydon, born 1763, who moved to America after 1796. Descendants of John and Samuel Graden have Y-DNA that closely matches two Canadian Graydon men with known County Fermanagh ancestors.
A Graden man in Kansas (#108551) most closely matches two Canadian Graydon men tracing back to the Lisnaskea area of County Fermanagh, Ireland circa 1700s.
A Graden man in Utah (#25257), with roots tracing to Switzerland, matches one other Graden man (#87179) living in South Carolina who also has Swiss ancestry. Both men listed the city of Siselen in Switzerland as their ancestral home, but neither knew the other relative existed in the USA. Long-lost cousins have been reunited.
GRAYDON:
Y-DNA results match between fourteen "Irish" men and one "English" man: included are three "Irish" Graydons in Canada, four "Irish" Gradens in the USA, two "Irish" Graydons in the USA (#73017), one "Irish" Graydon in Australia, three "Irish" Graydons in England, one "Irish" Graydon in the Republic of Ireland, and one "English" man in Halifax, England (#48879). Interstingly, there are also fairly good matches with two USA men surnamed Green who do not know the country of origin of their immigrant ancestors.
The Canadian Graydon men, the USA Graydon men and the Republic of Ireland Graydon man all know that their ancestors lived in County Fermanagh, Ireland (1600s-1800s). The Australian Graydon man knows that his ancestors lived in Dublin and County Kildare (1640s-1800s), and two of the Graydon men in England know that their ancestors lived in County Wicklow, Ireland (circa 1800s). Detailed comparisons of Y-DNA mutations amongst eleven of these "Irish" relatives imply that kit #17083 probably has the "ancestral Irish Graydon" haplotype (the other seven have minor mutations).
Y-DNA results for a Graydon man (kit#18197) living in Texas and one Graydon man in England show that they do not recently descend from the same male line as other "Irish" Graydons, although they descend from a Graydon line tracing to the Longford and Dublin areas (early 1700s). Quite possibly they are descended from a circa 1600s woman whose maiden name was Graydon.
A Graydon man (#6936) now living in New Zealand traces back to northern England (Sunderland area, circa late-1700s). In October 2005, a Canadian man (kit #40286) was shown to match the "Sunderland" DNA pattern, and in December 2006 a second man from New Zealand (kit #70849) also matched the "Sunderland" pattern. The "Sunderland" pattern is unique in our project, it does not match any of our other Irish or English patterns.
GRADON:
Y-DNA test results for two Gradon men were received in March/April 2005 (kits #30407 and 31758). These two men match two other men who were tested in 2007, but their Y-DNA numbers are unique -- they do not match any other men in our project.
GRAYDEN:
Y-DNA test results for our first two Grayden men (kit #33952 and #43607) match each other but they do not match anyone else in the project. These men live near Melbourne, Australia; their family history traces back to London, England, circa 1671-1830.
GRADY:
Y-DNA tests of two USA Grady men disproved a presumed link between the Graden family and William Grady (died 1825, Huntingdon County, PA). However, the two matching Grady men (#5108 in Texas and #11794 in Pennsylvania) now know that they are distant cousins, and there was a related Grady branch in central Illinois during the 1800s (with a descendant now living near Seattle, WA). The Texas Grady man was able to view several ancestor photos for the first time, including one of his Ohio great grandfather; he also received a Grady family history written in Illinois circa 1920 (all sent by his Seattle-area relative).