Source:DNA Matches
The following data comes from YDNA testing of Ronald J Cox. For any data entered into this page, living individuals should not be referred to in a directly identifiable way unless they have given permission to appear on this wiki. (This should be the case if they already have a page.)
Wallen/Walden
The closest and most promising match of all comes from a set of lines that don't even have the same surname. All of these matches suggest a single common Cox ancestor. Possible scenarios include infidelity, premarital sex, early marriage followed by divorce and remarriage, or adoption. This connection appears to be at or just a little older than each line's oldest identified ancestor.
| Line | Dist. Marker 37 | Dist. Marker 25 | Dist. Marker 12 | Most Distant Ancestor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 0 | George Washington Walden/Wallen(Campbell Co TN?) |
| B | 2 | 2 | 0 | Evan Walden, b. 1776 and d. 1852 |
| C | 2 | 2 | No datum | Evan Walden b.1776 TN |
| D | No datum | No datum | 0 | Evan Walden b.1776 TN |
A family tree is available for line B which shows (most-distant to least-distant):
| Walden Family Line | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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This chart makes clear that line A is common with the other lines, even though it shows a different most-distant-ancestor.
Since it is not certain how the other lines connect or diverge, it would not seem possible to mix results to get refined statistics on where a common ancestor would be expected to be. Line B will be used for most statistical analysis.
Resources
- "Paternal Lineage Tests", Family Tree DNA (Provides data on statistical significance of most markers.)
- "Understanding Your Y-DNA25 Results", Family Tree DNA (Provides data on statistical significance of marker 25 distance matches.)