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THE PILGRIM HENRY SAMSON KINDRED (PHSK) has launched a Y-Chromosome DNA project. It is seeking descendants of Pilgrim Henry Samson who arrived in 1620 on the ship Mayflower and of Abraham Sampson who is first found in the Plymouth records as living in Duxbury in 1638. Goals are to validate existing lineages and to develop a DNA database, or signature, of Abraham and Henry in order to identify and dispel existing confusion of their many descendants.
For years it had been thought that Henry and Abraham were brothers but later evidence was found to challenge the theory. The examination of the parish records of Campton, Henlow, Cranfield, Stotfold and Arlesey, all closely grouped in eastern Bedfordshire, England, suggested that Henry and Abraham were not brothers but probably cousins. (TAG 56:141) Although the The American Genealogist (TAG) article reveals a high probability of relationship the result remains tentative and one of the Samson Kindred’s main goals is to determine the parentage and relationship between these two men through DNA testing.
For further information you are invited to visit the PHSK Website at www.pilgrimhenrysamsonkindred.org.
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