THE MINOR-MINER FAMILIESThomas Minor
(1608 Chew Magna, England - 1690 Stonington, CT, USA)
emigrated about 1629 to New England where he has become the progenitor of many descendants.
Many of those surnamed Minor or Miner living in the United States are descendants of this Thomas
of Chew Magna, Somerset, England.
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There are other Miner/Minor families that do not appear to be related to Thomas of Chew Magna. Patriarchs of these families include:
There are also families of unproven/unknown origin that appear in census listings and town records.
Genealogy by Genetics:
Tiny chemical Markers on the Y chromosome create a distinctive pattern that can indicate relatedness between two men,
though not the exact degree of the relationship. Y chromosome testing may be used by men with the same last name
to learn if they share a common ancestor. More detailed information about markers may be found in
DNA 101.
Family Tree DNA is offering such testing. A
y-DNA study
to connect males of the Miner surname and its variants was initiated in March 2005. Results.
Ancestry also has web pages for DNA testing.
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Updated 26 April 2009.
Initiated July 1998.
Please e-mail any additions or corrections to Peter Miner: p_miner at alum.wpi.edu
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