Five years ago, when I started this blog, my first post in 2010 was about my great X 5 grandfather, known to many as GEORGE THOMAS FRAZIER, but who only appears in all records that I have found so far as THOMAS FRAZIER. According to family oral histories, he married MARY PUGH, who I have never been able to trace, or verify in records. Many (but not all) of their children & descendants became Quakers, and many descendants are still Quaker, to this day.
Since 2010, I have tested with all three companies offering autosomal DNA tests: 23andMe, Family Tree DNA, and Ancestry.com. Descendants of THOMAS FRAZIER & MARY PUGH are highly represented in my list of DNA Relatives from all three companies.
This may be because colonial era members of the FRAZIER family were literate, and later generations had both a strong oral and written tradition of family history. And the Quakers kept good, detailed records. So many descendants of this couple have a clear idea of how they descend from them.
From the beginning, I have kept a personal database of all my DNA matches from all three companies. Only recently have I been able to pinpoint specific locations on my chromosomes that "belong" to specific ancestors.
On Chromosome 15, I have a group of 20 DNA Relatives who, for the most part, match both me, my brother & each other in a rather spectacular way. Eight of these DNA Relatives (nine including me) are known descendants of THOMAS FRAZIER & MARY PUGH. Those marked in green are from 23andMe and nearly all match each other on same location; those marked in purple are from Family Tree DNA & nearly all match each other on same location. For privacy's sake, I have slightly altered some of the names in this list:
--4th csn, 23andMe Kelly Chromo 15 28000000 66000000 48.8 cM 8038
--brother, 23andMe/ftDNA Betty's Bro Chromo 15 30000000 67000000 49.2cM 8279
--ftDNA Kay Chromo 15 31000000 54000000 29.62cM
--23andMe Anne Chromo 15 31000000 41000000 19.7cm 2382
--23andMe Randy Chromo 15 32000000 64000000 35 cM 6691
--23andMe Justin Chromo 15 32000000 64000000 34.9cM 6665
--ftDNA Paul Chromo 15 34000000 46000000 9.84cM
--23andMe Rita Chromo 15 34000000 66000000 36.4cM 6846
--23andMe James Chromo 15 34000000 66000000 36.3cM 6787
--23andMe Marilyn Chromo 15 35000000 44000000 8.6cM 1439--6th Csn, 23andMe Charles Chromo 15 6000000 64000000 29.0 cM 5873
--ftDNA Ron Chromo 15 36000000 56000000 20.21cM
-- 6th Csn, 23andMe/ftDNA William Chromo 15 36000000 52000000 14.0 cM 2980
--6th csn, ftDNA Stephen Chromo 15 38000000 50000000 23.2cM
--4th csn, 23andMe Mary Chromo 15 39000000 65000000 27.0 cM 5594
--6th csn, ftDNA Susan Chromo 15 41000000 64000000 25.76cM
--23andMe Delia Chromo 15 42000000 62000000 20.9 cM 4448
--23andMe Pat Chromo 15 43000000 66000000 24.2 cM 5090
--ftDNA Kerry Chromo 15 45000000 54000000 8.9cM
--6th Csn, 23andMe Jeff Chromo 15 45000000 66000000 22.9cm 4785
(My formatting did not work perfectly, but you get the idea).
So it appears from the data so far that the area on Chromosome 15 from 28000000 to 67000000 relates to my great X 5 ancestors, THOMAS FRAZIER & MARY PUGH. Which one was the actual source of the shared DNA? Hard to say--but so far no other matches have shown up that connect only with MARY PUGH.
Genealogically speaking, here are how the known DNA Relatives from the list above are descended from THOMAS FRAZIER & MARY PUGH:
--4th cousin KELLY:
THOMAS FRAZIER b 1725 d aft 1790 Randolph Co NC & MARY PUGH,
son ISAAC FRAZIER Jan 16, 1763 Orange Co NC & REBECCA SAFERIGHT;
grandson HENRY FRAZER Aug 19, 1793 Guilford Co NC & MARY POLLY OTWELL
--BETTY'S BROTHER (and BETTY):
THOMAS FRAZIER b 1725 d aft 1790 Randolph Co NC & MARY PUGH,
son ISAAC FRAZIER Jan 16, 1763 Orange Co NC & REBECCA SAFERIGHT;
grandson HENRY FRAZER Aug 19, 1793 Guilford Co NC & MARY POLLY OTWELL
--6th cousin CHARLES:
THOMAS FRAZIER b 1725 d aft 1790 Randolph Co NC & MARY PUGH,
son THOMAS FRAZIER Jr b 1752 Orange Co NC & SARAH JOHNSON;
grandson GEORGE THOMPSON about 1790 Guilford/Randolph Co NC & MARY POLLY MISMER
--6th cousin WILLIAM:
THOMAS FRAZIER b 1725 d aft 1790 Randolph Co NC & MARY PUGH,
son THOMAS FRAZIER Jr b 1752 Orange Co NC & SARAH JOHNSON;
grandson SAMUEL FRAZIER b 1788 Guilford/Randolph Co NC & SARAH SHAFFER
--6th cousin STEPHEN:
THOMAS FRAZIER b 1725 d aft 1790 Randolph Co NC & MARY PUGH
son GEORGE FRAZIER Sr b 1751 Orange Co NC & JANE GRIMES
grandson WILLIAM FRAZIER b 1787 Randolph Co NC & ZILPHA HAYES
--4th cousin MARY:
THOMAS FRAZIER b 1725 d aft 1790 Randolph Co NC & MARY PUGH,
son ISAAC FRAZIER Jan 16, 1763 Orange Co NC & REBECCA SAFERIGHT;
grandson HENRY FRAZER Aug 19, 1793 Guilford Co NC & MARY POLLY OTWELL
--6th cousin SUSAN:
THOMAS FRAZIER b 1725 d aft 1790 Randolph Co NC & MARY PUGH
THOMAS FRAZIER b 1725 d aft 1790 Randolph Co NC & MARY PUGH
son GEORGE FRAZIER Sr b 1751 Orange Co NC & JANE GRIMES
granddaughter REBECCA FRAZIER b Oct 31, 1801 Randolph Co NC & JESSE PUGH
--6th cousin JEFF:
THOMAS FRAZIER b 1725 d aft 1790 Randolph Co NC & MARY PUGH
son GEORGE FRAZIER Sr b 1751 Orange Co NC & JANE GRIMES
grandson GEORGE FRAZIER Jr May 6, 1777 Guilford Co NC & SARAH RUSSELL
I have not yet been able to establish contact with all members of this group of descendants; some whom I have contacted have no idea how they are related to THOMAS FRAZIER & MARY PUGH.
I do have other DNA matches with the FRAZIER family on other Chromosomes. But none are as clear or as numerous as on this portion of Chromosome 15.
Have a great day!
Betty
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