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Intro
This page used to start: "Wonder if we'll ever prove that the assorted SINTON families are all connected?"Now, with the wonderful advent of DNA testing adding science to genealogy, the lack of paper records can be overcome, to some extent, and has provided two fascinating breakthroughs (see below).
The charts below now reflect a major review of my early Sinton data, including where I now think my earliest proven Sinton ancestor, Peter, cattle dealer or drover of Bairnkin, Southdean, Roxburghshire, fits (based on the Oct 2008 DNA results).
Check out the individual people for notes on assumptions made as to linkages, particularly:
- the assumed progenitor James, carrier of Abbotrule, buried Clesleepeel
- the dna matched John, (married Alison Hall)
- SINTONs a list of all the SINTONs (and spice) included on this site
Descendant charts
The following charts are all from my private research database. These days I recommend that people document their families on either WikiTree and/or FamilySearch free collaborative trees.
Both are one world trees, ie we all work together researching and documenting families, making them more accurate, sourced, and more complete.
FamilySearch has a wealth of sources on tap that can be used for research and easily attached to people to aid connecting up families accurately.
WikiTree emphasises the need for sources and a browser extension, WikiTreeSourcer, helps greatly in formatting sources found on other sites accurately for WikiTree. Both sites will last longer than I, or my private database, and this website will.
The Southdean Sintons
- SINTON The SINTONs of Southdean - other Surnames: OLIVER, MATHER, WIGHT, ROBSON, THOMSON, TURNBULL, MABON, AINSLIE, HALL, TELFORD/TELFER
DNA related Sintons
- John & Alison (HALL) SINTON John was born Southdean abt 1807 but died in 1854, prior to civil registration. Descendants inter-connect with several other families of interest. Preliminary DNA results back in Oct 2008 showed that there is indeed a relationship between his descendants, and those of the family of Peter and Janet (DONALDSON) SINTON.
Current yDNA STR testing result groups - William & Isabella (SCOTT) SINTON
The SINTONs of Jedburgh. The second DNA breakthrough (Dec 2008) is harder to connect in as William and Isabella have no known Southdean connections. Initial yDNA results showed that there looked to be a close relationship between his descendants, and those of the family of Peter and Janet (DONALDSON) SINTON, as between the two Southdean participants.
BigY testing however brought in a bit more reality as to the estimated closeness. Check out the Sinton DNA project TimeTree view and look at the median branch formation times - together with the wide range of these calculations.Further testers on any branch should always bring future refinements to these estimates and new branches.
The Southdean, or possibly related, families of particular interest:
The following will be added to the Sinton Wanted! section on DNA Surnames Lineages, or more likely these days, linked to the WikiTree SintonDNA Wanted category page
- John & Margaret (KAY) SINTON Believed to be the son of James & Janet (OLIVER) SINTON above, would be great to fully prove this.
- John & Ann (KNOX) SINTON John was born Southdean c 1798, ag lab at Crailinghall, Jedburgh 1841 and 1851
- William & Isobel (Black) SINTON Childen born Jedburgh 1776 to 1787
- Thomas & Elizabeth (HASTIE) SINTON Married, lived and died in Southdean, although Thomas was "of Jedburgh" when he married.
Their son James married Jane AINSLIE, a grddtr of Peter & Jeanie (WIGHT) SINTON, and they moved south into England. - Robert & Jane (WIGHT) SINTON Robert's children were born in Ancrum and the family emigrated to the Chateauquay Valley, Quebec.
With the WIGHT marriage it is tempting to believe there has to be a connection. - James & Isabella (FLEMING) SINTON James and Isabella married at Southean in 1816. Were in Jedburgh by 1841
- James & Jean (TROTTER) SINTON James and Jean's children were born at Dunse (BEW)
- Thomas & Elizabeth (CURRY) SINTON Thomas and Elizabeth's children were born at Sunup (now Soonhope) in Lauder.
Northumberland families who may be related?
The following will be added to either the Sinton Wanted! section on DNA Surnames Lineages, or the WikiTree SintonDNA category where appropriate
- John & Mary (WILSON) SINTON Potentially the John son of Patrick SINTON of Southdean
- John & Elizabeth (PERCY) SINTON of Lowick, Northumberland
Cumberland families who may be related?
The following will be added to either the Sinton Wanted! section on DNA Surnames Lineages, or the WikiTree SintonDNA category where appropriate- Joseph & Mary (HEAD) SINTON of Dalston (Gatesgill) Cumberland
So, if you can claim any of these families and place them in their rightful places, I'd love to hear from you
DNA
In addition to the direct male line Y-DNA, we also have a growing collection of Family Finder results that are adding dna evidence to our paper trails and providing some interesting leads.
The following chromosome map is highly likely to severely understate the SINTON DNA identified given it was created in 2014 (I've left it here as a curiousity, awaiting some free time to see how much can now be identified). It does not include the segments shared by the descendants of William HENDERSON and Helen Sinton WIGHT where there are no additional hints as to which are SINTON/WIGHT and which HENDERSON/MILLAR ancestral lines.
DNA Project Links
- Sinton surname DNA project yDNA is inherited by each son from his father.
We particularly welcome direct male line Y-DNA SINTONs testing at y37, or preferably higher (as high as you can justify).
Your test will aid the investigation of possible linkages between the identified lines.
The project isn't just for males though. All SINTONs are welcome.
Anyone, male of female, with a direct maternal line including a SINTON might consider testing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), particularly with the release of the new mitoTree and addition of mtDNA to FTDNA's Discover information. If comfortable with collaborative online trees, do also check out the SintonDNA Project on WikiTree. Anyone with a SINTON anywhere on their direct ancestral lines is also welcome. You can test the more generic autosomal FamilyFinder test - or upload from most other companies to explore relationships reasonably easily (if the right people have tested) back to around 4-6 generations.
Map
Hatch, match and despatch places for those included in this site, ie my direct line SINTONs, plus any of the Southdean SINTONs from the above trees that have been included for some reason.
But owing to changes Google has made over time it may not show accurately.
If you're looking for an exact place look under Places > Mapped places* where you will possibly find some details about the place behind the blue information icon, along with two map icons which link to the place itself on GoogleMaps and Open Street Map respectvely. Some headstone photos may be included.
*organised by Country, County/State (both use Chapman codes) then place.
If you can see the map clearly, make sure you zoom right in, some balloons are hiding others.
Links
Assorted external links that may be of interest- A general collection of Sinton related pages (should you have a favourite SINTON related set of web pages, online family trees etc, just send me an email for them to be included)
