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As a supplement to this record, Y-DNA tests have been completed for my first cousin, William Howard HAMMOND, at the Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) Testing Laboratory. William is a direct male descendant of our HAM(M)ON(D)(S) ancestors. We owe him our thanks for providing his DNA for analysis. Test results confirm that his DNA belongs to Haplogroup I1 (M253) which is from 15,000 to 20,000 years old.

The most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of Haplogroup I1 (M253) lived between 4,000 to 6,000 years ago somewhere in the far northern part of Europe, perhaps Denmark.

We may never know the precise migration pattern that our ancestors traveled; however, I suggest that they may have arrived in America along the following path:

a. Between 750 BC to 1 AD, our early ancestors migrated from their homes in Scandinavian country(s) and settled in northern Germany. They may have belonged to the "Chauci" Tribe.

b. At some point in time during the 5th century (probably as early as 410 AD), our ancestors left the Cuxhaven area of Germany and moved to the East Anglia region of England.

c. Our family’s MRCA was John HAMMONDS (b. about 1760, place unknown; d. after 27 Jul 1820, probably Lincoln County, KY). He married:

(1) Polly (or Mary) DENNEY (b. about 1763, Surry County, NC; d. about 1797, Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, NC). They were the parents of: Elliphen (or Ellender); Thomas; James; Rachel; Mary; Charles; and Henry HAMMONDS.

(2) Rachel Rebecca JOHNSON (b. 6 Feb 1764, North Carolina; d. about 1835, Texas). They were the parents of: Abraham (or Abram); and John Johnson HAMMONDS.

Today, our extended family can be found living in many States throughout America.

Books

• Our HAM(M)ON(D)(S) Family (view PDF)