Gedmatch Cousin : Distant Match but no shared DNA

Cousin Dave reached out to me after seeing a match with the GEDCOM file I had posted at GEDmatch.com.  Though we are not closely related, and shared no DNA, I found it interesting to make another connection.

Dave and I are 9th cousins once removed on the Jewett and Parratt lines. Ezekiel Jewett (1643-1723) and Faith Parrat are my paternal 9th great-grandparents and Dave's 8th great-grandparents.  My line is as follows:

Ezekiel Jewett (1643-1723) and Faith Parrat

Francis Jewett (1665-1751) and Sarah Hardy (1673-????)

Samuel Jewett (1694-????) and Ruth Hardy (1699-1737)

Samuel Jewett (1725-1791) and Sarah ________

Sally Jewett (1749-????) and John Philbrick (1748-1840)

Joel Philbrick (1781-1846) and Sally Fox (1788-1868)

Emeline Philbrick (1817-1881) and Albert Moulton (1819-1864)

Clara Moulton (1843-1899) and John Adam Metzner (1840-1895)

Cora Belle Metzner (1868-1955) and Eli Weldon Haley (1866-1957)

(my paternal great-grandparents)

Dave and I also connect as 9th cousins twice removed. on the Spofford and Burpbee lines.  Samuel Spofford (1653-1744) and Sarah Burpbee (1660-1729) are my maternal 9th great-grandparents and Sarah is the child of Dave's 8th great-grandparents. My line is as follows:

Samuel Spofford (1653-1744) and Sarah Burpbee

Thomas Spofford (1678-????) and Bethiah Hazeltine (1682-????)

 Elizabeth Spofford (1715-1772) and Bennett Field (1709-1770)

Bethiah Field (1746-1807) and Seth Pierce (1744-1835)

Gordon Pierce (1773-1875) and Thirsa Smalley (1775-1861)

Francis S. Pierce (1806-1881) and Rebecca Page (1806-1893)

Edmund G. Pierce (1837-1875) and Catherine Groenendyke (1843-1913)

William Francis Pierce (1865-1950) and Clara A. Penisten (1869-1906)

Edna Muriel Pierce (1897-1968) and Virgil Lee Wright (1894-1972)

(my maternal great-grandparents)

Both sets of these families were early settlers of Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  

On This Day : June 15

1671 - Richard DODGE died in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Richard was the son of John DODGE and Margery ________.  Richard was my 11x-great grandfather.


1699 - Ruth HARDY born in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Ruth was the daughter of Jacob HARDY and Lydia EATON.  Ruth was my 7x-great grandmother.


1712 - Mary FESSENDEN married Joshua PARKER.  Mary was the daughter of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1750 - Joshua CHASE born.  Joshua was the son of Joshua CHASE and Mary MAXSON.


1765 - Phillip Whitehead TAYLOR born.  Phillip was the son of Francis TAYLOR and Mildred Ann CRADDOCK.


1776 - Jeremiah HAINES died.  Jeremiah was the son of Jeremiah HAINES and Hannah BONNELL.


1794 - Peter WAITE died.  Peter was the son of Peter WAITE and Abigail PIERCE.


1817 - Prudence MAXSON born in Greene County, Ohio.  Prudence was the daughter of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.  Prudence was 3x-great grandmother.


1817 - Joseph SUMNER born.  Joseph was the son of Absalom SUMNER and Pricilla JACKSON.


1825 - Johannes BYERS died in Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Johannes was the son of Charles BYERS and Elizabeth ________.


1830 - Gordon P. COY born.  Gordon was the son of John COY and Almina PIERCE.


1840 - Elizabeth Ellen CROCKETT born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph CROCKETT and Elizabeth JAMES.


1843 - Lydia MAXSON died in Genesee, New York.  Lydia was the daughter of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1862 - David G. GROENENDYKE married Phoebe Ellen HUDDLESTON.  David was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Barbara BUCK.


1878 - Daniel SILLS married Mary ROSS in Wabash County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.


1907 - Glen Byron PIERCE born in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Glen was the son of Lyman PIERCE and Lavina SUNDERLAND.


1915 - Elizabeth C. LAMBERTSON born in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Charles Wilson LAMBERTSON and Pearl May BEALS.


1919 - Amanda Ann SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Amanda was the daughter of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Sarah Anne THURMAN.


1948 - Walter Joshua CARTER died in Pittsburg, Cherokee County, Kansas.  Walter was the son of Emory CARTER and Elma COX.


1959 - Ellanora Jane HUNT died.  Ellanora was the daughter of William Fleming McLANE and Elizabeth GUFFY.


1973 - Dorsey Maynard DAVIS died in Taylor County, West Virginia.  Dorsey was the son of William Morgan DAVIS and Ethel JENKINS.

On This Day : March 25

1644 - Samuel HUBBARD born in Springfield, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Samuel HUBBARD and Tacy COOPER.


1673 - Sarah HARDY born.  Sarah was my 8x great-grandmother.


1683 - Hannah CLARKE born.  Hannah was the daughter of William CLARKE and Hannah WEEDEN.


1686 - Sarah PIERCE born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.  Sarah was the daughter of Stephen PIERCE and Tabitha PARKER.


1689 - Thomas PIERSON married Rose DIXON in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PIERSON and Susanna ________.  Rose was the daughter of Thomas DIXON and Rose ________.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1713 - Jeremiah HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Jeremiah was the son of William HAINES and Sarah PAINE.  Jeremiah was my 7x great-grandfather.


1722 - William BUDD died.  William was my 8x great-grandfather.


1751 - Benjamin GREENE born.  Benjamin was the son of John Matthew GREENE and Judith MAXSON.


1799 - Keziah MILLS married Joseph HIATT in North Carolina.  Keziah was the daughter of John MILLS and Sarah BEALS.


1800 - Clarissa A. WELCH born.  Clarissa was the daughter of Thomas WELCH and Lucinda PIERCE.


1809 - Maris MILLS married William LOCKE.  Maris was the daughter of Aaron MILLS and Charity MENDENHALL.


1813 - William PUTMAN born.  William was the son of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.


1816 - Rachel H. GARY born in Fairfield County, Ohio.  Rachel was my 3x great-grandmother.


1818 - William HECK married Phoebe WILEY.  William was the son of George HECK and Nancy SHOCKY.


1823 - Agnes Charlotte BROWN born in London, Middlesex, England.  Agnes was the daughter of George BROWN and Isabelle NEALE.


1825 - Joseph STILLMAN died.  Joseph was the son of Joseph STILLMAN and Mary MAXSON.


1830 - Sarah PENISTEN married James Lawson CLARK in Ohio.  Sarah was the daughter of George PENISTEN and Rebecca WHEATON.


1830 - William P. PIERCE born.  William was the son of Austin PIERCE and Mary Ann STERLING.


1831 - Preston WARDLAW married Nancy WISBY in Brown County, Ohio.  Preston was the son of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.


1837 - Anthony RAINS died in Randolph County, North Carolina.  Anthony was my 6x great-grandfather.


1840 - Louisa Jane BOYER born in Indiana.  Louisa was the daughter of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.  Louisa was Corinne's 3x great-grandmother.


1841 - William YOUNG married Louise KINGREY.  William was the son of Adam YOUNG and Sarah CRUM.


1846 - Charles H. McPHEETERS born.  Charles was the son of Joseph Glass McPHEETERS and Clara M. DUNN.


1854 - Ann Eliza PENISTEN born.  Ann was the daughter of George PENISTEN and Amanda Melvina CAWGILL.


1866 - John LEMASTERS died in Starr City, Pulaski County, Indiana.  John was the son of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.


1868 - Amanda SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Amanda was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.


1869 - Nancy Margaret LeMASTERS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Nancy was the daughter of Jacob LeMASTERS and Sarah Ann HALFHILL.


1874 - Drusilla SUTTON died in Doddridge County, Virginia.  Drusilla was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.


1877 - Josiah H. BRITTON born in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Josiah was the son of Josiah Cole BRITTON and Elenor Creveling EWING.


1878 - Addie Belle HENDRIXSON born in Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio.  Addie was the daughter of Ira F. HENDRIXSON and Mary Ann BERRY.


1885 - Merrill DUFFEY born.  Merill was the son of Amos DUFFEY and Mary Keziah McKIMMEY.


1885 - West HAWORTH died.  West was the son of Absalom HAWORTH Jr. and Mary WEST.


1892 - William Dorson JACOBS died in Ashland County, Ohio.  William was the son of William JACOBS and Catherine EICHELBERGER.


1896 - Amanda Lena SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Amanda was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice PATTON.


1936 - Elnora Jane McLANE died in Putnam County, Ohio.  Elnora was the daughter of John McLANE and Emma Isabelle DINSMORE.

Family Milestones: April 26th

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Daniel BEALS, married on this date in 1843 in Hamilton County, Indiana to Abigail COOK.  Daniel was the son of Nathan C. and Elizabeth (CHEW) BEALS, and the older brother of my John T. BEALS.  Daniel was born 1st month, 6th day, 1822 in Clinton County, Ohio.  Abigail was born circa 1822, the daughter of Abraham and Hannah (________) COOK.  They had 1 daughter.  Abigail died in 1845 in Howard County, Indiana and is buried in the Albright Cemetery.  Daniel remarried in 1848 to Phebe DAVIS.  Daniel served in Company A, 101st Indiana Infantry in the Civil War.  He died October 30, 1863 in Louisville, Kentucky.

My paternal 6th-great granduncle, Jeremiah HAINES, married on this date in 1775 in Burlington County, New Jersey to Mary HANN.  Jeremiah was the son of Jeremiah and Hannah (BONNELL) HAINES, and the younger brother of my Robert HAINES.  Jeremiah was born September 14, 1751 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  I do not have the dates of birth or death, nor parentage for Mary.  Jeremiah died June 15, 1776.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Robert NESBIT, married on this date in 1791 in Bourbon County, Kentucky to Anne McCLENNICHAN.  Robert was the son of Samuel and Mary (BERRY) NESBIT, and the older brother of my Elizabeth NESBIT.  Anne was the daughter of John McCLENNICHAN.  Robert was born circa 1773 in Virginia.  I do not have dates of birth or death for Anne.  Robert died in 1852 in Missouri.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal great-grandaunt, Mary Elsie LeMASTERS, was born on this date in 1827 in Rose Hill, Darke County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LeMASTERS Jr., and the younger sister of my Luman Cooper LeMASTERS.  Mary married September 15, 1894 to Matthias J. ATKINSON.  Matthias was born November 23, 1863.  They had 1 foster child.  Matthias died August 24, 1923.  Mary died June 5, 1942.  Both are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

My paternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Phebe Ann LEMASTERS, was born on this date in 1818 in Champaign County, Ohio.  Phebe was the daughter of Jacob and Hannah (________) LEMASTERS, and the younger sister of my Luman Walker LEMASTERS Sr.  Hannah married November 1835 in Shelby County, Ohio to Jesse REID.  Jesse was born in 1812 in Ohio.  They had at least 1 daughter.  Phebe died May 5, 1849 in Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 7th-great grandfather, Samuel JEWETT, was born on this date in 1694 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Francis and Sarah (HARDY) JEWETT.  Samuel married October 23, 1718 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts to Ruth HARDY, daughter of Jacob and Lydia (EATON) HARDY.  Ruth was born June 15, 1699 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  They had at least 1 son.  Ruth died circa 1737.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal great-grandaunt, Una Maude LeMASTERS, was born on this date in 1884 in Jay County, Indiana.  Maude was the daughter of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LEMASTERS, and the younger sister of my Luman Cooper LeMASTERS.  Maude married December 22, 1907 in Jay County, Indiana to Senator Winfield PHILLIPS, son of Winfield S. and Mary Jane (BATES) PHILLIPS.  Senator was born December 22, 1883 in Kansas City, Kansas.  They had 2 children, and lived in David City, Nebraska.  Senator died December 1977 in David City, Nebraska.  Maude died September 13, 1968 in David City, Nebraska.
 

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Family Milestones: December 30th

My paternal great-grandaunt, Ida Laura WEHRLY, was married on this date in 1903 to Edward SCHOLER.  Ida was the daughter of William P. and Olive Jane (SMITH) WEHRLY, and the younger sister of my Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.  Ida was born February 13, 1883 in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  I do not have the dates of birth or parentage of Edward.  They had one child who was stillborn.  Ida died December 15, 1963. 

My paternal 6th-great grandfather, Samuel JEWETT, was born on this date in 1725 in Bradford, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Samuel and Ruth (HARDY) JEWETT.  Samuel married Ruth (________) before 1749.  They lived in Hollis, New Hampshire.  I do not have the dates of birth or parentage of Ruth.  Samuel died December 20, 1791 in Hollis, New Hampshire.