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DNA Match Finder

Chromosomal matches and shared DNA that connect the Watkins Extended Families to the Corotoman refugee network, the Merikin community, and beyond.

Watkins Family Finder Matches

Matches referenced in the geographic guide to ancestral locations.

DNA MatchConnectionLocationSignificance
Kenric Brooks213 cM matchTrinidadDescendant of Ezekiel Loney
Tamara Nagee LoneyShared matchTrinidad/VALoney surname
Akim CharlesShared matchTrinidadCharles surname
Annette WiseDNA match—Sweet Wise Line (descended from Lovenia Darden)
Corneilous Bowman descendantsChromosome 4VABowman family
Glynas Finney NixChromosome 7VAFinney family
Candice Hammons → RobinChromosome 2VAHammond/Drummond

Chromosome-Level Evidence

Specific chromosomal links from the Spencer Thread analysis.

Owens family → Swan/Watkins
Chromosome 1

Connection: Owens family

Connects the Owens family to the Watkins lineage

Candice Hammons → Robin
Chromosome 2

Connection: Robin of Hill Drummond

Location: VA

Connects the Hammond family to the Drummond plantation

Robert McClendon Jr. → Robert 'Bob' Lee
Chromosome 2

Connection: George Tucker Plantation

Connects the Tucker/Corotoman enslaved community to Watkins

Corneilous Bowman descendants
Chromosome 4

Connection: Bowman family

Location: VA

Connects the Bowman family to the Watkins lineage

Matilda Shepherd-Crawford
Chromosome 4

Connection: Shepherd-Crawford family

Connects Shepherd-Crawford to Watkins

Glynas Finney Nix (A212233)
Chromosome 7

Connection: Nellie Bowman descendant

Location: VA

Connects the Finney family to the Watkins lineage

Kenric Brooks
213 cM shared

Connection: Tom Watkins, Betsy Ann Solomon, Glover

Location: Trinidad

Strongest match confirming Loney connection

Tamara Nagee Loney
DNA connection

Connection: Loney surname

Location: Trinidad & VA

Descendant of Ezekiel Loney

Annette Wise
DNA connection

Connection: Sweet Wise Line

Descended from Lovenia Darden

Akim Charles
DNA connection

Connection: Charles surname

Location: Trinidad

Connects to Charles Saunders Sr.

Marquis_K
13 cM shared

Connection: Evadney Hyndman (Trinidad)

Connects to Merikin community

How to compare your DNA

If you have tested with AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, or FamilyTreeDNA, you can upload your kit to Gedmatch and compare against the Watkins research group. The cooperative uses the DNA matrix of Thomas Spencer Watkins Jr. as a roadmap for triangulating matches.

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