Are the Staggs related to the Skaggs?

We're getting a bunch of autosomal DNA matches between Staggs and Skaggs testers.  Both families appear to have ancestors from the Virginia Northern Neck and Southern Maryland.  We are looking for descendants of the following Staggs families who might be interested in Y-DNA testing to see if their Staggs line matches any of our documented Skaggs lines:

West Virginia Staggs

1  John Stagg (-1797)
     2  George Stagg (1766-1844)
          3  Christopher Staggs (1797-1858)
               4  Otho Staggs (1835-1913)
                    5  John Wesley Staggs (1868-1929)
                         6  Ortho Thomas Staggs (1896-1927)

Fleming County, Kentucky Staggs

1  Joseph Stagg (-1816)
     2  Joseph Staggs (1782-1860)
          3  Josiah W Staggs (1817-1894)
               4  John Barber Staggs (1862-1903)
                    5  Santford Staggs (1889-1979)

We would like to combine Staggs DNA testing with our existing Skaggs DNA testing to determine if the two families are actually related, even though they have different last names.  Any relationship would likely be back to early 1700s Virginia and/or Maryland, so the Y-DNA testing is our best bet.

If you are a male Staggs from either of these lines and are interested in testing you can contact the Group Administrator here.

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