Skaggs DNA Testing: The Maryland Eastern Shore Skaggs

The Skaggs Y-DNA project has been hard at work testing male volunteers who descend along different Skaggs family lines.  Two volunteers have both tested as having the R-FT14580 haplogroup.  One of the testers is a documented descendant of the Scaggs who settled the Maryland Eastern Shore in Talbot and Kent Counties.  The second tester is a descendant of the Ohio pioneer Skaggs family with known roots in Maryland.  These results show that the Ohio pioneer Skaggs are related to the Maryland Eastern Shore Scaggs, with details below the fold.

Leonard Scaggs and DNA Testing

Recently I put up a post about Leonard Scaggs and his relationship to Skeggs families.  The Skaggs DNA project had a documented descendant of Leonard test and the results of course were very interesting.

Henry Skaggs: Longhunter, Hunting Henry or the Incredible Man of Mystery?

I've usually stayed away from writing about the Long Hunter Skaggs since they are the most documented branch of the Skaggs family.  I've rarely felt I could add anything new to the discussion about these guys, with a few exceptions.  However, there is some new research regarding Henry Skaggs that deserves attention.

Leonard Scaggs: Brick Wall to the Skeggs Family

Leonard Scaggs (a.k.a. Skaggs, Skeggs) was the progenitor of several American families known today mostly as Skeggs.  We currently don't know much about him prior to his appearance in the 1800 U.S. census in Frederick County, Maryland, however, he is the common ancestor of several Skeggs families across the United States and is important to us in understanding how the Skaggs, Scaggs and Skeggs families were structured just after the American Revolution.

Illinois Skeggs Wanted for DNA Testing

The Skaggs family Y-DNA project is looking for descendants of a Skeggs from the Chicago, Illinois area.  Male descendants of Robert Hugh Skeggs (1925-2002) are needed to take a Y-DNA test to identify how this Skeggs family line fits and where they come from.

Nashville Skeggs Descendants Wanted for DNA Testing

The Skaggs family Y-DNA project is looking for descendants of a Skeggs from the Nashville, Tennessee area.  Male descendants of Thomas Leonard Skeggs (1810-1880) are needed to take a Y-DNA test to identify how this Skeggs family line fits and where they come from.

The New York Skeggs

The 1840 census shows a family of Skeggs in Erie County, New York.  These guys just don't seem to fit into any of the known Skaggs family groups.  In later years, these Skeggs also start showing up in New York City.  Who were they, and are they related to us?