BREAKING NEWS!
A branch on the patriarchal genetic tree has been confirmed to be that of Jonathan Campbell, born 1770 in New York. The branch, which is synonymous with a Y-DNA mutation known as FTA92871, is unique to Jonathan and his male descendants. This mutation originated with Jonathan. His father and brothers do not have it.
You can view the tree here:
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/y-dna-haplotree/R;name=R-FTA92871
When the page loads, click the right arrow to expose the branches.
The next branch down the tree has been identified as FTB16962. This person is estimated to have lived around 1600. He has not yet been identified.
If you are a descendant of Jonathan, here is your Campbell tree working into the past...
Jonathan 1770 - FTA92871
Joel ~1735
Samuel ~1700
Robert ~1660
Archibald ~1630
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FTB16962 (Scotland)~1600
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FTA93117 (Craignish Campbells) ~1370-1600 See Blog Christian Campbell - Abt 1350 - A Craignish Campbell
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FTB13858 (Campbell Main Line) ~1150
Jonathan was too young to have fought in the Revolutionary War, but he certainly experienced many of its events in the Hudson Valley during its long duration, 1776-1783. His older brothers and father undoubtedly shared war stories with him. When he was 13 in 1783, he may have walked the short distance from his father's farm to New Windsor where Washington's Army was waiting for peace negotiations to be finalized.
As a young man, he moved farther west to what would become Deerpark, New York. There he owned property on a flood plain of the Neversink River called 'Campbell Flats" by the local surveyor.
He moved again with extended family to the area where the Chemung River meets the Susquehanna near the NY/PA border.
He raised a very large family (13 children?). Ten of his descendants are part of the Campbell DNA Project and have been tested for Y-DNA markers including three that have been tested specifically for the FTA92871 polymorphism.
Maybe someone can write a book on this man who now has his own branch on the Y-DNA Haplotree.
