Interesting Developments
Group 2e: Genetic Matches to Subgroups 2A, 2B, & 2C with
Kelly Surname
This Group was created when N6868 joined the project. His
surname was Kelly and his 67 Marker results had a 66/67 match
ratio when compared to the H67 Modal Haplotype for Group 2.
#171929 (G2c) is a descendant of James Stark [1695-1754] and
is a perfect 67/67 match ratio to the H67 Modal Haplotype. Mr.
Kelley reported his earliest known ancestor was William S.
Kelley, born in Ireland in 1738 and died in 1824. There
is a low probability of 94.86% he shares a common ancestor
with #171929 within 8 generations and a high probability of
99.99% he shares a common ancestor with #171929 within 20
generations. It is possible N6868 and #171929 share a common
ancestor who lived before surnames were fully established
(between the years 1200 and 1500); or there was a surname
change from Stark to Kelly after a Stark family moved from
Scotland to Ireland (about 1620 to 1720). No genealogy has
been been available.
July 3, 2012, the 67 markers results for another member with
the surname Kelly were completed. Mr. Kelly2 (#226545) reports
his earliest known ancestor was William Stark Kelly, born in
1739 and died in 1824. #226545 reported William's place of
birth as unknown. When compared to N6868, #226545 had a match
ratio of 66/67. When #226545 was compared to the H67 Modal
Haplotype of Group 2, he had a perfect 67/67 match ratio. When
compared to #171929, a descendant of James Stark [1695-1754],
there is a low probability of 98.96% he shares a common
ancestor with #171929 within 8 generations and a high
probability of 100.00% he shares a common ancestor with
#171929 within 20
generations. Therefore, if they have an common ancestor, he
may have lived between 7 and 19 generations earlier.
N6868 and #226545 appear, genetically, to most likely be
descendants of William Stark Kelly, whom they could share as a
common ancestor. It would also seem they a common ancestor
with Members of Group 2c, descendants of James Stark, this
common ancestor most likely living prior to the generation of James
Stark and, perhaps, within genealogical time. If prior to
genealogical time, then the common ancestor most likely lived
between the year 1200AD to, perhaps, the year 1400AD. If the
middle name of the ancestor of #226545 was indeed Stark, then
there must be some connection between this Kelly paternal
branch and the Scotland Stark families of Killermont. More
genealogy is needed to better understand the genetic
connection of this Kelly surname to the Stark surname. Click
HERE to compare their 67 marker
results to other members of Group 2.
Group 2d: Descendants of James Stark [1695-1754] of Stafford Co., VA /
Genealogy Incomplete
In the previous Newsletter, #241988, a descendant of Charles
Troup Stark ordered a kit. From his genealogy, he was
temporarily placed in Group 6, descendants of Old Georgia
Stark families not related to other Groups in the project. The
37 marker results for #241988 became available for analysis
6/29/2012. These results revealed #241988 is genetically a
match to members of Group 2, descendants of the Scottish
Killermont Stark families. This would be the first Georgia
family, to date, that has been genetically linked to one of
the earlier Stark Families, most like James Stark [1695-1754]
of Stafford County, Virginia. Based on this result, Group 6c
has been discontinued and #241988 has been placed in Group 2d,
primarily because the genealogy is incomplete at this time.
#241988 has well documented genealogical documentation
indicating Charles Troup Stark [1854-1933] was born in
Georgia. Researchers of this family have found circumstantial
evidence Charles may have been a son of William Stark who
married Rachel Jenkins November 7, 1847, in Carroll County,
Georgia. They were reported living in nearby Cobb County in
the 1850 census. Additional genealogical research implies
William was the son of Abner Stark and spouse, Alsey (Unknown)
Stark. The following two records report they lived in
Habersham County and Carroll County.
Source Citation: 1830 US Census; Census Place:
Habersham, Georgia; Page: 58; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number:
18; Family History Film: 0007038.
Name: Abner Hark [Abner Stark]
Free White Persons - Males -
Under 5: 2 / 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2 /
5 thru 9: 2 / 30 thru
39: 1
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Source: Carroll County Georgia Church New Hope
Primitive Baptist (1829-1867)
URL: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/churches/newhope2.txt
MAR. 25, 1832: ABNER STARK and his wife AILSEY STARK Received
By Letter from Providence in Habersham Co., dated Dec. 10,
1831.
JUNE 22, 1833: ABNER STARK and WIFE Dismissed By Letter
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Recently, the project found a descendant of Thomas H. Stark, a
probable son of Abner Stark, who was genetically tested by
Ancestry. com. Over the FTDNA markers that could be compared,
this descendant of Thomas (Labeled by the project as
#A-Private) had a 31/32 match ratio to #241988, genetically
suggesting they may share Abner Stark as a common ancestor.
That Thomas and William were brothers is further
genealogically confirmed by a Carroll County marriage record
reporting Thomas H. Stark married Sarah Ann Jenkins April 30,
1848 in Carroll County. Both William and Thomas, brothers who
most likely married sisters, are recorded in the nearby Cobb County
1850 census. As will be reported under Y-DNA Results, another
descendant of Charles Troup Stark, #245962, has ordered a 37
marker kit. #245962 and #241988 are descendants of two
different sons of Charles.
The descendants of Charles Troup Stark continue their
genealogical research based on these suggested genetic
connections. Click HERE to
see there detailed lineage. Click
HERE to see their Genetic results.
