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Project Background & Goals


The goal of this project is to provide a forum where Hayden family researchers can communicate and compare Y-chromosome DNA results. This relatively new tool has been a valuable aid in untangling family genealogies when researchers have hit a "brick wall" using traditional methods. In addition, family legends and stories have been shown to be either fact or myth using this tool.

Many Haydens, or variants of the name, in America are descended from either the Massachusetts or Connecticut Haydens or the Maryland Heydons all three of whom emigrated from England in the 17th century. However, the results of the project to date have shown there are many other Hayden lines in America. It is a goal of the Hayden Family DNA Project to aid researchers in connecting the various Hayden families. As such, Hayden males of known ancestry, as well as unknown, are encouraged to participate in order to build a database that is useful to many researchers.

What do you want to do now?

 Learn a little bit about Y-chromosome DNA testing? Read a layman's version of Y-chromosome 101 by clicking here. 

The project results follow. Click the Kit # in Table 1 to see the analysis of the project data for that test subject.

Project Results
Updated 6 January 2010

William of CT descendant added


Table 1
 Hayden Family Project Y-chromosome Results to Date.
Kit
 Group #
 H
a
p
l
o
*
  3
9
3
3
9
0
1
9
 3
9
1
 3
8
5
a
 3
8
5
b
 4
2
6
 3
8
8
 4
3
9
 3
8
9
-
1
 3
9
2
 3
8
9
-
2
 4
5
8
 4
5
9
a
 4
5
9
b
 4
5
5
 4
5
4
 4
4
7
 4
3
7
 4
4
8
 4
4
9
 4
6
4
a
 4
6
4
b
 4
6
4
c
 4
6
4
d
 4
6
0
 G
A
T
A
H
4

 Y
C
A
i
i
a
 Y
C
A
i
i
b
 4
5
6
 6
0
7
 5
7
6
 5
7
0
 C
D
Y
a
 C
D
Y
b
 4
4
2
 4
3
8
 5
3
1
 5
7
8
 3
9
5
S
1
a
 3
9
5
S
1
b
 5
9
0

 5
3
7
 6
4
1
 4
7
2
 4
0
6
S
1
 5
1
1
 4
2
5
 4
1
3
a
 4
1
3
b
 5
5
7
 5
9
4
 4
3
6
 4
9
0
 5
3
4
 4
5
0
 4
4
4
 4
8
1
 5
2
0
 4
4
6
 6
1
7
 5
6
8
 4
8
7
 5
7
2
 6
4
0
 4
9
2
 5
6
5
Francis
Hayden
 of
 MD

































































N14500 H005 R1b1 13
 24
 14
 11
 12
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 17
 		9
 		10
 		11
 		11
 		25
 		15
 		17
 		30
 		15
 		15
 		17
 		17
 		12
 		11
 		19
 		23
 		14
 		15
 		17
 		17
 		35
 		37
 		12
 		12





























N34201 H005
 R1b1c 13
 24
 14
 11
 12
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 17
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 17
 30
 15
 15
 16
 17
 11
 11
 19
 23
 14
 15
 17
 17
 35
 37
 12
 12
 11
  9
 16
 16
  8
 10
 10
  8
 10
 10
 12
 22
 22
 16
 10
 12
 12
 16
 10
 12
 23
 20
 12
 13
 11
 13
 11
 11
 12
 12
80211
 H005
 R1b1 13
 24
 14
 11
 12
 14
 12
 12
 12
 14
 13
 30
 17
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 17
 30
 15
 15
 17
 17
 12
 11
 19
 23
 14
 15
 17
 17
 35
 37
 12
 12
 11
  9
 16
 16
  8
 10
 10
  8
 10
 10
 12
 22
 22
 16
 10
 12
 12
 16
 10
 12
 23
 20
 12
 13
 11
 13
 11
 11
 12
 12
80574
 H005
 R1b1c
 13
 24
 14
 10
 12
 14
 12
 12
 12
 14
 13
 30
 17
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 17
 30
 15
 15
 17
 18
 11
 11
 19
 23
 14
 15
 17
 17
 34
 37
 12
 12





























95730
 H005
 Rib1 13
 24
 14
 11
 12
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 17
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 17
 30
 15
 15
 16
 17
 12
 11
 19
 23
 14
 15
 17
 17
 35
 37
 12
 12





























101205
 H005
 Rib1 13
 24
 14
 11
 12
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 17
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 17
 30
 15
 15
 16
 17
 12
 11
 19
 23
 14
 15
 17
 17
 35
 37
 12
 12





























105312 H005 Rib1 13
 24
 14
 11
 12
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 17
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 17
 30
 15
 15
 17
 17
 11
 11
 19
 23
 14
 15
 17
 17
 35
 37
 12
 12





























John
 Hayden
 of
 MA

































































N18697 H001
 R1b1c 13
 22
 14
 9
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 16
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 19
 30
 15
 15
 17
 18
 11
 11
 19
 23
 16
 15
 17
 19
 38
 39
 12
 12
 11
 9
 15
 16
 8
 10
 10
 8
 10
 10
 12
 23
 23
 16
 10
 12
 12
 16
 8
 12
 22
 20
 13
 12
 11
 13
 11
 11
 13
 12
81424 H001
 R1b1 13
 22
 14
 9
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 15
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 19
 30
 15
 15
 17
 18
 11
 11
 19
 23
 16
 15
 17
 19
 37
 39
 12
 12





























47753 H001
 R1b1 13
 22
 14
 9
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 17
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 19
 30
 15
 15
 17
 17
 11
 12
 19
 23
 16
 15
 17
 19
 37
 39
 12
 12





























47926 H001
 R1b1 13
 22
 14
 9
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 18
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 19
 30
 15
 15
 17
 18
 11
 12
 19
 23
 16
 15
 17
 19
 36
 37
 12
 12





























25320
 H001
 R1b1
 13
 22
 14
 9
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 18
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 19
 30
 15
 15
 17
 18
 11
 12
 19
 23
 16
 15
 17
 19
 37
 39
 12
 12
 11
  9
 15
 16
  8
 10
 10
  8
 10
 10
 12
 23
 23
 16
 10
 12
 12
 16
 8
 12
 22
 20
 13
 12
 11
 13
 11
 12
 13
 12
25694
 H001
 R1b1
 13
 22
 14
 9
 11
 14
 12
 12
 13
 13
 13
 29
 18
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 14
 19
 30
 15
 15
 17
 18









































80576
 H001
 R1b1 13
 22 14
 9
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 17
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 19
 30
 15
 15
 17
 18
 11
 12
 19
 23
 16
 15
 17
 19
 36
 38
 12
 12





























100945
 H001
 R1b1 13
 22
 14
 9
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 17
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 19
 30
 15
 15
 17
 18
 11
 12
 19
 23
 16
 15
 17
 19
 38
 39
 12
 12
 11
 9
 15
 16
 8
 10
 10
 8
 10
 10
 12
 23
 23
 16
 10
 12
 12
 16
 8
 12
 22
 19
 13
 12
 11
 13
 11
 12
 13
 12
William
 Hayden
 of
 CT

































































38760 H004 R1b 13
 24
 14
 10
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 18
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 19
 30
 15
 15
 16
 17









































66833 H004
 R1b1 13
 24
 14
 10
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 18
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 19
 30
 15
 15
 16
 17
 11
 10
 19
 23
 15
 15
 19
 17
 35
 36
 12
 12
 11
  9
 15
 15
 8
10
 11
  8
 10
 11
 12
 23
 23
 16
 10
 12
 12
 16
 8
 12
 23
 20
 13
 12
 11
 13
 11
 11
 13
 12
167441 H004 R1b 13
 24
 14
 10
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 18
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 19
 30
 15
 15
 16
 17









































Haden
 Lines



































































57000 H007
 I
 13
 22
 14
 10
 13
 14
 11
 14
 13
 12
 11
 28
 15
 8
 9
 8
 11
 23
 16
 20
 28
 12
 14
 15
 16









































60241 H007
 I
 13
 22
 14
 10
 13
 14
 11
 14
 13
 12
 11
 28
 15
 8
 9
 8
 11
 23
 16
 20
 28
 12
 14
 15
 16









































122852 H007 I1 13
 22
 14
 10
 13
 13
 11
 14
 13
 12
 11
 28
 15
 8
 9
 8
 11
 23
 16
 20
 28
 12
 14
 15
 16
 11
 10
 19
 21
 14
 13
 16
 19
 36
 37
 12
 10





























38676 H006
 I
 13
 23
 14
 10
 14
 14
 11
 14
 11
 12
 11
 28
 15
 8
 9
 8
 11
 23
 16
 20
 27
 12
 14
 15
 16
 10
 11
 19
 21
 13
 14
 16
 19
 34
 36
 12
 10





























57591 H006
 I 13
 23
 14
 10
 14
 14
 11
 14
 12
 12
 11
 28
 15
 8
 9
 8
 11
 23
 16
 20
 27
 12
 14
 15
 16
 10
 11
 19
 21
 13
 14
 16
 19
 35
 36
 12
 10





























N70183 H006 I1 13
 23
 14
 10
 14
 14
 11
 14
 11
 12
 11
 28






















































Irish
 Haydens



































































N32622 H008
 J1 12
 23
 14
 10
 13
 13
 11
 16
 12
 12
 11
 29






















































N18579
 H010
 R1b 13
 24
 14
 11
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29






















































34102
 H002
 R1b
 13
 24
 14
 11
 11
 15
 12
 12
 12
 13
 13
 29
 18
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 19
 30
 14
 15
 16
 17
 11
 11
 19
 23
 15
 15
 18
 16
 39
 39
 13
 12





























37566
 H003
 R1b1
 13
 25
 14
 11
 11
 13
 12
 12
 11
 13
 14
 29
 17
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 18
 30
 15
 15
 16
 17









































92869 H012
 R1b1 13
 25
 14
 10
 11
 11
 12
 12
 12
 13
 14
 29
 18
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 18
 30
 15
 16
 17
 17
 12
 14
 19
 23
 18
 16
 19
 17
 37
 39
 12
 12





























ABI-01
 H011
13
 24
 14
 11
 11
 14

11
 13
 13
 29
 15




14
 19





12

15





12





























99301 H013
 R1b1c 13
 24
 14
 11
 11
 14
 12
 12
 12
 14
 13
 30






















































118647 H014
 R1b 13 25
 14
 12
 11
 13
 12
 12
 12
 13
 14
 29
 17
 9
 10
 11
 11
 25
 15
 18
 30
 15
 16
 16
 17
 12
 11
 19
 23
 17
 16
 18
 17
 39
 39
 13
 12





























George W.
 Haydens



































































70108
 H009
 I1a
 13
 22
 14
 10
 13
 15
 11
 14
 11
 12
 11
 28
 15
 8
 9
 8
 11
 24
 16
 20
 31
 12
 14
 16
 16









































107359 H009 I1a 13
 22
 14
 10
 13
 15
 11
 14
 11
 12
 11
 28























































Earliest Known Ancestors
Kit
 Name
 Born
 Died
N14500 Francis Hayden 1628, England 1697
N34201 Joseph Hayden ca 1800, Washington Co., KY
80211
 Francis Hayden 1628, England 1697
80574
 Francis Hayden 1628, England 1697
95730
 George Washington Hayden
 from KY
101205
 Charles Evans Hayden
 1873, Graves Co., KY
 1939, Hammond, IN
105312 Francis Hayden
 1628, England
 1697
N18697 William Hayden 1719, VA ca 1748, VA
81424
 William Hyden
 1700?
 1745
47753 John Hayden 1606, England 1682, MA
47926 John Hayden 1606, England 1682, MA
25320
 Joseph B. Hayden
 ca. 1814, PA
 1893, OR
25694
 Jacob Hayden
 1772, PA
 1836
80576
 John Hayden
 1606, England 1682, MA
100945
 John Hayden
 1606, England
 1682, MA
38760 William Hayden 1605, England 1669, CT
66833 William Hayden 1605, England 1669, CT
167441
 Joseph G. Hayden
 1821, Chatauqua County, NY
 1856, Cass County, MI
57000 John Haden 1767, VA 1843, VA
60241 John Haden 1767, VA 1843, VA
122852 James Haden VA ? Before 1850
38676 Anthony Haden 1694 1763, VA
57591 Anthony Haden 1694, poss Norwich England 1763, VA
N70183
 Anthony Haden
 26 Sept 1694, Bakewell, England
 1780, King George Co., VA
N32622 James Hayden ca 1832, Ireland
N18579
 James Headien (Haden)
 ca 1793, County Tyrone, Ireland
 1833, Ontario, Canada
34102
 John Hayden
 1807, County Laois, Ireland
 ca 1856
37566
 Martin Hayden
 ca 1800, County Carlow, Ireland
 bef 1850
92869
 John Hayden
 ca 1820, Ireland
 bef 1867
ABI-01
 W. T. Hayden
 1832, Nova Scotia, Canada
99301
 Thomas Hayden
 1715, Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
 1766
118647 Patt Headen
 ca 1780-1850, Bendenstown, Co. Carlow
70108
 George Washington Haden (later Hayden)
 1820, Meigs Co., OH
 1890
107359
 George Washington Haden (later Hayden) 1820, Meigs Co., OH
 1890

From Table 1, the genetic distance for each pair of project members can be calculated and are shown below. For each test subject in a Group, the allele mutation from the apparent group basis are highlighted in yellow in Table 1. The genetic distances in Table 2 correspond to the number of markers of the pair with the least number.

 Table 2
Genetic Distance between Each Test Subject Pair
Kit
 N1450037
 N3420167
8021167 8057437 9573037 10120537 10531237 N1869767
 8142437 4775337
4792637
2532067
2569425
 8057637 10094567 3876025
 6683367
 16744125 5700025 6024125 12285237 3867637 5759137 N7018312 N3262212
 N1857912
 3410237
 3756625
 9286937
 9930112 11864737 7010825
 10735912


































N1450037 X































N3420167 2
 X

Francis



























8021167 1
 3
 X





























8057437 5
 4
 4
 X




























9573037 1
 1
 2
 5
 X



























10120537 1
 1
 2
 5
 0
 X


























10531237
 1
 1
 2
 4
 2
 2
 X

























N1869767 19
 27
 29
 5
 19
 19
 18
 X
























8142437
 19
 18
 20
 18
 19
 19
 18
 2
 X























4775337 17
 17
 18
 8
 18
 18
 16
 4
 4
 X


John


















4792637 16
 15
 17
 8
 16
 16
 15
 7
 7
 5
 X





















2532067 19
 28
 30
 8
 19
 19
 18
 5
 4
 2
 3
 X




















2569425 11
 11
 12
 10
 11
 11
 11
 4
 5
 4
 2
 2
 X



















8057637 16
 15
 17
 15
 16
 16
 15
 5
 5
 3
 2
 3
 3
 X


















10094567 19
 29
 31
 18
 19
 19
 18
 4
 4
 2
 5
 3
 3
 3
 X

















3876025 6
 5
 7
 6
 5
 5
 6
 6
 7
 5
 4
 4
 6
 5
 5
 X
William














6683367 12
 20
 23
 6
 11
 11
 11
 21
 18
 17
 13
 20
 6
 15
 21
 0
 X















16744125 6
 5
 7
 6
 5
 5
 6
 6
 7
 5
 4
 4
 6
 5
 5
 0
 0
 X














5700025 29
 28
 30
 29
 28
 28
 29
 25
 24
 26
 27
 27
 27
 26
 26
 27
 27
 27
 X













6024125 29
 28
 12
 29
 28
 28
 29
 25
 24
 26
 27
 27
 27
 26
 26
 27
 27
 27
 0
 X
Haden










12285237 41
 39
 42
 41
 40
 40
 40
 39
 37
 40
 38
 41
 28
 38
 38
 28
 41
 28
 1
 1
 X











3867637 42
 40
 43
 30
 41
 41
 41
 44
 42
 45
 43
 46
 32
 43
 46
 28
 42
 28
 5
 5
 13
 X










5759137 40
 38
 41
 29
 39
 39
 39
 42
 40
 43
 41
 44
 31
 45
 44
 27
 40
 27
 4
 4
 11
 2
 X









N7018312 11
 11
 12
 11
 11
 11
 11
 12
 12
 12
 12
 12
 13
 12
 12
 11
 11
 11
 4
 4
 5
 0
 1
 X








N3262212 14
 14
 15
 14
 14
 14
 14
 15
 15
 15
 15
 15
 16
 15
 15
 14
 14
 14
 7
 7
 6
 7
 6
 7
 X







N1857912 1
 1
 2
 3
 1
 1
 1
 4
 4
 4
 4
 4
 5
 4
 4
 1
 1
 1
 12
 12
 13
 12
 11
 12
 15
 X
Irish




3410237 18
 16
 19
 9
 17
 17
 17
 16
 18
 17
 19
 16
 9
 19
 16
 3
 14
 3
 28
 28
 47
 50
 48
 13
 16
 1
 X





3756625 7
 6
 8
 9
 6
 6
 7
 11
 12
 10
 11
 11
 13
 10
 10
 7
 7
 7
 32
 32
 31
 31
 32
 14
 17
 4
 5
 X




9286937
 21
 22
 22
 24
 21
 21
 22
 22
 22
 20
 23
 20
 13
 23
 22
 7
 18
 7
 33
 33
 52
 57
 55
 16
 6
 6
 19
 6
 X



9930112 2
 2
 1
 2
 2
 2
 2
 5
 5
 5
 5
 5
 6
 5
 5
 2
 2
 2
 13
 13
 14
 13
 12
 13
 16
 1
 2
 5
 7
 X


11864737 20
 20
 21
 24
 19
 19
 21
 20
 22
 21
 25
 22
 14
 23
 20
 8
 22
 8
 32
 32
 52
 57
 55
 16
 17
 4
 13
 3
 11
 5
 X

7010825 29
 28
 30
 29
 28
 28
 29
 25
 24
 26
 27
 27
 29
 26
 26
 27
 27
 27
 8
 8
 9
 9
 10
 3
 8
 13
 12
 30
 33
 14
 31
 X George W.
10735912 12
 12
 13
 12
 12
 12
 12
 11
 11
 11
 11
 11
 12
 11
 11
 12
 12
 12
 3
 3
 4
 3
 4
 3
 8
 13
 12
 15
 17
 14
 17
 0
 X

Superscript is the number of markers tested. Genetic distance is based on the lowest number of markers in each test pair.
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High Resolution (67 marker) Results

67 marker results are now available for three project members .  N34201 is a descendant of Francis of MD, 25320 descends from John of MA and 66833 from William of CT. With this data, the probability that any pair share a common Hayden male ancestor within a number of generations may be calculated.

The results confirm earlier conclusion that John and William were not brothers (0.02% chance) or even close cousins (<0.2% chance of being second cousins). The question as to whether John and William were brothers is a very definite no.

All three project members are either 9 or 10 generations removed from their emigrant ancestor. Further, Thomas de Heydon, from whom the various branches have claimed descent, lived about 24 generations ago from the project members (an error of a few generations has only a minor effect on the conclusions stated here). Using the 67 marker results, we can calculate the probability that any two of John, William and Francis share a common Hayden male ancestor since the time of Thomas de Heydon.

The following table gives the calculated probabilities.

John
 William
 Francis
John
 X

William
 16%
 X
Francis
 <0.2%
 3%
 X

This means that it is highly unlikely that John and Francis shared a common Hayden male ancestor and it is not likely that William and Francis did either. It appears that the line of Francis is separate from either John or William.

Even though John and William were not brothers or even close cousins, we cannot rule out that they share a common Hayden male ancestor sometime since Thomas de Heydon although the probability is low at only 16%.

Note that none of these results tell us if any of the lines descend from Thomas de Heydon.

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