Details thus far:
I believe we now have strong evidence of a genetic link between Joseph Howe and the English Viscount Howe family. This week, MyHeritage technical support fixed an error in their “Smart Match” filter for DNA matches. Smart Matches finds all DNA matches that have matching family tree members. I used it for the first time with Frederick Howe’s MyHeritage site along with a family tree I created that includes many of Joseph’s descendants along with links to both 2nd Viscount Howe and James Howe.
Results: I have found 6 matches (out of 8205 overall DNA matches in MyHeritage to Frederick) between Frederick and descendants of each of Joseph Howe’s three daughters (why no sons??). My notes (I await replies from them).
Frederick has 8205 DNA matches, I found 15 such “Smart Matches” with at least 6 that seem to descend from Joseph Howe
(1) Wendy Moyle of Australia has a Moses Howe Hoge in her tree (p. 309 “Listen to the Mockingbird” (LTM), shows MHH was b1816, married Harriet Evans). Moses HH was 8th son of John Hoge (p. 308 LTM), John Hoge was 3rd son of Elizabeth Howe Hoge, daughter of Joseph Howe). Wendy Moyle matches Frederick Howe at 9.7 cM.
(2) James Holland matches Frederick at 9.2 cM. He lists in his tree Sarah Hoge, descendant of Elizabeth Howe Hoge. Sarah Hoge is #28 (Listen to the Mockingbird, p. 307) under #1 Elizabeth Howe Hoge, 8th daughter of #2 Joseph Hoge (2nd son of James Mayo Hoge and Elizabeth Howe. Sarah Hoge married J. R. Wheeler, Walker Co, GA.
(3) Steven Alan Bartlett matches Frederick at 11.4 cM and has a Nancy Stafford in his tree. Sarah Hoge, 6th child of JMHoge and EHHoge, b1780, d1842) married James Stafford (b1778, d1855, Carlisle, OH). Nancy Stafford was James Stafford’s mother.
(4) Matthew McMahon matches Frederick at 10.1 cM and descends from Ann “Polly” Howe Pearis, through her son Richard George Paris, b1789, NC, d1744, Clinton, IN).
(5) Sharon Lee Reynolds (manages by Bruce Maxwell) through William Sanford Day, son of Allen Taylor Day, b1796, p 288 LTM, son of Rebecca Howe and John Day. She matches Frederick Howe at 9 cM
(6) Kristen Chipley matches Frederick at 8.1 cM: She lists Hannah Alford in her tree. Hannah Alford (
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Alford-397 ) was the grand-daughter of Eleanor Hoge and John Alford. Eleanor Hoge was the daughter of Elizabeth Howe and James Mayo Hoge. Elizabeth Howe was the daughter of Joseph Howe