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Re: William John Todd - b. 25 Dec 1745 (Moffat)
« Reply #27 on: Monday 20 June 22 08:11 BST (UK) »
A group of Todd researchers are trying to get to the bottom of the origins of the Horry County SC Todds.       We are using the Big Y DNA test to flesh out the relationships between the various lines who match on the conventional STR male DNA test.  These include the Bermuda Todds, the Todds of Yorkshire and New haven CT, the Horry Co SC Todds, the Prince George Co VA to Roane Co TN Todds.

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Re: William John Todd - b. 25 Dec 1745 (Moffat)
« Reply #28 on: Monday 20 June 22 08:13 BST (UK) »
Frankly, I doubt the MOffatt, Dumfriesshire origin cited for the Todds of Horry County SC.  I am recruiting DNA samples from Dumfriesshire families to see what we can discover.

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Re: William John Todd - b. 25 Dec 1745 (Moffat)
« Reply #29 on: Saturday 26 April 25 15:54 BST (UK) »
It appears that the family tradition created in the 1990s by family historians that William Todd d 1820 Horry County South Carolina was the William Todd born Dec 1745 in MOffatt, Dumfriesshire is incorrect.    It appears that this was a guess based on assuming that this William Todd of Horry County was from Scotland, that his father was Thomas, and then finding a William Todd son of Thomas in Moffatt parish registers.

DNA reveals that the male DNA of the Horry County Todds match the family of John Todd b 1734 Scarborough, Yorkshire.   This family is close genetically to the family of Christopher Todd 1616-1686 who came to New Haven CT in 1639 from Yorkshire.    All the DNA evidence points to an English origin, not a Scottish one.

Also, male DNA from a Tod family of Moffat does not match the DNA of the Horry County Todds.

Also, the male DNA of Richard Todd d 1809 Horry County matches the DNA of William Todd d 1820 Horry County.   So they are close kin.

see my website at toddmcmurtrieportal.com for more details or send me a personal message.

Richard McMurtry   
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