Communication Preferences:
I am interested in communicating with
anyone who shares the same ancestors.
Here is my family tree.
Jessee Donaldson - in early life, Jesse was an escaped slave who went on to fight in the Civil War. Relocated w/wife and children to work in the coal mines of Roslyn, Washington.
Caroline (Tracy) Dye - former enslaved African-American Hoodoo woman, soothsayer, rootworker, conjuror, property owner and Blues legend that lived in Newport, Arkansas.
Anne Bethel (Bannister) Spencer - a poet, civil rights activist, teacher, librarian, gardener, wife & mother from Lynchburg, Virginia. Also, an aviator & educator who helped create the 'Tuskegee Airmen' Chauncey Spencer, only son of Anne and Edward.
Maternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between Patty LaPlante, GEDmatch QR512166C1 and her 1/2 brother Charley (Packwood) McIntosh GEDmatch AY585258C1. Their most-recent common ancestor is their mother Frances Ann Johnson. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 1.5, based on sharing 1794.2 cM across 57 half-match segments. (mtDNA: K1a2b), (FTDNA: K1a2b)
Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Patty and her second cousin, Sylvia Johnson. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, William Henry Johnson Jr and Fannie C Spencer. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st-2nd Cousins, based on sharing 364 cM across 14 segments.
Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Patty and her second cousin 1x removed, R.A. Their most-recent common ancestors are Edward William Gibson and Carrie Lillian Garland, the great grandparents of Patty and 2nd great grandparents of her cousin. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 194 cM across 9 segments.
Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Patty and Denona (Truslow) Carver, her half 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestor is James Spencer, the great great grandfather of Patty and great grandfather of Denona (Truslow) Carver. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd – 4th Cousin, based on sharing 66 cM across 5 segments.
Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA who share a 8.2 cM segment on chromosome 4, consisting of Patty and SS, her 4th cousin 1x removed, and CR, her 5th cousin 1x removed. (SS and CR are 4th cousins 2x removed.) These matches have been independently verified by via the MyHeritage Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestors are Randolph Gibson and Dicey Sprouse, the 4x great grandparents of Patty and 3x great grandparents of SS and 5x great grandparents of CR.
Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA who share a 24.6 cM segment on chromosome 4, consisting of Patty and CR, her 5th cousin 1x removed, and BH, her 4th cousin 2x removed. (CR and BH are 4th cousins 3x removed.) These matches have been independently verified by via the MyHeritage Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestors are Nathaniel Thacker and Catherine Hicks, the 5x great grandparents of Patty and 6x great grandparents of CR and 3x great grandparents of BH.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between Patty LaPlante, GEDmatch QR512166C1 and her 1/2 brother Anthony (Walker) Luker GEDmatch A717722. Their most-recent common ancestor is their father William Riley Luker. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 1.6, based on sharing 1530.7 cM across 42 half-match segments. (I1, I-M253, I-L22), (Y-DNA: I-L22), (FTDNA: The I-L22 Story)
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA test match between Patty and her second cousin once removed, Scott (Reiner) Luker. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Luker and Henderson (Neisler) Luker, the great grandparents of Patty, and the 2nd great grandparents of her cousin. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 2nd–3rd Cousin, based on sharing 162 cM across 7 segments.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between Patty LaPlante, GEDmatch QR512166C and her second cousin twice removed Rhiannon Skylett Velasco GEDmatch A654853. Their most-recent common ancestors are Frank Williams and Eugenia Anderson, Patty's great grandparents and Rhiannon's third great grandparents. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.8, based on sharing 73.5 cM across 3 half-match segments.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Patty and Delois Lynch, her 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestor is Mary Richardson, the great great grandmother of Patty and great great grandmother of Delois Lynch. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Third Cousin, based on sharing 45 cM (0.60%) across 4 segments.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA consisting of Patty, LMW, and CBB who share a 16.9 cM segment on chromosome 7. Patty and LMW are 4th cousins 1x removed; Patty and CBB are 5th cousins; LMW and CBB are 4th cousins 1x removed. The MRCAs of Patty, LMW, and CBB are Hardy Richardson and Darcas (Boone) Richardson, the 4th great grandparents of Patty; 5th great grandparents of CBB and LMW.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of Patty LaPlante, QR512166C1, MA and TS who share an 11 cM segment on chromosome 3. Patty and MA are 6th cousins; Patty and TS are 4th cousins 1x removed; MA and TS are 5th cousins. The MRCAs of Patty, MA and TS are Benjamin Richardson and Mary (Bass) Richardson, the 5th great grandparents of Patty and MA; 6th great grandparents of TS.
Advance Directive To aid WikiTree in the administration of my two accounts should I be incapacitated, or in the event of my death, I hereby give permission for all private profiles I'm currently managing on both accounts to be transferred to my son Jeff, grandchildren Cam & Paige, any WikiTree leader or a person of their choice. Luker-573 19:12, 8 September 2023 (UTC) and Simon-5011 15:44, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Patty or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
Patty (Luker) LaPlante:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup K1a2b, FTDNA kit #N132146, MitoYDNA ID T14489[compare]
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Patty: