John
Main
aka Maine
Born about in North Stonington, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Benajah Main
and Mary (Woodward) Main
Brother of
Benajah Main Jr., Samuel Main, Abigail (Main) Partelo, Avel Main, Thomas Main, Dorothy (Main) Gay, Sally Main, Elizabeth Main and Sarah (Main) Brown
Husband of
Matilda (Brown) Main
— married
about 1815 in Ledyard, Conn.
Descendants 
Father of
David Morgan Main, Jesse Morgan Main, Nathaniel N. Main, Sabrina N. (Main) Brown, Deborah (Main) York, Hannah Elizabeth (Main) Clark, Mary Matilda Main and John Sands Main
Died
at about age 72
in North Stonington, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Aug 2017
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Biography
John Main was born about 1784 in North Stonington, Connecticut. He was a son of Benjamin (a.k.a Benajah) Main (1749-1820) and Mary (Woodward) Main (1741-1815).
Mr. Main was a farmer, and was in the War of 1812. He served in the 7th Company in the defense of Stonington Borough when that place was attacked by the British, Aug. 9 and 10, 1814.
He married at Ledyard, Connecticut, Matilda Brown [b. ca. 1789 @ Ledyard, Connecticut, daughter of Nathaniel & Deborah (Morgan) Brown]. They had 7 or 8 children.
John Main passed away 3 Jun 1856. Interment was in Main Cemetery, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA: Find A Grave: Memorial #20696246
Sources
- Genealogical Record of Nathaniel Babcock, Simeon Main, Isaac Miner, Ezekiel Main compiled by Cyrus H. Brown, Westerly R.I. The Everett Press, Boston (1909); no. 1551: https://archive.org/details/browngenealogyof02brow/page/185/mode/1up; no. 2138: https://archive.org/details/browngenealogyof02brow/page/245/mode/1up [Note: The Brown Genealogy Vol. II reference is more correct on descendants.]
- Volume II Brown Genealogy, Part II Many Descendants of Charles Browne (1915); no. 41: https://archive.org/details/browngenealogyof02brow/page/415/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/browngenealogyof02brow/page/587/mode/1up
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Bob Scrivens
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 39 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #841151 - Mac Main :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, FTDNA kit #31963
- Steve Main :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B13856
- Dennis Main :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #926438
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~3.12%
Doris (Wood) Stephens :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZX5701659 [compare]
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~1.56%
Stephen Roane :
23andMe, GEDmatch QU5729306 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WV2698399 [compare], Ancestry member stephenroane7
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~1.56%
Prudence (Lamb) Patnoad :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member prudygl59
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~1.56%
Sally O'Neil :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BB2575137 [compare], Ancestry member sallyoneil56
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~0.78%
Lindsay Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A655143 [compare], Ancestry member west_020213
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