Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families by Josiah Granville Leach lists Joseph as the son of William Elkins and Mary Points, and says that his wife was Nancy Fonts. He lists Elkins family records as the source for the first. There is a Baltimore marriage license, cited by Leach, for a Joseph Elkins and Nancy Fonts[1]. Leach lists Joseph and Nancy as the parents of William Elkins (husband of Mary Keefer) and Mary Elkins.
Bannerman, Alexander & Roberts, Gary Boyd. An Ancestor Table, As Currently Known, of President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., American Ancestors Magazine (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., Winter 2021) Vol. 21, No. 4, Page 30.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph: