John
"Laughing John"
Hoffman
Born about in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Hans Jacob Hoffman Jr
and Elizabeth (Shetley) Hoffman
Brother of
Mary (Hoffman) Elrod, Elizabeth (Hoffman) Rhyne, Catherine Shetley (Hoffman) Rhyne, Hannah (Hoffman) Clemmer, Ann (Hoffman) Spencer and Jacob Shetley Hoffman
Husband of
Mary (Phelps) Huffman
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Rhyne) Hoffman
— married
1796 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 99
in Perry, Missouri, United States
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Biography
John was born about 1777. He passed away in 1876, Perry, Missouri, United States.
Sources
- Domer J. Huffman, Jr, Direct Ancestors of Domer J. Huffman Jr. and D. J.’s Odds & Ends (Dorrance Publishing, 2016); ISBN 1480926892, 9781480926899, 418 pages.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88030010/john-hoffman: accessed 11 December 2023), memorial page for John “Laughing John” Hoffman (1777–3 Feb 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88030010; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Catoe4 (contributor 47413036).
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Huffman-390 created through the import of ecaea6_9334640eyc7c4na4b2hey2.ged on Nov 22, 2011 by Rick Bennett.
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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. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- S (Hunnicutt) Leek
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1bs, FTDNA kit #950079
-
~3.12%
Ben Rickey Faw :
AncestryDNA
-
~2.34%
Robert Probst :
23andMe, GEDmatch CA8013941 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Larry Bounds :
23andMe, GEDmatch XH5402324 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~1.56%
S (Hunnicutt) Leek :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZB3220399 [compare], Ancestry member sandraskip832557
-
~1.56%
Margo (Eller) Adams :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Julie Cress :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
William Faulkner :
23andMe, GEDmatch M764608 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Juniper (Orth) Nichols :
23andMe, GEDmatch KQ9508872 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Tammy Hinkle :
23andMe, GEDmatch SE7368783 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FZ3265937 [compare], Ancestry member TammyHinkle
-
~0.78%
Steve Faulkner :
23andMe, GEDmatch M739613 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
S Galliher :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T517669 [compare], Ancestry member sgnoll7
-
~0.78%
George Lewis :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Lincoln Stiles :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LS
-
~0.78%
Wendell Abernathy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A247747 [compare], Ancestry member wendeabe
-
~0.78%
Ronald Young :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ryoung4137
-
~0.78%
James Faulkner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SC5488211 [compare], Ancestry member jimbo10201
-
~0.78%
Diana (Swift) Farmer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member honeybugg34
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Bill Nance :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T897417 [compare], FTDNA kit #421526
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Robert Owens :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T517669 [compare], FTDNA kit #190866
-
~0.39%
Jessica (Davis) Dunbar :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A392884 [compare], Ancestry member Moesakaru
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T346205 [compare], FTDNA kit #538189
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch HL826553C1 [compare]
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Maggie N.
Maggie N.
Hoffman-11335 and Hoffman-5514 appear to represent the same person because: dupliacet
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by Maggie N.
Robert Probst
Hoffman-8975 and Hoffman-5514 appear to represent the same person because: Hoffman-5514 didn't show up on the list when i created Hoffman-8975
posted
by Robert Probst
Jessica (Davis) Dunbar
Huffman-390 and Hoffman-5514 appear to represent the same person because: With some minor date variation, appear to be the same individual, just with variant surname spellings.
posted
by Jessica (Davis) Dunbar
John is 21 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 23 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 22 degrees from Maggie Beer, 44 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 27 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 22 degrees from Michael Chow, 19 degrees from Ree Drummond, 22 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 22 degrees from Matty Matheson, 21 degrees from Martha Stewart, 29 degrees from Danny Trejo and 28 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.