John was born in Limerick, Ireland in 1653. He moved to Newbury, Massachusetts Bay and then to Winter Harbor. In 1717 he was commander of Fort Mary, Maine. He was buried at Biddeford, Massachusetts Bay.[1]
Sources
↑ Ridlon, G T, Sr. Saco Valley Settlements and Families, 1895, p. 873
Chapman, Rev. Jacob and Fitts, Rev. James H.. Lane Genealogies. Exeter, NH: John Templeton, The Newsletter Letter Press, 1891
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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 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 John: