Whilst trying to solve the family mystery of who Jane and Ian’s paternal great-grandfather was, Ian stumbled upon the following:
Ian found this DNA connection as he had realised that records were never going to solve the family “Brick Wall”, so Ian was looking at anyone who shared DNA with him and family, looking for any clues as to who Joseph Leigh Hunter really was. A slightly closer view of the above tree, shown below.
In the screenshot below you can see on right you can see details for Brigham A Young ( 1801-1877 ) and on the right John Ray Young ( 1837 -1931 )
In the screenshot above where you see the image “common ancestor” that means there is someone who shares DNA with Jane, her father Joseph or Ian, on this branch.
The following screenshot is of someone called Linda at MyHeritage who shares DNA with Jane’s father Joseph, note the family tree contains John Ray Young and his father Lorenzo Dow Young:
Photo below is of the five sons of John and Nabby Young. From left to right: Lorenzo Dow Young (1807-1895), Brigham Young (1801-1877), Phineas Howe Young (1799-1879), Joseph Young (1797-1881), and John Young (1791-1870) the photograph is in the public domain and shared by Charles Roscoe Savage – C. R. Savage collection at the Harold B. Lee Library, Digital Collections, Brigham Young University.
You really never know what you might discover when looking into genealogy. We had no idea at all about this connection, though we believe it to be via Joseph’s mother’s family.
