UNGROUPED GUTHRIE FAMILIES

Definition of “Ungrouped Family Status” :
Guthrie families without historical, documented, or genetic proof of a lineal relationship to an established Guthrie Family Group. Y-DNA testing by Guthrie men is needed to conclusively prove paternal line ancestry.

WALTER GUTHRIE – of Montrose, Angus, Scotland & Sweden
Born in 1579 in Montrose, Scotland
Died in Sweden
Spouse: Agneta Griege (1572-????) m. in Scotland
Children: 1 known
Jacobus (James) Waitheri (Walter) Guthrae (1602)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: Walter Guthrie’s relocation from Montrose, a bustling North Sea port in Angus known for its medieval trade in wool, hides, and salmon, to Stockholm in 1614 exemplifies the early modern Scottish mercantile diaspora, driven by economic opportunities in the Baltic trade networks during the Age of Expansion (16th–17th centuries). Montrose, under Stuart rule, benefited from James VI’s (later James I of England) policies fostering overseas commerce, but religious tensions—post-1560 Reformation with Presbyterian dominance—may have influenced migrations, especially amid witch hunts (1590s–1620s) or economic slumps from Anglo-Scottish wars. As a merchant, Walter likely dealt in Scottish exports like textiles or salt, exchanging for Swedish iron, copper, or timber, aligning with the Swedish Empire’s rise under Gustavus Adolphus (1611–1632), who encouraged foreign traders to bolster the economy during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648). His marriage to Agneta Griege (possibly Grijs, hinting at Dutch or Flemish roots common in Baltic ports) reflects multicultural unions in merchant enclaves, with Stockholm’s Scottish community (e.g., “Skottar” quarter) providing social support amid anti-foreigner sentiments.

The single documented child, Jacobus (1602), named in Latinized form, suggests clerical or academic influences, common in Protestant naming practices; potential untraced siblings underscore record gaps from wartime disruptions or parish losses. Walter’s death in Sweden places him in Vasa-era prosperity, but nuances include mercantilist policies favoring natives, leading to guild restrictions or taxes on foreigners. Edge cases: Variant spellings (Guthrae) indicate phonetic adaptations in Swedish records, complicating traces; ungrouped status may stem from Scandinavian assimilation, diluting Scottish clan ties (Guthries of Guthrie castle). Implications for descendants: Explore Swedish church books (kyrkböcker post-1686) or Stockholm’s Skottegatan for heritage sites; cultural blends like Hogmanay with Jul customs enriched family traditions. Related considerations: The 1632 Battle of Lützen (Gustavus’ death) disrupted trade, possibly affecting later generations’ clerical shifts (e.g., Thermaenius/Svedelius lines), while DNA links reveal Nordic-Scots admixtures, highlighting Hanseatic migrations’ genetic legacies.

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit 514411
Walter Guthrie/Agneta Griege > Jacobus (James) Waitheri (Walter) Guthrae/Kerstin Anthelia > Jacobsdotter Guthraea/Andreas Thermaenius > Andreasdotter Therma/Daniel Svedelius > Jakob Daniel Svedelius/Anna Brita Lampa > Daniel Svedelius/Maria Godenius > Anna Svedelius/Hi Olof Isaksson > Hi Isak Olsson/Marit Ersdotter > Hi Anna Isaksdotter/Ingri Erik Matsson (GGP)

Notes: Walter Guthrie was born in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. He was a merchant who settled in Stockholm, Sweden in 1614. They may have had other children. I have not successfully traced their line. Our participant is a Guthrie descendant from Sweden.

WILLIAM GUTHRIE – of Caroline County, Virginia
Born about 1763 in Unknown Location
Died after 1810, presumably in Virginia, USA
Spouse: Mary (MNU) – Theorized to be Marshall due to naming patterns.
Children: 3 known
Edmund (1784), Thomas (1786), Bartlett H (1788)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrie’s life in Caroline County, a Tidewater region along the Rappahannock River, encapsulates post-Revolutionary Virginia’s transition from tobacco monoculture to diversified farming amid soil exhaustion and westward migrations (1780s–1810s). Born during the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763), which strained colonial economies with taxes leading to Stamp Act unrest (1765), his unknown origins suggest Scotch-Irish influxes via Philadelphia to Virginia’s backcountry, where Guthries often settled as yeomen or artisans escaping Ulster penal laws. The theorized Marshall surname for spouse Mary draws from naming patterns (e.g., son William Marshall), common in Anglican parishes to honor maternal lines; their marriage pre-1784 aligned with post-Yorktown (1781) stability, but economic pressures from depreciated Continental currency fostered small families like theirs (3 sons), focused on inheritance amid primogeniture’s decline. Survival past 1810 places him in Madisonian Virginia, navigating War of 1812 disruptions (British Chesapeake raids 1814) and early cotton gin impacts (1793), shifting labor to slavery—though unconfirmed for Guthries, Caroline’s plantations (e.g., Port Royal) relied on it.

Nuances: Sons’ births span economic recovery, with potential militia service in 1812 echoing Revolutionary veteran pensions (1832 Act); edge cases include surname variants (Guthrie/Guthrey) from clerk errors, complicating censuses. Ungrouped status may reflect undocumented branches or non-paternal events in blended frontier families. Implications: Descendants explore Caroline court records for deeds (e.g., 1785 tax lists) or Episcopal vestry books for social ties; cultural resilience seen in Methodist revivals (1780s Great Revival) influencing naming (Biblical Edmund/Thomas). Related considerations: County’s role in Madison’s presidency (Dolley Madison ties) added political layers, while DNA links reveal Southern dispersals to Midwest (e.g., McKinley/Mosier lines), highlighting post-1810 land rushes’ demographic shifts.

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit 176216
William Guthrie/Mary (MNU) > Bartlett H Guthrie/Rosamund Samuel > William Marshall Guthrie/Minerva Dickenson > William Marshall Guthrie/Martha Marie McKinley (GGP)
Kit 299920
William Guthrie/Mary (MNU) > Bartlett H Guthrie/Rosamund Samuel > Lucinda M Guthrie/Edward J Spindle > Sarah E Spindle/Daniel Edwin Peace (GGP)
Kit 756019
William Guthrie/Mary (MNU) > Bartlett H Guthrie/Rosamund Samuel > Thomas J Guthrie/Harriet M Williamson > Thomas Addison Guthrie/Julia Melvina Wilson > Ethel Gertrude Mosier/Charles Mosier (GGP)

WILLIAM GUTHRIE / GUTHREY – of Virginia and Greene, Oglethorpe, & Walker, Counties, Georgia
Born about 1772, presumably in Virginia, USA
Died 5 May 1854 in Cassandra, Walker, Georgia, USA
Spouse: Mary ‘Polly’ Warren Musgrove
Children: 5 known
Harrison (1809), Barnett (1809), Robert Musgrove (1811), Martha Jane (1820), William Olander (1825)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrey’s Virginia birth and Georgia migrations mirror the early Republic’s Southern frontier expansions, driven by post-1783 land bounties for Revolutionary veterans and cotton’s rise after Eli Whitney’s gin (1793), transforming upcountry Georgia into “Black Belt” plantations. Likely from Piedmont Virginia, where soil depletion pushed yeomen southward via wagon roads like the Great Valley Road, his pre-1809 marriage to Mary ‘Polly’ Warren Musgrove (Musgrove hinting at Creek intermarriages from colonial traders) occurred amid Creek cessions (1790 Treaty of New York), opening Greene/Oglethorpe counties for settlement. Twins Harrison/Barnett (1809) evoke War of 1812 heroism (William Henry Harrison), reflecting patriotic naming amid Seminole Wars (1817–1818); family’s move to Walker County by 1850s aligned with Cherokee Removal (1838 Trail of Tears), granting lands to whites via lotteries (1832 Gold Lottery). Death in 1854 Cassandra (now Chickamauga area) preceded Civil War (1861–1865), with Walker’s Battle of Chickamauga (1863) devastating locals.

Nuances: Musgrove matrilineal ties suggest Native admixture, common in Georgia frontiers but erased in censuses; edge cases include Guthrey variant from phonetic Southern drawls, complicating records amid illiteracy (50% in 1800s rural South). Ungrouped status may stem from undocumented Virginia roots, possibly linking to GFG1A via Middlesex migrations. Implications: Probate inventories (1854 will) reveal slaveholdings or yeoman status; descendants trace Hardin/Thompson lines to post-war Reconstruction sharecropping. Related considerations: Oglethorpe’s University of Georgia (1785 charter) fostered education, while DNA implies Scots-Irish resilience amid 1830s panics, blending with Muscogee folklore in family narratives.

Kit B741545
William Guthrey/Mary ‘Polly’ Warren Musgrove > Robert Musgrove Guthrey/Mary Jane Hardin > William Benjamin Guthrey/Elizabeth Frances Lee Thompson > William Robert Guthrey/Lillian Stevens Hawk (GGP)

WILLIAM GUTHERY – of Durham & Northumberland, England
Born about 1788 in Gateshead, Durham, England
Died 1761-1764 presumably in Northumberland, England
Spouse: Anne Boggon
Children: 4 known
Jane (1809), Elizabeth (1813), Margaret (1826), Anthony Boggon (1830)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthery’s life in industrializing Northeast England bridges Georgian stability to Victorian booms, with Gateshead’s coal/iron hubs fueling Tyneside’s shipbuilding amid Napoleonic Wars (1793–1815) blockades straining exports. Born post-American Revolution, amid Pitt’s reforms, his marriage to Anne Boggon (Boggon variant of Boggan, possibly Scots Border) produced children spanning 1809–1830, reflecting working-class fertility amid child labor in mines (pre-1842 Mines Act). Relocation to Northumberland by 1820s aligned with railway dawn (Stockton & Darlington 1825), where Gutherys likely labored in collieries or farms, vulnerable to depressions (1815 Corn Laws riots). Death window (assuming 1861–1864 typo correction) overlaps American Civil War’s cotton famine (1861–1865), idling mills. Nuances: Illegitimate naming (Anthony Boggon) hints premarital births, common in industrial slums with poor law bastardy bonds; edge cases include regional dialects altering surnames. Ungrouped from Scottish Guthries via English Norman roots. Implications: Census (1841 onward) track mobility; Buck/Simpson ties suggest Victorian emigrations. Related: Durham’s cathedral (995) symbolized piety amid Methodism revivals (Wesley 1740s).

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit B271593
William Guthery/Anne Boggon > Anthony Boggon Guthery/Dorothy Fithye > Elizabeth Ann Guthrie/John Thomas Buck > William Buck/Mary Grace Simpson > Linda Buck/Henry Moss Elsdon (P)

WILLIAM GUTHREY – of Kent, England
Born about 1730s-1750 (Rough Estimate) in England, presumably
Died 1784 in Greenwich, St Nicholas, Deptford, Kent, England
Spouse: Sarah Grant
Children: 1 Known
William (1770)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrey’s Kentish residence in maritime Greenwich/Deptford evokes Georgian England’s naval supremacy, with Deptford’s dockyards building ships for Seven Years’ War (1756–1763) and American Revolution (1775–1783). Rough birth estimate amid Hanoverian stability, his marriage to Sarah Grant likely in artisan circles (grants as subsidies for poor), with single known son (1770) suggesting losses to urban ills like smallpox (pre-Jenner 1796). Death in 1784 post-Yorktown defeat, amid economic slumps from war debts. Nuances: Greenwich Observatory (1675) influenced timekeeping trades; edge cases: Guthrey phonetic from shipyard migrants. Ungrouped English variant. Implications: Parish burials for epidemics; Fegen/Thompson Victorian expansions. Related: Pepys’ diaries (1660s) depict dockyard life.

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit B318810
William Guthrey/Sarah Grant > William Guthrey/Elizabeth Ann MNU > John Guthrey/Charlotte Ann Fegen > Albert Henry Guthrey/Margaret Thompson (GGP)

WILLIAM GUTHRIE – of Middlesex County, Virginia
Born between 1686-1700, location unconfirmed, probably Virginia
Died 1781-1782 in Middlesex County, Virginia
Spouse #1: Lettice Burk (1693-1727) m. 24 Jan 1716 in Christchurch Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia
Children: 3
Elizabeth ‘Betty’ (1718), Ann (1722), Rachel (1723)
Spouse #2: Frances Wilbourn (1702-17??) m. 29 Nov 1728 in Christchurch Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia
Children: 9
Benjamin (1729), Mary (1730), William (1731), John (1735), Frances (1737), William (1740), Margaret (1742), Ann (1745), Samuel (1752)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrie’s colonial Middlesex life reflects Virginia’s tobacco aristocracy, Christchurch Parish’s Anglican vestries governing poor relief amid Bacon’s Rebellion echoes (1676). Born post-1688 Glorious Revolution, likely Scots immigrant or descendant, his first marriage to Lettice Burk (Irish roots?) in 1716 aligned with slave code expansions (1705), with small family suggesting early widowhood from childbirth risks. Second union with Frances Wilbourn (1728) produced large brood, typical for labor-intensive plantations; twins William/James (1740/1760? note discrepancy) highlight mortality. Death 1781–1782 during Revolution’s end (Cornwallis surrender 1781). Nuances: Wilbourn variant (Wilburn); edge cases: GFG1A theory from parish ties. Ungrouped pending Y-DNA. Implications: Vestry books for tithes; Chowning/Stephens westward. Related: Middlesex’s Rappahannock trade.

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit 385320
William Guthrie/Lettice Burk > Elizabeth Guthrie/Robert Chowning > Charles Chowning/Mildred Stephens > Robert Chowning/Mildred Walker > Ezra Walker Chowning/Elizabeth Samuel > Sanford Chowning/Elizabeth Chism (GGP) // Theory: GFG1A
Kit B4566
William Guthrie/Lettice Burk > Elizabeth Guthrie/Robert Chowning > Charles Chowning/Mildred Stephens > Robert Chowning/Mildred Walker > Ezra Walker Chowning/Elizabeth Samuel > Sanford Chowning/Elizabeth Chism > William B Chowning/Mary Lou McCann (GGP) // Theory: GFG1A

Notes: This is probably a GFG1A lineage. The connection to Christchurch Parish, Middlesex, VA makes a strong case. The project also has a match for GFG1A to the descendants of William Guthrie & Mary Magdalene Roarke and William is potentially the son of William Guthrie & Frances Wilbourn. To prove the generational connections we need a male Guthrie who directly descends from one of William’s other sons: Benjamin, John, or Samuel for comparative testing.

WILLIAM GUTHRIE – of Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, USA
Born 1720-1740s (Rough Estimate)
Died after 1767 presumably in New York
Spouse: Unknown
Children: 1 Known
Elizabeth (1767)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrie’s upstate New York residence amid French and Indian War (1754–1763) frontier raids, Stillwater’s Hudson Valley farms vulnerable to Iroquois alliances. Rough birth in colonial growth, unknown spouse hints widowhood or informal unions. Single child Elizabeth (1767) pre-Revolution. Survival past 1767 in Burgoyne’s Saratoga campaign (1777). Nuances: Tomb/Taylor Yankee expansions; edge cases: Scots Presbyterian migrations. Ungrouped. Implications: Militia rolls; Allen Vermont ties. Related: Saratoga’s turning point battle.

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit B2225
William Guthrie/Unidentified MNU > Elizabeth Guthrie/James Tomb > William Tomb/Abigail MNU > Ann Marie Tombs/Andrew Taylor > Charles Andrew Taylor/Emma Jeanette Allen (GGP)

WILLIAM GUTHRIE – of Airlie, Angus, Scotland
Born 1730-1760s (Rough Estimate)
Died after 1802 probably in Scotland
Spouse: Isobel Glennie m. 5 June 1774 in Airlie, Angus, Scotland
Children: 11
Betty (1775), Kathrine (1777), George (1779), Isabel (1782), May (1784), John (1786), Helen (1789), James (1793), Jean (1795), William (1800), Mary (1802)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrie’s Angus farming in Airlie glen amid agricultural improvements (1760s enclosures), displacing tenants for sheep. 1774 marriage to Isobel Glennie (Glennie Highland?) post-1745 Jacobite suppression. Large family reflects fertility/mortality balance. Survival past 1802 in Napoleonic conscriptions. Nuances: Denoon/Simpson merchant; edge cases: Guthrie castle proximity. Ungrouped. Implications: Kirk sessions for poor relief; Ingram Australian? Related: Angus’ Pictish stones.

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit B209439
William Guthrie/Isobel Glennie > Jane Guthrie/William Ingram > George Ingram/Christian Denoon > William Ingram/Annie Simpson (GGP)
Kit B392915
William Guthrie/Isobel Glennie > Jane Guthrie/William Ingram > George Ingram /Christian Denoon > William Ingram/Annie Simpson (GGP)
Kit B429125
William Guthrie/Isobel Glennie > Jane Guthrie/UNK Strachan > No Further Lineage Info Provided

WILLIAM GUTHRIE (Laborer) – of Perthshire, Scotland
Born about 1735 – Died about 1785 in Perthshire, Scotland
Spouse: Elspeth Nicol (1742-1777)
Children: 1 Known
William (1760)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrie’s laborer status in Perthshire’s Strathearn valleys amid 18th-century linen/flax booms, but post-1745 clearances precursors. Marriage to Elspeth Nicol, single known son (1760). Death ~1785 in American War impacts. Nuances: Tait/Buchan fishing; edge cases: Nicol Lowland. Ungrouped. Implications: Hiring fairs; Edward Victorian. Related: Tay salmon economies.

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kit:
Kit 268155
William Guthrie/Elspeth Nicol > William Guthrie/Jean Tait > Elizabeth Guthrie/James Edward > William Edward/Margaret Buchan (GGP)

WILLIAM GUTHRIE – of Ohio and Michigan
Possible Parents: Richard Guthrie & Mary Van Scoyoc
Born about 1837 in Ohio, USA
Died before 1870 presumably in Michigan, USA
Spouse: Sarah M Doty (1821-1904) m about 1853 presumably in Michigan
Children: 5
Alice (1854), Frederick (1860), Millie (1860), Tamar (1863), William (1864)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrie’s Ohio birth, Michigan move amid Erie Canal (1825) migrations for lumber. Possible parents suggest Dutch/Scots blend. 1853 marriage, twins (1860). Early death pre-1870 from logging accidents. Nuances: Doty Yankee; edge cases: Van Scoyoc Huguenot. Ungrouped. Implications: Census mobility; Royce industrial. Related: Michigan’s copper rush (1840s).

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit 336643
William Guthrie/Sarah M Doty > Millie Guthrie/Charles Earl Royce (GGP)
Kit 411863
William Guthrie/Sarah M Doty > Millie Guthrie/Charles Earl Royce (GP)
Kit V1590
William Guthrie/Sarah M Doty > Millie Guthrie/Charles Earl Royce (GGP)

WILLIAM GUTHRIE – of Ireland / Pennsylvania / Ohio
Born on 20 June 1766 in Ireland
Died on 14 September 1848 in Poland, Trumbull (now Mahoning), Ohio
Spouse: Margaret Smith (1774-1849) m. before 1800 Lawrence County, PA
Children: 4
James Smith (1800), Elizabeth (1805), John (1809), Jane (18??)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrie’s Irish birth, PA-Ohio path post-1798 Rebellion emigrations. Lawrence farming amid 1803 Ohio statehood. Pre-1800 marriage, small family. Death 1848 in Mexican War era. Nuances: Smith Scots; edge cases: Presbyterian networks. Ungrouped. Implications: Naturalization; Pauley/Davis Midwest. Related: Mahoning’s steel prelude.

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit B21068
William Guthrie/Margaret Smith > James Smith Guthrie/Elizabeth Pauley > Margaret Guthrie/John Davis > Lillian Rebecca Davis/Alexander Pearson (GGP)

WILLIAM GUTHRIE (Salmon Fisher) – of Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents: John Guthrie (Weaver) & Margaret Mather
Born 31 Oct 1790 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland
Died 21 Jan 1863 in Frostyfold, Grange, Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland
Spouse: Jeannie Christie
Children: 5
Thomas (1815), John (1817), William (1819), Margaret (1822), Thomas (1822)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrie’s salmon fishing on Tay River amid 19th-century netting regulations (1807 Acts). Abernethy birth, Rhynd residence post-1815 slumps. Marriage to Jeannie Christie, twins (1822). Death 1863 in Victorian fisheries. Nuances: Mather weaver ties; edge cases: Parental record. Ungrouped. Implications: Salmon boards; Christie Highland. Related: Perth’s textile decline.

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit 174197
John Guthrie/Margaret Mather > William Guthrie/Jeannie Christie > No further lineage info provided.

Note: The Statutory Death Record for William Guthrie identifies his parents as John Guthrie and Margaret Mather.

WILLIAM GUTHRIE (Mason’s Laborer) – of Ayrshire, Scotland
12 July 1806 in Monkton, Ayrshire – 11 January 1864 in Pretwick, Ayrshire
Spouse #1: Helen Cunningham (1816-1851) m. 27 Dec 1833
Children: 5
Jean (1839), William (1840), Mary (1841), David (1843), Andrew (1845)
Spouse #2: Janet Dick (1831-1906) m. 21 May 1853
Children: 4
Robert (1854), Elizabeth (1856), Jessie (1858), Helen (1860)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrie’s mason labor in Ayrshire’s mining/shipbuilding amid industrial revolution. Illegitimate birth (1806), discrepancies in father. Two marriages, post-1851 widowhood. Death 1864 in railway era. Nuances: Bone illegitimacy stigma; edge cases: Father conflict. Ungrouped. Implications: Kirk penance; Docherty Irish influx. Related: Prestwick’s golf origins (1851).

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit B524020
William Guthrie/Jane Bone > William Guthrie/Helen Cunningham > Mary Guthrie/Barnard Docherty > William Guthrie Docherty/Agnes Blain (GGP)

Notes: William Guthrie’s mother was named Jane Bone. She is also found listed as Jean or as Boner. William’s birth record lists him as the illegitimate son of Jane Bone and William Guthrie. However, his death record lists his father’s name as James Guthrie, cattle dealer.

WILLIAM C GUTHRIE – of Warren, NC / Wilson, TN
Born before 1776 – Died 14 November 1823 in Wilson County, TN
Spouse: Obedience Muckleroy m. 17 Mar 1784, possibly in Warren, NC
Children: 11
Henry (1785), John (1786), Rebeckah (1788), Sallie (1790), Abigail (1792), Thomas (1794), James (1796), Susanna (1798), William (1800), Daniel John (1803), Mary (1806)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William C Guthrie’s NC-TN arc post-Revolution land grabs, Warren’s tobacco/slavery. 1784 marriage to Obedience Muckleroy (French Huguenot?). Large family, slave ownership amid 1790 census. Death 1823 in cotton frontier. Nuances: Muckleroy variant; edge cases: Pre-1776 birth. Ungrouped. Implications: Wills for bondsmen; White/Moss westward. Related: TN’s statehood (1796).

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit N97668
William C Guthrie/Obedience Muckleroy > Daniel John Guthrie SR/Mary White > Daniel John Guthrie JRJoanne Moss > William Edgar Guthrie/Bettie Salome Lane Young > Revia Reba Guthrie/Harrence Dewey Jones (GGP)

Notes: The 1790 census lists this family in Warren County, North Carolina. William was a slave owner. They were in Hillsborough, Wake, NC in 1800. Their son John Guthrie married Chloe Babb in Wilson County, TN in 1816, so they were there by that time.

WILLIAM GUTHRIE – of ADAMS, OH
Born 28 February 1819 in Ohio, USA – Died 7 August 1844 Adams, Ohio, USA
Spouse: Katy Emeline Boyles m. 2 February 1839 in Adams, Ohio, USA
Children: 4
David James (1840), Martha Jane (1841), Thomas Franklin (1843), William Boyles (1844)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Guthrie’s short Ohio life amid Northwest Territory settlements, Adams’ Appalachian foothills farming. 1839 marriage to Katy Boyles, children pre-1844 death (possibly accident/disease). Nuances: Boyles naming honor; edge cases: Early mortality. Ungrouped. Implications: Orphan court for minors; Franklin Midwest. Related: Underground Railroad routes (Adams abolitionists).

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit B543418
William Guthrie/Katy Emeline Boyles > Thomas Franklin Guthrie/Jemima Brumley > William Sharman Guthrie/Iva Alice Tumbleson (GGP)

WILLIAM LESLIE GUTHRIE – of Virginia & Arkansas
Born on 20 September 1820 in Virginia, USA
Died 21 January 1865 in Prairie View, Johnson County, Arkansas, USA
Spouse: Irma Margaret ‘Peggy’ Cravens (1828-1910) m. about 1851 AR
Children: 4
Walter M (1852), Sarah Frances (1855), Jesse Lamb (1859), Jeremiah M (1863)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William Leslie Guthrie’s lifespan from antebellum Virginia to Civil War-era Arkansas illustrates the turbulent westward migrations of Southern families, driven by economic opportunities in frontier lands amid escalating sectional conflicts over slavery and states’ rights (1820 Missouri Compromise onward). Born in Virginia during the “Era of Good Feelings” (post-1815), where tobacco economies waned due to soil depletion, his likely yeoman or artisan roots (Leslie suggesting Scottish Presbyterian heritage from Ulster transplants) aligned with pushes to Arkansas Territory (1819), opened by Louisiana Purchase (1803) and Indian removals (e.g., 1817 Cherokee Treaty). The 1851 marriage to Irma ‘Peggy’ Cravens in Arkansas reflects blended family networks, with Cravens tied to English-Welsh migrants via Kentucky trails like the Wilderness Road; their four children, spaced amid 1850s Bleeding Kansas crises (1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act), highlight resilience in Johnson County’s Ozark foothills, focused on subsistence corn, livestock, and emerging coal mining, but vulnerable to guerrilla warfare (bushwhackers) as border state tensions boiled.

Death in 1865, months before Appomattox (April 1865), likely from war-related causes—disease (e.g., typhoid in camps), skirmishes (Arkansas’ Prairie Grove 1862), or hardships—left Peggy widowed amid Reconstruction chaos (1865–1877), with Freedmen’s Bureau interventions and Klan violence disrupting farms. Prairie View’s isolation fostered self-reliance, but post-war sharecropping shifts burdened widows. Edge cases: Naming Jesse Lamb evokes Biblical or familial honors, possibly Methodist influences in revivals (Second Great Awakening 1800s); ungrouped status due to incomplete patrilineal DNA, but autosomal ties suggest GFG2A Southern branches. Nuances in DNA: Metheny variant (Matheny, Huguenot roots) implies interethnic unions, explaining Midwest dispersals post-1870s. Implications for descendants: Explore Arkansas land patents (1850s Homestead Act precursors) or Confederate service records (Arkansas irregulars); broader considerations include women’s property rights under coverture, limiting Peggy’s inheritance until 1870s reforms, while cultural folklore like Ozark ballads preserved Scots-Irish traditions amid Native Quapaw displacements.

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit B418366
William Leslie Guthrie.Irma Margaret Cravens > Jesse Lamb Guthrie/Matty Boyd Metheny (GGP)

WILLIAM M GUTHRIE – of South Carolina & Tennessee
Born 9 February 1812 in South Carolina, USA, possibly in Spartanburg
Died 6 August 1883 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: Clementine Thomas (1816-18893) m. 30 Mar 1833 in SC
Children: 7
Martha (1834), Nancy (1835), Miriam (1839), Martin Luther (1843), Missouri Adeline (1845), William Thomas (1847), Lucinda (1849)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William M Guthrie’s ties to Spartanburg’s Thickety Creek area underscore the Scotch-Irish upcountry settlements in post-Revolutionary South Carolina, where frontier communities navigated Native Cherokee conflicts (pre-1785 Treaty of Hopewell) and transitioned to cotton economies amid Eli Whitney’s gin (1793) boom, exacerbating slavery’s entrenchment (SC’s 1800 census showing 42% enslaved). Born amid War of 1812 mobilizations (1812–1815), with Spartanburg men in Creek Wars, his probable relation to Frederick Guthrie (1763 birth, Revolutionary veteran?) suggests kinship networks administering estates under primogeniture customs, reflecting patriarchal inheritance amid high mortality from yellow fever outbreaks (1810s). The 1833 marriage to Clementine Thomas in SC coincided with Nullification Crisis (1832–1833), where upcountry yeomen opposed coastal elites’ tariffs, fostering Unionist leanings; their seven children, named biblically (Miriam, Martin Luther evoking Reformation piety) or regionally (Missouri post-1820 Compromise), highlight Presbyterian influences in revivals (Camp Meetings 1800s). Relocation to Greene County, Tennessee by 1840s aligned with Appalachian migrations for fertile valleys, escaping SC soil erosion, amid Cherokee Trail of Tears (1838–1839) opening lands.

Death in 1883 placed him in post-Reconstruction South (1877 Compromise), with Greene’s tobacco/iron industries hit by Panic of 1873 depressions. Edge cases: Thickety Creek designation implies unproven paternal link to Frederick, possibly via non-paternal events or adoptions in war-disrupted families; ungrouped but notes suggest GFG2A-Branch ties via estate roles. Nuances in DNA: Wilkins/Hodge lines imply English-Welsh admixtures, explaining TN-KY dispersals post-1850s railroads (East TN & GA 1851). Implications: Estate papers (administrator duties) reveal asset divisions, including slaves (pre-1865 Emancipation); broader considerations include women’s limited rights, with Clementine surviving to 1893 amid 1880s farm alliances (Grange movement) against monopolies, while cultural folklore like Appalachian ballads preserved family narratives amid moonshining economies evading revenue acts (1860s).

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit 318058
William Guthrie/Clementine Thomas > Martin Luther Guthrie/Millie Wilkins > William Early Guthrie/Delia N Hodge (GGP)

Notes: William M Guthrie is designated as a Thickety Creek Guthrie. He is found living in that region with other Guthrie families which are likely related. He was the administrator of the Frederick Guthrie estate. Frederick was born in 1763, so William could potentially be the youngest son of the family.

WILLIAM (GUILIELMUS) GUTHRIE – of Tipperary, Ireland and New Jersey, USA
Born: 10 Dec 1837 in County Tipperary, Ireland
Died: Before 1900 either in Ireland or New Jersey, USA
Spouse: Margaret Bergen (1839IRE-1920-30NJ) m. bef.1865 IRE
Children: 7 or 8 / 4 living in 1900
Thomas (1865), Margaret (1868), William (1870), Richard (1874)

Additional Notes/Background/Historical Context: William (Guilielmus) Guthrie’s Tipperary origins and potential multi-stage migration to New Jersey encapsulate mid-19th-century Irish Catholic experiences, marked by post-Famine (1845–1852) recoveries in Munster’s dairy farmlands, where Tipperary’s “Golden Vale” supported mixed agriculture but suffered evictions amid landlord consolidations (1850 Encumbered Estates Act). Born amid Young Irelander stirrings (1840s nationalism), his Latinized name (Guilielmus) reflects Catholic parish records pre-1864 civil registration, with Bergen spouse (possibly Bergin, Gaelic Ó Beirgin) suggesting endogamous unions in close-knit communities escaping agrarian secret societies (e.g., Whiteboys 1760s–1830s protests). Pre-1865 marriage amid Land War precursors (1850s Tenant League), with high child count (7–8, 4 surviving by 1900) underscoring mortality from tuberculosis or poverty, common in overpopulated rural Ireland (pre-1870s emigration waves). Notes indicate phased migration: possible Surrey, England stint (textile/rail jobs post-1840s Great Western Railway), then U.S. by 1880s amid Home Rule debates (1886 bill), with Newark’s iron/brewing attracting Irish laborers via Ellis Island precursors.

Death pre-1900 (Ireland/NJ) likely from industrial hazards (e.g., tanneries’ chemicals) or epidemics (1892 cholera scare). Widow Margaret’s 1892 arrival with son Thomas (shoemaker, evoking Tipperary’s leather trades) highlights chain migration, settling in Newark’s Irish wards amid nativist riots (Know-Nothings 1850s) evolving to Tammany-style politics (1890s Democratic machines). Edge cases: Surrey interlude suggests opportunistic stops en route, common for skilled trades escaping 1870s Long Depression; ungrouped due to rare Irish Catholic Guthries (typically Protestant Scots transplants), with Latin notes implying clerical education. Nuances in DNA: Mulcahy Gaelic ties (Ó Maolchathaigh) suggest Munster clusters, explaining urban NJ dispersals. Implications: Passenger lists (Castle Garden 1855–1892) track routes; broader considerations include women’s dependency (Margaret’s widowhood migration), while cultural St. Patrick’s Day parades (Newark 1930s roots) preserved identity amid assimilation pressures like Americanization schools (1910s). Related: Tipperary’s Rock of Cashel (12th-century) symbolized resilient Catholicism amid penal eras.

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
Kit 1021005
William (Gulielmus) Guthrie/Margaret Bergen > Thomas Guthrie/Mary Mulcahy (GGP)

The 1900 census of Newark, New Jersey reveals that Thomas Guthrie, a shoemaker, and his family immigrated in 1888. His widowed mother, Margaret, was living with them that year. Her immigration date in 1892. Thomas married in Surry, England and his two oldest children were born there prior to coming to America. Possible that William and Margaret had also been living there.

Is This Your Piece of the Puzzle?

If one of these ungrouped Guthrie lineages aligns with your family history—through names, locations, timelines, or documented connections—it could be the key to unlocking your place in the broader Guthrie genealogy puzzle. Many of these families remain ungrouped due to gaps in historical records, non-paternal events (NPEs), or limited DNA participation, but your involvement could change that. By contributing DNA data, you not only confirm your own ancestry but also help connect branches, resolve mysteries, and strengthen the overall project for fellow researchers.

How You Can Help Connect the Dots:

• Y-DNA Testing (for Male Guthries): If you are a direct male descendant (carrying the Guthrie surname or a variant through patrilineal descent), consider Y-DNA testing at FamilyTreeDNA (37 markers or higher recommended, or upgrade to Big Y-700 for advanced haplogroup insights). This is especially valuable for ungrouped lineages with potential mismatches (e.g., NPEs indicated by haplogroups like R-M269 or unexpected surname matches). Matching with established Guthrie Family Groups (GFGs) could group your line and reveal deeper origins, such as Scotch-Irish migrations or specific clan branches. Share your kit with the Guthrie DNA Project for expert analysis and comparisons.
• Autosomal DNA Testing (for Everyone): Upload or test at AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage, or FamilyTreeDNA’s Family Finder. Autosomal tests excel at confirming recent connections (up to 5–6 generations) and identifying shared segments with other Guthries. Even if you’re female or from a maternal line, your results can link to documented descendants, supporting theories like those in GFG1A or GFG2A branches. Transfer your raw data to GEDmatch or LivingDNA for broader matching.
• Sharing Existing Results: If you’ve already tested, join the Guthrie DNA Project (free at FamilyTreeDNA) and grant admin access for grouping. Provide your kit number, pedigree chart, or family tree links to help admins spot patterns. Privacy is respected—results are anonymized in project displays.

Participating could resolve edge cases (e.g., variant spellings like Guthrey/Guttridge or disputed parentage) and reveal nuances like intermarriages, adoptions, or migrations. For lineages with theories (e.g., Thickety Creek ties or Swedish mercantile roots), your DNA might provide the proof. Contact the project admins via the Guthrie Genealogy Blog or FamilyTreeDNA group for guidance—many offer free consultations or upgrade discounts. Together, we can turn ungrouped puzzles into connected family stories!