This web page was first mounted on May 8, 2018 by Sheila Schmutz. sheila.schmutz@usask.ca It was moved to a new server on June 2, 2023.
This is a private webpage that has no "official" connection to FTDNA or the Oliver Surname Y DNA Project there, or at any other such company. Please address corrections and additions to the author. I am the volunteer administrator of the Oliver Y DNA project by FTDNA Please visit that website for the Y marker data for the participants.
In December 2017, RootsWeb was taken offline for repairs or changes. For several years prior to this, each matching group of Olivers had their own webpage with a chart of the Oliver line submitted by matching participants shown. In an effort to keep this information available, this webpage was mounted. The original pages had some references which are no longer posted here. Likewise each group had a gedcom with sources on RootsWeb's WorldConnect section. Although some gedcoms were restored, not all have, and some are outdated versions with some mistakes. On April 15, 2023 all gedcoms were again removed. Ancestry states that they will try to mount some later in the year but.....
Note that the names of the participants and their Fathers are not shown to protect the privacy of the individuals. If individuals do not wish their line to be shown at all, please contact me and I will respect your wishes.
For a downloadable pdf list of the Oliver ancestors of the men whose Y DNA puts them in one of these groups, click here.
Group 1, the "Cyan" Group; Maryland Ancestors
Group 2 & 3, the "Dark Green" and "Light Green" Groups; Bertie Co, NC ancesors & Irish/Scottish Ancestors. These two groups are very closely related to each other. It is possible that their ancestors may be Ulster Scots.
None of the men in the Dark Green Group 2 have done the Family Finder autosomal test, although a female cousin of one them has (Kit B21034).
Group 4, the "Yellow Green" Group; New Jersey Ancestors
Group 5, the "Bright Yellow" Group; Caroline County, VA Ancestors
Group 6, the "Coral" Group; many Ancestors named Samuel Oliver
Group 7, the "Lime Green" Group; late 1700s Virginia Ancestors
Group 8, the "Turqouise" Group; Charlotte County and Caroline County, Virginia Ancestors
Group 9, the "Pale Blue" Group; North Carolina to Georgia Ancestors
Group 10, the "Pale Yellow" Group; George Oliver (1728 Stafford Co, VA - 1786 Rockingham Co, NC) Descendants
Group 11, the "Magenta" Group; Carolina and Georgia Ancestors
Group 12, the "Orange" Group; Oliver Family from Onslow County, North Carolina and one in Indiana/Illinois
Group 13, the "Indigo" Group; Richard Oliver (1752 Halifax Co, VA - < 1870 Jackson Co, AL) Descendants
Group 14, the "Blue" Group; James Newton Oliver (1815 TN - 1847 Madison Co, KY) Descendants
Group 15, the "Oliver-Oliphant" Group; Duncan Oliphant (1682 Scotland - abt 1734 Hunterdon Co, NJ) Descendants
Group 17, the "Maroon" Group; Virginia to Franklin Co, TN
Group 18, the "Orchid" Group; North Carolina to Arkansas
Group 20, the "Silver" Group; Georgia and Mississippi
Group 21, the "Violet" Group; Tennessee and Arkansas
Group 22, the "Gold" Group; John Oliver (born 1750 Delaware) Descendants
Group 23, the "Aqua" Group; Pennsylvania and New York
Group 24, the Olive Group; Cornwall, England
Group 25, the Lilac Group; Maine
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This webpage is part of a series of pages compiled by Sheila Schmutz. Please contact her sheila.schmutz@gmail.com