Overview
The Dutton Surname DNA Project at Family Tree DNA is a group DNA project devoted to studying the DNA lineages of people named Dutton. Founded in 2003, it is among the oldest family group DNA projects. It has identified at least ten different Y-DNA lineages of Dutton families.
Lineages
E Haplogroups
E-L17 – Zachariah Dutton of Maryland and North Carolina
- 10 Y-DNA testers, including three Big-Y 700.
Zachariah Dutton was born around 1750 in Charles County, Maryland, where a Dutton family had been living since 1680. But Zachariah Dutton's Y-DNA does not match the main Dutton family, indicating that he was possibly an out-of-wedlock birth, a thesis supported by autosomal DNA matches between Zachariah Dutton's descendants and the descendants of Matthew Dutton of Charles County. After years of research, it now appears likely that Zachariah's father was a member of the Thomas family of Charles County.
I Haplogroups
I-M170 – Australian Dutton
- Only one test at Y-DNA25 has been conducted.
No information available on this lineage.
I-M223 > I-L623 – William Dutton of Ohio (b. 1815)
Three Dutton men tested, one at Y-DNA11 and two at Y-DNA25. Two men named West also match. I have no information on this lineage.
I-M253 – Hanson Dutton of Loudoun, Virginia (b. 1799)
Two Dutton men tested, one at Y-DNA25 and one at Y-DNA37.
A third "California Dutton" is also haplogroup I-M253 but does not match the Hanson Dutton line. I know no other information on this lineage.
R1a Haplogroups
R-M198
Two lineages of this haplogroup who don't match each other, don't have matches to other Duttons.
- Charles Norbert Dutton (b. 1860s-70s in U.K., migrated to India)
- Joseph Thomas Dutton (1839-1903), born in West Indies, may have been spelled Dotten or Dottin.
R-M512 – Derting-Darting-Dutton of Wythe County, Virginia
Two tests on this line, up to Y-DNA37. I would like to see this tested further!
R1b Haplogroups
R-DF98 – Cheshire, Pennsylvania, Maryland Duttons
The R-DF98 "Kings' Cluster" Dutton lineage has emerged as the most prominent documented Dutton lineage, which is claimed by both the Dutton family of Pennsylvania and the Duttons of Charles County, Maryland, as well as several English Duttons with documented descent from Cheshire. Notably, several branches of men with the surname Warburton also match this lineage, offering the tantalizing possibility that this line proceeds from Odard of Dutton, the founder of the Duttons of Dutton.
R-M269
Massachusetts Duttons: Thomas Dutton, b. 1621 in England, d. 1687 Middlesex, Mass.
Seven matching tests on this line, three at Y-DNA11, one at Y-DNA37, d three at Y-DNA67. I would very much like to seeis line tested further.
Thomas Dutton is supposed to have been born in England, but does not match the Pennsylvania-Maryland Duttons.
Dutton-Dunton, various lines
Five tests whose matching status is uncertain: One line tested at Y-DNA11 matches the others but may not match further out. One at Y-DNA25 with claimed Cheshire descent matches another at Y-DNA111 (confirmed to be haplogroup R1b-P312) with no other information given. Two others at Y-DNA37 don't appear to match. I would appreciate more information on these lines.
R-P311 – John Dutton, born ca. 1774 South Carolina
Three tests, including one Big-Y 700, who descend from this John Dutton, with a possible connection to Jeremiah Dutton in South Carolina. The other two tests are at Y-DNA25 and Y-DNA37.
Curiously, there are several Warburton men who match this line at Y-DNA37.