Tackling a Brick Wall with DNA
This multiple relations chart starts with a progenitor and proceeds down through generations of descendants. It is constrained to the lines of descent between the progenitor and those descendants. Spousal names are excluded for brevity and, hopefully, clarity.
The chart content results from Y-DNA testing of the Peter Worden line and autosomal DNA (atDNA) testing of descendants of Leonard and Amy Montross Worden, known ancestral couple. One possible set of parents for Leonard Worden were Benjamin and Sarah Frost Worden. Sarah Frost's parents were known to be Isaac and Mary Cock Frost, and autosomal DNA matches were found to others having the surname Cock or Frost, as well as Worden, in their lineages. Thorough chromosal analysis and triangulation have proven the accuracy of the lineages shown here. As usual, you may click on any name to go to that person's page for details. Living persons are excluded as always; however, some testees have their DNA results at GEDmatch and their kit numbers there are T534448, T439272, T898177, T488578, M712835, and F292491.
A full description of this study was published in Wordens Past, November 2014, pub. by www.wordenfamilyassoc.org. Notice that many more DNA matches have been found since this study was completed in 2014. All fully support the conclusions shown here and expand the number of lines that could be included as further evidence of relatedness.