A direct female descendant of Charity Adkins, who was supposedly a daughter of Blue Sky, who was supposedly a daughter of Chief Cornstalk, has recently completed a mtDNA test. The results show that she has no Native American blood. Her ancestors were English/Irish/Scottish like most early settlers of that time. Here are the details, along with the names of the direct descendants:
DNA RESULTS OF A DIRECT FEMALE DESCENDANT OF CHARITY ADKINS SHOW THAT CHARITY’S MOTHER WAS NOT NATIVE-AMERICAN. SHE, THEREFORE, COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DESCENDED FROM BLUE SKY, SUPPOSED DAUGHTER OF CHIEF CORNSTALK.
Charity’s DNA haplogroup is H. Native American haplogroups are A, B, C, D and X.
H is the most common female haplogroup in Europe.Approximately half of all people with European origin are in haplogroup H.
Mitochondrial DNA passes from mother to daughter to daughter, etc., virtually unchanged so there is no doubt about the result. Charity’s mother had European ancestry, not native-American.
Thanks to Faith Ann Phelps-Richardson who identified a valid direct female descendant of Charity, Lynda Davis-Logan who tracked her down, and Audalene Starr who contributed her DNA, we now know the truth. Almost all of the people who match Audalene have ancestry that originated in England and Ireland.
Although this news will disappoint many of Charity’s descendants, it cannot be denied. All of us should now spread the news so that Charity’s history will be correct. Her mother was not Blue Sky or any other Native American woman.
Here is the line of descent from Charity (with no break in the female line):
Charity Adkins & Randolph (Randle) Adkins
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Rhoda Adkins & Merritt Johnson
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Ancerilda (Serilda) Johnson & Enoch Adkins
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Betsy Adkins & Calvin Dillon
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Ella Dillon & Walter Adkins
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Goldie Adkins & Russell Mays
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Audalene Mays & Audie Adkins, Jr. (mtDNA tester)