Publisher's Synopsis
Do you know the story of the carpenter John Wathen, who left his home in England in 1670 to settle in Southern Maryland? Have you heard of the Wathens who moved out West from Southern Maryland, resettling in places like Kentucky, Missouri, and Indiana? Do you know which Wathen families remained in Southern Maryland, and how they are related to one another? This book provides the definitive history of the Southern Maryland Wathen family, using evidence from both local historical documents and groundbreaking Y-DNA genetic testing.
