Joseph and Alice Gallion immigrated to what is now Hartford Co., MD in 1664. He was born about 1635 in London, Middlesex, England and died after about 1797 in Baltimore, MD. Most of the families with the Gallion and varient spellings of the surname are assumed to be descended from Joseph and Alice.

A large branch of this family migrated to Surry Co., NC, into and then to states south and west, taking various versions of the surname but in many instances there is little primary evidence to prove each family's lineage.  We hope that by getting other men who have variations of the surname involved in our project we can help to further refine the Gallion etc. families in the United States. 

Another interesting discovery in the early yDNA matches is that the Haplogroup, which is the classification for deep ancestry, looking at very early migrations, is R1b1c7 which is primarily found in Northern Ireland.  We are hoping that as more people with different variations of the name get involved in the project, a clearer picture of the European origins of our Gallion/Galyean families will emerge as well, so participation is encouraged for all with similar names, not just those who know their origins.