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The Case of the Missing Birth Certificate
Posted on June 23, 2021 2 Comments
Records are funny things. There are many caveats we must keep in mind when requesting and searching for birth certificates. My grandmother Carrie requested her birth certificate some time after she married my grandfather. Well that did not go well. She ended up having to provide sworn affidavits by people who were knowledgeable about her […]
Confessions of a Rabbit Hole Genealogist: In Defense of Inspired Genealogy
Posted on June 19, 2021 3 Comments
This post has been brewing for at least a decade. It won’t be long that I will be celebrating a half century of pursuing genealogy. I have learned much over these many decades but still I feel guilt every time I read an article about how to do genealogy “properly.” What finally brought this to […]
REFORMED GENEALOGISTS: Turning Trees into Stories
Posted on June 18, 2021 11 Comments
This sprang out of a 2015 Facebook post. Then I created a webpage in 2020 but for those who haven’t seen it, here goes. A REFORMED GENEALOGIST is one who has moved from filling in their Family Tree—-to making the tree bloom through the telling of its family stories. A Reformed genealogist pledges to make […]
Serendipity in Scaling Brick Walls
Posted on March 31, 2021 2 Comments
Perhaps you are thinking that it is hard work that brings down brick walls. Or perhaps time at the game, diligence, persistence or any number of worthy attributes. I have to say in my experience two things have helped the most—and they are a bit of a surprise to me—and maybe to you as well. […]
Nice Y Haplogroup Map of Eurasia for all our Groups
Posted on September 25, 2015 Leave a Comment
Just a recap of our Y groups within our project which are all R1b (M269 except group E and F which are I2. See below. This is a very nice map via Wikipedia: “Haplogroups europe” by Selbst Wrstellt Robertius / Robert Gabel -Licensed under Public Domain via Commons. Group A: R1b M269 Likely R-L21* Group […]
Two branches of a family reunited after decades apart
Posted on September 20, 2015 2 Comments
Kelly suggested I relate the story of how I and my cousins found each other through this project. So here goes. Pictured at right is John Wheaton, who was born in Cape May County, NJ, in 1818 and died in Warren, RI, in 1897. He is our common great-grandfather, so we are second cousins. To […]
The Power of Place: In and Around Stogursey where past and present meet…
Posted on September 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
“Like those of other living things, our structure, development, and behavior rise from a genetic foundation sunk in an environmental context.” p.16 ‘The Power of Place’ by Winifred Gallagher 1993 (note before the advent of consumer DNA testing) It has been some time since I promised to expand upon my trip to England in April […]
Newest Findings: Four and half years later
Posted on September 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
There is so much that has happened in the last month, but in this post I will cut to the chase. Although this specifically addresses Group B it shows what is possible with Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) of the Y chromosome for all of our groups. (Both Group B and Group C have NGS testing!) A […]
A few results for Group B
Posted on August 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
UPDATES Adam tested negative for FGC22526 & FGC22529. This either means that these SNPS occurred downstream of a common ancestor of Michael and Adam or that Adam is not of Obadiah branch. For instance if these mutations occurred in Joseph 4 of Obadiah 3, 2, Robert 1 and the common ancestor was Obadiah 3, 2, […]
Another Map: Wheaton Weedon Distribution
Posted on August 14, 2015 Leave a Comment
This map by Howard Mathieson includes a little wider swath and Weedon variations.
Wheaton Wood 