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 of this year. I have wanted to get to it, but something held me back each time, as if I could not see it clearly just yet. With the recent discovery of a connection between our WHEATON Group B and VERBEECK (BEKE) and a Norman/Flemish/Celtic common ancestry there is more focus which makes stitching the bits and pieces together a little clearer.
On my list of places to visit in Devon and Somerset the last one: Stogursey. It was prompted by a single record:
5 Jul 1599 in the parish of St. Andrews, Stogursey: Robert Wheaddon married to Joan HUISH also spelled Johanne Huyshe.
Perhaps the Robert we are looking for is a child of this Robert? The baptism’s for St. Andrews begin in 1609—too late to have recorded the baptism of our Robert. Across the channel in Flemingston, Wales are 2 baptisms to a Christopher Wheaton in 1601 and 1602. Flemingston was named for John Fleming, one of the twelve knights who came with Robert Fitz Hamon, in the time of William Rufus son of William the Conqueror. While visiting the church in nearby St Deucmans there are windows dedicated to Welsh saints Decumans, Petroc and Carnatoc.—we like to think of these places as separate but they were not. Like the channel between France and England that between England and Wales was negotiated for thousands of years.
Den and Jean Wheaton chauffeured me all over Devon and Somerset exploring possible connections to the various WHEATON groups but one of my main missions was to look for a place that “felt” connected to Robert WHEATON of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. It is admittedly a rather odd way to conduct genealogical research, but lacking a specific homeland it seemed as good a way as any. My trip’s purpose was to get the lay of the land, meet my long time friend and fellow WHEATON researcher, Jean, her husband Dennis and hope that a place called to me.
We had driven the whole length of Devon from North to South and back North again through Somerset and I loved it, all the while I kept thinking could this be the place? Or this? The beautiful coasts, verdant valleys and windswept moors were very much to my liking. As we drove from St. Deucmans near Watchet to Stogursey I found myself saying, “yes, this feels like it.” Please note the original name was Stoke Curci or Coursey.
The lowlands between St. Deucmans and Stogursey resemble the area around Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The swamp lands, the forests, the grazing areas and most of all the water! Both Stogursey and Rehoboth are just inland from a major channel that leads out to the Atlantic Ocean. And they both lie elevated but not too much above sea level. This area also has the requisite forests yielding bark, rivers with ample water and the grazing land that would produce the livestock from which the hides that would be needed for a tanner like Robert WHEATON.
Stogursey: Elevation 111′ annual Rainfall 36″, distance to Bristol Channel 2 miles
Rehoboth (original Rehoboth, now Runford, RI): Elevation 62′, Annual rainfall 46″, distance to Providence River 1 mile
Since my return and with my curiosity piqued I have plenty of circumstantial evidence that suggests an origin in this area would make sense. Although it may not be this specific place beginning here seems as good a place as any. Below is one of my photo of the remains of Stogursey Castle with the spire of St. Andrew’s Church of Stogursey in the distance.
Stogursey Castle
The National Trust now holds the property and describes:
“Stogursey Castle’s origins lie with William the Conqueror’s need to consolidate his new kingdom. He granted the manor of Stoke to William de Falaise who built a castle on the site as one of a chain running from Dunster to Montacute, to protect Somerset from invasion from the sea. It seems de Falaise did not build the typical motte (defensive mound) since the remains of a later, stone building have been found beneath the existing mound. Instead, his defences took the form of the ‘castle ringwork’, a hall or keep with a timber stockade, on a flat area defended by a strong bank and a ditch.”
I find this remark a bit curious as in the surrounding area the most important landmarks date back thousands of years, suggesting to me that perhaps the site of this castle was an earlier Celtic hill fort or settlement. If I were to venture a guess, Bell Beaker Celts may have inhabited this place, later to be supplanted by invading Roman armies and then rebuilt yet again by the Norman conquerors. The bridge dates to the 13th century and was uncovered during renovation. The gatehouse retains 16th century roof timbers. The history of this area like all of the isles is like peeling back an onion, with layers and layers of habitation lying hidden beneath our feet.
Let’s take for example the nearby “Wick Barrow” also called the “Pixie’s Mound” which is about 1.75 miles due north of Stogursey adjacent the Bristol Channel:
“Wick Barrow is a rare example of a Neolithic round barrow, dating from about 6,000 years ago. It measures about 25 metres in diameter and 1.5 metres high. A barrow is a name given to a structure for buying the dead….It is roughly 7.5 miles from Bridgwater in the parish of Stogursey, Somerset. It was excavated by Harold St George Gray in 1907….The majority of the burials found by Gray lay above, but mostly within the area of the walled enclosure. The main burials included three crouched skeletons dating to the late Neolithic, about 4,400 years ago. Skeleton 1 was accompanied by a bell shaped beaker. Skeletons 2 and 3 were accompanied by long-necked beakers and flint tools.” https://archaeologyathinkleypoint.wordpress.com/wick-barrow/
This video about the mound is entered into a 2015 competition next month in Italy. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqd7RJO57yM
Let me remind you about the Bell Beakers from the map I posted earlier:
From Wiki:
The Bell Beaker culture is understood not only as a particular pottery type, but as a complete and complex cultural phenomenon involving metalwork in copper, gold and later bronze, archery, specific types of ornamentation and shared ideological, cultural and religious ideas. The Bell Beaker period marks a period of unprecedented cultural contact in Atlantic and Western Europe on a scale not seen previously, nor again seen in succeeding periods… from c. 2400 BCE (Before Current Age= BC) Bell Beaker expanded eastwards over parts of Central and Eastern Europe. Beaker-type vessels remained in use longest in the British Isles; late beakers in other areas are classified as early Bronze Age…The new international trade routes opened by the Beaker people became firmly established and the culture was succeeded by a number of Bronze Age cultures…
The importance of these localized finds must be viewed within the larger context of recent discoveries and the serendipity that life engenders. As any of you who have followed me awhile— everything leads to something else—and that is sometimes why I have a hard time bringing it all together. I posted this on my FACEBOOK page on September 9th:
My 5 yr old Grand-daughter’s creation with US states puzzle pieces. I said, “That looks like Stonehenge.” She said, “What’s Stonehenge?” So I pulled out some books and showed her some photos but they did not show the scale so we went online and found some with people in it. She said, “Those are huge.” Then we talked about where the stones had come from and how long ago it was built….Then later on the news, she says “Nona, look Stonehenge.” It was the discovery of the new buried stones north of Stonehenge. She was so excited and so was I.
So whether we are talking the ancient Neolithic and Bronze age Bell Beakers, the Romans, Normans or more recent travelers, our lives and those of our ancestors are ones of a huge network of relationships. The areas of science that deal with these things whether, linguistics, archaeology, anthropology or genetics often have a difficult time integrating the various elements and even a harder time of making the connection to us. But let us try—
Back in Stogursey, when looking for more information before my trip I came across this: A large hoard of late 3rd century Roman coins found in 1999 in Stogursey including 1,097 basal silver radiates, 50 copper allow coins and pottery vessel remains dating from 276 CE (AD). There was also a Bronze Age gold ornament found at the same time, but it is not considered to be part of this hoard. Near Stolford just to the right (East) of this photo on the beach are the remains of a submerged forest dated to 2500 BCE.
As soon as I started looking for connections they began to surface everywhere. After my return I was notified of DNA from a study conducted in the Bristol area which found three men bearing the same FGC22501 mutation that our WHEATON Y chromosome uncovered. The estimated age of the L2 mutation (parent of FGC22501) is about 4200 hundred years ago, so FGC22501 must have happened more recently. You might remember this map of the Bristol study area. It ends along the River Parrett about 5 miles away from Stogursey.
So what makes that important? Well we have at least 3 males that carry the same ancient Y-DNA mutation FGC22501 within a short distance of Stogursey. We have a Robert Wheddon marrying in the right time frame and since to date the only other men in England to carry these mutations are a TRIPP from Lincolnshire, a KIDD of unknown origins in England and a WHIFFING from Surrey these are the closest data points to the target area. Then this past month we got our most exciting DNA match with a VERBEECK form Belgium who is a wealth of information on Norman-Flemish and Celtic families and movements.And VERBEECK and TRIPP share another 7 downstream mutations bringing the time frame to a MRCA (Most Recent Common Ancestor) probably about 700-1000 years ago. In other words about the time of the Norman conquest.
So we combine DNA datasets with historical facts, and migrations and we start to build some likely scenarios that connect the dots. And one of the dots is a relationship between the Church of St. Andrew’s and its association with l’abbeye de Lonlay in Normandy, France its mother foundation. Below is the photo I took from within St. Andrew’s church. So one of the ways that DNA may have come to this area is via Norman invaders and settlers. William de Falaise or a member of his entourage or one of the many other Norman Counts may be the connection. A rough guestimate might place the FGC22501 SNP at about 1500 BCE so certainly a possible Bronze age time frame making those Bell Beakers a very real possibility. Where it occurred is not known, but most likely in one of the pockets of Bell Beakers shown on the above map. Although our thoughts are pulled towards the idea that this SNP occurred on mainland Europe we must always keep in mind the possibility that it occurred in the British Isles and moved in a counter-intuitive direction–even as this is less likely.
It is certainly a very real possibility that it came with the Normans. To this day the parish maintains ties with the mother house in Lonlay. Falasie is about 30 miles form Lonlay. William de Falaise had holdings in Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. The Domesday book records 17 holdings in Devon a mere 3 in Somerset but include Stogursey, Woodspring and Wooton Courtney. Woodspring was given to him by Serlo de Burcy whose daughter William married. In comparison large land owners like William de Mohun who held Dunster, Watchet, and Cutcombe (Wheddon Cross) and a much higher number of properties across the same four counties. The point being the connections between the Norman-Flemish and the north Somerset area of England and the DNA of 6 men from England and their counterparts in Belgium and Romania. Lest we be too hasty in our conclusions it is possible that some of the FGC225001 matches migrated earlier with the Flemish-Roman soldiers or even earlier with the Bell Beakers…too soon to tell. What I can say is that there has been a long-standing interchange of genes and trade between Northern France, Flanders and the Bristol channel area.
Entrance to St. Andrew’s Well
Stogursey Castle Walls
For now let me leave you with this lovely description from the “Land of the Quantock: A Descriptive and Historical Account” By Rev. William H.P. Greswell. 1903 p139:
“The scene is peaceful enough all around the castle…Castle, church, priory, mill, and pound [pond], all side by side, show in their complete form the outlines of the Norman village. Down the valley is the sea that roars on “Shurton Bars,” not far off the thriving port in old days of Stoverd of Stolford. The deep and well-worn lane leasing straight from the old gateway, seems to point seawards and to the Parret [River,] as if this castle meant to guard the access to the sea. It is the sea that has imparted the breath of adventure to this Norman fortress. Down by the landing-place the chapel of St. Michael’s stood, long since a ruin. [at Stolford].”
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 long time ago, 20,000 years more or less, the mutation M343 occurred as a man fathered a son and a transcription error occurred on the Y chromosome. This son was the ancestor of the most predominate Haplogroup in Northern Europe R1b carried by tens of millions of men today (including all in our project except Group E). We can use this and mutations that happened after M343 to literally trace our ancestry back through time. Although I talk about lots of esoteric technical stuff the essence is that for each man alive today, we will be able to trace the paths of his ancestors through the mutations he carries. Just three years ago this was not possible. When we tested the price was $1250. It is now on sale through the end of the month for $700. And there are less expensive options in the works. It is always the early adopters that pay the highest price but build the framework on which all else happens. We were there!
You should all be rightfully proud of your participation in this modest surname project which collaboratively has accomplished so much. It shows what is possible as citizen scientists, that will never be done by experts because our interest is too parochial for them. Each surname or haplogroup project becomes expert in their little area of the Y tree. No researcher has the time, resources or interest in our branchlets of the Y tree.
So now to the latest. When Group B first got its Elite Y results (of the full Y chromosome) we had one match with an anonymous man from the “1,000 genomes project” who had 3 out of 4 grandparents born in Mexico. Then we got a match with a DOOTZ from Romania whose family goes back there to the 12th C. It was rumored that his family were Transylvania Saxons. He shared the two SNPS that came after L2: FGC22501 and FGC22538 that were both discovered in our group B sample along with over 40 others.
Our next big break was in matching a US tester TRIPP who not only shared FGC22501 and FGC22538 but 6 other downstream SNPS. This TRIPP was from Lincolnshire, England originally. And our biggest breakthrough was our latest match VERBEECK from Belgium. Not only did he match all the SNPS we share with TRIPP but he shares my passion for history, linguistics and archaeology. So this is the Phylogenetic Tree for the GROUP B. So at the level of FGC22501 there are 9 men and our WHEATONS who have tested positive. DOOTZ, VERBEECK, TRIPP, KIDD and WHIFFING all tested with FTDNA’s Big Y test which gets out 40-60% of the SNPS on the Y. The Y Elite gets 99%. Working together I believe we have already made significant progress in drafting the most likely scenarios to our most recent common ancestor (MRCA).
On the above tree note that Only TRIPP, VEERBECK and WHEATON share the lowest levels of SNPS (the most recent). TRIPP and VERBEECK are only a STR Genetic Distance (GD) of -10 at 67 markers (57 of 67 markers match). Whereas we are about -20 with VERBEECK and about -18 with TRIPP. The map below is a draft (or starting point) in guestimating the migration patterns of the individuals above. The circles or ovals denote the likely location that the SNP occurred and its early spread. The arrows are “likely” migrations. The dates are give or take about 500 years. The point for U152 is the ONLY precise data point where the SNP U152 was extracted from a skeleton from the Bell Beaker culture from c. 2200 BCE from Osterhofen-Altenmarkt, Germany ( known as RISE563).
A draft Map of the Migration pattern of various branches of FGC22501
It is believed that the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) Languages spread from the Eurasian (Russian) Steppes into Eastern and then Western Europe and with them came various Y branches of DNA. You might note Willem II of Holland on this map. This is educated conjecture at this point that he may have shared some of these SNPS as his STR profile (at 12 markers) is very similar to VERBEECK and one other suspected FGC22501. We are still in the very early stages of finding matches and mapping there migration.
I will be posting more as time permits and although I have shared it with many of the Group B folks I hope everyone will find it of some interest. I have often said that our DNA is the encyclopedia of where we came from and we just happen to be living at a time where reading that encyclopedia is possible. Just a few years ago Neanderthals were some ancient Homo species which we maligned and thought never mated with Homo sapiens. We were wrong and those with Northern European ancestry will have in the range of 2-4% Neanderthal DNA. This past week a new species Homo naledi was announced. We are not reaching that far back—but we are making incremental progress in tracing the path of our not so distant ancestors. In GROUP B that leads us to the Celts!
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, Robert 1 then Adam would be negative for these SNPS.
We also have confirmed an Insertion in common with our TRIPP match FGC22548—so that makes for a total of 8 downstream of L2 with a GD of -17 50/67.
I am still hopeful that a few of you may decide to test the panel (FGC22503 for $233) or alternatively a couple of SNPS at $17.50 each. If you are interested please contact me. There is also the possibility if the Beta goes well of testing at 2xs or 4xs at Full genomes Corp (this includes all 23 chromosomes)
The 1000 genomes project was originally sampled at 2X’s and then upgraded later to 7-8X. The current sampling on the Y Elite is 30X or better.
2x coverage = $225 Less than half the price of a Big Y and may be a viable alternative once SNPS have been discovered.
4x coverage = $325
10x coverage = $675
Use codes:
2x:
WGS-2xcoverage
4x:
WGS-4xcoverage
10x:
WGS-10x
30x: $1850 (This is the Full sequence)
As for our decision to test at FGC vs Big Y. We have over 40 SNPS discovered and tested that do not appear in the Big Y files, so I am pleased with our choice. The current price of the Y Elite is $750 with some $50 off coupons available.
GROUP B
This map shows some of the Celtic tribes living along the western Rhine that may be our predecessors. Some would have migrated early into Britain. Others may have been pressed into service as the Roman troops inhabited the area and moved to Britain on their conquests there.
And a map showing the path from the Alpine Celtic region up the Rhine.
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 distribution in Southwest England and Wales
Posted on August 12, 2015 Leave a Comment
WHEATON SURNAME VARIANT MAP
This map was recently generated for me and it shows WHEATON, WHEADON and WHEDDON derivations in England in 1881 census.
You can see thatWHEATON is more highly represented overall thanWHEADON and there is some overlap. WhereasWHEDDON appears in locations widely spread with theclear cut highest portion near Bridgewater, Somerset. Across the channel in Wales we findWHEATON in Cardiff,WHEATON andWHEADON in Pontypridd andWHEADON inPorthcawl. The small Turquoise point is the village ofWHEDDON CROSS that we Den, Jean and I visited in April.
WHEATON GROUP B News
We are awaiting analysis of our new TRIPP match.
Here is our placement on our section of the L2 tree. Add how we match other surname samples.
SNIPPTY DO DA! WHEATON GROUP B
Posted on July 27, 2015 2 Comments
Hi all,
Yes things have been quiet here for quite some time. Although eventually I will be posting more about my trip.
A few days ago I was alerted by Rich Roca (of R-U152) of a new match that is in our FGC22501 cluster, below L2. Our WHEATON Group B has a genetic distance GD of 0 to -7, this new TRIPP match is our closest match to date -16 . Let me recoup in the order of when we got the matches.
DOOTZ -26 41/67 markers c1100 moved from Flanders–Saxony to Romania; our connection could easily be c2500-3500 YBP
KIDD -20 47/67 markers unknown location in the British Isles Probably; c 2000-2500 YBP
TRIPP -16 51/67 markers John Tripp (1610-1678) of Horkstow, Lincolnshire; 1500-2000 YBP
This diagram shows our very own SNP progression. Each box shows all those sharing the SNPs. As we move downward, the pool shrinks and the time frame gets closer to the present.
SPECULATION
So at first this had me scratching my head— TRIPP has some of its highest concentrations in Somerset Co, England but this branch is from Lincolnshire and appears in the records as early as 1500’s—we do not know if there is any relation between the TRIPPS in Somerset & Lincolnshire.
There is some Lincolnshire connections to Flanders. First are Flemish soldiers that were stationed near Hadrian’s Wall in the years 90-120 and up until the 4th century. There are also Roman soldiers that may have passed through this area of the Rhine and there is STILL the possibility of earlier Celtic immigration into Britain. L2 is though to have originated about 4900 years ago in the Alpine regions of Northern Italy where it is found in its highest concentrations today (10-12%) L2 was found to be about 5% of those in the 1000 Genomes Brabant (Belgium) Project. And falls to about 2% in Britain. The following map shows the Possible path from the east to the Bell Beaker cultures which may have been where L2 developed. Then for our branch moving up from northern Italy into the Rhine region and finally North Belgium and across to Britain. Still not clear of that would have been in the Celtic era Belgae, Roman or Flemish immigration. It does appear that the closest matches are in the are from Cologne into the north Netherlands
I am still hoping that a few of you decide to do the YSEQ panel available for available for $231 here http://www.yseq.net/product_info.php?products_id=10796 This would be most valuable for those not descended from Robert WHEATON.
I have requested primers for FGC22501 and FGC22538 in hopes that at $17.50 each some other surnames may decide to test. Especially interested in some in the Netherlands project.
Do not hesitate to contact me with questions.
Closing in on Robert WHEATON’s homeland
Posted on April 12, 2015 1 Comment
GROUP B: the origins of Robert WHEATON
For me searching for Robert’s origins have been a nearly life long quest. Aside from my speculation we have DNA matches with the HANCOCKS from South Molton, DEVON and the HOWELLS from Newport Wales. One of our two New SNPS: FGC22538 is shared by:
DOOTZ 1200 Transylvania Saxons
KIDD 1600’s unknown UK (Although I did find a Devon Kydde in 1334)
And now we have three more anonymous matches to FGC22538 but they are quite helpful. They are part of a medical research study but the geographic area is known. This area is roughly from Bridgewater up through Bristol to about Sharpness in a 10-15 miles swath.
This area is just north along the Bristol channel from our area of interest so I consider this confirmation of the right area. There are no early Wheatons in this area so my guess is that they would share common ancestry from severall hundreds to several thousands of years ago.
And in other exciting news the FGC22503 Panel is available for any Group B participant at YSEQ ($231 for the panel or individual SNPS $17.50) We have results for 18 of the 22 SNPS being tested and of the 18 thus far 16 are shared by both Michael and Jerry. So they would be at the level of Robert 1 or earlier. Those where they differ may be defining for the branches via Robert’s sons. Once the last 4 are in I would recommend anyone that does not have a paper tree back to Robert consider testing these 2 (or more) SNPS. Those like MALLENBY, HANCOCK, RAINES and HOWELLS—the panel and what is shared and not shared will again define the tree pre Robert 1 WHEATON. Thank you to Jerry for making this discovery possible.
Additional Information shoukd you choose to order. The panel is called FGC22503 the individual SNPS that are differenr (Michael positive and Jerry negative) are FGC22526 & FGC22529. Imwould remiss if I did not mention that there are nearly 60 other SNPS tested as a byproduct of where on the Y we are tested and these (as they should be are all negative.) Positives are a one time occurance. So any man who has it he is descended from a common ancestor in which that mutation once occurred. Our progression looks like this R: U152: L2: FGC22501: FGC22538: FGC22503-FGC22518 etc then we have a split into two branches: Those that are positive for FGC22526 & FGC22529 and those that aren’t. Remember these labels are assigned by the testing labs. The actual position of a SNP is an actual address on th Y chromosome ie FGC22526 = 15172319 where the ancestral value is A and the derived (or mutated value) is T.
Heading to Devon
Posted on April 4, 2015 Leave a Comment
Its been while since I posted here but most of you know I am headed to England on April 15th.
I will be visiting locations in Devon and Somerset identified with various branches of Devon WHEATONS and wanted to give you a tentative list of locations we may visit and their connection to the various WHEATON Groups. I will be meeting up with Den and Jean WHEATON of Group E and David of Group A (My husband and I are of Group B). So a bit of a WHEATON gathering!
Halberton: 1332 William Whetene
Tiverton: 1376 Alexander Leygh aka Alexander Wheton, very early Baptist church founded here 1607
Loxbeare: 1541 Peter Wheton
Witheridge: Wheddon Farm (staying here)
Woolfardisworthy: 1332 William Whetena, 1569 Thomas Wheaton Muster Roll
Meshaw: 1332 Roger de Weydon
Sidmouth, Branscombe, Sidbury: Wheaton Group A
Axminster: Wheadon Group C (Thomas Wheadon progenitor)
Ottery St Mary: Robert Wheaton marries Margaret Bastine here in 1604 Group?
Wheddon Cross
Wyddon, Somerset: Wyddons in the 1500’s
Wooten Courtenay: Wheddon early 1600’s
Dunster: Wydon & Widnone 1500’s
St Deucmans: 1620 Will of John Wheddon, Blacksmith
Stogursey: Robert WHEADDON m. 1599 St. Andrews to Joan HUISH; Hugh Wheadon will 1650
There are many, many locations to the West and South that I will not have the time to visit this trip. I am concentrating on the locations in the North most likely being the homeland of Robert Wheaton (Group B) and hitting known locales for Group A & C.
I may post photos from my trip here as I go or I may wait til I get back.
Cheers!
Colorful Chart of L2 downstream SNPS
Posted on December 14, 2014 Leave a Comment
One of our L2 friends took Rich Rocca’s chart and made it into this spiffy Graphic. The WHEATON group B and allied lines are the FGC 22501 and FGC 22538 the third column from the right. As we do further testing we should be able to make further progress. This looked to me like Christmas presents!
Also Here is the larger U152 chart with L2 on Left and we are third from the bottom.
I Have Updated Our Group Results
Posted on November 10, 2014 Leave a Comment
From the Last post I have been inspired to update our colors for groupings I have updated our FTDNA results page here.
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Wheaton/default.aspx?section=ycolorized
Please note a very interesting result for our member James Lewis Wheaton whose ancestor is from Gornalwood, Sedgly, Staffordshire, England b. 1770 He appears to be a distant match with Group B and shares a couple of off-modal markers with Paul Ritchie Wheaton. Once we get the new SNPS available this would be a good place to test to make sure they do connect.
And I have updated the WHEATON Interactive map here to reflect those same colors here.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zh5CkrS3uzMQ.kyaeE0_ERf6A
This map is scaleable you can zoom in and out and click on any point for more information. This is a screenshot showing possible groupings in Devon. [This map is not scaleable here] Some points refer to DNA results and others are chosen to reflect connections with the historical record. They are subject to change.
This map is also visible on this webpage
https://sites.google.com/site/wheatonsurname/wheaton-specific-resources/devon-wheatons
Wheaton Wood 