BRADNER One-Name Study
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Few of us are entirely comfortable with the genealogical research we and others have done. Many of our findings have words like “probably”, “may”, “perhaps”, and “assumption” inserted because of our doubts. We've exhausted all the traditional research tools and all that remains is using simple, painless DNA testing to provide the answers for which we've been hunting.
DNA testing is the newest tool available to genealogists. Y-DNA testing helps genealogists verify their paternal ancestry (father's father's father, etc.) in a quick and easy way. It saves time, prevents mistakes,and provides invaluable data that can be obtained in no other way. The only cost is for the testing itself, and even though it may at first seem expensive, it is probably much less than many research trips we have made that produced far less information — consider the costs of gasoline, tolls, parking, photocopying, meals, and perhaps an overnight stay.
Y-DNA testing will enable us to discover whether our separate Bradner family trees should connect someplace, or whether the same surnames were derived separately. We need to test one individual from each tree to see if they match the other trees. If they don't, we should test another individual in the same tree but one that's the farthest removed from the other testee, in order to verify that their connection is correct and that their results correctly represent that whole tree. I have sent in my DNA sample for analysis but now need other Bradners to get tested so there are other results to compare with and to see if our trees connect. There's more below about our other discoveries.
Family Tree DNA will also determine your Y Haplogroup, even to the extent of performing additional tests on your sample if it becomes necessary. This will indicate your paternal line's ancient ancestry and will show the migration routes of your ancestors of thousands of years ago through different geographic regions on a map that Family Tree DNA will send you, and also on the various genographic and haplogroup maps available on the web.
Another advantage of providing a DNA sample is that some companies will store it for many years — Family Tree DNA stores it for 25 years at no additional charge. So as new testing methods evolve, descendants of a deceased person that has been tested will be able to get further testing performed on that same sample.
You simply swab the inside of your cheek a few times in the comfort of your home. Mail the sample to the testing company, and then sit back and wait about six weeks for the results. You will receive a handsome certificate displaying your genetic profile — a series of numbers that are meaningless by themselves, but they hold the key to your paternal ancestry and, when matched against the profiles of others, can yield information that can be obtained in no other way. Those numbers will be compared against fast-growing databases, such as at Y search, and you will likely find other individuals whose results match yours — if not immediately then in future years. You will be notified as new matches occur.
Note that only a male with any of the subject surnames may participate in Y-DNA testing but, if you have this ancestry, you can be represented by even a distant cousin whose name is Bradner or similar. Maternal ancestry (mother's mother's mother, etc.) testing can also be performed and is termed Mitochondrial or mt-DNA testing, but obviously it is used to verify other than the surname line. For further information about DNA read Charles Kirchner's Introduction. Further questions and concerns are answered at Family Tree DNA's Frequently Asked Questions' page.
The three trees below show where we know we have living male individuals that are candidates for Y-DNA testing. We need to determine the haplotype of each of these trees to see if there is any connection between them. This is basically the common Y-DNA pattern for all members of that one tree. We've already proven that Tree 3 is correct back to its patriarch. So now we need to test an individual from each of the other trees to verify that they connect and, if they do, discover which other tree's connection is the most recent. As individuals are tested and links are confirmed by DNA testing, the tree's branches will be coloured red. This will provide an indication as to the status of our testing. Once a haplotype for a tree is determined, there will be no need for further testing of that tree's individuals unless it is otherwise needed to verify doubtful links.
Even though we have many separate trees in this One-Name study, only those shown below are known to contain living male descendants and we would like at least one of them from each tree to take a DNA test. If your branch of the tree is not shown here, and should be, please contact us so we can include your family in the tree or add a completely new tree for your ancestry.
Our Discoveries so far . . .
The big surprise for me was discovering close matches with McGuirk and McGurk individuals that have had their DNA tested. So there has to be a connection someplace between our surnames. An Australian Bradner has tested and our common DNA profile proves our connection back to Joseph and Elizabeth (Tatterson) Bradner (see Tree 3 below), so the McGuirk/McGurk connection is certainly before them. Whether this connection is common to all Bradners or only to Tree 3 will only be discovered when a Bradner of each of the other trees gets tested.
We desperately need living male Bradners that fit into Trees 1 and 2 (below) to provide a sample of their DNA in order to prove whether or not they connect with the other trees. If you know someone that's a candidate for this then please contact us.
If you would like to participate by having your Y-DNA tested then order a test kit and mail your sample to Family Tree DNA. Note: we recommend having a minimum of 37 markers tested initially. In return you will validate your position in the overall Bradner Family Tree and will receive comprehensive details of the results of your test — see sample reports.
If you would be willing to provide a donation to support our DNA project then please go to Family Tree DNA and contribute to the BRADNER Surname Project. Payments can be made securely via credit card or PayPal.
TREE 1. – John Bradner's (Irish) male descendancy to living males – tree based on traditional genealogy.
John —+— Gilbert —— Rev. John —+— Colville —+— Colville "Calvin" —+— John —————> 2 known living males (Pennsylvania) | | | | | | | +— James N. ———> 2 known living males (Pennsylvania) | | | | | | | +— Benjamin ———> 2 known living males (Pennsylvania) | | | | | | | +— Colvin —————> 2 known living males (Pennsylvania) | | | | | | | +— Coe Gale ———> 2 known living males (Pennsylvania) | | | | | | | +— Samuel Denton ———> 2 known living males (Pennsylvania) | | | | | | | | +— John ——— Gilbert Augustus —+— James ———> 2 known living males (Pennsylvania) | | | | | | | +— Frank J. ———> 2 known living males (Pennsylvania) | | | | | | | | +— Benjamin —— Thomas Wickham —+— Ira Smith ————> 2 known living males | | | | | +— Thomas Scott ————> 2 known living males | | | | | +— Gilbert —+— John ——— Joel —+— Enos ———> 2 known living males (Michigan) | | | | | | | +— Ira G. ———> 2 known living males (Michigan) | | | | | | | +— John ———> 2 known living males (Michigan) | | | | | | | +— Amasa ———> 2 known living males (Michigan) | | | | | | | +— Joel Atherton ———> 2 known living males (Michigan) | | | | | | | +— Erastus B. ———> 2 known living males (Michigan) | | | | | | | | +— Moses —— John David —— John Wesley ———> 2 known living males (Michigan) | | | | | +— John —+— William T. —+— Samuel —— Marcus ——————> 2 known living males (Ohio) | | | | | | | | | | | +— William —+— William E. ———> 2 known living males (Ohio) | | | | | | | +— John Alonzo ———> 2 known living males (Ohio) | | | | | | | +— Charles A. ———> 2 known living males (Ohio) | | | | | | | | +— Josiah —— Lester —— Lester ———> 2 known living males (Ohio) | | | | | +— Benoni —— John —— Edward T. ——————> 2 known living males (Ohio) | | +— John —— John —— Joseph —— John —— Thomas Richard —+— Thomas ——————> 7 known living males (British Columbia) | +— Joseph ————————> 2 known living males (Ontario) | +— George Gilbert ———> 11 known living males (England)
TREE 2. – John (Elizabeth Carr) Bradner's male descendancy to living males – tree based on traditional genealogy.
John —+— Jehue —— John Henry H. —— William H. —— William C. —— Lawrence —+— Gary Wayne ——> 2 known living males (Florida) | | | +————————————> 3 known living males (W.Virginia) | | +— John Carr —+— William G. ——— John William ——— Cleveland John ———> 2 known living males (Virginia) | | | | | +— John O. —+— John Thomas —— William Samuel —————————> 2 known living males (Virginia) | | | | | | | | +— Bruce —+— Ralph Mitchell ————————> 2 known living males (Virginia) | | | | | | | +— Bruce —————————> 1 known living male (North Carolina) | | | | | | | | +— Alfred Dunreath ——— John Alfred ————————> 5 known living males (North Carolina) | | | | | | | | +— Lance Laurston —+— Norman Camp ——————> 4 known living males (Georgia) | | | | | | | +— Lance Laurston ——————> 4 known living males (Virginia) | | | | | | | | +— Charles Shelton —+— Charles Shelton ———————> 3 known living males (North Carolina) | | | | | | | +— James Allister ————————> 1 known living male (Virginia) | | | | | | | | +— Harry ——— Numa Page ———————————————> 3 known living males (Virginia) | | | | | +— Robert Carr —+— John Francis ——— Archer Carr ———————> 1 known living male (Virginia) | | | | | | | | +— Robert Shelton ——— William Thomas ——————> 1 known living male (Virginia) | | | | | +— Albert —+— William Albert —+— Joseph Lester ———————> 1 known living male (Virginia) | | | | | +— Oakley —————————> 2 known living males (Virginia) | | | | | +— Percy —————————> 2 known living males (Virginia) | | | | | +— Eddie Russell —————————> 1 known living male (Virginia) | | | | | +— James Thomas —+— Alley Wilson ———————> 2 known living males (Virginia) | | | | | +— James Thomas ————> 3 known living males (Virginia & North Carolina) | | | | | +— Henry Howard —+— Guy Woodrow ———————> 1 known living male (Virginia) | | | +— Jasper Samuel ———————> 1 known living male (North Carolina) | | +— Henry —+— John ——— Henry B. ——— Earl Lee ——— Robert Earl ————> 2 known living males (Florida) | | +— Richard Henry —+— Theoflice Archer ——— John Henry —————> 10 known living males (Virginia) | | +— John Leslie —+— Willie Richard —————> 1 known living male (Virginia) | +— James Jackson —————> 3 known living males (Kentucky) | +————————————————————> 6 known living males (Virginia)
TREE 3. – Joseph (Elizabeth Tatterson) Bradner's male descendancy to living males – tree based on traditional genealogy.
Joseph —+— John ——— John Gilbert ——— John ==============> 2 known living males (Australia) | | +— Joseph ——— Joseph Henry —+— Joseph Henry =====> 3 known living males (Quebec & Ontario) | +— William John —————> 1 known living male (Quebec) | +— Ernest Gordon —————> 1 known living male (British Columbia)
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Last updated: 19 October 2009