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The Johnson/Johnston/Johnstone DNA
Surname Project
A Pioneer Surname DNA Project
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Project History
In the
late 1980’s a core group of genealogical researchers through exchanges of
information began to see the need for a central spokesperson to assimilate and
distribute the analytical reports that was to become the mainstay of the
group. Thus emerged Linda Sparks Starr, who’s web page can be found at Colonial Virginia Connections where many
other Colonial surname analytical reports can be reviewed today. Frustrating
Linda’s group was the fact that researching in Colonial Virginia was
severally hampered because of several “burned” counties, New Kent County in
particular. By the year 2000 DNA research in relation to genealogy had became
a hot topic of national discussion and Linda’s group was quick to grasp the
importance of this new research. At first, there were only a few individual
volunteers from within the group to agree to being tested but these early DNA
results soon showed that more participants would be needed for
comparison. Fortunately, the lab
early on initiated a program, called "Surname
Projects", which enabled a group such as ours to encourage participants
to take part in this DNA project for the benefit of everyone. Hence, the
beginning of this project. As a result of it's early beginning, the
J/J/J Surname DNA Project is historically listed as a Pioneer
DNA Surname Project Project Objective
Our goal is to aid anyone interested in researching
their family history using DNA testing. If you are a serious genealogist,
sooner or later you are going to reach the end of a proven "paper
trail". When this happens, looking beyond this so called "brick
wall" can become very exasperating and next to impossible. Y-DNA testing
offers an exciting new approach to solving this problem. Basically, a Y-DNA
test is that of the y-chromosome which is passed down from father to son.
Dennis West , administrator of the West surname project, has created an
excellent graphic illustration of how this occurs. Thus, a surname
lineage can be identified in this manner. However,
the test results of a single DNA test, standing alone, is of little value. It
is by comparing that single test with others in a database that it becomes
valuable. That is the purpose of this project! Each participant's test
results are of equal importance in this regard. So, as the Johnson/Johnston/Johnstone
database grows larger with each new participant, so does the chances that
another rumbling sound will be heard as one more "brick wall"
comes crashing down! There is another
exciting aspect of DNA testing and that is the study of "ancient
ancestry"!It goes without saying, most all of us are curious
to know who we were before surnames were used to identify us! As our database
grows, we will explore this new field which allows us to trace the migrations
of our earliest ancestors as they populated the world. Not only can the male
Y-DNA tests be used for this study but also that of the mtDNA test.
Mitrocondia DNA (mtDNA) is passed down through the maternal line.
Interestingly, the National Geographic Society is presently conducting a five
year project called the Genegraphic
Project the purpose of which is a detailed study
of human migrations. Many of our J/J/J participants are participating in this
exciting project! Also, see this interesting mtDNA site: The Family of Woman Pedigrees
As
stated in the Project Objectives, comparison of a participant's
test data with others in our database is the goal of our project. Coupled
with each participant's DNA test results, we seek to display the
pedigree of that individual. Whether short or long, famous or not, each
pedigree is of equal importance in trying to solve the problems of
genealogical research where records have been lost or have not existed.
Whenever a new participant joins our project, I will make an attempt to send
him a "Thank You" note and include directions regarding his
pedigree...example: Please be aware that
one of the mainstays of our project is that each of our participants is asked
to submit his pedigree to be posted on our web page for others to observe and
compare DNA test results. The pedigree should be of your male line and
can be of simple form...example: John Johnson son of: John Doe Johnson Jr.
b.(date),(place), d.(date), (place) md: (name spouse),
(date married), (place married) son of: John Doe Johnson
Sr. b. (date),(place), d.(date), (place) md: (name spouse),
(date married), (place married) son of: Doe John Johnson b.
(date),(place), d.(date), (place) md: (name spouse),
(date married), (place married) son of: And so on....and on! Go back as far as you
have record - it's understandable if you are missing the name of
a spouse or date and place. You can send the pedigree to the administrator(s)
directly or fill out this convenient online
form. It's best to have the pedigree on
hand at the time the results are returned from the lab so there is no delay
in getting everything posted. This is most helpful should the results match
another participants and the pedigrees need be combined. To view the pedigree of an individual, click
on the kit number of that person no matter where you are on the project pages.... with one
exception. This feature is not available on the DNA
Test Results (Alleles) for Project Members link
Surname History
The Johnson/Johnston/Johnstone (J/J/J)
surname is one of several common surnames widely dispersed across world
ethnic groups. The history of surname origins is quite interesting and
in general, the origin of surname varies greatly within ethnic groups as this report
shows. Most researchers readily associate the J/J/J
surname with English, Scottish or Irish nationalities. And, in truth, the
greater percentage of of our participants are representative of these
groups. However, our project includes J/J/J surname participants from many
other nationalities. One of our participants, Billy Johnson, kit number
N25482, has compiled an interesting report on the origins of the
Johnson/Johnston/Johnstone surname. Hopefully, as this project grows,
the collected data will be able to aid each of the family groups in each
nationality in determining when (and how) they came to own the surname
Johnson/Johnston/Johnstone! Haplogroups
Genetic
Genealogy offers researchers the opportunity look beyond the origins of
surnames. What is a haplogroup? Well, as I understand it, it is a classification of people, once thought of as races but now proving not necessarily so, that emerged as humans populated this earth. In the scientific world, as it relates to the Y-Chromosome and our project, a Haplogroup is defined as all the male descendants of the single person who first showed a SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) mutation. A SNP mutation identifies a group who had a common ancestor far back in time, since SNP's rarely mutate. Each member of a Haplogroup would have the same SNP mutation as the common ancestor. These mutations are extremely rare, and identify a group of people over a period of tens of thousands of years. So a haplogroup can be thought of as extending back in time thousands and even tens of thousands of years. Family Tree DNA,
the lab that does the testing for this project, has posted on each
participant’s personal page a suggested haplogroup for that participant using
a technique called STR testing (Short Tandem Repeats). For a participant to access his Personal Page, he may log into
FamilyTreeDNA.com with his kit number and password. The results posted
there comparing each individual participant’s STR test with the extensive
world-wide database created by Dr. Hammer, of Family Tree DNA, is very
interesting. I urge each participant to visit his own personal page and read
the material found there. Notice in the above paragraph that Family Tree DNA informs us
that this STR testing only indicates a suggested haplogroup. To actually
confirm a haplogroup, Family Tree DNA can perform a test for haplogroup
determination utilizing specific SNP Markers. The Y-DNA SNP test will
determine if the estimated haplogroup is your haplogroup. As an example, if
your estimated haplogroup is R1b, a test could be ordered to confirm if you
are indeed an R1b or not, but in case you are not, you would have to perform
additional test(s) to find your Haplogroup. That is why Family Tree DNA only
recommends the test to those who really want (we mean... very badly) want to
know his haplogroup. The
News page (see menu bar at the top left of this page) has been created
to be of help in keeping J/J/J members abreast of current events
related to Genetic Genealogy. Our web site activities will also be posted on
the News page.
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Johnson Administrator | Sherrie Boone Co-Administrator |
Barbara
Hockman Pedigree Coordinator | Tony
Johnson Librarian | Euell Johnson Research Analyst
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Notice: Neither this
project's administrator(s) nor it's group leaders receive any monetary
benefits from this project. Their work is voluntary in support of the belief
that this information should be freely shared with the genealogical community;
however the individual participants as contributors the
administrator(s) reserve copyright privileges lest anyone attempt to
publish the reports, in whole or in part, for profit or any other purpose. Revision Date:
11 May 2008
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