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St * r * * v * nt GENETIC Project
Halloween, 2004
We now have 8 results. Once again each result provides significant information. The last result has brought the Common Ancestor between the TE spelling of America and the TI spelling of present day England much closer. Within 1 value for 1 marker, the DYS 458.
Analysis
Prior to the result of A3, we believed there to be a 3 marker difference between the TE spelling and TI spelling. This put a common ancestor between the "T"s of America and the "T"s of England quite far back.
A3's result and a well developed genealogy of the "T" spelling in America showed that 2 of the markers, DYS 439 and DYS 442, were confined to the Descendents of William, grandson of the Immigrant Samuel.
This is because A3 is a descendent of Josiah, brother to William, another grandson of Samuel. He does not have the change in values at DYS 439 and 442. The common ancestor to all 3 is all the way back to either Samuel I or II; the conclusion is that the mutations on those markers are confined to the line of William.
This leaves one marker difference between the A group and the B group. DYS 458, 16 and 17 respectively.
In other words:
Somewhere in the line of B1 or the line of Samuel the Immigrant, a mutation occurred in the DYS 458 marker.
Somewhere in the line between William, grandson of Samuel, and Eliphalet, Great Grandson of William, a mutation occurred in the DYS 439 marker.
Somewhere between Eliphalet and A2, a mutation occurred in the DYS 442 marker.
October 3, 2004
The hits keep coming ...
Our 7th result has been received. Our first break in the spelling pattern we have been following, has occurred. This has resulted in a whole new (temporary?) group to hold the result while we sort it out. Take a look at the Results page. (link above right, or menu left)
C4 has the DE spelling of the name. But the result does not match the HaploGroup that the DE spelling is in, HG2 (I). There is no common ancestor there.
C4 does belong in HaploGroup, (HG1) R1b. It has a strong score of 54 with the group predictor. This is the same HaploGroup that the "T" spellings are in. However, the individual HaploTypes only match on 28 (TE) and 29 (TI) markers. So, for all intents and purposes, there is no recent common ancestor.
Analysis
C4 is a descendent of the John St*rd*vant, married Pamelia Higley in Simsbury CT, 1821. This John is believed to be a brother of Solomon, with both marrying Higleys (first cousins Pamelia and Maria, repectively). If any male descendents of Solomon are reading this, I would like to invite them to participate in the project. A match with C4 would verify a new haplotype and allow us to move on to find John and Solomon's father and grandfathers.
There have been two possibilities exposed for the surname ancestry.
- Since the Haplotype for the descendents of John Sturdivant of Virginia, has still not been identified; it remains a definite possibility that John (Solomon) came out of that line.
- Solomon said in a census that his father was born in France. An entirely new group from Europe is very possible.
Only further testing will determine if either possibility is accurate.
What's Next ?
We have one more result coming in soon, probably next week. This a TE spelling. It will give a total 8 results tested and posted. There are no more in the pipeline. The following is a list of what the testing so far has identified as particular needs in more testing.
- We need some documented results from descendants of John Sturdivant of Virginia.
- As noted above, we need a male descendent of Solomon Sturdivant of Otis MA.
- Noted below, C3 requires tests from some more male descendents of the Vermont Sturdevants.
- Canadian St*r**v*nts where are you? How do I find you?
- Mary needs a descendent of Jonathon Clark Sturdevant to test.
September 26, 2004
We have added another result. A descendant of Jay Sturdevant, born 1817 Vermont, has joined the project. This is C3 on the Results Page. His results differ from C1 and C2 by only one marker, and then only by one value. As close to an exact match as can be had.
This is our first participant without any genealogy prior to early 1800. We do not know who Jay's parents are. But we now know that he came through the Connecticut Sturdevant's. Again reflecting the spelling of the name.
Analysis
The TE spelling has one marker difference. DNA testing expect a mutation within 7 generations. In the TE spelling it occured within 5 and 6 generations of the two participants. So with the DE spelling it is quite probable that Jay came through John Sturdevant II of Ridgefield/Danbury CT; the mutation possibly occurring in a line descended from a brother to John III or Samuel. It does not rule out an Uncle or Great Uncle. However, no descendants of brothers to John I, or William, are known to this project. There is no Jay, born 1817 Vermont, in the lines of either C1 or C2.
