and the Haworth/Howarth y-DNA Project
I.
Uses of the Y-chromosome DNA signature as a research aid in genealogy.
A. Confirming and
eliminating relationships, and focusing
research to related families.
1. Confirms which variant surnames are in fact, family.
Note: I hope to have five sheets of paper showing present distribution
of the different Haworth surname variants, displayed on a wall in the room.
B. Establishing a
region of origin, and migration routes of earliest ancestors.
1. Directs research into a
specific timeframe, and geographic area in recent 500-1000 years.
II.
Brief explanation of how the Y-DNA works,
what it is, and it's significance.
A. The European
haplogroups, what they are, and where they are principally located.
Phylogenetic tree of R hpgrp
Migration route from Africa
B. The
"markers"
(DYS markers).
C. What SNP's ("snips")
are, and their significance.
III.
The Haworth/Howarth DNA Project, and a report by Stephen Howarth of
Chester, England, our Project's web host.
View #1
View #2
Spreadsheet View (use
return)
www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/haworth/results
All male Haworths/Howarths/Hayworths will carry this signature -
as did George Haworth, the Emigrant and his father James
Sr.
A. Progress to date - two
main groups
1. Tests on 8 reveal a
"single" lineage
2. Other 5 are various
lineages
B. Findings - can divide into
3 categories
1. Deep Ancestry: 40,000 B.C. - 500 A.
a. Refining the R1b hpgrp. -
SNP tests
b. The
"Frisian" group, and the Angles
Chart of R1b-U106 distribution
2. Angles settle in England
(Dark Ages)
a. Anglian/Frisian tribes to north, Saxons to south.
3. Last 20+ generations since surnames
a. Test results can make a difference
b. Build database of largish sample;
identify matches, shorten odds
C. Objectives for the future.
1. Test more people; increase database
2. Analyze mutation patterns; perhaps
can identify different branches in
England and Lancashire/Yorkshire
IV. DNA testing companies, and the four present Y-DNA databases. A handout list might be arranged, or at least displayed somewhere close, including a brief bibliography of genetic genealogy books.
Questions from the audience.