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Group Administrator: Al Calkins al.calkins@gmail.com
Project Surnames:
| Calken | Calkens | Calkin | Calkind | | Calking | Calkink | Calkins | Caulkings | | Caulkins | Corkins | Culken | Culkins | |
Project Background:
This is a newly formed group. Our initial surname of interest is Calkins. We are looking for additional participants. Individuals interested in collaborating on family history and using genetic testing to assist our research efforts are encouraged to join. Requirements: If you are a male with one of the above surnames and are interested in researching your direct paternal line further, you can participate. This group study is using the DNA test that looks at a portion of the DNA called the Y chromosome. The Y chromosome is unique to males and can be used to identify one`s direct paternal line. For this reason, females cannot contribute directly, but can find a male relative (father, brother, cousin, etc) to be tested as a representative of her line.
By testing males bearing any variation of this surname, we are able to build a database of many different lineages, and to group them by their DNA thumbprints or 'signatures'. The more DNA signature groups that are formed, the better the foundation of comparison for all subsequent participants. It also works by process of elimination, since each set of results will either match an existing signature group, or not (in which case it will be representative of a whole new family group).
No matter where on earth your ancestor might have hailed from or what the spelling variation, all are invited to participate. Whether you've exhausted traditional avenues of research and wish to break down that brick wall through scientific means, or already are part of a well-established ancestry and wish to help "lost" branches find their own place, your participation will be an invaluable contribution toward the larger goal of family reconstruction. |
Project Goals:
| We have several objectives including(1) validating our written documentation about the Calkins family in North America, (2) proving a connection between 'unclassified' Calkins,Corkins, Caulkins, etc. (3) and finding possible connections to Calkin, Calkins and variants of our surname in the U.K. |
Project News:
For those of you who have just joined or have not visited in awhile: A basic refresher.
We started out small and are now up to nineteen participants.
We have been able to verify that fifteen of those nineteen are definitely in Hugh’s line.
In one case the Calkins tested, #62104 had no documentation making that connection. He could not go back past Elijah Calkins b. abt 1768 in CT or MA. (Page 403 Calkins Family in America by Ken Calkins) However the consensus is that there are enough matching markers to validate his descent from Hugh.
Also Robert Calkins our CFA recorder just unearthed new information that may connect Elijah to Hugh.
As you will note there are three Calkins who belong to another haplogroup: J1 not R1b1 like most of the other Calkins. They are first cousins. We have never been able to document that they descended from our common progenitor, Hugh Calkins. Their line went back to John Calkins b. 25 August, 1785 in Chenango Co. NY. Married Phoebe Wellman 1808. (Page 408, Ken’s book)
What is most interesting with this group is their haplogroup: J1. Which is of Middle Eastern origin and that they match 25/25, 37/37 with people with the surname “Davenport”
There was a Roman Legion stationed in Chester that was comprised of a naval unit from the Middle East. It was common practice that Legionnaires found themselves local wives and when they retired stayed in England... That would explain the presence of J1 in England
Furthermore there was a plague in the Chester area circa 1610. Perhaps a Calkin/Calkins family took in some surviving children that were Davenport’s
In any case it appears we have, at this time, two separate Calkins’ lines originating in the Chester area of Cheshire, England.
Subsequently one of this group found a more logical explanation. One of John/Phoebe’s sons: Martin Calkins b. 30 Sept 1822 m. Catherine Joslyn. Her sister Cynthia Joslyn m. Edwin Davenport. According to census information for this period they were neighbors in Butler, New York. So it would appear that an unrecorded adoption of some sort took place.
Also as you can see we have another Calkins, #55779, belonging to another haplogroup: I1a which is generally associated with the Viking influence in the British Isles.
He does have a well documented paper trail back to Hugh. It would appear there was a NPE somewhere... Going back several generations in his line there was a Calkins who was married more than once. We speculate that the last wife was widowed and brought a child into the marriage. This child was raised as a Calkins and the true biological ancestor of #55779 above. Ken Calkins has been able to locate a descendant of one of the brothers of this ancestor and we are hoping to get him to test. That should solve this mystery.
We do know that Calkins, # 62094) father was adopted. Coincidentally his adoptive father belongs to the J1 group above.
Calkins, #62098, is very interesting. DNA proves that a 1724 court decision regarding an illegitimacy was incorrect. That indeed a Calkins was the father.
Stevens, #104240, biological father was a Calkins who died when he was an infant and his mother remarried.
Borquez joined our group because his grandmother was a Calkins. Interesting that he still has a 20/25 match.
Now the exciting news! We have a Calkins benefactor who is generously providing funds for a number of upgrades. The six participants who have only tested twelve markers are being upgraded to 37 markers and one participant,#55805, is being upgraded from 25 to 37 markers.
Also five who were at 37 are being upgraded to 67.
We are confident that this will get us closer to determining the MRCA (most recent common ancestor) of those that have tested to date.
Won't you please join us in participating in our quest to make connections and prove our paper trails. |
DNA Test Results (Alleles) for Project Members
* Haplogroups in green have been
confirmed by SNP testing. Haplogroups in red have
been predicted by Family Tree DNA based on unambiguous results in the
individual's personal page. This has been placed on this GAP page for your ease
and convenience. Please note that for any predicted results we see no reason for
ordering a SNP test to confirm the Haplogroup. if a – is in the HAPLO field then
we feel that the comparative results are not clear and unambiguous and if the
kit holder wants to know their SNP with 100% confidence they may consider
ordering a SNP confirmation test.
YDNA Member Distribution Map
DNA Test Results (mtDNA) for Project Members
Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
World Headquarters
1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA
Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147
Contact Us
All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project Project Surnames:
| Calken | Calkens | Calkin | Calkind | | Calking | Calkink | Calkins | Caulkings | | Caulkins | Corkins | Culken | Culkins | |
Project Background:
This is a newly formed group. Our initial surname of interest is Calkins. We are looking for additional participants. Individuals interested in collaborating on family history and using genetic testing to assist our research efforts are encouraged to join. Requirements: If you are a male with one of the above surnames and are interested in researching your direct paternal line further, you can participate. This group study is using the DNA test that looks at a portion of the DNA called the Y chromosome. The Y chromosome is unique to males and can be used to identify one`s direct paternal line. For this reason, females cannot contribute directly, but can find a male relative (father, brother, cousin, etc) to be tested as a representative of her line.
By testing males bearing any variation of this surname, we are able to build a database of many different lineages, and to group them by their DNA thumbprints or 'signatures'. The more DNA signature groups that are formed, the better the foundation of comparison for all subsequent participants. It also works by process of elimination, since each set of results will either match an existing signature group, or not (in which case it will be representative of a whole new family group).
No matter where on earth your ancestor might have hailed from or what the spelling variation, all are invited to participate. Whether you've exhausted traditional avenues of research and wish to break down that brick wall through scientific means, or already are part of a well-established ancestry and wish to help "lost" branches find their own place, your participation will be an invaluable contribution toward the larger goal of family reconstruction. |
Project Goals:
| We have several objectives including(1) validating our written documentation about the Calkins family in North America, (2) proving a connection between 'unclassified' Calkins,Corkins, Caulkins, etc. (3) and finding possible connections to Calkin, Calkins and variants of our surname in the U.K. |
Project News:
For those of you who have just joined or have not visited in awhile: A basic refresher.
We started out small and are now up to nineteen participants.
We have been able to verify that fifteen of those nineteen are definitely in Hugh’s line.
In one case the Calkins tested, #62104 had no documentation making that connection. He could not go back past Elijah Calkins b. abt 1768 in CT or MA. (Page 403 Calkins Family in America by Ken Calkins) However the consensus is that there are enough matching markers to validate his descent from Hugh.
Also Robert Calkins our CFA recorder just unearthed new information that may connect Elijah to Hugh.
As you will note there are three Calkins who belong to another haplogroup: J1 not R1b1 like most of the other Calkins. They are first cousins. We have never been able to document that they descended from our common progenitor, Hugh Calkins. Their line went back to John Calkins b. 25 August, 1785 in Chenango Co. NY. Married Phoebe Wellman 1808. (Page 408, Ken’s book)
What is most interesting with this group is their haplogroup: J1. Which is of Middle Eastern origin and that they match 25/25, 37/37 with people with the surname “Davenport”
There was a Roman Legion stationed in Chester that was comprised of a naval unit from the Middle East. It was common practice that Legionnaires found themselves local wives and when they retired stayed in England... That would explain the presence of J1 in England
Furthermore there was a plague in the Chester area circa 1610. Perhaps a Calkin/Calkins family took in some surviving children that were Davenport’s
In any case it appears we have, at this time, two separate Calkins’ lines originating in the Chester area of Cheshire, England.
Subsequently one of this group found a more logical explanation. One of John/Phoebe’s sons: Martin Calkins b. 30 Sept 1822 m. Catherine Joslyn. Her sister Cynthia Joslyn m. Edwin Davenport. According to census information for this period they were neighbors in Butler, New York. So it would appear that an unrecorded adoption of some sort took place.
Also as you can see we have another Calkins, #55779, belonging to another haplogroup: I1a which is generally associated with the Viking influence in the British Isles.
He does have a well documented paper trail back to Hugh. It would appear there was a NPE somewhere... Going back several generations in his line there was a Calkins who was married more than once. We speculate that the last wife was widowed and brought a child into the marriage. This child was raised as a Calkins and the true biological ancestor of #55779 above. Ken Calkins has been able to locate a descendant of one of the brothers of this ancestor and we are hoping to get him to test. That should solve this mystery.
We do know that Calkins, # 62094) father was adopted. Coincidentally his adoptive father belongs to the J1 group above.
Calkins, #62098, is very interesting. DNA proves that a 1724 court decision regarding an illegitimacy was incorrect. That indeed a Calkins was the father.
Stevens, #104240, biological father was a Calkins who died when he was an infant and his mother remarried.
Borquez joined our group because his grandmother was a Calkins. Interesting that he still has a 20/25 match.
Now the exciting news! We have a Calkins benefactor who is generously providing funds for a number of upgrades. The six participants who have only tested twelve markers are being upgraded to 37 markers and one participant,#55805, is being upgraded from 25 to 37 markers.
Also five who were at 37 are being upgraded to 67.
We are confident that this will get us closer to determining the MRCA (most recent common ancestor) of those that have tested to date.
Won't you please join us in participating in our quest to make connections and prove our paper trails. |
DNA Test Results (Alleles) for Project Members
* Haplogroups in green have been
confirmed by SNP testing. Haplogroups in red have
been predicted by Family Tree DNA based on unambiguous results in the
individual's personal page. This has been placed on this GAP page for your ease
and convenience. Please note that for any predicted results we see no reason for
ordering a SNP test to confirm the Haplogroup. if a – is in the HAPLO field then
we feel that the comparative results are not clear and unambiguous and if the
kit holder wants to know their SNP with 100% confidence they may consider
ordering a SNP confirmation test.
YDNA Member Distribution Map
DNA Test Results (mtDNA) for Project Members
Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
World Headquarters
1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA
Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147
Contact Us
All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project
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