Group Administrator:
Ron Nicely - Email:
nicelyguy@msn.com
Project Surnames
Crow, Kneiseley, Kneisle, Kneislei, Kneisley, Kneislie, Kneisly, Kneissle, Kneuss, Kneussel, Knicely, Kniesley, Kniesly, Kniseley, Knisely, Knisley, Knusli, Knussli, Knysley, Neisely, Neisley, Nicely, Niesley, Niesly, Nisely, Nishli, Nislay, Nisle, Nisli, Nissley, Niszli, Nizeley, Nusli, Nyiszli, Nysli, Whitecrow
Project Background
Testing of DNA by a Nicely and a Knisely returned positive results. Later a Kneisly and a Knisley matched. We also have a matched with the following surnames; Bernstein, Harmon, Joseph, Levine, Torrington, and three different Wright's. These individual with different last names are likely to be cousins before the years of 1400 since surnames were not assigned at that time. This would be the reason for the different surname. We have gathered considerably more information on our family tree since the initial development of this web site. I curently have over 8,200 descendants of Martin Nussli (pronounced Nisley) in my family tree file. I also have several thousands that I have not yet entered into the file. Information on our family indicates that they were Mennonite Anabaptists who were prosecuted in Switzerland for their religious beliefs. After having spent time in jail in Switzerland some of the family members moved to the Alsace or Palatinate area of France and Germany and at a later date many of this group left that area and moved to America in the 1700's. My ancestor came over in 1717.
I have recently had a Deep Clade test ran on my DNA and it was determined that my DNA is J2b Haplogroup. This was submitted to an International stugy on the J2 Haplogroup and because my DNA has a M172+ factor in it, I am a descendant of a man who resided in the Anatolia region near the eastern end of the Mediterranian Sea approximately 15,000 to 22,000 years ago. This means that everyone whose 12 Marker Y-DNA matched mine is also in the same relationship. More information will be relaesed when the study is complete.
We continue to look for new family members and extend our knowledge of the Nusli family tree.