Shockley etc DNA Project- Background

Background

                                        SHOCKLEY DNA PROJECT

The worldwide discounted Shockley DNA project was established to help determine the various Shockley ancestors and connect Shockley families through DNA matches. We accept all types of DNA testing including Family Finder, Y-DNA testing for paternal Shockley lines and mtDNA testing for those with a Shockley in their female line. All Shockley descendants are invited and encouraged to participate. The success of the project depends on the number of participants. The only requirement is submission of your proved Shockley ancestral and direct line data which is crucial to comparing with DNA matches.

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The three primary tests for genealogy are: Family Finder autosomal DNA; Y-DNA for your direct paternal line; and, mtDNA for your direct maternal line:

**Family Finder tests 563,800 autosomal SNPs and 15,789 X chromosome SNPs and can provide distant relationships. It is especially valuable for adoptees and brick-wallers.  Both males and females can take this test.

**Y-DNA is for one's direct paternal line and can only be done by a male. It is your father, his father, his father's father etc on up the male line.
         Y-DNA12 markers is more for anthropology; DNA matches can be long before surnames came into existance.
         Y-DNA37 markers is very, very good since it brings DNA matches much closer in time and weeds out insignificant matches.
        Even better is the full Y-DNA67 markers test with Y-DNA111 the newest addition.
Note: If one orders Y12 or Y37 markers an upgrade to higher markers can be ordered at any time without need for further testing.

**mtDNA is for your direct maternal line - your mother, her mother, her mother's mother etc on up the female line. Females can test for mtDNA as can a son for his mother's female line (aforementioned).
        mtDNA is for low-resolution;
        mtDNAPlus is for the better high-resolution.
        Full Gnome (aka mtDNA Mega) is the top of the line - any DNA match with this test reflects a definite genetic relative.
Note: If one orders mtDNA or mtDNAPlus an upgrade can be ordered at any time without need for further testing.

To order your DNA kit: at the top of this page click on JOIN REQUEST. Then, just fill in the order form. Be sure the test(s) you are ordering appears in the little window at the bottom of the order form. Credit Card payment is the most expeditious and is secure.

To see a sample DNA kit visit: http://www.familytreedna.com/kit/html

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NOTE: If you submitted your DNA to the Genographic Project PLEASE remember to download your results to FamilyTreeDNA and join the appropriate Surname Project. There are many additional benefits to enjoy with Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), particularly genealogy-related

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The surname Shockley is of uncertain origin. It is most probably an English habitational name from Shocklach in Cheshire; named in Old English with sceocca ‘goblin’, ‘evil spirit’ + læcc ‘boggy stream’. In the 17th century, the name was most common in Buckinghamshire, England. The name may also be an Americanized form of Swiss-German Schoechli, a topographic name meaning ‘barn’, a diminutive of Schoch. (Source: Dictionary of American Families, Oxford University Press) The name of Adam de Shackerly was first seen about 1200 in English records.

For all kinds of neat things about the Shockley surname visit: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/Sh/Shockley.html

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Some of the earliest Shockley immigrants to the US include:
         John Shakley in Virginia 1650;
         Richard Shockley in Maryland before 1716;
         Henry Shocklier in Philadelphia in 1739;
         Adam and Jacob Shack in Philadelphia in 1751.
 
Shockley Who's Who: 
       William Bradford Shockley - Nobel Prize in Physics 1956 Born 13 Feb 1910 London, England died 12 Aug 1989 US md 1) Jean Bailey md 2) Emmy Lanning. Son of William Hillman Shockley, a mining engineer born in Massachusetts and Mary Bradford. The family returned to the United States in 1913.
        Costen Shockley born 1942 Sussex Co, Delaware -  Baseball Philadelphia Phillies & California Angels 1960's

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Note: Project Administrators are volunteers. Our "payment" is the pleasure of helping others find their roots and new genetic relatives.