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Project Surnames:

Bickham

Project Background:

The surname BICKHAM is not a common one, however, there are several prominent lines or families that have been researched and traced back to the 1700s or late 1600s in the Colonies. Families in Enland, of course, date back much further. It is believed that some of these more recognized BICKHAM lines may have a common, unknown ancestor. We have turned to DNA testing to confirm or disprove our beliefs, and further our genealogical research.

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Project Goals:

Determine if any of the more prominent BICKHAM lines share a common ancestor.
Prove or disprove our individual theories about our BICKHAM ancestors.
Validate existing research and discover a new direction for future research.

Project News:

20 December: Results back from the lab for the fifth participant, a descendant of Benjamin Bickham, one of the five brothers of the 'Southern Bickham' line.

27 November: Results back from the lab for the fourth participant, the third who is a descendant of George Washington Bickham, a son of Hugh Bickham.

19 November: Sample kit back at FTDNA from fifth participant.

15 November: Results back!!! on two participants.

12 November: Fifth participant mailed sample kit back to FTDNA.

5 November: Kit mailed to fifth participant.

4 November: Fifth participant has joined the project - a member of the huge "Southern Bickham" line.

1 November: Sample kit from fourth participant received by Family Tree DNA. Now we wait, and wait, and wait, and wait . . .

20 October: Expected date for results from first and second participants is 30 November.

18 October: Family Tree DNA mailed kit to fourth participant.

17 October: A fourth participant has joined the project.

16 October: Sample kit from second participant received by FTDNA.

15 October: Sample kit from first participant received by FTDNA.

11 October: Both participants mailed their sample kits back to Family Tree DNA today.

9 October: First participant received kit. Previous participant's results displayed. Haplogroup R1b1 is England. No surprise there!

8 October: Learned that a descendant from Hugh BICKHAM's line has already had DNA testing done with Family Tree DNA. Requested he be added to the BICKHAM DNA Project.

6 October: Kit received by second participant, plans to mail back on Monday or Tuesday.

4 October: Second participant and second line represented. A descendant of Richard BICKHAM of Burlington, New Jersey, in 1698.

3 October 2007: First participant, a descendant of Hugh BICKHAM of Kentucky and Logan County, Ohio.

Project Results:

The three participants who descend from George Washington Bickham, a son of Hugh Bickham, are an exact match. The participant who is a son of Richard Bickham of 1698 Burlington, New Jersey, is not a match with the other three participants from whom we have results. There is a difference of three markers, indicating there is not a relationship between Richard Bickham and Hugh Bickham of Logan County, Ohio.

Thus far, there is only one participant from the very large 'Southern Bickham' line, a descendant of Benjamin Bickham, one of the original five brothers. There is a difference of two digits in one marker - a slim possibility of a relationship between this line and that of Richard Bickham of Burlington, New Jersey in 1698.