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Project Goals:

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The aim of this project is to find connections between the large number of existing though, as yet, unrelated Hocking family trees. By doing a simple DNA test on direct male descendants from each of these trees it will be possible to determine which trees are connected through a common ancestor. Armed with this knowledge researchers will know in which area to look to find this common ancestor. A secondary aim of this project is to determine the number of points of origin for the Hocking surname and its variants. Since the surname Hocking and its variants are relatively common in Cornwall it is likely that we will find multiple points of origin for these surnames though I imagine that most of these points of origin will be located in Cornwall.

CURRENT PARTICIPANTS

The 5 current participants (group A) are all descendants of WILLIAM HOCKING & GRACE LIBBY of Gwennap, Cornwall who were married in Redruth, Cornwall on 6 February 1758 and of their son RICHARD HOCKING and his wife ANN DAVEY who were married in Redruth on 27 December 1790.

Participant KH: gg-grandson of WILLIAM HOCKING (son of Richard Hocking and Ann Davey) and his wife ANN ROBINSON through their son John who married Frances Ann Nettell.

Participant NKH: son of Participant KH.

Participant DRH: ggg-grandson of WILLIAM HOCKING (son of Richard Hocking and Ann Davey) and his wife ANN ROBINSON through their son Richard who married Elizabeth Paul.

Participant JGH: gg-grandson of JOHN HOCKING (son of Richard Hocking and Ann Davey) and his wife MARY PENROSE through their son William Davey Hocking who married Annie Willmett.

Participant BNH: gg-grandson of JOHN HOCKING (son of Richard Hocking and Ann Davey) and his wife MARY PENROSE through their son Henry who married Sarah Jane Jenkins.

FUTURE PARTICIPANTS

Group A. (Descendants of William Hocking and Grace Libby)

The most recent common ancestor for this group is Richard Hocking, husband of Ann Davey. His DNA sequence is known as the "ancestral result" for this group. From the sequences of the 5 current participants we can deduce the ancestral result for the first 37 markers. Only 2 of these 5 participants (NKH and BNH) have upgraded their DNA tests to include all 67 markers. All but two of these extra markers match. The markers that don't match are DYS 531 and DYS 617. For DYS 531 (marker 38) NKH has a value of 12 while BNH has a value of 11. For DYS 617 (marker 61) NKH has a value of 12 while BNH has a value of 13. To determine which of the values of these 2 markers represents the ancestral result we would need to upgrade to 67 markers the test for other participants in Group A. However for group A we know the ancestral DNA values for 65 of the 67 markers and this is more than enough to define detailed relationships for any new participants who are related to the members of group A.

All other groups.

Participants are needed for all other Hocking family trees. Join the project today and your sequence will be the first indication of the probable ancestral result for your Hocking family tree.

WHO CAN JOIN THE PROJECT?

Any male person of the surname Hocking (or its variants). The person needs to be male as the DNA test is done on the Y chromosome which only males have and which is passed down from father to son in each generation.

DNA COLLECTION METHOD

DNA TESTING

The DNA test for the surname project involves testing a small portion of the Y chromosome (found only in men) which is passed from father to son. The result of the test is a string of numbers, either 12, 25, 37 or 67 depending on which test is selected. This string of numbers has no value by itself and does not contain any personal information. It's value comes when it is compared to the string of numbers for another person. A comparison of the strings will show if the two people are related and approximately when the common ancestor occurred.

TEST PRICING

With the DNA testing company Family Tree DNA (See their site at: www.familytreedna.com) discounted prices for the DNA test apply if they are done as part of a Surname DNA project. So for us, as part of the Hocking surname project the test prices (in American dollars) which apply are as follows:

12 marker test $99
25 marker test $148
37 marker test $189
67 marker test $269

Project Results:

The results of the DNA tests for the 5 participants of group A confirm the family history research done with traditional methods.

Participants DRH, JGH and KH took the 37 marker test whilst BNH and NKH took the 67 marker test. The results, even at this early stage, are very interesting.

KH and his son NKH match at 36 out of the 37 markers, indicating that a mutation (or change in the DNA) has occurred in this generation for one of the markers. The marker that has mutated is DYS 449 and its value has changed from 28 to 29. This marker is one of the "faster moving" markers. This means that it mutates at a faster rate than many of the other markers.

DRH and JGH match at all 37 of their tested markers. They have the same values for these markers as their most recent common ancestor, Richard Hocking who married Anne Davey.

KH has a value of 40 for CDYb compared to the ancestral value of 39. This mutation has occurred somewhere between the birth of John Hocking who married Frances Ann Nettell and the birth of his great-grandson KH. CDYb is a "faster moving" marker.

BNH has a value of 38 for CDYb compared to the ancestral value of 39. This mutation has occurred somewhere between the birth of Henry Hocking who married Sarah Jane Jenkins and the birth of his great-grandson BNH. Two other mutations have also occurred in this branch. The marker DYS 570 has changed from the ancestral value of 20 to the value of 19 for BNH and the marker DYS 385a has changed from the ancestral value of 13 to the value of 14 for BNH. Markers DYS 385a and DYS 570 are also both "faster moving" markers.

These results show that 5 participants of group A are descended from a common ancestor and confirm the family history research. which shows that they are all descended from Richard Hocking and Ann Davey who lived in Redruth, Cornwall, England. Richard was the second of the three sons of William Hocking and Grace Libby who lived in Gwennap, Cornwall.

THE NEXT STEPS

For Group A we know the ancestral sequence (for Richard Hocking who married Anne Davey) for 65 or the 67 markers. This is a very good result and using this sequence we will be able to say immediately if any other Hocking who takes a DNA test is related to this Richard Hocking.

For all the other Hocking trees the next step is to find direct male descendants to take a DNA test.

If you would like any more information about this project plese email me at ccmarren@cobweb.com.au

If you would like to participate in the project just click on the JOIN THIS GROUP link at the top left hand side of this page and fill out the form provided.