This project was established on 22 May 2009 to connect families bearing the Badgero, Badgerow, Bargerow, Barjerow, Bagereau, Bergereau, or other possible sounds-like spellings located in or around the world.

BADGERO(W) - Generation One

Last Known Ancestor: Ary. Ana, Henry, Heinrich  Obesseron, OPerseron, AuBertheran, Perseron, De Obersom who married Geertroudt, Gertrud, Gertrudt, Mueller, Muller, Miller before 1742 in unknown location. From where they came from is still a mystery yet there are many possibles.

BADGERO(W) - Generation Two

John Obesseron (1742) was baptized in Germantown, NY. Most likely died young, given the name of a later child with the same first name.

Elizabeth De Obersom (1745) was baptized in Germantown, NY.  No other evidence was found at this time.

Franciscus Aubertheran Badgerow (1752) was baptized in Rhinebeck, NY. He was a Revolutionary War veteran who passed away before 1790. He died intestate yet probated in August of 1791 in Columbia County, New York, which does not disclose if he had a wife or children. He is found with his surnames spelling as Bashrow and Badgerow.  With an additional lineage showing positive Y-DNA matching, it is deemed possible that Francis had at least one male child. This lineage uses the surname spelling of Bargerow or Barjerow.

Catherina Oberserom (1755) was baptized in Rhinebeck, NY.  No other evidence was found at this time.

 
David Au Rergeron Badgerow (1757) was baptized in Rhinebeck, NY. Married first to Ann(a) Nancy Gordon in an unknown location before 1778. Her parents are unknown at this time.  They had eight children: Gertjen (infant loss), Martinus (twin), Justin (twin), Elizabeth, Nancy, Catherine, and David.  David married second to Polly Gilbert d/o Reuben Gilbert and Sarah Waite. They have several children: Sarah, Hannah, Henry, Francis, Reuben, and William. David is found under the surnames Bachero, Bashrow, Bashgereau, Bedgerow, and others.

John O'Perseron Badgero (1763) was baptized in Rhinebeck, NY. Married Maria Rose / Rosa in 1778 at Rhinebeck, NY. Her parents are unknown at this time.  Known children are Phillip, William, Diana, Catherine, Jacob Sr., Lorenzo, Cyrus and Maria(h).  He married three times, second to Sally/Sarah Philo?, third to Sally Dinsmoor/Emery. We find John's surname spelled as Bashrow, Badjo, Buggerow, and a like.

Wilhelm Perseron (1767) was baptized in Rhinebeck, NY. Married Catherina Van Dyck, daughter of Derrick Van Dyck and Elizabeth Stroup. Their children are Mary, Catherine, Geertuy (who died young), and Henry T. N. Wilhelm/William's line surname is Badgrow. 

MIGRATION (ANCIENT) + RARE SUBCLAN RESULTS

Out of Turkey into Italy to King Tvrtko's regions (Bosnia)

 As of 1 Feb 2025, using one Big-Y result (more testers are needed) and the Globetrekker tool, we can bring Badgero(w) as far as the first 100 years of the Roman Kingdon. There are no modern-time Y-chromosome matches. 

The halpotree for Badgero/w is J-M304 > J-M172 > J-M410 > J-CTS7683 > J-L26 > J-PF5088 > J-PF5160 > J-L25 > J-Z438 > J-CTS1192 > J-L70 > J-PF5430 > J-Z435 > J-CTS3601 > J-PF5456 > J-FGC54172 > J-FT401562.

According to Globtrekker and the provided dates, we exited the Stone Age in Turkey, island-hopped to what would soon be Athens, Greece, and then migrated north to cross the Adriatic Sea at its narrowest point to Italy. The subclad lingered in what is now the Province of Lecce before continuing north into the Province of Foggia. Around 2500 BCE, it followed the eastern Italian coast to the Gulf of Venice and into coastal Croatia. The clan paused during the Bronze Age in present-day southwest Bosnia under King Tyrko I. They moved inland during King Tyrko II’s reign and, after several millennia, advanced further north to what is now Slovenia / Hungry.

Slovenia to Mani Peninsula, Greece

While in Slovenia, the subclan intermingles or struggles with the Germanic and Celt tribes until nine of J-FGC54172’s children begin migrating Northeast, North, and East, with only J-FT401562 heading south to the Mani Peninsula in Greece by 600 BCE. J-FT401562 strays from its brother branches, leaving one to wonder about the potential reasons for such a dramatic split.

Evidence evaporates

Of the J-FT401562 two son branches, J-FTF8849 (found in Tunisia, Africa in 1100 CE – Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire) and J-FT401556 are shown. The anthropological evidence for J-FT401556 ends with the 2,200 years of Roman existence. As of 2025, no other testers outside of Badgero(w)/Barg(j)erow share the same subclan of J-FT401556. We can only encourage everyone to take the Big-Y test downstream from J2, and over time, more FT401556 cousins may be uncovered. Additionally, as time progresses, perhaps more anthropological discoveries can advance this subclan to a more modern status era.

Why do migration and time-frame matter, though it's ancient?

Genealogy should not stop after twelve or more generations. Every era and location, dating back to the Stone Age, has shaped us into who we are today. Migration in ancient times reveals how our ancestors may have influenced others’ beliefs or been influenced by them. They learned trades from other cultures or taught trades to new cultures they encountered. It's all part of our history.