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Project News - Dec. 2009
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Results are just in for a member of the Quebec Horth family. They are of haplogroup R1b1b2, the same as the Norwich family, but differ in 9 of the 37 markers. This would suggest to me that they are probably not descendents of the Norwich family as the results would indicate a last common ancestor a 1000 years or more ago. Now the search will be on for closer matches to the German and French families with similar names. We need members of those families, such as Orth, Hoerth, Hörth and Hoerdt to be tested.
Project News - Nov. 2008
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Big News!! 37 Marker results are back for a member of the Norwich Family Branch B and a member of the New England / New York Family James Branch, and
THEY MATCH !!!!
within just 3 steps. This is a closer match than to anyone else in the entire publicly available FTDNA database. It removes all doubt that the largest Horth family in the U.S. is descended from the Norwich Family. Detailed data is posted under Results.
Project News - Oct. 2008
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Assuming the first Y-DNA results are representative, the Norwich family haplotype is R1b1b2a1b7 with several unusual STR's which should be diagnostic of the family. There are no close matches found yet, but no other Horth results are yet available. A 37 marker test is now underway for a second member of the Norwich family, and we are anxiously awaiting the results. They will be posted when available.
Joining the Project
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If you are a Horth interested in having your DNA tested, feel free to contact the Project Administrator, Tom Horth, at phgtch@gmail.com. In general, I reccommend the 37 marker test. This provides the right amount of detail, at least for the stage where we currently find ourselves. 25 markers will give you a good idea if you are connected to the Norwich Family or, hopefully soon, to other Horth families, but it won't be enough detail to pin things down to a particular branch. 67 markers, on the other hand, are probably overkill, given the current state of our knowledge.
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Results are just in for a member of the Quebec Horth family. They are of haplogroup R1b1b2, the same as the Norwich family, but differ in 9 of the 37 markers. This would suggest to me that they are probably not descendents of the Norwich family as the results would indicate a last common ancestor a 1000 years or more ago. Now the search will be on for closer matches to the German and French families with similar names. We need members of those families, such as Orth, Hoerth, Hörth and Hoerdt to be tested.
Project News - Nov. 2008
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Big News!! 37 Marker results are back for a member of the Norwich Family Branch B and a member of the New England / New York Family James Branch, and
THEY MATCH !!!!
within just 3 steps. This is a closer match than to anyone else in the entire publicly available FTDNA database. It removes all doubt that the largest Horth family in the U.S. is descended from the Norwich Family. Detailed data is posted under Results.
Project News - Oct. 2008
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Assuming the first Y-DNA results are representative, the Norwich family haplotype is R1b1b2a1b7 with several unusual STR's which should be diagnostic of the family. There are no close matches found yet, but no other Horth results are yet available. A 37 marker test is now underway for a second member of the Norwich family, and we are anxiously awaiting the results. They will be posted when available.
Joining the Project
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If you are a Horth interested in having your DNA tested, feel free to contact the Project Administrator, Tom Horth, at phgtch@gmail.com. In general, I reccommend the 37 marker test. This provides the right amount of detail, at least for the stage where we currently find ourselves. 25 markers will give you a good idea if you are connected to the Norwich Family or, hopefully soon, to other Horth families, but it won't be enough detail to pin things down to a particular branch. 67 markers, on the other hand, are probably overkill, given the current state of our knowledge.