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The Thew DNA Project welcomes all participants. We encourage you to join today!
We now have the Y-DNA results for NINE Thew men (now living in America, Australia, Canada and New Zealand - none still in the UK, yet) who share a male Thew ancestor who looks most likely to have lived in the North East of England around the year 1500. Which is very exciting!
We also have two more Thew men who trace back to the North East who don't match the nine, or each other. Plus another who traces back to Lincolnshire in the early 1700 who doesn't match any of the above.
So this seems to confirm that the surname Thew has multiple origins rather than just one.
What we REALLY need now are descendants of the following to join in:
1. Roger Thew (abt 1625 - 1649) of Alnwick (to see whether he was a close, genetic relative of "the nine"). Roger is in 18 trees on Ancestry.com so there must be someone.
2. John Thew (1801-1864) who emigrated to Australia in 1826. Almost certainly a descendant of Roger Thew, but a Y-DNA match for him would be a great start. John is in THIRTY TWO Ancestry trees.
3. Any other male Thew who lived in or near Alnwick, Northumberland pre-1750. To see whether they match "the nine" and/or Roger's descendants.
4. William Thew (born abt 1733) probably in Lincolnshire. (On 16 Ancestry trees). We have one UK descendant so far who's tested but there are legions in the UK, US and elsewhere yet to join in and help us go back further.
5. Edward Thew (born abt 1775) probably near Durham, who married Elizabeth Bell in Kelloe, Durham in 1798. We have one UK tester so far but need at least one more in order to go further back.
6. The Thews in the early (1537-1750) parish records of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Norfolk, London, Yorkshire and elsewhere. None of whom are represented in our Y-DNA group yet.
Who's ready to join in?
Participating is an opportunity to uncover information not provided in the paper records, which will help with your family history research. We will also discover which family trees are related. As the project progresses, the results for the various family trees will provide information about the evolution of the surname.
The surnames in this DNA Project are researched as part of the Thew One-Name Study. You can learn more about this significant research, and the associated family trees, by visiting the one-name study web site, or contacting the Project Administrator.
http://one-name.org/name_profile/Thew/
Thew@one-name.org
The Y DNA test tells you about your direct male line, which would be your father, his father, and back in time. You must be male to take this test. If you believe there is a Thew or variant in your direct male line, although you have a different surname, you are also welcome to participate. If you are female, you will need to find a direct line male in your family tree to participate and represent your tree.
We encourage males to order a Y-DNA test for 37 markers or higher, e.g. 67 marker, 111 marker or the Big Y-700. If you order 37 markers, you can upgrade later, though this costs a little more.
Both males and females may also be interested in learning about their direct female line, which would be their mother, their mother's mother, and back in time. Both men and women inherit mtDNA, although only women pass it on. To explore your direct female line, you would order a mtDNA test. For matches in a genealogical time frame, order the mtDNA Full Sequence test.
Both the Y DNA and the mtDNA test results contain no personal information, and you will match or be a close match to those to whom you are related. This is an opportunity to learn more about your origins and ancestry.
Order your test kit TODAY, at the bottom of this page, or visit the web site shown above for more information.
We now have the Y-DNA results for NINE Thew men (now living in America, Australia, Canada and New Zealand - none still in the UK, yet) who share a male Thew ancestor who looks most likely to have lived in the North East of England around the year 1500. Which is very exciting!
We also have two more Thew men who trace back to the North East who don't match the nine, or each other. Plus another who traces back to Lincolnshire in the early 1700 who doesn't match any of the above.
So this seems to confirm that the surname Thew has multiple origins rather than just one.
What we REALLY need now are descendants of the following to join in:
1. Roger Thew (abt 1625 - 1649) of Alnwick (to see whether he was a close, genetic relative of "the nine"). Roger is in 18 trees on Ancestry.com so there must be someone.
2. John Thew (1801-1864) who emigrated to Australia in 1826. Almost certainly a descendant of Roger Thew, but a Y-DNA match for him would be a great start. John is in THIRTY TWO Ancestry trees.
3. Any other male Thew who lived in or near Alnwick, Northumberland pre-1750. To see whether they match "the nine" and/or Roger's descendants.
4. William Thew (born abt 1733) probably in Lincolnshire. (On 16 Ancestry trees). We have one UK descendant so far who's tested but there are legions in the UK, US and elsewhere yet to join in and help us go back further.
5. Edward Thew (born abt 1775) probably near Durham, who married Elizabeth Bell in Kelloe, Durham in 1798. We have one UK tester so far but need at least one more in order to go further back.
6. The Thews in the early (1537-1750) parish records of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Norfolk, London, Yorkshire and elsewhere. None of whom are represented in our Y-DNA group yet.
Who's ready to join in?
Participating is an opportunity to uncover information not provided in the paper records, which will help with your family history research. We will also discover which family trees are related. As the project progresses, the results for the various family trees will provide information about the evolution of the surname.
The surnames in this DNA Project are researched as part of the Thew One-Name Study. You can learn more about this significant research, and the associated family trees, by visiting the one-name study web site, or contacting the Project Administrator.
http://one-name.org/name_profile/Thew/
Thew@one-name.org
The Y DNA test tells you about your direct male line, which would be your father, his father, and back in time. You must be male to take this test. If you believe there is a Thew or variant in your direct male line, although you have a different surname, you are also welcome to participate. If you are female, you will need to find a direct line male in your family tree to participate and represent your tree.
We encourage males to order a Y-DNA test for 37 markers or higher, e.g. 67 marker, 111 marker or the Big Y-700. If you order 37 markers, you can upgrade later, though this costs a little more.
Both males and females may also be interested in learning about their direct female line, which would be their mother, their mother's mother, and back in time. Both men and women inherit mtDNA, although only women pass it on. To explore your direct female line, you would order a mtDNA test. For matches in a genealogical time frame, order the mtDNA Full Sequence test.
Both the Y DNA and the mtDNA test results contain no personal information, and you will match or be a close match to those to whom you are related. This is an opportunity to learn more about your origins and ancestry.
Order your test kit TODAY, at the bottom of this page, or visit the web site shown above for more information.