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Group Administrator: Charles Kerchner (a Jacob Christman C1711 Descendant)
Project Surnames:| Chrisman | Chrismann | Christman | Chrysman | | Cresman | Cresmon | Cressman | Crisman | | Crissman | Crissmann | Cristman | Croessman | | Croessmann | Crossman | Crössmann | Kressman | | Krisman | Kristman |
Project Background: This project is studying the genetic genealogy markers of the Christman surname line and phonetically similar name male lines. It was launched in Nov 2006 by Charles Kerchner, (P.E. retired), a Jacob Christman born c1711 descendant and a hobby genealogist for over 32 years and a genetic genealogy pioneer for over 7 years. The goal of this surname project is to determine the genetic genealogy markers and branch tags for the various male lines in order to provide a new tool to distinguish between the various CHRISTMAN, CHRISTMANN, and CRESSMAN ancestral lines worldwide to aide your traditional genealogical research. This project will show which Christman lines are related genetically on the direct male line and which are not. Any reasonably equivalent phonetic spelling variations of this surname and other surnames such as soundex codes C623, C625, or K623, etc., are welcome to join this project. See the News tab and section of this site for more about how the project was launched, evolved, and grew.
While a surname itself usually can provide some general information about the origin of a family, DNA-testing can give us additional new, concrete, scientific evidence for identifying and separating family lines. Y-chromosome DNA testing is especially helpful because the male Y-chromosome is handed down, father to son, unchanged through the generations, except for rare mutations which, in themselves, can be helpful indicators of branching. These mutational differences can be used to sort related family lines into branches and of course can be used to sort the various Christman and Cressman clans in the USA into those which are genetically related and those which are not. This is a great aide to traditional research as you will know which lines to focus on as being truly your own clan. The accessibility and affordability of family DNA testing is doubtless the greatest technical advance in the history of genealogical research because -- at long, long last -- we have a tool to break down those brick walls!
To learn more about Genetic Genealogy see this report:
Genetic Genealogy - An Introduction
To contact the Project Admin see this webpage:
http://www.kerchner.com/contact.htm
HOW TO JOIN THIS PROJECT: At this time you must have been tested either directly via FTDNA or indirectly via FTDNA via the NGS Genographic Project to join this project. Genographic Project customers must first do the free transfer of their results from the NGS database to FTDNA's database. See the "Learn More" link at the bottom of your Genographic Project personal page for how to do the free transfer of your test data to FTDNA or call FTDNA for assistance in doing the transfer. Once you have a personal account page at FTDNA, to join this project which is the original [Christman] project, sign/log in to your FTDNA personal account page using your kit number and password and click on the blue JOIN button in the upper left part of your personal page screen. Find the "Surnames" projects section. Click on the letter "C" category. Then click on the [Christman] project link. If there are multiple projects listed with similar names, to join my project you need to click on the [Christman] spelling for the project name. You will then see a description of this project. Fill in a brief comment in the comments field if you wish. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the small white join button at the bottom of the [Christman] project join page. That is all there is to it. If you have not been tested before either by FTDNA or the Genographic Project and want to join this project you need to order a YDNA test kit. Click on the Request to Join This Group link in the upper left hand corner of this screen to contact the Project Admin and arrange ordering your test kit.
More Information about this project see the:
Christman Genetic Genealogy YDNA Project
Project Background, Goals, Results and News
Copyright (c) 2006-2008, Charles F. Kerchner, Jr.
All Rights Reserved | Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
World Headquarters
1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA
Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147
Contact Us
All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project Project Goals: The goal of this surname project is to determine the genetic genealogy markers and branch tags for the various male lines in order to provide a new tool to distinguish between the various CHRISTMAN, CHRISTMANN, and CRESSMAN ancestral lines worldwide to aide your traditional genealogical research. Any reasonable spelling variant can be included. Please feel free to suggest a variant you feel I may have missed.
You can also add your basic Pedigree Chart information linked to your personal record in the FTDNA database using your personal account page and the GEDCOM tab therein.
To learn more about Genetic Genealogy see:
Genetic Genealogy - An Introduction
More Information about this project see the:
Christman Genetic Genealogy YDNA Project
HOW TO JOIN THIS PROJECT: At this time you must have been tested either directly via FTDNA or indirectly via FTDNA via the NGS Genographic Project to join this project. Genographic Project customers must first do the free transfer of their results from the NGS database to FTDNA's database. See the "Learn More" link at the bottom of your Genographic Project personal page for how to do the free transfer of your test data to FTDNA or call FTDNA for assistance in doing the transfer. Once you have a personal account page at FTDNA, to join this project which is the original [Christman] project, sign/log in to your FTDNA personal account page using your kit number and password and click on the blue JOIN button in the upper left part of your personal page screen. Find the "Surnames" projects section. Click on the letter "C" category. Then click on the [Christman] project link. If there are multiple projects listed with similar names, to join my project you need to click on the [Christman] spelling for the project name. You will then see a description of this project. Fill in a brief comment in the comments field if you wish. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the small white join button at the bottom of the [Christman] project join page. That is all there is to it. If you have not been tested before either by FTDNA or the Genographic Project and want to join this project you need to order a YDNA test kit. Click on the Request to Join This Group link in the upper left hand corner of this screen to contact the Project Admin and arrange ordering your test kit.
Project Background, Goals, Results and News
Copyright (c) 2006-2008, Charles F. Kerchner, Jr.
All Rights Reserved | Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
World Headquarters
1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA
Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147
Contact Us
All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project Project News: History, Timeline, and News for this Project: ... [2006] - [2007] - [2008]
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22 Nov 2006: This project, the original Christman Surname Genetic Genealogy YDNA Project, launched by long-time Christman researcher and genetic genealogy pioneer, Charles Kerchner, a Christman descendant and genealogist for over 32 years. Other surnames and surname projects of interest to Mr. Kerchner.
23 Nov 2006: I emailed about a dozen Christmans/Chrismans and Christman/Chrisman research contacts I had met and helped or communicated with regarding Christman family genealogy research in that last 10 years about joining my new project. Four of them ultimately joined the project.
23 Nov 2006: One of those I emailed on the 23rd was Mr. Christman, a new Christman researcher who initially contacted me in Apr 2006 via my traditional Christman genealogy web pages since he was seeking genealogy research help for his Christman line with which he was stuck and wasn't making much progress. I sent him the join code link and he ordered his test kit and was assigned kit number 77721. He thus became the project's first member. Genealogy research note and project success story for this project: When Mr. Christman, kit number 77721, first contacted me for help with his research in Apr 2006, he firmly believed per his initial research and family oral history that he was a descendant of the immigrant Michael Christman of Berks Co PA. But my subsequent research into his line convinced me that he was instead a descendant of the immigrant Jacob Christman of Lehigh Co PA, not Michael Christman. The YDNA testing data of others in this project later confirmed my paper trail research conclusion was correct. Kit 77721, descends from the immigrant Jacob Christman, born c1711, not Michael Christman, born 1726. See the 19 Jul 2007 and 11 Sep 2007 news and timeline items below. Mr. Christman then refocused his research to the correct immigrant line. Such is the power of YDNA testing to sort out genealogically puzzles.
7 Dec 2006: Kit 77721 received by lab in Houston TX for processing.
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24 Jan 2007: The second Christman/Chrisman contacts me and joins the project. Mr. Chrisman, case number T072654, was tested at another lab. He entered his data into the public database, Ysearch.org, to enable access to compare his data to others in this project. His data is added to separate web page for this project to permit displaying of results for individuals previously tested via other labs and found in other public sources and also to compare those results with those tested via this project: YDNA Test Results Data. Also see Results tab above.
26 Jan 2007: Test results received for Mr. Christman, kit number 77721. Data uploaded to public database Ysearch.org to share and compare the data with others in that public database. Ysearch ID C8HUN assigned in that system. He did not match test kit number T072654 record in the Ysearch.org public database. Data added to PDF page comparing the results of Christmans and Chrismans tested thus far.
5 Mar 2007: Kit 86250 ordered by Mr. Christman, a cousin of kit 77721.
31 Mar 2007: Kit 86250 was received by FTDNA in Houston TX for processing.
23 Apr 2007: Initial 12 marker test results received for Mr. Christman, kit number 86250. This YDNA12 haplotype matched kit 77721, as was expected since they share the same recent Christman line and a previously known common male ancestor.
8 May 2007: Kit 91853, Mr. Christman of Canada, one of the people I emailed my YDNA project announcement to on 23 Nov 2006, orders a test kit.
24 May 2007: Final results received for Mr. Christman, kit 86250. He closely matched kit 77721. See the Results tab above with link to the YDNA project data table therein for more details.
3 Jun 2007: Kit 93844, one of the people I emailed my YDNA project announcement to on 23 Nov 2006, orders a test kit.
5 Jun 2007: Kit 91853 for Mr. Christman of Canada was received by FTDNA in Houston TX for processing.
12 Jun 2007: Kit 93844 for Mr. Christman of PA was received by FTDNA in Houston TX for processing.
20 Jun 2007: Kit N49584 joins the project via transfer from the Genographic Project.
19 Jul 2007: Initial results for kit 93844, Mr. Christman of PA, received. He closely matched kit 77721. Kit 93844 has a solid paper trail back to Jacob Christman c1711-1761 via son George Christman c1739-1801.
24 Jul 2007: Kit 97567, Mr. Christman, orders a test kit.
3 Aug 2007: Kit 97567 for Mr. Christman was received by FTDNA in Houston TX for processing. This Mr. Christman is a descendant of Michael Christman, born c1726.
15 Aug 2007: Initial results for kit 91853, Mr. Christman of Canada, received. He matched kit 77721 the project's first member, as well as others in the project from the PA line of Jacob Christman, born c1711. Mr. Christman of Canada traces his line back to the immigrant Jacob Christman (c1711-1761), as do the others in their group. Kit 91853 has a solid paper trail back to Jacob Christman c1711-1761, via son Philip 1755-1825.
1 Sep 2007: Final results received for kit 93844, Mr. Christman of PA. While he has several more mutational differences that others in group 1, his haplotype still confirms that they share a common male line ancestor.
4 Sep 2007: Final results for kit 91583, Mr. Christman of Canada, received. He still closely matched kit 77721. Interestingly, kit 91583 Mr. Christman of the line that emigrated from PA and eventually ended up in Canada, based on the data available, is the branch still carrying the Deduced Ancestral Haplotype of the MRCA of Group 1, for the immigrant Jacob Christman born c1711.
5 Sep 2007: Prepared a birth order sorted Excel table including the Deduced Ancestral Haplotype (DAH) for Jacob Christman, the Most Recent Common Ancestor for Group 1 in the project. Based on the data to date, Mr. Christman of Canada has the haplotype closest to the DAH. Also noted that all Christmans in group 1 have extra copies of multi-copy marker DYS 464. Most male lines have four copies. The Christmans in group 1 (Haplogroup J2) have either 5 or 6 copies. Copy of the new Excel table was sent to all participants with a brief project update.
5 Sep 2007: One of the people I emailed my YDNA project announcement to on 23 Nov 2006, Mr. Christman of NY, kit 101087, joins the project and orders his YDNA37 marker test. On 25 Sep 2007 he visited my home in PA to share and compare Christman research notes.
6 Sep 2007: Link to enhanced Christman Project YDNA Excel Table added. See this link: YDNA Test Results Table
11 Sep 2007: Initial results received for kit 97567 of the Michael Christman immigrant clan. His haplotype (set of numbers) is completely different than any other Christman line tested to date. In fact his male line is in haplogroup R1a and is not related to the other haplogroups via the male line for 10s of thousands of years. Since Mr. Christman, kit 97567, descends from the immigrant line of Michael Christman, he now establishes some initial reference point markers for that clan. An additional Christman distant cousin of kit 97567 should be tested to validate this new haplotype profile. We now have haplotype profiles for three immigrant Christman ancestors to North America.
26 Sep 2007: Kit N54671 joins the project via data transfer from the National Geographic Society Genographic Project.
17 Oct 2007: Kit 104463, Mr. Christman of Allentown PA, orders his test kit while visiting me at my home to share and compare Christman research notes. He found my Christman genealogy webpage on 10th of October and contacted me for more information.
18 Oct 2007: Initial results for kit 101087, Mr. Christman of NY, are received. His haplotype was 11/12 for the deduced ancestral haplotype of Jacob Christman (c1711-1761). Final results continued the close match to the line of Jacob Christman, born c1711.
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4 Jan 2008: Kit N58131, Dr. Christman of AZ, joins the project via transfer to FTDNA from the National Geographic Society Genographic Project. His YDNA12 haplotype which is in the R1a haplogroup matches the YDNA12 results for kit 97567, a descendant of the immigrant Michael Christman. Since kit N58131's research indicates he descends from the immigrant Jacob Christman, born 1706, of Virginia, this leaves us with a possiblity that the Michael Christman, born 1726, immigrant line is related to the Jacob Christman, born 1706, line via a connection back in Germany. We await more marker results to determine how close genetically the two lines are.
9 Jan 2008: Kit N58131 orders a YDNA67 marker upgrade to get more DYS marker data to compare to kit number 97567.
26 Feb 2008: Kit 110062 contacts me and requests to join our project. He descends from the immigrant Heinrich Christman, born 1706. His YDNA markers place him in the I1a haplogroup. See this webpage for more information about haplogroups: Haplotype vs Haplogroup
18 Apr 2008: Kit N58131 YDNA37 upgrade marker results received. YDNA67 marker results still in process.
See the YDNA table linked to in the "Results" link/tabs above for more specific marker results details and analysis and this PDF file:
YDNA Test Results Data
And for more Information about this project see the:
Christman Genetic Genealogy YDNA Project
Project Background, Goals, Results and News
Copyright (c) 2006-2008, Charles F. Kerchner, Jr.
All Rights Reserved | Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
World Headquarters
1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA
Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147
Contact Us
All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project Project Results: Some Project Success Stories and Results:
For data, analysis and comments see this PDF formatted YDNA testing results table:
YDNA Test Results Table - sorted by the line's birth order, if known.
Some Success Stories:
In early 2007 the results for the first two Christmans tested as part of this orginial project via FamilyTreeDNA, kits 77721 and 86250, showed a close match as was expected given their previously determined paper trail relationship to a Daniel S. Christman, born 1816 in Berks County PA. My best surmise as to the explanation for the two differences is that both males Y chromosome lines have mutated one marker away from the ancestral haplotype during the last roughly 200 years. Kit 77721 mutated at DYS464, adding an extra copy of DYS464, and kit 86250 mutated at marker DYS458, going from a 16 to a 17.
Subsequent YDNA testing via this project by kits 91853 and 93844, who were known descendants of Jacob Christman, born c1711, and testing a descendant of Michael Christman, born 1726, kit number 97567, proved that my paper trail research for these two males was correct and that kit 77721 and his cousin 86250 were descended from Jacob Christman, born c1711, last of Lehigh County, PA, and were not descended from Michael Christman, born 1726, last of Berks County PA, as Mr. Christman (kit 77721) believed when he contacted me in April 2006 seeking help with his newly started genealogy research after finding me online via my Christman traditional genealogy research web pages. Such is the power of genetic genealogy YDNA testing, i.e., to prove two male lines are or are not related on the direct male line. In this case knowing the two immigrant lines are not related will allow people to focus on the correct immigrant to find missing paper trails. YDNA testing can also help Christmans who do not know their line at all. By taking a YDNA test and if they match a previously tested line, they will know which immigrant line they belong to. YDNA testing can also show that immigrant lines not previously thought to be related are related.
Further YDNA test results analysis of additional male lines in 2007 and early 2008 indicates that the immigrant lines of Jacob Christman of Lehigh Co PA, born c1711, is not related to the immigrant line of Jacob Christman of the Carolinas, born 1720, nor the immigrant line of Jacob Christman of Virgina, born 1706. Surprisingly we learned via the first test results for a known descendant of the Jacob Christman of Virginia, born 1706 line, that this line matched the line of Michael Christman of Berks Co PA, born 1726. Further enhanced testing is in process to determine more fully the tightness of the match of these two previously thought to be unrelated lines. Additional testing in both lines will also have to be done to validate this new match. See the YDNA Test Data Analysis Table for more details.
More Information about this project see the:
Christman Genetic Genealogy YDNA Project
Link to Webpage with Basic Information about Haplogroups
Explanation of the Difference Between Haplotype and Haplogroup
Project Background, Goals, Results and News
Copyright (c) 2006-2008, Charles F. Kerchner, Jr.
All Rights Reserved | Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
World Headquarters
1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA
Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147
Contact Us
All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
World Headquarters
1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA
Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147
Contact Us
All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
World Headquarters
1445 North Loop West, Suite 820 Houston, Texas 77008, USA
Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147
Contact Us
All Contents Copyright 2001-2004 Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
Project Background, Goals, Results and News are copyright of the specific Surname Project |
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