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The Briese surname project was started in December 2010.
The first test results are now on the project site. Please see the "Results" tab for David's 2016 analysis of the results.
December 2014: 5 project members have upgraded to the 67 STR test, and these results have confirmed the existence of a related cluster of Briese families based on Deutsch Krone, West Prussia.
June 2015: One member had a BigY test on his DNA sample. This characterises the SNPs (single nucleotide polymporphism) on the Y-DNA and can be used to trace the genetic history of a lineage from its origin. The test identified the Briese surname cluster as being part of a new haplogroup (R1b>Z326>A5588) that originated some 1500-2000 years ago. Two other family lineages (Klassen and Swanstrom) also belong to this haplogroup.
November 2016: Based on the data set in the R-U106 haplogroup project, the SNP results showed that one mutation (CTS2361) appeared only in the Briese BigY test and no others. Three Brieses plus Swanstrom tested for this marker - it was present in all 3 Brieses, but not in Swanstrom, suggesting that CTS2361 may be a unique "private" marker that identifies the Deutsch Krone lineage of Brieses.
April 2017: Two more Brieses joined the project - one descended from an ancestor who emigrated to Australia from Deutsch Krone and one descended from an ancestor who emigrated to USA from Berlin. Both were found to be part of the Deutsch Krone cluster. Church records indicate many Briese moved from Deutsch Krone to Berlin in the mid- to late-1800s, which would explain this.
October 2017: Two more Brieses had the BigY analysis of their DNA. As well as identifying a number of novel mutations unique to each person, it created a new daughter haplogroup (BY20733), splitting haplogroup CTS2361 into two groups. The internal relationships of the Briese surname are beginning to unravel.
July 2018: Three more BigY analyses have been made of members of lineage B1 (defined by haplogroup CTS2361) and the internal relationships between Briese families in this haplogroup are appearing. There are now five members grouped in the daughter haplogroup CTS2361>BY27039. Four of these can be further grouped in CTS2361>BY27039>BY27033. Finally, within this latter group, two Briese families share a fourth level haplogroup, BY107142.
The first test results are now on the project site. Please see the "Results" tab for David's 2016 analysis of the results.
December 2014: 5 project members have upgraded to the 67 STR test, and these results have confirmed the existence of a related cluster of Briese families based on Deutsch Krone, West Prussia.
June 2015: One member had a BigY test on his DNA sample. This characterises the SNPs (single nucleotide polymporphism) on the Y-DNA and can be used to trace the genetic history of a lineage from its origin. The test identified the Briese surname cluster as being part of a new haplogroup (R1b>Z326>A5588) that originated some 1500-2000 years ago. Two other family lineages (Klassen and Swanstrom) also belong to this haplogroup.
November 2016: Based on the data set in the R-U106 haplogroup project, the SNP results showed that one mutation (CTS2361) appeared only in the Briese BigY test and no others. Three Brieses plus Swanstrom tested for this marker - it was present in all 3 Brieses, but not in Swanstrom, suggesting that CTS2361 may be a unique "private" marker that identifies the Deutsch Krone lineage of Brieses.
April 2017: Two more Brieses joined the project - one descended from an ancestor who emigrated to Australia from Deutsch Krone and one descended from an ancestor who emigrated to USA from Berlin. Both were found to be part of the Deutsch Krone cluster. Church records indicate many Briese moved from Deutsch Krone to Berlin in the mid- to late-1800s, which would explain this.
October 2017: Two more Brieses had the BigY analysis of their DNA. As well as identifying a number of novel mutations unique to each person, it created a new daughter haplogroup (BY20733), splitting haplogroup CTS2361 into two groups. The internal relationships of the Briese surname are beginning to unravel.
July 2018: Three more BigY analyses have been made of members of lineage B1 (defined by haplogroup CTS2361) and the internal relationships between Briese families in this haplogroup are appearing. There are now five members grouped in the daughter haplogroup CTS2361>BY27039. Four of these can be further grouped in CTS2361>BY27039>BY27033. Finally, within this latter group, two Briese families share a fourth level haplogroup, BY107142.