About us
The SCHACKE surname appeared in Germany at least as early as the 1600s and perhaps earlier. The JAGGI surname in Switzerland goes back much further. With this DNA Project we hope to learn more about our early ancestors and where our ancestors originated.
Johann Christoffel SCHACKE, the paternal ancestor of most who carry the SHOCKEY surname, was born in Kirchheimbolanden, Plafz, Germany in 1720 to Swiss parents. He arrived in Philadelphia PA in 1737. The Anglicized version of his name became John Christopher Shockey. He and his wife Barbara had nine children between 1739 and 1756, six sons and three daughters. After Barbara died John Christopher married Anna Marie COMPTON. John Christopher and Anna Marie had one son born in 1774 or 1775.
This project hopes to help identify the descendants of the seven sons of John Christopher SHOCKEY as well as learn more about his Swiss ancestors and their related families from Germany and/or Switzerland. It also aims to better understand related branches of the Q-YP1096 subclade and our Q-BZ4 (BAYSINGER) cousins.
Johann Christoffel SCHACKE, the paternal ancestor of most who carry the SHOCKEY surname, was born in Kirchheimbolanden, Plafz, Germany in 1720 to Swiss parents. He arrived in Philadelphia PA in 1737. The Anglicized version of his name became John Christopher Shockey. He and his wife Barbara had nine children between 1739 and 1756, six sons and three daughters. After Barbara died John Christopher married Anna Marie COMPTON. John Christopher and Anna Marie had one son born in 1774 or 1775.
This project hopes to help identify the descendants of the seven sons of John Christopher SHOCKEY as well as learn more about his Swiss ancestors and their related families from Germany and/or Switzerland. It also aims to better understand related branches of the Q-YP1096 subclade and our Q-BZ4 (BAYSINGER) cousins.