About us
1. To use DNA analysis to trace the van Santen ancestry beyond our existing records that date back to about the year 1500 AD.
2. To resolve ongoing discussions about where our Dutch ancestors came from prior to the year 1500, the earliest documented date so far that the van Santen surname appears in The Netherlands in my line.
3. To discover, if possible, where the name van Santen came from. There is some belief that it's origins are with the historic city of Xanten, now in Germany. It was the northern-most outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, first established as a camp as early as 15 BC.
4. To place our ancestry in context with what we know from history books, what countries did they live in and when, why they migrated, etc. There is much support for the view that pockets of J2 found in Europe and the U.K. resulted from the introduction of Roman settlements and fortifications (go to the News link above for a more complete discussion of the evidence at hand).
5. To find related people (DNA matches) wherever they may be and try to find out what family branch they are - and try to link all relations together in a family tree.
6. To document as much as possible for our children's heritage.
2. To resolve ongoing discussions about where our Dutch ancestors came from prior to the year 1500, the earliest documented date so far that the van Santen surname appears in The Netherlands in my line.
3. To discover, if possible, where the name van Santen came from. There is some belief that it's origins are with the historic city of Xanten, now in Germany. It was the northern-most outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, first established as a camp as early as 15 BC.
4. To place our ancestry in context with what we know from history books, what countries did they live in and when, why they migrated, etc. There is much support for the view that pockets of J2 found in Europe and the U.K. resulted from the introduction of Roman settlements and fortifications (go to the News link above for a more complete discussion of the evidence at hand).
5. To find related people (DNA matches) wherever they may be and try to find out what family branch they are - and try to link all relations together in a family tree.
6. To document as much as possible for our children's heritage.