To: pike-dna-l@rootsweb.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:24:55 -0230 (NDT)
From: dapike@math.mun.ca (David Pike)
Subject: [PIKE-DNA] Another Three Results


Hi everybody.

Over the past few weeks another three new results have been reported by
the lab, two of which have resulted in genetic matches with existing
Pike genetic groups.

The first of these results is for Jack (kit 120174) who carries the Pike
surname, although his 3xgreat grandfather appears to have had the name McPike.
Jack is a 24 out of 25 marker match with Tim McPike (78184) and also with
George McPeak (74888).  Based on the genetic similarily, Jack's DNA results
are now on display within our project's "Group 10" cluster at:
http://www.math.mun.ca/~dapike/family_history/pike/DNA/index.php?content=results.html#Group10
So far all members of our project with McPike/McPeak origins have been
found to belong to this cluster, the origins of which are not entirely
clear.  Sandy (18526), who is a 23/25 match with Jack, has traced her
McPike origins back to a 1780 birth in Pennsylvania, whereas Jack's
3xgreat grandfather Hugh McPike was born in 1761 in Donegal, Ireland.

The next result to mention is for Alan (120594), who is a 36 out of 37 marker
match with Roy Escott Pike (31483).  Consequently, Alan has been found to belong
to our project's large "Group 1" cluster.  This group, which appears to have
its origins in the area of Hampshire and Wiltshire, accounts for over a quarter
of our project's participants (out of 93 test results on hand, 24 of them fit
into this genetic group).

The most recent result that the lab has provided is for Herbert (120005),
who has only been able to trace his Pike ancestry back a few generations
to a George Pike born in Maine about 1860 (give or take a year), but with
earlier origins believed to be somewhere in English Canada.  Despite the
large number of different Pike lines that we have so far encountered
in New England, Herbert's DNA has revealed that his is yet another Pike
lineage that we had not seen before (anywhere, not just in New England).
Herbert has indicated that he's a novice at genealogy and so I would like
to make an appeal to the more experienced genealogical sleuths in our
project to see if it might be possible to trace Herbert's lineage back
beyond his great grandfather.

Meanwhile, several of us likely received an email message from FamilyTreeDNA
not long ago about a sale on upgrade tests.  The sale only lasts until June 30th,
so anybody wanting to get in on this opportunity should probably act quickly.

- David.