Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:18:43 -0330 (NST)
From: David Pike 
To: pike-dna-l@rootsweb.com
Subject: Pikes of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Glyncorrwg, Wales



Hi everybody.

We last discussed the Pike family of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland back in 
March when Alun (kit 134124) was found to closely match the 25-marker 
results of Levi (kit 61279).  But the three differences they had in their 
results were enough to raise some doubt as to whether their DNA really was 
a match.

Recently we have received 37-marker results for Peter (kit 161522), who 
traces his Pike ancestry back to St. Lawrence and so we know that Peter 
and Levi are third cousins once removed.  When comparing their DNA, we 
find that Peter and Levi have two differences among their first 25 
markers.  Given their known ancestry, we can therefore conclude that two 
mutations must have occurred since their lines separated (i.e., sometime 
after their most recent common ancestor John Pike, who lived at St. 
Lawrence as early as the 1820s).

What is also interesting though is that Peter and Alun only have one 
difference among their first 25 markers (as well as only one difference 
among markers 26-37).  Said another way, Peter's DNA profile is "in 
between" those of Levi and Alun and therefore helps to bridge the gap that 
we previously weren't sure about.

Now that we have stronger evidence that Alun, Levi, and now also Peter are 
related, a new "Group 17" has been created for our project, as shown here: 
http://www.math.mun.ca/~dapike/family_history/pike/DNA/index.php?content=results.html#Group17

Something that remains unknown though is just how Alun is related to Levi 
and Peter.  Alun, who lives in Australia, traces his Pike ancestry back to 
Wales and then to Bristol, where he gets genealogically stuck with an 
Edward Pike who ought to have been born about 1845 and whose marriage and 
death records have remained elusive.  If anybody can spot Edward (likely 
in either Bristol, Wales, or Bournemouth) then please let me know.

Thanks,

- David.

PS:  A piece of late-breaking news:  FamilyTreeDNA has just announced a 
sale on 37-marker and 67-marker tests for newly-ordered kits.  Details can 
be found on our project's "How to Join" webpage.