Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:34:25 -0330 (NST)
From: David Pike 
To: pike-dna-l@rootsweb.com
Subject: two new results



Hi everybody.

This message has news of two new Pike Y-DNA results.

The first is for an anonymous participant in our project with kit number 
190144. He tested 37 markers but does not yet have any genetic matches 
within our project: at 12 markers the closest Pike matches have 2 
differences with 190144, at 25 markers the closest Pike matches have 7 
differences, and at 37 markers the closest Pike matches have 12 
differences. So 190144 represents another previously-unseen Pike lineage 
for our project, bringing our tally of unrelated Pike lineages up to 50.

The other new result consists of 12 markers for Robert (kit 192861). His 
Pike ancestors lived at Spaniard's Bay in Newfoundland and can be traced 
back to a Robert Pike who was born about 1803 in nearby Carbonear. 
Robert's markers are a perfect match with our project's "Group 2", which 
so far consists only of Pikes with ancestry that can be traced back to the 
vicinity of Carbonear.  So we now have another piece of genetic evidence 
that tells us that there is a large extended Pike family in eastern 
Newfoundland. Unfortunately, records prior to the 1810s for the area are 
scarce at best, so exactly how Robert's branch fits onto the overall 
family tree isn't yet clear.  There is hope though that wills, deeds, or 
other records might eventually help to give us a clearer picture... on 
that note, I have begun the task of going through the early court records 
at the Newfoundland archives.

One final comment:  thanks to the Guild of One-Name Studies, I've recently 
received details for over 100 Pike marriages that took place in Bristol 
between 1837 and 1891.  If anybody needs details for one of these 
marriages, then let me know.

- David.