Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 10:13:54 -0330 (NST)
From: David Pike 
To: pike-dna@rootsweb.com
Subject: Pike DNA Project Update



Hi everybody.

This email message will be brief, but that's mostly because the bulk of 
this news update is found on a webpage instead of in this email message.


The first news item is something that has already been shared with the 
members of our project's "Group 18", most (if not all) of whom descend 
from a Hugh Pike who appeared in Massachusetts around the 1670s, but where 
he came from is now unknown.

The particular DNA profile passed on by Hugh, although being in the common 
R1b Haplogroup, is itself quite rare.  At 37 or more markers their only 
close non-Pike match is with a fellow who has the surname Cayford.  A few 
weeks ago I was in touch with the person who manages this Cayford kit and 
was told that the Cayford family in question traces back into the 1700s 
at/near the parish of Frome in Somerset.

What is significant for our Group 18 is that with the Cayford line knowing 
that it came from Frome, coupled with the rarity of Hugh Pike's DNA 
profile, we now have reason to suspect that Group 18's Hugh Pike may also 
have come from the vicinity of Frome.  It's also possible that there's a 
change in surname in one of the families (possibly Pike to Cayford, or 
Cayford to Pike).  Those with an interest in Group 18 are now encouraged 
to direct their genealogical efforts towards searching for a Hugh Pike 
from near Frome, as well as to keep watch for possible connections between 
Pike/Pyke and Cayford/Keyford/Cafford families.


When I sent out our most recent project update in August I mentioned that 
the Guild of One-Name Studies in the UK was going to publish an article 
that I wrote, describing our project's experience with using Google Ads to 
try to increase awareness of our project as well as to attract new members 
to join.  For those who are interested, this article can now be read at 
https://www.math.mun.ca/~dapike/family_history/pike/DNA/Media/JOONS2018-pike.pdf


Project members may also be interested to read an article written by 
Stuart Pike that was published by the Seattle Genealogical Society, in 
which John Henry Pike (after whom Seattle's Pike Place Market is named) is 
traced to our project's Group 6.  Here's a link to the article: 
https://www.math.mun.ca/~dapike/family_history/pike/DNA/Docs/JohnHenryPikeSGS.pdf


And now for the main news that I want to share at this time, I've 
conducted an analysis of all of the Big Y test results within our project. 
Because this analysis is lengthy, and also because it contains several 
graphics, I have put it into a webpage instead of trying to distribute it 
in an email message.  You'll find it at the following link: 
https://www.math.mun.ca/~dapike/family_history/pike/DNA/index.php?content=Updates/2018-B/update.html


I'll now conclude this email message by pointing out that FTDNA's year-end 
sale is in progress, and upgrades on several Y-DNA tests have been marked 
down until the end of December.

Thanks, and best wishes for the holiday season.

- David (dapike@mun.ca)