Liberty County Goals: Quarterman DNA Project

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Liberty County Quartermans

Do we share markers with Chalgrove Quartermans or Quatremaines?
If so, about when did our ancestor immigrate?
It would be good to make sure our immigrating ancestor did not change his name. This is something that was sometimes done at that time.

See below for Results So Far and for new results.

As Clay Quarterman put it:

"I've been quite curious about our family's connections, especially regarding the origins of our common ancestor Robert Quarterman (d. 1710) in SC. Did he come from Oxford? or was he a Huguenot refugee? was he Scottish (Did I hear that someone called him "Robert the Scot")? It was recently suggested we consider DNA testing to establish some links. I think this would give us some clear directions for future geneaological reseach."

Results So Far

(See also new results.)

We have two results back from the Midway group, for John S. Quarterman and for Clayton Eric Quarterman, who are in yDNA haplogroup I1b (that's capital I, digit 1, small letter b), described as:

"The I1b lineage likely has its roots in northern France. Today it is found most frequently within Viking / Scandinavian populations in Northwest Europe and extends at low frequencies into Central and Eastern Europe."

(This haplogroup used to be called I2c until a recent nomenclature change.)

This result is consistent with our speculations, but isn't enough to prove anything. We need more submissions from other Quarterman groups to say anything more precise. Join now!

Midway Match

Meanwhile, jsq and Clay are an exact match for 12 markers, and at a genetic distance of 1 for 25 markers and for 37 markers. This is consistent with family history documentation: the two are third cousins, with common great-great-grandparents Edward William Quarterman and Adaline Way.

Camden County Match

Samuel Joseph "Joe Pete" Quarterman is also an exact match for 12 markers; see Camden County. Since the Camden County Quartermans trace their ancestry back into England, and the connection probably comes shortly before the earliest documented Quarterman ancestor of the Midway Quartermans (Robert Quarterman of S.C.), it is very likely that the Midway Quartermans originated in England.

The Camden County Quartermans specifically come from Garsington, Oxfordshire. So it seems likely the Midway Quartermans also come from Oxfordshire.

Garsington is a couple of miles from Oxford, and also from Chalgrove, where we searched for Midway ancestors, is about six miles closer to London. Probably we just didn't pick the right Oxfordshire village to explore; there are many other possibilities.

Oxfordshire Match

Philip John Quarterman, born Oxfordshire, resides Portland, Oregon, is an exact 12 marker yDNA match for jsq, Clay, and Joe Pete. Thus it is even more likely that the Midway group derived from Oxfordshire. Philip is getting more markers tested, so we may know more soon.

New! Phil's 25 marker results have come in.

marker 437 449 464a

jsq 15 27 11

Clay 14 26 11

Phil 14 26 12

Phil and Clay are 2 genetic markers different
Phil and jsq are 3 genetic markers different
(Clay and jsq are 1 marker different)

Interestingly, marker 449 is the only marker where Clay and jsq differ, yet Phil and Clay are the same.

"This may help resolve a question I've been discussing with Clay: which one of us is the mutant? Looks like I win; I am!" —jsq

More Midway Quarterman tests would help determine who's the mutant.

Test Early, Test Often

With more cheek swabs, we can start to determine when the Midway group branched off, and from which Oxfordshire line. Quartermans from all over the world can help, England, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina: Join now!

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