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.

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

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!

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.

A third project member 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.

More cheek swabs will help. Join now!

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