First yDNA test results
The first, partial, test results for the yDNA Project have been posted on the ROWBERRY Group page. Whilst not complete they are exciting in that they show that the yDNA of the ROWBERRY alias GOMERY Family indicates an Anglo-Saxon origin.
As the first documented bearers of the name in the Herefordshire/Worcestershire area were Manorial tenants wealthy enough to be taxed two shillings in the 1327 Lay Subsidy, this seems to be a reasonable theory. It will be interesting to see what further test results show.
The latest periodical check of GenesReunited showed 79 entries, of which 3 were replaced previously removed entries; 8 were additional entries posted by people already contacted and the remaining 68 were posted by 14 new contacts. Many of these have replied with a mutually benefical exchange of information.
As the first documented bearers of the name in the Herefordshire/Worcestershire area were Manorial tenants wealthy enough to be taxed two shillings in the 1327 Lay Subsidy, this seems to be a reasonable theory. It will be interesting to see what further test results show.
The latest periodical check of GenesReunited showed 79 entries, of which 3 were replaced previously removed entries; 8 were additional entries posted by people already contacted and the remaining 68 were posted by 14 new contacts. Many of these have replied with a mutually benefical exchange of information.
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