Michael Schell
Honor Code SignatorySigned 18 Aug 2017 | 26,389 contributions | 1,276 thank-yous | 812 connections
Freespace page for Lindenmuth list of early Tulpehocken Pennsylvania Pioneer Homesteads
My main family names of expertise & interest are Schell, Frette/Frette, Ice, Clevenger, and Petty. In the 1970s, my grandmother Violet Johnson Petty did extensive genealogical work on the Frette, Petty, and Hill families, as sourced below.[1] [2]
My male (Y-DNA 37 markers) haplotype is J-M172. My haplogroup--as predicted from my autosomal SNP data by 23&Me, and the program CladeFinder--is J-M241, also known as j2b2. I'm interested in locating other Schell males with the same haplotype, especially those with roots to early German settlers of the Tulpehocken region of Pennsylvania in the 18th century. Also interested in locating Germans living in or near Heidelberg who share this haplogroup.
UPDATE January 2019: I have identified another living Schell male who shares this haplogroup. Both of us are descendants of Peter Schell (1810-1854) via different sons.
My maternal (mitochondrial) haplotype is U3a1a (full mito-DNA sequence). This is a relatively rare haplogroup amongst Scandinavian people, which I have documented back to 1745 in Norway. Almost all of the closest matches of FT-DNA show a maternal ancestor in Scandinavia, mainly Norway and Sweden. The deeper roots of this haplotype are in the Fertile Crescent.
I also have multiple connections to families in Rockport, Spencer County Indiana. I'm Interested in working with others to clarify the complex family relationships and (many) inter-marriages among the early settlers of this region.
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Categories: MtDNA Haplogroup U3a1a | Y-DNA Haplogroup J-M172
I have not waited long to ask you for a lookup in the Palentine Families!
Please do Maria Frolich (1749-) In Vol. 1, p 253.
She married Johannes Martin (1749-1816)
Thre are two Maria Frolichs and Im' trying to determine the correct one.
Just started working on their profiles. Are you able to screen shot the page?
Best, Linda
edited by Linda Crannell
Nice job on improving the profile for Johann Nicolaus B Traber (abt.1720-1784).
I was waiting to hear back from my local library with the Info on Nicholas from the Palantine Familys and then I was planning on fixing Nicholas's profile but you beat me to it!
I don't have a copy of the Henry Jones Paleantine Families. Do you?
Seems to be the best resource here.
Linda
Congrats on the Super Star Badge!
I just wanted to introduce myself, I am April and we are 11th cousin twice remove we are both related to Edmond Freeman III he is your 10th great-grandfather and he is my 12th great-grandfather.
I have a lot of information to add to the tree, though it looks like it will take me a while. We will see if our ancestors lived on the same hill.
Wish you a Happy New Year. May 2018 bring you all you need to be happy.
Congratulation for adding your contributions in December. Whatever the quantity of your contributions, they all count. As I always say "Quality is better than quantity" to make a great family tree.
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