[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Anyone on the list had any DNA testing done

[Earl.Schultz]

Yes, I agree, Rhonda.  My Leichnitz line which goes back the farthest first
shows up in the Thorn records about 1675 and some other Leichnitz
individuals show up in Poland around 1640.  It is difficult finding records
prior to those dates but the Thorn records go back to about 1608.  I do
suspect that many of my names are rare German names because they are recent
German names with their arrival in the 1600s like after the Gustav II and
likely brought in to help clear the swamps and build windmills.

Earl 

-----Original Message-----
From: gary and rhonda simpson [mailto:garynrho at gmail.com] 
Sent: May 3, 2009 2:53 PM
To: Earl.Schultz; ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Anyone on the list had any DNA testing
done


        Your Swedish/Scandinavian roots may lead you back to the 30 years
war under Gustav II of Sweden.  During and after this war, many remained in
the "taken" lands. I have always suspected my paternal Russian/German/Polish
Litz line was Swedish, with the earliest records of the name showing up in
Scandinavia in the 15 and 1600's.  Just a little observation, and possible
clue!
I haven't had my DNA done, but I know on my maternal side, all ancestors
back to the 1500's are from Sweden (I'm 2nd gen Canadian on all sides).

Rhonda