WICKIZER, WECKESSER
& RELATED FAMILIES
SURNAME DNA PROJECT
A smaller but more frequently updated project website can be found at:
www.familytreedna.com/public/wickizer-weckesser/
Including Families Named:
Deffinbaugh, Dieffenbach, Uffinger, Ueffinger, Uiffinger, Vickerson, Wacaser, Wacaster,
Waycaster, Weckesser, Wickheiser, Wickiser, Wickizer, Wickkiser, Wickkizer
Project Members & Y-DNA Numbers
DATA RECEIVED FOR 14 OF 14 PARTICIPANTS
Broken into six ranges of 12, 13, 12, 10, 13, and 7 numbers
Participant & Earliest Direct-Male Ancestor
(Thanks to the participants for the use of their data)
Burgess, M. A. Wickizer— Andrew Wickizer, Fairfield Co., OH
[Matrilineal DNA test only— see below]
Deffinbaugh, J. B.—Johann Conrad Dieffenbach, Berks Co., PA
13-24-15-13-11-14-12-12-11-13-13-28
[Results pending from 13-67 markers]
[Haplotype R1b1b2]
Uffinger, A. J.—Christian Uffinger, Hudson Co., NJ
13-24-15-13-11-14-12-12-11-13-13-28
16-09-10-11-11-25-15-18-29-14-15-17-17
11-11-19-23-15-15-18-18-34-39-12-12
11-09-15-16-08-10-10-08-10-11
12-23-23-16-10-12-12-15-08-12-22-20-15
12-11-13-11-11-12-12
[Haplotype R1b1b2]
Üffinger, G.—Bernhardt Üffinger. Baden, Germany
13-24-15-13-11-14-12-12-11-13-13-28
16-09-10-11-11-25-15-18-29-14-15-17-17
11-11-19-23-15-15-18-18-34-39-12-12
11-09-15-16-08-10-10-08-10-11
12-23-23-16-10-12-12-16-08-12-22-20-15
12-11-13-11-11-12-12
[Haplotype R1b1b2]
Vickerson, R. A.—Johannes Weckesser, Hessen-Kassel, Germany
14-22-14-10-13-14-11-15-11-12-11-28
15-09-09-08-11-22-16-20-30-15-15-15-15
10-10-19-21-14-14-16-20-36-36-12-10
[Haplotype I1—confirmed by test]
Wacaser, D.—George Wacaser, Murray Co., GA
13-24-14-12-10-14-12-12-12-12-14-28
17-09-10-11-11-26-15-19-29-15-16-17-17
11-11-19-23-15-14-17-19-35-36-14-12
[Haplotype R1b1b2—non-match with base]
Wacaser, R. M.—George Wacaser, Murray Co., GA
13-24-14-11-10-14-12-12-12-13-14-29
[Haplotype R1b1b2—non-match with base]
Weckesser, J. J.—George Weckesser, Hudson Co., NJ
13-24-15-12-11-13-12-12-11-13-13-28
16-09-10-11-11-23-15-18-29-14-15-17-17
11-11-19-23-15-15-18-18-34-39-12-12
11-09-15-16-08-10-10-08-10-11
12-23-23-16-10-12-12-15-08-12-22-20-15
12-11-13-11-12-12-12
[Haplotype R1b1b2—confirmed by test]
Weckesser, R. C.—George Weckesser, Philadelphia, PA
14-22-14-10-13-14-11-14-11-12-11-28
15-09-09-08-11-22-16-20-30-15-15-15-15
10-10-19-21-14-14-16-19-36-36-12-10
[Haplotype I1—confirmed by test]
Wickiser, R. W.—Conrad Wickiser Jr., Hancock Co., OH
13-24-15-13-11-14-12-12-11-13-13-28
[Results pending from 13-67 markers]
[Haplotype R1b1b2—confirmed by test]
Wickizer, B. R.—Andrew Wickizer, Fairfield Co., OH
13-24-15-13-11-14-12-12-11-13-13-28
16-09-10-11-11-23-15-18-30-14-15-17-17
11-11-19-23-15-15-17-18-34-39-12-12
[Haplotype R1b1b2—confirmed by test]
Wickizer, H. B.—Andrew Wickizer, Fairfield Co., OH
13-24-15-13-11-14-12-12-11-13-13-28
16-09-10-11-11-23-15-18-29-14-15-17-17
11-11-19-23-15-15-17-18-34-39-12-12
11-09-15-16-08-10-10-08-10-11
12-23-23-16-10-12-12-15-08-12-22-20-15
12-11-13-11-12-12-11
[Haplotype R1b1b2—confirmed by test]
Wickizer, P. D.—Isaac Wickizer Sr., Luzerne Co., PA
13-24-14-10-14-14-11-14-11-12-11-28
16-07-09-08-11-23-16-20-28-12-14-15-15
10-10-19-19-14-14-15-20-35-38-12-10
[Haplotype I1—non-match with base]
Wickkiser, E. M.—Isaac Wickizer Sr., Luzerne Co., PA
13-24-15-13-11-15-12-12-11-13-13-28
16-09-10-11-11-23-15-18-29-14-15-17-17
[Haplotype R1b1b2—confirmed by test]
The Ancestral Families: Deffinbaugh/Dieffenbach
[Haplotype R1b1b2]
Johann Conrad Dieffenbach of Berks County, Pennsylvania
(Johann) Conrad Dieffenbach Jr. was born about 1659 in Wiesloch, Baden, Germany, probably the son of Johann Conrad Dieffenbach and Anna Mather. He married firstly ___, by whom he had two children (including one son); and secondly Maria Barbara Christler on 25 December 1702 in Wiesloch, Baden. He immigrated with all of his family (including his mother, but lacking his first son) to the American colonies, arriving in New York City on the ship Fame on 14 June 1710. In 1712 they settled near Schoharie, New York, in the Mohawk River Valley west of Albany. In 1723 they relocated to Tulpehocken, Berks Co., Pennsylvania. Conrad Dieffenbach worked as a cooper and a farmer. He died at Tulpehocken in October 1738, having had three sons, one by his unknown first wife:
1. (Johann) Jacob Dieffenbach (1690- ), remained in Germany
2. (Johann) Ludwig Dieffenbach (1708- )
*3. (Johann) Adam Dieffenbach (1711-1777) of Berks Co., PA
Third son of Conrad
(Johann) Adam Dieffenbach was born about 1711 at Schoharie
The Ancestral Families: Üffinger
[Haplotype R1b1b2]
Bernhardt Üffinger of Baden, Germany
Bernhardt Üffinger was born about 1602 near Uiffingen, Baden, Germany. He married Ursula __ by 1653 (she was born about 1627, and died 25 June 1675). He died there about 1687, having had at least one son:
*1. Ulrich Üffinger (1654-1719) of Baden, Germany
First Known Son of Bernhardt
Ulrich Üffingerwas born on 3 January 1654 near Uiffingen, Baden, Germany. He married Maria Weber by 1683. He died there on 10 April 1719, having had at least one son:
*1. Wilhelm Johann Üffinger (1684-1754) of Schweigern, Baden, Germany
First Known Son of Ulrich
Wilhelm Johann Üffinger was born about 1684 in Schweigern, Baden, Germany. He married (Anna) Barbara Ziegler by 1714 (she was born on 17 September 1687, and died 15 October 1765). He was a church warden. He died there on 8 March 1754, having had at least one son:
*1. Johannes Valentin Üffinger (1715-1777) of Schweigern, Baden, Germany
First Known Son of Wilhelm Johann
Johannes Valentin Üffinger was born on 24 July 1715 in Schweigern, Baden, Germany. He married Ursula Götzinger by 1765 (she was born on 9 September 1724, and died 4 September 1803). He died there on 26 March 1777, having had at least one son:
*1. Johannes Uiffinger (1766-1844) of Schweigern, Baden, Germany
First Known Son of Johannes Valentin
Johannes Uiffinger was born on 4 January 1766 in Schweigern, Baden, Germany. He married Eva Susanne Rheinfurth by 1794 (she was born on 16 February 1769, and died 27 August 1848). He worked as a weaver. He died there on 7 January 1844, having had at least one son:
*1. Johann Georg Uiffinger (1795-1870) of Edelfingen, Baden, Germany
First Known Son of Johannes
Johann Georg Uiffingerwas born on 18 July 1795 in Schweigern, Baden, Germany. He married Maria Magdalena Hayn by 1825 (she was born on 13 August 1794, and died in 1864). He worked as a weaver. He died in Edelfingen, Baden on 16 February 1870, having had at least one son:
*1. Christian Üffinger (1826-1899) of Edelfingen, Baden, Germany
First Known Son of Johann Georg
Christian Üffinger was born on 25 December 1826 in Edelfingen, Baden, Germany. He married Maria Huth by 1870 (she was born on 16 November 1841, and died on 1 April 1904). He worked as a framer. He died in Edelfingen, Baden on 1 December 1899, having had at least one son:
*1. Heinrich Üffinger (1871-1944) of Edelfingen, Baden, Germany
Christian Uffinger of Hudson County, New Jersey
Christian Uffinger (or Ueffinger) was born on 10 July 1838 in Prussia, Germany; his parents are given as Christian Uffinger Sr. and Margaret __ on his death certificate. He married Elizabeth (variously Lisette, Lizetta, or Lizzette) Kümmel about 1866 in Germany; she was born on 8 November 1840 in Germany, the daughter of August and Elizabeth (Dietz) Kümmel, and died on 5 February 1913 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Christian and his wife came to the United States about 1869, and were naturalized as U.S. citizens on 22 April 1875 in New York, New York. He is listed twice in the 1870 census with the name “Effinger” in Ward 11, New York, New York, again in 1880 as “Effinger” in Manhattan, New York, and in the 1900-1910 censuses (in 1900 as “Huffinger” or “Ueffinger”) in Hudson Co., New Jersey, working consistently as a cigar packer. Listed with him in the two 1870 transcriptions is Helena Kümmel, the younger sister of Lisette, who is recorded as arriving in New York City from Bremen on 3 November 1867 on the ship Hermann. He is also listed in the 1890 New York City Directory and in the 1892 Jersey City, New Jersey Directory. He died at Jersey City, Hudson Co., New Jersey, on 29 January 1914, having had one surviving son:
*1. Justin Maximo Uffinger Sr. (1871-1948) of Summit Co., NJ
Only Son of Christian
Justin Maximo Uffinger Sr. was born on 7 May 1871 in New York, New York; he is also called Justus M. Uffinger. He married Marion I. Hoag on 2 March 1905 in New York, New York. He is listed in the 1880-1900 censuses with his father (with the given name Justus or Gustus), and from 1910-30 in Union Co., New Jersey (with the given name Justin). He attended City College of New York from 1885-86, and is listed in the 1892 City Directory for Jersey City, New Jersey. He was a well-known architect, owning the firm of Uffinger, Foster, & Bookwalter. He died on 24 November 1948 at Summit, Union Co., New Jersey, having had two sons:
1. Justin Maximo Uffinger Jr. (1906-1966) of Stokes Co., NC
2. Donald Hoag Uffinger (also called Donald Harry Uffinger) (1907-1977) of Oakland Co., MI
Heinrich Üffinger is the ancestor of G. Üffinger; Justin Maximo Uffinger Jr. is the ancestor of A. J. Uffinger.
The genealogy of the main Üffinger line has been abbreviated to reflect the direct-male descent only. The small village of Uiffingen, believed to be the origin of this family, is located in upper Baden not far from the village of Schwabhausen, Baden, where the southern Weckesser family is living in 1600. The family name appears variously in the records as Üffinger, Ueffinger, Uffinger, Uiffinger, Effinger, and Huffinger.
The Ancestral Families: Wacaser
[Haplotype R1b1]
George Wacaser (or George Wacaster) was born 13 February 1770 in North Carolina or Pennsylvania, possibly the son of Jacob Wacaser (who was born before 1750, and died in 1815 in Rowan Co., North Carolina). He married firstly Sarah Willis about 1799, by whom he had two sons; secondly Margaret Reinhart about 1815, by whom he had one son; and thirdly Rebecca Rudisil on 6 February 1819, by whom he had seven sons. He died on 11 January 1846 in Murray Co., Georgia, having had ten sons:
1. Frank Wacaser (1800- )
2. George Washington Wacaser (1803-1866) of Catawba Co., NC
3. John Wacaser (1818-1895) of Newton Co., MO
4. Jacob Wacaser (1820-1821), died childless
5. William Franklin Wacaser (1824-1891) of Titus Co., TX
6. Robert Wacaser (1830-1911) of Titus Co., TX
7. Alexander Wacaser (1835-1919)
8. Anderson Wacaser (1836-1932) of Moultrie Co., IL
9. William Henry Wacaser (1839-1914) of Macon Co., IL
10. David Baxter Wacaser (1842-1922) of Pike Co., IL
John Wacaser is the ancestor of R. M. Wacaser; Anderson Wacaser is the ancestor of D. Wacaser.
This family's name is variously spelled Wacaser, Wacaster, and Waycaster. The original German surname may have been Weckesser, although no proof of this has yet been found, and the Y-chromosome DNA evidence has thus far been negative.
The Ancestral Families: Weckesser
[Haplotype I1—confirmed by test]
Johannes Weckesser of Hessen-Kassel, Germany
Johannes Weckesser was born about 1647 at Riebelsdorf, Hessen-Kassel, Germany. He had a younger brother, Nicolaus Weckesser I. He married Anna Knauff by 1672. He died on 6 March 1710/11 at Steina, Hessen-Kassel, having had at least two sons:
1. Claus Heinrich Weckesser (1673- )
*2. Nikolaus Weckesser II (1675-1729) of Merzhausen, Hessen-Kassel
Second Branch: Nikolaus Weckesser II
Nikolaus Weckesser II was born about 1675 at Steina, Hessen-Kassel, Germany. He married Anna Elisabeth Riem on 6 October 1701 at Gungelshausen, Hessen-Kassel. He died on 2 March 1728/29 at Merzhausen, Hessen-Kassel, having had at least two sons:
*1. Johann Helwig Weckesser (1712- ) of Loshausen, Hessen-Kassel
2. Johannes Weckesser I (1727- )
First Son of Nikolaus II
Johann Helwig Weckesser was born about 1712 in Hessen-Kassel, Germany. He married Anna Margretha Dilfer on 25 November 1737, and by her had five sons; he also had a sixth son by another woman, Anna Catharina Schmid (who died unmarried in August 1781). He died on 4 September 1756 at Loshausen, Hessen-Kassel, having had six sons:
1. Johannes Weckesser II (1738- )
2. Johann Jacob Weckesser (1741- )
3. Johann Heinrich Weckesser (1744- )
4. Nikolaus Weckesser III (1753- ), died young
5. Nikolaus Heinrich Weckesser (1755- )
*6. Johann Georg Weckesser (1756-1805) of Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Sixth Son of Johann Helwig
Johann George Weckesser, later George Vickerson, was born on 2 January 1756 at Willingshausen, Hessen-Kassel, Germany, being noted in the birth records as the natural son of his parents. He enlisted in the Hessen-Kassel Army in 1773, and was posted in 1776 to New York as one of the mercenary units fighting on the British side in the American Revolution, and served there until 1783. After returning to Hessen-Kassel, he deserted in March of 1787 (Hessen-Kassel law prevented him from legally emigrating), and by November of that year was living in Prince Edward Island, Canada, using the name George Vickerson (variously Vicasser and Vickessers). He married Barbara Juncker about 1783 in New York. He died on 25 August 1805 at Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, having had four sons:
1. William Vickerson (1784- ) of PEI, Canada
2. Conrad Vickerson (1791-1871) of Vernon River, PEI, Canada
3. George Vickerson (1798-1889) of Marshfield, PEI, Canada
4. Henry Vickerson (1806-1855+) of Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
Conrad Vickerson is the ancestor of R. A. Vickerson.
George Weckesser of Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
George Weckesser was born February 1841 in Hessen-Kassel, Germany (according to the 1870 census), and immigrated to Pennsylvania by 1860, when he appears in the census for Bucks Co. living with Philip Betz. He may have served in the Civil War, and he became a U.S. citizen in 1865. He married Louisa Haap about 1866 (she died on 9 February 1905). He is listed in the 1870-1900 censuses for Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. He died there after 1900, having had six sons:
1. Harry Weckesser (1867- )
2. Charles Weckesser (1869- )
3. George Weckesser Jr. (1876- ), died young?
4. Frank Weckesser (1880- )
5. John Weckesser (1882- )
6. George Washington Weckesser (1885- )
George Weckesser is the ancestor of R. C. Weckesser.
George Weckesser of Hudson County, New Jersey
George Weckesser was born May 1851 in Bavaria (according to the 1880 census), and immigrated to the United States circa 1872, becoming a citizen in 1879. He married Catherine Helmstetter (?) about 1874. He is listed in the 1880 census for Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, and from 1895 (state census)-1920 in the censuses of Bayonne, Hudson Co., New Jersey. He worked as a saloon owner in Jersey City, New Jersey. He died at Bayonne on 28 May 1920, having had at least four sons:
1. William Weckesser (1875-1880+), died young
2. Joseph Weckesser (1879-1942+) of Hudson Co., NJ
3. Otto Weckesser (1889-1979) of Hudson Co., NJ
4. August Weckesser (1891-1970) of Hudson Co., NJ
August Weckesser is the ancestor of J. J. Weckesser.
The Ancestral Families: Wickizer
[Haplotype R1b1b2—confirmed by test]
Conrad Wickizer Sr. was born about 1740, possibly in Germany, and settled in the Mohawk Valley west of Albany, New York; his original German name may have been (Johann) Conrad Weckesser. The evidence suggests that this family originated on the border between Baden and Württemberg, and that the original family name was Weckesser; there was an early Weckesser family centered there near the small town of Möckmühl. Conrad may be related to Margaretha Weckesser and Barbara Weckesser, who are mentioned in the church records in Tryon Co., New York in the 1750s and ’60s. He is first recorded as “Conrad Wickeeser” on July 21, 1765 in Tryon (later Montgomery) Co., New York, with the christening record of his oldest daughter, Anna Margaretha. He married Rosina ___ about 1764 in Tryon Co. He served in the Continental Army in 1784 during the Revolutionary War from Northampton Co, Pennsylvania (as “Conrad Wikeser”). Between 1784-90 he relocated his family to Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, and is listed there in the 1790-1800 censuses (in 1800 as Workizer). He died there on 24 June 1802, having had six sons:
1. *Andrew Wickizer (1769-1844) of Fairfield Co., OH
2. John Wickizer I (1773?-1850) of Wyoming Co., PA; his original German given name may have been Johannes; died childless
3. *Conrad Wickiser Jr. (1775?-1842) of Hancock Co., OH
4. *Abraham Wickiser (1779?-1859?) of Delaware Co., OH
5. *Isaac Wickizer Sr. (1782?-1823) of Luzerne Co., PA
6. *Jacob Wickizer Sr. (1784-1868) of Bradford Co., PA
This family's name is spelled Wickizer, Wickiser, Wickkiser, Wickkizer, and Wickheiser. The original German surname was likely Weckesser, and this family is very probably descended from the Baden-Württemberg Weckesser line (see below).
First Branch: Andrew Wickizer
Andrew Wickizer was born on 10 September 1769 in Tryon (later Montgomery) Co., New York (according to his tombstone); his original German given names may have been (Johann) Andreas. Andrew and his descendants consistently use the spelling “Wickizer.” The family settled in Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania by 1790. Andrew married Mary Bennett about 1791 in Luzerne Co. He is listed in the 1790-1800 censuses for Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania (in 1800 as Workizer). He resettled his family in Fairfield Co., Ohio, in 1810, where he is listed in the 1820-40 censuses (the 1810 census is missing). He died there on 21 February 1844, having had five sons:
1. Asa Wickizer (1792-1813), died childless
2. Conrad "Oliver" Wickizer III (1794?-1865?) of Marion Co., OH
3. John B(ennett?) Wickizer (1799-1842) of Fairfield Co., OH
4. William B(ennett?) Wickizer (1801-1878) of Livingston Co., IL
5. Asa Bennett Wickizer (1813-1883) of Marshall Co., IN
Conrad "Oliver" Wickizer is the ancestor of J. E. Wickizer; John B. Wickizer is the ancestor of B. R. Wickizer and H. B. Wickizer.
Third Branch: Conrad Wickiser Jr.
Conrad Wickiser Jr. was born about 1775 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania; his original German given names may have been (Johann) Conrad. He married Lydia Weeks about 1798 in Luzerne Co., PA. Conrad Jr. and his descendants consistently use the spelling “Wickiser.” He is listed in the 1800 census for Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania. He resettled with his family in Ohio in 1810, and is listed in the 1820-30 censuses for Delaware Co., Ohio, and in 1840 in Hancock (later Wyandot) Co., Ohio (the 1810 census is missing). He died in August 1842 in Hancock Co., Ohio, having had six sons:
1. Isaac Wickiser II (1799?-1838?) of Delaware Co., OH
2. Matthias Wickiser (1805-1875) of Mercer Co., IL
3. Philip Wickiser (1806-1862) of Delaware Co., OH
4. Albert Wickiser (1808-1890) of Wyandot Co., OH
5. John Wickiser II (1810-1885) of Cumberland Co., IL
6. Jacob Worthing Wickiser (1817?-1852) of Wyandot Co., OH
Albert Wickiser is the ancestor of R. W. Wickiser.
Fourth Branch: Abraham Wickiser
Abraham Wickiser I was born about 1779 in Pennsylvania; his original German given names may have been (Johann) Abraham. He married Catherine Blain on 7 November 1802 in Luzerne Co., PA. Abraham and his descendants consistently use the spelling “Wickiser.” He resettled his family in Ohio in 1810, and is listed in the 1830 and 1850 censuses for Delaware Co., Ohio (the 1810 census is missing). He died between 23 September 1858 and 11 May 1859 in Delaware Co., Ohio, having had two sons:
1. George Wickiser I (1803?-1850) of Delaware Co., OH
2. William Wickiser I (1819-1902) of Licking Co., OH
Fifth Branch: Isaac Wickizer Sr.
Isaac Wickizer Sr. was born about 1782 in Pennsylvania; his original German given names may have been (Johann) Isaac. Isaac and three of his sons consistently use the spelling “Wickizer,” but the descendants of his third son, Daniel, use a variety of spellings, including Wickizer, Wickiser, Wickkiser, Wickkizer, and Wickheiser. He married Margaret __ by 1808. He is listed in the 1810-20 censuses for Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania. Isaac Wickizer died on 1 January 1823 near Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, having had four sons:
1. John B. Wickizer (1812-1899) of Lackawanna Co., PA
2. Philip Wickizer II (1815-1893) of Lackawanna Co., PA
3. Daniel Wickkiser (1821?-1896) of York Co., NE; his descendants use the names Wickizer, Wickiser, Wickkiser, Wickkizer, and Wickheiser
4. Isaac Wickizer Jr. (III) (1823?-1893) of Jackson Co., MO, extinct in the male line
John B. Wickizer is the ancestor of Peter D. Wickizer; Daniel Wickkiser is the ancestor of Eugene M. Wickkizer and Timothy W. Wickheiser.
Sixth Branch: Jacob Wickizer Sr.
Jacob Wickizer Sr. was born on 18 October 1784 in Pennsylvania (according to the 1860 census), or in New Jersey (according to the 1850 census); his original German given names may have been (Johann) Jacob. Jacob and his descendants consistently use the spelling “Wickizer.” He married Thankful Green on 15 October 1806 in Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, and resettled his family in the area that later became Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, by 1810. He is listed in the 1810 census for Luzerne (later Bradford) Co., Pennsylvania, and from 1820-60 in Bradford Co., Pennsylvania. He died there on 5 March 1868, having had seven sons:
1. Andrew Wickizer IV (1813- ), died young
2. Rev. Jacob Wickizer Jr. (1814-1887) of Kane Co., IL
3. Col. John H(orton?) Wickizer (1818-1889) of Fulton Co., OH, extinct in the male line
4. Alexander Wickizer (1821-1893) of Bradford Co., PA
5. (Theodore) Willard Wickizer (1823-1903) of Bradford Co., PA
6. George W. Wickizer (1827-1903) of Bradford Co., PA
7. Andrew W. Wickizer (1831-1908) of Bradford Co., PA
PROJECT MEMBERS &
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA NUMBERS
Burgess, Mary A. Wickizer—Conrad Wickizer Sr., Luzerne Co., PA
mtDNA Haplogroup K
HVR1 differences—16224C, 16311C, 16319A,
16519C
HVR2 differences—73G, 152C, 199C, 263G,
309.1C, 315.1C, 524.1C, 524.2A
CONCLUSIONS
The Deffinbaugh/Dieffenbach Family
Results received from one representative in this family match the Y-chromosome numbers of representatives of the Üffinger/Ueffinger family, the southern Weckesser family, and the Wickizer family. They likely have a common ancestor in the direct male line, name unknown.
The Üffinger/Uffinger Family
Results received from two representatives in this line match each other; they have a common Üffinger ancestor, name unknown. They also match the numbers of four descendants of the Bavarian Weckesser family and the Wickizer family, but more distantly; these families have a common male ancestor, name unknown.
The Wacaser/Wacaster Family
Test results received from two representatives in this line do not currently match the numbers of any other project family, nor do they match each other, indicating a break in the chain of descent in one of these lines. The true genome of this family remains unknown. No genetic evidence has been found thus far to link these lines to either of the two major Weckesser families (Hessen-Kassel and Baden-Württemberg).
The Northern (Hesse-Kassel) Weckesser/Vickerson Family
Test results received from two representatives of this line match each other; they have a common Weckesser ancestor, name unknown; the results also confirm that the Canadian Vickerson family is a branch of the Hessian Weckesser family, as had long been speculated. It also confirms that the two major Weckesser families of early Germany are unrelated to each other.
The Southern (Baden/Württemberg/Bavaria) Weckesser Family
This family probably descends from the Baden-Württemberg Weckesser line. Test results received from one representative in this line match the numbers of the Wickizer family, the Uffinger family, and one Deffinbaugh line. The Baden-Württemberg Weckesser line is very likely the parent line of the Wickizer family and the Bavarian Weckesser family; its relationship to the Uffingers and Deffinbaughs is unknown, but they likely have a common male ancestor.
The Wickizer/Wickiser Family
Test results received from four representatives of this line match each other; they have a common male ancestor, Conrad Wickizer Sr. One test result, however, does not match the others, indicating a break in the chain of descent. The numbers for this family also match those of two descendants of the Uffinger family, but more distantly; these families have a common male ancestor, name unknown. They further match the numbers of a descendant of the Bavarian Weckesser line (less distantly than with the Uffinger family), which is probably descended from the Baden-Württemberg Weckesser line, and is likely the parent line of the Wickizers and their related families. In addition, the numbers match those of a Deffinbaugh family, whose place of origin is unknown.
THANK YOU!
The following individuals have contributed either their time or money or expertise to the Wickizer Surname DNA Project, far above and beyond their original participation. We owe our thanks to all of these folks:
The late Betty Wickizer Carlson; J. Klee; M. L. Reynnells; B. R. Wickizer; C. Wickizer; the late Hugh B. Wickizer.
IN MEMORY OF….
The following individuals contributed their DNA to the Project, but have since passed. We thank them for their willingness to share, and honor their memories:
Hugh Boggs Wickizer (1926-2009)
Robert Wilbur Wickiser (1930-2009)