Wauchope Surname DNA Project

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Wauchope Surname DNA Project

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Note from Bruce E. Walkup:

Would you like to know, as I do, if you are indeed directly related to other Wauchopes of various spellings around the globe? I learned through an article in the SEP/OCT 2003 issue of “The Highlander” magazine that this knowledge is now within our grasp. I have officially commenced a Wauchope Surname DNA Project through the company Family Tree DNA. The discounted cost for such a study (Y-DNA: 12 Marker Match) is $101 per test, plus return postage. The test requires a simple swabbing of the inside cheek. Turn around time for results is about 5-7 weeks. We each retain ownership of our own DNA. The company preserves the DNA for 25 years for your exclusive use. I have volunteered to be the required group administrator. I will discreetly track results for the study on my web site. I have submitted my DNA sample as a genetic representative for the Joseph Vachub/Walkup line mentioned below. I have also identified at least the following modern male lines to be represented in the study:

Wauchope of Niddrie, also including -
     Capt. Robert Andrew Wauch(ope) in Australia in 1836
     Capt. John Wauchope in Australia in 1839
Wauchope of Ulster
Wauchope of US/Canada
Wauchob of Ulster
George Walkup of Massachusetts (c. 1698)
John Waughop of Maryland (c. 1653)
Wachob of Pennsylvania
Walkup of United Kingdom
Purported sons of Samuel and Nancy Wauchope of Ulster (c. 1724) -
    Joseph Vachub/Walkup (d. Feb. 6, 1787 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA)
    James Alexander Waughop/Walkup (d. Feb. 1, 1798 in Union County, North Carolina, USA)
    Arthur Walkup (d. 1834 Lexington, Virginia)
Others, including -
    Wahab
    Waugh
    Warcop
    Bauchope

If you are seriously interested in committing your resources (i.e., money and DNA sample) to this endeavor join us here.

Test Results (Y-DNA: 12 Marker Match)

Kit Number	Test Subject Surname	Supposed Earliest Known Male Ancestor¹			Suggested Haplogroup²	DYS Number³
Kit Number	Test Subject Surname	Name	Date	Residence	Suggested Haplogroup²	393	390	19	391	385a	385b	426	388	439	389-1	392	389-2
14349	Walkup	Joseph Vachub/Waughub⁴	d. 1787	Virginia, USA	E3b1a	13	24	13	10	16	18	11	12	13	13	11	30
14727	Wachob	John Waughob⁵	b. 1749	Pennsylvania, USA	E3b1a	13	24	13	10	16	18	11	12	13	13	11	30
19689	Wauchope	Arthur Walkup⁴	d. 1834	Virginia, USA	E3b1a	13	24	13	10	16	18	11	12	13	13	11	30
14721	Walkup	James Alexander Waughop⁴	d. 1798	North Carolina, USA	E3b1a	13	24	13	10	17	18	11	12	13	13	11	30
15141	Walkup	James Alexander Waughop⁴	d. 1798	North Carolina, USA	E3b1	13	24	13	10	16	19	11	12	13	13	11	30
22956	Walkup	Joseph Vachub/Waughub⁴	d. 1787	Virginia, USA	E3b1	13	24	13	10	16	18	11	12	14	14	11	31
59390	Walkup	James Waughob⁵	b. 1750	Pennsylvania, USA	E3b1a	13	24	13	10	16	18	11	12	13	14	11	31
96593	Walkup	Joseph Vachub/Waughub⁴	d. 1787	Virginia, USA	E3b1	13	24	13	10	16	18	11	12	13	14	11	31
102762	Walkup	George Walkup	c. 1698	Massachusetts, USA	I1a	13	23	14	10	14	15	11	14	11	12	11	28
14728	Wahab	James Wahab	d. 1774	North Carolina, USA	R1b1c	14	24	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29
14914	Wauchope	Gilbert Wauchope	c. 1390	Niddrie, Scotland	R1b1c	13	24	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29
101486	Wauchope	Gilbert Wauchope	c. 1390	Niddrie, Scotland	R1b1c	13	24	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	14	13	30
113592	Waugh	James Waugh	c. 1860	Ohio, USA	R1b1c	13	24	14	10	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29

Notes:

Earliest known ancestor name, date, and location of residence only disclosed upon approval of test subject.
The Haplogroup for test subject 59390 has been confirmed via further SNP testing by Family Tree DNA.
In DYS, D = DNA; Y = Chromosome; and S = (unique) Segment. The DYS Numbers in red have shown a faster mutation rate than the average, and therefore are very helpful at splitting lineages into branches, within a family tree. DYS Number 19 is also known as 394. Test subject alleles are given for each DYS Number.
Purported son of immigrants Samuel and Nancy Alexander Wauchope of Ulster.
Reportedly, one of three immigrant brothers from Ulster: John, James, and Joseph Fleming.

Haplogroup Information:

E3b1 - This haplogroup is believed to have evolved in the Middle East. It expanded into the Mediterranean during the Pleistocene Neolithic expansion. It is currently distributed around the Mediterranean, southern Europe, and in north and east Africa.
E3b1a - This lineage is found in eastern and northern Africa, the Near East, and Europe, and is estimated to have originated about 23,000 years ago.
I1a - This lineage likely has its roots in Northern France. Today it is found most frequently within Viking / Scandinavian populations in northwest Europe and has since spread down into Central and Eastern Europe, where it is found at low frequencies.
R1b1 - This is the most common haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the haplogroup containing the Atlantic modal haplotype.
R1b1c - Further refinement of R1b1.

Analysis of Results:

It appears the Wahab, Wauchope and Waugh test subjects (14728, 14914, 101486 and 113592 respectively) may have a common male ancestor, but quite some time ago as the mismatching alleles are not fast mutating. Also, the Walkup (14349, 14721, and 15141), Wachob (14727), and Wauchope (19689) test subjects clearly have a common male ancestor, but a different one from the aforementioned subjects. Only alleles for the fast mutating DYS # 385a and 385b do not match, indicating the common ancestor was likely in the not too distant past. This bolsters the tradition that Joseph, James Alexander, and Arthur Walkup were brothers or closely related (the test subjects’ ancestors). It does not appear that these Walkups/Wauchope (including me) or Wachob are directly related through the male line to the Wauchopes of Niddrie, Scotland. It is still possible they were related through a female line, as was the case with the Don-Wauchopes of Edmonstone. This other line of Wauchopes likely originated independently from Wauchopedale of Dumfriesshire (more likely) or Roxburghshire, Scotland. The need for further test results is indicated to verify this hypothesis.

Due to the difference in three alleles, the relationship through the male line between Walkup test subjects 14349, 22596 and 96593 is unclear. They all claim the same Joseph Vachub as an ancestor. However, there is a unexpectedly close match between Walkup subjects 22596 and 96593 with 59390 (refer to notes 3 and 4 above). Based on these limited results, there seems to be some confusion as to which subjects truly originated from which related male lines.

This page last updated May 04, 2008