Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Kip/Kipp yDNA Study



The Kipp yDNA study has a new set of results for the descendants of Hendrick Hendrickson Kip. There are now two testers at 67 markers and their only differences are in the CDYa/b values. Each one is one different hence giving a 65/67 match for both. A third member has tested to 37 markers and he too has a difference at CDYa/b only with a match to one tester on CDYa and a match to the second tester on CDYb. What can we learn from this testing? The three men share a most recent common ancestor in the time frame of published history. A 65/67 match tends to be thought of as a 50% probability of a common ancestry within six generations and 90% probability within 12 generations. The hypothetical thought would be if the third person tested to 67 markers and he matched both of these men at 66/67 markers then this probability would be 50% at 4 generations and 90% probability in 8 generations

Encouraging other Kipp family members to test would add greatly to the information on the Kip/Kipp family descendants of Hendrick Hendrickson Kip. The slightly differing CDYa/b results could lead to separation of the descendants of the three sons of Hendrick Hendrickson Kip namely Jacob Kip, Hendrick Kip and Isaac Kip. For those who are brickwalled in the mid to late 1700s with their Kip/Kipp line having such a complete yDNA study of the Kip/Kipp family would be of great assistance to them. For those able to trace their line back to Hendrick Hendrickson Kip the value is in learning your deep ancestry. 

In the past couple of years the study of autosomal DNA has proven to also give good results within family groupings. The Family Finder test at FT DNA reveals matching blocks in the 22 autosomal chromosomes. Three members of this group have tested Family Finder (two descendant of a female Kipp line and the other of a male Kipp line). This test can assist both male and female testers in the Kipp line providing a sufficient number carry out the test.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Isaac Kipp The Elder is the 2nd great-grandfather of Mary Maud Gardner

                               * Isaac Kipp The Elder
                             (Nov 1, 1764 - Aug 6, 1846)
                                    * Hannah Meed
                            (Aug 11, 1770 - Mar 24, 1859)
                                Married Aug 29, 1790
                                        |
                              * Richard Titus Kipp
                           (Apr 7, 1808 - Oct 30, 1889)
                                 Elizabeth Losee
                           (Aug 5, 1804 - Mar 3, 1843)
                              Married Jan 28, 1830
                                        |
                                   John McLees
                           (Feb 4, 1832 - Dec 6, 1901)
                                 * Mary Ann Kipp
                          (Dec 25, 1831 - Aug 27, 1904)
                              Married May 11, 1852
                                        |
                               E William D Gardner
                           (Aug 17, 1853 -           )
                                 * Ida A McLees
                            (Dec 5, 1860 -           )
                              Married Dec 12, 1882
                                        |
                               * Mary Maud Gardner
                           (Apr 23, 1885 -           )

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Coach Tour to the Agawa Canyon and Mackinac Island 2014

I meant to write about this right after the trip, but we were too busy!
September 29 to October 2, 2014.

The Agawa Canyon Tour
This tour involved taking a coach ride to Sault St. Marie in Ontario. From there you board the Algoma Central Railway at the "The Soo."  The trip to the canyon takes about 4 hours, and on the way you see lots of trees, lakes and rock. At the canyon on a sunny day one can see the spectacular colour display of the trees as they prepare for their winter sleep. There are walking trails which take you to three locations, Bridal Veil Falls, North and South Black Beaver Falls and of course a lookout. The lookout requires one to navigate 300 steps up the hill and from the top there is an excellent view of the train and the canyon.

When we were there most who were mobile ascended these stairs. There are several stopping points where one can catch a breath. The view was worth the climb. The people on the train the day we were there were the only ones who had a sunny view of the canyon that week.

One can also buy breakfast and lunch on the train. For lunch, we opted for the box lunch so we would have more time to walk and climb. Even so, we just had enough time to look at the sights before the train returned to "The Soo."

Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island is located about a hour south of Sault St. Marie, Ontario, in the United States. The island in Lake Michigan is about 9.8 square km and is a popular tourist attraction.

Mackinac Island has a history relating to European exploration in the 17th century and later the fur trade. Fort Mackinac was built by the British but it was ceded to the the U.S. by the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The British captured the Fort in the first battle of the War of 1812-14. John Jacob Aster's American Fur Company was centred on Mackinac Island after the War of 1812-14.

One interesting aspect of the island is that there are very few motorized vehicles on the island. Most transportation is done by horse drawn carriages, bicycles or walking. There are two major historic sites on the island, The Grand Hotel and Fort Mackinac.

We had a horse drawn carriage tour of a part of the island, which included a stop at the Grand Hotel for lunch. We have never eaten in such a large lunch room before. The room was perhaps 300 feet long by 60 feet wide (estimated). It was filled to the walls with tourists eating and enjoying the atmosphere of a grand hotel. Except for drinks, the food was available in buffet style. This was a experience.  While we were on our bus traveling, our guide showed us a 1980 film titled "Somewhere In Time," starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer. Interesting film about time travel, filmed on location at The Grand Hotel.

This was a four day trip which we enjoyed, except maybe for the last day on our return trip home. At breakfast we discovered that there had been an accident during the night on the Trans-Canada Highway in the Elliot Lake area and the highway was closed. Our tour guide and driver decided to wait until the highway was officially open, which happened around 11:30 am. This meant that we arrived home in Ottawa About 11:30 at night.




Friday, October 17, 2014

Brant County Museum, Brantford, Ontario and Princeton, Ontario - October 2014

Last weekend we drove to southwestern Ontario to attend a wedding. Along the way, I managed to fit in a few hours of research at the Brant County Museum in Brantford, Ontario. This museum is run by the Brant County Historical Society.

My main reason for being there was, that they have recently made available for public use the older Land Registry Copy Books for Brant Count, which includes Burford Township, where many of my ancestors settled and lived.

We were able to photograph the first two concessions of the copy books for Burford from the Crown Grant to about 1900 for lots 1 to 24.  We also photographed various lots along the middle townline of Burford. That would be specifically Concession 3, 4 and 5 from lots 10 through 15.

I noticed lots of entries for my families of interest, Kipp, Link, Rathbun, Ryder, Force, and Beamer.
It will take a few days to read them and pick out the information I want.

I also found time to visit my hometown of Princeton, Ontario.
The main reason was to look at a Schultz tombstone in the local cemetery. It has been there for a number of years and had no names on the stone. Either side of the stone there are three markers. One say Mother 1873-1952, the second says Father 1867-1939, the third reads Wilfred 1903-1937.

In reality Mother and Father are Elizabeth Kipp and Charles William Schultz, my 1st cousin once removed and granduncle respectively.

At the September 2013 Schultz reunion, it was decided to add their names to the stone. This was approved at the 2014 reunion and completed. The lettering looks great and now it is easy for relatives to know who rests there.




Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Hendrick Hendricksen Kip is the 7th great-grandfather of Sheldon K Dale

                             * Hendrick Hendricksen Kip
                              (Cir 1600 - Sep 14, 1685)
                                 * Tryntje Lubberts
                               (Cir 1599 - After 1665)
                                 Married May 5, 1624
                                            |
                             * Jacob Hendricksen Kip
                          (May 16, 1631 - Dec 24, 1690)
                              Maria De La Montagne
                          (Jan 25, 1637 - Aug 25, 1711)
                               Married Mar 8, 1654
                                            |
                                   * Jesse Kip
                            (Dec 16, 1660 - Apr 1722)
                                 Maria Stevenson
                               (1674 - Jun 2, 1724)
                              Married Sep 30, 1695
                                            |
                                 * Benjamin Kip
                              (1714 - May 24, 1782)
                                Dorothy Davenport
                               (1715 - Feb 3, 1807)
                                  Married 1733
                                            |
                                  * Jesse Kipp
                           (Feb 23, 1740 - Jan 1, 1780)
                                   Ann Haight
                          (Apr 18, 1745 - Jul 13, 1811)
                                Married Abt 1763
                                            |
                                 * Gilbert Kipp
                          (Dec 10, 1765 - Jan 17, 1857)
                                 Hannah Searles
                           (Sep 4, 1767 - Dec 20, 1856)
                                  Married 1790
                                            |
                                  * Willet Kipp
                          (Jul 23, 1793 - Sep 10, 1853)
                                 Mary Carpenter
                          (Jun 18, 1793 - Apr 16, 1849)
                              Married Jan 17, 1816
                                            |
                                * Ira (Asa) Kipp
                          (Dec 29, 1822 - Dec 20, 1863)
                               Sarah Ellis Whitson
                          (Jan 28, 1829 - Aug 11, 1910)
                              Married Mar 19, 1855
                                            |
                                  Joseph C Dale
                           (Mar 12, 1863 - Feb 3, 1918)
                              * Jennie Whitson Kipp
                          (Jun 14, 1864 - Aug 20, 1945)
                               Married Oct 9, 1899
                                            |
                                * Sheldon K Dale
                          (Aug 19, 1891 - Feb 20, 1900)

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Noah Force is the 2nd great-grandfather of Charles Stanley Force

                                    * Noah Force
                                (Cir 1768 - Bef 1851)
                                    * Mary Beamer
                                (1770 - Nov 16, 1868)
                                  Married Abt 1787
                                        |
                             * William Manning Force
                           (Nov 23, 1799 - Nov 2, 1863)
                                Patience Lamport
                               (1808 - Oct 1, 1888)
                                Married Cir 1829
                                        |
                             * William Thomas Force
                          (Jul 25, 1838 - Feb 28, 1924)
                               Christina Ann Howes
                          (Dec 25, 1839 - Feb 17, 1926)
                              Married Mar 24, 1863
                                        |
                              * Harry Ernest Force
                               (Mar 6, 1878 - 1950)
                                Lydia Jane Ryder
                                  (1870 - 1952)
                              Married Jul 24, 1899
                                        |
                             * Charles Stanley Force
                           (Nov 17, 1909 -           )

Monday, October 6, 2014

Noah Force is the 2nd great-grandfather of Ashton Fletcher Force

                                    * Noah Force
                                (Cir 1768 - Bef 1851)
                                    * Mary Beamer
                                (1770 - Nov 16, 1868)
                                  Married Abt 1787
                                        |
                               * John Beemer Force
                                  (1790 - 1850)
                               Hannah Lewis Schram
                                  (1790 - 1873)
                                  Married 1815
                                        |
                             * Francis Dunlava Force
                                  (1828 - 1888)
                                  Jane Warboys
                                  (1827 - 1909)
                                  Married 1850
                                        |
                               * John Beamer Force
                               (Dec 3, 1855 - 1942)
                          Catharine Elizabeth Hartsell
                              (Dec 17, 1860 - 1933)
                                Married Cir 1881
                                        |
                             * Ashton Fletcher Force
                              (Oct 21, 1883 - 1991)

Friday, October 3, 2014

Gerrit Lydecker is the 6th great-grandfather of Phyllis Margaret Link

                                  * Gerrit Lydecker
                                  (Abt 1650 - 1714)
                                * Neeltie Van De Kuyl
                               (Aug 1660 -           )
                                Married May 20, 1682
                                        |
                                 * Ryck Lydecker
                              (Oct 1691 - Abt 1766)
                                 Maritie Benson
                            (Apr 26, 1699 - Abt 1760)
                              Married Apr 19, 1718
                                        |
                            * Samuel Benson Lydekker
                                (1736 - Abt 1816)
                               Catherine Provoost
                               (1735 -           )
                                Married Abt 1764
                                        |
                                 Joseph Folkins
                           (Oct 3, 1753 - Mar 17, 1842)
                                * Annah Lydecker
                           (Mar 6, 1766 - Jul 22, 1855)
                              Married Jan 18, 1791
                                        |
                              * Joseph Folkins Jr.
                           (Mar 20, 1795 - Apr 6, 1868)
                                  Hannah Frazee
                           (Feb 2, 1791 - Jul 16, 1864)
                               Married Dec 4, 1817
                                        |
                                John Casey Parlee
                           (Mar 4, 1816 - Jun 3, 1888)
                               * Margaret Folkins
                          (Jan 12, 1823 - Sep 12, 1901)
                               Married Aug 1, 1839
                                        |
                                 James C. Allen
                          (Dec 24, 1832 - Mar 30, 1899)
                            * Hannah Catherine Parlee
                          (Jul 31, 1841 - Jun 24, 1931)
                              Married Jul 17, 1856
                                        |
                               Horace Lorenzo Link
                          (Jun 26, 1877 - Aug 17, 1966)
                             * Margaret Evelyn Allen
                           (Nov 3, 1880 - Apr 11, 1914)
                              Married Nov 25, 1903
                                        |
                               Lorne Bernice Kipp
                           (Sep 3, 1901 - Jun 19, 1945)
                             * Phyllis Margaret Link
                           (Nov 19, 1906 - Jan 6, 2000)
                              Married Sep 16, 1933