DNA Identification
9 November 2008 - 10:41:11pm

My Y chromosome results identify me as a member of haplogroup R1b1b2a1a*.
See my Haplogroup Web page at: http://www.lowensteyn.com/genealogy/HaploGroup/index.html

The YDNA Haplogroup R1b-U106/S21+ Research Group has adopted the designation R1b-U106/S21. This recognizes R1b as the most stable upstream haplogroup designation and U106/S21=rs16981293 as the confirmed lowest downstream YSNP.

This is a lineage defined by a genetic marker called M269. This haplogroup is the final destination of a genetic journey that began some 60,000 years ago with an ancient Y chromosome marker called M168.


The R1b1b2a1 ‎(formerly R1b1c9)‎ subclade is defined by S21 ‎(also U106 or M405)‎ and appears to be about in over 25% of R1b. It was discovered by Gareth Henson and was quickly set up as a test offered by EthnoAncestry. This group has a maximum in North West Europe and, in general, is the predominant R1b haplogroup. The S21 subclade may have originated towards the end of the last ice age, or perhaps more or less 7000 BC, possibly in the northern European mainland. A close match of the present–day distribution of S21 and the territorial pattern of the Eastern Corded Ware cultures and the Single Grave cultures has been observed.


The latest research indicates that the U106 founder split off from M269 ‎(or some yet to be discovered intermediary SNP)‎ with DYS390 = 24 in south/central Scandinavia. The U106 "clan" then migrated southeast into the Baltics and southwest into Frisia and northern Germany, where it became the dominant haplogroup. The L1/S26 subclade split off U106 in the northwest and kept the DYS390 = 24 value. Then DYS390 changed to 23 within U106 in the northwest. This seems to be the most likely scenario explaining the founding and distribution of U106 which appears as far north as the northwest coasts of Norway and Finland. It therefore does not seem likely that U106 was founded in north western Europe ‎(Benelux/northern Germany)‎. A founding in north western Europe does not adequately explain the U106 that is occuring in Scandinavia and eastern Europe.


My understanding of the Migration Periods < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migration_Period > and Neolithic European agricultural expansion, < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic_Europe >, makes me believe that the events most likely to have had the greatest effect on the current distribution of U106 in continental Europe, is migration from generally East to West and North to South. During the last centuries further migration has dispersed the distribution of U106 into North America, Australia and other regions to which western Europeans emigrated. Members of the Löwensteyn family are part of this dispersion.

It would be of great interest if other members of the Löwensteyn ‎(Löwensteijn)‎ family had their YDNA tested as to confirm their haplo type! See Family Tree DNA < http://www.familytreedna.com/ >

Peter Lowensteyn

Simplified gedcom file
2 November 2008 - 9:33:21am

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Voor een eenvoudige gedcom file:
http://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-lowensteyn/
Note: Unfortunately, the English translation leaves much to be desired and actually alters names.
This gedcom file was refreshed on 2 November 2008.

The name / De naam Löwensteyn
1 November 2007 - 10:09:50pm

In The Netherlands the contemporary name is Löwensteyn or Löwensteijn ‎(there are differences even in the same family)‎. The Canadian Löwensteyn became through naturalization Lowensteyn, while in New Zealand the spelling is Loewensteijn. To avoid confusion I have spelled the name as Löwensteyn, except for the first two generations Löwenstein.

In Nederland is de hedendaagse spelling Löwensteyn of Löwensteijn ‎(zelfs in hetzelfde gezin)‎. De Canadeze Löwensteyn is bij naturalizatie veranderd in Lowensteyn. In Nieuw Zeeland spelt men de naam Loewensteijn. Om verwarring te voorkomen heb ik de naam gespeld als Löwensteyn, behalve voor de eerste twee generaties Löwenstein.

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Naam Löwensteij‎(y)‎n in Nederland
27 September 2007 - 8:15:43pm

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MEDIA
19 September 2007 - 11:46:47pm

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Translation of Dutch terms
17 September 2007 - 6:28:14pm

Bron - Source
Burgerlijke stand - Civil Status
Huwelijk - Marriage
Archieflocatie - Location of Archives
Algemeen Toegangnr - General access nr
Inventarisnr - Inventory nr
Gemeente - Municipality
Soort akte - Type of Certificate
Huwelijksakte - Marriage Certificate
Geboorteakte - Birth Certificate
Overlijdensakte - Death Certificate
Aktenummer - Certificate nr
Datum - Date
Bruidegom - Groom
Bruid - Bride
Leeftijd - Age
Geboorteplaats - Place of Birth
Vader - Father
Moeder - Mother
Nadere informatie - Additional information
Beroep - Occupation
Weduwe - Widow
Weduwnaar - Widower

Family Names in the "Achterhoek", Gelderland, The Netherlands
26 March 2007 - 3:59:21pm

Before civil registrations in the Netherlands forced everyone at the beginning of the 19th century to have a specific surname, people in the Achterhoek were often named after the farm they lived on. You can see that in the surnames in this GedCom file, such as Oonk, Colste and te Kulve. Surnames might thus change every time a person moved and this creates difficulties in tracing Achterhoek ancestors. Furthermore, when a woman did not have brothers to take over the farm, she tried to find a husband to run the farm. He would usually change his name to the name of the farm, for instance, Wessel te Kulve ‎‎‎‎(alias Hinkamp)‎‎‎‎ or Jan te Kulve ‎‎(alias Roerdinck‎)‎.

Problem with Individual List
24 November 2006 - 9:33:23pm

There are, for some strange reason, some names missing from the Individual List. However, most of them do show up on the Family List.

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