Family Finder Ordered

Nadene Goldfoot                                                                   

I ordered the familyfinder test (autosomal) for my son who already has had the 37 allele test which found that his Ydna haplogroup is R1b1a2.  His haplogroup happens to be the Western Atlantic Model.  The familyfinder is a test for both sides, mother and father, Y and MT.  It will show matches that somebody might have on one or more chromosome segments.

Also, I'll be able to see just what and how much chromosomes he has inherited from me, his female cousin and my brother.  It usually takes from a month to 6 weeks to get the results.

Some people also like to take their report and upload it into GedMatch.com which is a free site and see how they compare with other people who have done the same thing.  That is also quite revealing.  I hoe to see results at least by the 1st of December, or maybe even on Thanksgiving.  That could be his Chanukah gift.

Resource: Family Tree DNA-from Houston, Texas

Update: The results are due on or before December 2, 2013.  Can't wait to see it.  I had ordered the test on October 15, 2013, so it could take the whole 6 weeks.  

3 Generations of Henwoods Showing Wesley Henwood's Father, Charles Ernest Henwood

Nadene Goldfoot                                                                    

Wait long enough and things that were expensive go on sale.  Ancestry has a 2 week free 1911 census, so I've been searching and found some from Hampshire, England, where this line comes from.  So many other Henwoods are from Cornwall.  Wish I could find a connection to them.

Descendants of Henry Henwood

1   Henry Henwood b: February 11, 1827 in Hantz, Basingstoke, Hampshire,  Hartley Wintney, England d: December 1914 in Hartley Wintney, /Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
.. +Sarah Cooper b: 1827 in Hantz, Basingstoke,Hartley Wintney England d: March 1901 in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England
. 2   Sarah Ann Henwood b: April 27, 1848 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
. 2   Henry Walter Henwood b: February 08, 1852 in Basingstoke, Berkshire, Hampshire, Hartley Wintney, England d: 1902 in Wandsworth, Greater London, London, Surry, England
..... +Ellen M. Unknown b: 1853 in Fitchfield, Hampshire, England d: June 1914 in St. Pancras Greater London, England
..... 3   Henry Walter Henwood, Jr. b: June 1880 in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England
......... +Unknown
..... 3   Sidney Arthur Henwood b: March 1886 in Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
. 2   Charles Henwood b: February 13, 1854 in Farnham, Surrey,  England d: Bet. 1910 - 1913 in England
..... +Mary Ann Munday b: 1861 in Hank Brown Candowood Candover, Hampshire, Winchfield, England d: December 1906 in Hambledon, Surrey Sussex, England  age 46
..... 3   Charles Ernest Henwood b: February 06, 1897 in Winchfield, Hartley Wintney Row, County of Hampshire, England d: September 10, 1984 in Seal Beach Orange, California 90740 (Los Angeles)Santa Monica
......... +Queenie Dorothy Disney b: December 25, 1899 in Hornchurch, Romford District,  Essex County,  England d: March 03, 1997 in Anaheim, California: Seal Beach 90740, Orange County
..... 3   Frederick James Henwood b: June 1900 in Cranleigh, Ewhurst, Surrey,  England
. 2   Ellen Frances Henwood b: 1859 in Newington, Southwark, London, Middlesex, England
..... +Unknown Hussey b: Abt. 1859 in Borough, London, England d: Bef. April 02, 1911
. 2   George Henwood b: Bet. 1860 - 1861 in Hartley Wintney. Hampshire, England
..... +Sophia Gillam b: 1867 in Froyle, Southhampton, Hants,  England
..... 3   Annie Amelia Henwood b: 1885 in Froyle, Southhampton, England
..... 3   Walter "Wallie" Sidney Henwood b: June 1887 in Froyle, Southhampton, Hampshire, England
......... +Alice
..... 3   George William Henwood b: 1890 in Froyle, Southhampton, Hampshire, England
..... 3   Fanny Sophia Henwood b: 1892 in Froyle, Southhampton, Hampshire,  England
..... 3   Evelyn Agnes Henwood b: 1894 in Froyle, Southhampton, Hampshire,  England
..... 3   Harold Wilfred Henwood b: September 1896 in Alton Froyle, Southhampton, Hampshire,  England
..... 3   Kathleen Ellen Henwood b: 1899 in Froyle, Southhampton, Hampshire,  England
..... 3   Mary Henwood b: 1901 in Frensham, Surrey, Dist 4, England
..... 3   Edward Richard Henwood b: 1901
. 2   Richard Henwood b: March 1861 in Hampshire, Hartley Wintney, Hartley Row, Winchfield,  England d: March 1955 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England
..... +Minnie Sharp b: Bet. 1860 - 1862 in Buckinghamshire,  Iver Heath, England d: March 1903 in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England
..... 3   Rhoda Minnie Henwood b: 1889 in Hampshire, Harley Wintney, Southampton, England
..... 3   Edith Violet Henwood b: 1890 in Hampshire, Harley Wintney, Southampton, England
..... 3   Dorothy Carr Henwood b: 1892 in Hartley Wintney, England
..... 3   Henry Henwood b: June 1896 in Hartley Wintney, England
..... 3   William Henwood b: 1897 in Hartley Wintney, England
. 2   Fanny Frances Henwood b: 1863 in Winchfield, Hants/Harley Wintney, Hartley Row, England
. 2   Mary Ann J. Henwood b: 1865 in Hartley Row, Hank, Winchfield, Hampshire, England
. 2   Rhoda Henwood b: 1867 in Hampshire, Harley Wintney, England

Source of R1b1a2 in Jewish History a Possiblity

from: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/dominicansephardim/default.aspx?section=results
                         Haplogroup R1B1A2 & Haplogroup I

The Iberian Peninsula, which consists of modern day Spain and Portugal, has been colonized and ruled by several tribal powers throughout history. The identity of the ancient Iberians is unknown; however it is known that the Celts who came later merged with them, to form the Celtiberians. The Atlantic Modal Haplotype, the most common haplotype in Western Europe is a part of R1B1A2 and it has Celtic and Germanic variations. A Celtic origin is most likely for individuals of Spanish lineage who are members of Haplogroup R1B1A2. In the year 409, the weakening of the Roman Empire's power in Iberia resulted in a power vacuum throughout the peninsula. That same year, Germanic Suevi,Vandals, and Sarmatian Alans followed shortly after by the Visigoths established kingdoms throughout Iberia. These Germanic tribes brought with them Haplogroup I as well as Germanic variants of haplogroup R1B1A2. These Germanic Kingdoms were taken over by the Moors in the 8th century, but were reestablished in the 13th century during the Reconquista, setting the stage for the Spanish speaking, Christian Spain we know today.

In the early 11th century the establishment of the very prominent Narbonne Talmudic Academy in France resulted in increased Jewish educational opportunities for the Jews of France and Spain. Some researchers propose that during the height of the academy’s prominence, many non-Jews from France and Spain were attracted to the famous school and underwent conversions to Judaism, thus introducing haplogroups R1B1A2 and I into the Jewish gene pool. Even non-Jews who had not attended the academy may have been enticed to convert. In Spain, some estimates hold that Jews comprised 10-20 percent of the total population. This is a very high percentage considering that historically Jews have been known to make up about 1% of the world's population. Jews were very successful in business and reached very high positions in Spanish society, to the point that many not only held titles of nobility and were employed frequently by the crown, but some researchers believe some Jews even married into the royal family. 

The Jews' prominence in Spain prior to the Inquisition may have made conversion to Judaism more attractive and accessible, thus creating yet another opportunity for haplogroup R1B1A2 and haplogroup I to be introduced into the Jewish gene pool. Pogroms in Spain, may also account for the introduction of some Western European DNA among Sephardic Jews, although pogroms were not so common in Spain, nor as severe as they were in Eastern Europe. These origins are highly speculative and research is currently underway to confirm these theories, however these haplogroups are present in most Sephardic and Ashkenazic communities in small percentages. These haplogroups have even been found among Sephardic Jews whose ancestors migrated to the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth century and have not been to Europe since. Therefore Jewish ancestry cannot be discounted because of a match with a Western European haplogroup. A member of this project with tradition of Jewish ancestry on his paternal line and is a member of these haplogroups may have direct descent from a convert to Judaism. Since converts may marry born Jews, indirect Jewish ancestry on other lines is possible and testing of other family members may be necessary. Sephardic Jews, but more often Spaniards and other Europeans brought these lineages with them to the Dominican Republic from Europe.  

I remember finding a Hen  listed in "Finding Our Fathers:  A guidebook to Jewish Genealogy by Dan Rottenberg.  It said:  Related to Gracian.  , and there on page 230 it says : also Gracia, Graciano--a prominent Spanish family descended from Judah ben Barzilai.  Members lived chidfly at Barcelona from the 13th through 16th centuries.  Most used the name HEN.   Jewish Encyclopedia has 14 biographies.  Related to Nasi and Trabot.  

My mother's father's DNA is also R1b1a2 and being it has been tested at the 67 allele level also has the extra ending of a1a1b4.   This is for the surname of Robinson.  They seem to have more matches with Ireland which was not a part of our oral history. Charles Henwood was a recent immigrant to the state of Washington and was born in England.   We know that Henwood did come from England for sure back to the 16th century at least.  As for the 13th century?  Perhaps!  .  

A Henwood Connects

Martin Henwood of England just contacted me through reading this blog and using ancestry.com and finds we have a connection.  His family goes back  a long way in Hampshire.  He thinks we connect with William and Ann Henwood in 1650.  I think we might even be closer and connect with Henry and Sarah Henwood.  Henry was born in Basingstoke in 1827 and died in 1914 in Hartley Wintney, /Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.