KEVIN DUERINCK
SURNAME DNA PROJECT
Welcome to the DUERINCK SURNAME DNA PROJECT (started year 2000)
[LAST REVISED February 23, 2007 (join the project link repaired, surname Dearinger added to list)] THE LIST OF DNA SURNAME PROJECTS, OR ONE-NAME STUDIES, HAS MOVED TO: List of DNA Surname Projects
NOTE: To join this project, go to: Duerinck Surname y-DNA Project Registration at FTDNA. The test results are at: Duerinck Surname DNA Project Results
So far the families Duerinck, Durinck, and Dierick are related.
Special thanks to my mom and dad, Louis and Pat Duerinck, who gave financial assistance to the DNA Project. A member of any of our variant clans may contact me for information on how to be tested to see if they are related to all of us. Their results would then be compared to our results which are in the Family Tree DNA database.
If you have come this far, you should probably have read a little about genetics and the y polymorphism and mtDNA methods, found under "Onsite Links" below. We, the Duerinck Clans, which includes all variant spellings for sake of simplicity, are faced with not joining up all of our clans by use of the convential paper trail. This paper trail basically consists of written birth, marriage, and death indices. In Europe, specifically Belgium and the Netherlands, we have run out of these types of records before 1600. The records in Germany are nonexistent in many cases. My clan, for hundreds of years in Puivelde, a hamlet of Belsele, Belgium, was originally from Sint Gillis-Dendermonde (around 1667). The paper trail, however, went up in flames in 1914 during a church fire. A Duerinck clan in the Netherlands likewise has met the same fate, with records gone in a fire. Therefore, we need to relate all of our clans by the scientific method -- by DNA analysis. We should at least be able to relate back to the times of the Germanic tribes in Germany -- you know, the Thuringii Tribe, possibly the Hermunduren (See the "Origin" pages). We call this calculating the Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA). And if the studies listed on the "Migration" page are any indication, it is ALSO possible to relate to 1 of the 10 sons of genetic Adam (y polymorphism DNA test) AND 1 of the 18 daughters of genetic Eve (an mtDNA test). People, no matter what country you are from, WELCOME to Genetics and Genealogy, or Genetic Genealogy, and the Duerinck Surname DNA Project! Welcome friends, lost relatives, distant relatives, and those just eager to drop by.
Over many hundreds of years, since surnames came into being, the variant spellings have evolved. Our surnames came from Germany. We have clans in Belgium, the Netherlands, and yes, in Germany. Additionally, there are families spread around the globe. Some of the spellings of OUR name are as follows: Duerinck, Duerink, Duerinckx, Deerinck, Durinck, Dierick, Dierickx, Duericx, Durick, Dieringer, Dueringer, Düring, Duhring, Doering, Doehring, Von Düring, and Thuringer. I personally do not know many of the clans/families in Germany, although I have been in touch with many variant-spelled surname clans there. I invite all of them to please join in the Duerinck Surname DNA Project. Let us unite to find our common ancestor.
My eminent colleague and fellow genealogist Doug Mumma, waxing eloquently, said it the best (I will change the names of course): The purpose of the Duerinck Surname DNA Project is, therefore, to perform Y chromosome DNA tests on a sampling of men with the "DUERINCK" surname (includes all variants), to calculate the Most Recent Common Ancestor for those surnames with a significant marker match, and to create a report describing the results. The report will then be available to all our clans worldwide.
When we have enough participants, I will tell the lab how many test kits that I need. I would then send out the test kits to each participant. Each participant would then send his sample in with payment directly to me, and when I collected all of the kits, I would then send them in one shipment to the lab. I will require each participant to sign a waiver/release and consent form/letter of authorization allowing me to see all test results (in order to keep track of what clans are related). The analysis itself, after all samples are collected, takes about 5-6 weeks. All clans need to be aware that we are looking for lines of males genetically unbroken by adoption, illegitimacy, etc. I certainly do not mean to offend anyone, but if we test a non-Duerinck (or variant spelling), it will be a waste of time and money to the participant and the participant's family. Be certain that each of the clan's participants come from a long line of heredity, as far as the clan knows. If the results show "false paternity", meaning that the participant is not a Duerinck (or variant surname spelling), then the particpant will be informed discretely and should see a genetics counselor or medical geneticist for counseling.
Afraid of needles? No bother, because there are none! Step right up men! Be part of the NEW WAVE in genealogy! We need you! I don't know about restarting the Thuringii Tribe, but let's at least find our common ancestor, folks. Whether time, famine, pestilence, travel, war, or other factor has separated us, let us unite for this DNA Project! I myself will also be tested for mtDNA, which is extra. You know, if you are skittish about the cost, my brother Brian Duerinck, a great salesman, says it the best: "I know how you feel, all you have to do is just stick the swab in your mouth. ". Another one of his sayings: "I know how you feel, I felt the same way until I realized that $___ was a small price to pay. It comes out to be __ cents per year dating back to the 1500's. Yes, we can charge it (or expense it) to future generations.". Yes, Brian has a great sense of humor. I believe it is best if all your close family members chip in because the results are for them as well.
The following are the clans to be tested and the number of subjects committed so far. When replying to me, please send me your address, phone number, and what clan you are from. If I don't know your clan, then tell me who your direct ancestors were (and the place), going back at least 4 generations, if possible. I will cast the first lot and register under the Belsele, BEL Duerinck Clan. And please note that we always have room for clans with other like surnames, as well as room for more test subjects, just let me know.
Dearinger (USA/Germany) (1)
Dierick (USA)
Dierick (BEL) (2)
Dierickx (USA)
Dierickx (BEL)
Dierickx (NL)
Dieringer (USA) (1)
Dieringer (Germany)
Dirinck (Belgium) [surname added after Phase One of the project; many in Ghent, Antwerp]
Doehring (USA) (1)
Doehring (Germany) (dropped out)
Doering (USA)
Doering (Germany)
Doeringer (USA)
Doeringer (Germany)
Duericx
Duerinck (Belsele, BEL) (1)
Duerinck (St. Gillis-Dendermonde, BEL) (1)
Duerinck (Temse, BEL) [see also Durinck (Temse)below] (dropped out)
Duerinck (Kloosterzande, NL)
Duerinckx (Lubbeek/Hoegaarden, BEL) (1)
Duerinckx (UK) (dropped out)
Duerinckx (other)
Dueringer (USA)(1)
Dueringer (Germany)
Duerink (NL)
Duhring (USA)
Duhring (Germany)
Durinck (Australia) (1)
Durinck (Temse, BEL) [see also Duerinck (Temse)above]
Durinck (St. Niklaas-Waasmunster-Wieze, BEL) (1)
Durinck (other)
During (USA)
Düring (Germany) (1)
Durinx
Von Düring (USA/Germany)(1)
Von Düring (Germany)
The only issues preventing this project from instantly moving forward are money and participants. These tests are not inexpensive, although if you look at the history of the costs the last number of years, the costs are coming down. Depending on the number of individuals who participate, the testing costs will be less than US$199 (e-mail me if a member of a clan on this page for the exact cost) per sample (payable to the lab by money order or other guaranteed payment method, but sent to Kevin Duerinck for forwarding with the test kits), depending on how many participant samples are analyzed at one time. While it is desirable to test 20 individuals at once in order to obtain meaningful results, many of those doing surname DNA projects are getting 5 to 10 participants--the rest will have to be tested at a later time, then the results compared. I obviously don't have sufficient personal resources to fund the entire project myself. It is hoped that many of the participants will also feel that this project is sufficiently important to Duerinck surname research that they will be willing to pay the cost of the analysis of their own sample. I am continuing to negotiate with the various testing companies to obtain favorable prices for a large group of participants.
First of all, you should know that no medical tests are being run on your samples, therefore, there really is no privacy issue. However, your privacy is of concern to me and to many of the lab presidents to whom I have spoken. Complete privacy for each participant will be guaranteed. Each person will be assigned a sample number which only he (and I) will know. Any reports resulting from this test would only identify sample numbers, not individual names. The only risk of participating in such a study is that the participant might discover that he is not actually a male Duerinck descendant as he expected. This, of course, could happen if one of your ancestors was adopted and this fact never recorded. In addition, there could be the case where infidelity occurred with the wife of one of your ancestors. While we all don't think such events happened in our families, it can occur. Only an individual who did not test positive for one of the Duerinck lines and myself (the administrator of the project) would know that fact, so the individual himself would not be identified. However we would want to perform additional tests on other individuals in the same tree to determine where the surname link was broken.
Duerinck Surname DNA Project Results
Duerinck Surname mtDNA Project Results
Why DNA Testing For Genealogy and How To Manage It
Surname DNA Project Waiver/Release Form
State of Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act -- Selected sections
Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Analysis
Medical Genetics and Genealogy: Genetic Diseases
Genetics and Human Migration Patterns
DNA Consulting (Panther-Yates)
Distribution of Blood Types (by Dennis O'Neil
Kerchner DNAPrint© Test Results Log Book
DNA Genealogy Timeline (from Georgia Bopp)
Chris Pomeroy's Chart of Company Markers Offered
Ron Lindsay's Chart of Company Markers Offered
NIST's Short Tandem Repeat DNA Internet DataBase
YHRD - Y Chromosome Haplotype Reference Database (Supplants the YSTR databases--more robust search)
Leiden University's Regional Allele Frequencies Database
SMGF Database Search [by the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation]
Custer's Y-STR Loci Allele Frequencies [spreadsheets, frequency graphs]
Roper's in-depth review of BioGeographical Ancestry Testing
Free DNA matching Database [by the Genealogy Researcher Community]
YBase Y-chromosome haplotype database
RootsWeb Genealogy-DNA ListServe
Brigham Young University DNA Project [current project will yield a huge database of results--whether anyone gets access to it, and how, remains to be seen]
SNP Consortium [856,666 mapped SNPs; 607 are y-SNPs in 8th data release]
National Center for Biotechnology Information database [dbSNP--3 million SNPs]
DNA for Family Historians, by Alan Savin Savin DNA book here
"Mapping Human History" by Steve Olson, May 2002.
"The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey" by Dr. Spencer Wells
Cavalli-Sforza, L.L. and Cavalli-Sforza, F. The Great Human Diasporas: the History of Diversity and Evolution, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Reading, MA (1995).
"The Human Inheritance: Genes Language and Evolution" edited by Bryan Sykes. Published by Oxford University Press 1999
Sykes, Bryan. The Human Inheritance: Genes, Language, and Evolution (1999)
Cavalli-Sforza, Luigi Luca. "Genes, Peoples, and Languages" (2000)
Sykes, Bryan. "The Seven Daughters of Eve" (2001)
"The Molecule Hunt: Archaeology and the Search for Ancient DNA" by Martin Jones (Archaeological Science, Cambridge Univ.), April 2002.
SNP and Microsatellite Genotyping: Markers for Genetic Analysis (Molecular Laboratory Methods Series), Edited by Ali H. Hajeer, PhD, University of Manchester, UK. Fall 2000, Hardcover, 172 pp, Color insert; ISBN 1-88129-38-4. See Here [Talk about high-throughput!: MADGE, SNP, Microsatellites, High-Throughput]
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