FRAME DNA PROJECT     

Est. 2006

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Donald B Frame

(1912 - 1998)

Designer of the

FRAME FAMILY TARTAN

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Guild Member No. 5351

FRAME ONE-NAME STUDY

Est. 2010

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frame@one-name.org

Greetings!

My name is Julie (Frame) Falk. I am an Australian and the volunteer administrator of the FRAME DNA and ONE-NAME STUDY. My mission began with a thirst for information: I was curious to know whether other Frame families around the world were related, and I wanted to know the origins of the wider FRAME family and surname before traditionally being classified as 'Scottish'. This has been a mystery of long-standing. Fortunately, since the year 2000, DNA testing has provided another tool to use along with traditional research methods; and lucky for me that my brother did not hesitate when asked to swab his cheeks and provide a Y-DNA sample! I hoped this new strategy would help provide the means to solve the Frame mystery. On our ORIGINS page, we have explored several possibilites as to how the Frame surname might have evolved.

My brother was the first Frame to test with Family Tree DNA - our preferred testing company. Since then, Frame men from Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Wales, Canada and the United States have joined us in the Project. We know the Frame surname is also found in populations in Continental Europe, South Africa, the West Indies and scattered elsewhere throughout the world in both black and white families. Records of religious persuasions include Quaker, Mennonite, Baptist, Catholic, Episcopalian and especially, Presbyterian. We encourage all to participate.  Early records prove that the consonants ‘m’ and ‘n’ were interchangeable during the Norman era; viz. Frane and Frame. Fresnes and Fresmes are synonymous with France, Fresme phonetically equivalent with Frame. Frame and France, and Fresmes and Fresmes (France) had identical coats of arms. Thus, it was reasonable to expect some matches might occur between Frame men and those with the 'n' surname variants such as  Frane, Frayne, Frain etc. due to ancient scribes recording names of individuals with multiple variations in distant times. For this reason, the FRAIN DNA PROJECT has also been established. This associated Project is open to all surnames with the ‘n’ spelling such as Fresne, Frane, Freyne etc. to help determine whether any share a common ancestor and if there might also have been a shared ancestry with Frame. Those with matches to Frame will also have their results posted to this website. We’d love to have you to join us in this quest!

Y-DNA: The Role of Surnames | Project Goals |  Benefits of Joining |  Testimonials |  Eligible Surnames

Which Test? |  mtDNA Results | Our Diversity |  Most Wanted! |  Frame Surname Statistics |  One-Name Study Data

Frame Tartan |  DNA 101 |  Genetics & Genealogy | Early Occurences & Migration

General Sponsorship Fund  |  Disclaimer 

PROJECT GOALS

• Identify whether or not all FRAME families descend from a single ancient progenitor, and if not, how many separate points of origin there were. See PATRIARCHS and DISCUSSION pages.
• Establish which of the ELIGIBLE SURNAMES included in the Project are related to FRAME.
• Help participants from related families work together to find their shared heritage.
• Utilise genetic testing to resolve the ambiguity surrounding the etymology of the FRAME surname. See ORIGINS page.
• Help validate or eliminate suspect lines. See RESULTS and DISCUSSION pages.
• Collect a substantial body of worldwide data for the Frame ONE-NAME STUDY. The registered surname is FRAME - the registered variants are FRAM, FRAIM, FREAM, FREAME and FREEME

BENEFITS OF JOINING THE FRAME DNA PROJECT

Joining the Project will provide:

• Your Y-DNA profile (haplotype) which is very close and sometimes identical to your earliest known direct paternal line ancestor.
• Your 'deep' ancestry (haplogroup), which identifies your paternal ancestor's prehistoric origins.
• A sense of camaraderie, which is particularly strong for those who share a genetic ancestry.
• Stimulation to family research and renewed sharing of information.
• A wider sense of identity and relationship as you are given the opportunity to connect with your previously unknown cousins.
• A chance to compare your known ancestry with new DNA cousins of the same surname, and also those with surname variants.
• Your genetic matches with those who do not share your common surname.
• A clearer understanding of your ancestry - both recent and ancient - particularly where records have been lost.
• A cost saving when compared with having your DNA tested as an individual.

As the Frame DNA Project expanded, and because of the close relationship found between many of the participants, it became evident that the minimum entry level should be the 37-Marker Y-DNA test. However, most men are now beginning with, or upgrading to 67-markers. This is much better for accuracy and over time the extra markers should help define family lineages where paper trail has not been found:

Prices for tests may be obtained by clicking here: Here

FRAME DNA PROJECT Administrators will require new participants to submit a simple line of descent from their earliest known ancestor to themselves. Please email this information directly to the Admin.

OUR DIVERSITY

Studies in archaeology, anthropology, genetics, molecular biology and linguistics have led to a reasonably general consensus that Africa was the cradle of Humanity; the continent to which we all owe our existence. Through the millennia, the journey of Man saw changes to skin colour, body shape, culture and language. Despite the visible differences between us today, we are all unified by a profound story that saw our species hover on the brink of extinction, then survive against the odds to populate the far corners of the world. Those of us carrying the FRAME surname (or a variant) today, are living proof of a genetic diversity that contributes a rich texture to the FRAME tapestry.

Native American,  African American and West Indian Ancestry

Among U.S. Census records and Slave Schedules, and also the Slave Registers of former British Colonial Dependencies, are some Frame families variously described as Indian, Creole, Black and White. Thus, it is likely that some of our FRAME ancestors might have been among those whose life changed forever with the arrival of the white man in the Colonies, or else they began their life in the New World in chains. The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedule also clearly shows that some Frame families were slaveholders.

Whilst we cannot change the past, we can explore it together to perhaps find answers to some unresolved questions regarding blood relationship.  By DNA testing Frame males who believe their African American or West Indian ancestors might have been slaves, we will be able to determine whether they are related to other Frame Project participants whose ancestors might have once held slaves. Similarly, for Native Americans who carry the Frame surname; we can determine whether they are related to any of the Frame families with representatives in the Frame DNA Project whose ancestors were among the earliest immigrants to settle in colonial America. Clearly, some early Frame immigrants have married into, or cohabited with, the Native American population. It may take time for a match to eventuate since we are limited by the number of Frame families represented in the Project for comparison. However, as our numbers increase, so too, do our chances of a vital match.

EARLY OCCURENCES AND MIGRATION

Further examples may be found here.

ENGLAND

c.1135: Richard de Veim was one of the vavasours on Bisley manor, Gloucestershire. An estate at Lypiatt owned by one Richard in 1220 probably comprised Nether Lypiatt tithing. This Richard may have been  Richard de Veim who in 1225 was impleaded over property in Bisley and Stroud by Hugh Mortimer, Bartholomew Laban, and Bartholomew's wife Muriel. In 1346 ½ knight's fee at Nether Lypiatt was held jointly by John de Reom, who had succeeded William de Reom, and the prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. John de Reom's estate, later known as the manor of NETHER LYPIATT, was held in 1374 and 1384 by Roger Reom, who may have been succeeded by Thomas atte Reom who in 1387 did fealty to Bisley manor for land formerly held by Roger. In 1479 William Freame, whose name was 'evidently a variation of Reom', held Nether Lypiatt manor. [From: 'Stroud: Manors and other estates', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11: Bisley and Longtree Hundreds (1976), pp. 111-119]

1196: Geoffrey Frame is found in Bosemere hundred in Suffolk. [1196 Pipe Rolls Norfolk & Suffolk]

Fl.1239: Mgr. Richard de Fremes  ‘…who had been appointed by the mandate of the bishop of Worcester (‘Dominus Wigorn’)’. [CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL ARCHIVES- former ref. CCA-DCc-ChAnt/M/364/13]. 

Crusades era: Sir Reginald de Fresme aka De Fresne aka De Freigne etc. the Crusader of Moccas, Herefordshire.

1250:  John filius Frame, 1250, Fees, Devonshire [Reaney & Wilson, DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH SURNAMES, 1996, p.176].

1359: Thomas Frame of Middleton, Hawstead, Suffolk. Held 1 messuage and 30 acres, and another messuage and 15 acres. [Rev. Sir John Cullum, The History and Antiquities of HAWSTED, 1784]

1390: William Frame, 'Rector of Tubney 1390-1' [THE BERKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 8-9, 9-10, p.95; CALENDAR OF THE CLOSE ROLLS, Vol.49, p.403]. ‘Among the Berkshire Vicars we notice:- …William Frame, rector of Tubney 1390-1.’ [NOTES AND QUERIES].

1401: William Frome – Mayor of Bristol, Gloucestershire

1438: Richard Freme – Sheriff [Transfer of lease 40365/D/2/29 – 20 Jul 1438.

1441: Nicholas Freme - Mayor of Bristol, Gloucestershire

1564: Annys Freme. Dau. of Willm Freme – bapt. Feb 13, 1564 Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

1571: Margaryt Frame. Dau. of John Frame bapt. May 23, 1571 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

1693: John Freame, one of the leading Admiralty shipbuilders of the early 18th century. In 1693, he launched from his yard at Hessle Cliff, the 80-gun Humber.

FRANCE

1772: Francois Frame, son of Maurice Frame and Marie Barbe Bernard.

Bapt. Jan 8, 1772 St-Nicolas, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Mosells, France

1799: Joseph Matthieu Frame, son of Joseph Frame and Marie Therese Courtois. Bapt. Mar 31, 1799 Dainville-Aux-Firges, Meuse, France

SCOTLAND

1485: Chaplain sir Adam Frame, aka Chaplain sir Adam Franche, sixth laird of Thorndykes -  a witness in the case of Walter Haliburton -  recorded in the Midlothian Protocol Book of James Young (1485-1489)

1495: James Frame - Dead by 1495. Held land in Musselburgh. Midlothian Protocol Book of James Young (1493-1497)

1551: Arthur Fram of Kilncadzow, Lanarkshire. Witness in Glasgow (Protocols, I) [George F. Black, Surnames of Scotland, 1946, p.278]

1583: Andro Frame aka Andro France. ‘In Blaikburne, parochiner of Torrens, sheriffdom of Lanark’ [Edinburgh Commissary Court CC8/8/12]

1596: Mungo Frame. ‘In Padie, sheriffdom of Lanark’ [Edinburgh Commissary Court CC8/8/29]

IRELAND

1577: Robert Frame of Carrick-on-Suir was in the employment of the Earl of Ormond and in 1577 was a lessee on the Ormond Estate:

National Library of Ireland- D2921: Grant by Richard Shee as attorney of the Earl of Ormonde to Robert Frame of the towns, lands etc. of Parish Fennogh (Fenoagh) Co. Waterford for 21 years, 28/04/1577)'

AMERICA

1622: John Frame (aka Capt. John Frame/Freame/Freme)- Indentured Servant to William Ferrar / Cicely Jordan at Jordan's Journey, Virginia. Arrived per Southampton in 1622. Aged 16 at Muster of Jordan's Journey in Jan/Feb 1624/25. Wife Anne named in patent dated 01/Sept/1643; Charles City Order Book. Probate of the Will of Capt. John Freme granted to Mary Freme 17/Dec/1655. Hotten, Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Nugent - Cavaliers and Pioneers Vol. 1.

1682: Robert Frame or Freame. SHEPPARD, WALTER LEE, JR., compiler and editor. Passengers and Ships prior to 1684. (Publications of the Welcome Society of Pennsylvania, 1.)

1682: Thomas Freame. BALDERSTON, MARION. "William Penn's Twenty-Three Ships, with Notes on Some of Their Passengers." In The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, vol. 23:2 (1963), pp. 27-67.

1735: Matthias Frame from Middlesex, England. A soldier, sentenced to transportation for stealing money Feb. 1735, transp. Apr. 1735, landing certif.. Maryland Oct. 1735

1739: Johan Peter Friem, ‘did this Day take and Subscribe the Oaths to the Government.’ Palatine, Arrived per the ship Samuel from Rotterdam via Deal, Eng. [Immigrants to the New World, 1600s-1800s:Pennsylvania German Pioneers, Vol.1, 1727-1775 p.261]

1740: Thomas Freame - From England to Philadelphia - m. Margaret Penn. COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1992. 344p.

1773: Andrew Frame - From Scotland - Aged 22, Merchant of Glasgow. Cabin passenger aboard the William of New York - planned to conduct business in America. [Immigrants to the New World, 1600s-1800s:Immigrants to the Middle Colonies ]

GERMANY

1693: Anna Frahm. Dau. of Peter Frahm and Wibke Jebe bapt. Nov. 12, 1693 in Kropp, Schleswig, Germany

1743: Joh. Martin Fram married ? Seiberts Feb. 5, 1743 Evangelisch, Sippersfeld, Pfalz, Bayern

BARBADOS

1648: William Frame married Elizabeth in Barbados Nov. 24, 1648

1670: William Frame, with 10 acres in Christchurch, Barbados, 22 December 1679

1680: William Frame, Covenanter from Cadder/Calder Scotland. He was captured after the Battle of Bothwell Bridge June 22, 1679, transported from Leith aboard Crown of London and shipwrecked off Orkney December 1679. He was among the survivors of the wreck and was transported to Barbados in 1680.

1681: Robert Fram, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England was among Northern Circuit prisoners reprieved to be transported to Barbados.

NETHERLANDS

1664: Pierre Frame, son of Pierre Frame and Femmetie Gerrits. Bapt. July 10, 1664 Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands.

1719: William Frame married Margarett Mercer Mar. 12, 1719 English Episcopal Church Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands

JAMAICA

1670-74: William Frame - 120 acres in Clarendon Parish.[A Survey of the Islands of Jamaica], 'America and West Indies: September 1670, 16-30', Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, Volume 7: 1669-1674 (1889), pp. 94-110]

DENMARK

1713: Paul Sorenson Frame born c.1713 of Uggerby, Hjorring, Denmark

CANADA

1748: Archibald Frame. Mariner. Married. Regiment or ship Ludlow Castle. Transcripts of Colonial Office Records: Nova Scotia - List of Emigrants entering Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, 1748-49. He was from Ireland, with early ancestry said to be in Essex, England.

AUSTRALIA

1823: Alexander Frame. Tried in Glasgow, Scotland. Sentenced to 14 years for stealing 12 pairs of gloves from Mr Proudfoot, glover, of Glasgow. Transported to Tasmania aboard the Morley.

INDIA

1862: Cecilia Frame. Dau. of Robert Graham Frame and Ann b. Oct.28, 1862 Nowshera, West Bengal, India

NEW ZEALAND

 1867: James William Frame - son born to William and Elizabeth Frame

1879: George Frame. Settled in Napier, New Zealand. Immigrated to New Zealand Aug 2, 1879 aboard the Beemah. (Descendant in the Frame DNA Project)

GENERAL SPONSORSHIP FUND

To contribute to the Frame General Fund click here and select Frame in the drop-down box provided.

Disclaimer

Although test discounts are offered to FRAME DNA PROJECT members by FAMILY TREE DNA , it does not suggest a business partnership or any other relationship between the FRAME DNA PROJECT and FAMILY TREE DNA. All fees are payably only and directly to FAMILY TREE DNA. The FRAME DNA PROJECT is a non-profit project and administrators are volunteers dedicated to advancing FRAME family research in general. The FRAME DNA PROJECT will not in any way have control of DNA samples, nor will it have the responsibility for their care, handling or return to our project participants. The FRAME DNA PROJECT does not have a duty to act on behalf of a project participant in mediation of any disputes arising between a project participant and FAMILY TREE DNA. A match between project participants may suggest they share a common ancestor, however it will not identify the specific ancestor. There is no guarantee that every participant will match anyone in the FRAME DNA PROJECT or any other public database. By participating in the FRAME DNA PROJECT, the participant agrees to all conditions of the Project.