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Page Updated: Nov 26, 2008   

                                                

Welcome to the FRAME DNA PROJECT! 

Admin: Julie Frame Falk - jfalk@bigpond.net.au
Co. Admin: Katherine Hope Borges - kvjjmmborges@msn.
Co. Admin: Gordon Hamilton - gah4@psu.edu
Co. Admin: Lynn Frame - Lynn.Frame@ttuhsc.edu
 
The following surnames are currently eligible for participation in the
FRAME DNA PROJECT:

DE FRAINE, DE FRAMÉ, DE FRAMERY, DE FREYNE, DU FRANE, DU FRESNE, DUFRANE, DUFRENNE, DUFRESNE, EFRAN, FRAEME, FRAENA, FRAHAM, FRAHM, FRAIM, FRAIME, FRAIN, FRAISN, FRAISNE, FRAM, FRAME, FRAMEN, FRAMERY, FRAMINGHAM, FRAMLINGHAM, FRAMPTON, FRAMSDEN, FRANE, FRANEY, FRAYM, FRAYN, FRAYNE, FREAM, FREAME, FRENEAU, FREAN, FREEN, FREENEY, FREHAM, FREHAMTON, FREIGNE, FREISNE, FREIXES, FREM, FREMAN, FREME, FREMEN, FRENEY, FRENNE, FRESHOUR, FRESNAY, FRESNE, FRESNILLO, FRESNEL, FRESNOY, FREYGNE, FREYME, FREYNE, FROAM, FROM, FROME, FROMM, IFRANE, LAFRANA, LOFRANO
 
The FRAME DNA PROJECT is open to all of these listed families in all of their surname variations and from all locations.   
If your surname is not included and you believe it should be, please contact the Project Administrator   
 
*Click  here to order a DNA test now!*
 
***Special Reduced Prices effective Nov. 26, 2008 until Dec. 31, 2008***
 
The 37-marker Y-DNA test (Special price $119) - is the minimum recommended for participation
 in the FRAME DNA PROJECT.
 
The 67-marker Y-DNA test (Special price $218) - is preferable if finances allow.
 
Postage for a DNA kit is $4 within the USA and $6 internationally
 
PROJECT Administrators will require new members to submit a simple line of descent from their oldest known ancestor. Please submit by clicking on the 'Pedigrees' tab at the top of the page. Administrators will eventually transfer it to the Patriarch Page.  
  

See Y DNA: The Role of Surnames on the HELP page

 
The FRAME DNA PROJECT was established to:
  • Help researchers from related families work together to find their shared heritage.
    • To assist Project members, the private Framedna Discussion Group at Yahoo has been established for this purpose.
  • Identify whether or not all Frame families descend from a single ancient progenitor.
    • It was discovered that Haplogroup I1 testers assigned to the groups Frame A and Frame B shared a common ancestor 1000+ years ago
    • The Frame Group A members also shared a common Anglo-Norman ancestor who carried the RecLOH mutation              YCAII a,b = 21,21. The specific individual has yet to be identified. Research is ongoing. 
    • No conclusions can yet be drawn for individuals in Haplogroup R1b1b2 surnamed Frame, DuFrane and Franey. To date there are only single results for each name in Haplogroup R1b1b2.  
  • Establish whether or not those with the variant surnames included in the Project share an ancient history with the family of FRAME.
    • To date, testers with the surname FRAIM have proven to be related to the family of FRAME (See Results Page)
    • DNA analysis has proven that testers with the surname FRAME in Group A (see Results Page) are closely related to the family of Hugh de Port, Companion of the Conqueror. DNA revealed a close kinship with testers surnamed St. John descended from Adam de Port. William, son of Adam de Port, adopted the surname of St. John  (See Ysearch ID's FSMFS and C8Z39).   'In 1166 the under-tenants of Adam de Port of Mapledurwell included Walter del Fresne one fee, Ralf del Fresne three fees, and Thomas del Fresne one fee, all of the old feoffment; and also Alvred de Fresne a third of a fee of the new feoffment [Red Bk. Exch., pp.279-80]. Le Fresne is c. 5km west of Port-en-Bessin, cant. Trevieres, Calvados, Normandy.'    [Loyd, Anglo-Norman Families, p.44]'  This result supports historical research which had indicated that the surname FRAME was synonymous with the French surname FRESNE, anciently Fraxinus, Fraxino, Fraxineto, Fraisneto etc.  Most surname dictionaries classify Fresne and its variants as topographical - signifying 'Dweller by Ash Trees'.
  • Use genetic testing to resolve the ambiguity surrounding the etymology of the FRAME surname. (See update above) 
  • Confirm kinship where it is suspected and documentation is unavailable.
    (This has proven beneficial to Project members. See Discussion & Patriarch Pages)
  • Help to validate or eliminate suspect lines. This will become more effective as additional men participate in the Project. 
 
Participating in the FRAME DNA PROJECT provides:
  • Our Y-DNA profile (haplotype) which is very close and sometimes identical to our earliest known direct paternal line ancestor.
  • Our "deep" ancestry (haplogroup), which identifies our 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 we are given the opportunity to connect with our previously unknown cousins.
  • A chance to compare our known ancestry with new DNA cousins of the same surname, and also those with surname variants.
  • Our genetic matches with those who do not share our common surname.
  • A clearer understanding of our ancestry - both recent and ancient - particularly where records have been lost.
 
***Special Reduced Prices effective from Nov. 26, 2008 until Dec. 31, 2008***
 
The 37-marker Y-DNA test (Special price $119) is the minimum recommended for participation in the FRAME DNA PROJECT.
 
The 67-marker Y-DNA test (Special price $218) is preferable if finances allow.
 
Postage for a DNA kit is $4 within the USA and $6 internationally
 
PROJECT Administrators will require new members to submit a simple line of descent from their oldest known ancestor. Please submit by clicking on the 'Pedigrees' tab at the top of the page. Administrators will eventually transfer it to the Patriarch Page.  
 
 
General Sponsorship Fund
 
The FRAME DNA PROJECT has established a General Sponsorship Fund to assist with providing DNA tests for those whose DNA profile might provide critical knowledge to help advance Frame Family genealogical research.
To Contribute to the FRAME DNA PROJECT General Sponsorship Fund click here 
 
Sponsorship Fund Status:
 
As at 30 Aug 2008: $340.00
 
We sincerely appreciate the generosity of  the following donors:
 
  • Janis Bailey        $150.00
  • J D Falk              $100.00
  • Anon.                 $100.00
  • Anon.                 $200.00
  • Mary Tuxhorn      $ 38.00
     
     
     
    ***Click here to order a Y-DNA test now!***
     
     

    Useful Links: 

    1. Frame-DNA Mailing List at Rootsweb
    To subscribe to the list, please send an email to FRAME-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. 
     
    2. Frame DNA Discussion Group at Yahoo
    Once Frame DNA Project members return their kit to Family Tree DNA for testing, they will be sent an invitation to join the private Frame DNA Discussion Group (framedna) at Yahoo. If not received, please contact the framedna moderator.
     
    3. Private FRAME FAMILY GENEALOGY Website at MyFamily.com
    A private FRAME family general genealogy website has been established at MyFamily.com. It is for Frame family members and researchers to exchange information, post photographs, stories, family histories and trees etc. The FRAME FAMILY GENEALOGY website is username and password protected. If you would like to receive an invitation to join, please contact the Co-Administrator:Cheryl Frame Brown:  Br3Cher@aol.com
     
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.
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                              

 



Administrators:
Julie Frame Falk