RESULTS FROM THE HAMMAN FAMILY Y-CHROMOSOME DNA TESTS

 

 

These results are no longer complete. For current results go to Results for the Hamman Family Y-chromosome Project

 

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Known

Ancestor

Marker (DYS#)

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7357

David Hamman

(b. 1814, PA--d. 1867, Kosciusko, IN) son of Henry Hamman, d. Columbiana, OH

G2

14

22

15

10

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7367

David Hamman

(b. 1814, PA--d.1867, Kosciusko, IN) son of Henry Hamman, d. Columbiana, OH

G2

14

22

15

10

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19219

David Hamman

(b. 1814, PA--d.1867, Kosciusko, IN) son of Henry Hamman, d. Columbiana, OH

G2

14

22

15

10

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

30

17

9

9

11

11

24

16

21

31

12

13

13

14

11

11

20

20

16

13

15

18

35

38

11

10

24856

Daniel Hamman

(b. ca. 1808, PA--d. 1850, Kosciusko, IN) son of Henry Hamman, d. Columbiana, OH

G2

14

22

15

10

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

30

17

9

9

11

11

24

16

21

31

12

13

13

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26793

Phillip Hamman

(b. ca. 1753, probably Germany--d. 3 Aug 1832, Jackson Co., AL)

G2

14

22

15

10

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

30

16 

11 

11 

24 

16 

21 

31 

12 

13 

13 

14 

11

11

20

20

16

13

15

18

35

38

11

10

39533

Phillip Hamman

(b. ca. 1753, probably Germany--d. 3 Aug 1832, Jackson Co., AL)

G2

14

22

15

10

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28231

Phillip Hamman

(b. ca. 1753 probably Germany--d. 3 Aug 1832, Jackson Co., AL)

G2

14

22

15

11

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

30

16 

11 

11 

24 

16 

21 

31 

12 

13 

13 

14 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39261

Phillip Hamman

(b. ca. 1753, probably Germany--d. 3 Aug 1832, Jackson Co., AL)

G2

14

22

15

10

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70987

Phillip Hamman

(b. ca. 1753, probably Germany--d. 3 Aug 1832, Jackson Co., AL)

G2

14

22

15

10

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

30

16 

11 

11 

24 

16 

21 

31 

12 

13 

13 

14 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  N
-13725

George Hermann

(b. ca. 1826 in Baden, Germany--d. 24 Nov 1901 Buchanan Co., IA)

G2

14

22

15

10

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

29

17

9

9

11

11

23

16

21

32

12

13

13

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7293

Jacob Hamman

(b. 1784, PA--d. 1858, Kosciusko, IN)

son of John Hamman, b. Europe

R1b

13 

23 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13

13

29

17

9

10

11

11

25

15

19

30

15

15

17

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8974

Jacob Hamman

(b. 1784, PA--d. 1858, Kosciusko, IN)

son of John Hamman, b. Europe

R1b

13 

23 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

29 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9034

Jacob Hamman

(b. 1784, PA--d. 1858, Kosciusko, IN)

son of John Hamman, b. Europe

R1b

13 

23 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

29 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9395

David Hamman

(b. ca.1790-94,York, PA--d. Stark, OH),

son of John Hamman, b. Europe

R1b

13 

23 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

29 

17 

10 

11 

11 

25 

15 

19 

29 

15 

15 

17 

18 

11 

11 

19 

23 

16 

15 

20 

17 

36 

37 

12 

12 

9519

Daniel Hamman

(b. ca.1798, PA--d. 1865, IN)

son of John Hamman, b. Europe

R1b

13 

23 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

29 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10111

John Hamman

(b. ca.1790-94 PA-d. ca.1838 Stark, OH)

son of John Hamman, b. Europe

R1b

13 

23 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

29 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20665

Peter Hamman

(b. 1604--d.22 Oct 1688 Lachen am Rhein)

R1b

13 

24 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

29 

18 

10 

11 

11 

25 

15 

19 

28 

14 

15 

17 

17 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27019

Peter Hamman

(b Germany or PA--d. ca. 1797 Botetourt Co., VA)

R1b

13 

24 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

29 

18 

10 

11 

11 

25 

15 

19 

28 

15 

15 

17 

17 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35348

Michael Hammon/Hamman/Hawman

(b. 1762, USA--probably died Canada)

R1b

13 

24 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

29 

18 

10 

11 

11 

25 

15 

19 

29 

14 

15 

17 

18 

10 

11 

19 

22 

15 

15 

20 

17 

36 

39 

11 

12 

89877

Valentin Hammann

(b. 1634 Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany--1717 Hessen-Darmstadt)

R1b

13 

24 

14 

10 

11 

14 

12 

12 

11 

13 

13 

29 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94476

John Hammond

(b. ca.1700 Franklin, PA or Maryland)

R1b

13 

24 

14 

10 

11 

14 

12 

12 

11 

14 

13 

30 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14722

Johan Philip Hamman

(Lived 1770's in Northampton, PA)

 wife Margaretha

R1b

13 

24 

14 

10 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

30 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20388

Johan Philip Hamman

(Lived 1770's in Northampton, PA)

 wife Margaretha

R1b

13 

24 

14 

10 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

30 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18474

Johan Philip Hamman

(Lived 1770's in Northampton, PA)

 wife Margaretha

R1b

13 

24 

14 

10 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

30 

16 

11 

11 

25 

15 

19 

28 

15 

15 

16 

17 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21108

Andrew Homman

(b. 1823, Stark, OH--d. 1890, Solomon, KS)

maybe son of Jacob Howman, b. 1786

R1b

13 

24 

14 

10 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

30 

16 

11 

11 

25 

15 

19 

28 

15 

15 

16 

17 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36284

Peter Hamann

(b.ca. 1620--d. Germany, probably Kürnbach, Baden)

R1b

13 

24 

14 

10 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

30 

17 

11 

11 

25 

15 

19 

28 

15 

15 

16 

17 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70331

Peter Hummon (Johan Peter Hamman)

(b. 21 Aug 1775 , PA--d. 11 Feb 1860 OH)

 probable son of Johann Philip Hamman

R1b

13 

24 

14 

10 

11 

14 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13 

30 

16 

11 

11 

25 

15 

19 

28 

15 

15 

16 

17 

11 

11 

19 

23 

16 

15 

21 

18 

36 

38 

12 

12 

28199

Henry Hammann

(b. ca 1816, Hanover, Germany)

R1b

13 

24 

14 

11 

11 

14 

13 

12 

13 

13 

13 

28 

19 

10 

11 

11 

26 

15 

19 

30 

16 

16 

17 

18 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78642

Charles H. Hammond

(b. ca. 1836, Maine)

R1b

12 

24 

14 

12 

11 

14 

12 

12 

14 

13 

13 

29 

18 

10 

11 

11 

24 

15 

19 

30 

15 

15 

16 

17 

10 

11 

18 

23 

15 

15 

18 

17 

35 

39 

12 

12 

64928

John Hammons

(b. 26 Mar 1801, VA, KYor TN--

d. 1 Sep. 1866 MO)

R1b

13 

24 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

13 

13 

13 

29 

18 

11 

11 

25 

15 

19 

30 

15 

15 

18 

18 

12 

13 

19 

23 

16 

17 

18 

17 

37 

37 

12 

12 

 N-
17100

John Hammons

(b. 26 Mar 1801, VA, KYor TN--

d. 1 Sep. 1866 MO)

R1b

13 

24 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

13 

13 

13 

29 

18 

11 

11 

25 

15 

19 

30 

15 

15 

17 

17 

11 

13 

19 

23 

16 

17 

18 

17 

37 

37 

12 

12 

 N-
13402

Joshua Hammons

(b. ca 1779, VA--d. 30 Nov 1862 Davis Co, IA)

R1b

13 

25 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

13 

13 

13 

29 

18 

10 

11 

11 

26 

15 

19 

29 

15 

15 

17 

17 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 98599

Absalom Hammonds/Hammond/Hamonds

(b. ca 1785, VA--d. 1870)

R1b

13 

25 

14 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

13 

13 

13 

29 

18 

10 

11 

11 

26 

15 

19 

29 

15 

15 

17 

17 

10 

11 

19 

23 

15 

15 

18 

18 

33 

37 

12 

12 

19508

Johann Jürgen Hammann

(b. ca. 1710, Saxony, Germany--d. Stellenbosch, South Africa )

R1a

13 

25 

17 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

10 

13 

11 

31 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18692

Johann Jürgen Hammann

(b. ca. 1710, Saxony, Germany--d. Stellenbosch, South Africa)

R1a

13 

25 

17 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12 

10 

13 

11 

31 

14 

11 

11 

24 

14 

20 

32 

15 

15 

15 

16 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39546

Heinrich Wilhelm Christian Hamann

(8 Dec 1866, Holstein, Germany--d. Clinton Co., Iowa)

R1a

13 

24 

17 

11 

11 

13 

12 

12 

12 

13 

11 

29 

15 

10 

11 

11 

24 

14 

20 

33 

13 

15 

15 

16 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46872

Henry Conrad Hamann

(b. 21 Jun 1832, likely Mecklenburg, Germany)

K2

13 

23 

14 

10 

13 

17 

11 

12 

11 

14 

14 

30 

18 

11 

13 

26 

14 

19 

33 

11 

13 

16 

16 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28423

Peter Hamman

(b. ca 1745, Germany--d. Dauphin Co., PA)

E3b

13 

24 

13 

11 

16 

18 

11 

12 

12 

12 

11 

29 

16 

11 

11 

26 

14 

20 

31 

14 

14 

16 

17 

11 

19 

21 

15 

12 

18 

21 

30 

34 

11 

10 

75416

Jacob Hamman

(b. 1740, prob. Germany--d. 1808 Franklin Co., PA)

E3b

13 

24 

13 

11 

16 

18 

11 

12 

12 

12 

11 

29 

17 

11 

11 

26 

14 

20 

31 

14 

14 

16 

17 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62233

Harvey Hammond

(b. ca 1864 Indiana--d. 1921 Los Angeles)

E3b

13 

24 

13 

11 

15 

18 

11 

12 

12 

12 

11 

29 

17 

11 

11 

26 

14 

20 

31 

14 

14 

16 

17 

11

19

21

16

12

18

20

30

35

11

10

86286

Johann Phillip Hammann

(b. 1714, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; d. 1793, Hesse-Darmstadt)

I1b2a

15 

23 

15 

10 

15 

16 

11 

14 

11 

14 

14 

32 

15 

10 

11 

11 

26 

14 

20 

28 

11 

14 

14 

15 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24617

Elijah Hammond

(b. ca. 1757--d. after 1828)

I1b2?

13 

25 

16 

10 

13 

16 

11 

13 

11 

12 

11 

28 

17 

10 

12 

25 

15 

20 

28 

14 

14 

15 

15 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 N-
11152

George Hammond/Hammon

(b. ca 1807, VA)

I1a

13 

22 

14 

10 

13 

14 

11 

14 

11 

12 

11 

28 

15 

11 

23 

16 

20 

28 

12 

14 

15 

16 

10 

10 

18 

21 

14 

14 

16 

20 

34 

37 

12 

10 

 N-
67699

Job Hammond

(b. ca 1645, lived VA)

I1a

13 

22 

14 

10 

13 

14 

11 

14 

11 

12 

11 

28 

15 

11 

23 

16 

20 

28 

12 

14 

15 

16 

10 

10 

19 

21 

15 

14 

17 

19 

36 

36 

12 

10 

50276

Johann Jakob Hammann

(b. 27 Mar 1777, Alsace--d. 8 Apr 1855 Alsace)

J?

12 

25 

13 

10 

12 

19 

10 

15 

13 

12 

11 

29 

19 

11 

11 

24 

14 

20 

29 

14 

15 

15 

16 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72799

probably Balthasar Hamman

(b. 1722, Rhineland--d. after 1751 PA)

J1

12 

23 

14 

10 

13 

19 

11 

15 

12 

14 

11 

31 

15 

11 

11 

26 

15 

21 

29 

13 

13 

16 

16 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46149

Ambrose Hammons

(b: Feb 1647 England--d: 1694 VA)

J2e1

12 

24 

15 

10 

12 

17 

11 

15 

11 

12 

11 

28 

16 

11 

11 

27 

16 

19 

29 

12 

12 

15 

15 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73815

Ambrose Hammons

(b: Feb 1647 England--d: 1694 VA)

J2e1

12 

24 

15 

10 

12 

17 

11 

15 

11 

12 

11 

28 

16 

11 

11 

27 

16 

19 

29 

12 

15 

15 

18 

11 

10 

19 

20 

13

14 

17 

18 

38 

38 

11 

19 

45447

William E. Hammons

(b. ca. 1800 S Carolina--d. Arkansas)

J2e1

12 

24 

15 

10 

12 

17 

11 

15 

11 

12 

11 

28 

16 

11 

11 

27 

16 

19 

29 

12 

15 

16 

18 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75378

Hosea Hammons

(b. 1848 Georgia)

J2e1

12 

24 

15 

10 

12 

17 

11 

15 

11 

12 

11 

28 

16 

11 

11 

26 

16 

19 

29 

12 

15 

15 

18 

11 

10 

19 

20 

13

14 

17 

18 

38 

38 

11 

19 

80011

Ambrose Hammons

(b: Feb 1647 England--d: 1694 VA)

J2e1

12 

24 

15 

10 

12 

17 

11 

15 

11 

12 

11 

28 

16 

11 

11 

27 

16 

19 

29 

12 

15 

15 

18 

11 

10 

19 

20 

13

14 

17 

18 

38 

38 

11 

19 

*DYS 19 is also known as DYS 394.

 

Notes: For the lineage of each participant from their father back to their known oldest ancestor, click on the ancestor's name.

 

Haplogroups are estimates based on matching in the FTDNA database.  Belonging to the same haplogroup indicates a shared ancestor thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago.  For more information click on the haplogroup value.

 

For a general discussion of the application of y-chromosomes and DNA studies to family history go to DNA for Family History.

 

If you are a direct patrilineal male Hamman descendant and would like to participate, please contact Phil Ritter at philr@stanford.edu.

 


DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS FROM THE HAMMAN FAMILY Y-CHROMOSOME DNA TESTS

 

The Hamman family y-chromosome study was began in early 2003 to test two hypotheses. Initially we wanted to find out if descendants of some Hammans who settled in southwest Kosciusko County, Indiana in the mid 1800's might share a common ancestor with my Hammans who settled in northeast Kosciusko County about the same time. In addition we wished to verify or disprove a connection between the NW Kosciusko Hammans and the Hammans of DeKalb County. A somewhat embellished family legend sometimes called the "Hamman Fable" (published in the 1920's, see http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Eandert/hamman/hamhist.htm  claimed that the latter was true, but no documentary evidence had ever been found to confirm such a connection. One of the early participants was also interested in confirming his biological connection to the Hammans, as a great-grandmother had been pregnant when she married her Hamman husband. In such a case there was always a slight possibility that someone other then the husband had been the biological father. The study has since expanded to include all Germanic Hamman lines as potential participants, including such known alternate spelling as Homman, Hammon, Howman, Hammond, Hammann, Hamann and Haman.

 

RESULTS. The results for the first hypothesis were negative: the NE Kociusko Hamman did not match the SW Kosciusko Hammans, and the y-chromosomes were so different that they could not have shared a common ancestor within tens of thousands of years. Within the SW Kosciusko Hammans, all matched perfectly with a rare haplotype (set of markers). These are the first four participants with results shaded aqua in the chart above (7357,7367, 19219, and 24856). Thus we know that the "early" pregnancy mentioned above had to have resulted from a Hamman male, almost certainly the husband of the bride.

 

Within the second group (shaded green) David Hamman (ancestor of 9395), Daniel Hamman (ancestor of 9519), John Hamman (ancestor of 10111), and Jacob Hamman (ancestor of 7294, 8974 and 9034) were believed to have been brothers, the sons of a John Hamman who came from Germany with his parents as a young man (according to C.P. Hamman's account). My ancestor Jacob Hamman was a bit of a puzzle, since the other brothers (and parents) had settled in Stark County, Ohio, but Jacob had moved to Tuscarawas County, Ohio. And in the 1850's the surviving siblings and descendants had migrated to DeKalb County, Indidan, while Jacob went to Kosciusko County. Thus there was a bit of a question as to whether our Kosciusko Jacob was indeed the same Jacob who was mentioned in C.P.'s account (and whose picture he had put on the first page of his small book). The y-chromosome results for the descendants of David Hamman, Daniel Hamman and John Hamman all perfectly match each other and also match the results for the three descendants of Jacob Hamman. This makes it very likely that C. P. Hamman was correct in saying that Jacob, Daniel, John and David were brothers.

 

Two descendants of a Johann Phillip Hamman who had settled in Northampton Co., PA then joined the study. At the time we thought that they might prove related to the SW Kosciusko Hammans and help provide a clue to the latter's origin. They did match each other (shaded lavender), but with one difference, indicating a mutation in one of the lines. Later the brother of 14722 was also tested was found to match the more distant relative rather than his brother. Thus we know that there has been a rather unusual two-step mutation at marker DYS385a for participant 14722. Still later a descendant of an Andrew Homman, who born in Stark County, Ohio in the 1820's joined the project (21108). We had thought they might be connected to the family described by C.P. Hamman (green), since most of the brothers had lived in Stark County before moving to DeKalb. But this person matched the Johann Philip Hamman descendant perfectly. More recently (June 2005) a German descendant of the brother of a Johann Phillip Haman who was born in 1744 in Kürnbach, Baden, Germany and migrated to America in the 1770's was tested (kit 36284). He was found to be an almost perfect match to the Northampton Co., PA descendants. Thus it appears almost certain that the Johann Phillip who came from Kürnbach was the same Johann Phillip who settled in Northampton. With the German records, this allows us to extend this lineage several generations further back to a Peter Hamann who was born about 1620 in Germany. In August 2006, a descendant of Peter Hummon (who settled in Ohio in the early 1800's) joined the project (70331). Some descendants had used birth and baptism information to suggest that Peter Hummon was a son of Johan Phillip Hamman, baptized in 1775 as Johan Peter Haman. The y-chromsome of the descendant was a perfect match with the Johan Philip Haman descendants, strongly supporting the hypothesis.

 

Participants 19508 and 18692 are both from South Africa and are confirmed to share a common ancestor. They have a family story that a brother of their ancestor went to America, but so far a possible descendant of that brother has not been found among those who have tested.

 

Two descendants of Phillip Hamman, variously called "Man of Valor" and "Saviour of Greenbrier," were tested. He was a revolutionary war soldier who has a large number of descendants with an active Hamman Family Association. The tests showed a near perfect match with the SW Kosciusko Hammans (one difference), indicating a common origin. Their results are shown in aqua (kits 26793 and 28231). Thus we now know that the first group of Hammans in the chart above had a northern (Ohio, Indiana) and a southern branch (originally Greenbrier Co., VA), but the work of trying to find the exact connection continues. Some researchers had concluded that Phillip Hamman was the same person as Johann Phillip Hamann, who was born in 1744 in Kürnbach, Baden, Germany and immigrated with a brother Peter in 1770's. However a test of a German decendant of another brother (see above) conclusively showed that the Kürnbach Johann Phillip Hamman was a different person with different ancestry. In September 2005, two additional Phillip Hamman descendants (kits 39261 and 39533) obtained results that matched the earlier results. Another Phillip Hamman descendant (70987) was tested in October 2006 and again matched.

 

A descendant of a Peter Hamman of Lachen Germany had also been tested, but with no initial matches (20665). There had been some expectation that the Phillip Hammans (group 1 in aqua) might have matched the Lachen Hamman, but this was not the case. Later when a descendant of a Peter Hamman, who had been hypothesized to have been the brother of Johann Phillip Hamman from Baden, was tested (27019), he matched the Lachen Hamman instead (pale blue). Thus we know the Peter who was the ancestor of 27019 could not have been Johann Phillip Hamman's brother (14722, 20388 and 18474 in the lavender group), but must have been a different Peter Hamman who probably originated in Lachen. More recently a descendant of a Michael Hamman/Haaman/Hawman was tested (35348). Michael was born about 1762 in the U.S.A. (most likely Pennsylvania) and later migrated to Canada. Descendants changed the spelling to "Hawman" and some returned to the U.S. There was a close match with the Lachen Hammans (26793 and 28231) indicating that Michael Hawman and they share a common ancestor. There was also a possibility that the Lachen Hammans and the Kosciusko- DeKalb Hamman (the 2nd group in green) shared a distant common ancestor. Two participants matched 22/25 indicating about a 46% chance of a common ancestor within 400 years. However since they belong to R1b, the most common haplogroup in Europe, this may have been an accidental match. When one participant from each group upgraded to 37 markers, the match dropped to 29/37--making it much less likely that the two groups shared a recent common ancestor.

 

Participant 24617 took the test to see if he might match members of the first cluster of Hammanns, since his ancestor lived in the same area as the southern branch. However, the results were negative and the values tend to confirm an alternate hypothesis that his ancestors were Hammonds from the British Isles (blue). A Hermann descendant who joined the National Genographic Society's Genographic Project (N13725) was found to match the first group of Hammann descendants 21 out of 25 markers and subsequently joined our project. It is possible that he is an accidental match because of sharing the G2 haplogroup ancestry, but it is also possible that he shares a common ancestor within historic times (the FTDNA predictor suggests about a 50% chance of a common ancestor within about 24 generations or roughly 600 years). N13725's result are included next to the first group with a slightly different color to indicate this possibility.

 

A descendant of a Henry Hamman who came from Germany in the 1800's was tested (28199, honeydew), but no matches have been found so far. A descendant of Hammans who settled in Dauphin Co., PA, was also found not to match any of the existing lines (28423, peach). A Hamann descendant of a late 1800's German immigrant was tested with no match (39546, rose).

 

A participant from the National Geographic Society's Genographic Project recently joined the group (Kit N11152 , see www9.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/index.html). N11152 has very typical I1a values, but did not match anyone in the Hamman project so far. He does have close matches to a number of Hamiltons (36/37 markers) and one Hemman (34/37). N11152's ancestor appears to have used the Hammond and Hammon name and could have originated in the British Isles or Germany.

 

A seperate Hammond project was began in the last few years; and some, but not all, participants with suspected British background have joined both projects. Participant 78642, for example, has no matches within the Hamman project, but is a 34/37 match with another Hammond project participant

 

Two descendants of John Hammons, b. 1801, joined the project after looking into starting a Hammons project (64923 and N17100). They match each other 34/37 markers. Although they are close to the Lachen Hammans (light blue) on the early markers, it appears to be the result of both groups sharing very common R1b markers. At 37 markers (comparing N17100 to 35348) the number of common markers drops to only 25/37.

 

Two descendants of Germans from Hessen-Darmstadt have recently joined the study (86286 and 89877) but neither matched existing lines.

 

Thus we now have 19 (or possibly 20) distinct Hamman lines, 13 of which are clearly Gemanic in origin, two probably British (Hammond--24617 and 46149/45447/73815/80011), and three uncertain (N13402, N11152, 78642 and 64923/N17100).

 

We are hoping to involve other German Hammanns or Hamanns (the modern German spellings), especially from Lachen and other locations in addition to those tested Hammanns from Kürnbach, Baden and Hessen-Darmstadt. We also hope to recruit additional American Hammans to either find new American Hamman lines or to find matches for the many "orphans"(28199, N11152, N14302, 50276, 46872, 39546, 24617, 78642 and 28423).

 

Last Updated: June 2007; Philip Ritter, philr@stanford.edu