Y-DNA RESULTS

12, 37 & 67 Marker test performed by Family Tree DNA

DNA that is carried on the Y chromosome can only be passed from father to son.  The Y-DNA for all of the above tested males, except for "AF", descended from Heinrich Frey who was born in Germany in 1673. "AF" and many of his closest direct ancestors were born in Gontenschwil, Switzerland.   In the 512 tests that are reported above, there are 495 exact matches.  Of notable interest is the fact that the mutation on marker 464a occurred from Heinrich to his son Benjamin as non of the descendants from John nor AF have this mutation. 

Mutations (evolution) randomly occur in nature and are shown in red, above, as a mismatch.  Except for allele marker 464a, it is impossible at this time to tell at which generation level, or with whom, these mutations occurred without testing all of the living Frey, Fry, Frye males that descended from Heinrich Frey.   All of the above tests were performed by Family Tree DNA and the allele numbers in pink are more commonly mutated than the allele numbers that are not highlighted.

If you are a male with the surname of Frey, Fry, or Frye and want to know if you are descended from Heinrich Frey, y-DNA testing should be able to tell you definitively.  At this time only Family Tree DNA is performing y-DNA tests.  www.familytreedna.com