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The STRAUB / STRAUBE / TRAUB / STROOP / STRUB Y-DNA Surname Project
including Their Many Spelling Variations, such as, STROUP, STROUPE, STRAUBY, STRAUP, 
STRAWBEE, STRAWBY, STROOPE, STROOPES, STROOPS, STROPE, STROPES, STROUB, STROUBE,
STROUPES, STROUPS, STRUBB, STRUBE, STRUP, STRUPE, STRUPP, TROUB, TROUP, and TROUPE
This project utilizes Y-chromosome DNA testing as a tool for genealogical research on the Germanic surnames STRAUB, TRAUB, STROOP, STRUB, and STRAUBE, and their numerous spelling variations, the most common of which in the United States are STROUP and TROUP.

Human gender is genetically determined by a pair of chromosomes that are, by convention, designated XX (for females) and XY (for males).  Only males have the Y-chromosome, and because the male Y-chromosome is handed down intact from father to son through the generations (except for rare mutations), Y-DNA testing can identify common ancestors on the direct male line.  Y-DNA testing is an extremely powerful tool for proving pedigrees and for breaking past brick walls where paper genealogy has failed to go.

If you are researching any of these surnames or their variations, please consider having a male family member submit a sample to the project.  The more participants we have, the more we will learn about our origins!  This invitation extends to African-American STRAUB/etc. families whose patrilineal ancestor either was genetically STRAUB/etc. or had adopted the surname of their STRAUB/etc. owner in the antebellum South — if you don't know which is the case, then a DNA test is one way to find out.

And if you are new to genetic testing for genealogical purposes, you are encouraged to read the "Introduction" and "Frequently Asked Questions" linked here:

—  Introduction to Genealogy and Genetics  —  FAQs  —

2009_HOLIDAY_SEASON_SPECIALS!

FamilyTreeDNA is again offering its annual price discounts for the 2009 holiday season.  This is a great time to join and be tested or to give testing as a holiday gift.  The prices on these tests have been reduced:

•  Y-DNA37 test, regularly $149, is now $119
•  Y-DNA67 test, regularly $239, is now $209
•  mtDNAPlus (HVR1+HVR2) test, regularly $149, is now $139
•  SuperDNA (Y-DNA67 plus mtDNA FGS), regularly $665, is now $488
Plus shipping and handling, which is $4 US and $6 international.
To qualify for the discount, the kit must be ordered and paid for by midnight, 31 Dec 2009.

You can purchase the kit, now, even if you haven't decided yet who will use it.  The kits have a virtually unlimited shelf-life (until the samples are actually taken), so you could purchase a kit now and use it later.
 
If you qualify, these discounts can be used in conjunction
with the subsidies listed below, for an even greater discount!
View the Alternate Project Web Site at FamilyTreeDNA
This site includes a distribution map of member origins.
Project Join Request Form
DNA Test Results and Member Lineages

The STRAUB project was opened in July of 2004 and, as of October 2009, 59 participants have joined, with results returned for 55 (plus results from one individual tested elsewhere).  Don't see your line?  Then submit a sample!

In addition to the subjects tested for this project by FTDNA, results from individuals tested at other companies will be incorporated into the study when available.  So far, this amounts to one individual tested at the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF).  These labs test a different suite of markers than FTDNA, but some markers are in common, so some comparison is possible.  I would urge these individuals to become fully comparable by joining the FTDNA project and purchasing a conversion kit.

This DNA project is based on STR (short tandem repeat) testing of the male Y-chromosome.  Test results consist of numbers which represent the counts of the number of times a DNA segment is duplicated at a given marker (locus or location).  Closely related individuals will have the same counts at the same markers, that is, the degree of similarity of the test results is a measure of how closely two people are related. The more markers you test, the more precise the determination of relationship.  At FamilyTreeDNA, four levels of Y-chromosome STR testing are offered to group members: 12-, 25-, 37-, and 67-marker tests.  Every level of testing tells you something, but most project members will want to test at least 37 markers.  Collectively, the pattern of numbers resulting from STR testing is called a person's haplotype (or "motif").

STR testing measures relationship in a time frame of hundreds of years, making the distance to the MRCA (most recent common ancestor) sufficiently close to be genealogically useful.  And "useful" is an understatement.  STR testing is a powerful tool for determing whether people do or do not share a recent common ancestor.

There is another form of Y-chromosome DNA testing called SNP testing — the acronym stands for "single nucleotide polymorphism" and is pronounced as a single word, "snip."  Results of SNP testing are expressed as + or - (positive or negative) to indicate the presence or absence of a particular mutation.  Each suspected mutation requires a separate test.  Results of SNP testing determine a person's haplogroup, and deep testing can identify subgroups, called "subclades."

The haplogroup (sometimes abbreviated, "Hg") is a measure of deep ancestry.  The MRCA may be thousands of years in the past, which places the individual's ancestry in a paleoanthropological time frame.  Haplogroup determination is of practical use for the project because it broadly defines and separates the most distinct family groups; that is, families with no prospect whatsoever of a connection in "genealogical time," making it a useful way to divide up the project.  For the individual, knowing one's SNP subclade greatly enhances one's appreciation of history because the literature on the genetic history of humanity, correlated with historic and pre-historic events, is growing rapidly.  Speaking personally, compiling my genealogy greatly enhanced my appreciation of U.S. and European history, while discovering my parents' haplogroups has enhanced my appreciation of the global history of humanity.  I wish I had known these things about myself when I was growing up, but at least the future children in the family will know.

If the STR-based haplotype is reasonably common (or similar to one that is), it can be used to deduce the probable SNP haplogroup, making the expense of actual SNP testing optional.  On the other hand, a haplogroup deduction based on a rare or unique haplotype can be wrong (due to small sample size), so a SNP test is recommended in such cases — assuming the subject is interested in an accurate haplogroup designation.  Haplogroup determination is (to me) a fun thing to know about oneself, but it is not a requisite for full participation in this project, which is based on the results of STR testing, not SNP testing.

Project results have been "interesting," to say the least.  What came as a big surprise (to this researcher anyway) is the diversity of the results.  I had assumed all STRAUB, STROOP, etc., were closely related and that they might prove difficult to distinguish, but it turns out this assumption (more like a major misconception!) couldn't be further from the truth.

Of the 56 sets of results available (55 from FTDNA, plus one from another lab), twenty-four genealogically distinct families of have been revealed:  20 STRAUB / STROUP families, three TRAUB / TROUPE families, and one STRUBE / STROOP family.  Twenty-seven subjects are Haplogroup I1, six are I2, fourteen are R1b, two are R1a, three are J2, one is E, and one is T.  Haplogroup R1b is by far the most common haplogroup subclade in western Europe and I1 is the next most common, so it is not surprising that these two subclades are the ones most represented among test subjects.
 

Haplogroup I1 = I-M253

Haplogroup I1 is the most common form of Haplogroup I.  It is sometimes called the "Viking" haplogroup because of its concentration in northwestern Europe and Scandinavia (others consider only R1a to be the "true" Viking haplogroup, see below).  Twenty of our project members are some form of I1, and they represent three distinct families. 

I1-AngloSaxon-5

Of the nineteen members who are this variety, eleven are paper descendants of Martin STRAUB (1616-1676) of Gemmingen and Grossgartach, Heilbronn, Wuerttemberg.  Of these eleven, one is still living in Germany, a descendant of Martin's grandson, Antonius STRAUB, while the other ten are living in the U.S., presumed descendants of Antonius's brother, Johann Pieter STRAUB, 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia.  Another eight Americans have paper trails that fall short of reaching Johann Peter, but have DNA test results indicating they are genetically closely related to the other descendants in this family.

Johann Pieter is the second earliest known STRAUB immigrant to the United States and has the most descendants of any single STRAUB immigrant to the United States (at least based on my research to date).  Results of these subjects match their modal haplotype at the level of 64/67 or better, despite being nine to eleven generations from their common ancestor.  Other than their close matches with each other, their haplotypes are unique at 25 or more makers.

Among the descendants of Johann Pieter, DNA results support the allegation that John Peter STROUP of Wythe Co., VA, is his grandson, through Johann Pieter's son, Mathias Andreas.  Interestingly, two other paper descendants of John Peter have been tested, and each has a different NPE in his lineage (see the listings below under NEUHAUS and R-1b1b-2a1b-5b).

An unanticipated connection revealed by this testing is a descendant of John STRAUB of Beaver Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA, whose results show him to be a 66/67 match with this group.  We don't know how John connects to Johann Pieter, but there can be no doubt that he does.

DNA results also confirm that an individual who acquired the surname BARNES from his foster father really is a descendant of Johann Pieter, as indicated in his paper genealogy.

Among this group, matching the descendants of Johann Pieter at the 64/67 to 67/67 level, are three paper descendants of Jacob STROUP I (1724-1804) of Lincoln [now Gaston] Co., NC,  previously thought by many to be a grandson of Mathias STROOP, the 1687 emigrant from Westphalia to MD.  This startling DNA test result resurrects and supports the assertion by early researchers that this Jacob is the missing son, Johann Jacob, who accompanied Johann Pieter on the 1733 crossing.  In other words, Jacob STROUP I is not a grandson of Mathias STROOP.  Jacob I had an enormous number of descendants, so this result affects many living STROUPs and STROUPEs, mostly in the southern United States.  Also proven by DNA is that Jacob STROUP II (1771-1846), alleged grandson of Jacob I, is not genetically related to him.  See Haplogroup J2 below.  A fourth individual, a descendant of Elisha STROUP (c1811-1893), has no paper connection to Jacob I, but is presumed to be descended from him because he was married in Lincoln Co., NC, before eventually settling in GA. 

The most unexpected individuals in this group are two non-STROUPs who apparently have NPE's, "non-paternal events" (i.e., a hidden adoption or illicit paternity) in their patrilineal lines.  [See this page for a further discussion of NPEs and their resolution.] 

One of the NPEs has a paper descent from Silas BELEW of Jefferson Co., MO; he has a 67/67 match with the modal haplotype of this STROUP family.  For decades, the BELEW family was in close contact with the STROUPs of Jefferson County, all of whom are believed to descend from sons of Adam STROUP, son of Jacob STROUP I, who moved to Jefferson County in the 1820s.

The other NPE is an individual with a paper descent from William Waitsel CRUMP of Caldwell and Gaston Cos., NC, illegitimate son of Rebecca CRUMP and Waightstill PRESTWOOD.  The location of the NPE in his line has not been determined, and it will require the testing of some selected cousins to determine in which generation it occurred.  There is no doubt, however, that he really is a STROUP because he matches the modal haplotype for this family at 66/67. Given his location in Gaston Co., NC, he is presumed to be a descendant of Jacob I.

Four members of this family have undergone deep SNP testing, which has proven they are subclade I1* (root I1).  There are varieties of I1 defined by haplotypes and, based on them, they are an uncommon variety of AngloSaxon, namely, I1-AS5.  In fact, they have a value at one marker (DYS445 = 9) that is unique in I1 and extremely rare in general.  Based on the SMGF database, just 0.076% of all individuals tested (16 of 21,006) have this value at this marker (the value is usually 11 or 12). 

These Haplogroup I1-AS5 STRAUBs and STROUPs have the distinction of being cousins of Barack OBAMA, 44th President of the United States, through his mother, Stanley Ann (DUNHAM) OBAMA, a descendant of Johann Pieter STRAUB I

I1-AngloSaxon-6

This member is a descendant of John STRAUB of Schuylkill Co., PA.  He has tested only 12 markers, but even so, his haplotype is unique and easily separable from other STRAUBs.  And despite being I1-AngloSaxon, as "variety 6," he is not closely related to "variety 5," at least not in a genealogical time frame. 

I1-AngloSaxon-9a

This individual is a descendant of Jacob TRAUB / STROUP of Armstrong Co., PA.

Haplogroup I1d = I-P78

I1d-Norse-D 

Norse is the most common I1 subclade in Sweden and Finland and the next most common in Norway and Denmark (the D variety is more common in Denmark).  We have two matching individuals in this group, each of whom was an unexpected result.  Their haplotype is uncommon: at 37 markers, they match no one else, except each other.

One individual is a purported descendant of John STRAUB, Sr. of Beaver Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA, but he does not match the other purported descendant of John, who turns out to be a match with descendants of Johann Pieter STRAUB, the 1733 immigrant (I1-AS5, above).  As the other descendant has an essentially unassailable paper connection to John Sr., it appears this individual, who descends from Jonathan Francis STRAUB, is the one with the bad connection, especially in light of his connection to the next member.  Or is his paper connection correct, meaning this is yet another NPE?

His matching member is a TROUPE who descends from John Peter TRAUB / TROUP, also of Union [now Snyder] Co., PA, at the level of 37/37.  It has long been suspected that there may have been conversions between STRAUB / STROUP / STROUPE and TRAUB / TROUP / TROUPE, and this appears to be such a case, unless what we are looking at is an NPE, which is possible.  Testing more descendants of both will give us the answer.

Haplogroup I2

Of our six Haplogroup I2 members, five were tested at FTDNA, while one was tested at SMGF. 

I2a2-Dinaric-S

These two individuals were an unexpected match because no paper connection is known.  One descends from (Adam?) Michael STROUP of Maryland, whose sons settled in Highland Co., OH, and greatly proliferated there.  The other is a descendant of Jacob STROUP, who was born in PA and settled in Grant Co., IN.  Their haplotype is uncommon, with just a handful of matches at 12 markers and no full matches at 25 markers.  Their haplotype is a variety known as "Dinaric" because these populations are believed to have refuged in the region of the Dinaric Alps in southeastern Europe during the last glacial maximum. One of them has been deep SNP tested confirming that they are root/ancestral I2a*.

I2b2

The immigrant ancestor of these two Pennsylvania Deutsch STRAUBs is not known, nor do we have a paper connection between them.  One is a descendent of Theobald / Dewaldt STRAUB of Carbon Co., PA, whose early descendants are concentrated in that county and neighboring Northampton County.  The other is the Peter STRAUB / STROUP who lived in Perry Co., PA, and was formerly believed to descend from Johann Pieter STRAUB I.  Not only is their haplotype unique, even their haplogroup subclade is rare (based on the SMGF database, only about 0.5% of European Haplogroup I are I2b). 

I2b1c-Continental-3a

This subclade of Haplogroup I is found thinly thoughout Europe, but is concentrated in central and northern Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark.  This individual descends from Henry STRAUB of Northumberland Co., PA, whose immigrant ancestor has yet to be identified. 

I2b1a-Isles/Sc

This individual is the one tested at SMGF.  He has no full or even near matches with anyone in the project or in any of the major online databases.  His pedigree at SMGF shows him to be a descendant of George STROUP of NY, whom we know as a descendant of Johannes STRAUB, the 1710 immigrant to NY and the earliest known STRAUB immigrant to the United States.  Most descendants converted to spelling STROPE, but some to STROUP.  The SMGF database gives no possible way to contact test subjects; so, if you are the test subject and are reading this page, please contact me (I'm willing to subsidize 50% of the cost of a conversion kit to join this project here at FTDNA).

Haplogroup R1b

Thirteen project members are Haplogroup R1b.  R1b is the most common haplogroup in western Europe, and R1b1b2 (old R1b1c) is the most common subclade of R1b.  Most R1b's will need to test to at least 37 markers to gain separation from other R1b's, and even a close match at 12 or 25 markers should not be considered significant.  Your project admin recommends all R1b's be deep SNP tested to help advance the knowledge of this huge group. 

R1b1b2 — WAMH

Six of our R1b1b2 members have a WAMH (Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype) logo on their member page.  This logo indicates they have one of the four most common 12-marker haplotypes in western Europe.

Three of the six R1b1b2-WAMH members are descendants of Josef STRAUB of Bieringen, Württemberg.  Two are American first cousins, while the third is a native and current resident of Bieringen. 

The fourth R1b1b2-WAMH member is a descendant of Frantz Xavier STRAUB of Felldorf, Württemberg.  This family is the one whose descendant, Peter STRAUB, founded the Straub Brewery in St. Mary's, PA.  Despite the fact that the villages of Felldorf and Bieringen are just four miles apart, the STRAUBs of Felldorf are not closely related to the Bieringen ones.

The fifth R1b1b2-WAMH member is a STROOP who, though WAMH at 12 markers, is distinct from the other R1b1b2-WAMH members at 25 markers and at 37 markers.  His ancestor is Johannes STRUBE of Germany, who immigrated to Pennsylvania in the late 1700s, then settled in North Carolina.

The sixth of the R1b1b2-WAMH subjects is a STROUP whose earliest known ancestor, Joseph STROUP, who first appeared in Hamilton Co., OH, then settled in Shelby Co., IN, but whose origin is otherwise unknown.  An initial resemblance to one of the Bieringen STRAUBs at 25 markers (23/25) fell apart at 37 markers (28/37), amply demonstrating the need for R1b's to go to 37 or more markers.

R1b1b2 (old R1b1c)

Three of our R1b members are deduced to be R1b1b2, but are not designated WAMH.  One is a descendant of Philip STROUP of Clarion Co., PA.  He turned out rather unexpectedly not to match the descendants of Johann Pieter STRAUB, the 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia, who is the presumbed ancestor of Philip STROUP of Mifflin Co., PA, presumed father of the Philip STROUP of Clarion County.  Until a descendant of Philip of Mifflin County is tested, we don't know which connection is incorrect, the one between the two Philip's or the one between Philip and Johann Pieter.

The second R1b1b2 member is a descendant of Aloysius STRAUB, immigrant to Missiouri from Alsace-Lorraine, a location known to be the origin of many STRAUBs in the United States.  Will all of these STRAUB immigrants from Alsace-Lorraine turn out to have the same progenitor?

The third R1b1b2 member is descended from Elisha STROUP of Union Co., PA.  He has no matches in the project and only a handful of 12/12 matches outside the project, in other surnames.  Several of these matches are in surname BUDWIG, so an upgrade to more markers is called for to rule out the possibility that we're looking at an NPE.

A fourth R1b1b2 member is descended from Georg Michael TRAUB of Bretzfeld, Wuerttemberg, one of whose descendants immigrated to the U.S. and ultimately settled in Indiana.  He has a rare haplotype, with no matches above 12 markers.

R1b1b2 — SELLERS

This R1b1b2 is a descendant of Lawson Sidney STROUPE I, son of an unknown male and Elizabeth STROUP, a descendant of Jacob STROUP I of Gaston Co., NC.  He is a 12/12 match with a SELLERS family of Gaston Co., NC, who are descendants of George SELLERS, grandson of Philip Heinrich SÖLLERS, 1724 immigrant to Philadelphia.  About the time Lawson was conceived, we find Elizabeth STROUP as a young unmarried woman living with her parents in the census of Gaston Co., NC, surrounded by several SELLERS households descended from George.  He also matches a QUEEN 25/25 and a COPE 35/37, so it seems all three have an NPE and are really SELLERS.

R1b1b2 — NEUHAUS / NEWHOUSE

This individual is a paper descendant of John Peter STROUP of Wythe Co., VA, but he is a high-level DNA match with the NEWHOUSE family.  There is circumstantial evidence to support that Jacob Jackson was adopted and that his biological father was John NEWHOUSE, grandson of Isaac NEWHOUSE, whom deeds show was a next-door-neighbor of John Peter STROUP in the 1790s. 

R1b1b2a1a1 - Null 439  (old R1b1c9a)

One of our members is a descendant of Carl STRAUB, the 1881 emigrant from Wuerttemberg to Philadelphia.  He has a null value at DYS439, indicating the marker has been completely lost (or at least the indicators identifying the marker have been lost).  This deletion is a rare condition and is sufficiently distinct that there is a null439 DNA Project at FamilyTreeDNA.  The mutation is found mostly in the British Isles, but is also found elsewhere in western Europe. Our subject resembles "Cluster 1" of this group, which is concentrated in England, but also found in southern Germany.

R1b1b2a1b5b — Northwest Irish (old R1b1c7)

Another paper descendant of John Peter STROUP of Wythe Co., VA, with an NPE in his lineage has a haplotype resembling that of descendants of 5th-Century Irish warlord, Naill.  His deep SNP testing proves he is R1b1b2a1b5, the "Northwest Irish" subclade, and he has some near matches with Irish surname DOHERTY / DOUGHTERY.  This individual is offering a free 12-marker test to a male STROUP who is a patrilineal descent of John Peter through his son, George, or his grandson, Russell.  (Please contact project admin for details and condidtions.)

Haplogroup R1a1

Two members with matching DNA are descendants of Andreas STRAUB, of Östringen, Baden, four of whose sons immigrated to the United States, three settling in Michigan and the fourth in Indiana. They are Haplogroup R1a1, which originated on the Eurasian Steppes.  These were the "Indo-Europeans" (Aryans) who domesticated the horse and whose language group formed the basis for today's European languages.  Some consider them the only "true" Vikings.

Haplogroup E1b1b1a (old E3b1a)

One of our project members is a descendant of Antonius STRAUB, of the German-speaking STRAUBs of Glogowatz, Austro-Hungary [now Romania].  FTDNA has deduced his haplogroup subclade is E1b1b1a.  Haplogroup E1b1b (old E3b) has a high frequency in some of the oldest populations in Europe (e.g., the Welsh).

Haplogroup J2

These three matching Haplogroup J2 individuals are paper descendants of Jacob STROUP II (1771-1846), who was supposedly a grandson of Jacob STROUP I (1724-1804), but DNA evidence refutes this connection (see I1-AS5 above).  These three match no other STRAUB / STROUP yet tested, so as it stands, the parents of Jacob II are unknown.  It is also unlikely that he descends, as asserted, from Mathias STROOP, the 1687 immigrant from Westphalia to MD, in part because Jacob II signed his marriage bond in German script and spelled his surname "Straüb."  These J2 STROUPs do match an individual surnamed BIDDLE (at the level of 35/37), so the search is on for an explanation.

Haplogroup T (old K2)

This individual is a descendant of Johann Valentin STRAUB, 1847 immigrant from Baden to Michigan.  His haplotype is unique, with no matches in the entire FTDNA, Y-search, or SGMF databases.  Still, he has the key markers for Haplogroup T, examples of which have been found in southern England, northern Spain, the Shetland Islands, and Germany.  (U.S. President Thomas Jefferson was Haplogroup T.)

It turns out that STRAUB/etc. has more origins than expected, at least more than I had suspected.  We've also uncovered several bad connections and made some unexpected new ones.  I knew this project would be interesting; I never dreamt it would be this interesting!


First Results Pending

We have first results pending for four individuals, only one of whom has returned his kit, namely, the descendant of George STROUP of Germantown, PA.  The three who have not yet returned their kits are: a descendant of Michael STROUP of Juniata Co., PA, another descendant of Jacob STROUP of Grant Co., IN, and another descendant of Jacob STROUP I of Gaston Co., NC, through his son, Philip.


Additional Results Pending

The descendant of Johannes STRUBE/STROOP of Germany and Rowan Co., NC, is upgrading to 67 markers.


Time to get those first cousins tested and to drum up some new members!  Remember, the best way to improve your chances for a match is to bring more members into the project.

SUBSIDIZED TESTING!

If you want to increase the probability of making a match and speed up the progress of this project, offer to subsidize a test, even if it's with just $10.  Donations can easily be made through the project's General Fund (see below).

We currently have researchers willing to subsidize the testing of male STRAUB/STROUPs with patrilineal (direct male line) descents in the lines listed below.  The donors are offering to subsidize only one descendant from each line, so the early bird gets the subsidy!
 

1.  Martin STRAUB (1616-1676) of Heilbronn Dist., Wuerttemberg, but only one who does not descend through Martin's son, Hans Adam STRAUB (1666-1726) — free 67-marker test!
2.  Andrew S. STRAUB (1797-1858), PA to Waldo, Marion Co., OH — free 67-marker test!
3.  John Peter STROUP (1760s-1857), Wythe Co., VA — — free 67-marker test!
To a patrilineal descendant of John's son, George STROUP, or his grandson, Russell STROUP.
4.  Any STROUP/STROUPE with an origin in NC — $100 off 67-marker test.
5.  Mathias STROOP (c1660-c1740), Westphalia to MD in 1687 — $100 off 67-marker test.
6.  Any male STRAUB born in and living in Europe who is not descended from a line already tested
(see List of Progenitors) and who knows his patrilineal ancestry back at least a few generations —
$100 off 67-marker test.
7.  Joseph STRAUB/STROUP (1800/1-1860), PA to OH to IN — $50 off 67-marker test.
8.  Benjamin STRAUB/STROUP (1802-1873), PA to OH to MI — $50 off 67-marker test.
9.  Michael STRAUB/STROUP (1811/2->1880), of Juniata Co., PA — $50 off 67-marker test.

For all subsidies, acceptance of the subject is at the discretion of the donor (i.e., upon the researcher's satisfaction that there is a valid paper connection between the test subject and the ancestor) and the test subject must agree to sign the Release to allow sharing of his test results.  Please note that sharing of results does not necessarily mean sharing of identity.  Only the project administrator, FamilyTreeDNA, and matching test subjects would know the identity of the test subject.

General Funds

In recognition of the fact that some individuals may find the cost of DNA testing prohibitive and that these individuals may be the only representatives of key lines in our genealogical research, Family Tree DNA has instituted "General Funds" to allow researchers to subsidize the testing of these key individuals.  The fund can also be used as a simple way to give someone a gift of DNA testing.  Please see this link at Family Tree DNA for more details.  And please consider a donation to the project as a way of bringing more lines into the project, especially to help some of our elder kin be tested who may not otherwise be able to afford it.  There is also a field on the donation form allowing you to make a donation in honor of a specific person.  The funds will be entirely collected and held by Family Tree DNA, but their dispursement is implemented by your project administrator.  You can inform your project adminstrator whose test you want subsidized with your donation or, if you wish, you can leave it up to the project administrator to decide where the funds can best be applied.  Please note that anonymous donations are not just anonymous to the public; they are also anonymous to the project admin.  If you want the admin to know you made the donation and/or have a special request for how it is to be spent, please notify the admin by email at the time you make the donation.

There has been an instance in one of my projects where a donor sent a prospective member a check, then the person never followed through by joining the project.  This situation can be avoided if the researcher has, instead, donated the money to the project's General Fund, because the money simply won't be spent if the person fails to join.

There has also been an instance in one of my projects where a donor agreed to fund a test based on the promise of a secure line to their progenitor, only for me to discover there was an adoption in the line.  In this case, the researcher had donated their money to the General Fund, and I caught the NPE in time to deny the subsidy to the test subject.  This situation is also a reminder to examine someone's line, yourself, before agreeing to subsidize their test — not that there was intentional deception here, just flawed paper genealogy.

Once money is donated to the General Fund, it cannot be refunded to the donor, but at least it's use can be determined by the donor in the future, as opposed to being a total loss.

Bottom line:  before sending a stranger a check, please consider making a donation to the project's General Fund, instead.

STRAUB-DNA Mailing List at RootsWeb
Anyone is welcome to join the list, whether a member of the project, or not.

Note that the above is a different list from the
STRAUB Surname Mailing List at RootsWeb,
which you are also welcome to join, of course.

See also STROUP and TROUP Mailing Lists at RootsWeb,
and the Jacob STROUP Family Group at Yahoo Groups.

If you are seeking general information, I would recommend joining:
DNA-NEWBIE Mailing List at RootsWeb
and/or
the ISOGG DNA-NEWBIE Group at Yahoo Groups.

GENEALOGY-DNA is an advanced, technical list at RootsWeb.

And for the gateway to genealogy web links, specifically DNA links, see Cyndi's List - DNA.

The project administrator and webmaster is yours truly, Diana Gale MATTHIESEN.  I am a volunteer and receive no financial remuneration of any kind from FamilyTreeDNA.  I'm a retired zoologist/paleontologist, and genealogy is my hobby.   My interest in STRAUB stems from the fact that I'm the daughter of Nina Gale (nee STRAUB) MATTHIESEN, descendant of Johann Pieter STRAUB, 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia.
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