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Subject: Success Story for Martin DNA and C3
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:44:39 EST

Scott,

I was quoted in the recent NY Times article because of my known genealogy
abck into Germany and then my DNA SNP tests at EA lab and FTDNA showing C3
haplogroup. Bennett Greenspan said I would be the first known C3 in Germany and
I am that as far as I know. My 1800 era tested Martin cousin matches me
closely at 37 markers and shows the C3 haplogroup also. My encyclopedia shows that
Huns invaded Germany in early times and now to me it is obvious that my DNA
is spotted/laced with Huns like Atilla's warriors or Genghis Kahn. However
Charles Kerchner's belief and my belief very strongly now is that it is Huns for
my C3. My P 39 EA Native American SNP test says I am negative for P39 NA
leaving the HUN world much more strong in my assessment.

My personal belief that the mutation very early creating the C3 group from
earlier mankind later found its way into what we see as Native American DNA
(derived from earlier C3).

The area in Germany I am from is known as HUNSruck region. I am planning a
2007 research/vacation trip for my Germany project members and other members
related to early German ancestry. Please read Charles Kerchner's info on his
two web sites concerning early Huns DNA being left in Germany and other places
and now showing up in MYDNA and my 1800 era Martin cousin also as well as
Staudts in same area and in same time period. Charles' earlier research and
assessment is right on the money in my opinion. So take a look at the rootsweb
archives for Charles' earlier 2001 analysis of Asian and Hun DNA.

Here are some goodies about this:

This information comes from my Merritt Student's
Encyclopedia vol 9, page 145-146 copyrite 1969 under "Huns".

Quoted below...

"Hunz (hunz), the allied bands of Mongolian horsemen whose invasions of
Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries A.D. helped to destroy the Roman Empire.

The
Huns may have belonged to the Hsiung-nu peoples against whom the Chinese
built
the Great Wall between 221 and 203 B.C. In two great westward drives, about

376 and about 405 A.D., the Huns drove such Germanic tribes such as the
Alans,
Ostrogoths and Visigoths from their homelands westward into Roman
territories. For 50 years the Huns dominated the Danube river region.
Under
their great
King, Atilla, they received tribute from the rulers of the Roman Empire
and
from the peoples in what later became known as Russia, Poland and Germany".

"When the Romans began to refuse to pay tribute, the Huns moved first
against
the Eastern Roman Empire and then into Gaul. They invaded Italy in 450
A.D.
but withdrew because of plague, lack of food and the offer of a bribe.
After
Atilla's death (from natural causes) in 453 A.D. the subject tribes of the
Huns rebelled and thousands of Huns were killed in a great battle in the
Danube
region. The remainder settled down or returned to now what is southern
Russia." * John H Marks (author)

This same encyclopedia has an article indicating when warrior Huns invaded
Germanic areas they left a prince behind in conquered lands usually and some of
the warriors took wives of Germanic lands and settled in Germanic areas and
took on the higher culture of their Germanic conquered peoples.

See Charles site:

http://www.kerchner.com/pa-gerdna.htm


Ed Martin

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