DNA

Question?  Are the different Schambach lines in America closely related?

Answer!  Yes, some of them are.  Through DNA tests using the Y chromosome, we are now able to determine approximatly how long ago two Schambach men share a common male ancestor and narrow down the number of generations back to that ancestor.  The results so far suggest that Adolph of 1729 and George of 1749 are not closely related, at least not through the direct male line.  However, later Schambach arrivals have matched George of 1749 which is exciting and allowed us to connect certain families back to Germany.

We currently have 17 participants in 8 groups shown below.  If you would like to participate in this project, more information can be found at www.familytreedna.com or you can contact me at .   Any other Shambaugh, Schambach, etc. is more than welcome to participate.  Some of the more recent family lines to immigrate may be able to connect to either Adolph or George or to each other.  If they do, then we can direct our search in Europe to particular areas.

 

 

DYS#s (D=DNA, Y=Chromosome, S=Segment)
Each number/letter combination immediately below represents a 'marker' or 'physical location (locus)' on the Y chromosome.  The values listed below the DYS#s (next to the individual kit) represent the number of a repeated protein sequence that appears on each marker.  The markers in RED change or mutate more frequented over time.

Kit

Haplogroup and Family Line

 D
Y
S
3
9
3		 D
Y
S
3
9
0		 D
Y
S
1
9		 D
Y
S
3
9
1		 D
Y
S
3
8
5

D
Y
S
4
2
6

 D
Y
S
3
8
8		 D
Y
S
4
3
9 		D
Y
S
3
8
9
i		 D
Y
S
3
9
2		 D
Y
S
3
8
9
ii		 D
Y
S
4
5
8 		D
Y
S
4
5
9		 D
Y
S
4
5
5		 D
Y
S
4
5
4

D
Y
S
4
4
7

 D
Y
S
4
3
7		 D
Y
S
4
4
8		 D
Y
S
4
4
9 		D
Y
S
4
6
4 		D
Y
S
4
6
0		 Y
G
A
T
A

H
4		 Y
C
A

I
I		 D
Y
S
4
5
6		 D
Y
S
6
0
7		 D
Y
S
5
7
6 		D
Y
S
5
7
0 		C
D
Y 		D
Y
S
4
4
2		 D
Y
S
4
3
8		 D
Y
S
5
3
1		 D
Y
S
5
7
8		 D
Y
F
3
9
5
S
1		 D
Y
S
5
9
0		 D
Y
S
5
3
7		 D
Y
S
6
4
1		 D
Y
S
4
7
2		 D
Y
F
4
0
6
S
1		 D
Y
S
5
1
1		 D
Y
S
4
2
5		 D
Y
S
4
1
3		 D
Y
S
5
5
7		 D
Y
S
5
9
4		 D
Y
S
4
3
6		 D
Y
S
4
9
0		 D
Y
S
5
3
4		 D
Y
S
4
5
0		 D
Y
S
4
4
4		 D
Y
S
4
8
1		 D
Y
S
5
2
0		 D
Y
S
4
4
6		 D
Y
S
6
1
7		 D
Y
S
5
6
8		 D
Y
S
4
8
7		 D
Y
S
5
7
2		 D
Y
S
6
4
0		 D
Y
S
4
9
2		 D
Y
S
5
6
5		 D
Y
S
7
1
0		 D
Y
S
4
8
5		 D
Y
S
6
3
2		 D
Y
S
4
9
5		 D
Y
S
5
4
0		 D
Y
S
7
1
4		 D
Y
S
7
1
6		 D
Y
S
7
1
7		 D
Y
S
5
0
5		 D
Y
S
5
5
6		 D
Y
S
5
4
9		 D
Y
S
5
8
9		 D
Y
S
5
2
2		 D
Y
S
4
9
4		 D
Y
S
5
3
3		 D
Y
S
6
3
6		 D
Y
S
5
7
5		 D
Y
S
6
3
8		 D
Y
S
4
6
2		 D
Y
S
4
5
2		 D
Y
S
4
4
5		 Y
G
A
T
A

A
1
0		 D
Y
S
4
6
3		 D
Y
S
4
4
1		 Y
G
G
A
A
T

1
B
0
7		 D
Y
S
5
2
5		 D
Y
S
7
1
2		 D
Y
S
5
9
3		 D
Y
S
6
5
0		 D
Y
S
5
3
2		 D
Y
S
7
1
5		 D
Y
S
5
0
4		 D
Y
S
5
1
3		 D
Y
S
5
6
1		 D
Y
S
5
5
2		 D
Y
S
7
2
6		 D
Y
S
6
3
5		 D
Y
S
5
8
7		 D
Y
S
6
4
3		 D
Y
S
4
9
7		 D
Y
S
5
1
0		 D
Y
S
4
3
4		 D
Y
S
4
6
1		 D
Y
S
4
3
5

GROUP 1

 EV13

These six participants are from the line of Adolph Schambach who immigrated in 1729. Four were known to descend from his son George. The other two also descend from his son George but their ancestry was previously unknown. The DNA results helped narrow down the possiblities. Of the six participants, there is one marker (464c) on two individuals that is different by one number and a different marker (458) on another individual whose ancestry was previously unknown. A difference of one number on one marker is an acceptable mutation over 280 years, especially when two of the individuals have had 111 markers tested.
54613 gr-gr-grandson of
1790_John_Shambaugh,
1755_George_Shambach_Jr.,
1715_Johann_Georg_Schambach,
1690_Adolph_Schambach

Originally unknown ancestry but traced once DNA tests were returned.		 13 23 13 10 16_20 11 12 12 13 11 28 16 9_9 11 11 25 14 20 31 14_16_17_17                                                                                                                                                                    
25712 gr-gr-grandson of
1779_George_Shambaugh,
1756_Ludwig_Shambach,
1715_Johann_Georg_Schambach,
1690_Adolph_Schambach		 13 23 13 10 16_20 11 12 12 13 11 28 15 9_9 11 11 25 14 20 31 14_16_17_17                                                                                                                                                                    
28896 gr-gr-gr-gr-grandson of
1783_John_Philip_Shambaugh,
1750_Philip_Shambach,
1715_Johann_Georg_Schambach,
1690_Adolph_Schambach		 13 23 13 10 16_20 11 12 12 13 11 28 15 9_9 11 11 25 14 20 31 14_16_17_17                                                                                                                                                                    
364691

gr-gr-gr-grandson of
1780_John_Shambaugh,
1753_Daniel_Shambach,
1715_Johann_Georg_Schambach,
1690_Adolph_Schambach

Originally suspected ancestry but confirmed once DNA tests were returned.

 13 23 13 10 16_20 11 12 12 13 11 28 15 9_9 11 11 25 14 20 31 14_16_17_17 9 11 19_21 16 12 18 18 31_34 11 10 10 8 15_15 8 11 10 8 12 10 0 22_24 19 11 12 12 16 7 12 22 18 13 13 12 14 11 11 11 11 36 15 8 15 11 23 27 19 13 12 12 11 12 9 12 11 10 11 12 31 10 12 18 14 11 11 19 16 21 12 23 13 14 15 22 14 21 18 12 14 17 9 12 11
40903 gr-gr-gr-grandson of
1790_John_Shambaugh,
1755_George_Shambach,_Jr.,
1715_Johann_Georg_Schambach,
1690_Adolph_Schambach		 13 23 13 10 16_20 11 12 12 13 11 28 15 9_9 11 11 25 14 20 31 14_16_16_17 9 11 19_21 16 12 18 18 31_34 11 10 10 8 15_15 8 11 10 8 12 10 0 22_24 19 11 12 12 16 7 12 22 18 13 13 12 14 11 11 11 11 36 15 8 15 11 23 27 19 13 12 12 11 12 9 12 11 10 11 12 31 10 12 18 14 11 11 19 16 21 12 23 13 14 15 22 14 21 18 12 14 17 9 12 11
44742 gr-gr-grandson of
1793_John_George_Shambaugh,
1755_George_Shambach,_Jr.,
1715_Johann_Georg_Schambach,
1690_Adolph_Schambach		 13 23 13 10 16_20 11 12 12 13 11 28 15 9_9 11 11 25 14 20 31 14_16_16_17                                                                                                                                                                    

GROUP
2

R-M269, R-CTS6889

Of the six participants, three are descendants of the two lines of George Schambach who immigrated in 1749. Their results match exactly, re-enforcing our prior research on George's sons. Another participant is a descendant of a Jakob Schambach whose children immigrated in the 1880s and 1890s. His results match the descendants of George on all but two markers (447) and (534) out of 67 markers. This says that they are closely related. Since we have more information on Jacob's ancestry in Germany, this led us to where to look for more information on the family of George. Results for a fifth participant whose name in America was originally Shambeck but later changed to Shamek also places him in this family. His results match the descendants of George on almost all markers.  The sixth participant is a distant relative of the other four whose family remained in Germany.
46046 gr-grandson of
1828_Michael_Shambaugh,
1798_Johann_Philip_Shambaugh,
1762_George_Schambach_II,
1720_Johann_Georg_Schambach,
1685_Johann_Heinrich_Schambach,
1648_Jakob_Schambach,
1615_Johann_Schambach,
1596_Jaeckel_Schambach,
1575_Hermann_Schambach		 13 24 14 10 11_14 13 12 12 13 13 28 18 9_9 11 11 25 15 19 30 17_17_17_17                                                                                                                                                                    
25711 gr-grandson of
1837_Johannes_Ira_Shambaugh,
1802_George_Shambach,
1764_Johann_Philip_Schambach,
1720_Johann_Georg_Schambach,
1685_Johann_Heinrich_Schambach,
1648_Jakob_Schambach,
1615_Johann_Schambach,
1596_Jaeckel_Schambach,
1575_Hermann_Schambach		 13 24 14 10 11_14 13 12 12 13 13 28 18 9_9 11 11 25 15 19 30 17_17_17_17 11 12 19_23 17 15 17 18 36_42 12 12 11 9 15_16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23_23 17 10 12 12 14 8 12 22 20 14 12 11 13 11 11 12 13                                                                                        
1006615 gr-gr-grandson of
1839_John_Paul_Shambaugh,
1816_Peter_Shambaugh_II,
1784_Peter_Shambach,
1764_Johann_Philip_Schambach,
1720_Johann_Georg_Schambach,
1685_Johann_Heinrich_Schambach,
1648_Jakob_Schambach,
1615_Johann_Schambach,
1596_Jaeckel_Schambach,
1575_Hermann_Schambach		 13 24 14 10 11_14 13 12 12 13 13 28 18 9_9 11 11 25 15 19 30 17_17_17_17 11 12 19_23 17 15 17 18 36_41 12 12                    
71478 gr-grandson of
1843_Jakob_Schambach,
1801_Tobias_Schambach,
1759_Johann_Heinrich_Schambach,
1720_Johannes_Schambach,
1681_Johann_Petrus_Schambach,
1653_Johannes_Hermann_Schambach,
1615_Johann_Schambach,
1596_Jaeckel_Schambach,
1575_Hermann_Schambach		 13 24 14 10 11_14 13 12 12 13 13 28 18 9_9 11 11 26 15 19 30 17_17_17_17 11 12 19_23 17 15 17 18 36_42 12 12 11 9 15_16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23_23 17 10 12 12 15 8 12 22 20 14 12 11 13 11 11 12 13                                                                                        
123934 grandson of
1869_Edward_Henry_Shamek,
1835_Franz_Jakob_Schambach,
1798_Johann_Theobald_Schambach,
1761_Johannes_Schambach,
1720_Johannes_Schambach,
1681_Johann_Petrus_Schambach,
1653_Johannes_Hermann_Schambach,
1615_Johann_Schambach,
1596_Jaeckel_Schambach,
1575_Hermann_Schambach		 13 24 14 11 11_14 13 12 12 13 13 28 18 9_9 11 11 25 15 19 30 17_17_17_17 11 12 19_23 17 15 17 18 36_41 12 12 11 9 15_16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23_23 17 10 12 12 15 8 12 22 20 14 12 11 13 11 11 12 13                                                                                        

N198324

great-grandson of
1856_Ludwig_Schambach,
1829_Carl_Ludwig_Schambach,
1782_Mathaeus_Schambach,
1747_Johannes_Schambach,
1722_Heinrich_Schambach,
1675_Johann_Michael_Schambach,
1645_Heinrich_Schambach,
1615_Johann_Schambach,
1596_Jaeckel_Schambach,
1575_Hermann_Schambach

 13 24 14 10 11_14 13 12 12 13 13 28 18 9_9 11 11 25 15 19 30 17_17_17_17 11 12 19_23 18 15 17 19 36_41 12 12                    

GROUP
3

 R-M269

This participant was also believed to be a descendant of George Schambach who immigrated in 1749 but his ancestry was un-proven. The DNA test has shown however, that his direct mail line is not closely connected to this Schambach.
211470 thought to be gr-grandson of
1817_John_Shambaugh,
1798_Johann_Philip_Shambaugh,
1762_George_Schambach_II,
1720_Johann_Georg_Schambach		 13 23 14 11 11_14 12 13

14

13

 13 28 18 9_10 11 11 26 15 19 29 15_15_16_17 10 11 19_23 15 15 19 18 36_38 12 12                                                                                                                                                

GROUP
4

R-M512

This participant is a descendant of Frederick Schambach who immigrated in the 1860s to the Baltimore, MD area. His DNA has shown that it is not closely connected to any of the other Schambach lines.
212615 gr-grandson of
1861_Henry_E._Schambach,
1834_Frederick_Schambach		 13 25 16 10 11_14 12 12 11 14 11 30 16 9_10 11 11 23 14 19 32 12_12_14_14_15_16 11 11 19_23 17 16 18 19 34_39 14 11                                                                                                                                                

GROUP
5

 R-M198

This participant is a descendant of Carl Heinrich Schambach who immigrated in 1849 to the Indiana Co., PA area.  His DNA has shown that it is not closely connected to any of the other Schambach lines. Even though it is somewhat close to that of group 4, the difference is enough that the connection would be further back before when last names were commonly used.
293088 gr-gr-grandson of
1850_William Schambach,
1814_Carl Heinrich Schambach,
1761_Johann Casper Schambach,
1734_Georg Wilhlem Schambach,
1710_Christoph Schambach		 13 25 16 10 11_14 12 12 11 13 11 29 18 9_9 11 11 23 14 20 32 12_12_13_15_15_15_15_16 12 11 19_23 18 16 19 19 35_35 13 11                                                                                                                                                

GROUP
6

J-M172

This participant is a descendant of Henry A Schambach who lived in the Snyder Co., PA area.  His DNA has shown that it is closely connected to the Mertz family but with the last name of Schambach, his mother may have been a Schambach.
311169 grandson of
1857_Henry A. Schambach		 12 24 17 10 13_15 11 15 13 12 11 28 17 8_9 11 11 28 16 19 29 13_13_16_18 11 10 19_20 13 14 16 18 36_39 11 9                                                                                                                                                

GROUP
7

R-M269

This participant is a descendant of Elijah Shambaugh who lived in the Morgan Co., WV area.  His DNA has shown that it is closely connected to the Smoot family but with the last name of Shambaugh, his mother was probably a Shambaugh, maybe a daughter of Ludwig 'Lewis' Shambach.
695150 gr-grandson of
1854_Samuel Albert Shambaugh,
1820_Elijah Shambaugh		 13 24 15 11 11_15 12 12 12 14 13 30 18 9_10 11 11 24 15 19 27 12_15_17_17 10 10 19_23 15 15 20 17 34_40 12 12                                                                                                                                                

GROUP
8

 R-M269

This participant is that of a Shambo family with Canadian connections. Even though it may appear that it closely matches Group 2, there are at least 3 differences in the first 12 markers meaning that there is only a 17.4% chance that the common male ancester would be within the last 24 generations or at least 600 years. It's possible there is a closer connection but it's more likely the connection goes back 1000s of years. This person has however matched another person who has tested their DNA with the last name of Archambault, matching 36 of 37 markers. This is not that surprising as many of the Canadian Archambault families changed their name to Shambo once they moved to the United States.
89782 Canadian Shambo descendant 13 24 14 11 11_14 12 12 13 13 13 29 16 9_10 11 11 25 15 19 29 15_16_16_17 11 12 19_23 18 15 17 17 33_39 12 11                                                                                                                                                

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