Jainnis Nicholaus BUCHER (aft1670-1765)

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Jainnis Nicholaus BUCHER was born btw 1670 and 1680 in Prussian Saxony, Germany. He died in 1765. He married Eva.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jwcndcftm101&id=I02706&style=TABLE

It appears that Wilhelm Bucher b.1683 who died in Bern, Switzerland is related to the Nicholas Bucher line that emigrated from Bern, Switzerland to York County, Pennsylvania in the early 1700's. Wilhelm is the ancestor of Beat Bucher, who lives today in Bern, and after Beat joined our Bucher Y-DNA research project, we learned his Y-DNA test on 12 markers match 10 out of 12 markers to our three other American Buchers we tested who are descendants of the immigrant Nicholas Bucher line.

While 11 or 12 out of 12 is considered a recent match, not 10 out of 12, we believe when we compare 37 marker tests that will more precisely prove when these Buchers are related. Upgraded Y-DNA tests are at the lab now and we will get the answersat the end of May.

Nicholas and Wilhelm are from the same area in Canton Bern, so it's logical they are from the same ancestors. Although both were born about 1680, since there are at least two mutations in their DNA markers, we know they cannot be brothers, and weare more likely to learn they shared the same grandfather or great grandfather.

To date, our Bucher Y-DNA research has identified four related males in this particular line. Prior to testing, we didn't know any of the four were the same Bucher family:

Wilhelm Bucher b.1683 who died in Switzerland is in Beat Bucher's tree at:

http://www.lemas.ch/familie/karteiblatt107.html

Nicholas Bucher b.1670 who lived in York County, Pennsylvania is at:

http://www.Siteservers.net/family/tree/2935.htm

Adam Bucher b.1767 died lived in York/Adams Counties but we do not yet know his father. Adam is at:

http://www.siteservers.net/family/tree/4804.htm

Another Nicholas Bucher b.1808 immigrated in the 1800's to Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He is at:

http://www.siteservers.net/family/tree/3890.htm

You can see the actual DNA marker results for our R-007 Bucher Family males in the tan area at the bottom of the table at: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Bucher/index.aspx?fixed_columns=on

The Bucher Y-DNA Research Project has now tested 3 males related to the 1727 immigrant Nicholas Bucher of York Co. PA, as well as 35 males total, and those DNA results invalidate many trees published on the Internet, while revealing new evidenceabout Nicholas' family (details at http://www.SiteServers.net/family/dna )

The "myths" that are not true about Nicholas:

1) Nicholas is definitely not related to Bartholomew Bucher of Frederick Co., MD as many Internet trees suggest. Their DNA is very different.

2)Nicholas is not related to Peter Bucher/Booher of Fayette Co. PA.

3)Nicholas is not related to the Bucher lines living in Fredericksburg, Lebanon County, as some trees show.

New truths about Nicholas:

1)Nicholas is related to another Bucher line from Switzerland that immigrated in the early 1800's to Northampton County, PA, in which another Nicholas born in 1808 moved in 1837 to Northumberland County where he is buried.

2)Many early 1700's branches of Nicholas line have never been identified before for lack of documentation, but our DNA tests are able to discover them. For instance, the DNA of Adam Bucher born 1767 who died in Adams County, PA is identical to Nicholas Bucher's line. As more Bucher males are tested more missing sons will be uncovered.

We are now testing a male Bucher living today in Canton Bern, Switzerland who could match Nicholas, as this is where he is reportedly from. Consult http://www.SiteServers.net/family/dna for future news.

Eva was born in Prussian Saxony, Germany. She and Jainnis Nicholaus BUCHER had the following children: