Strickler DNA Project

The global Strickler DNA Project aims to supplement genealogical research on Strickler families with genetic evidence in hopes of further developing the Strickler family tree.

The surname Strickler was used in Switzerland as early as the 1400s. It appears to have been adopted by families living in a particular location near Wädenswil, along a mountain path known as the Strick. Through the centuries, the surname has spread throughout the world. Stricklers from any part of the world are welcome and encouraged to participate in the Strickler DNA Project.

It is hoped that this project will tell us which family lines are related and give us a rough estimate of how many generations back they branched apart, confirming or refuting lineages with established paper trails and pointing the way for further research for other lineages. It is also hoped that eventually enough data will be collected to identify particular DNA signature variations for particular family lines, enabling us to place previously unlinked families into their respective branches of the Strickler family tree.

Some specific goals of the project include answering the following questions:

From which ancient clan father (the haplogroup patriarch from thousands of years ago) does each branch of Stricklers descend?
Do all major Strickler family lines descend from a common Strickler ancestor? If not, what DNA signatures characterize the different lines?
By comparing DNA results for people with well-documented pedigrees, can we trace any particular DNA changes (mutations) to particular Strickler ancestors and thus enable others to identify their ancestors even when they lack a definite paper trail allowing them to trace back that far?

To find out more about the Project and its progress, click on the link buttons along the top of each web page or on the words at the bottom:

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