Until last year, I thought that Bartlebaugh was a form of the name Puterbaugh and Buterbaugh. They lived near each other in Bedford County and moved to Indiana County about the same time. Buterbaugh and Bartlebaugh girls married into the same family. After Y-DNA testing 3 Bartlebaughs, we found that the one Bartlebaugh that had gone by the name Purtlebaugh in 1700s was from the same family and connect in the mid 1700s. That was the result we were after. Then the results showed that Bartlebaugh was not part of the Puterbaugh or Buterbaugh family line. Then we tested 2 Buterbaughs, 2 Puterbaughs and 1 Puderbaugh. I know this is a small number of people but we did get interesting results. I am puting here the letter written by one the people tested that will explain some importanting information that might change the direction of your research. In short, the Md Puterbaughs are a whole different family than the New Jersey Puterbaughs and the various spellings that they use. For many years Dan kept trying to find a connection and now we know that there is not one unless you go back maybe 10,000 years. They do have the same Haplogroup and probably came from the same general area in Europe. UpDate on Puterbaugh/Buterbaugh DNA If you have read Julia Marshall’s info on genform re Buterbaugh/Puterbaugh DNA participants, you know that there were two individuals (#1 & #2 below) who matched 35/37. Following are the five unnamed participants: #1 – A Buterbaugh who has a paper trail to Johann Peter Puterbaugh, the immigrant. #2 – A Puterbaugh who has a paper trail to George Puterbaugh, the immigrant. #3 – Me . . Dan Puterbaugh who has a paper trail to George Poterbach, b ca 1757. #4 – A Buterbaugh who has a paper trail to an ancestor, b 1810. #5 – A Puderbaugh who has a paper trail to George Poterbach, b ca 1757. #1 & #2 match 35/37, but NOT the other three. #3 & #5 match 35/37, but NOT the other three. #4 doesn’t match any of the others. Early researchers felt there were only two immigrants – Johann Peter & his brother, George – and anyone with the varied spelling of the surname descended from those two fellows. We’re told that DNA doesn’t lie; thus, the DNA results above should be proof that there were more immigrant Puterbaugh/Buterbaugh lines than just Johann Peter & George. Following is information re the ancestry of #5 and me. Records of the Knowlton, NJ, Presbyterian Church lists the baptisms of George Henrich, Joseph, JOHANNES, Andrew and Joseph. The others are listed in the “History of Monroe County, PA”. George Poterbach, b ca 1757, m Elisa/Elisabetha Barbara Teel. Their sons were: *1) George Henrich Puterbaugh, b 1777, m Effie Henry 2) Joseph Puterbaugh, b 1778, No further information **3) Johannes Puderbaugh, b 1780, m Jane Kishpaugh *1) George Henrich Puterbaugh, b 1777, m Effie Henry. Their children were: A) Andrew Puterbaugh, b 1801, m Hannah Honeywell (my ancestor) B) Joseph Puterbaugh, b 1804, m Clarra __?__ C) Elizabeth Puterbaugh, b before 1810 D) George Puterbaugh, b 1810, m Mary Case Lewis E) Samuel Puterbaugh, b 1812, m 1) Lydia Kocher m 2) Susan Kocher F) John Pewterbaugh, b 1816, m Susan Miller G) Isaac Puterbaugh, b 1822, m Elizabeth George H) Margaret Puterbaugh, b1824, m _____ Card (?) **3) Johannes Puderbaugh, b 1780, m Jane Kishpaugh. Their known sons were: A) Jacob Puderbaugh, b 1810, m 1) Sally Ann Jones m 2) Sarah Patterson (Jacob is the ancestor of #5 above) B) Isaac Puderbaugh, b 1814 – 1817, married four times I believe there are many folks in various parts of the nation whose roots started in New Jersey, those who have thought they descended from Johann Peter. Since the DNA results have disproved this, hopefully, others may be interested in being tested. Daniel Puterbaugh Elaine Bartlebaugh Schenk [email protected] and [email protected]