This website was developed to promote the single-name genealogical study of the Götzmann (Goetzman / Goetzmann / Gaetzman) lineages surnames. We’re attempting to contact all the Goetzman families that we can find and invite them to contribute information about their Goetzman ancestors. We also hope that Goetzman families who are currently unknown to us will find their way to this website and eagerly contribute information about their own Goetzman ancestors. If the name Goetzman appears anywhere in your family tree, even if it’s someone who married into your family, we urge you to contact us. In genealogy, we often find that one seemingly insignificant clue can lead to huge breakthroughs, so the more information we get, the more successful this study will be.
It is now possible to trace your female (maternal) heritage through comparison of your DNA to others who have – or will in the future – test.
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I am female and another potential relative is male.
How can we make a DNA connection?
There are two ways to answer this genealogical question:
1) Ideally a match would best be done by testing a known male member of
your biological family, (brother, father, paternal uncle or male first
cousin), against the possible male relative. This test would show whether
there is a common male ancestor. This is the Y chromosome test (yDNA).
2) The other method, (not as straight forward), utilizes the mother who
passes her mtDNA to both male and female offspring and this can be checked
using mtDNA or mitochondrial DNA. A match between the mtDNA of a male
potential relative and your mtDNA would mean you have a common female
ancestor. A male’s mtDNA comes only from his mother and is NOT passed on to
his offspring – while every female DOES pass that same mtDNA down to each
succeeding generation. This is our Maternal Match (mtDNA).
Welcome
Thank you for visiting the Goetzman / Götzmann Surname Research website!
Our mission is to seek historical knowledge of our surname and potential ancestral relationship between families with the same or similar surnames by using advanced modern DNA technology!
