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How DNA Testing Works
Every male has a chunk of DNA in their cells called the Y Chromosome
which is passed from Fathers to their Sons.
This allows us to track paternal lines and see who is related.
There are DNA tests that track the female line, but that's not the focus of this particular project.
What We Could Learn
There continues to be questions about the origins of families with the name Orrick, Orick, Arrick, and Arick.
There are many branches around the US - Maryland, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, etc.
As of now, we don't know how or if we are connected.
DNA testing can change all this and break through the brick wall that many of us researchers have hit.
This is very exciting for those of us who have exhausted census records and read the forums a hundred times. Without DNA research, we might never know these answers because there is limited source information, and our older family members are passing quickly.
The Test Itself
Don't worry, you can not FAIL a DNA test, and it does NOT go on your permanant record!
The test is simple - just a toothbrush-like tool you stick in your mouth and rub inside your cheek.
The sample is then stuck in a tube and sent back to the lab.
There are 3 of these to do - 3 hours apart.
You will not need hospitalization, therapy, or the number for 911.
Everything is included in the kit, even the return package.
The lab takes 6 weeks and the results are a series of numbers.
These numbers go into a database and we can see who might be related.
---- Watch me do this very scary test!
Cost
STOP! Don't let this affect your ability to join.
If you can't pay the $191 fee, I will find a way to pay for it -
either myself, or from donations from others who are interested in the results.
What About Females?
About 70% of genealogy researchers are female and they will benefit from these DNA results too.
The way for a female to participate in this study is to donate funds to help pay for the tests.
See the Funding section below.
Worries?
These DNA tests do not check for medical issues and do not expose anything personal
about you - except who you might be related to.
Your identity can remain secret if you wish.
You will not grow a 3rd leg or be listed in the newspaper as an axe murderer.
But you might get an offer to play a victim on CSI:Scotland! :)
Who are You?
My name is Roger Arrick (46) and I'm an Engineer who does genealogy as a hobby.
I live in Tyler Texas with my wife and 2 sons.
I'm a frequent poster on Orrick and Arrick forums, creator of this website,
and administrator of this DNA project.
My Arrick family connects back to the Warren TN Orricks, and the Maryland Orricks before that.
You are welcome to call or Email me.
Activity Log |
11/25/2007 - Set up this web page 11/26/2007 - Added family branches 11/29/2007 - Set up Orrick/Arrick DNA Project at FTDNA Lab 11/29/2007 - Frank volunteered for E-TN Orick branch 11/30/2007 - Ordered 37-marker test kit for me -Warren TN Orrick branch 11/30/2007 - Posted to several forums 12/5/2007 - Received first donation of funds to help pay for tests 12/5/2007 - Ordered test kit for Frank - E-TN Orick branch 12/6/2007 - Received my test kit, it's a small package, will take pictures 12/7/2007 - Charles Orrick joined - possibly connected to MD Orricks through IL 1/14/2008 - Jack from the Maryland Orricks joined 1/19/2008 - Donald from the Arkansas Aricks joined 1/19/2008 - Arthur from the Iron Co Missouri Orricks joined 1/24/2008 - BREAKTHROUGH! Frank and Roger match on the first 12 markers!! This likely means that Lewis Orrick (b 1770 in SC) and Benjamin Orick (b 1760 in NC) are brothers or 1st cousins! Lewis is progenitor of the Warren Co TN Orricks (some became Arrick) and probably the Ironton MO Orricks. Benjamin Orick is progenitor of the East TN Oricks. These results connect these 2 branches like traditional research has never been able to. Still awaiting the remaining 25 markers to know with more confidence. 1/25/2008 - Received donation from Arick family 2/7/2008 - Ken Orrick Joined 2/10/2008 - Located 2 people from the Pike Co Arkansas Orricks willing to test 2/13/2008 - John Orrick from the Maryland branch sent in his sample 2/15/2008 - 12 more markers for Frank Orick in, perfect match still!, 13 more to go. 2/19/2008 - Talked with another from Pike Co AR Orrick branch willing to test 2/20/2008 - Jim Arrick joined (N. Indiana Arrick branch) 2/25/2008 - Frank Orick final results - 36 out of 37 match with Roger Arrick. This means there is a 56% chance that the E-TN Oricks and the Mid-TN Orricks are related within 8 generations. This is a great breakthrough! 3/3/2008 - Jim from Lawrence Co Arkansas Orricks joined. 3/6/2008 - Partial results came in for Maryland Orricks (11 out of 12) Missouri Orricks and Arkansas Aricks (pefect 25 out of 25), and Charles Orrick (10 out of 12). This indicates all these branches are related but we should wait for the rest of the results for more confidence. 3/15/2008 - All 37 markers are in for the Maryland Orricks and they match 35/37 with the Warren TN Orrick/Arricks, and 34/37 with the E-TN Oricks. This proves that E-TN Orick and Warren TN Orrick/Arricks are both descended from the Maryland Orricks - probably around 12 generations or so. Fantastic news for Orrick researchers! Major update to branches section below. There are DNA matches with ROOK and ROCK familes - still investigating this. 3/17/2008 Illinois Orricks are not a match. Suspected non-paternal event confirmed. See below. 3/30/2008 Added GA Orricks branch. 4/7/2008 Member of GA/AL Orricks joined. 4/17/2008 Ken Orrick, descendant of Nancy Orrick, Warren TN, does NOT match with Orricks but does match with many Rains and Raines. This confirms family stories of a non-paternal event between Nancy and Jack Rains. 4/23/2008 Jeff Orrick, Lawrence Co. AR Orricks is NOT a match. This possibly confirms lineage from Ireland. 5/1/2008 The Ohio Arricks (William Travis Arrick) are not a match to the Maryland Orricks. They are a completely separate family group. 5/20/2008 First 12 makers are in for the AL/GA Orricks and they are a match to the Maryland Orricks, and connected Arrick/Arick families. 8/21/2008 Member of Pike Co Arkansas Orricks joined. 10/3/2008 Descendant of Wm Arrick/Hannah Benson Moon joined. 11/25/2008 Pike Co Arkansas Orricks match the Maryland Orricks! 12/6/2008 Wm Arrick/Hannah Benson Moon does not match Orricks, but who???? 7/20/2009 Orrock from AU joined study. Father's research connects back to Fife Scotland. 7/23/2009 Arick from PA Aricks joined study. Says some used 2 r's ARRICK. 7/31/2009 Orrock from MN said would join study, but I'm going to his tree first. 8/06/2009 Orrock from AU (Sydney area) joined study.
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Current Status |
* We're now on to Orrocks. I went through a bunch of Orrocks on facebook and got very good response - 3 Ken Orrocks from separate branches but probably connected back to Fife Scotland. One is part of the MN Orrocks which I've never traced, and 2 are in Australia but not connected recently. Some of their families in the past have done research and I'm now collecting that. All 3 have said they will do the test. This is going to be very interesting. * This study has proven a connection between the Maryland Orricks, Warren Co. TN Arricks/Orricks, Iron Co. MO Orricks, East TN Oricks, AL/GA Orricks, and the AR Aricks. DNA testing along with traditional research tells us that a branch of the Orricks who immigrated to Maryland around 1660 from Scotland went to the Carolinas, possibly through Virginia around 1730-1760, and from there, branched out to TN, KY, GA, AL and so on, becoming the Orricks, Oricks, Arricks, and Aricks of today. This is very exciting news. * This study has helped confirm 2 suspected non-paternal events and resolved a couple of mysteries and uncertainies for these families in the process. The first is Nancy Orrick of Warren Co TN who had children by neighbor John Rains. Nancy's son A.J. used the Orrick surname and is the ancestor of many modern-day Orricks. The second is Charles Orrick, son of Anna Ricketts whos husband T.E. Orrick was killed at the battle of Shiloh. Anna's children used the Orrick name but they have a non-Orrick, and as of yet, unidentified father. * See the Family Branch Status section below for individual lab results. * Latest test results prove the Pike Co Arkansas Orricks are descended from the Maryland Orricks. * Descendant of William Arrick and Hannah Benson Moon from Indiana were tested and they do not match Orricks of Maryland. Trying to find out who they connect to or find another person to test to make sure there is not a non-paternal event somewhere.
Funding
Don't be part of the mystery, be part of the answer!
This project is funded by participants, interested family members, and by Roger's massive pocket book :).
Each YDNA-37 test costs $191.
This test is for male Y-DNA only, but female researchers and other family members will benefit too,
so consider particpating by donating. Any amount is acceptable.
We need to keep a positive fund balance so new particpants can join quickly and easily.
Current funds balance: -$1,426.00 Email Roger to donate
Family Branch Status and Results |
We're looking for the origins of the following families.
This is just a start, so if you're an Orrick/Orick/Arrick/Arick/Orrock, Email me.
We need at least one interested male descendant from each branch - more would be great.
STATUS: Results in - John R. Orrick Jr. - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
RESULTS:
This test proves that a branch of Maryland Orricks split off and went to the Carolinas
then into KY, TN, MO, AR, etc. This split was likely through William Orrick, the oldest
son of James Orrick. William's wife was Hannah Griniffe.
STATUS: Results In - Sherman Frank Orick - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
RESULTS:
This test proves that the E-TN Orick familes are descended from the Maryland Orricks,
and that they are cousins with the Warren TN Orricks/Arricks and others.
STATUS: Results in - Charles H. Orrick IV - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
RESULTS:
Charles is not a match to Orricks of Warren TN or the Maryland Orricks.
The likely explaination is that Anna Ricketts was married to T.E. Orrick in 1860
per the Warren Co TN marriage records. T.E. was killed at Shiloh.
Later, Anna had children and gave them the Orrick name.
This is speculation, but it is important to remember how devastating the civil war was to these families.
A similar event happened to a sister of T.E. Orrick - Her children took the Orrick surname - confirmed
by this DNA study.
Now that these results are in the database, we are looking for who might be the father of Anna's children.
STATUS: Need a participant - Email Roger to join and solve this puzzle.
STATUS: Participant found - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
STATUS: Results in - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
Not a match to Orricks of Maryland. But to know who they are related to will have to await testing from others.
STATUS: Results in - James (Jim) M. Arrick - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
RESULTS:
Not a match to other Orricks of Maryland and elsewhere.
Apparently a completely different family group.
STATUS: Need a participant - Email Roger to join and solve this puzzle.
STATUS: Results in - Nick Orrick - Email Roger if you wish to participate and confirm.
RESULTS:
A match to Maryland Orricks.
STATUS: Results in - Jeff Orrick - Email Roger if you wish to participate and confirm.
RESULTS:
Not a match to Maryland Orricks.
Possible confirmation of Ireland lineage stories.
STATUS: Results in - Donald Arick - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
RESULTS:
Suspicions were correct and this family of Aricks in Arkansas is connected
to many other Orrick families and some Arricks. Exactly who, will require more traditional research.
STATUS: Need a participant - Email Roger to join and solve this puzzle.
STATUS: Need a participant - Email Roger to join and solve this puzzle.
STATUS: Results In - Arthur H. Orrick - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
RESULTS:
These Orricks are a match and are descended from the Maryland Orricks,
and related to Warren Co TN Orricks and others, likely through Lewis Orrick who
came through NC/SC then KY.
STATUS: Need a participant - Email Roger to join and solve this puzzle.
STATUS: Need a participant - Email Roger to join and solve this puzzle.
STATUS: Results In - Roger Ray Arrick - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
RESULTS:
This test proves that John Riley Orrick is really the son of John Orrick
who died from wounds at Shiloh and that his birthday is probably 1861,62.
This test also proves this batch of Warren TN Orricks are descendants of the Maryland Orricks.
STATUS: Results in - Kenneth L. Orrick - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
RESULTS:
Not a match to other Orricks of Warren Co. TN, but is a match to several Rains/Raines families.
This confirms family stories of a non-paternal event between Nancy and Jack Rains.
But WHICH Jack Rains remains in dispute.
STATUS: Participant found - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
STATUS: Participant found - Email Roger to participate and confirm.
STATUS: Need a participant - Email Roger to join and solve this puzzle.
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