[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] A Question. . .KASSEBOHM

[Otto]

The area in question:
Mecklenburg/Vorpommern
The city Rostock/village KASSEBOHM

The situation:
A retired individual from Oslo, Norway (forefathers moved there) and I  
are comparing DNA haplogroups because they are similar. His group is  
R1b1b2a1a1d*, mine R1b1b2a1a1*.  He informed me his forefathers were  
Frisians that had settled in Mecklenburg. The village/dorf was named  
after a cherry tree planted by them "kassebohm".  It appears many took  
the name of the dorf as a surname. The individual's surname is  
"Kasbohm". The dorf was part of a Rittersgut (knight's estate or land  
holdings).

He has compared gene markers with others of the same surname and they  
are not related. I explained the above naming procedure to him.

He sees the necessity of a paper trail to prove out who is related to  
him (the genetic testing can then take place).

His request:
"I would indeed appreciate your comments upon the info mentioned above  
and your advice upon how to proceed if there is any hope to obtain  
more knowledge about the Kasbohms living in Mecklenburg in the years  
before 1728."

My question:
Can anyone inform me if information exists so I can reply to his  
request.
I certainly would appreciate it.
(By the way, we have similar genes but are not related)

. . .   Otto
          " The Zen moment..." wk. of January 04, 2009-
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