My name is William (Bill), Stonehouse. I have just recently viewed your post for John Stenhouse (abt. 1530 - 1586). We might have some crossing paths to research, if interested? I have completed all (Family Tree DNA [Y paternal]) tests! In our small sub-clad project, we have only 5 tested members to date… 1/Norway… 1/Spain… 1/England/Scotland… and 2 from Sweden/Scotland! By the way, the group is spread out, our research concludes Norse Expansion 800ad-1066ad. The 2 members from Sweden/Scotland are very close matches to myself, and share a common ancestor around that time frame. The Swedish-Scotland tie is their earliest ancestor. Here is an early history of my family “Mesterton” According to family history, Jakob Mesterton escaped Cromwell's power to Sweden. He was a wholesaler in Stockholm at least in 1658. He is said to have been the son of the Governor of Edinburgh, Archibald M. The genus Maistertown, Maestertown, Maestertoun, Mesterton belonged to the category of Scottish landowners in the middle of the 12th century. In the 16th and 17th centuries, several of the same names appeared in the cities of Edinburgh and Leith, including Archibald M. He was a sailor in Leith, who is mentioned as dead in 1642. The genus in Scotland seems to have long since disappeared. The descendants still live in Sweden and Finland, where everyone is descended from Professor Karl Mesterton (1715-1773), who moved from Sweden to Finland. According to the name Masterton, I got an interesting text from a Dunfermline historian: "Masterton is one of the most ancient and interesting areas of Dunfermline, dating back beyond the arrival of Saxon refugees to the town - the most prominent being Queen Margaret. She had been accustomed to the Roman Catholic Church in both Hungary and England and urged her husband to build her a chapel. The difficulty was to find an architect, or master-mason, capable of building such a church. There were dry-stone buildings in Scotland before this date; but few, if any, were constructed of stone and mortar. The little Celtic Church in which the couple was married had stone foundations but is unlikely to have been built of solid materials. In any case, they found a Saxon master-mason by the name of Aelric (Aelricus) to build their dream project - The Abbey Church of Dunfermline. Aelric possessed Ledmacduuegil (possibly meaning hill-side or slope of the sons of Dungal), and by way of thanks, he was granted more lands in the area, henceforth known as the 'estate of the master-mason' or Mastertoun. Later, Aelric's successors adopted the name of their lands as their surname, becoming known as Mastertons of that Ilk." There are several “Stenhouse” names listed on their web-page http://www.themastertons.org/index.html All this brings me to my connection! My earliest documented ancestor is “Charles Stonehouse” born about 1755 “Burton upon Trent” Staffordshire, England?? We believe a spelling change is plausible. Also, information from a WikiTree genealogist suggests that Charles Stonehouse might have been an orphan brought south to England? In any case, my DNA connection to the Mesterton/Masterton is solid! It would be great if had any input or, light shedding information? Thank You for your time! William Hyde Stonehouse
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