MY MORELL FTDNA Y-DNA TEST RESULTS
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MY MORELL FTDNA Y-DNA TEST RESULTS
 morellwj54
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Posted: 26 Dec 2008 10:16PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Hi Folks:
It has been about five months since I last introduced something regarding my family history. It all started years ago with my paper trail based on Family Records, World membership in Ancestry.com, and all the curious and kind people on many of the Surname Forums of Ancestry.com, Genforum, and the forums in Ireland, Scotland, England, and Germany that assisted in our mutual efforts.
Then I started my research with Surname History Associations like the House of Names and researched both Morell and Murrell since I had written proof that my ancestors held both surnames in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Both reports indicated that Morell and Murrell were of Anglo Norman descent and assisted the Normans at the Battle of Hastings & awarded Land in Kent & Norfolk Counties. I never came upon the name Morel or Morrell as being one of the derivations for my ancestors. I concluded that the name was only changed back and forth between Morell and Murrell and vice versa in Eastern and Northern Ireland for some reason or other.
Lastly I had FTDNA test my Y-DNA with 67 markers where they discovered I had two additional rare markers so I have 69 marker test done. I tested positive for the R1b1b2a1a (U106+). Based on the FTDNA Surname, Geographical, and Haplogroup Forums, it appears so far that I am of Frisian ancestry.
Frisia existed back between 1700 BC and 750 AD. Frisia included Northern Germany betweeen the Alps and the North Sea (Called German Sea back then), all of the Netherlands to the border of France, the Frisian Islands as they are today, and the South western coastline of Denmark.
The Frisians were the oldest of the six northern Germanic tribes (Frisians, Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Danes, and Lombards). Between 250-450 AD they migrated to Kent & Norfol Counties in Southeast England and made settlements there, where nearby counties were mostly Saxon by 750 AD. Histroy also indicated that the Frisians assisted the Normans at the Battle of Hastings and awarded land patents as if they were Normans. About 1568, many Frisians migrated Nort to Scotland for religious reasons & settled in areas such as Dumfriesshire.
Anyway out of the millions of DNA donors, Morells were few. They had a Murrell DNA Project but it was few and I did not match any of them. I did have quite a few using the name Morrison that matched from Scotland and Netherlands.
I had over 300 Exact 12 Y-DNA marker matches, several hundred with only one marker difference, nd obvously a lot more with 2 and e marker difference. As they did more markers, the numbers declines and zoomed on to Morrison and a few other names.
I challenge Morells, Murrells, Morels, and Morrells to participate in the World's largest DNA Database that is the most advanced in the world today. The prices are much cheaper then elsewhere considering it is the largest. I recoommend especially male members to have both their Y-DNA and mtDNA done to the most amount of markers, it cost more to upgrade in the future. Once your main Haplogroup is determined, for Example R1a or R1b, they will offer a deep R Subclade Test for about $80-$90,definitely order it and you will have the best accuracy and resolution to date. If they offer more than 67 marker test, do that as well. If you sign the release form you will have contact access to other matching donors as they will if they sign the waiver, and you can communicate better. They will only have your email address. Join one of the Geographical groups such as where your most recent ancestor came from other than the united states. Prices are usually 50% off and if FTDNA is offering a monthly promotion, you get that as well.
All the above has been one terrific journey of both my ancestry and learning a lot of history a long the way. I can see why some schools assign this type of project to HS Students. They will learn how to research as a scientist does backing up all their sources using most recent knowledge basis.
Bill Morell
It has been about five months since I last introduced something regarding my family history. It all started years ago with my paper trail based on Family Records, World membership in Ancestry.com, and all the curious and kind people on many of the Surname Forums of Ancestry.com, Genforum, and the forums in Ireland, Scotland, England, and Germany that assisted in our mutual efforts.
Then I started my research with Surname History Associations like the House of Names and researched both Morell and Murrell since I had written proof that my ancestors held both surnames in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Both reports indicated that Morell and Murrell were of Anglo Norman descent and assisted the Normans at the Battle of Hastings & awarded Land in Kent & Norfolk Counties. I never came upon the name Morel or Morrell as being one of the derivations for my ancestors. I concluded that the name was only changed back and forth between Morell and Murrell and vice versa in Eastern and Northern Ireland for some reason or other.
Lastly I had FTDNA test my Y-DNA with 67 markers where they discovered I had two additional rare markers so I have 69 marker test done. I tested positive for the R1b1b2a1a (U106+). Based on the FTDNA Surname, Geographical, and Haplogroup Forums, it appears so far that I am of Frisian ancestry.
Frisia existed back between 1700 BC and 750 AD. Frisia included Northern Germany betweeen the Alps and the North Sea (Called German Sea back then), all of the Netherlands to the border of France, the Frisian Islands as they are today, and the South western coastline of Denmark.
The Frisians were the oldest of the six northern Germanic tribes (Frisians, Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Danes, and Lombards). Between 250-450 AD they migrated to Kent & Norfol Counties in Southeast England and made settlements there, where nearby counties were mostly Saxon by 750 AD. Histroy also indicated that the Frisians assisted the Normans at the Battle of Hastings and awarded land patents as if they were Normans. About 1568, many Frisians migrated Nort to Scotland for religious reasons & settled in areas such as Dumfriesshire.
Anyway out of the millions of DNA donors, Morells were few. They had a Murrell DNA Project but it was few and I did not match any of them. I did have quite a few using the name Morrison that matched from Scotland and Netherlands.
I had over 300 Exact 12 Y-DNA marker matches, several hundred with only one marker difference, nd obvously a lot more with 2 and e marker difference. As they did more markers, the numbers declines and zoomed on to Morrison and a few other names.
I challenge Morells, Murrells, Morels, and Morrells to participate in the World's largest DNA Database that is the most advanced in the world today. The prices are much cheaper then elsewhere considering it is the largest. I recoommend especially male members to have both their Y-DNA and mtDNA done to the most amount of markers, it cost more to upgrade in the future. Once your main Haplogroup is determined, for Example R1a or R1b, they will offer a deep R Subclade Test for about $80-$90,definitely order it and you will have the best accuracy and resolution to date. If they offer more than 67 marker test, do that as well. If you sign the release form you will have contact access to other matching donors as they will if they sign the waiver, and you can communicate better. They will only have your email address. Join one of the Geographical groups such as where your most recent ancestor came from other than the united states. Prices are usually 50% off and if FTDNA is offering a monthly promotion, you get that as well.
All the above has been one terrific journey of both my ancestry and learning a lot of history a long the way. I can see why some schools assign this type of project to HS Students. They will learn how to research as a scientist does backing up all their sources using most recent knowledge basis.
Bill Morell