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Skillman DNA Project Announcement

BlackKnight61 — 2009-11-13 14:44:58Z

The Skillman DNA Project at Family Tree DNA now has six members and we are encouraging all male surnamed Skillmans to join the Project and participate in Y-DNA testing. Check out the website for details: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/skillmandnaproject

Kennett DNA Project

debbiecruwyskennett — 2009-11-06 21:14:23Z

I've set up a new DNA project for the surname Kennett. The surname is particularly prevalent in Kent and the south-east of England. My own line is from the village of Chidham in Sussex. Anyone with the surname Kennett or Kennet or any other variant spelling is invited to take part. You can read more about the project here:

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Kennett

Debbie Kennett

GODBEHERE'S DNA SAMPLE TO ANCESTRY

manuscript5 — 2009-11-06 09:41:27Z

MY HUSBAND JIM WAS BORN IN 1945.
HIS MOTHER MAXINE RAWLINS WAS STATIONED AT NAVAL AIR STATION LIVERMORE, CA AT THE TIME OF CONCEPTION. 1/1/1944-7/31/1944.

NAS LIVERMORE WAS WHERE BI-PLANES WERE BUILT AND PILOTS WERE TRAINED FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET.
SURELY SOMEONE READING THIS HAD A GRANDFATHER, FATHER, BROTHER, COUSIN, HUSBAND, UNCLE, ETC. THAT HAD A CONNECTION TO NAS LIVERMORE.
WHETHER AS AN INSTRUCTOR, TRAINEE, CLERICAL, MECHANIC, DITCH-DIGGER, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
WON'T YOU PLEASE ASK ABOUT THE WHEREABOUTS OF MALE RELATIVES DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.

JIM'S MOTHER WAS BORN IN 1921. SHE DIED WHEN JIM WAS 22.
I BELIEVE HIS FATHER WAS PROBABLY BORN IN THE DECADE BEFORE AND IS PROBABLY DECEASED BY NOW.
JIM DOESN'T WANT TO BOTHER ANYONE. HE DOESN'T WANT TO CREATE ANY EMBARRASSMENT OR PAIN. ALTHOUGH BEING A PART OF A FAMILY WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
HE WOULD MERELY LIKE TO KNOW WHERE HE IS FROM WHO HE IS HIS PLACE IN THE GREAT LINE OF HUMANITY BEFORE HE TOO IS GONE.

JIM SUBMITTED A DNA SAMPLE TO ANCESTRY. THUS FAR THE CLOSEST MATCH IS TO A GODBEHERE WHO DOES NOT CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE U.S.
THERE IS A ONE MARKER DIFFERENCE MEANING, ACCORDING TO ANCESTRY, THE MOST RECENT COMMON ANCESTOR IS SOMEWHERE WITHIN 6 GENERATIONS.

WE HAVE STARTED A 'GROUP' ON ANCESTRY DNA AND HAVE POSTED SOME PICTURES THERE. TWO OF JIM TAKEN SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND ONE OF HIS MOTHER.
WE INVITE ALL GODBEHERE'S TO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THEM AND TO JOIN THE GROUP.
AND PLEASE, WON'T YOU TALK TO YOUR RELATIVES BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE AND HELP ME FIND MY HUSBAND'S OWNER.

Re: WON'T ANY OF YOU GODBEHERE'S PLEASE CLAIM MY HUSBAND

willbehere1164 — 2009-11-05 06:35:34Z

my name is william godbehere, my father was in the navy during WWII and i believe he was based out of the bay area. i know he lived in oakland in the 70's.
you can contact me at willbehere1164@hotmail.com

Re: SMGF - Had to Pay more money to Gene TREE and then they could not find my results long time wait

ChekWriter — 2009-11-01 16:07:25Z

Finally after a very long time, they managed to find my information from SMGF.
Bottom line, SMGF were researching for some SPECIFIC DNA lines, (SPECIAL ONES) UNIQUE???, first, and then once all the others were processed, then they got back to processing my samples. I had to send it to them 3 times, before they managed to receive it into processing.

They they processed mine and then released my information, AGAIN for a PRICE to GENE TREE.

DId find a couple matches, NOT EXACT, but 2 to 4 distance on their site. But I have attempted to see where they may be a relationship, but came up empty handed.

Maybe down the road, as more get tested and results posted onto the various DNA sites, connections will be had.

Re: Can I find out my subpopulation with a new DNA project?

debbiecruwyskennett — 2009-10-28 20:43:42Z

Sorry I forgot to add the link to the ISOGG comparison chart. It can be found here:

http://www.isogg.org/ydnachart.htm

Debbie Kennett

Re: Can I find out my subpopulation with a new DNA project?

debbiecruwyskennett — 2009-10-28 20:41:43Z

Harold

You can only find out your subclade (your subgroup) by ordering a deep clade test to see which SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) you have in your DNA. Unfortunately Ancestry don't do any SNP testing, and their haplogroups are all predicted. The following comparison chart on the ISOGG (International Society of Genetic Genealogy) website gives you an idea of the services offered by the various testing companies. You would however have to retest as none of the companies to my knowledge will do SNP testing in isolation and only offer it as an add-on service to existing customers. The current Y-DNA R1b tree can be found here and as you will see there are many subclades with new ones being discovered all the time:

http://www.isogg.org/tree/ISOGG_HapgrpR09.html

There are four different Smith DNA projects which you might find of interest:

http://www.smithfamilies.net/index.html

Debbie Kennett

Can I find out my subpopulation with a new DNA project?

rakovsky — 2009-10-28 13:28:00Z

Hello! My Ancestry.com DNA test said that I'm Rb1, meaning people who settled in France, Spain, and the British Isles.
The test says that it isn't able to tell what my subpopulation is. The upper right corner says it can upgrade my matching for $50. Does that mean upgrading can tell me more about my subpopulation?

The test found a few people related to me within 15 generations, going back 375 years. Last names are passed down on the male side. How can the men all be related to the same great grandfather in 1600 AD and they all have different names?

Ancestry says my DNA results can be sent to other organizations' databases that also do DNA to mtach with people in those groups. Do you know if other organizations can test for subpopulations, and what other organizations I can send my results to?

Thanks!

Harold Smith
Pennsylvania

Re: New mtDNA project/group: mtDNA Haplogroup A - The Architects

cordero7 — 2009-10-24 17:32:11Z

If you'd like to join the group, you can do so from this page: http://groups.ancestry.com/site/79420294/public/

New mtDNA project/group: mtDNA Haplogroup A - The Architects

cordero7 — 2009-10-24 17:27:33Z

This group is for anyone who has been given an mtDNA haplogroup A designation. (Regardless of surname or location)

According to Ancestry.com; Your maternal ancient ancestors migrated into Asia around 50,000 years ago and crossed the Bering Straight Land Bridge into the new world, so they're found in notable rates among today's populations of Native Americans in Canada, the western US and central Mexico. Remains of a young Incan girl found in the Andes Mountains in Peru indicate that she was an Architect. So it's likely you have an ancestral connection to the Incan Empire.

If you would like to visit the group's website prior to joining. Please click here:

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/79420294/

New mtDNA project/group: mtDNA Haplogroup N - The Global Explorers

cordero7 — 2009-10-24 17:23:01Z

This group is for anyone who has been given an mtDNA haplogroup N designation. (Regardless of surname or location).

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/79428734/public/

mtDNA Haplogroup U4 Project

debbiecruwyskennett — 2009-10-21 14:45:30Z

The haplogroup U4 project now has a new team of people in charge. We have revamped the project website, and have been actively recruiting new members. U4 (Ulrike) is only found at very low frequencies in most countries. Nevertheless we now have 278 project members from around the world. Many of our project members have taken the full-genomic sequence test and we have been able to use their results to refine the subclades with great accuracy (eg, U4a1a or U4b1b). We look forward to welcoming more U4s to our project. You can find the project website here:

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/U4mtDNA

Debbie Kennett
Co-Administrator
mtDNA Haplogroup U4 Project

Re: New mtDNA project/group: mtDNA Haplogroup U - The Travelers

Granna67 — 2009-10-21 01:36:03Z

I don't think I will ever get use to it. None of it makes any sense and when you try to compare DNA, you can't navigate to compare. It is nothing like any myfamily sites I have been on.

Re: New mtDNA project/group: mtDNA Haplogroup U - The Travelers

Granna67 — 2009-10-20 12:28:54Z

I am familiar with myfamily.com but maybe it is just my computer.

Re: New mtDNA project/group: mtDNA Haplogroup U - The Travelers

cordero7 — 2009-10-20 06:30:22Z

All ancestry.com groups are built using the myfamily.com platform. It takes a little getting used to at first if you're not familiar with myfamily.com but after playing around with it for a while you'll get used to it.

Re: New mtDNA project/group: mtDNA Haplogroup U - The Travelers

Granna67 — 2009-10-20 01:32:44Z

The site needs some work. You aren't able to navigate it very well.

New mtDNA project/group: mtDNA Haplogroup D - The Bridge Travelers

cordero7 — 2009-10-18 23:42:58Z

This group is for anyone who has been given an mtDNA haplogroup D designation. (Regardless of surname or location).

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/79676731/public/

According to Ancestry.com; Your maternal ancient ancestors originated in east Asia roughly 50,000 years ago. Bridge Travelers are often found in indigenous Siberian populations, specifically the Yupik and the Chukchi. Today's Yupik generally live in Alaska and the far eastern regions of Russia, in ways similar to their ancestors- -and possibly yours. Salmon is a staple of the Yupik diet, as is seal. The Yupik communal house, called the qasgiq, serves as a ceremonial center for singing, dancing, teaching and shamanistic work.

New mtDNA project/group: mtDNA Haplogroup R - The Progenitors

cordero7 — 2009-10-18 20:41:16Z

This group is for anyone who has been given an mtDNA haplogroup R designation. (Regardless of surname or location).

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/79427148/public/

According to Ancestry.com, Your maternal ancient ancestors originated in the Near East about 60,000 years ago and spread throughout southern Eurasia. Your ancient ancestors later migrated into Europe and are associated with the Cro-Magnons, a group of humans who lived between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago. Based on archaeological excavations, particularly in France, it's believed that the Cro-Magons wove clothes, built huts and painted.

Re: Nichols Surname Y-DNA Project update

barbara15 — 2009-07-29 04:21:54Z

Brian,

I noticed that you were also a Welty administrator. Are you a Nichols from Western Pa?

My husband's Nichols have been in Westmoreland County about 200 years or more. We have no idea where they originally came from. I know there were Weltys in Westmoreland County PA too. I have corresponded with a Rebecca Welty Kaminsky about a common ancestor Philip Freeman, also of Westmoreland Co.

I noticed this post was several years old. Have you had new discoveries re the Nichols family?

I would like to encourage someone in my husband's Nichols line to get tested. It's not a close relative, as Nichols was his grandmother's maiden name. If I had some more recent information I could give him, I think it would help.

Thanks,
Barbara McDonald

Re: Why the Y?

dorisw — 2009-08-28 11:29:58Z

Sorry I misunderstood your question. The X is much more difficult to trace because it zigzags back through the generations. It has become available for testing through companies that do autosomal testing. The Y and mtDNA were the only tests that had real application in genealogy until fairly recently. Autosomal testing for this purpose is still in its infancy and test results are still difficult to analyze. Much more autosomal testing and scientific analysis is necessary before definitive answers are available. I suggest you post your questions at the Yahoo DNA-forum.

Doris

Re: Why the Y?

dorisw — 2009-08-27 12:25:57Z

Hi. I'm sorry to have to tell you that females do not have the Y-Chromosome and therefore do not have Y-DNA, which is what is used to trace one's paternal ancestry. We have only mitochondria, mtDNA, which traces the maternal line. Obviously, this cannot trace the surname because it changes in every generation. MtDNA tends to be very slow to mutate, compared to Y-DNA, and this makes it difficult to use in genetic genealogy. What we look for are matches, more precisely, matching mutations, to determine relatedness. Your basic mtDNA (HVR1) could match that of many people, so it is not useful for genealogy. However, there is an exception. If you do the advanced mtDNA tests, at least HVR2 if not the Full Genetic Sequence, you are more likely to find meaningful matches. MtDNA is best used in anthropological and population studies for finding one's deep roots and learning about human expansion out of Africa.

Bottom line, the lack of attention to mtDNA in genealogy is not because of lack of interest but is scientifically based.

Doris

Re: Nichols Surname Y-DNA Project update

lilredgma — 2009-08-01 00:03:05Z

Here is the Nichols DNA results page:

http://www.brian-hamman.com/ResultsForNicholsSurnameProject....

Re: Whitcher Whittier DNA group has been started

RickCarr369 — 2009-08-20 19:59:42Z

Hi Angela, I am also descended from Thomas Whicher via his son George (born 1820 in Thruxton and brother of Maria. From what I can establish regarding John Whicher's parents they were most likely John Whitcher (b. 14th Jan 1723) and Sarah Wood, from West Tytherley and East Tytherly respectively. John's father may have been yet another John (b. 1694) from Barton Stacey. I hope this helps you somewhat

Rick

Re: Whitcher Whittier DNA group has been started

svickery45 — 2009-10-09 16:05:29Z

Sorry for not replying sooner, but I just did not see your message until today. I would love to find a connection between your group and mine. The original person here in the United States was a Thomas Whittier. The spelling of his family name in England had some variations - Whytear, Whitteer, etc. He was from Landford, Wiltshire, and goes back to a Henry Whytear in Landford. I think I have seen that there are a number of Whicher and Whitcher families in the Hampshire and Wiltshire areas, but have not yet been able to find any connection. Apparently Thomas was the only member of his family to come to the Massachusetts Bay Colony (only one with that name, that is - he came with a Rolfe who was apparently a relative.) Since the first Henry (b. abt. 1525) had 6 children, of whom 4 were males, and two of them lived for a number of years - John, b. abt 1571, died in 1593, and William, b. abt. 1575, and died in 1646 - it seems most probable that there were descendants. But who? I have a Whittier DNA group on Ancestry.com's DNA site, and have a hope that someone with the Whittier/Whitcher name in England will join!

Sarah Whitcher Vickery svickery@knology.net

Re: Whitcher Whittier DNA group has been started

svickery45 — 2009-10-03 18:05:57Z

Don't know why I did not see your message here before today, or I certainly would have answered this much sooner! I have not really figured out the DNA results as yet. I have been surprised to see that the people who are turning up as related have a wide variety of surnames, which is certainly interesting- and none of them are variations on Whittier! However, presuming that my own line is accurate (based on my brother's DNA results), and if True Putney Whittier was not adopted, I would think that your results would be a relatively close match to my brother's. If I have you on my tree correctly, you are an 8th cousin of mine. My brother had the Y46 test done through Ancestry.com's DNA site. Feel free to email me directly at svickery@knology.net if you would like - and if you want to do the DNA and join the group, that would be great.

Re: My full sequence mtDNA Haplogroup B2 results

Eternidad1953 — 2009-10-01 13:20:03Z

I am also haplogroup B, confirmed by genebase and my mother died from diabetic complications, together with her age (she was 82 years old)
I don't know if I have diabetics but I'm going to visit the doctor very soon

Why the Y?

harefoot — 2009-08-26 20:33:11Z

I'm baffled (temporarily) about why so many DNA "projects" are focussing only on male members of a family. Are we females simply supposed to assume that we simply fit into the leftover chinks? That it is only male heritage that counts? It is difficult enough, as it is, to trace our Female ancestors, given the customary obliteration of their surname on marriage (in anglo families); now I see that many DNA projects claiming to uncover the relatedness of different people with the same surname only wish to connect the male dots. Strikes me that this is another area of life in which sexism is rearing its less than attractive head.

Re: Why the Y?

harefoot — 2009-08-27 13:02:05Z

Thatnk you for your reply positing an explanation. Yes, I am well aware that typically men have an X and Y and that typically women have two Xs (although there are more variations on this very simple schema). My real question is I suspect more about culture than science (which after all only follows culture in its concerns). The Y is only useful because of cultural behaviour - the custom of maintaining the male surname rather than a female one; that is that it has been historically in most cultures the male "line" which has been seen (and clearly remains thus) as the pre-eminent line.
And I am aware that we all - men and women - have mitochrondrial DNA; but that is not the X chromosome per se. So I suppose my question should be: Why Not the X? Again the answer would lie more in the cultural realm rather than in the realm of science. Or are you saying that our X chromosomes are indicative of nothing in particular, only some very general deep background stuff. Or is it that it is much much more complicated trying to trace the X chromosome heritage? As indeed it is culturally. And as I have already said, science is deeply embedded in culture, not outside it, so it should hardly surprise one that the concentration in effort has been to follow the Y rather than the X.
Culturally, we tend to be more content with finding out who our forefathers were, than we do our foremothers. And that is itself due to historical attitudes and behaviours, which unfortunately have not entirely died out.

Searle and variants yDNA Project

gensfj — 2009-08-23 14:59:58Z

I welcome all Searl, Searle, Serl, Searles, Sarles, Sirls Surles or variant to join the Searle yDNA Project.

We have members from FTDNA, Ancestry and DNA Heritage.

Our common webapge is at
http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/searle

We also have a Searle DNA Group at Ancestry.com for sharing of information, photos, discussions etc...

regards
Frances James
Searle Project Admin

DNA project for Lahey and all Lahey name variations

walter_van — 2009-07-31 17:17:13Z

A DNA project has been started through Familytree DNA and Worldnet. Any male descendant of the Lahey line or any variations of spelling are wanted to participate. This may be the way to solve the Lahey brick walls! Information is available at: http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/leahy/ or reply to this post.

Thank you for considering this.

Walter

Re: Whitcher Whittier DNA group has been started

angelasmith257 — 2009-08-21 07:49:50Z

Hi Rick

Thank you very much for the info on the predecessors of Thomas Whicher.Yes it helps very much, i will use it to update my tree and for further research.

Regards
Angela

Tillman DNA

rwseven80 — 2009-09-26 21:01:55Z

I haven't ordered my maternal DNA test yet, but as soon as I do my results will be available online as I am starting a Tillman DNA Group.

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/tillmandna/

Womack DNA

rwseven80 — 2009-09-26 20:44:00Z

I recently ordered a paternal DNA test on my father's side which includes Womack ancestry. I should be receiving the results in the coming weeks, and was hoping that there were other family members out there who'd be interested in combining results. Please contact me if you are interested in my results.

Zellman DNA

rwseven80 — 2009-09-26 20:10:45Z

I recently ordered a paternal DNA test on my father's side which includes Zellman ancestry. I should be receiving the results in the coming weeks, and was hoping that there were other family members out there who'd be interested in combining results. Please contact me if you are interested in my results and or joining the Zellman DNA Group.

http://myfamily.com/group/zellmandna

Wingate DNA

rwseven80 — 2009-09-26 20:06:16Z

I recently ordered a paternal DNA test on my father's side the Wingates. I should be receiving the results in the coming weeks, and was hoping that there were other Wingate family members out there who'd be interested in combining results. Please contact me if you are interested in my results and or joining the Wingate DNA Group.

http://myfamily.com/group/wingatedna

Re: Bartley Wynn

panela1952 — 2009-09-29 10:21:00Z

Gatsy Ann Elkins is also my GGgrandmother.Her daughter,Amanda Francis was my G grandmother.Amanda married David Pembelton Bass.Their daughter Effie Maderia,married Roy Hugh Wilder.They had 2 daughters,Joyce who married JC Riggs in Thomasville,Ga.,and Valda De Leon(my Mother) who married James Wendell Simmons,2nd husband William H. Mattison.

Herring DNA Project

ron3241 — 2009-09-24 16:47:44Z

Anyone with a Herring surname (any spelling) feel free to check out this project at: http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/herring/

Cary Surname

KevinECary — 2009-09-29 13:26:14Z

Without endorsing this nonprofit organization, I would urge all direct-line Cary descendents to check-out the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation at their Web site www.smgf.org

Their testing is 100% free and confidential. Males may participate in the Y-DNA testing which traces paternal lines. Females may participate in the mtDNA test which traces deep ancestral female lines. Read the FAQs to get an overview of the project, objectives, and policies. Along with your DNA sample (which is done via a supplied vial of mouthwash), you submit a four generation pedigree (GEDCOM on a disk or simply printed). Ancestors born before 1900 do not need to be included on the 3rd and 4th generation.

Individuals tested through commercial companies may compare their results on their database. However, all companies use slightly different markers.

Let's add to the number of Cary's contributing their DNA and connect ourselves!

Test available for father of siblings - sisters

darryldj175 — 2009-07-26 22:22:36Z

Greetings!

We have a large family of children from 1862-1890.
The oldest sister could be of a different father,
than a younger sister.
Only the younger sister says this - per family stories.
Is there a test of the female line that will give
results if the original sisters are of same father?
Is it maybe possible to have distant female cousins tested
if they are on the female line of the original sisters.

There is no question who there mother is.
Look forward to input on this question.
I am lead to believe, the DNA tests with ancestry.com
are stronger/better on the male line.
Is there a good one for the females in this case.

Info and suggestions welcome.

Thankyou

Ghita

Donaldson DNA Project

KirstenSaxe — 2009-09-29 18:27:15Z

That's right. The Clan Donald DNA project, which was originated by Mark MacDonald about nine years ago, now has over 800 members, and results for 797 of them have already been posted on the project results tables. Only a minority of the 800+ members are Donaldsons, and there is no one surname that predominates in the project. Currently, 21 Donaldson men and 1 Donelson man have results posted.

Over a third of the Donaldson and Donelson members of the project are part of the genetic grouping known as the Northwest Irish cluster, and these men all have matches with other men in that group.

One Donaldson has results that link him to the clan chiefs of the MacDonald clan.

Two Donaldson men have results that place them in the same genetic grouping (haplogroup) as the MacDonald clan chieftains, but which indicate that their common ancestor lived long before the clan was formed and surnames were adopted. These men do not have close male line relatives within the project at this time.

Two Donaldson men are in the genetic grouping known as Haplogroup I-M307. This is a haplogroup with a long history in Europe. One of those men has possible relatives in the project, and one does not.

Two Donaldson men are in a group called the R1b Light Brown group, which includes a subset of men in the R-U106 haplogroup, which is most common in northern Europe. These two men match each other closely.

The remaining Donaldson men in the project are currently assigned to a catch-all group designated the R1b Yellow group. Two of these men have interesting matches with other project members who may be related to them. The remaining four do not have close matches within the project at this time.

I encourage all Donaldson researchers who can find a Donaldson male from their line to join this project to do so. The chances of finding significant matches when results are posted are good, and more and more people are finding relatives within the project as more men are tested. Even when close matches are not found immediately, having results is helpful for eliminating some lines as potential relatives, and sometimes near-matches are found only in specific locations, giving valuable geographical pointers to the family's genealogists. Researchers will generally learn something about the deep (ancient) ancestry of their lines when results are returned, and most people find that information very interesting.

In some cases, individuals will not find matches in their own surname project, but may discover a relationship with a line of another surname. Sometimes these relationships stem from common ancestry before the adoption of surnames, and sometimes they are the result of a change in the surname used by one of the lines. DNA information can be very useful in these situations.

To find out more about this project, you can visit its website:

http://dna-project.clan-donald-usa.org/DNAmain.htm

Re: mtDNA Probabilities

BrandiMcDonnell — 2009-08-26 17:06:03Z

Very small. But I did read about a case where there was a confirmed case of a child being born with the father's mtDNA. I'm sorry I can't source it for you - I believe that the case was in the middle east.

Re: Sirmans DNA Surname Project

sherry007_1 — 2009-08-12 23:14:56Z

My Grandmother (paternal) was Jimmie Lou Sirmans. She was the daughter of Bryant and Lou Annie Hightower Sirmans. I believe they are buried in Cat Creek Cemetary in Georgia. She was married to Marion Floyd Hammons. My father is Charles Floyd Hammons. We live in Alpharetta, GA. Please email me at sherry007@comcast.net or call 770-751-0549. Thanks

Re: New mtDNA haplogroup B project/group - The Journeyers

vickie1987 — 2009-10-06 17:56:03Z

I would like to join this project. How do I do join? My email:vickie45@q.com.

Re: My full sequence mtDNA Haplogroup B2 results

cordero7 — 2009-10-04 17:04:57Z

Ernie,

If you haven't already done so, I would also recommend joining the Haplogroup B mtDNA group at ancestry.com that I created. We are already 51 members strong and still growing.

There's a lot of members there that would be interested in helping out with your research.

In order to join, just click on this link and then click on "request membership"

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/76717419/public/

Thanks,
--Ramon Cordero

Re: New mtDNA haplogroup B project/group - The Journeyers

cordero7 — 2009-10-07 03:26:49Z

Vickie,

In order to join, just click on this link and then click on "request membership"

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/76717419/public/

Thanks,
--Ramon Cordero

New mtDNA project/group: mtDNA Haplogroup L - The Predecessors

cordero7 — 2009-10-18 20:37:56Z

This group is already 179 members strong and is for anyone who has been given an mtDNA haplogroup L designation. (Regardless of surname or location).

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/79400874/public/

According to Ancestry.com, Your maternal ancient ancestors emerged over 150,000 years ago, in west Africa, although there's evidence that the Predecessors migrated to essentially all points on the African continent. Predecessors can be found in present-day Cameroon, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Guinea, Morocco, the Canary Islands, Chad, Niger, Sudan, Angola, Mali and many other African countries as well as the Arabian Peninsula.

New mtDNA project/group: mtDNA Haplogroup U - The Travelers

cordero7 — 2009-10-18 20:35:08Z

This group is already 441 members strong and is for anyone who has been given an mtDNA haplogroup U designation. (Regardless of surname or location)

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/79247939/public/

According to Ancestry.com; Travelers emerged around 60,000 years ago and migrated far and wide, through western Europe, Mongolia, India and north and northwest Africa. Notable numbers of Travelers are still found in areas ranging from the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to Sri Lanka, an island off of the southeastern Indian coast. Uttar Pradesh plays a role in ancient history as center for Hindu study and culture. Your maternal ancient ancestors may have been familiar with kathak, a classical dance style closely tied to the region's mythology.

New mtDNA haplogroup B project/group - The Journeyers

cordero7 — 2009-09-19 02:40:08Z

This group is for anyone who has been given an mtDNA haplogroup B designation. (Regardless of surname or location)

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/76717419/public/

The Journeyers -- B: The Journeyers, haplogroup B, emerged around 50,000 years ago during an initial migration from Africa into Asia. The Journeyers most likely mapped this migration directly through Central Asia. About 12,000 years ago some of the Journeyers migrated into the Americas across the Bering Straight land bridge. Because of this migration, the Journeyers have been associated with Native American populations at rates of about 24%.

Re: New E1b1b haplogroup project/group

cordero7 — 2009-09-05 16:40:36Z

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/74372455/public/

Here's the link to request to join.

New E1b1b haplogroup project/group

cordero7 — 2009-09-05 16:33:46Z

This group is for anyone who has been given an E1b1b haplogroup designation. (Regardless of surname or location)

http://groups.ancestry.com/site/74372455/

The E1b1b haplogroup, The Early Farmers, originated in east Africa. Descendants of populations of the Early Farmers can still be found there as well as in Senegal in the west and in Bantu-speaking populations in South Africa and Kenya. Many of the Early Farmers migrated from eastern Africa 25,000 years ago, finally settling in northern Africa, the Near East, and in Europe (particularly around the Mediterranean).This group makes up subgroup E1b1b1.

A subgroup of the Early Farmers, E1b1b1a probably moved north from east Africa about 16,000 years ago and settled along the Mediterranean coast, in parts of the Middle East, Europe and northwestern Africa. The Early Farmers migrated still further, and their descendants can be found in about 10% of men in the Ukraine, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. It is likely that a population of Early Farmers in the northern parts of Africa sailed across the Mediterranean and settled in Iberia (parts of modern day Spain and Portugal), Italy and Greece. Today's populations reflect that movement, allowing 15 to 30% of Greeks, Bulgarians and Albanians to claim the Early Farmers as their ancient ancestors.