About us
The ARTERBURN Family in America was previously researched and the branches and several generations
of descendants identified and first published in The Arterburn Cousins (1977). Our primary goal in DNA
testing has been to determine our Y-Haplogroup (Y-SNP), which would confirm the human population of
our ancient ancestral roots and therewith disclose the Old World origin prior to the arrival in America of our
earliest patrilineal ancestor, which had not been discovered by the authors of The Arterburn Cousins.
Our primary goal was effectively achieved through BIG Y – 500 SNP testing in 2018 (members may log-in
to see our Y-DNA Results Overview and SNPs pages at DNA Results, on side bar) that yielded our terminal
Y-SNP and Y-Haplogroup, R-Y46, a subclade of R-Y47 and R-Z94, which identified our genetically
most recent common ancestor (MRCA). The Y-Haplogroups of other ARTERBURN patrilineal male
descendants who have also been tested, as displayed on our Y-DNA Results Overview chart, are variously
represented as R-Y46, R-Y47, or R-Z94 because of different Y-SNP test protocols in effect when each were
originally tested. All are confirmed Y-SNPs in our lineage on our branch of the Y-Haplogroup Tree, and
all of our descendants also exhibit the ARTERBURN genetic profile, our Y-Haplotype, represented by
matching Y-STR (DYS#) test results as displayed in the first ({1}) section of our chart.
An upgrade to the BIG Y – 700 * was required to confirm new subclades that will make possible discovery
of more recent ancestors on our branch of the Y-Haplogroup Tree. This upgrade is in progress thanks to
the generous support of contributors to our General Fund. ** As a result, our Y-Haplogroup has been
advanced to a new subclade represented by Y-SNP, R-Y931, which now identifies our current most recent
common ancestor (MRCA). See The R-Y931 Story, below. *** The BIG Y – 700 test is a legacy gift
to ARTERBURN descendants yet unborn who may desire to know their deepest ancestral roots even as our
branch of the Y-Haplogroup Tree continues to grow, and our Y-Haplogroup (MRCA) continues to advance.
A descendant of Jemima (Arterburn) Collins has reported Ancestry DNA test results that indicates an
ancestral geographical link to the region identified as the Gulf of Khambhat, on the West Coast of
India, which borders the Indian state of Gujarat. European commercial interests, including the English
East India Company, were established on India’s West Coast early in the 17th century. This geographical
link derived from global DNA testing may ultimately correlate with our Y-SNP test results to more clearly
reveal our in-country ancestral home of origin as more of our Indian ancestors (MRCA) are identified on our
branch of the Y-Haplogroup Tree. We may reasonably surmise that the father (b. ca. 1660 or earlier) of John
Williams (b. ca. 1685 in America) was likely our ancestor who emigrated, whatever his circumstances,
during this period of English traders going to and from India. Watch this space for future developments.
The genetic evidence of our Old World patrilineal origin in India, with confirmed Y-SNPs, R-Y47, R-Y46,
and R-Y931 that represent more recent subclades in the older R1a1* Y-Haplogroup, is consistent with the
historical evidence as documented in 18th and 19th-century public records of Maryland, Virginia, and
PLEASE DIRECT INQUIRIES TO: Charles Arterburn, Administrator (email address, on sidebar).
* Family Tree DNA (FTDNA): BIG Y – 700
** We gratefully acknowledge and thank contributors (alphabetically) to our General Fund.
New contributors will be recognized unless anonymity is requested:
Charles R. Arterburn, William N. Arterburn, Catherine A. Felten, Linda L. Hope,
and Sherry C. Young.
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See Also:
Family Tree DNA (FTDNA): Forums
International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG): Y-Chromosome DNA
International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG): Y-DNA Haplogroup Tree 2019-2020 (line #648, R-Y46)
https://isogg.org/tree/ (Last Updated: 11 July 2020 ; Y-DNA Haplogroup R and Subclades: 1 August 2020)
International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG): Autosomal DNA (atDNA)
International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG): Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
Find a Grave: Peter Arterburn (1711-1803)
The Indian Origin of Paternal Haplogroup R1a1*
Sharma, S., Rai, E., Sharma, P. et al. Journal of Human Genetics 54(1): 47-55 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.1038/jhg.2008.2