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Results as of July 2010
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I haven't as yet figured out how to edit the Y Results page so that it is easier to interpret, so here are few clues.
Member 1 is of the New England / New York Family, James Branch.
Member 2 is of the Norwich Family, Branch B.
Member 3 is of the Québec family.
Note that there are three one-step differences near the right hand end of the table between members 1 and 2. From what I have seen on another website which already has many members tested to 37 markers and a known date for the last common ancestor, 3 differences probably represent something like 400 years or a bit more since our last common ancestor. This is consistent with the genealogical records, which suggest 400 years or so, i.e., 1500's or early 1600's.
This data, combined with other evidence, erases the last doubt in my mind that the New England / New York Family descends from the Norwich Family. Future testing of more Horths may enable us to pin down more precisely how we are related, as well as the relationship between the Norwich Family branches.
The Québec family member, while also of haplogroup R1b1b2, differs by 8 one-step differences plus 1 two-step differences from the Norwich members. This suggests to me that the last common male-line ancestor may be a thousand or more years ago. The split could have been in England or on the continent. Since family names for commoners are probably less than 1000 years old, it makes it a bit hard to decide what all this impies. Clearly, we need more testing of Horths and those with similar names on the continent. I'm only an amateur at this, so if anyone is knowledgable in interpreting Y-DNA results, I would appreciate your thoughts and comments. Please email the project administrator, Tom Horth, phgtch@gmail.com.
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I haven't as yet figured out how to edit the Y Results page so that it is easier to interpret, so here are few clues.
Member 1 is of the New England / New York Family, James Branch.
Member 2 is of the Norwich Family, Branch B.
Member 3 is of the Québec family.
Note that there are three one-step differences near the right hand end of the table between members 1 and 2. From what I have seen on another website which already has many members tested to 37 markers and a known date for the last common ancestor, 3 differences probably represent something like 400 years or a bit more since our last common ancestor. This is consistent with the genealogical records, which suggest 400 years or so, i.e., 1500's or early 1600's.
This data, combined with other evidence, erases the last doubt in my mind that the New England / New York Family descends from the Norwich Family. Future testing of more Horths may enable us to pin down more precisely how we are related, as well as the relationship between the Norwich Family branches.
The Québec family member, while also of haplogroup R1b1b2, differs by 8 one-step differences plus 1 two-step differences from the Norwich members. This suggests to me that the last common male-line ancestor may be a thousand or more years ago. The split could have been in England or on the continent. Since family names for commoners are probably less than 1000 years old, it makes it a bit hard to decide what all this impies. Clearly, we need more testing of Horths and those with similar names on the continent. I'm only an amateur at this, so if anyone is knowledgable in interpreting Y-DNA results, I would appreciate your thoughts and comments. Please email the project administrator, Tom Horth, phgtch@gmail.com.