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8172—haplogroup T*. Earliest (known) female ancestor was Candace ("Dicy"), wife of Jesse Hall of Lunenburg Co., VA.
14940—haplogroup T2. Earliest (known) female ancestor was Elizabeth Fields, born ca. 1823? in NC, who married William Barnett, born circa 1816-18 in Burke ? (later Yancey) Co., NC. One daughter (Nancy) married John Hammons Duty and resided in Buchanan Co., VA. The mitochondrial haplogroup T is best characterized as a European lineage. With an origin in the Near East greater than 45,000 years ago, the major sub-lineages of haplogroup T entered Europe around the time of the Neolithic 10,000 years ago. Once in Europe, these sub-lineages underwent a dramatic expansion associated with the arrival of agriculture in Europe. Haplogroup T2 is one of the older sub-lineages and may have been present in Europe as early as the Late Upper Paleolithic.
41672—haplogroup X. Earliest (known) female ancestor was Mary T. Bynum, b. Dec. 18, 1845, Eastover, SC, died in 1923; married Charles McQueen Davis. The mitochondrial haplogroup X is derived from the N super-haplogroup, which dates to approximately 65,000 years ago. The origin of haplogroup X dates to approximately 30,000 years, and is found distributed throughout the world. Originally found in Europe and thought to be only distributed regionally, the finding of haplogroup X in the Americas startled the human population genetics community. Recently, it has been discovered that there are two major sub-lineages within haplogroup X, and that the geographic distribution and relative ages of these two sub-lineages accord with previous ideas concerning the peopling of the world. Future work on this interesting haplogroup will better document the particulars of the emergence of its distribution and shed more light on regional historical contact and migration.
44289—haplogroup T2. Earliest (known) female ancestry is from NC. Margaret Houston (no dates) married ______ Amos, and had Hannah Houston Amos, who had daughter named Jane Howard Amos (no dates) who married ______Stevens, and had Hannah Stevens (1834-1868) who married James Alfred Caldwell.
27239—haplogroup U5. Earliest (known) female ancestry is from Patrick Co., VA. Charlotte Bowman, b. 1810, m. James Harris. The mitochondrial super-haplogroup U encompasses haplogroups U1-U7 and haplogroup K. Haplogroup U, with its own multiple lineages nested within, is the oldest European-specific haplogroup, and its origin dates to approximately 50,000 years ago. Most likely arising in the Near East, and spreading into Europe in a very early expansion, the presence of haplogroup U5 in Europe pre-dates the expansion of agriculture in Europe. Interestingly, individuals with haplogroup U5 may have been come in contact with Neanderthals living in Europe at the time.
50009—haplogroup K. Earliest (known) female ancestor is Mary (Bailey) Cox, daughter of Edmund Bailey and mother of Ollie (Cox) Mullins). The test results have cast doubt on an old family story that is over 200 years old, and handed down by one branch of the Bailey family of Yancey Co., NC indicating the wife of Edmund Bailey (Ollie’s maternal great-grandfather) was Native American). The haplogroup K ancestry is thought to have broken from haplogroup U about 15,000 years ago in the north-eastern foothills of the Southern Alps (in what is now Italy). Roughly 10% of central and northern Europeans go back to haplogroup K.
57840—haplogroup HV. Earliest (known) female ancestor is Jemima (family tradition says she was a Bowman, dau. of Peter Bowman), born circa 1811-15, wife of Jesse Bartley of Russell, Wise and Dickenson Co.s VA. Mitochondrial haplogroup HV is a primarily European haplogroup that underwent an expansion beginning approximately 20,000 years ago. It is more prevalent in Western Europe than in Eastern Europe, and descendant lineages of the original haplogroup HV appear in the Near East as a result of more recent migration. One of the dominant mitochondrial haplogroups in Europe, haplogroup HV pre-dates the occurrence of farming in Europe. The following information is of particular interest to those whose Y-DNA is in the R1 or R1b haplogroup and whose mtDNA is showing up as H, V, or HV: "The mates for R1b, about the time of the Last Glacial Maximum, were mtDNA haplogroups H and V. (Haplogroup V was born in the Basque area of the Pyrenees shortly after the Last Glacial Maximum. Source: Oppenheimer, Stephen. The Real Eve, p 251.)"
Future work on discovery of additional subclades will better resolve the miratory paths and geographical locations in time of this super-haplogroup.
59712—haplogroup H. Earliest (known) female ancestor is believed to be Aggie Owl (or) Howell, born circa 1735-8 (probably in Albemarle Co., VA) the wife of Moses Damron (1735) who settled late in life in Russell Co., VA. Mitochondrial haplogroup H is a predominantly European haplogroup that participated in a population expansion beginning approximately 20,000 years ago. Today, about 30% of all mitochondrial lineages in Europe are classified as haplogroup H. It is rather uniformly distributed throughout Europe suggesting a major role in the peopling of Europe, and descendant lineages of the original haplogroup H appear in the Near East as a result of migration. Future work will better resolve the distribution and historical characteristics of this haplogroup.
60693—awaiting test results
62177—awaiting test results
63763—awaiting test results
June 15, 2006--results are back for Kit # 62177, showing her maternal ancestry to be a subclade of the U haplogroup--U5a1a--see the following discription:
mtDNA Haplogroup U5a1a
The mitochondrial super-haplogroup U encompasses haplogroups U1-U7 and haplogroup K. Haplogroup U5, with its own multiple lineages nested within, is the oldest European-specific haplogroup, and its origin dates to approximately 50,000 years ago. Most likely arising in the Near East, and spreading into Europe in a very early expansion, the presence of haplogroup U5 in Europe pre-dates the expansion of agriculture in Europe. Haplogroup U5a1a—a lineage within haplogroup U5—arose in Europe less than 20,000 years ago, and is mainly found in northwest and north-central Europe. The modern distribution of haplogroup U5a1a suggests that individuals bearing this haplogroup were part of the populations that had tracked the retreat of ice sheets from Europe. 62177's oldest (known) female ancestor is Ann, born circa 1805, married to John Tinsley, and resident of Smyth Co., VA. John and Ann were the parents of at least one daughter named Abigail (born Dec. 15th, 1827 in Smyth Co., VA, died Dec. 9, 1883 in Grundy (Buchanan Co., VA), married Berry Wood (1815-1866).
June 17, 2006--the group has increased to 18 members with 17 test kits returned.
Note to members--if you have not sent me your direct female lineage back to your oldest (known) female ancestor, I would urge you to do so, so this information can be included in the project results (this may be of tremendous help to you if others read and recognize your line and either have a shared link or information on your ancestry).
Kit # 49407--has joined the project and test results indicate her maternal ancestry is out of the J1 subclade. The mitochondrial haplogroup J contains several sub-lineages. The original haplogroup J originated in the Near East approximately 50,000 years ago. Within Europe, sub-lineages of haplogroup J have distinct and interesting distributions. Haplogroup J1 is found distributed throughout Europe, from Britain to Iberia and along the Mediterranean coast. This widespread distribution strongly suggests that haplogroup J1 was part of the Neolithic spread of agriculture into Europe from the Near East beginning approximately 10,000 years ago.
Kit # 56148 has joined and her maternal ancestry is U4--which also comes from the super-haplogroup U. Her oldest known direct female ancestor is Mary Dempsey, b. 1882 Spring Garden, Alabama.
The mitochondrial super-haplogroup U encompasses haplogroups U1-U7 and haplogroup K. Haplogroup U4 has its origin in the Upper Palaeolithic, dating to approximately 25,000 years ago. It is widely distributed in Europe, and has been implicated in the expansion of modern humans into Europe occurring before the Last Glacial Maximum.
Kit # 60693 has received her test results and it has been determined that her mtDNA ancestral haplogroup is T1. The mitochondrial haplogroup T is best characterized as a European lineage. With an origin in the Near East greater than 45,000 years ago, the major sub-lineages of haplogroup T entered Europe around the time of the Neolithic 10,000 years ago. Once in Europe, these sub-lineages underwent a dramatic expansion associated with the arrival of agriculture in Europe. The origin of haplogroup T1 dates to at least 6,000 years ago, and today, we find haplogroup T1 distributed in populations living in southeast, central, and northwestern Europe. 60693's oldest (known) direct female ancestor was Mary (Polly) Cornett, born circa 1796 in Grayson Co., VA, died circa 1860 in Russell Co., VA, married Samuel Long.
Kit # N29285 has joined the project and her earliest (known) direct female ancestor was Jane (Jenny) Watkins, born Aug. 23, 1823 in NC--a daughter of Wm. Watkins and an unknown wife. Jane married Nathaniel (Nathan) Smothermon, born in Rutherford Co., NC, died in Jan. of 1915 in Boone Co., AR. Test results indicate that this maternal ancestry is of the U5b subclade of the U haplogroup. Haplogroup U5, with its own multiple lineages nested within, is the oldest European-specific haplogroup, and its origin dates to approximately 50,000 years ago. Most likely arising in the Near East, and spreading into Europe in a very early expansion, the presence of haplogroup U5 in Europe pre-dates the expansion of agriculture in Europe. Haplogroup U5b—a lineage within U5—is found distributed throughout western and central Europe, and was present in the original European populations.
Another new member is Kit # 67514 whose oldest known direct female ancestor was Nancy Jarret, born ca. 1771 in Greenbrier Co., VA, married Benjamin Morris (son of Wm. Morris and Elizabeth Stepp Morris) on 11/12/1788 in Rockingham Co., VA. Test results show that the mtDNA is T1. The origin of haplogroup T1 dates to at least 6,000 years ago, and today, we find haplogroup T1 distributed in populations living in southeast, central, and northwestern Europe.
Kit #55908 is a direct maternal descendant of Nancy (surname unknown), mother of Mary Lackey, born circa 1847 in NC. Mary Lackey married James Ransom Penley in 1865.This family lived in the area of Ashville, NC. Their daughter Dora Belle Penley married Wm. Jesse Freeman of Bakersville, NC. Dora was the maternal grandmother of the test participant.
8172—haplogroup T*. Earliest (known) female ancestor was Candace ("Dicy"), wife of Jesse Hall of Lunenburg Co., VA.
14940—haplogroup T2. Earliest (known) female ancestor was Elizabeth Fields, born ca. 1823? in NC, who married William Barnett, born circa 1816-18 in Burke ? (later Yancey) Co., NC. One daughter (Nancy) married John Hammons Duty and resided in Buchanan Co., VA. The mitochondrial haplogroup T is best characterized as a European lineage. With an origin in the Near East greater than 45,000 years ago, the major sub-lineages of haplogroup T entered Europe around the time of the Neolithic 10,000 years ago. Once in Europe, these sub-lineages underwent a dramatic expansion associated with the arrival of agriculture in Europe. Haplogroup T2 is one of the older sub-lineages and may have been present in Europe as early as the Late Upper Paleolithic.
41672—haplogroup X. Earliest (known) female ancestor was Mary T. Bynum, b. Dec. 18, 1845, Eastover, SC, died in 1923; married Charles McQueen Davis. The mitochondrial haplogroup X is derived from the N super-haplogroup, which dates to approximately 65,000 years ago. The origin of haplogroup X dates to approximately 30,000 years, and is found distributed throughout the world. Originally found in Europe and thought to be only distributed regionally, the finding of haplogroup X in the Americas startled the human population genetics community. Recently, it has been discovered that there are two major sub-lineages within haplogroup X, and that the geographic distribution and relative ages of these two sub-lineages accord with previous ideas concerning the peopling of the world. Future work on this interesting haplogroup will better document the particulars of the emergence of its distribution and shed more light on regional historical contact and migration.
44289—haplogroup T2. Earliest (known) female ancestry is from NC. Margaret Houston (no dates) married ______ Amos, and had Hannah Houston Amos, who had daughter named Jane Howard Amos (no dates) who married ______Stevens, and had Hannah Stevens (1834-1868) who married James Alfred Caldwell.
27239—haplogroup U5. Earliest (known) female ancestry is from Patrick Co., VA. Charlotte Bowman, b. 1810, m. James Harris. The mitochondrial super-haplogroup U encompasses haplogroups U1-U7 and haplogroup K. Haplogroup U, with its own multiple lineages nested within, is the oldest European-specific haplogroup, and its origin dates to approximately 50,000 years ago. Most likely arising in the Near East, and spreading into Europe in a very early expansion, the presence of haplogroup U5 in Europe pre-dates the expansion of agriculture in Europe. Interestingly, individuals with haplogroup U5 may have been come in contact with Neanderthals living in Europe at the time.
50009—haplogroup K. Earliest (known) female ancestor is Mary (Bailey) Cox, daughter of Edmund Bailey and mother of Ollie (Cox) Mullins). The test results have cast doubt on an old family story that is over 200 years old, and handed down by one branch of the Bailey family of Yancey Co., NC indicating the wife of Edmund Bailey (Ollie’s maternal great-grandfather) was Native American). The haplogroup K ancestry is thought to have broken from haplogroup U about 15,000 years ago in the north-eastern foothills of the Southern Alps (in what is now Italy). Roughly 10% of central and northern Europeans go back to haplogroup K.
57840—haplogroup HV. Earliest (known) female ancestor is Jemima (family tradition says she was a Bowman, dau. of Peter Bowman), born circa 1811-15, wife of Jesse Bartley of Russell, Wise and Dickenson Co.s VA. Mitochondrial haplogroup HV is a primarily European haplogroup that underwent an expansion beginning approximately 20,000 years ago. It is more prevalent in Western Europe than in Eastern Europe, and descendant lineages of the original haplogroup HV appear in the Near East as a result of more recent migration. One of the dominant mitochondrial haplogroups in Europe, haplogroup HV pre-dates the occurrence of farming in Europe. The following information is of particular interest to those whose Y-DNA is in the R1 or R1b haplogroup and whose mtDNA is showing up as H, V, or HV: "The mates for R1b, about the time of the Last Glacial Maximum, were mtDNA haplogroups H and V. (Haplogroup V was born in the Basque area of the Pyrenees shortly after the Last Glacial Maximum. Source: Oppenheimer, Stephen. The Real Eve, p 251.)"
Future work on discovery of additional subclades will better resolve the miratory paths and geographical locations in time of this super-haplogroup.
59712—haplogroup H. Earliest (known) female ancestor is believed to be Aggie Owl (or) Howell, born circa 1735-8 (probably in Albemarle Co., VA) the wife of Moses Damron (1735) who settled late in life in Russell Co., VA. Mitochondrial haplogroup H is a predominantly European haplogroup that participated in a population expansion beginning approximately 20,000 years ago. Today, about 30% of all mitochondrial lineages in Europe are classified as haplogroup H. It is rather uniformly distributed throughout Europe suggesting a major role in the peopling of Europe, and descendant lineages of the original haplogroup H appear in the Near East as a result of migration. Future work will better resolve the distribution and historical characteristics of this haplogroup.
60693—awaiting test results
62177—awaiting test results
63763—awaiting test results
June 15, 2006--results are back for Kit # 62177, showing her maternal ancestry to be a subclade of the U haplogroup--U5a1a--see the following discription:
mtDNA Haplogroup U5a1a
The mitochondrial super-haplogroup U encompasses haplogroups U1-U7 and haplogroup K. Haplogroup U5, with its own multiple lineages nested within, is the oldest European-specific haplogroup, and its origin dates to approximately 50,000 years ago. Most likely arising in the Near East, and spreading into Europe in a very early expansion, the presence of haplogroup U5 in Europe pre-dates the expansion of agriculture in Europe. Haplogroup U5a1a—a lineage within haplogroup U5—arose in Europe less than 20,000 years ago, and is mainly found in northwest and north-central Europe. The modern distribution of haplogroup U5a1a suggests that individuals bearing this haplogroup were part of the populations that had tracked the retreat of ice sheets from Europe. 62177's oldest (known) female ancestor is Ann, born circa 1805, married to John Tinsley, and resident of Smyth Co., VA. John and Ann were the parents of at least one daughter named Abigail (born Dec. 15th, 1827 in Smyth Co., VA, died Dec. 9, 1883 in Grundy (Buchanan Co., VA), married Berry Wood (1815-1866).
June 17, 2006--the group has increased to 18 members with 17 test kits returned.
Note to members--if you have not sent me your direct female lineage back to your oldest (known) female ancestor, I would urge you to do so, so this information can be included in the project results (this may be of tremendous help to you if others read and recognize your line and either have a shared link or information on your ancestry).
Kit # 49407--has joined the project and test results indicate her maternal ancestry is out of the J1 subclade. The mitochondrial haplogroup J contains several sub-lineages. The original haplogroup J originated in the Near East approximately 50,000 years ago. Within Europe, sub-lineages of haplogroup J have distinct and interesting distributions. Haplogroup J1 is found distributed throughout Europe, from Britain to Iberia and along the Mediterranean coast. This widespread distribution strongly suggests that haplogroup J1 was part of the Neolithic spread of agriculture into Europe from the Near East beginning approximately 10,000 years ago.
Kit # 56148 has joined and her maternal ancestry is U4--which also comes from the super-haplogroup U. Her oldest known direct female ancestor is Mary Dempsey, b. 1882 Spring Garden, Alabama.
The mitochondrial super-haplogroup U encompasses haplogroups U1-U7 and haplogroup K. Haplogroup U4 has its origin in the Upper Palaeolithic, dating to approximately 25,000 years ago. It is widely distributed in Europe, and has been implicated in the expansion of modern humans into Europe occurring before the Last Glacial Maximum.
Kit # 60693 has received her test results and it has been determined that her mtDNA ancestral haplogroup is T1. The mitochondrial haplogroup T is best characterized as a European lineage. With an origin in the Near East greater than 45,000 years ago, the major sub-lineages of haplogroup T entered Europe around the time of the Neolithic 10,000 years ago. Once in Europe, these sub-lineages underwent a dramatic expansion associated with the arrival of agriculture in Europe. The origin of haplogroup T1 dates to at least 6,000 years ago, and today, we find haplogroup T1 distributed in populations living in southeast, central, and northwestern Europe. 60693's oldest (known) direct female ancestor was Mary (Polly) Cornett, born circa 1796 in Grayson Co., VA, died circa 1860 in Russell Co., VA, married Samuel Long.
Kit # N29285 has joined the project and her earliest (known) direct female ancestor was Jane (Jenny) Watkins, born Aug. 23, 1823 in NC--a daughter of Wm. Watkins and an unknown wife. Jane married Nathaniel (Nathan) Smothermon, born in Rutherford Co., NC, died in Jan. of 1915 in Boone Co., AR. Test results indicate that this maternal ancestry is of the U5b subclade of the U haplogroup. Haplogroup U5, with its own multiple lineages nested within, is the oldest European-specific haplogroup, and its origin dates to approximately 50,000 years ago. Most likely arising in the Near East, and spreading into Europe in a very early expansion, the presence of haplogroup U5 in Europe pre-dates the expansion of agriculture in Europe. Haplogroup U5b—a lineage within U5—is found distributed throughout western and central Europe, and was present in the original European populations.
Another new member is Kit # 67514 whose oldest known direct female ancestor was Nancy Jarret, born ca. 1771 in Greenbrier Co., VA, married Benjamin Morris (son of Wm. Morris and Elizabeth Stepp Morris) on 11/12/1788 in Rockingham Co., VA. Test results show that the mtDNA is T1. The origin of haplogroup T1 dates to at least 6,000 years ago, and today, we find haplogroup T1 distributed in populations living in southeast, central, and northwestern Europe.
Kit #55908 is a direct maternal descendant of Nancy (surname unknown), mother of Mary Lackey, born circa 1847 in NC. Mary Lackey married James Ransom Penley in 1865.This family lived in the area of Ashville, NC. Their daughter Dora Belle Penley married Wm. Jesse Freeman of Bakersville, NC. Dora was the maternal grandmother of the test participant.