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- Autosomal DNA testing CONFIRMED the
genealogical relationship between Clem Rand and Calhoun Rand's descendants (female and male). Y-DNA STR
markers (111) and high throughput DNA sequencing
(Big-Y 500/700) CONFIRMED that Clem
Rand and Calhoun Rand's direct male descendants are not only Y-DNA matches but also belong
to the exact Y-DNA haplogroup E-FGC35974, formed about 375
years before the present (ca. 1650 CE/modern age/genealogical times). These
results reveal that our "deep ancestry" and autosomal inheritance are
anchored within genealogical times, making Clem Rand and Calhoun Rand close paternal kin as proposed (hypothesized as brothers).
- Y-DNA STR markers (111)
& Big Y-500/700 testing identified three close direct-line Y-branches
from Mississippi (Robinson/Wicks) - Y-DNA haplogroup E-Y37640. Our common
paternal ancestor lived around 375 years before the present (ca. 1650 CE/modern
age/genealogical times).
- Y-DNA STR markers (67) & Big
Y-700 testing identified one distant direct-line Y-branch from Georgia >
England (Bearden) - Y-DNA haplogroup FGC35976. Our
common paternal ancestor lived ca. 900 years before the present (ca. 1125
CE/middle ages/recent historical times).
- Y-DNA
STR markers (380) & shared SNPs (44) genetically link project members with
a Fulani
father and son from The Gambia, West Africa (TMRCA is between 870 CE and
1135 CE/middle ages/recent historical times) and a more distant Mende (Mande) man from Sierra Leone
(TMRCA ca 1675 BCE/ancient times). Their Y-DNA haplogroups are E-FT399764 and E-Y14890, respectively. The Fulani samples are three steps upstream from E-Y37640 & E-FGC35974, and the Mende (Mande) sample is four steps upstream. These data suggest that our closest ethnic group and geographic origin were derived from a Fulani and
Mande cluster from the greater Senegambian region.
Last updated on March 3, 2024
- Y-DNA
STR markers (380) & shared SNPs (44) genetically link project members with
a Fulani
father and son from The Gambia, West Africa (TMRCA is between 870 CE and
1135 CE/middle ages/recent historical times) and a more distant Mende (Mande) man from Sierra Leone
(TMRCA ca 1675 BCE/ancient times). Their Y-DNA haplogroups are E-FT399764 and E-Y14890, respectively. The Fulani samples are three steps upstream from E-Y37640 & E-FGC35974, and the Mende (Mande) sample is four steps upstream. These data suggest that our closest ethnic group and geographic origin were derived from a Fulani and
Mande cluster from the greater Senegambian region.
- Y-DNA STR markers (67) & Big
Y-700 testing identified one distant direct-line Y-branch from Georgia >
England (Bearden) - Y-DNA haplogroup FGC35976. Our
common paternal ancestor lived ca. 900 years before the present (ca. 1125
CE/middle ages/recent historical times).
- Y-DNA STR markers (111)
& Big Y-500/700 testing identified three close direct-line Y-branches
from Mississippi (Robinson/Wicks) - Y-DNA haplogroup E-Y37640. Our common
paternal ancestor lived around 375 years before the present (ca. 1650 CE/modern
age/genealogical times).