U6 mtDNA

My haplogroup is the same as yours. Christopher Anderson mentioned earlier that our haplogroup I found in Ghana.

Hey, Jourdan. It actually turns out that you and I are matched up by the mtDNA test. (I am also U6a3c). As far as the Ghana connection, U6a3c is also said to have been found in Guinea-Bissau and other West African locations, but there is still not much known about this subclade given its apparent rarity, it seems. Ultimately, though, Jourdan is correct: U6a3c is ultimately of North African origin.

Hi, I am also U6a7a1 - I do not not my ancestral origin but at one point it was in the UK in 1600. My regions show Italy and Greece 12%. Nice to meet you!

nice to meet you too, my dear cousin...my maternal ancestry is located in AL-Hoceima Province in North Morocco, from a Berber tribe called Bakkuya Known historically in roman time as Baquates, they were seafaring people especially towards Baetica , a roman province in Iberia..I hope this can Helps you

Ah, seafaring people! My earliest known maternal ancestor's surname was Spigon which from my understanding means the pointed protrusion from the front of a sailing ship. That may explain the connection. But, alas, there are no written records before 1600. Hopefully that will change someday. I am proud of my heritage! Thank you for your information.

you're welcome, thx

Tak, z Polski.

My mother is from this same haplogroup (U6a1)... She was born in the southern part of Holland.. between Germany and Belgium.. I have traced her maternal line back to the 1600s around Tongeren, Limbourg, BE. Tongeren is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and was a Roman center. I have three possible paths... 1)perhaps came with the Romans 2)migrated up through Spain 3)migrated from Normandy area.... the only matches I have found on ftdna have been in Scandinavia... so could have come up from south to Normandy with Vikings... anyway...possible path. I find this fascinating. My grandmother had dark eyes and hair... not very Dutch in appearance... I always thought she looked Spanish... I wonder if we are your Netherlands match... been on ftdna since around 2002

We can't forget that Flanders was part of the Spanish Empire. The war finished with the treaty of Münster in 1648. I have distant relatives in France (primarily in the South, but some living in Normandy).

I believe this haplogroup has ancestry in the Canary Islands

spain

Manuel, do you have Medeiros, Estrella/Cabral, or Ermelinda in your ancestral surnames?

No

Manuel, besides a man named Rodrigues, with Brazilian roots, who is my U6d1 exact match, you are the only other U6d that I know. Are you able to share any of your maternal side surnames with me? Any info that you can share would be appreciated.

I'm U6a7a1a, which is called the "Acadian cluster". The recent origin traces back to two Acadian Lejeune sisters, originating from France. Their mother likely carried a unique mutation that her daughters brought to the New World. The whole U6 subclade has origins in iberomaurusian populations in North Africa some thousands of years ago, with matches to native populations in the Canary Islands, but the U6a7 is a predominantly European clade. U6a7a1b has links to Sephardic jeweish populations. U6a7a1 doesn't have specific geographical or ethnic origins, but current phylogeny places it at 4700 yo. For comparison, the Acadian Cluster is only 500yo, and the U6a1 subclade goes as far as 18,600yo. What is your oldest known maternal ancestor?

Me :)

I am acadian, I 'am also U6a7a1, my daughter as well ;) not confirmed U6a7a1a or b. I have ancestors in Scotland, Wales, France, Brittany, Italy, Morocco, etc. I found a 2nd cousin in Algeria and I have to say etc. I'm wondering if our ancestor of the Acadian cluster really arrived in the mi 1600's. Or was she a descendant of ealier visitors. Just romantic I suppose.

I'm Moroccan Berber from Rif Region (AL-Hoceima City), My mtDNA is U6a7a1...