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We have ten (10) Clan Dalton FTDNA members publicly self reporting their yDNA and SNP results
All members are SNP RA1487+ (SNP test and BY700)
Only those with Big Y SNP testing are included in Big Tree, and FTDNAs, metrics
Four (4) members are branching at the following: SNP Y64417; SNP FT420556 and SNP FT153356 (Big Y 700 results) Only those with Big Y SNP testing are included in Big Tree, and FTDNAs, metrics
These four are matching other Clan Dalton members, who are outside this DNA Surname Project.
There are two matches at SNP Y64417, with a related two matches at SNP FTA94173
Two matches at SNP FT420556, with two related matches at SNP FTA88114
The last two Clan Dalton matches are at SNP FT153356
Of these ten (10) matches, none were previously known to each other.
Clan Dalton is a genetic cluster who share an ancient common paternal ancestor.
Our Irish heritage commences in the twelfth century. yDNA bears our recorded history out.
Our Irish heritage commences in the twelfth century. yDNA bears our recorded history out.
These Clan Dalton matches were previously unknown to each other No immediate family
Data is available on the Public FTDNA Haplotree & Big Tree
Disclosure:
If you have SNP R-A1487, with an outlier surname, you may be Clan Dalton
Outliers are often non-paternal events or NPEs
They do not match biologically with their family surnames
Do your SNPs and STRs line right up with Clan Dalton?
To find if you are ancestral Clan Dalton, please be in touch
Note: If you have SNP R-A1488 +, you are NOT Clan Dalton
Clan Dalton is ancestral (negative) for SNP R-A1488
Clan Dalton falls into that .10% global category of surname clusters that have large signatures.
We also have a unique genetic signature, with an extremely low global percentage of distribution.
Our signature is not of the British Isles. It was brought to Ireland circa 1150.