The Study of Racialism Discussion of U.S. Racialism Please read The Rules before posting.    FAQ   Search     Register     Log in  ' Y-12 dna results from familytreedna and waiting on 37 y-dna          The Study of Racialism Forum Index -> Molecular Anthropology and Genetics Author Message quin79 Regular User Joined: 14 Mar 2007 {Posts: 60 } Posted: Wed 11 Nov 2009 20:19    Post subject: Y-12 dna results from familytreedna and waiting on 37 y-dna Hey, guys. I just received my y-dna 12 results. The results were a little perplexing and interesting considering the fact my Y-12 matches were all from Ireland and Spain/Portugal.This is confusing considering the fact that my earliest direct male ancestor that i can trace on my fathers side is to a freed slave named Jean-Louis or Louis Sam in Louisiana. In all records in which I have found him, he is referred to as "negre libre". Which means "free black man" in French. So, I have decided to order my 37 y-dna results to see if the europeon matches are consistent with my Y-dna. If so, then its likely that I have a europeon male ancestor on my fathers side as well. BTW, I self-identify as Black with Creole descent(my father is a Louisiana Creole).Has anyone ever tried these tests and found results that seem to contradict your known research? Back to top William Moderator Joined: 30 Mar 2005 {Posts: 1082 } Location: New Jersey Posted: Thu 12 Nov 2009 16:50    Post subject: Thanks for sharing your results. Such results are not uncommon with regard to Y-chromosomes and mtDNA. Skip Gates was surprised to find that his Y-chromosome traced to "somewhere between Paris and Dublin." Y-chromosomes and mtDNA are but mere slivers of your overall ancestry. Autosomal DNA is much more informative as far as giving an idea of what percentage of your overall DNA comes from what geographic area. Back to top quin79 Regular User Joined: 14 Mar 2007 {Posts: 60 } Posted: Sat 21 Nov 2009 00:33    Post subject: William wrote: Y-chromosomes and mtDNA are but mere slivers of your overall ancestry. Autosomal DNA is much more informative as far as giving an idea of what percentage of your overall DNA comes from what geographic area. I just got my haplogroup results. My Y is indeed Europeon. My haplogroup is R1b1b2. It is the most common europeon genetic marker. The results still got me wondering because the earliest direct male ancestor that I can trace to was a freed slave named Louis Sam who was manumitted in 1812 in Louisiana. All through the records, he is listed as a "negre libre". I wondering where and when this this europeon ancestry came into this side of my family. I have other europeon ancestry through other branches. But I didnt expect this side to pop up. Back to top fwsweet Administrator Joined: 26 Nov 2004 {Posts: 5382 } Location: Palm Coast, FL Posted: Sat 21 Nov 2009 03:57    Post subject: quin79 wrote: I just got my haplogroup results. My Y is indeed Europeon. My haplogroup is R1b1b2. It is the most common europeon genetic marker. The results still got me wondering because the earliest direct male ancestor that I can trace to was a freed slave named Louis Sam who was manumitted in 1812 in Louisiana. All through the records, he is listed as a "negre libre". I wondering where and when this this europeon ancestry came into this side of my family. I have other europeon ancestry through other branches. But I didnt expect this side to pop up. Louisiana genealogy can get pretty complicated, indeed the entire Gulf coast from Pensacola to Galveston has a lot of mixing. Nevertheless, I agree with William. Your R1b1 could have come from anywhere, even from a Roman or Greek soldier or explorer in ancient times. Also, the Almoravid empire stretched from Barcelona to Senegambia and merchants travelled the entire route. An autosomal test might tell you more. Do you know your mtDNA haplogroup? Back to top quin79 Regular User Joined: 14 Mar 2007 {Posts: 60 } Posted: Sat 21 Nov 2009 19:07    Post subject: fwsweet wrote: Louisiana genealogy can get pretty complicated, indeed the entire Gulf coast from Pensacola to Galveston has a lot of mixing. Nevertheless, I agree with William. Your R1b1 could have come from anywhere, even from a Roman or Greek soldier or explorer in ancient times. Also, the Almoravid empire stretched from Barcelona to Senegambia and merchants travelled the entire route. An autosomal test might tell you more. Do you know your mtDNA haplogroup? Yea, louisiana genealogy is very complicated. I havent taken the mtDNA test yet. But plan to really soon. And I also will check out the autosomal test to see whats going on in DNA. I find it fascinating that this marker could of came from anyone or anywhere in any time in history. When I get the other results, I will post them. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Study of Racialism Forum Index -> Molecular Anthropology and Genetics All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group