Whitney Family DNA Project, Results for Kit 10178

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Kit Number

10178

Test Subject Name

This person has not authorized the release of their name.

Lineage

-private-, -private-, -private-, Silas⁷, Silas⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹

Results

This person's DNA shows that he is a member of Haplogroup R1b1b2. This is a subset of Haplogroup R1b, the most frequent Y-chromosome haplogroup in Europe. Its frequency is highest in Western Europe (and due to European emigration, in North America). In southern England, the frequency of R1b is about 70% and in parts of Spain, Portugal, France, Wales, and Ireland, the frequency of R1b is greater than 90%. During the last ice age, groups of people are thought to have lived near the tree line in what is now northern Spain, the Middle East, and the Eurasian Steppes. As the ice melted, those populations moved north and distributed their unique haplogroups throughout Europe. Based upon this information, this person's male line ancestors probably lived in what is now northern Spain about 20,000-30,000 years ago.

Markers 1-12

DYS 393	DYS 390	DYS 19	DYS 391	DYS 385a	DYS 385b	DYS 426	DYS 388	DYS 439	DYS 389-1	DYS 392	DYS 389-2
13	24	15	11	11	15	12	12	12	13	13	30

Summary

• The DNA results for this individual show that he is a direct descendant of the immigrant John Whitney.
• The results, out to 12 markers, are a near match to John Whitney's "signature" DNA profile, with the following exception:
• The results at marker DYS 385b show 15 repeats instead of the standard 14 repeats. No other descendant of John Whitney who has been tested has this difference at this location. This DNA change had to have occurred with Nathaniel³ Whitney or later, as other descendants of John² Whitney do not have this value at this marker.